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• Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Max Holloway UFC 223 press conference staredown

  04-04-2018 23:49
  BROOKLYN — Following the UFC 223 pre-fight press conference, lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov and UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway squared off ahead of their UFC 223 title fight.
  
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• UFC 223 press conference video

  04-04-2018 23:35
  At the UFC 223 press conference, Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and UFC president Dana White will answer questions from the media Wednesday. The video is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC Parts Ways With TUF Brazil 1 Finalist Godofredo “Pepey” Castro

  04-04-2018 22:44
  It looks like Godofredo “Pepey” Castro has seen his journey in the UFC come to an end …for now. The finalist of season one of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil in 2012 has parted ways with the UFC, according to a report by Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com. Pepey’s contract with the UFC expired after his last […]
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• UFC 223 Embedded, Ep. 3: ‘Smash this guy, take belt’

  04-04-2018 22:33
  On the third episode of UFC 223 Embedded, Khabib Nurmagomedov and his entourage train at Renzo Gracie’s academy, Max Holloway settles into fight week, Joanna Jedrzejczyk tries on her Reebok gear, Rose Namajunas arrives in Brooklyn, and much more.
  
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• Alex Oliveira Steps In Against Carlos Condit At UFC On FOX 29

  04-04-2018 22:19
  It looks like Carlos Condit has a new dance partner for this month’s UFC On FOX 29 event. As noted on Monday, Matt Brown was forced to pull out of his scheduled fight against Condit in the main event of the show due to injury. Combate was first to report the news that was later […]
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• Cody Garbrandt Teases Fight Announcement

  04-04-2018 22:09
  With less than an hour to go before the UFC 223 Media Day kicks off in Brooklyn, New York, former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody “No Love” Garbrandt is teasing a potential fight announcement. Garbrandt took to social media an hour before the final UFC 223 press conference is scheduled to commence, writing, “See you soon […]
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• Video: UFC 223: Holloway vs. Khabib Press Conference

  04-04-2018 21:55
  With only a few days remaining until the highly-anticipated UFC 223: Holloway vs. Khabib pay-per-view, UFC is holding their official UFC 223 Media Day on Wednesday in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to the regular events scheduled for a UFC Media Day, such as Open Workouts and Media Scrums, the promotion will hold their final […]
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• Nutrition coach George Lockhart ‘excited’ about ease of Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s weight cut so far

  04-04-2018 21:00
  George Lockhart said he hasn’t harped much on Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s last weight cut. He, like everyone else who has heard her talk about it, knows it was a disaster.
  Jedrzejczyk has said publicly that she cut 15 pounds in a span of 14 hours ahead of her UFC 217 fight with Rose Namajunas back in November. Namajunas ended up knocking Jedrzejczyk out in first round, winning the UFC women’s strawweight title.After that debacle, Jedrzejczyk dropped her nutrition team, Perfecting Ath
  
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• UFC 223 press conference video live at 5 p.m. ET

  04-04-2018 20:00
  At the UFC 223 press conference, Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and UFC president Dana White will answer questions from the media Wednesday. The video is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• UFC parts ways with TUF Brazil 1 finalist Godofredo Pepey

  04-04-2018 18:30
  Godofredo Pepey’s run in the UFC has come to an end.
  The 30-year-old featherweight, who joined the promotion through the first edition of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil in 2012, has parted ways with the company after his contract expired following his loss to Mirsad Bektic in January, MMA Fighting has learned.
  Pepey (13-6) went 5-6 in less than six years as a UFC fighter, and leaves the promotion on a two-fight losing skid to Bektic and Shane Burgos. Pepey scored some impressive finishes in
  
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• Manager: Max Holloway is ‘going to make Conor’ McGregor ‘come to him’

  04-04-2018 18:00
  Max Holloway could be in a fascinating spot if he does what was once unthinkable and captures the UFC lightweight title at UFC 223.
  Holloway’s ultra-late-notice entry into Saturday’s title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov means that Holloway has a chance to replicate the feat achieved by Conor McGregor in 2015 when McGregor claimed the featherweight and lightweight belts and became the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history. It also means that Holloway would litera
  
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• Martin Nguyen-Christian Lee Featherweight Title Bout Set for One ‘Unstoppable Dreams’

  04-04-2018 17:55 via sherdog.com
  Two-division champion Martin Nguyen will put his featherweight title on the line against Christian Lee in the co-main event at One Championship “Unstoppable Dreams” on May 18.
  
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• ONE announces title fights for May, including Martin Nguyen’s return to featherweight

  04-04-2018 17:00
  ONE Championship’s busy scheduled in May just got busier with the addition of a pair of title bouts featuring rematches.
  Martin Nguyen, one of the company’s two-division champion, puts his featherweight belt on the line against Christian Lee in the co-main event of ONE: Unstoppable Dreams in Singapore on May 18. Six days earlier, on May 12, a strawweight title bout between Alex Silva and Yoshitaka Naito headlines ONE: Grit and Glory in Jakarta.
  Nguyen (10-2) is coming off a decision
  
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• Colby Covington Says UFC Guaranteed his Safety for UFC 224 in Brazil

  04-04-2018 16:07 via sherdog.com
  Controversial Ultimate Fighting Championship talent Colby Covington returns to Brazil for his next assignment, where he’ll take on former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos.
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov still wants to fight Tony Ferguson: ‘I really want to smash his face’

  04-04-2018 16:00
  Believe it or not, Khabib Nurmagomedov is somewhat sympathetic to Tony Ferguson. Yes, Ferguson has put Nurmagomedov in a tough spot, having to face a new opponent on six days’ notice. But an earnest Nurmagomedov told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he can relate to Ferguson’s plight.
  “I understand him,” Nurmagomedov said. “Because I pull out. I have so many injures, ACL, MCL, I broke my hand, I broke my ribs. I have surgery on my back.&
  
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• Coach: Max Holloway Facing Daunting Weight Cut Ahead of UFC 223

  04-04-2018 15:50 via sherdog.com
  Usually when an athlete accepts a fight on short notice there are a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration. However, the No. 1 priority is being able to actually make the weight.
  
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• Chat wrap: UFC 223, Bellator and more

  04-04-2018 15:20
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  It has finally arrived: fight week! UFC 223 is just days away and we'll go over everything and every angle of the event, including the crazy, last-minute change to the main event, what to make of the rest of the card, expectations for the co-main event and more.
  We'll also get into the numerous and major fight cancellations affecting both MMA and boxing, including Canelo Alvarez withdrawing from his bout with Gennady Golovkin.
  Bellator 196 is also t
  
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• Tony Ferguson Issues Response To Conor McGregor

  04-04-2018 15:00
  Tony Ferguson has responded to Conor McGregor’s taunting. The UFC lightweight champion had sent out the following Tweet regarding Ferguson having to pull-out of his fight at UFC 223. These fools pull out more times than I do with my dick. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 2, 2018 Ferguson, however, has a theory as to […]
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• No longer ‘afraid’ to lose, Jedrzejczyk issues message to Namajunas: ‘Let’s have the best fight’ of 2018

  04-04-2018 15:00
  Whenever a long-reigning UFC champion eventually falls, the biggest mystery is always how they will respond — even more so in the case of high-profile or previously unbeaten stars.
  For some athletes, such as Conor McGregor, the comeback trail can be a difficult but ultimately successful process. For others, such as the infamous case of Ronda Rousey, one devastating night can mark the end of a height from which there is no return.Joanna Jedrzejczyk is about to reach that crossroads on Satu
  
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• Morning Report: Darren Till says ‘90 percent of people can’t wait for me to lose’ 

  04-04-2018 14:00
  Last week, the UFC finally announced that Stephen Thompson would be taking on rising welterweight contender Darren Till when the UFC heads to Liverpool on May 27. The bout had been rumored to be in the works for months and was, at one point, even considered for the main event of UFC London but Thompson was holding out hope for a more highly ranked contender, namely former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Now though, Thompson is taking on the Liverpudlian in his own backyard, though he isn
  
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• Undeterred by past setbacks, Pettis targeted tough Chiesa

  04-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Anthony Pettis prepares to enter the Octagon prior to facing Dustin Poirier in their lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside the Ted Constant Convention Center. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" />Anthony Pettis didn’t feel right walking into the cage against Dustin Poirier last November, which only makes him more frustrated about the way things played out in Norfolk, Virginia.“I didn’t feel too great in that fight, which is something I was
  
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• Rose and Joanna discuss what's changed ahead of UFC 223 rematch

  04-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  BROOKLYN, NY - Joanna Jedrzejczyk held nothing back during the build up to her title fight against Rose Namajunas at UFC 217.“I think you can’t be champion because you can’t deal with the media or the pressure,” Jedrzjeczyk told Namajunas last November.“Thug Rose,” of course, upset Jedrzejczyk to become the new strawweight champ.The two shared the stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg during the UFC 223 Press Conference and things appear to be different this
  
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• Magomedsharipov takes next step towards featherweight elite

  04-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The word circulated fast. No names were mentioned, no details were shared, but it got out recently that there wasn’t a long line – or any line at all, for that matter – to be the third man to face Zabit Magomedsharipov in the Octagon.Yet the rising featherweight star, who did get Kyle Bochniak to step up for Saturday’s UFC 223 bout, doesn’t put much stock in such talk.“On the one hand, of course, it's nice to know that I'm regarded as a dangerous opponent and
  
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• Khabib, Holloway discuss matchup at UFC 223 press conference

  04-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  BROOKLYN, NYThe lightweight division will have a new champion on Saturday when Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway square off in the UFC 223 main event. In between the chants of “KHABIB” from the packed crowd during the UFC 223 Press Conference at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Dana White provided definitive clarity on the lightweight division title picture. Meanwhile, Nurmagomedov paid respect to his opponent for accepting the fight and Holloway continued to implement his signatur
  
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• Jedrzejczyk didn’t need time, she's ready for Namajunas again

  04-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk has always been intense on fight week, building to a ferocious crescendo when the Octagon door shuts and it’s just her and her opponent. This time around, as she prepares for her Saturday rematch with Rose Namajunas, the intensity appears to have kicked in earlier, but this fight against the woman who took her strawweight title isn’t about what you think it might be. In other words, it’s not about what James Brown called “The Big Payback.” “
  
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• For Namajunas, championship window is wide open

  04-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas didn’t grow up determined to one day become a prizefighter and a world titleholder. Quite the opposite.“It’s always been my lifelong dream to be a farmer, ever since I was a little girl,” said Namajunas, who was undoubtedly the only one in her class to come back with that response when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up.“I was the only kid in the class that came to school wearing a rabbit vest,” s
  
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• Brown injured; Oliveira to face Condit

  04-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In his first bout since a Fight of the Night classic against Yancy Medeiros in December, Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira will face off with former interim UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit on April 14 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.Oliveira replaces the injured Matt Brown.UFC Fight Night, which is headlined by the lightweight clash between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, airs live on FOX.A popular Brazilian standout who has gone 4-1 with 1 NC in his last six bouts, most notably earning
  
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• Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs. Leon Edwards In the Works for UFC Singapore Main Event

  04-04-2018 06:46
  The upcoming UFC card expected to land in Singapore has a main event as perennial contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will face Leon Edwards in a welterweight showdown on June 23. Sources close to the matchup confirmed that verbal agreements are in place from the fighters with bout agreements expected to be signed at any time. […]
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• Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Artem Lobov Involved in Altercation Ahead of UFC 223

  04-04-2018 06:18 via sherdog.com
  UFC 223 fight week is only just beginning and tensions are already high.
  
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• UFC Targeting Donald Cerrone vs. Leon Edwards to Headline Fight Night Card in Singapore

  04-04-2018 06:01 via sherdog.com
  A welterweight showdown pitting Donald Cerrone against Leon Edwards will likely headline the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night event in Singapore.
  
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• Alex Oliveira Replaces Injured Matt Brown, Meets Carlos Condit at UFC on Fox 29

  04-04-2018 05:44 via sherdog.com
  Alex Oliveira will replace the injured Matt Brown and face Carlos Condit at UFC on Fox 29.
  
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• The Parting Shot Podcast 4/3 UFC 223 Preview

  04-04-2018 04:05
  The Parting Shot Podcast with your hosts James Lynch and Adam Martin is back with another brand new episode for MMA fans to enjoy. In today’s episode, James and Adam break down UFC 223. Thanks as always to our sponsors MMAOddsbreaker.com and Bad Boy MMA. If you would like to support the podcast, consider buying some Bad […]
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• Alex Oliveira steps in to meet Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 29

  04-04-2018 03:14
  The bad news came on Monday: A knee injury forced Matt Brown out of his UFC on FOX 29 co-main event bout against Carlos Condit.
  Tuesday, though, brought better news: Not only would “The Natural Born Killer” stay on the April 14 card in Glendale, Ariz., but the replacement welterweight fight is intriguing in its own right: Alex Oliveira has agreed to step in and fight Condit. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial report by Combate.
  Oliveira (18-4-1, 2 NC) is coming off his epic brawl wit
  
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• Video: Lobov, Nurmagomedov involved in hotel confrontation

  04-04-2018 02:00
  Khabib Nurmagomedov might not be getting his hands on Conor McGregor anytime soon, but he almost settled for a piece of one of his pals on Tuesday.
  Courtesy of Sikjitsu head coach Rick Little (who can be heard narrating the action), footage has emerged of an altercation between the undefeated lightweight and McGregor’s close friend and SBG Ireland teammate Artem Lobov. The duo are in Brooklyn preparing for their respective bouts at UFC 223 on Saturday, and they had to be separated several
  
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• Donald Cerrone vs. Leon Edwards scheduled for UFC Singapore main event

  04-04-2018 01:47
  Leon Edwards is getting the big fight he has been looking for.
  In fact, “Rocky” is getting someone he called out last year.
  The UFC is close to finalizing Donald Cerrone vs. Edwards as the main event of their June 23 fight night card, MMA Fighting has learned. The event is expected to take place in Singapore, though, the promotion has yet to announce the specific location for the card just yet.
  Edwards (15-3) has won his last five fights in a row. He’s coming off a last-second
  
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• Tony Ferguson Responds to Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz: ‘Stay in Your Lane’

  04-04-2018 01:01 via sherdog.com
  When Tony Ferguson was forced to withdraw from UFC 223 due to a knee injury, both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz took shots at the man known as “El Cucuy.”
  
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• Kazushi Sakuraba to debut new grappling promotion Quintet on April 11

  04-04-2018 01:00
  Kazushi Sakuraba and Josh Barnett, who share similar backgrounds in MMA, submission fighting and pro wrestling, are looking at mixing elements of all three in the creation of the team-oriented Quintet submission grappling promotion.
  The idea will come to fruition on April 11 with the first of what are hoped to be three shows this year. The debut card takes place in one of Japan’s most famous sports arenas, the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo.
  The name Quintet comes from the competition being a
  
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