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• MMA veterans Alexis Vila, Ariel Gandulla alleged to have involvement in 2011 kidnap, murder

  26-04-2018 23:12
  Two veteran mixed martial arts fighters are being charged for their alleged roles in a 2011 murder plot.
  Alexis Vila and Ariel Gandulla were allegedly involved in the kidnapping and murder of a man who was having an affair with Vila’s friend’s wife, per an affidavit obtained from the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s office by MMA Fighting. Both Vila and Gandulla are being charged with second-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping, per the af
  
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• Junior dos Santos Welcomes Bout With Alexander Volkov

  26-04-2018 22:52
  Junior dos Santos wants a piece of rising heavyweight Alexander Volkov. Volkov earned the biggest win of his professional mixed martial arts career last month. He knocked out former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum in the main event of UFC London. The finish earned Volkov a “Performance of the Night” bonus. With the victory, Volkov […]
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• Kamaru Usman vs. Demian Maia in the works for UFC Chile

  26-04-2018 21:45
  Kamaru Usman needed a new opponent at UFC Chile, and the promotion is bringing in a big name to face him in a five-round main event in Santiago.
  Demian Maia, a former title contender at both welterweight and middleweight, is the frontrunner to step in against “The Nigerian Nightmare” on May 19, replacing injured Santiago Ponzinibbio, sources told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. The bout is not 100 percent official, but Maia will be the opponent barring a last-minute change.
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• Report: Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman Possible For UFC Chile

  26-04-2018 21:25
  Kamaru Usman may finally get his wish of fighting Demian Maia. Usman was originally scheduled to take on Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main event of UFC Chile. Ponzinibbio was forced to pull out of the event with an injury. Many have wondered who will step up to face Usman and we may have the answer. […]
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• Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman Official For UFC Chile (Updated)

  26-04-2018 21:25
  UPDATE: The UFC has announced that Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman is official for UFC Chile: What a warrior!@DemianMaia steps in to face @USMAN84kg at #UFCChile on just 3 weeks notice! pic.twitter.com/tro9aue72p — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 27, 2018 ORIGINAL: Kamaru Usman may finally get his wish of fighting Demian Maia. Usman was originally scheduled […]
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• Scott Coker Announces Winner of ‘Cro Cop’-Nelson Bout Will Be Named Tournament Alternate

  26-04-2018 20:52 via sherdog.com
  Fighters participating in the2018 heavyweight world grand prix tournament now have more reasons to tune in to Bellator 200, as Bellator MMA President Scott Coker announced Thursday that the winner of the Roy Nelson-Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic bout will serve as an alternate.
  
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• Colby Covington: Khabib’s Game Won’t Fly at Welterweight

  26-04-2018 20:31
  Colby Covington doesn’t believe Khabib Nurmagomedov can find success at welterweight. Nurmagomedov won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title earlier this month. He defeated Al Iaquinta in a dominant performance in the main event of UFC 223. The win improved Nurmagomedov’s professional mixed martial arts record to 26-0. While “The Eagle” hasn’t lost a […]
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• Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson to serve as alternate bout for Bellator heavyweight grand prix

  26-04-2018 20:22
  The stakes have been raised for Bellator’s upcoming bicentennial event.
  Bellator president Scott Coker announced Thursday that Bellator 200’s main event, a heavyweight rematch between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Roy Nelson, will serve as an official alternate bout for the promotion’s 2018 heavyweight grand prix.
  “That will be for the first alternate spot,” Coker said. “Whoever wins will be the alternate for the tournament in case somebody gets i
  
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• Owen Roddy: The UFC Is Really Missing Conor McGregor

  26-04-2018 20:08
  Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor hasn’t competed in the Octagon since the end of 2016, and his boxing coach Owen Roddy believes that this is affecting the UFC massively. Recently, Conor McGregor made headlines after he attacked a UFC fighter bus in search of Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor now faces serious charges regarding […]
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• Rousey justifies media silence: ‘I believe hearing me speak is a privilege’

  26-04-2018 20:00
  Ronda Rousey was once one the most prominent figures in MMA, both due to her massive success inside the Octagon and her willingness to speak outside of it.
  But following a brutal championship loss to Holly Holm in November 2015, Rousey essentially became a recluse outside of a few already scheduled appearances, and she hardly did any media ahead of her subsequent fight, a 48-second defeat at the hands of Amanda Nunes. Since then, Rousey has been reluctant to talk about the trials and tribulatio
  
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• Call Out: Aljamain Sterling Asks Former UFC 135-Pound King Dominick Cruz to Pick a Date

  26-04-2018 19:31 via sherdog.com
  If Aljamain Sterling has his way, he’ll be back in the Octagon sooner than later.
  
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• Ronda Rousey: ‘My Mother Never Taught Me How to Lose’

  26-04-2018 18:56
  Ronda Rousey admits she didn’t know how to handle her losses. At a time, Rousey was one of the most dominant fighters under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster. It was Rousey who convinced UFC president Dana White to bring women to the promotion. She became one of the biggest stars in UFC history. Rousey […]
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• Donald Cerrone Preparing To Make UFC History In Singapore

  26-04-2018 18:17
  Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has a chance to set a significant new UFC record next month. Despite a recent skid which has seen him drop 3 of his last 4, Cerrone has a chance to earn his record-setting 21st UFC win on May 12th when he faces Leon Edwards. The bout is scheduled for UFC Fight […]
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• Blagoy Ivanov Signs With UFC, Expected to Make Debut This Summer

  26-04-2018 17:59
  The heavyweight division just got even more interesting thanks to Blagoy Ivanov. Last week, Ryan Thomas reported that Ivanov was offered a UFC contract, but was rehabbing a torn meniscus. He noted that the earliest Ivanov will be ready to go is in June. Ariel Helwani followed up the report by confirming with sources that […]
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• Bellator 198 press conference video

  26-04-2018 17:00
  At the Bellator 198 press conference, the top Bellator 198 fighters, including Frank Mir and Fedor Emelianenko, will answer questions from the media Thursday afternoon. The press conference is expected to begin above at 1 p.m. ET.
  
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• Tony Ferguson And Al Iaquinta Go Back And Fourth On Twitter

  26-04-2018 16:59
  On Monday, former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson took to social media to air his frustrations. After his freak injury during UFC 223 fight week, Tony Ferguson was stripped of his interim title by the UFC. This decision was not taken lightly by Ferguson. He feels mistreated and he believes that Khabib Nurmagomedov was gifted […]
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• Lightweights Marc Diakiese, Nasrat Haqparast Added to UFC Fight Night 134 Card in Hamburg

  26-04-2018 16:02 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced Thursday that Marc Diakiese will make his Octagon return at UFC Fight Night 134 on July 22 in Hamburg, Germany, against Nasrat Haqparast.
  
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• Report: John Dodson is Still a Free Agent After Negotiations with UFC Stall

  26-04-2018 16:00 via sherdog.com
  Two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight contender John Dodson is free to explore options with other mixed martial arts promotions.
  
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• Chris Weidman Shelved with Second Thumb Surgery

  26-04-2018 16:00 via sherdog.com
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Chris Weidman is confident that once he gets his body right he’ll be back better than ever inside the Octagon.
  
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• Chris Weidman details ‘one-in-a-million’ injury that’s kept him sidelined for nearly a year

  26-04-2018 16:00
  Nearly a year has passed since Chris Weidman got back to his winning ways with a victory over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC on FOX 25.So where has the former middleweight king been?
  Weidman opened up about his long layoff on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. The 33-year-old New Yorker revealed that he has effectively been stuck in limbo, sidelined by an injury that didn’t seem to be getting better. His issues stemmed from a torn ligament he suffered in his thumb in the opening round the Ga
  
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• Morning Report: Michael Bisping ‘probably retired’ but says if Nick Diaz met him at 195 pounds he’s ‘down’ for fight 

  26-04-2018 14:00
  We may have seen the last of Michael Bisping.
  While Brad Tavares is set on being Bisping’s retirement fight, it appears that the future UFC Hall of Famer has other ideas. On the most recent episode of his Believe You Me podcast, Bisping addressed rumors of a potential fight between him and Nick Diaz as Bisping’s final bout, saying they are completely untrue and that he is “probably retired” anyway, he just hasn’t officially said it.
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• Unfiltered: Sterling wants to fight Cruz, and TUF 27's Brad Katona joins

  26-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  "Funkmaster" Aljo Sterling joins Jim and Matt in-studio for the full show to talk about his big win over Brett Johns in Atlantic City, why he called out Dominick Cruz, Matt Serra's upcoming Hall of Fame induction, Merab Dvalishvili's controversial loss to Ricky Simon, and a lot more. First, Brad Katona, a member of Team Cormier on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated, calls in and discusses his fight with Kyler Phillips, training at SBG Ireland under John Kavanagh, life in the TUF house, and more. P
  
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• The 10: Best Women’s Fights in UFC History

  26-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Next month, the women’s bantamweight division takes center stage at UFC 224 as champion Amanda Nunes enters the Octagon in search of her third successful title defense when she takes on challenger Raquel “Rocky” Pennington, who ran her winning streak to four with a lopsided decision win over former champ Miesha Tate at UFC 205.With Nunes and Pennington commanding the spotlight and poised to close out the show in Rio de Janeiro with a bang on May 12, there is no better time than
  
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• Maia to face Usman in Chile main event

  26-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  With Santiago Ponzinibbio forced to withdraw from his May 19 bout against Kamaru Usman due to injury, former world welterweight title challenger Demian Maia has agreed to step up and fight "The Nigerian Nightmare" in the five-round main event at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.The UFC Fight Night card, the UFC's first in Chile, airs on FS1.Winner of 11 in a row, a stretch that includes seven UFC wins, including victories over Leon Edwards, Sean Strickland and Sergio Moraes, the No. 7-ranked Us
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 27, Episode 2 results: Phillips vs. Katona

  26-04-2018 05:00
  Two weeks in and it looks like Team Cormier is the one that will live up to The Ultimate Fighter 27’s “Undefeated” theme.
  Brad Katona defeated Kyler Phillips by majority decision on Episode 2 of TUF 27, giving coach Daniel Cormier a 2-0 lead over Stipe Miocic. The 26-year-old Winnipeg native used a steady diet of leg kicks and standing grappling control to earn 20-18 scores from two of the judges (the third scored the two-round bout a 19-19 draw).
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• Nick Newell Gets Chance to Earn UFC Deal with Spot on Dana White’s Contender Series

  26-04-2018 04:10 via sherdog.com
  Congenital amputee Nick Newell will get his chance to earn a long-awaited UFC deal when he competes on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series this summer.
  
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• Nick Newell Gets Spot on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series

  26-04-2018 03:53
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White is giving Nick Newell a chance to prove himself. Newell has been calling for a chance to compete inside the Octagon. With a professional mixed martial arts record of 14-1, many feel it’s long overdue for “Notorious.” The only man to stop Newell is Justin Gaethje, who expressed […]
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• UFC signs former WSOF heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov

  26-04-2018 03:35
  The UFC has added a potential contender to the heavyweight roster.
  Former World Series of Fighting (now Professional Fighters League) champion Blagoy Ivanov has signed with the UFC, sources confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. He is expected to debut this summer after amicably parting ways with the PFL.
  Ivanov (16-1, 1 NC) is currently on a five-fight winning streak, having captured a title at WSOF 21 back in May 2015 with a submission of Smealinho Rama and going on to successfull
  
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• Renato Moicano Says Cub Swanson Would be “Good Test”

  26-04-2018 03:01
  Renato Moicano is ready to tackle a stern challenge. Moicano recently bounced back from the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career. He defeated Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 223. In the bout prior, Moicano was submitted by Brian Ortega in the third round. Admittedly, Moicano would […]
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• Nick Newell gets Contender Series nod from Dana White, now one step from UFC

  26-04-2018 02:27
  It might not be the UFC, but it’s one step closer.
  UFC president Dana White has extended an offer to Nick Newell for a Tuesday Night Contender Series fight this summer, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani confirmed Wednesday night. An impressive victory there would surely lead to a UFC contract. ESPN was the first to report the news.
  “I want to thank Dana White, Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard for believing in me and giving me a shot,” Newell told Helwani. “I still have to g
  
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• Brad Tavares gunning for Michael Bisping next, doesn’t think Israel Adesanya ‘deserves’ fight with him

  26-04-2018 02:00
  There was a time when Brad Tavares couldn’t stand Michael Bisping. He was annoyed by “The Count” and watched Bisping’s fights hoping he’d get knocked out. Tavares said when Dan Henderson knocked out Bisping at UFC 100, it was one of his favorite finishes of all time.
  “There’s no better feeling when you just can’t stand somebody and that happens,” Tavares said of Henderson’s attitude toward Bisping on Monday’s edition of The MMA H
  
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• UFC holding Ultimate Fighter casting call for women’s featherweight, men’s heavyweight fighters

  26-04-2018 00:00
  It appears the UFC is making a legitimate effort to fill out the much-maligned women’s featherweight division.
  On Wednesday, the promotion announced it would be holding an Ultimate Fighter casting call for women’s 145-pound fighters on May 22 in Las Vegas. Male heavyweight fighters are also invited to the call. The Ultimate Fighter 28 will begin filming in July and air on FS1 later in the year.
  Applicants can apply online. They must be age 21-34 and have a winning record with at lea
  
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