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• Illinois zero-tolerance policy on marijuana could affect UFC 225, Bellator 198 fighters

  27-04-2018 22:00
  Cannabis is a prohibited substance in-competition in most combat sports jurisdictions, but only over a certain threshold. Only if an athlete tests positive for more than 150 ng/ml of cannabis in a sample collected in-competition will that athlete be sanctioned by the regulatory body.
  Things are different in Illinois, though. The Illinois State Athletic Commission (ISAC) has a zero-tolerance policy for banned substances, including marijuana. There is no such threshold for cannabis, so if a fight
  
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• Borg withdraws from UFC Chile bout vs. Moreno due to child’s surgery

  27-04-2018 21:37
  Ray Borg won’t be fighting Brandon Moreno after all.
  The UFC flyweight contender has once again been forced to withdraw from a bout with Moreno as he takes care of his infant child Anthony, who recently underwent a pair of surgeries for Hydrocephalus, a brain condition. Sources confirmed the news with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.
  Borg has been active on social media providing updates on the status of his son’s health:
  pic.twitter.com/EKXCpdLPEj— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) Ap
  
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• UFC Creator, Co-Founder Art Davie to be Enshrined in Hall of Fame on July 5

  27-04-2018 20:38 via sherdog.com
  The UFC hall of fame just got a new addition.
  
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• UFC creator Art Davie to be inducted into Hall of Fame

  27-04-2018 20:03
  April 27 is a key day in the history of mixed martial arts, because it is the 25th anniversary of the first actual breakthrough in the creation of the UFC.Art Davie had come up with the concept of trying to figure out who was the best fighter in the world. The idea was to put fighters from several different disciplines in an almost-no-rules environment. But by that time, he had been turned down by just about everyone in cable television and pay-per-view for his concept of “War of the Worl
  
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• Report: UFC Wants Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko For UFC Calgary

  27-04-2018 19:49
  If the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has their way, then Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko will be taking place at UFC Calgary. That’s according to a report from Ariel Helwani. Sources told Helwani that the UFC is hoping to book the women’s flyweight title bout between Montano and Shevchenko as the headliner for UFC Calgary. […]
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• Merab Dvalishvili’s appeal of loss to Ricky Simon denied by New Jersey State Athletic Control Board 

  27-04-2018 19:48
  Ricky Simon’s victory over Merab Dvalishvili will stand.
  The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB) denied Dvalishvili’s appeal of the result of the UFC Atlantic City fight Friday in a letter penned by Commissioner Larry Hazzard, Sr.Hazzard wrote that results can be overturned due to a clear referee error, but in this instance the NJSACB found that referee Liam Kerrigan did not make one.
  “In summary, I do not find that Mr. Kerrigan committed a self-evident and palpab
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko, Frank Mir Greenlit for Bellator 198 Main Event

  27-04-2018 19:06 via sherdog.com
  The third bout of the Bellator MMA 2018 Heavyweight Grand Prix is official for Saturday night at Allstate Arena near Chicago.
  
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• Bellator 198 weigh-in video, results

  27-04-2018 18:00
  At the Bellator 198 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s fights will step on the scales Friday afternoon.
  Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir will have to make the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds (with one-pound allowance).
  The Bellator 198 weigh-in video can be seen above, starting at 2 p.m. ET.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Fedor Emelianenko (240) vs. Frank Mir (261.5)
  Emmanuel Sanchez (145) vs. Sam Sicilia (146)
  Rafael Lovato Jr. (186.5)vs. Gerald Harris (188)
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• Bellator 198 Weigh-in Results: Fedor Emelianenko & Frank Mir Make Weight

  27-04-2018 17:53
  The main event of Bellator 198 is intact. Tomorrow night (April 28), Bellator 198 will take place inside the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. In the main event, Fedor Emelianenko will take on Frank Mir. This will be a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix bout. During weigh-ins, Emelianenko tipped the scales at 240 pounds, while Mir reached 261.5 pounds. […]
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• Jose Aldo, Jeremy Stephens Co-Headline UFC’s Return to Calgary on July 28

  27-04-2018 17:52 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 28.
  
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• Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens Expected For UFC On FOX 30

  27-04-2018 17:46
  The UFC On FOX 30 card in Calgary this July just got a lot more interesting. Combate initially reported the news, which has since been confirmed by MMA Fighting and other outlets, that Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens is a “go” for the July fight card. The Aldo-Stephens bout is expected to serve as the […]
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• Colby Covington: Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘Couldn’t Even Finish a Real Estate Agent’

  27-04-2018 17:34 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contender and professional trash talker Colby Covington is at it again, this time taking a shot at the newly crowned lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
  
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• Donald Cerrone Hoping to Break UFC Record for Most Wins in Singapore

  27-04-2018 17:23 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship fan favorite Donald Cerrone can set a new UFC record next month if he can defeat Leon EdwardsUFC Fight Night 132 from Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
  
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• Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura Official For UFC Hamburg

  27-04-2018 17:17
  Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura has gone from planned to official. Last week, our own Damon Martin reported that a heavyweight clash between Struve and Tybura was in the works for UFC Hamburg. Today (April 27), the UFC made it official. Check it out: Heavyweights are coming to #UFCHamburg!! @MarcinTybura vs. @StefanStruve throw down on […]
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• Conor McGregor’s Boxing Coach Owen Roddy Believes MMA Fans are Missing Out

  27-04-2018 16:59 via sherdog.com
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor has not fought inside the Octagon since defeating Eddie Alvarez in November 2016 and his boxing coach Owen Roddy believes his absence has left a gaping hole in the sport.
  
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• Owen Roddy On Khabib Nurmagomedov: I See Holes In His Game

  27-04-2018 16:41
  Khabib Nurmagomedov has set the MMA world alight with his dominant and mauling style of fighting that leaves his opponents in a state of despair, but Conor McGregor’s striking coach Owen Roddy believes that he sees holes in his game. Khabib Nurmagomedov is known for his ability to break his opponents will, but he is […]
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• Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens set for co-main event of UFC on FOX card in Calgary on July 28

  27-04-2018 16:30
  The UFC is heading back to Calgary with a major featherweight clash in tow.
  Former UFC champion Jose Aldo will fight Jeremy Stephens in the co-main event of a UFC on FOX show scheduled for the Scotia Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, on July 28, per a report from the Calgary Sun. That report was later shared by the official UFC Canada Twitter account.
  Talks of the Aldo vs. Stephens fight were initially reported by Combate.
  This marks the UFC’s first trip to Calgary since UFC 149 on July 21,
  
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• Al Iaquinta on Tony Ferguson: ‘No One Likes You, Go Away’

  27-04-2018 16:26
  Al Iaquinta isn’t fond of Tony Ferguson at the moment. Iaquinta is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 223. If Iaquinta would’ve emerged victorious, then he’d be the “recognized” UFC lightweight champion. Instead, Nurmagomedov earned a dominant unanimous decision win. The issue between Iaquinta and Ferguson […]
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• Heavyweights Marcin Tybura, Stefan Struve to Lock Horns at UFC Hamburg

  27-04-2018 15:53 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced Friday that a heavyweight clash pitting Marcin Tybura against Stefan Struve has been booked for July 22’s UFC Fight Night 134, which takes place at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
  
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• Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura, Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic set for UFC Hamburg 

  27-04-2018 15:30
  Stefan Struve and Marcin Tybura will face off in an all-European heavyweight bout on July 22 in Hamburg.The UFC announced the fight through its social media channels Friday after an initial report from MMANytt.com last week.Both “Skyscraper” and Tybura will look to turnaround two-fight skids on the night.Struve (28-10-0) came out of UFC 222 on the wrong side of decision when he faced former champion, Andrei Arlovski. Before that, he suffered a third round TKO at the hands of surging
  
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• Thinking about the end has Frank Mir back in focus

  27-04-2018 15:00
  There was a time during the haze of his suspension when Frank Mir was stuck in purgatory. Trapped in the bureaucracy of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after failing a PED test that detected the presence of oral turinabol metabolites (Mir has long declared his innocence), the decorated former UFC champion didn’t know what would happen or how it would end, and in his uncertainty, Mir let go of part of who he was. Suddenly, the jiu-jitsu black belt had a hard time dragging himself into the gym;
  
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• Morning Report: Al Iaquinta says Tony Ferguson would be ‘a worthless person’ if not for MMA

  27-04-2018 14:00
  This week, Al Iaquinta and Tony Ferguson began feuding in the aftermath of UFC 223 when Iaquina had to step in on short notice for Ferguson in a lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov won the fight, thus laying claim to the UFC lightweight title and, despite being injured and out for the foreseeable future, Ferguson saw fit to trash talk Nurmagomedov for getting the belt by beating a “part-time fighter” in Iaquinta. Needless to say, Iaquinta didn’t take
  
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• UFC returns to Calgary in July

  27-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Back in Calgary for the first time since 2012, the UFC will visit the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday, July 28 for an action-packed event featuring the Octagon's best.Nine bouts for the UFC Fight Night card, which airs live on FOX, were made official Friday, including the co-main event, which sees a featherweight legend returning to the country where he delivered one of his greatest performances, as former world champion Jose Aldo fights in Canada for the first time since his epic win over Mar
  
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• Super Seven - Stipe Miocic

  27-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  On July 7 in Las Vegas, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defends his title against light heavyweight boss Daniel Cormier in a true SuperFight. The bout, which headlines the stacked UFC 226 card, will likely produce another addition to Miocic’s growing list of defining moments.2013Roy Nelson (Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS)After blitzing six opponents on the local circuit, winning five of those bouts by knockout and one by submission, Cleveland’s Miocic got the call to the UFC in 2011,
  
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• Camp Update: Go inside 'The Iron Army'

  27-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Mark Henry led five fighters into battle inside the Octagon during the month of April and it would have been six, but Magomed Bibulatov was a last-second scratch from the fight card in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Affectionately known as “The Iron Army,” the Jersey-based collective includes the team’s namesake, Frankie Edgar, former lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez and a host of contenders and prospects scattered across various divisions and, over the last few weeks, they’ve
  
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• Art Davie Named to 2018 UFC Hall of Fame Class

  27-04-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that Art Davie, UFC creator and co-founder, has been named to the UFC Hall of Fame class for 2018 as a Contributor. The 2018 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 5, at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®.“Art’s contributions to UFC helped lay the foundation for the sport that fans around the world see today,” UFC President
  
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• Kevin Lee Is Great At 155 But He Could Be Even Better At 165

  27-04-2018 04:28
  The breakthrough performance at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 128 event, which took place last Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, came in the main event, where Kevin Lee battered Edson Barboza so badly the doctor was forced to stop the bout in the fifth round. Lee’s combination of dominant takedowns to […]
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• Santiago Ponzinibbio to undergo surgery for injured left hand

  27-04-2018 03:00
  Santiago Ponzinibbio will have to go under the knife to fix the injury that knocked him out of a five-round clash with Kamaru Usman.
  The Argentinian welterweight was scheduled to headline UFC Chile against Usman on May 19, but injured his left hand a couple of weeks ago. He tried to keep training despite the pain, but was told by his doctor that he needs to undergo surgery.
  ”The hand injury happened in sparring,” Ponzinibbio told MMA Fighting. “I kept training because I wanted
  
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• Demian Maia-Kamaru Usman Welterweight Tilt Headlines UFC’s First Trip to Chile

  27-04-2018 02:56 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced Thursday that UFC Fight Night 129 has a new main event
  
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• The Parting Shot Podcast 4/26 Bellator 198 Preview

  27-04-2018 01:41
  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 preview Bellator 198. Thanks as always to our sponsors MMAOddsbreaker.com and Bad Boy MMA. If you would like to support the podcast, consider buying some Bad Boy […]
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• Cub Swanson Answers Renato Moicano, Wants Bout at UFC 227

  27-04-2018 01:39
  Cub Swanson wants to grant Renato Moicano his wish. Moicano recently expressed interest in a match-up with Swanson. While his ideal opponent is Frankie Edgar, he feels they’re too far apart in the rankings for the bout to materialize at this time. He believes a win over Swanson could change that. It didn’t take long […]
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• Gerald Harris initially turned down chance to step out of retirement for short-notice Bellator 198 fight

  27-04-2018 01:00
  Three days ago, Gerald Harris was a retired fighter on his couch setting up his DVR to record this weekend’s Bellator 198 event. Now, suddenly, he’s part of the show.
  Harris stepped out of retirement this week to replace the injured John Salter in a short-notice matchup against jiu-jitsu ace Rafael Lovato Jr. on Saturday in Rosemont, Ill., at Bellator 198. A highly regarded veteran of the UFC, WSOF, DREAM, and countless regional shows, Harris brings with him to Bellator a sterling 8
  
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