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• UFC 225 live stream online

  09-06-2018 23:00
  Watch UFC 225 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the pay-per-view card at 10 p.m. ET.
  The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows:
  Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero
  Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington
  Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson
  Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
  CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson
  Robert Whittaker will try to defend his UFC middleweight title in a rematch against Yoel Romero. Rafael dos Anjos squares off against Colby Covington for the interim UFC welterweight title in
  
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• ‘Young veteran’ Charles Oliveira stills campaigns for return to featherweight

  09-06-2018 22:00
  Charles Oliveira took a short-notice fight against Clay Guida at UFC 225, and that’s only possible now that he’s competing at lightweight. Yet, his goal still is to go back to 145 pounds next.
  “Do Bronx” has asked for another chance to move down to the featherweight division before and after his last couple of fights in the UFC, a win over Will Brooks and a loss to Paul Felder, and it’s no different in the lead up to Saturday’s clash with Guida in Chicago.
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• Bisping on Romero: He Thinks The UFC Revolves Around Him

  09-06-2018 21:34
  Michael Bisping has criticized the way Yoel Romero handled his second straight weight cutting failure. Romero was supposed to compete for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title tonight against champion Robert Whittaker. The two will still compete, but the title is not on the line. That’s because Romero missed weight despite being allowed two […]
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• Justin Willis aims to raise awareness about U.S. foster care systems: ‘It created what I am today’

  09-06-2018 21:00
  Justin Willis is a product of the U.S. foster care system and he wants to use his platform to raise awareness about the environment he came from.The surging UFC heavyweight is currently on a seven-fight win streak and has yet to be matched for what he claims is the final fight on his current contract.On the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Willis informed Ariel Helwani that he grew up in “foster homes, group homes, treatment centers, residential centers, homeless shelters,” and as fa
  
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• Jon Jones Responds to Colby Covington: ‘You’re Disgusting’

  09-06-2018 20:07
  Jon Jones has broken his silence on Colby Covington’s trash talk towards him. Jones and Covington were once roommates in college. Since Covington has taken on the role of mixed martial arts villain, he’s fired off verbal shots at several fighters even if they’re outside of his weight class. This includes Jones, who Covington claimed […]
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• Gadelha interested in Jedrzejczyk trilogy, says Namajunas beats Joanna 10 out of 10 times

  09-06-2018 20:00
  Claudia Gadelha faces one of her biggest rivals at UFC 225 when she takes on Carla Esparza Saturday night in Chicago, but she’s still open to a third bout with another longtime foe.
  Gadelha has faced former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk twice inside the Octagon, losing both contests via decision. Gadelha, who in some people’s eyes deserved to win the first encounter in 2014, says she still wants a third crack at Jedrzejczyk in the future.
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• UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 gambling guide

  09-06-2018 19:30
  On Saturday night, MMA fans are treated to a double header of title fights as UFC 225 features Robert Whittaker defending his middleweight strap in a rematch with Yoel Romero and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos taking on Colby Covington for the interim welterweight title. That’s a lot of action to be prepared for but never fear, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know for your gambling needs this weekend.THE FIGHTS
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• Yoel Romero Voices Frustration With Commission After Missing Weight

  09-06-2018 18:49
  Title contender Yoel Romero is not happy with the Illinois commission. The big story thus far this week was the fact that Romero missed weight on Friday (June 8, 2018) for his rematch against UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of the upcoming UFC 225 pay-per-view event. Romero originally weighed in at […]
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• Dana White Claims Majority of Fighters Want Late Weigh-Ins to Return

  09-06-2018 18:49
  UFC President Dana White has had enough of his fighters missing weight. Thus, he is determined to make a big change, which is to eliminate early weigh-ins and bring back the old format. This has been a hot topic discussed within the MMA community since it was introduced a few years ago. Just this week, […]
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• Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2 to proceed as non-title fight following Romero’s UFC 225 weigh-in miss

  09-06-2018 18:37
  UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will indeed rematch Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 225, however his belt will not be on the line.
  Whittaker and Romero have agreed to face off in a five-round, non-title fight at UFC 225 following Romero’s weigh-in miss Friday at UFC 225’s official weigh-ins. Unlike the recent case of Darren Till at UFC Liverpool, Romero will not be required to tip the scales below a specific weight Saturday prior to UFC 225.
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• Like chaos? Imagine if Yoel Romero wins at UFC 225 after missing weight

  09-06-2018 18:30
  A popular question being asked throughout the spring went like this: Which is the better pay-per-view, UFC 225 or UFC 226? As always, there’s never really a wrong answer with questions like these — in fact, there’s never really even a question in play. We only compare stacked cards to each other to delight in how spoiled we are that both are going to happen, and fortunately we don’t have to choose.
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• CM Punk isn’t sure how effective Colby Covington’s brand of fight promotion is

  09-06-2018 18:00
  CHICAGO — You could say CM Punk knows a thing or two about manipulating audiences and promotion. In WWE, he was known as one of the best performers on the microphone of all time.
  Colby Covington is currently — and openly — trying to bring a pro-wrestling brand of smack talk to the UFC and is very much embracing being a heel this week ahead of UFC 225. Punk said he has not heard most of the things Covington has said, but has seen clips on social media. He has a small bit of adv
  
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• UFC 225 Embedded, Episode 5: ‘Where’s your suit, big dog?’

  09-06-2018 17:30
  In the fifth episode of UFC 225 Embedded, the fighters head to media day, official weigh-ins and ceremonial weigh-ins Friday, and CM Punk takes a special trip at the United Center.
  
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• Fightweets: Another week in the weight-cutting crisis

  09-06-2018 17:00
  One of the deepest and most interesting cards of the year is on deck, as UFC 225 goes down tonight in Chicago.
  But of course, to get to Saturday night’s event, we have to run the gauntlet that is Friday’s weigh-ins, and this time, a bite was taken out of the main event.So without further ado, let’s get into another edition of Fightweets:
  Weigh-in dramas continueDidn’t we just address the topic of weight-cutting issues in the UFC last week? That’s right, we did.
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• Title challenger Frans Mlambo believes Brave CF can compete with established European promotions 

  09-06-2018 16:30
  SBG bantamweight Frans Mlambo says a revenge victory over former foe Stephen Loman will be “twice as sweet” with the Filipino’s title on the line Saturday night at Brave CF 13 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Mlambo is a former amateur world champion and his professional trajectory was stifled when he dropped a decision loss to Loman in September 2016. Since then, Loman has claimed Brave FC’s bantamweight title.
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• In return from crushing defeat, CM Punk earns his MMA stripes

  09-06-2018 16:00
  Critics of mixed martial arts often miss the nobility in the individual quest. During action, there are no teammates to rely on, no called timeouts to stall an opponent’s surging momentum. It is you, a foe and a continuous spotlight, the last two both conspiring against you. In that arena, everything is heightened. Failures are sometimes magnified past the glory of victories. It takes real courage to ever try the sport in the first place.
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• UFC 225 start time, TV schedule for Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2

  09-06-2018 15:00
  The UFC 225 start time, TV schedule for the Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2 fight card at the United Center in Chicago on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.
The main card airs on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. This portion is as follows:
  Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero
  Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington
  Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson
  Andre
  
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• Mirsad Bektic says his former roommate Colby Covington is just being himself with ‘a little extra’

  09-06-2018 14:30
  CHICAGO — One of the common questions recently in MMA is whether or not Colby Covington’s new trash-talking public persona is real or just a character. Mirsad Bektic doesn’t have to wonder.
  Bektic, a UFC featherweight, roomed with Covington for four years while they were both training at American Top Team. And he says that Covington’s outward personality now is not too far off from how Covington is in private.“Colby, I think he’s always had a chip on his shou
  
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• UFC 225 Results: Whittaker vs. Romero II

  09-06-2018 14:00
  Tonight (Sat. June 9, 2018) the UFC returns to Chicago, Illinois for their UFC 225 pay-per-view (PPV) event. In the main event of the evening, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will take on Yoel Romero in a non-title fight after the Cuban missed weight by .2 pounds. In the co-featured bout of the evening, the […]
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• UFC 225 main event breakdown: Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2

  09-06-2018 14:00
  Injured and down two rounds to perhaps the most dangerous third-round fighter in MMA, Robert Whittaker looked to be in major trouble as he came out of his corner to start the third against Yoel Romero at UFC 213. What followed was a master class in crisis management, with Whittaker dominating Romero over the final 15 minutes of the bout based on movement, guts, aggression and conditioning. The result left Romero to wonder what could have been. He only had to win one of the last three rounds and
  
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• UFC 225: Pros predict Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero, Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington, discuss CM Punk on main card

  09-06-2018 13:00
  CHICAGO — There’s not much consensus on one of the most stacked cards of the year.
  Robert Whittaker beat Yoel Romero in a razor-close fight last summer and the two will meet again in what should have been a UFC middleweight title fight. Romero missed weight Friday, rendering the UFC 225 main event a non-title one.
  In the co-main event, Rafael dos Anjos takes on the brash Colby Covington for the interim welterweight belt. Dos Anjos, the former lightweight champion, is the more establ
  
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• Paul Redmond on KSW 44, UFC past, and Mateusz Gamrot

  09-06-2018 12:00
  DUBLIN — Ahead of his lightweight showdown with Gracjan Szadzinski, Paul Redmond discussed his form since leaving the UFC, his path to a title shot with KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot and how he matches up with the Polish submission ace.
  
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• Whittaker prevails in an all-time rematch with Romero

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
   WHITTAKER vs ROMERO 2The rematch between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero wasn’t contested for Whittaker’s UFC middleweight title, but the UFC 225 main event delivered championship level action a second time at United Center, with Whittaker taking a split decision victory over the Cuban in a grueling 25-minute battle.“Yoel hits like a truck and I just had to try and survive and make the comeback,” said Whittaker. “I could have seen it going any way because it
  
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• UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero 2 Final Results

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights from United Center in Chicago on Saturday, June 9, 2018.Whittaker vs Romero | Dos Anjos vs Covington | Holm vs Anderson | Arlovski vs Tuivasa | Punk vs Jackson | Overeem vs Blaydes | Gadelha vs Esparza| Lamas vs Bektic | Coulter vs De La Rocha | Evans vs Smith| Benavidez vs Pettis | Guida vs Oliveira | Santiago vs IgeUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero 2 main card ORDER UFC 225 REPLAY NOW 
  
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• Statement on UFC 225

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will face #1 contender Yoel Romero in a five-round main event. Romero, who missed weight on Friday by .2 lbs., will not be eligible to win the title.This is a highly-anticipated rematch as the two heavy-hitters meet up again following their 2017 bout that ended with Whittaker claiming a victory by unanimous decision.UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero is one of the most stacked cards of the organization’s history with the first bout kicking off at 5:15p
  
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• Ronda Rousey makes history as first woman selected for induction into UFC Hall of Fame

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that former UFC and Strikeforce® women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member of the class of 2018. The 2018 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 5, at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS® starting at 7 p.m. PT.“There would be no women
  
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• Johnson-Cejudo 2 set for UFC 227 in August

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC's lighter weight classes continue to take center stage at Staples Center in Los Angeles on August 4, as pound-for-pound king Demetrious Johnson attempts to extend his record title defense streak when he defends his flyweight crown in a rematch with 2008 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo in the UFC 227 co-main event.In the UFC 227 headliner, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, the second chapter of one of the sport’s most heated rivalries lands in LA, as TJ Dillashaw defends his
  
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• Holm, Tuivasa gain momentum in Chicago

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  What a showing for @HollyHolm! #UFC225 pic.twitter.com/u6kBERWGUG— UFC (@ufc) June 10, 2018HOLM vs ANDERSONFormer UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm bounced back from her December loss to Cris Cyborg at United Center on Saturday, scoring a shutout three-round unanimous decision over debuting former Invicta FC champion Megan Anderson on the UFC 225 main card.Scores in the featherweight contest were 30-27 and 30-26 twice.Anderson wasted no time getting to work, and she landed
  
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• Covington backs up talk, becomes interim champ

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Walks it like he talks it.@ColbyCovMMA is the interim WW champ! #AndNew pic.twitter.com/euPV7Lfnwt— UFC (@ufc) June 10, 2018COVINGTON vs DOS ANJOSColby Covington did a lot of talking before his UFC 225 co-main event against Rafael Dos Anjos Saturday night, but he walked the walk when it counted as he put together a five-round unanimous decision victory that earned him the interim UFC welterweight title at United Center in Chicago. Scores were 49-46 and 48-47 twice for Covington, who improv
  
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• Blaydes extends streak with signature victory

  09-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  BLAYDES vs OVEREEMChicago’s own Curtis Blaydes continued to charge up the heavyweight ladder in UFC 225 action at United Center, stopping Alistair Overeem in the third round.There was little action in the first two and a half minutes until Blaydes shot in for a takedown and got it, pinning Overeem to the fence. Blaydes patiently worked to improve his position, but Overeem defended well. Blaydes was able to keep his foe grounded until the end of the round, though, with the only offense comi
  
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• UFC 225 ‘Whittaker vs. Romero 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  09-06-2018 06:45 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog's live UFC 225 coverage kicks off Saturday at 6:15 p.m. ET.
  
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• Derrick Krantz Solves Kassius Holdorf Riddle in Legacy Fighting Alliance 42 Headliner

  09-06-2018 06:02 via sherdog.com
  Derrick Krantz had a deeper reservoir of experience upon which to draw and needed every bit of it.
  
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• UFC 225 Results: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

  09-06-2018 06:00
  MMA Fighting has UFC 225 results for the Romero vs. Whittaker event June 9 from the United Center in Chicago, Ill.,plus live blogs of the top fights and live UFC 225 Twitter updates.
  In the main event, Robert Whittaker clashes with Yoel Romero for the second time. Whittaker’s middleweight belt won’t be on the line since Romero failed to make weight Friday.
  Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will collide with Colby Covington in the night’s co-main event for the UF
  
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• UFC 225 preview show

  09-06-2018 05:55
  CHICAGO — With UFC 225 hours away, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani and Marc Raimondi break down Saturday’s event.
  
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• UFC 225 ceremonial weigh-in photos

  09-06-2018 04:58
  At the UFC 225 ceremonial weigh-ins, all the fighters on Saturday’s card squared off Friday evening in Chicago.
  
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• Whittaker VS Romero 2 Still On In Chicago

  09-06-2018 04:14
  Earlier today at the official weigh-ins for UFC 225, Middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero missed weight and put the Main Event in serious jeopardy. For hours the MMA community could do nothing but speculate as both camps and the UFC tried to come to an agreement. Once in the United Center for the Ceremonial weigh-ins […]
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• Claudia Gadelha: I Feel Comfortable With Carla Esparza’s Game (Exclusive)

  09-06-2018 02:33
  Claudia Gadelha isn’t short on confidence going into her UFC 225 match-up. Tomorrow night (June 9), Gadelha will take on Carla Esparza. The bout will be featured on the FOX Sports 1 portion of UFC 225. The strawweights will do battle inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Gadelha is looking to rebound from her […]
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• Jon Jones blasts ‘disgusting’ Colby Covington on Instagram

  09-06-2018 00:36
  Turns out Jon Jones is not a big fan of Colby Covington.The former UFC light heavyweight champion took to Instagram and Twitter on late Friday afternoon to show his dislike for the American Top Team fighter.Covington will be fighting tomorrow night in the co-main event of UFC 225. He’ll be competing against Rafael dos Anjos in an interim welterweight bout. The 30-year-old fighter recently rose in popularity for his controversial trash talk along with his key wins over Dong Hyun Kim and mo
  
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• UFC 225 weigh-in video at 7 p.m. ET

  09-06-2018 00:06
  At the UFC 225 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s UFC 225 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker made championship weight at 185 pounds, but Yoel Romero did not hit the mark.
  The UFC 225 official weigh-ins are at 10 a.m. ET, and they are below.
  The UFC 225 ceremonial weigh-ins are at 7 p.m. ET, and they are above.
  Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
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