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• Matt Mitrione Wants Fedor Rematch in Russia for Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Final

  16-05-2018 23:34 via sherdog.com
  Matt Mitrione has a vision of how he would like the Bellator heavyweight grand prix to unfold.
  
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• Henry Cejudo: No One Cares to Watch Demetrious Johnson

  16-05-2018 23:20
  Suddenly, Henry Cejudo is giving trash talking a try. Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson aren’t strangers to one another. The two competed for Johnson’s flyweight title back in April 2016. “Mighty Mouse” made quick work of Cejudo, finishing him in under three minutes. Since that time, Johnson has broken the UFC title defense record while Cejudo […]
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• Bellator 199 Salaries: Ryan Bader, ‘King Mo,’ Cheick Kongo All Earn $150K Paychecks

  16-05-2018 22:26 via sherdog.com
  Ryan Bader, Muhammed Lawal and Cheick Kongo each pocketed $150,000 for their work at Bellator 199 this past Saturday night.
  
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• Bellator 199 medical suspensions: Aaron Pico gets potential six-month suspension

  16-05-2018 22:15
  Featherweight prospect Aaron Pico and heavyweight veteran Cheick Kongo headlined a list of seven fighters to be issued potential six-month medical suspensions in the aftermath of Bellator 199. The California State Athletic Commission released the event’s finalized medical suspension report to MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
  Pico and Kongo both scored first-round knockout wins on the main card of Bellator 199, defeating the likes of Lee Morrison and Javy Ayala respectively. As a result of poten
  
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• Bellator 199 Medical Suspensions: Aaron Pico Facing 6 Months for Potentially Broken Hand

  16-05-2018 22:15 via sherdog.com
  Star prospect Aaron Pico could be facing a lengthy time on the sidelines after his win against Lee Morrison at Bellator 199.
  
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• Bellator 199 Salaries: Bader & Kongo Top List

  16-05-2018 22:02
  The California State Athletic Commission released the Bellator 199 salaries on Wednesday and some of the top tier talents got paid some major cash. Bellator 199 took place on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The preliminary card aired online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card aired […]
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• Karolina Kowalkiewicz: I Have no Intention of Suing Conor McGregor

  16-05-2018 21:34
  Karolina Kowalkiewicz won’t be taking Conor McGregor to court. McGregor’s outburst following the UFC 223 media day session is well documented. The former UFC lightweight champion brought his entourage from Ireland over to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. They attacked a fighter bus that was holding Khabib Nurmagomedov. “The Eagle” approached Artem Lobov earlier […]
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• Bellator 199 salaries: Bader, ‘King Mo,’ Kongo cash $150,000 purses

  16-05-2018 21:30
  A trio of heavyweight fighters led the disclosed payroll for Bellator 199, each earning $150,000 for their respective performances this past weekend. The California State Athletic Commission released the event’s finalized salary information Wednesday to MMA Fighting.
  Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix participants Ryan Bader and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal joined UFC veteran Cheick Kongo in cashing $150,000 paydays at Bellator 199. Bader defeated Lawal via 15-second knockout to adva
  
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• Cormier Says Miocic Bout Should Determine Pound-For-Pound Best Fighter

  16-05-2018 20:30
  Daniel Cormier is grateful for the position he’s currently in and feels he’s going into a bout that should determine who the pound-for-pound best fighter is. Cormier is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder. His next bout, however, won’t be a title defense. Instead, Cormier has his sights set on Stipe […]
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• Brad Scott ‘not interested’ in competing at UFC Liverpool after late withdrawal of Salim Touahir

  16-05-2018 20:00
  The blows keep coming for Brad Scott.Following the late withdrawal of Jack Marshman at UFC London, Scott was left without an opponent. To make it up to the welterweight, Sean Shelby got him matched a few days later for UFC Liverpool.On Tuesday, however — as first reported by Polsat Sport — it emerged that Scott’s opponent, Salim Touahri, had been forced out of the fight with a knee injury.The UFC informed Scott that they were looking for a new opponent for him for the Echo Are
  
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• UFC Announces Fight Night Event for Moscow on Sept. 15

  16-05-2018 19:45 via sherdog.com
  The UFC will officially make its debut in Russia this September.
  
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• Chael Sonnen Says Fedor Emelianenko’s Calm Demeanor is a Gimmick

  16-05-2018 19:20
  Chael Sonnen isn’t buying into Fedor Emelianenko’s persona. Sonnen and Emelianenko are set to collide in the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. Sonnen earned his spot when he defeated Quinton “Rampage” Jackson via unanimous decision. It only took Emelianenko 48 seconds to punch his ticket when he knocked out Frank Mir. It didn’t […]
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• Bantamweight Contender John Dodson Nearing New Four-Fight Contract with UFC

  16-05-2018 19:15 via sherdog.com
  It appears that John Dodson will be staying put in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  
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• John Dodson Signs New Four-Fight Deal With UFC

  16-05-2018 18:28
  John Dodson is done testing free agency. Last month, it was revealed that Dodson couldn’t come to terms with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on a new deal. Dodson is coming off a split decision win over Pedro Munhoz. The bantamweight bruiser made $82,000 for the bout, which included a $41,000 win bonus. That was […]
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• Of Course Aaron Pico Is Thinking About Boxing

  16-05-2018 18:09
  With his last three fights ending by way of knockout or TKO in the first round, of course Aaron Pico (3-1) is considering a boxing career. Pico scored his most recent finish at Bellator 199 last weekend when he seemingly put power into just about every punch he threw when he dropped Lee Morrison (19-9) […]
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC 224

  16-05-2018 18:00
  On a show that featured a legitimate top tier middleweight fight and a championship women’s bantamweight fight, it appeared most of the talk in the days leading up to UFC 224 centered around Mackenzie Dern, who fit into neither of those categories.
  Dern also didn’t fit into what was supposed to be her strawweight division.
  Dern arrived in Rio de Janeiro at 139.5 pounds for a fight at 115. The fact that things proceeded from there makes one question the protocol of all involved, beca
  
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• John Dodson re-signs with UFC

  16-05-2018 17:58
  John Dodson is sticking around.
  The popular bantamweight has come to terms with the UFC on a new four-fight contract, MMAFighting.com has learned.
  Dodson’s contract expired following his split decision win over Pedro Munhoz in March. Afterwards, Dodson told reporters that his preference would be to stay with the UFC, and in the end, he got his wish.
  While his next fight isn’t set just yet, sources say Dodson would like to return to action around August.
  Dodson, 33, has a 9-4 record
  
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• Chuck Liddell Must Pass “Advanced Medicals” to be Cleared in California

  16-05-2018 17:25
  It looks like Chuck Liddell may not have an issue being cleared in his home state. Liddell has made it clear that he is returning to active mixed martial arts competition. “The Iceman” recently revealed he’s in talks with Oscar De La Hoya to fight Tito Ortiz under Golden Boy MMA in November. The bout […]
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• Rose Namajunas: Mackenzie Dern’s ‘Lack of Effort’ to Make Weight Deserves Harsher Punishment

  16-05-2018 17:09 via sherdog.com
  On Saturday night at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, rising Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight Mackenzie Dern scored an impressive win over Amanda Bobby Cooper.
  
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• Tony Ferguson: I’m the Real UFC Champ at 155 Pounds

  16-05-2018 17:04 via sherdog.com
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson still considers himself the king of the weight class, despite the fact the UFC officially crowned Khabib Nurmagomedov as the undisputed champion with his victory over late replacement Al Iaquinta last month.
  
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• Chael Sonnen not buying Fedor Emelianenko’s humble ‘gimmick’: ‘You’re a scumbag and so am I’

  16-05-2018 16:00
  Chael Sonnen doesn’t just question the validity of some of Fedor Emelianenko’s fight results. He’s not sure if “The Last Emperor” himself is the genuine article.
  “The Bad Guy” told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he believes Emelianenko’s reputation of pure martial artist and humble warrior is merely a public persona.
  “I don’t know about the whole respect thing,” Sonnen said. “He seems like a pe
  
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• UFC Announces Debut in Russia, Fight Night: Moscow Confirmed

  16-05-2018 15:52
  The UFC will be making their debut in Russia later this year. The event will be a Fight Night card rather than a PPV, however. In addition to announcing Fight Night: Moscow for September 15th, 2018, the UFC announced the signing of Andre Gromkovski as the company’s new Vice President of UFC Russia. “Russia is a […]
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• Chat Wrap: UFC 224, Cornering, USADA and more

  16-05-2018 15:49
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the podcast, we'll go over all of the results from UFC 224 from Amanda Nunes's stoppage of Raquel Pennington to Lyoto Machida KO'ing Vitor Belfort to the rest of the results. We'll also talk about the lackluster numbers it produced.
  There's also the issue of cornering in Pennington's bout. Should she have gone out to the fifth round? Is MMA cornering more difficult than boxing cornering? What is the right call going forward?
  We'll also look
  
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• UFC Fight Night Moscow officially announced for Sept. 15

  16-05-2018 14:30
  After a whirlwind of reports and speculation since early 2018, the UFC has finally made its first trip to Russia official.The promotion announced its maiden voyage to the country via its social media channels on Wednesday morning. RT.com first reported that the UFC were targeting a Russian event way back in January.
  UFC Fight Night Moscow will take place at Olimpiyskiy Arena. Tickets for the event will go on sale on Friday, June 1st.“Russia is a key part of UFC’s international expan
  
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• Morning Report: Planning fall return, Tony Ferguson believes he’s ‘still the true 155-pound champion’

  16-05-2018 14:00
  Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov were supposed to fight at UFC 223 for the right to be called the undisputed UFC lightweight champion. Unfortunately, Ferguson injured his knee shortly before the event and had to have surgery so Nurmagomedov ended up fighting Al Iaquinta for the title instead, cruising to an easy victory. Nurmagomedov has indicated he would like to defend his title sometime in November or December, and when he does, Ferguson says he will be ready and waiting.
  “The doc
  
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• Kyoji Horiguchi gets quick turnaround, faces TUF alum Hiromasa Ogikubo at Rizin 11

  16-05-2018 09:24
  Kyoji Horiguchi didn’t waste any time in his last fight and he’ll be returning to competition nearly as quickly.
  The rising Japanese star will take on countryman Hiromasa Ogikubo at Rizin FF 11 on July 29 at Saitama Super Arena, the promotion announced Wednesday. The bout will be contested at 60kg (132 pounds).
  Horiguchi (24-2) is coming off a nine-second knockout of fellow UFC veteran Ian McCall in the main event of Rizin 10 earlier this month. The former UFC flyweight title challe
  
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• UFC to hold debut event in Russia on September 15

  16-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  London, UK – UFC® today confirmed its debut event in Russia to be held later this year at Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow on Saturday, September 15. Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT® MOSCOW go on general sale Friday, June 1, via Kassir.ru.UFC has experienced a sharp rise in popularity in Russia over the past few years, with a fan base that has grown to more than 22 million, driven by the success local athletes have had in UFC. In just the past few months, Khabib Nurmagomedov captured the li
  
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• TUF: Undefeated - Ep. 5 Recap

  16-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  It was a tough start to the season for heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic after his team dropped the first four fights of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated to Daniel Cormier. That all changed in the latest episode as Team Miocic finally got on the board with a win in the lightweight division as Mike Trizano defeated Thailand Clark from Team Cormier.Before the action got started this week there was plenty going on, including a budding rivalry between Team Cormier featherweight Tyler Diamond and Tea
  
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• TUF: Undefeated - Ep. 5 Preview

  16-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  It's no secret that things have not been going very well for Team Miocic to this point in the season on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated.Four fights into the competition and UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has yet to see a fighter from his squad stand in the winner's circle while his upcoming opponent at UFC 226, Daniel Cormier, has been celebrating non-stop since the show first began.Last week saw another tough defeat for Team Miocic as Bryce Mitchell was able to outwork Jay Cucciniello o
  
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• Moreno back at UFC Fight Night with a vengeance

  16-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Mixed Martial Arts presents fighters with a different scenario every time they step in an Octagon. Each circumstance and situation forces athletes to grow not only as a fighter, but as a person.That happened to Brandon Moreno, who suffered his first loss in more than 5 years when he took on Sergio Pettis in Mexico last August. Moreno wanted to return to action by the end of 2017, but circumstances pushed his return to the Octagon to this Saturday.Now he has the opportunity to be featured on the
  
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• Knockout win on the mind of Chad Laprise

  16-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  rChad Laprise of Canada celebrates his TKO victory over Brian Camozzi in their welterweight bout during the UFC 213 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />Chad Laprise was the first fighter to step on the scale during the morning weigh-in session and he did so with a dejected look on his face.The former TUF: Nations winner entered his bout with Thibault Gouti on a two-fight losing streak &nda
  
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• Fight Preview: Grasso vs Suarez

  16-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Before Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman close the show in Santiago, Chile on Saturday night, fans at Movistar Arena will be treated to a women’s strawweight battle featuring not only two of the top emerging talents in the division, but two of the top female prospects in the sport today, as Alexa Grasso squares off with former Ultimate Fighter winner Tatiana Suarez in the penultimate bout of the evening.Hailing from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Grasso arrived in the Octagon as one of the most
  
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• Bandenay finally to return after thrilling 26-second KO from last August

  16-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Humberto Bandenay sure knows how to make an entrance…and an exit. Coming in on short notice to face TUF Latin America 3 winner Martin Bravo last August, the Peruvian featherweight entered the Octagon as an unknown and he left it 26 seconds later with a knockout win, a Performance of the Night bonus, and a new status as a fighter to watch.Then, nothing. Oh, there were proposed fights with Alexander Volkanovski and Steven Peterson, but both fell through, halting the momentum just as fast as
  
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• Bellator 199 Draws Combined Audience of 605,000 to Paramount Network, CMT

  16-05-2018 05:27 via sherdog.com
  Bellator 199 attracted a combined viewership of 605,000 to Paramount Network and CMT, according to ShowBuzz Daily.
  
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• Sacramento Police to Investigate Alleged Assault by Nate Diaz at Combate Americas Event

  16-05-2018 05:06 via sherdog.com
  The Sacramento Police Department is investigating whether Nate Diaz committed assault during an altercation with fellow UFC fighter Clay Guida this past Friday, according to multiple reports.
  
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• ABC asking for contributions to retired fighters charitable fund

  16-05-2018 04:00
  The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) is once again asking for assistance in the implementation of its Retired Fighter Charitable Fund.
  The ABC, which oversees athletic commissions in North America, gives out a monetary gift annually to a retired fighter or fighters going through hard times as a result of injuries sustained in the course of competition. This year, the gift will be awarded in July at the ABC’s annual conference in Orlando, Fla.
  The body of regula
  
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• Rose Namajunas Weighs in On Dern’s Scale Fail: “Come on, Girl”

  16-05-2018 03:00
  Understandably, many fighters have been very critical over Mackenzie Dern clocking in at 7.4 the strawweight limit for her UFC 224 fight against Amanda Cooper. But now, the champ herself has weighed in on the scale fail. And she is not impressed. Tuesday on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, strawweight champion Rose Namajunas joined the show […]
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• Scott Coker: We Have Every Intent to Keep Michael Chandler

  16-05-2018 02:00
  Bellator president Scott Coker is confident that Michael Chandler will stay with the promotion. Chandler has been known as a mainstay for Bellator. He has become a fighter who many consider to be the best lightweight outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). With a record of 18-4 and two Bellator lightweight title reigns to […]
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• Brian Moore wants Bellator ‘gym versus gym’ event but doubts SBG could find willing opposition 

  16-05-2018 02:00
  SBG featherweight Brian Moore romped back into the win column with a first-round TKO of Giorgio Belsanti at Bellator 196 and now “The Pikeman” is angling for a U.S. debut.Moore has noted the growing presence of SBG in the Bellator ranks and thinks it would be a great time for the promotion to pit the team against another gym.
  “Bellator are innovative, a team versus team event is probably something that they would try out and I actually think it would work really well,” M
  
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• Chuck Liddell tells Jon Jones he could ‘learn from a true legend’

  16-05-2018 01:28
  Following Chuck Liddell’s announcement Monday on The MMA Hour that he is planning to end his retirement and return to active MMA competition, a feud between him and Jon Jones has been brewing.
  The 48-year-old Liddell, who retired in 2010 following a wildly successful career in which he defended the UFC light heavyweight title multiple times and became one of the sport’s biggest stars, mentioned that he would like to face Jones someday, a suggestion that Jones did not take lightly.
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• Nate Diaz To Be Investigated For Alleged Battery At Combate Americas Event

  16-05-2018 00:58
  It has been confirmed by the Sacramento County Sheriff Department that an investigation has begun into a near brawl that broke out this past Friday night involving Nate Diaz at a Combate Americas event. Local deputies responded to a call from the event, which took place at McClellan Conference Center in McClellan Park, Calif., following reports of […]
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• BREAKING: Nate Diaz To Be Investigated For Alleged Battery At Combate Americas Event

  16-05-2018 00:58
  It has been confirmed by the Sacramento County Sheriff Department that an investigation has begun into a near brawl that broke out this past Friday night involving Nate Diaz at a Combate Americas event. Local deputies responded to a call from the event, which took place at McClellan Conference Center in McClellan Park, Calif., following reports of […]
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• Jon Jones Open to Competing Against Another Retired UFC Legend

  16-05-2018 00:35
  It is hard to forget one of the greatest, most championship-mettle moments in UFC history that took place at UFC 152. Then light heavyweight champion and one half of the main event that evening, Jon Jones sure hasn’t. Following his Twitter roast of The Iceman, “Bones” would turn his attention to another UFC legend, but […]
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• Lomachenko fight wins four-way combat sports TV battle on Saturday

  16-05-2018 00:30
  UFC and Bellator can both claim an MMA win, as UFC had 574,000 viewers on one station, while Bellator had 605,000 on two stations. UFC and Bellator went head-to-head on a night that also included two national boxing events Saturday, and the clear television winner was ESPN boxing.
  ESPN’s broadcast of Vasyl Lomachenko’s title win in his third different weight class over Jorge Linares did 1,024,000 viewers for the entire show on average and 1,439,000 viewers for the main event, which
  
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