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• Nick Diaz accepts one-year USADA suspension for 2017 whereabouts violation

  09-04-2018 23:37
  Nick Diaz has cleared up his latest issue with the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
  On Monday, the drug testing organization announced that Diaz has accepted a one-year sanction for a whereabouts violation dating back to April 2017. The 34-year-old UFC welterweight failed to make himself available for out-of-competition testing on three occasions ranging from 2016-2017.
  According to the release, “the accumulation of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period constitutes an anti-
  
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• Michael Bisping: ‘Conor McGregor is Not Trying to be a Gangster’

  09-04-2018 23:31
  Michael Bisping has given his take on Conor McGregor’s assault following the UFC 223 media day. It’s well known by now that McGregor is in hot water. He turned himself in to the police following his assault after the UFC 223 media day. McGregor threw a dolly at a van holding red corner fighters. The […]
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• Nick Diaz Accepts 1-Year USADA Sanction for Whereabouts Failures, Free to Fight April 19

  09-04-2018 23:30 via sherdog.com
  Controversial UFC star Nick Diaz has accepted a one-year sanction from USADA resulting from three unsuccessful drug test attempts during a 12-month period from 2016 to 2017.
  
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• Al Iaquinta had premonition he was going to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov

  09-04-2018 23:00
  In the immediate chaos following Conor McGregor’s infamous assault on a fighter van in Brooklyn on Thursday, Al Iaquinta had something off a premonition.
  Iaquinta, who was scheduled to fight Paul Felder at UFC 223 in a lightweight matchup, was in the van with headliner Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was the target of McGregor’s ire.“When that happened, Khabib was there, and they were sitting right behind us, and I just felt, like, a weird, it was weird, like ‘I’m going t
  
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• Floyd Mayweather Says Conor McGregor Has to Carry Himself Like a Gentleman

  09-04-2018 21:39
  Floyd Mayweather has chimed in on Conor McGregor’s outburst. Mayweather and McGregor are no strangers to each other. “Money” and the “Notorious” one had a heated tour before their boxing match back in Aug. 2017. McGregor even bashed executive vice president of Showtime Sports Stephen Espinoza. In the end, Mayweather defeated McGregor via 10th round […]
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• UFC Release Official Poster For UFC 224

  09-04-2018 21:33
  UFC 224 will be held on May 12, 2018, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The card will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Brazilian champion Amanda “Lioness” Nunes and Raquel “Rocky” Pennington. The card is stacked with Brazilian MMA legends including former UFC light-heavyweight champions Victor Belfort and Lyoto Machida, and […]
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• UFC 224 Poster Released

  09-04-2018 21:33
  UFC 224 will be held on May 12, 2018, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The card will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Brazilian champion Amanda “Lioness” Nunes and Raquel “Rocky” Pennington. The card is stacked with Brazilian MMA legends including former UFC light-heavyweight champions Victor Belfort and Lyoto Machida, and […]
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• Nurmagomedov Not Counting on GSP Comeback, Wants Ferguson to Earn Title Shot with Win

  09-04-2018 21:03 via sherdog.com
  In the wake of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coronation at UFC 223, there are a few intriguing options for the Dagestani fighter’s first lightweight title defense.
  
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• Ronda Rousey Happy She Lost Her Final Two UFC Fights Because It Led Her to WWE

  09-04-2018 21:01
  Ronda Rousey has finally found closure when it comes to the end of her UFC career. While Rousey has rarely addressed her past losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, the former UFC women’s champion was able to reflect on the end of her fighting career after making her in ring debut for WWE at […]
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• Max Holloway says he came within ‘striking distance’ of making weight for UFC 223 

  09-04-2018 21:00
  Max Holloway believes he would have made weight for UFC 223 if the New York State Athletic Commission didn’t pull him from the Brooklyn event on Friday morning.Holloway stepped up to fight for the UFC lightweight title against Khabib Nurmagomedov on six days’ notice following Tony Ferguson’s withdrawal from the event. During the Friday’s official weigh-ins, it was announced that the Hawaiian would not be medically cleared to compete.The featherweight champion refused to
  
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• Missed Fists: A look at recent WWE wrestlers who have fought in MMA

  09-04-2018 20:00
  Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.
  In the wake of WrestleMania 34, we’re doing something different this week and looking at some recent WWE Superstars who have dabbled in MMA and hypothesize how they might have fared if they’d skewed more towards combat sports than sports ente
  
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• Max Holloway Defends NYSAC for UFC 223 Ruling

  09-04-2018 19:46
  UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has had a wild week. Holloway was supposed to be the savior of the upcoming UFC 223 pay-per-view event. Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov was the original main event of UFC 223 for the lightweight title. However, it was revealed that Ferguson wouldn’t be able to compete due to injury. […]
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• Betting Odds on Brock Lesnar’s Next UFC Opponent

  09-04-2018 19:46
  Early betting odds on who former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will fight next under the UFC banner inside of the Octagon has been released. UFC President Dana White confirmed last week that Lesnar would be returning to the UFC but didn’t know when or his opponent would be. “Yeah, Brock Lesnar’s coming back. I […]
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• Joe Rogan Addresses Critical Commentary Toward Nurmagomedov During UFC 223

  09-04-2018 18:38 via sherdog.com
  Khabib Nurmagomedov was complete control at UFC 223, as cruised to a unanimous decision victory over Al Iaquinta to claim the lightweight title on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• Raquel Pennington wanted to smack Covington in the ‘back of the head’ at UFC presser

  09-04-2018 18:00
  BROOKLYN — Raquel Pennington discusses her UFC 224 title challenge against Amanda Nunes, her experience at the UFC’s 25th Anniversary Press Conference, her recent injuries and long layoff, plus much more.
  
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• Video: Ronda Rousey Impresses in Debut, Brock Lesnar Retains Belt at WrestleMania

  09-04-2018 17:50 via sherdog.com
  One appears to have left the UFC in the past, while the other’s Octagon return has been rumored to be imminent.
  
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• Joe Rogan Reacts to Criticism of UFC 223 Commentary

  09-04-2018 17:43
  Some fight fans were critical of longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan over how he called the main event of the latest UFC pay-per-view event. Rogan, who is known to speak his mind and rightfully so due to it being his job, called the UFC 223 event alongside Jimmy Smith and Jon Anik. With a week […]
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• UFC Summer Schedule to Include First-Ever Events in Lincoln, Boise

  09-04-2018 17:26 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s summer schedule will include its first-ever visits to Boise, Idaho, and Lincoln, Neb.
  
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• UFC releases official poster for UFC 224

  09-04-2018 17:00
  The UFC will return to Rio de Janeiro on May 12, and the promotion has revealed the official poster for UFC 224.
  The pay-per-view card will be headlined by a bantamweight title bout featuring champion Amanda Nunes and contender Raquel Pennington at Rio’s Jeunesse Arena in Brazil.
  The card was expected to also feature an interim title bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington, but the promotion has decided to move the match-up to UFC 225 in Chicago on June 9.
  UFC 224 also includes
  
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• Sarah Kaufman, Katharina Lehner to Vie for Bantamweight Crown at Invicta FC 29

  09-04-2018 16:57 via sherdog.com
  The vacant bantamweight title will be up for grabs when Sarah Kaufman faces Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC 29 on May 4.
  
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• NYSAC executive director opens up about chaotic UFC 223 weigh-ins

  09-04-2018 16:00
  The UFC 223 official weigh-ins were likely the most dramatic in the company’s history.In a span of two hours on Friday morning, the UFC lost half of its main event with Max Holloway, and then main event match up changed several times to ultimately settle for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta.
  Both lightweight fighters met on Saturday night at the Barclays Center, Nurmagomedov outpointed Iaquinta in a dominant decision to win the UFC lightweight title and put an end to one of the most bi
  
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• After UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s ‘undisputed’ title will be disputed for some time, and that’s just fine

  09-04-2018 15:00
  After playing coy for months about the status of the UFC lightweight championship, company president Dana White finally made a clear declaration in the wake of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s dominant win at UFC 223.
  “That’s it,” he said in the event’s post-fight press conference. “That’s the only belt.”
  That seems unequivocal. So did the words of the UFC announce team, and of Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer, both of whom called Nurmagomedov the “undis
  
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• Robert Whittaker Wasn’t Surprised When Yoel Romero Torched Luke Rockhold

  09-04-2018 14:31 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Robert Whittaker is set to take on Yoel Romero in a rematch on June 9 at UFC 225 inside the United Center in Chicago.
  
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• Georges St. Pierre Responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Challenge at UFC 223

  09-04-2018 14:31 via sherdog.com
  After another dominant display at UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov has already turned to his attention to his next challenger.
  
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan releases statement about his commentary during UFC 223 main event

  09-04-2018 14:00
  On Saturday night at UFC 223 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Khabib Nurmagomedov took a unanimous decision over last-minute replacement Al Iaquinta to claim the UFC lightweight championship. The fight was a rout, with Nurmagomedov winning every round and earning two 10-8 rounds on two of the judges’ scorecards. If you had only been listening to the fight on the radio though, you might not have known the fight was so one-sided.
  Throughout the fight, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan was surprisingly crit
  
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• WWE WrestleMania 34 post-event show

  09-04-2018 07:46
  NEW ORLEANS — After WrestleMania 34, MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi and Post Wrestling’s John Pollock discuss all the storylines involving UFC stars Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar following the massive event at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
  
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• Waterson embraces pressure, focuses on her mental game

  09-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Michelle Waterson has looked to lessons she tries to impart to her daughter Araya in order to help her right the ship amidst the first two-fight losing streak of her career.After closing out 2016 with a bang by choking out Paige VanZant on network television, the 32-year-old veteran returned to FOX last April and was stopped by Rose Namajunas. Eight months later, she stepped into the Octagon opposite Tecia Torres at UFC 218, and following 15 hard-fought minutes of action, the former Invicta FC c
  
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• UFC 223 Scorecard

  09-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Saturday’s UFC 223 event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled in Brooklyn, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at Barclays Center.1 – Khabib Nurmagomedov“The Eagle” has landed. Seemingly destined for UFC gold from the time he stepped into the Octagon for the first time in 2012, Khabib Nurmagomedov got through injuries and postponed bouts to make it to Saturday’s main event. That wasn’t the easiest task, either,
  
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• On the Rise: Glendale Edition

  09-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The top two fights on this weekend’s UFC on FOX event in Glendale, Arizona feature familiar, established names, but the deeper draw to this card – at least for me – is that it offers a chance to get another look at a number of promising emerging talents coming off strong showings.Don’t get me wrong – I’m still psyched for the welterweight clash between Carlos Condit and Alex Oliveira, and Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will probably end up burning the Gila
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov on Potential McGregor Bout: 'We Have to Finish This Beef'

  09-04-2018 06:40 via sherdog.com
  The rivalry between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor reached a new level during UFC 223 fight week.
  
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• WrestleMania 34 Results: Rousey impresses in debut, Lesnar retains WWE Championship

  09-04-2018 06:29
  Ronda Rousey’s in-ring WWE debut was a rousing success.
  Booked in a match that was designed to showcase all of her strengths, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion shined at WrestleMania 34, the WWE’s annual blockbuster professional wrestling event.
  Rousey was paired up with fellow Olympic medalist turned sports entertainer Kurt Angle to face on-screen authority figures (and real life executives) Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. The bout was a storyline continuation of R
  
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• Ronda Rousey Wrestlemania 34 video highlights

  09-04-2018 03:13
  Ronda Rousey Wrestlemania 34 video highlights are for Rousey’s performance Sunday evening at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Lousiana.
  Wrestlemania 34 marked Rousey’s first WWE performance as a professional since she left the UFC after two straight losses. Check out the highlights of her performance below.
  AND HERE WE GO! #TeamRousey#WrestleMania @RondaRousey pic.twitter.com/ScNSwhcfKE— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2018ROWDY @RondaRousey is PLAYING THE GAME!#WrestleMania pi
  
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• WrestleMania 34 live blog: Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon

  09-04-2018 02:55
  NEW ORLEANS — This is the WrestleMania 34 live blog for Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon showdown Sunday night in New Orleans.
  Ronda Rousey will be making her professional wrestling in-ring debut at the event. Rousey, a former UFC bantamweight champion, appeared at WrestleMania 31 with The Rock where they confronted McMahon and Triple H.
  Check out WrestleMania 34 live blog below.
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  Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have an insane, elaborate entrance, riding on
  
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• Longtime producer Bruce Connal to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame

  09-04-2018 02:00
  One of the UFC’s most beloved behind-the-scenes persons is set to be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame.
  During the pay-per-view broadcast of UFC 223 on Saturday night in Brooklyn, the UFC announced that longtime producer Bruce Connal will be the first inductee of the UFC’s Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Connal passed away earlier this year at the age of 61. He produced over 300 live UFC events and was beloved by nearly everyone in the sport.“Bruce was a close frien
  
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• Robert Whittaker Addresses Yoel Romero’s Weight Concerns

  09-04-2018 01:13
  Note: Partial work on this article done by Fernando Quiles Jr. Robert Whittaker has made his viewpoint on failed weight cuts clear. On June 9, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Whittaker will defend his gold against Yoel Romero. The bout will headline UFC 225 inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It’ll be the […]
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• Jedrzejczyk Delivers Message to Other Strawweight Contenders: ‘Bow Down, I’m the Queen’

  09-04-2018 00:11 via sherdog.com
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk may have an 0-2 record against the current strawweight champion, but she believes there’s still no comparison between her and the rest of the division.
  
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz on if she was afraid during bus attack: ‘No, I am from Poland’

  09-04-2018 00:00
  NEW YORK CITY — Karolina Kowalkiewicz speaks to the media at UFC 223 about her decision win over Felice Herrig, Conor McGregor’s bus attack, what’s next for her career, and much more.
  
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