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• Andrea Lee’s Husband Apologizes for Nazi Tattoos, Claims Covering Isn’t an Option

  03-06-2018 23:18 via sherdog.com
  Andrea Lee’s husband, Donny Aaron, issued a statement on Sunday apologizing for the Nazi emblems he wears on both arms.
  
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• Stipe Miocic Brings Ryan Bader Into Camp Ahead of UFC 226 Title Defense vs. Daniel Cormier

  03-06-2018 22:53 via sherdog.com
  It appears that Stipe Miocic has enlisted the help of a light heavyweight champion with a particular set of skills to prepare for his UFC 226 title defense against Daniel Cormier.
  
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• Andrea Lee’s husband, coach Donny Aaron apologizes for Nazi tattoos, won’t get them removed or covered

  03-06-2018 22:46
  Andrea Lee’s husband has addressed the recent controversy surrounding him.Donny Aaron, husband and coach to the UFC flyweight and former LFA champion, issued a public apology Sunday morning via his Instagram account regarding Nazi tattoos he has on both arms.
  The tattoos came to light Friday when Lee tweeted a photo at a lake that showed a swastika tattoo on Aaron’s left arm. Later, people on social media dug up a photo of Aaron’s other arm, which has a tattoo of a Nazi SS bol
  
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• Anthony Smith to Rashad Evans: What Has Become of You?

  03-06-2018 22:02
  If there is a central question from Anthony Smith’s interview with Karyn Bryant Saturday, that question would be posed directly at Smith’s opponent at UFC 225, Rashad Evans: What happened to you, man? Smith doesn’t ponder this because he believes Rashad Evans is not the same fighter on the outside; but rather he is questioning […]
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• ‘I couldn’t believe it’: Claudio Puelles on his absurd kneebar comeback at UFC Chile

  03-06-2018 22:00
  Claudio Puelles’ first win in the UFC didn’t come easy at all.
  The 22-year-old fighter was badly battered by Felipe Silva on the feet and the ground for a good chunk of their lightweight showdown during the UFC’s first trip to Chile earlier in May. The two fighters had a competitive first round, but in the second, Puelles was wobbled, dropped and rained upon with a ground-and-pound by the Brazilian. The fight looked close to over and Puelles seemed to be on his way out.
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• Holm Knows Where the Heart Is: Bantamweight Division

  03-06-2018 21:20
  Saturday Night may be the last time we see Holly Holm at 145 pounds for a long time if the former bantamweight champion has anything to say about it. Holly Holm will be squaring off against Megan Anderson at UFC 225 from The United Center in what seemed to be an significant bout for the […]
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• UFC Flyweight Contender Henry Cejudo Inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame

  03-06-2018 21:01 via sherdog.com
  Before he became one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s top flyweight contenders, Henry Cejudo was a decorated wrestler at the amateur level.
  
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• Robert Whittaker happy to have not fought Bisping: ‘I’m a bit of a fan of his, to be honest’

  03-06-2018 21:00
  When Robert Whittaker captured the interim UFC middleweight title last year, Michael Bisping was already the UFC’s reigning 185-pound champion. The two never got a chance to fight though.
  Bisping lost back-to-back contests a few months later, first dropping his title to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217, then suffering a first-round knockout at the hands of Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Singapore. The latter performance eventually wound up being the final fight of Bisping’s career. “The C
  
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• Sijara Eubanks Targets Flyweight Title Shot, Montano-Shevchenko Winner for Next UFC Bout

  03-06-2018 20:28 via sherdog.com
  It took a while to get there, but Sijara Eubanks’ Octagon debut was worth the wait.
  
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• GSP On UFC’s USADA Program: “It’s Still Easy To Cheat”

  03-06-2018 20:13
  When Georges St-Pierre exited the sport for what became a four-year hiatus from 2013-2017, he spoke publicly of his issues with the drug-testing process in the sport at the time. While away from the sport, the UFC ended up adopting a new drug-screening program through the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which has caught several […]
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• Georges St-Pierre On USADA Program In UFC: “Even Now, It’s Still Easy To Cheat”

  03-06-2018 20:13
  When Georges St-Pierre exited the sport for what became a four-year hiatus from 2013-2017, he spoke publicly of his issues with the drug-testing process in the sport at the time. While away from the sport, the UFC ended up adopting a new drug-screening program through the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which has caught several […]
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• Marlon Moraes Talks UFC Utica TKO Over Jimmie Rivera

  03-06-2018 19:43
  Marlon Moraes has been at the center of attention this weekend. Moraes took on Jimmie Rivera in the main event of UFC Utica this past Friday (June 1). The action was held inside the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. This was the first time either man headlined a UFC card. In the end, […]
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• The Weekly Grind: Snoop Dogg spars TUF finalist Daniel Sarafian, Chuck Liddell trains Cleveland Browns

  03-06-2018 19:00
  The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour.As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, “The Weekly Grind.”My 1st fight far from where I wanna be but proud of where I came fromholla at me in 6 monthstaking all fades #sneakpeek A post shared
  
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• Colby Covington Says He’d KO Robert Whittaker

  03-06-2018 18:26
  Colby Covington’s trash talk doesn’t stop with the welterweight division. Covington is set to compete for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight gold on June 9. He’ll meet Rafael dos Anjos in the co-main event of UFC 225. The event is set to be held inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Headlining the […]
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• Georges St-Pierre: It’s ‘still easy’ to beat drug tests, ‘even now’ with USADA

  03-06-2018 18:00
  Drug testing in the UFC was effectively the wild, wild west when Georges St-Pierre first walked away from the sport in 2013.
  Back then, in the era of testosterone-replacement therapy, out-of-competition drug screening was nonexistent and commission-mandated testing was generally viewed as an IQ test more so than anything else. But all of that changed in July 2015 when the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) partnered to create one of the most comprehensive drug-testing programs
  
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• Fans Question if Bare Knuckle Fighter Took a Dive (Video)

  03-06-2018 17:05
  Bare Knuckle FC held an event last night (June 2) and definitely garnered some attention. The card featured Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans such as Ricco Rodriguez, Joey Beltran, and Bec Rawlings. Beltran vs. Tony Lopez was highly praised for its action. Despite suffering from a nasty cut early in the fight, Lopez showed grit […]
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• Stephen Thompson says his movement was ‘out the window’ after Darren Till knee kick at UFC Liverpool 

  03-06-2018 17:00
  Stephen Thompson had not gone back to watch his fight with Darren Till as of Tuesday when he was a guest on The MMA Hour. He will do so, though, and there’s a few points in the bout he said he is very interested in watching back.
  One in particular happened in the second round of the UFC Liverpool main event Sunday. Thompson feels like Till landed a kick directly on his left knee and “Wonderboy” said he was not the same the rest of the fight.
  “It was almost like this dude
  
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• Fans Want To See Marlon Moraes Fight For UFC Gold

  03-06-2018 16:21
  Following a brutal 33-second head-kick knockout win over Jimmie Rivera in the main event of UFC Fight Night 131, which took place this past Friday night in Utica, New York, Marlon Moraes is one of the hottest fighters on the UFC roster. The 30-year-old Brazilian has quickly emerged as one of the most exciting fighters […]
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• Focus: UFC 224 edition

  03-06-2018 16:00
  With UFC 225 just around the corner, MMA Fighting’s Esther Lin looks back at her favorite photos from UFC 224.
  
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• Video: Fighters brawl when ref turns back at Imortal FC 9

  03-06-2018 15:30
  A flyweight cash between Joao Elias and Walter Martins ended in bizarre fashion at Saturday night’s Imortal FC 9 in Maranhao, Brazil.
  The referee halted the action and was on his way to ask the doctor to step in, and check a cut in Elias’ face, when both fighters simply stood in the middle of the cage and continued to fight.
  Martins landed a couple of head kicks while the referee desperately tried to control the situation. The altercation between Elias and Martins only stopped after
  
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• Click Debate: Breaking down how the team-based MMA Pro League will work

  03-06-2018 15:00
  Mark Taffet spent 25 years at HBO, pioneering and revolutionizing pay-per-view boxing. Now, he’s trying his hand at MMA with a rejuvenated concept — a focus on teams and an emphasis on building geographical fanbases.
  Last week, the launch of MMA Pro League was announced, spearheaded by Taffet and longtime MMA promoter Hani Darwish. The league will begin with two teams — New Jersey and Pennsylvania — and five events will be held this summer at the new Hard Rock Hotel &
  
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• Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship photos

  03-06-2018 09:26
  Esther Lin’s Bare Knuckle FC photos are in from Saturday’s historic event in Cheyenne, Wyo.
  
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• Video: Behind the scenes with Joey Beltran, Tony Lopez after their bloody, Bare Knuckle FC war

  03-06-2018 08:29
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — After a bloody war, Joey Beltran and Tony Lopez met up backstage to discuss their Bare Knuckle FC battle. MMA Fighting got a sneak peak into their locker rooms post fight for the encounter and a raw look at the results of a back-and-forth, bare-knuckle brawl.
  
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• Bec Rawlings explains the differences between competing in MMA and bare-knuckle boxing

  03-06-2018 07:27
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — After her win at Bare Knuckle FC, Bec Rawlings discusses her victory over Alma Garcia, what it was like competing in bare-knuckle boxing, how it compares to MMA and more.
  
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• Bare Knuckle FC results: Bec Rawlings, Joey Beltran win bloody wars in historic event

  03-06-2018 06:09
  Bec Rawlings and bare-knuckle boxing is a perfect fit.
  The former UFC women’s strawweight fighter put forth an excellent performance at the inaugural, historic Bare Knuckle FC card Saturday night in Cheyenne, Wyo. Rawlings defeated boxer Alma Garcia by TKO via doctor stoppage (cuts) following the second round in the co-main event of the night.
  “I’m the queen of bare-knuckle boxing,” Rawlings said afterward.
  After a slow start, Rawlings lumped Garcia up late in the first
  
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• Video: ‘Zuluzinho’ loses in return to MMA at Imortal FC 9

  03-06-2018 06:00
  PRIDE veteran Wagner “Zuluzinho” Martins’ return to mixed martial arts didn’t last long.
  Headlining Imortal FC 9 in his hometown Maranhao, Brazil, on Saturday night, “Zuluzinho” took on short-notice replacement Edvaldo Oliveira, a 60-fight veteran, in an openweight fight, and quit before the second round.
  “Zuluzinho” had dealt with thrombosis when he fought for the last time eight years ago, and Oliveira, outweighed by “Zuluzinho” by 1
  
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• Video: Sam Shewmaker blasts former Bellator fighter Eric Prindle at Bare Knuckle FC

  03-06-2018 05:11
  Sam Shewmaker didn’t need much time to put away MMA veteran Eric Prindle.Shewmaker knocked out the former Bellator fighter with a huge right hand just 18 seconds into the first round of their heavyweight showdown at the inaugural Bare Knuckle FC event. The card went down at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  Below is Shewmaker’s quick finish:
  Eric Prindle vs. Sam Shewmaker #OnePunched#BareKnuckleBoxing #BareKnuckleFC Slo Mo multiple angle pic.twitter.com/1s89ts
  
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• Video: Bobby Gunn wins by KO at Bare Knuckle FC in strange-looking fashion

  03-06-2018 04:51
  Bobby Gunn picked up another win in what must be one of the strangest finishes of his career.The veteran bare knuckle boxer stopped Irineu Beato Costa Jr. in the inaugural event of Bare Knuckle FC on Saturday night. The event took place at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyo. The 44-year-old Gunn knocked down Beato Costa twice early in the first round. The knockdown appeared to come after Gunn tagged Beato Costa with a left body hook.Gunn’s finish triggered some controvers
  
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• Manager: “UFC Should Be Talking To GSP, Not Conor” For Khabib’s First Title Defense

  03-06-2018 02:15
  Although the fight fans hoped to see materialize was against Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov is apparently setting his sights on another fighter. Ali Abdelaziz, manager of the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, said that a fight against former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight Champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre at 155 pounds is the fight to make for his […]
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• Gregor Gillespie Not a Fan of Callouts Following a Win: ‘It’s Silly for Me to Do That’

  03-06-2018 01:03 via sherdog.com
  As so often happens when a fighter earns a big victory in the Octagon, Gregor Gillespie was prompted to make a callout in his post-fight interview at UFC Fight Night Utica on Friday.
  
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• TUF Brazil winner Cezar Ferreira calls for ‘interesting fight’ with Darren Stewart

  03-06-2018 01:00
  Cezar Ferreira has a target for his next UFC fight.
  Fresh off an impressive first-round victory over Karl Roberson at UFC 224, the first The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil winner has called out Darren Stewart, who dispatched Eric Spicely with a brutal knockout at UFC Liverpool.
  ”I think this is a fight that makes sense now,” Ferreira told MMA Fighting. “He has evolved a lot, just put on an exciting fight in the UFC and won by knockout, getting a performance bonus as well, so I think
  
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• Reports: Michael Page to Make Sophomore Boxing Appearance on June 15 in England

  03-06-2018 00:01 via sherdog.com
  Just three weeks after scoring a second-round stoppage of David Rickels at Bellator 200, flamboyant British striker will compete in his second boxing match at York Hall in London on June 15.
  
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