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• Kyle Bochniak Calls Out Artem Lobov on Twitter for UFC Moscow

  24-05-2018 23:40 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Kyle Bochniak has been pretty vocal about the name he wants to fight next: Artem Lobov.
  
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• Featherweights Cub Swanson, Renato Moicano to Meet at UFC 227

  24-05-2018 23:40 via sherdog.com
  Renato Carneiro called for it and he got what he asked for.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 130 ‘Thompson vs. Till’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  24-05-2018 23:29 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 130 coverage kicks off Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
  
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• Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano official for UFC 227

  24-05-2018 23:00
  A pair of top-10 featherweights are coming to the City of Angels.
  Cub Swanson will take on Renato Moicano at UFC 227 on Aug. 4 in Los Angeles, the UFC officially announced Thursday. The Los Angeles Times first reported the fight was in the works earlier this month.
  Swanson (25-9) will try to snap a two-fight losing streak in the bout. The Southern California native is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Frankie Edgar at UFC Atlantic City last month. Swanson, 34, fell to Brian Ortega by seco
  
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• Artem Lobov Accepts Invitation to UFC Moscow

  24-05-2018 22:59
  Artem Lobov is looking to be part of the UFC’s debut in Moscow after receiving an invitation from a Boston scrapper. After being involved in #Dollygate, Lobov saw his bout with Alex Caceres at UFC 223 cancelled. However, Lobov has somehow managed to lay low under the radar since then. While there have been questions […]
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• Georges St-Pierre Jokes About “Poisoning” Nick Diaz

  24-05-2018 22:19
  Georges St-Pierre is having a laugh over recent claims from the Diaz brothers. Back in March 2013, St-Pierre defended the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title against Nick Diaz. The bout headlined UFC 158 inside the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. St-Pierre won the fight via unanimous decision. Not only did Nick’s brother Nate accuse St-Pierre of using steroids, […]
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• Phil Davis explains why he didn’t enter the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix

  24-05-2018 22:00
  LONDON — During Bellator 200 fight week, Phil Davis discusses the improvement of wrestling among European fighters, his bout with Linton Vassell, his status in the light heavyweight division, the heavyweight grand prix and more.
  
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• Paul Daley: Michael Page Will Get an Ass-Whooping

  24-05-2018 20:50
  Paul Daley is confident that a bout with Michael Page will come to fruition. Tomorrow night (May 25), Page will take on David Rickels in the co-main event of Bellator 200. The action will take place inside The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. This will be Page’s first bout inside the Bellator cage since […]
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• Lyoto Machida Still Believes he Can Secure UFC Title Shot

  24-05-2018 20:09
  Lyoto Machida feels he still has enough juice to make another title run. Machida was last seen in action earlier this month at UFC 224. “The Dragon” went one-on-one with Vitor Belfort in Brazil. Machida won the bout via first-round knockout courtesy of a front kick. After dropping three straight, Machida now finds himself with […]
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• Daley fires back at ‘MVP,’ says Page’s ‘whole world is going to unravel’ when they fight

  24-05-2018 20:00
  Paul Daley’s change of heart with Bellator could mean the Michael Page fight is back on the table.
  After publicly feuding with Bellator officials for months, Daley revealed Monday on The MMA Hour that his relationship with the promotion has shifted to a “very promising” place following a conversation Daley had with Bellator president Scott Coker prior to Bellator 199. Daley said he expects to have a follow-up meeting with Coker this week in London ahead of Bellator 200, where
  
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• Bas Rutten: Conor McGregor Just Needs to Find His Way

  24-05-2018 19:16
  Bas Rutten believes Conor McGregor needs some time to find himself. McGregor awaits a court hearing next month. Following the UFC 223 media day session, McGregor, Artem Lobov, and their entourage attacked a bus holding red corner fighters. This was in response to Khabib Nurmagomedov confronting Lobov earlier in the week. McGregor smashed a window […]
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• Bellator 200 Weigh-ins: Rafael Carvalho, Gegard Mousasi Cleared for Middleweight Title Fight

  24-05-2018 19:02 via sherdog.com
  Bellator MMA has reached a milestone with its 200th event.
  
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• Heavyweight Boxing Champ Anthony Joshua Open to Accepting Fight in Octagon

  24-05-2018 18:40 via sherdog.com
  Anthony Joshua tells Conan O'Brien that he would be open to accepting a mixed martial arts bout in the Octagon if the fans wanted it.
  
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• No Hands? No Problem: Kamaru Usman Says He’ll be Ready for Tyron Woodley in August

  24-05-2018 18:15 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has declared he has recovered from his shoulder injury and will be ready to defend his belt on Aug. 4 at UFC 227, according to reporter Ariel Helwani.
  
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• Ricardo Lamas Confirms Yair Rodriguez Initially Accepted Fight Before Backing Out

  24-05-2018 18:04 via sherdog.com
  On May 11, the Ultimate Fighting Championship controversially released one of its hottest young stars in Yair Rodriguez, with the promotion citing the fighter was released for turning down fights with Ricardo Lamas and Zabit Magomedsharipov.
  
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• Mackenzie Dern Removed From The UFC Strawweight Rankings

  24-05-2018 17:05
  This week the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) made changes to their official rankings and one of the fighters impacted in the strawweight division was jiu-jitsu sensation Mackenzie Dern. Here’s a look at the current rankings which no longer include the California native. WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT Champion: Rose Namajunas 1 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2 Jessica Andrade 3 Claudia […]
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• Rampage Jackson On Potential 50 Cent Matchup “He Ain’t No Fighter”

  24-05-2018 16:46
  Bellator heavyweight Rampage Jackson shot down the rumors of a potential matchup with rap star 50 Cent in a recent interview with TMZ Sports. “50 probably drinking too much of that champagne that he got,” Rampage said. “Who actually think 50 trying to fight? I just don’t feel like 50 trying to step in no cage with […]
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• Roy Nelson eyes Matt Mitrione rematch, ‘dream fight’ with Fedor Emelianenko

  24-05-2018 16:30
  LONDON — Scott Coker confirmed that Roy Nelson claimed the alternate position for Bellator’s heavyweight Grand Prix by default following Mirko Cro Cop’s forced withdrawal from their London showdown at Bellator 200.
  Speaking after getting the news, Nelson said he would happily step in if an opportunity presents itself, and if not, “Big Country” will look to challenge for the title as soon as the winner of the tournament is crowned heavyweight champion.
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• Bellator 200 weigh-in video, results

  24-05-2018 16:09
  At the Bellator 200 weigh-ins, all 34 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s fights will step on the scales Thursday afternoon.
  Rafael Carvalho and Gegard Mousasi made the middleweight mark of 185 pounds. The Bellator 200 ceremonial weigh-in video will be at 12 p.m. ET.
  The Bellator 200 weigh-in results are below.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Rafael Carvalho (185) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185)
  Michael Page (170.4) vs. David Rickels (170.5)
  Phil Davis (206) vs. Linton Vassell (205)
  Aaro
  
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• UFC’s exclusive deal with ESPN smart for both sides

  24-05-2018 15:00
  On Wednesday night, Dana White appeared on SportsCenter for the first time since the UFC became ESPN’s latest billion-dollar toy. The first thing he was asked wasn’t about the new exclusive deal but rather about Conor McGregor, whom he intends to meet with in Liverpool this weekend when the UFC visits there. Poor Sage Steele couldn’t have known that McGregor won’t be appearing in the Octagon on the World Wide Leader’s airwaves anytime soon — not unless somebo
  
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• Bellator 200 Weigh-In Results: Main Event is Official

  24-05-2018 14:22
  The main event of Bellator 200 is intact. Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 200 on Thursday, May 24, 2018 where everyone made weight and thus the fights are on the track of taking place despite a rocky fight week including losing the original main event, which was Mirko Cro Cop taking on Roy […]
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• Morning Report: GSP mocks Nick Diaz with faux confession about foul play before their fight

  24-05-2018 14:00
  In March of 2013, Georges St-Pierre successfully defended his UFC welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over Nick Diaz at UFC 158. Though the fight wasn’t a total blowout, St-Pierre did win every round fairly decisively, leaving no doubt as to who was the better man that night; unless, of course, you’re Nick Diaz.
  In the aftermath of their title fight, Diaz raised a multitude of objections - that St-Pierre was on performance-enhancing drugs, that he missed weight at the w
  
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• Charlie Ward to face Martin Hudson, not Louis King at Bellator 200

  24-05-2018 12:00
  Charlie Ward has been forced to switch opponents at the last minute and will now face Martin Hudson, instead of Louis King, at Bellator 200 on Friday.Bellator confirmed the opponent change with MMA Fighting ahead of Friday morning’s official weigh-in. King (1-1) fell ill over the last couple of days and was not cleared to fight on the card, MMA Fighting has learned.
  Shortly after Hudson was announced as Ward’s new opponent, King spoke to Jake Smith and claimed that the organization
  
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• Bellator 200 weigh-in video

  24-05-2018 11:46
  At the Bellator 200 weigh-ins, all 34 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s fights will step on the scales Thursday afternoon.
  Rafael Carvalho and Gegard Mousasi will have to make the middleweight mark of 185 pounds. The Bellator 200 ceremonial weigh-in video can be seen above, starting at 12 p.m. ET.
  The Bellator 200 weigh-in results are below.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Rafael Carvalho (185) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185)
  Michael Page (170.4) vs. David Rickels (170.5)
  Phil Davis (2
  
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• Unfiltered: Dan Hardy talks Liverpool, Darren Till & his own potential return

  24-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy joins the show and talks to Jim and guest cohost, comic, Robert Kelly, about wanting to return to the Octagon for one more fight, Dana White suggesting he do color commentary, Wonderboy vs. Darren Till, Raquel Pennington's corner team, fighting a Welterweight Rumble Johnson back in the day, and much more. Plus, the guys make their UFC Fight Night Liverpool picks and discuss news and recently announced fights.Full Episode
  Dan on feeling no pressure if he returns to the Octa
  
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• UFC Utica Update

  24-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two UFC newcomers will make the trip to the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York on June 1, as flyweight Jose "Shorty" Torres and welterweight Chance Rencountre step in for bouts against Jarred Brooks and Belal Muhammad, respectively.Torres and Recountre replace Hector Sandoval and Niko Price.Headlining the event, which airs live on FS1, is a clash of bantamweight contenders between Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes. A two-division champion for the Titan FC promotion, Chicago's Torres enters
  
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• Open workout fans give world a glimpse of Liverpool passion

  24-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The first punch has yet to be thrown at Fight Night Liverpool, but there are indicators everywhere about the type of event it will be.Tickets are sold out for the weigh ins (the weigh ins!). And open workouts, the type of event usually attended by a small but devoted sect of hardcore fans, were supported by a wild group of 2000 Liverpudlians excited to see the UFCs first visit to their city, and beaming with pride that it stars their favorite fighters.Former Cage Warriors champ Molly McCann got
  
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• McCann teaches Thompson about Everton Football

  24-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The city of Liverpool is rightly abuzz about their football club's upcoming Champions League match with Real Madrid. But Liverpool native Molly McCann took the opportunity to school her fellow UFC fighters in the appreciation of their crosstown rivals, Everton, of the British Premier League.A former soccer player herself, McCann took Fight Night Liverpool headliner Stephen Thompson and main card brawler Manny Bermudez on a tour of Goodison Park with the help of Everton's knowledeable and attenti
  
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• McCann on her UFC debut: 'I'm gonna get a big finish'

  24-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  When the UFC made the March announcement that the Octagon would be setting up shop in Liverpool’s Echo Arena on May 27, welterweight contender Darren Till was a given to be headlining in his hometown. But who else from Liverpool?The internet had an answer, and her name is Molly McCann.“How can you have a show in Liverpool and not have me on it?” she laughed. “There’s another lad, Paddy Pimblett, and if you didn’t have me or him on the card, it just shouldn&rsq
  
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• Liverpool: Fight by Fight Preview

  24-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  STEPHEN THOMPSON VS DARREN TILLI can’t wait to hear how loud the crowd at Echo Arena will get on Sunday when Darren Till makes the walk to the Octagon to face Stephen Thompson. But will they still have something to cheer about at the end of the night? Well, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that Thompson feasts on opponents who are overly aggressive and Till certainly fits that description. But, the good news is that Till is also a huge welterweight, and if he can dodge
  
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• Amirkhani refreshed and refocused for Liverpool

  24-05-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Makwan Amirkhani knew how to make an entrance. In Stockholm, Sweden on January 24, 2015, the featherweight prospect needed just eight seconds to defeat Andy Ogle in his UFC debut and announce his arrival as someone the fight world needed to pay attention to.And it did. “After the Andy Ogle knockout, everywhere I went in Finland, people knew me,” he recalled. “And the second fight and the third fight, when I won those fights, it became huge for MMA in Finland.”But the inst
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 27, Episode 6 results: Mokhtarian vs. Steele

  24-05-2018 05:00
  Ricky Steele’s point-fighting style has him one step closer to becoming The Ultimate Fighter.
  The karate expert out-struck Suman Mokhtarian in week 6 of TUF 27, putting coach Daniel Cormier back in the win column and improving their team’s record to 5-1 on the season. All three of Cormier’s featherweights to fight so far have advanced in the tournament.
  Over the course of two rounds, Mokhtarian was unable to show off the grappling expertise that he displayed back in his native
  
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• Georges St-Pierre opens up about Nate Diaz fight that didn’t happen, future UFC plans

  24-05-2018 03:35
  Earlier this month, UFC president Dana White announced that a blockbuster fight between Georges St-Pierre and Nate Diaz was in the works for Aug. 4 at UFC 227. Momentum for the matchup even reached a point where betting odds were released and Diaz responded to the rumblings with a very Diaz-like Facebook post accusing St-Pierre of steroid use and accusing White of selling “wolf tickets” to fight fans.
  Ultimately, that was the end of it though. The matchup never came to fruition.Howe
  
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• Aung La N Sang to defend ONE middleweight title vs. Ken Hasegawa in June

  24-05-2018 03:00
  Aung La N Sang is looking to continue his reign in his home country.
  “The Burmese Python” has been booked to defend his ONE Championship middleweight title ONE: Spirit Of A Warrior on June 29 at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, officials announced Wednesday. Sang won the title last June in a rematch with Vitaly Bigdash via unanimous decision and his first challenger will be Ken Hasegawa, a star in Japan’s DEEP promotion who will be making his ONE debut.
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• Tyron Woodley Eyes August 4th Return, Usman Eyes Gold

  24-05-2018 02:45
  Despite claims of suffering two broken hands at UFC Chile, Kamaru Usman would be open to a quick turnaround if it means a title fight. Ariel Helwani reported today that Tyron Woodley’s shoulder is 100% and that the undisputed welterweight champion is hoping to fight on August 4th: Spoke to UFC welterweight champion @TWooodley earlier […]
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• MMA Fighting Archives: UFC signs groundbreaking broadcast deal with FOX Sports

  24-05-2018 02:15
  Take a look back into the MMA Fighting Archives to see footage from the day the UFC and FOX Sports announced their groundbreaking broadcast partnership on Aug. 18, 2011.
  
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• Dana White Plans to Meet with Conor McGregor This Weekend in Liverpool

  24-05-2018 02:03
  It may not be that much longer until Conor McGregor has booked his return to the UFC. On Wednesday, UFC president Dana White revealed plans to meet with McGregor this weekend when the promotion lands in Liverpool, England for a card airing Sunday on FS1. McGregor is expected to be a busy man over the […]
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• FOX Sports Releases Statement Following UFC Departure

  24-05-2018 01:31
  FOX Sports has reacted to the news of a new TV deal between the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and ESPN. Word broke that the UFC and ESPN had agreed to a five-year television deal worth $1.5 billion. The deal would bring a total of 30 events shared between ESPN’s major networks and their digital platform […]
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• Dana White says he’ll meet with Conor McGregor in Liverpool to discuss McGregor’s future

  24-05-2018 01:16
  Is Conor McGregor going to make his return to the UFC? He and the company will try to figure that out this weekend.
  The only man ever to simultaneously hold two UFC weight-class championships will meet with UFC president Dana White this weekend in Liverpool, England, to discuss the former lightweight and featherweight champion’s next career moves, White told ESPN on Wednesday.
  “We’re going to sit down and talk about his future and what’s next,” White said.
  McGregor
  
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• Georges St. Pierre: ‘Nothing to Gain’ from ‘Easiest Fight I Can Take’ Against Nate Diaz

  24-05-2018 00:39 via sherdog.com
  While Dana White had designs on adding Georges St. Pierre vs. Nate Diaz to his ideal UFC 227 card, it appears that neither fighter is much interested in the booking.
  
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