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• PFL 2 Weigh-in Video & Results: Will Brooks, Luiz Firmino Cleared for Headliner

  20-06-2018 23:49 via sherdog.com
  Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Will Brooks is primed to resurrect his career in the Professional Fighters League, and his path starts on Thursday in Chicago against Luiz Firmino at PFL 2.
  
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• PFL 2 Weigh-in Pics, Video & Results: Will Brooks, Luiz Firmino Cleared for Headliner

  20-06-2018 23:49 via sherdog.com
  Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Will Brooks is primed to resurrect his career in the Professional Fighters League, and his path starts on Thursday in Chicago against Luiz Firmino at PFL 2.
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos undergoes plastic surgery after ear nearly fell off at UFC 225

  20-06-2018 23:00
  Rafael dos Anjos lost the opportunity to become the interim UFC welterweight champion at UFC 225, losing to Colby Covington via unanimous decision in Chicago earlier this month, and had to go under the knife to fix an old issue. dos Anjos posted a photo of his ear on Instagramdos Anjos posted a photo on his Instagram stories earlier this week announcing that he had done an ear procedure. In fact, it was not the first time he had to have ear “fixed.”
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• PFL 2 Weigh-ins Results: Will Brooks vs. Luiz Firmino Official

  20-06-2018 22:40
  UPDATE: Only one fighter missed weight at the PFL 2 weigh-ins. Efrain Escudero weighed in at 162 pounds for his lightweight bout against Jason High. The Professional Fighters League (PFL) 2 weigh-ins are set. Tonight (June 20), the PFL 2 weigh-ins will take place in Chicago, Illinois. All fighters on tomorrow night’s card will tip […]
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• Trainer Firas Zahabi Would Offer GSP Sparring Partners $5K for Knockouts, Takedowns

  20-06-2018 22:34 via sherdog.com
  When Georges St. Pierre was in his heyday, maintaining a high level of intensity during training sessions sometimes required some creativity.
  
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• PFL 2 weigh-in video

  20-06-2018 22:00
  MMA Fighting has PFL 2 weigh-in video Wednesday afternoon from Chicago. The video is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET below.
  In the main event, Luiz Firmino and Will Brooks have to make the lightweight limit of 155 pounds (with one-pound allowance).Check out the PFL 2 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (NBC Sports at 9 p.m. ET)
  Luiz Firmino vs. Will Brooks
  Efrain Escudero vs. Jason High
  Rashid Yusupov vs. Rakim Cleveland
  Brian Foster vs. Ramsey Nijem
  Kayla Harrison vs. Brittney Elkin

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• Bellator’s Linton Vassell Announces Move to Heavyweight

  20-06-2018 21:22
  Linton Vassell is moving on up. For years, Vassell has climbed the ranks of Bellator’s light heavyweight division. He’s earned two title opportunities along the way. Now, “The Swarm” will be looking to tackle a new challenge. Vassell has announced that he will be moving up to the heavyweight division. Bellator is currently in the […]
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• Firas Zahabi Explains Why Conor McGregor Gasses During Fights

  20-06-2018 21:13
  Tristar Gym head coach Firas Zahabi has his theory as to why Conor McGregor has had so many cardio issues in his past several fights. The Notorious One has shown serious issues in his pair of Octagon appearances against Nate Diaz, as well as his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in which he was finished […]
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• His goal is a title, but the fact that Brian Foster is still fighting is remarkable enough

  20-06-2018 21:00
  Brian Foster has never been one for nicknames, but after a dozen years competing as a professional fighter a good one might be “Fact or Fiction.” That’s because the one thing most fans know about him was that he was let go from the UFC after something showed up on his brain scan nearly eight years ago, which spooked officials from any association. That part is fact. That he had corrective brain surgery and returned and fight 16 more times heading into his encounter in PFL on T
  
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• Leon Edwards Says He’ll Put Cowboy Away

  20-06-2018 20:39
  Leon Edwards (15-3) is on a five-fight win streak with the UFC and he looks to continue the trend when he faces Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (33-10) this weekend at UFC Fight Night 132 in Singapore. Cerrone is an established name in the UFC and even though he is coming off of a win over Yancy […]
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• Ketlen Vieira Confident She Deserves Next UFC Bantamweight Title Opportunity

  20-06-2018 20:16
  Just after successfully defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, Amanda Nunes confirmed she believes Ketlen Vieira is next in line for an opportunity. While it’s reassuring for Vieira to hear the champion acknowledge her by name, she also fears that former women’s bantamweight champion and current […]
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• Greg Rebello to fight replacement Angel DeAnda on Contender Series

  20-06-2018 20:10
  It didn’t take long for Greg Rebello to get a new opponent.
  Less than 24 hours after it was reported by MMAjunkie that Mexico’s Oscar Ivan Cota would be forced to withdraw from his June 26 Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series heavyweight bout vs. Rebello due to visa issues, sources told MMA Fighting that Angel DeAnda has agreed to step in as a replacement.
  This is good news for Rebello who is getting his second chance to earn a UFC contract after suffering a first-round
  
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• Carlos Condit Reportedly Not Considering Retirement

  20-06-2018 20:05
  Carlos Condit doesn’t seem to be considering retirement at this point in his career. The Natural Born Killer has lost four-straight fights to the likes of Robbie Lawler, Demian Maia, Neil Magny and Alex Oliveira. The latter occurred this past April in Arizona, where Condit was submitted by Oliveira in the second round via guillotine. […]
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• Rizin 12 to Include Yusuke Yachi, UFC Vet Hatsu Hioki, Invicta Matchmaker Kaitlin Young

  20-06-2018 19:57 via sherdog.com
  Yusuke Yachi, Hatsu Hioki, Kaitlin Young will be among those competing at Rizin 12 on Aug. 12.
  
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• Michael Chiesa Is Okay Losing To Kevin Lee “Fair And Square” In Potential Rematch

  20-06-2018 19:55
  There was a ton of controversy surrounding Michael Chiesa’s last Octagon outing. Maverick suffered a first round submission loss to Kevin Lee via rear-naked choke. There’s just one problem – Chiesa never tapped and was never rendered unconscious. Chiesa seemed to relax himself in what looked like body language of someone about to be knocked […]
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• Will Brooks Looks To Shake Off UFC Disappointment In PFL

  20-06-2018 19:46
  Will Brooks was supposed to be a UFC champion, but the American Top Team product’s tenure in the Octagon was anything but. After signing a big free agent deal with the UFC after defeating Michael Chandler to win the Bellator lightweight championship and defending his belt twice there, much was expected of Brooks inside the […]
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• Wanderlei Silva Says He’s Fighting ‘Rampage’ Jackson at Bellator MMA Event on Sept. 29

  20-06-2018 19:04 via sherdog.com
  All signs are pointing toward a fourth bout between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton Jackson taking place later this year.
  
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• Wanderlei Silva Says He’s Fighting ‘Rampage’ Jackson for the 4th time in September

  20-06-2018 19:02
  The fourth time appears to be the charm in the long running saga between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. On Wednesday, Silva announced via Facebook and Instagram that he’s scheduled to meet Jackson on Sept. 29 in a Bellator MMA event in California. While he didn’t expand any further, Silva and Jackson are scheduled […]
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• Al Iaquinta Slams Yair Rodriguez For Handing Of UFC Situation

  20-06-2018 18:54
  Al Iaquinta has made it clear that he doesn’t fear the powers that be within the UFC. Ragin’ was very outspoken against UFC President Dana White’s decision to move weigh-ins back to afternoons as opposed to mornings. Iaquinta tells ESPN that when he signed his contract to fight Justin Gaethje at UFC Lincoln he was […]
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• Wanderlei Silva says he’s fighting ‘Rampage’ Jackson in September

  20-06-2018 18:00
  Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson in September? It’s a done deal, at least according to the Brazilian.
  Silva posted a video on his Facebook page on Wednesday saying that Bellator officials have reached out to him offering a main event clash with “Rampage” in a yet-to-be-announced card in California on Sept. 29.
  ”Like people say, it’s very hard for a good professional to retire,” Silva said. “I just got a call from Bellator inviting to be part of the S
  
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• Sage Northcutt on CM Punk: I Think he Did a Great Job

  20-06-2018 17:52
  Sage Northcutt has praise for CM Punk. Punk recently competed on the UFC 225 card earlier this month. He took on Mike Jackson inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The bout was featured on the main card of UFC 225. Jackson ended up nabbing a unanimous decision victory over Punk. The former WWE champion […]
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• Georges St-Pierre’s Coach Used to Have Interesting Offer to Training Partners

  20-06-2018 17:46
  The coach of Georges St-Pierre had an interesting tactic to get training partners fired up to train with the former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion. GSP returned to competition in November after four years away from the sport to win the middleweight title with a submission victory in the third round over Michael Bisping at […]
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• Donald Cerrone Gives Advice to ‘Arrogant’ Leon Edwards

  20-06-2018 17:46
  Donald Cerrone has decided to give some advice to his next opponent inside of the Octagon under the UFC banner. The former title contender is slated to fight up and coming contender Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout that will headline UFC Singapore (UFC Fight Night 132) this coming weekend. Cerrone scored a first round […]
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• Tyron Woodley: Jon Jones Called Me Personally to Offer Assistance in Fight Against Colby Covington

  20-06-2018 16:44 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has made his fair share of enemies along the way during his UFC career, including his former college roommate Jon Jones.
  
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• Donald Cerrone Warns Leon Edwards he Won’t be the Calm ‘Cowboy’ on Saturday in Singapore

  20-06-2018 16:41 via sherdog.com
  Donald Cerrone has never been the type of guy who engages in trash talking with his opponents, instead letting his actions inside the cage do the talking.
  
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• Curtis Blaydes Predicts Stipe Miocic Will Finish Daniel Cormier at UFC 226

  20-06-2018 16:39 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division is set to host one of the most anticipated fights in recent memory when current champion Stipe Miocic defends his belt against current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.
  
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• Former Bellator MMA King Will Brooks Eyeing Championships in Professional Fighters League

  20-06-2018 16:37 via sherdog.com
  The next chapter in former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Will Brooks’ mixed martial arts career lies in Professional Fighters League.
  
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• UFC Veteran Chris Wade Thinks He’s Built to Excel in PFL’s Regular Season, Playoff Format

  20-06-2018 16:35 via sherdog.com
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Chris Wade was one of numerous fighters released by that organization in the past year.
  
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• Brendan Schaub Slams “Cringeworthy” Commentary During Punk vs. Jackson

  20-06-2018 16:06
  Brendan Schaub feels the same sentiment toward CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson that many MMA fans around the world do. However, the former heavyweight fighter also took aim at the commentary during the bout. Schaub feels the commentary was ‘cringe-worthy.’ He said on his podcast “The commentators… Joe Rogan, one of my best friends, my […]
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• David Branch willing to fight ‘Jacare’ Souza in Brazil: ‘I’d go to the friggin’ moon’

  20-06-2018 16:00
  David Branch wants to fight Ronaldo Souza next and he’s willing to bend over backward to do it. Even if that means going down to Brazil, homeland of “Jacare,” for the UFC card there in September.
  “I’m willing to go anywhere,” Branch told MMA Fighting. “I’d go to the friggin’ moon if I had a passport and a freakin’ space shuttle. That’s what I gotta do, man. We have to do this. It must be done. We have to get this out the way so w
  
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• Chat Wrap: UFC Singapore, PFL, announcement

  20-06-2018 15:48
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the podcast, we'll look ahead to UFC Singapore this weekend including the main event between Donald Cerrone and Leon Edwards. We'll discuss that bout and whatever else is relevant about the fight card.
  PFL 2 is on Thursday and is a sneaky good card. Kayla Harrison makes her MMA debut, Will Brooks is back in action, Sean O'Connell is out of retirement and more.
  Episode 2 of season 2 of the Contender Series aired last night and four contracts
  
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• Jacare’s Manager: “Branch Fight Doesn’t Make Sense”

  20-06-2018 15:28
  Following reports that the UFC had planned on David Branch fighting perennial welterweight challenger, Jacare Souza at UFC Sao Paulo on September 22nd, it appears that the bout is all but dead in the water. Branch has been campaigning on Twitter for the bout recently. The former WSOF champion has accused the Brazilian of rejecting […]
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• Donald Cerrone has advice for ‘arrogant, cocky motherf*cker’ Leon Edwards

  20-06-2018 15:00
  Donald Cerrone’s creed has long been to fight anyone, any time, anywhere. It’s a philosophy he lives to the fullest, which often means giving young up-and-comers the chance to test themselves against his big name, as Cerrone did for Darren Till last year. A true old-school fighter, he’ll risk his rank once again this weekend when he meets welterweight prospect Leon Edwards at UFC Singapore. This time around, though, “Cowboy” is less than thrilled with what he&rsquo
  
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• Morning Report: Khabib Nurmagomedov promises to ‘destroy’ Conor McGregor

  20-06-2018 14:00
  With a fight between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division champion Conor McGregor likely “building” towards fruition, later this year, “The Eagle” is confident that he will follow up on his promise to humble McGregor.
  Speaking to Sport24.ru (translated by Bloody Elbow) recently, Nurmagomedov said though he doesn’t know in what round it will happen, he will “destroy” McGregor when they fight.
  “In what round will I be
  
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• Wild weather, hardcore fans keep Singapore workouts light and festive

  20-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  There's rain and then there's torrential downpours; the kind that make you consider building an ark, and in Singapore, it was the latter that dominated the Wednesday afternoon that had been set to host the open workouts.Rain is entirely normal and expected this time of year in Singapore, but a perfect storm of downpours, heat, and steam did its best to unsettle the hardcore fans at OCBC Square, to no great avail. A small but enthusiastic cluster of fans that braved the clouds and the rapids, det
  
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• TUF: Undefeated - Ep. 10 Recap

  20-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated on February 27, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />The first featherweight finalist on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated has been determined after a battle between Team Cormier fighters Brad Katona and Bryce Mitchell.It was a tough week for light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, as he had to witness two of his fighters squaring off, with only one of them earning a spot in the live finale on July
  
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• TUF: Undefeated - Ep. 10 Preview

  20-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Last week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated saw a pair of Team Miocic fighters square off, with Mike Trizano ultimately besting John Gunther to punch his ticket as the first finalist of the season from the lightweight division.While it was definitely no easy task for heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic to watch two of his fighters square off, he gets to pass that baton over to light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier this week, as “DC” will now witness the dreaded teamm
  
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• OSP has warning message for Pedro

  20-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Stick around in the fight game long enough and eventually you go from being the young buck climbing the rankings and chasing fights with veterans to playing the role of the elder statesman in that equation, fending off the advances of a new hopeful looking to take your place.That’s the situation Ovince Saint Preux finds himself in this weekend when he takes on emerging Australian light heavyweight Tyson Pedro in the co-main event of Saturday’s return to Singapore Indoor Stadium for U
  
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• Matthews only 'scratching the surface' of his potential

  20-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fighters are not like the rest of us, reason #348,764.In looking back at his February bout with Li Jingliang, one in which he survived a second-round eye gouge to gut out a Fight of the Night decision win, Jake Matthews describes it as “a fun fight.”That’s an old school fighter talking, one who happens to be only 23 years old. But Matthews is cut from a different cloth than many of his peers, and it’s a testament to an upbringing in the sport far removed from the bright l
  
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• Clark has found her winning recipe

  20-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Jessica-Rose Clark at the UFC Perfomance Institute (Photo by Juan Cardenas/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" /> It was only November of last year that Australia’s Jessica-Rose Clark stepped into the Octagon for her UFC debut, a short-notice bout against compatriot Bec Rawlings. She came away with the win in that scrap, and followed it with another victory six weeks later against Paige VanZant in St. Louis. In less than two months, the still-new women’s flyweight division was already on n
  
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• Antonina Shevchenko slated to face Jaimelene Nievera in Contender Series fight

  20-06-2018 04:31
  Antonina Shevchenko has a new dance partner for her appearance on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
  After losing originally scheduled opponent Silvana Gomez Juarez to an undisclosed injury, Shevchenko will now face flyweight Jaimelene Nievera on June 26 in Las Vegas for a shot at a UFC contract, sources told MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi.
  TSN was the first to report the short-notice opponent change.
  Shevchenko, an experienced Muay Thai fighter who is the sister of top UFC
  
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• UFC Contracts Awarded to Record Four Fighters on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series

  20-06-2018 04:05 via sherdog.com
  Anthony Hernandez could not have done more to impress the powers that be with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  
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• DWTNCS results: Four fighters earn UFC contracts

  20-06-2018 03:57
  On a night full of exciting finishes, UFC president Dana White had no choice but to show almost all of the competitors the money.
  For the first time ever, four fighters received contracts for their performances on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Ryan Spann, Matt Sayles, Anthony Hernandez, and Dwight Grant are the newest editions to the UFC roster.
  Spann (14-5) made the most of a second Contender Series opportunity, needing just 26 seconds to submit Argentina’s Emiliano
  
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• Strawweights Angela Hill, Alexa Grasso Booked for UFC Fight Night Lincoln on Aug. 25

  20-06-2018 03:52 via sherdog.com
  Angela Hill will square off against Alexa Grasso in a strawweight contest at UFC Fight Night 135 on Aug. 25.
  
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• DWTNCS 10 Results: Four Fighters Earn UFC Contracts

  20-06-2018 03:39
  UPDATE: Dwight Grant, Ryan Spann, Anthony Hernandez, and Matt Sayles have earned UFC contacts. Week two of the new season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series has wrapped up (see last week’s results here). Tonight (June 19), another edition of DWTNCS took place. The action began at 8 p.m. ET and it aired live on […]
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• DWTNCS Results: Season 2, Week 2

  20-06-2018 03:33
  MMA Fighting has got DWTNCS results Tuesday night from the UFC gym in Las Vegas.
  In the main event, Matt Sayles and Yazan Hajeh will square off in a featherweight contest.
  Check out DWTNCS results below.
  Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)
  Matt Sayles def. Yazan Hajeh via TKO (punches) at 1:57 of R1
  Anthony Hernandez def. Jordan Wright via KO (punches) at :40 of R1
  Austin Springer def. Giga Chikadze via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:10 of R3
  Ryan Spann def. Emiliano Sordi via submissio
  
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• Alexa Grasso vs. Angela Hill targeted for UFC Lincoln

  20-06-2018 03:27
  Nebraska is getting a battle of strawweight striking aces.
  A bout between Alexa Grasso and Angela Hill has been targeted for UFC Lincoln on Aug. 25, the UFC announced Tuesday via its UFC Español Twitter account. MMA Weekly was the first to report the news.Grasso (10-2) is coming off a first-round submission loss to Tatiana Suarez at UFC Chile last month. The Mexican fighter has lost two of three after beginning her career undefeated in nine fights. Grasso, 24, is still regarded as a top
  
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• Luiz Firmino doesn’t think PFL 2 opponent Will Brooks is ‘that tough’

  20-06-2018 03:00
  Will Brooks makes his post-UFC debut in the main event of Professional Fighters League's card Thursday night in Chicago, and Luis Firmino predicts a bad night for the former Bellator lightweight champion.
  “Buscape” is coming off a first-round stoppage win over Eddy Elis in his PFL debut last year, and doesn’t seem too impressed by the lightweight’s resume. Brooks holds wins over the likes of Michael Chandler (twice), Marcin Held and Ross Pearson, but was cut from the UFC
  
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• Devin Clark Calls out Anthony Smith for Fight Night 135

  20-06-2018 02:08
  In the UFC jungle, Anthony Smith may very well be going from facing an old lion to a Brown Bear in the gauntlet for light heavyweight supremacy: With a one-sided first-round KO over Rashad Evans, there is now a “Brown Bear” attempting to encroach on the Lionheart’s backyard. Speaking with BJ Penn Radio, Devin Clark […]
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• Craig White Cut 46 Pounds Ahead Of UFC Debut

  20-06-2018 01:15
  UFC Liverpool was an event that centered largely around the botched weight-cut of local star, Darren Till. In the fallout since the UFC has been in a continual spiral of trying to find a way to clamp down on the issue. However, Craig White recently disclosed that he shed a monster amount of weight on […]
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