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• Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno Rescheduled for UFC Fight Night Chile on May 19

  11-04-2018 23:25 via sherdog.com
  For a third time, the UFC will try to rebook the flyweight bout between Ray Borg and Brandon Moreno.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC 223

  11-04-2018 23:00
  In the space of a few days, we learned that there is almost nothing that Conor McGregor can do that would get him fired from the UFC.
  Firing beverage cans at a press conference in the direction of his opponentand his entourage, and endangering fans was just child’s play. Shoving a referee? That was at a Bellator show. Throwing a dolly through the window of a van, injuring two fighters badly enough that their fights had to be scrapped from this past weekend’s show? No problem. There&
  
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• Mackenzie Dern’s Father Will Watch Her Compete in MMA for First Time at UFC 224

  11-04-2018 22:24 via sherdog.com
  Following a successful Octagon debut at UFC 222, grappling standout Mackenzie Dern immediately asked for an opportunity to compete at the Las Vegas-based promotion’s upcoming pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Dustin Poirier Says Justin Gaethje’s Fighting Style Isn’t Sustainable

  11-04-2018 22:09
  Dustin Poirier believes Justin Gaethje is on his way to a shortened career. This Saturday (April 14), Poirier and Gaethje will do battle in the main event of UFC Glendale. The lightweight tilt will take place inside the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The bout may put the winner in prime position to fight for gold or […]
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• UFC Fight Night 129 Update: Gabriel Benitez, Humberto Bandenay to Clash in Chile

  11-04-2018 21:59 via sherdog.com
  A featherweight bout pitting Gabriel Benitez against Humberto Bandenay has been added to the UFC Fight Night 129 lineup.
  
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• Humberto Bandenay vs. Gabriel Benitez added to UFC Chile

  11-04-2018 21:30
  A featherweight bout involving two Latin American fighters has joined the lineup for the UFC’s first trip to Chile.Humberto Bandenay vs. Gabriel Benitez has been scheduled for UFC Chile, which is set to go down at the Movistar Arena in Santiago on May 19. The news of the booking was announced by the promotion.Bandenay hasn’t fought since making his UFC debut back in August. The Peruvian fighter has tried to follow up on his impressive 26-second knockout over Martin Bravo, but due tw
  
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• Two Bouts Added to UFC Fight Night 131 Lineup in Utica on June 1

  11-04-2018 20:55 via sherdog.com
  The UFC Fight Night 131 lineup continues to grow, as the Las Vegas-based promotion recently added to new contests to the June 1 card.
  
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• Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno rebooked for UFC Chile

  11-04-2018 20:55
  Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno has been rebooked again.
  The two ranked flyweights have been scheduled to meet at UFC Chile on May 19. The event, which is headlined by Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Kamaru Usman, is set to go down at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile, according to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.Borg and Moreno were scheduled to fight at last weekend’s UFC 223 in Brooklyn. But due to the Conor McGregor bus attack at the UFC 223 media day, Borg wasn’t medically cleared
  
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• Upcoming LFA Slate Includes Featherweight Title Bout in May, Lightweight Headliner in June

  11-04-2018 20:26 via sherdog.com
  Legacy Fighting Alliance’s upcoming schedule will be highlighting a featherweight unification title bout pitting reigning champion Kevin Aguilar against interim titlist Thanh Le.
  
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• Combate Americas ‘Combate Estrellas 1’ Gets New Main Event for Friday’s Card in Los Angeles

  11-04-2018 20:24 via sherdog.com
  There have been several changes to Friday’s Combate Americas card, including a revision to the bantamweight main event.
  
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• UFC 223 prelims do 892,000 viewers

  11-04-2018 20:00
  The UFC had hoped for its strongest numbers of 2018 this past Saturday when Khabib Nurmagomedov was to face either Tony Ferguson or Max Holloway in the main event.
  But with the change to Al Iaquinta, the prelims did numbers in the same range as most of the shows so far this year, with 892,000 viewers. The show peaked at 1,057,000 viewers for Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s decision win over Felice Herrig in the prelims main event slot.
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• Anthony Pettis Had To Cut Weight Numerous Times at UFC 223

  11-04-2018 19:38
  UFC 223 was filled with controversy and disruption throughout, and former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis was affected massively. Going into UFC 223, Anthony Pettis was scheduled to fight #9 ranked lightweight Michael Chiesa, but after Chiesa was injured during Conor McGregor’s bus attack this bout was scrapped. On The MMA Hour, Anthony Pettis spoke […]
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• Ray Borg Opens Up on Suffering Eye Injury Because of Conor McGregor’s Bus Attack

  11-04-2018 18:37
  The actions of former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor had an impact on several fights at UFC 223 including one involving former title contender Ray Borg. McGregor and a group of his friends went to Brooklyn, New York last Thursday to get revenge on current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor started throwing trash cans, chairs, […]
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• Bethe Correia Gives Timeframe for UFC Return

  11-04-2018 18:24
  Former UFC women’s bantamweight title contender Bethe Correia is looking to make her long-awaited return to the Octagon under the promotion’s banner. Her desire to return to action in the cage comes after a nearly year hiatus and now feels like it is time to return to action. She went on record by stating in […]
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• Anthony Pettis had to cut weight multiple times at UFC 223

  11-04-2018 18:00
  When news first broke that Max Holloway was ruled medically unfit to compete against Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 223 this past weekend, Anthony Pettis’s name was the first to come up as a potential replacement.
  The former UFC lightweight champion had been scheduled to fight Michael Chiesa at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, but Chiesa would be ruled out of that contest after being cut by a broken bus window when Conor McGregor made a shocking and violent appea
  
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• Kevin Lee: “Cokehead McGregor Isn’t A Real Gangster”

  11-04-2018 17:03
  With UFC 223 having concluded, the fallout of the Conor McGregor saga continues. With ample of figures throughout the sport sharing their views, UFC lightweight Kevin Lee recently offered his thoughts. “I think you do have to blame some of the media for blowing the dude’s head up, and he just feel like his s*** don’t […]
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• Khabib “A Little Scared” By His UFC Success

  11-04-2018 16:56
  Khabib Nurmagomedov was welcomed like a hero when he returned to Russia, the new UFC lightweight champion. The outpour of support is just the beginning Khabib feels. Although the Russian is yet to really become a superstar in the States, he is a cult hero in his homeland. Following his victory at UFC 223 over […]
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• Javier Mendez Blasts Joe Rogan for Criticizing Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 223 Performance

  11-04-2018 16:30 via sherdog.com
  Newly crowned Ultimate Fighting Championshiplightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov cruised to victory Saturday in a very one-sided fight against Al Iaquinta.
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw: UFC Told Me Demetrius Johnson Was ‘Too Scared’ To Accept Fight

  11-04-2018 16:15 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweightking T.J. Dillashaw is scheduled to rematch former teammate Cody Garbrandt for the belt on Aug. 4 at UFC 227 inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  
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• Ray Borg reflects on McGregor’s bus attack, eye injury, ‘sad’ state of online trolls

  11-04-2018 16:00
  Ray Borg was one of the biggest causalities of Conor McGregor’s antics at UFC 223.The one-time flyweight title contender lost his opportunity to compete due to corneal abrasions he suffered in his eyes when McGregor hurled a dolly through the window of the red-corner fighter bus in the bowels of the Barclays Center last Thursday after UFC 223 media day. Borg was taken to the hospital later that night and ruled out of his scheduled fight against Brandon Moreno on the advice of several doct
  
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• Dana White Responds to Reports of Modified Rules for Floyd Mayweather in UFC

  11-04-2018 15:41
  Earlier this week a reported circulated that the UFC and Floyd Mayweather’s team were discussing modified rules for the boxer’s MMA debut. While speculation continues regarding Mayweather competing in MMA, UFC President Dana White is shooting down any rumors of him fighting under modified rules. .@FloydMayweather will fight @TheNotoriousMMA in the octagon. With 4 ounce […]
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• Chat Wrap: UFC 223, McGregor's future and more

  11-04-2018 15:15
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the podcast, we'll look back at the most insane week in UFC history with a specific emphasis on the UFC 223 event itself. What lessons can we draw from Khabib Nurmagomedov's victory? Namajunas vs. Jedrzejczyk 2? Zabit Magomedsharipov's continued ascension and more? We'll explore.
  Plus, we'll try to advance the discussion around Conor McGregor and what's next for him.
  We'll also dig into the story of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Les
  
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• Poirier: Justin Gaethje is going to have a ‘short career’ if he doesn’t change his ways

  11-04-2018 15:00
  When Dustin Poirier’s next fight was announced for April 14 at UFC on FOX 29 against Justin Gaethje, the flood of cheers erupting from the MMA community was hard to miss. That’s because there’s little pretense behind what Poirier and Gaethje bring to the cage — both men are true scrappers, raised in the ways of the firefight, hardened by the kind of grueling wars of attrition that earned the pair a combined four ‘Fight of the Night’ bonuses over their last fi
  
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• Josh Barnett Sues Supplement Maker For Failed Test

  11-04-2018 14:54
  Last month, Josh Barnett successfully took USADA to an arbitrator and won his case. Now the former UFC Heavyweight Champion is free to fight after having his 2-year suspension reduced to a public warning. Barnett is now going after the supplement maker who he alleges caused his failed drug test and led to his lengthy […]
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• Morning Report: Kevin Lee says ‘cokehead’ Conor McGregor is ‘trying to be this gangster,’ but he’s not

  11-04-2018 14:00
  You may have heard that last week, former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor allegedly attacked a bus, causing a huge ruckus ahead of UFC 223 that ended up removing three fights from the event. The event was so bad it prompted Dana White to call it the “most disgusting thing to ever happen in UFC history.” While that may be hyperbolic, most are in agreement that McGregor’s actions were entirely out of bounds. Take UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee, for
  
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• Condit's love for fighting still there

  11-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Carlos Condit prepares to fight Neil Magny in their welterweight bout during the UFC 219 event inside T-Mobile Arena on December 30, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />Carlos Condit didn’t say it publicly but, for a moment, he thought his fighting career was over after a December 2017 loss to Neil Magny.The former interim UFC welterweight champion was coming off a 16-month layoff leading up to the UFC 219 bout in Las
  
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• Boetsch hoping to extend KO streak in Glendale

  11-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Tim Boetsch punches Johny Hendricks in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on June 25, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />Tim Boetsch isn’t the most active when it comes to social media. He darts in and out and makes his posts, but he’s not one of those Tweet-a-minute guys. “The Barbarian” did show up on February 2, though, posting a commem
  
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• The Parting Shot Podcast 4/10 UFC Glendale Preview

  11-04-2018 04:56
  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 Glendale. 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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• UFC on FOX 29: Road to the Octagon video

  11-04-2018 04:00
  Watch UFC on FOX 29 Road to the Octagon for FOX’s preview of the latest UFC event on Aprll 14, 2018 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. In the main event, lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will clash. Israel Adensaya vs. Marvin Vettori and Michelle Waterson vs. Cortney Casey were also featured in the preview.
  
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• Robert Whittaker: ‘Yoel Romero doesn’t have much room in his arsenal for change’

  11-04-2018 02:00
  NEW YORK CITY — Robert Whittaker speaks to the media at UFC 223 about his upcoming rematch with Yoel Romero at UFC 225, his health and recent injuries, Conor McGregor’s bus incident, and much more.
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw on Super Fight With DJ: ‘I Can’t Wait Around Forever’

  11-04-2018 01:59
  T.J. Dillashaw wants a “super fight” with Demetrious Johnson, but he won’t cling onto it. Dillashaw is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title holder. Johnson has reigned supreme as the UFC flyweight champion since the division was introduced to the promotion. Both men had been linked to talks of a “super fight,” but […]
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• Marlon Moraes Says He’ll Have His Best Performance Against Jimmie Rivera

  11-04-2018 01:04
  Marlon Moraes is confident that the best has yet to come. Moraes entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) with a ton of hype. He dominated the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) bantamweight division. Moraes became the promotion’s inaugural 135-pound title holder and successfully defended his gold five times. It would’ve been six, but one of […]
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• UFC releases official poster for UFC Chile

  11-04-2018 00:00
  Welterweight contenders Kamaru Usman and Santiago Ponzinibbio are face-to-face on the official poster for UFC Chile ahead of their actual head-to-head meeting on May 19 at the Movistar Arena in Santiago.
  ¡POSTER OFICIAl #UFCChile!
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  ¡Se agotan los boletos! Compra Aquí ➡️ https://t.co/CjwarWDwIh pic.twitter.com/LW4XTDJHfs— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) April 10, 2018This will be the UFC’s first trip to Chile, and the promotion selected Argentinia
  
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