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• Brian Ortega UFC 226 media lunch scrum video

  27-06-2018 23:58
  LOS ANGELES — Before UFC 226, Brian Ortega discusses his upcoming title fight against Max Holloway, his family, and much more in a scrum with media Thursday evening.
  
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• Mousasi Implies Machida Left UFC to Avoid Drug Testing

  27-06-2018 23:10
  Gegard Mousasi has quite the theory on why Lyoto Machida made his exit from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Machida surprised the mixed martial arts world when he signed with Bellator after his final UFC bout against Vitor Belfort earlier this year. “The Dragon” said the UFC matched Bellator’s offer, but he had already made […]
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• James Gallagher meets newcomer Ricky Bandejas in bantamweight bow at Bellator 204 

  27-06-2018 22:30
  James Gallagher will make his debut in the bantamweight division in South Dakota at Bellator 204 on Aug. 17 against promotional newcomer, Ricky Bandejas.Sources confirmed the fight with MMA Fighting on Wednesday following an initial report from Sanford Pentagon.Gallagher (7-0-0) has been out of action since his memorable first round submission win over Chinzo Machida at Bellator: NYC last June.“The Strabanimal” suffered knee injury that forced him out of what was slated to be his fi
  
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• Rhys McKee wants to challenge for Terry Brazier’s title after first ‘champion vs. champion’ clash

  27-06-2018 22:00
  BELFAST — BAMMA lightweight champion Rhys McKee spoke about welterweight champion, Terry Brazier, coming down to 155 lbs to fight for his title, how he hopes to fight for Brazier’s welterweight title following a win on Thursday night, why fighting after England’s last group game is a good thing and what the future holds.
  
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• Former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks Calls It a Career After 10 Years in MMA

  27-06-2018 21:41 via sherdog.com
  Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks is retiring from mixed martial arts following a 10-year professional career.
  
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• John Kavanagh Wants Nate Diaz Next For Conor McGregor

  27-06-2018 21:32
  Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s return is expected to come soon, and while many expect him to challenge 155-pound champ Khabib Nurmagomedov upon his return, the Irishman’s coach would prefer a different match-up. Speaking to Robin Black this past weekend, John Kavanagh revealed that despite the fight with The Eagle looming, he’d […]
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• Felipe Arantes Announces Retirement From MMA After UFC Singapore Defeat

  27-06-2018 21:22
  Felipe Arantes has officially announced his retirement from mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. The 30-year-old UFC bantamweight took to social media yesterday (Tues. June 26, 2018) and announced he would be walking away from the sport after his UFC Singapore loss to Song Yadong this past weekend. Through 10 years as a professional MMA fighter, racking […]
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• Former Invicta FC Champ Livia Renata Souza Set For Sao Paulo UFC Debut

  27-06-2018 21:11
  The UFC’s women’s strawweight division just got bigger. Former Invicta FC strawweight champion Livia Renata Souza is set to make her UFC debut at the promotion’s upcoming Sao Paulo event on September 22nd. She will take on Alex Chambers at 115 pounds. The bout was first reported by Brazilian news outlet Combate. The action goes […]
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• Johny Hendricks announces retirement from MMA

  27-06-2018 21:02
  Johny Hendricks became the second former UFC champion to retire this week.
  Two days after light heavyweight great Rashad Evans announced that he’s hanging up the gloves, one-time welterweight king Johny Hendricks told MMAjunkie Radio that he is ending his 11-year professional MMA career.
  The 34-year-old Oklahoma native, a two-time NCAA Division-I wrestling champion, is planning to focus on coaching high school wrestling.
  “I’m done. I’m retiring,” Hendricks said, &l
  
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• Valerie Letourneau Looking To Make Statement Against Kristina Williams, Secure Flyweight Title Shot

  27-06-2018 21:01
  Bellator 201 is set to go down this weekend (Fri. June 29, 2018) from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. The main event will feature undefeated Bellator women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defending her title against Alejandra Lara. Also on the card is another women’s 125-pound match-up that could very well determine the next challenger for […]
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• Former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks Retires

  27-06-2018 20:27
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder Johny Hendricks has retired. Hendricks said the following on MMA Junkie Radio: “I’m done. I’m retiring. I’m getting out of the MMA world. I’ve been thinking about this long and hard for a while. I’m going to get back to my roots. I’m going to start coaching […]
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• LFA Champ Kevin Aguilar Headlines July 10 Contender Series

  27-06-2018 20:03
  Current LFA featherweight champion Kevin Aguilar will move to lightweight to face Joey Gomez in the next edition of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Aguilar stepped in as a short notice replacement for Rafael Fiziev. In the recently concluded DWTNCS 11 Valentina Shevchenko’s sister Antonina Shevchenko defeated Jaimee Nievera by TKO and was awarded a […]
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC Singapore

  27-06-2018 20:00
  As with most sports trying to make it internationally, the UFC has eyed China as an emerging market for a long time.
  It was back in 2010 when they first hired Mark Fischer, whose resume included the NBA’s successful explosion in popularity in that country.
  The UFC had sent officials to China, both trying to make inroads and looking for potential stars for the market. The idea was to look at people with martial arts backgrounds that could be trained to be their Yao Ming, the superstar who
  
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• It’s Expensive to be an MMA Fan With Streaming Services

  27-06-2018 19:13
  Being an MMA fan is expensive. Between the 12 pay-per-view events the UFC hosts every year, plus the cable or satellite bills needed to watch all the fight cards on television, not to mention a Fight Pass subscription if you want to catch all the other fights, it’s not cheap if you want to be […]
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• Donald Cerrone Says He’s Got At Least Five More Years Left to Fight

  27-06-2018 18:49
  Donald Cerrone doesn’t plan on hanging up his gloves anytime soon. Cerrone took on Leon Edwards this past Saturday (June 23). The welterweight tilt served as UFC Singapore‘s main event. After five rounds of action, Edwards was awarded the unanimous decision victory. While the bout was close, “Cowboy” now falls to 1-4 in his last […]
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• 12-Time UFC Veteran Felipe Arantes Retires Following Loss in Singapore

  27-06-2018 18:24 via sherdog.com
  Felipe Arantes has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts after 31-bout career.
  
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• Sijara Eubanks determined to march from NYC Pride to UFC flyweight title

  27-06-2018 18:00
  It never occurred to Sijara Eubanks that some might consider her a role model until she found herself walking down the middle of Manhattan’s 7th Avenue on a sunny June Sunday.
  Eubanks participated as part of the UFC’s group in New York City’s pride festival on June 24, along with Tecia Torres and Nina Ansaroff, when it dawned on the rising flyweight contender the she has a platform to raise visibility for LGBT athletes.
  “I had never thought of myself as a role model, or
  
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• Junior Dos Santos Describes His Issue With USADA

  27-06-2018 17:52
  Junior dos Santos has spoken on what his past issue with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) was about. Last year, dos Santos was supposed to meet Francis Ngannou at UFC 215. Those plans went awry when “Cigano” was flagged by USADA stemming from an out-of-competition sample. After an investigation, USADA determined that the “compounding pharmacies” […]
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• Ali Abdelaziz: Conor McGregor Interested in Return to Cage Because He’s ‘Running out of Money’

  27-06-2018 16:46 via sherdog.com
  It seems inevitable that by the end of 2018, fight fans will get to witness one of mixed martial arts’ worst kept secrets when Irish superstar Conor McGregor locks horns with current Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
  
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• Bellator’s Ryan Bader, Gegard Mousasi Want Redemption Against New Signee Lyoto Machida

  27-06-2018 16:43 via sherdog.com
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has only just signed a deal with Bellator MMA and he already has two current champions eyeing a shot at him.
  
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• Heavyweight Greg Rebello Announces Retirement Following Contender Series Defeat

  27-06-2018 16:40 via sherdog.com
  Greg Rebello came up short in his latest attempt to reach the sport’s pinnacle, and now he is calling it a career after 33 mixed martial arts fights.
  
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• Max Holloway On Brian Ortega Fight: You Guys Are About To See A Superfight

  27-06-2018 16:32
  The UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway takes on Brian Ortega at UFC 226. This bout has been coined as the most exciting championship fight in the featherweight division since Conor McGregor faced Jose Aldo at UFC 194. UFC 226 is headlined by a superfight between UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel […]
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• Wanderlei Silva Picks Chael Sonnen to Win Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix

  27-06-2018 16:26
  Bellator recently announced the fourth fight between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The duo squared off for the first time after the fight was announced on Tuesday. The main card will feature a super fight for the Bellator middleweight between current middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi and current welterweight champion Rory Macdonald. After the staredown with “Rampage,” Wanderlei […]
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• Famed tattoo artist Steve Butcher details 12-hour process of creating Conor McGregor ink

  27-06-2018 16:00
  When a client walked into his shop last week asking for a Conor McGregor tattoo, Steve Butcher had a vision of what he wanted the piece to look like.
  “I really wanted to do one of Conor where he had a nice shirt on, his glasses on and he’s smiling, looking like a rich guy,” Butcher told MMA Fighting. “Because I love that about him, that cockiness about him. He wasn’t going for it.”
  The customer, Luke Lorenzen, wanted his McGregor tattoo to be “The Notor
  
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• Mirko Cro Cop Back to Training After Knee Surgery

  27-06-2018 15:50
  It was earlier reported that the former PRIDE FC Grand Prix champion, Mirko” Cro Cop” Filipovic, blew out his knee and was forced to withdraw from the Bellator 200 main event against Roy Nelson. The veteran fighter had to undergo surgery as the injury to his knee was pretty serious. Mirko has had serious knee […]
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• UFC Singapore Medical Suspensions: Three Fighters Face Lengthy Layoffs

  27-06-2018 15:40
  With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Singapore, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. UFC Singapore (UFC Fight Night 132) took place on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Kallang, Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The main card […]
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• Felipe Arantes announces retirement following UFC Singapore loss

  27-06-2018 15:00
  Felipe Arantes has officially retired from mixed martial arts.
  The UFC bantamweight announced on his social media Tuesday night that he has decided to hang up his gloves following a loss to Song Yadong at UFC Singapore on June 23, the first knockout loss of his 31-fight career.
  “Sertanejo” (18-10-1, 2 no-contest) scored wins over the likes of John Lineker, Yves Edwards, Godofredo Pepey, Maximo Blanco and Antonio Carvalho in 10 years as a professional fighter, and leaves the sport on
  
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• Morning Report: If he had to pick, John Kavanagh would like Nate Diaz next for Conor McGregor 

  27-06-2018 14:00
  Over the weekend, John Kavanagh, head coach of former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, suggested that his star pupil’s next fight would be against current 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. So confident was Kavanagh that he said he’d be willing to bet “almost anything” that the lightweight superfight happens before the end of the year. But if he had his druthers, Nurmagomedov wouldn’t be the next fight up for “Notorious.”
  
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• Prosecutor Attempts To Increase Bail In Nick Diaz Domestic Violence Case

  27-06-2018 13:06
  Nick Diaz made the headlines recently after he was charged with domestic battery on May 24th in Las Vegas. These allegations have been strongly denied by people who are close to the UFC fighter. Diaz was scheduled to attend court on the 26th June for a preliminary hearing, but he was instead represented by his […]
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• TUF: Undefeated - Ep. 11 Recap

  27-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The lightweight finals are now set for The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated after the latest semifinal matchup went down this week.Ahead of the fight between Team Cormier's Joe Giannetti and Team Miocic's Allan Zuniga, the fighters were beginning to wind down with their days remaining in the house soon dwindling down to zero.To help keep their minds occupied as best as possible, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier came over to the house with an Xbox One and the EA Sports UFC 3 game before matc
  
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• TUF: Undefeated - Ep. 11 Preview

  27-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  With only two episodes of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated still remaining, the last two semifinal fights are on deck.Last week saw Brad Katona pull off an upset victory as he eliminated Bryce Mitchell to move on to the featherweight finals that will take place on July 6 in Las Vegas.The latest episode will feature the other half of the lightweight semifinals, as Joe Giannetti from Team Cormier will take on Allan Zuniga from Team Miocic. The winner will then move on to the finale where they will
  
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• Menifield didn't need to sell soul for UFC contract

  27-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  As the story goes, when Robert Johnson disappeared from the Mississippi Delta as an average guitar player and then returned as a virtuoso, fellow musicians said he had sold his soul to the devil as the crossroads to receive this talent. Whether you believe such urban legends or not, there is no debate that Johnson, one of the most influential bluesmen of all-time, put his time in the proverbial “woodshed” to perfect his craft.Alonzo Menifield can relate to this story, because when he
  
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• International Fight Week App Available Now

  27-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC’s seventh annual International Fight is nearly here and you’re not going to want to miss a moment. The action includes two-days of UFC Fan Experience, the UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, The Ultimate Fighter Finale and the super stacked UFC 226.With the official UFC Fight Week app you’ll have completely FREE access to schedules, fan activations, prize opportunities, autograph reservations and much more. Fight fans must have the Fight Week App in order to sign-up for au
  
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• 10 Best Heavyweight Title Fights of All-Time

  27-06-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  No UFC belt has been around longer than the heavyweight title, which made its first appearance at UFC 12 and has been in rotation ever since.It’s also the title that has changed hands the most times, as there have been 19 undisputed champions and counting, along with five interim titleholders. And until recently, no one had been able to successfully defend the heavyweight strap more than twice consecutively without getting knocked off.Stipe Miocic broke that record earlier this year and lo
  
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• UFC Fight Night 132 Medical Suspensions: Jessica Eye Facing Possible 6-Month Layoff

  27-06-2018 04:35 via sherdog.com
  Jessica Eye may have a new lease on life in the UFC at flyweight, but it could be a while before she gets her next opportunity in the division.
  
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• LFA champion Kevin Aguilar nets Contender Series main event spot

  27-06-2018 04:30
  Longtime Legacy Fighting Alliance headliner Kevin Aguilar is getting his shot at the big time.
  The reigning LFA featherweight champion will move up to 155 pounds to fight Joey Gomez in the main event of the July 10 episode of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Aguilar is stepping in as a short-notice replacement for Rafael Fiziev.
  The bout changed was officially announced on Tuesday’s Contender Series broadcast.
  A standout in the LFA (formerly the Legacy Fighting Champions
  
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• Judge Denies Bail Increase in Domestic Battery Case Involving UFC Fighter Nick Diaz

  27-06-2018 04:18 via sherdog.com
  Former UFC title challenger Nick Diaz remains free after a Nevada judge denied the prosecution’s request for a bail increase in the fighter’s domestic violence case.
  
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• Antonina Shevchenko joins sister Valentina in UFC after TKO win

  27-06-2018 04:07
  The UFC has its first sister act.
  Antonina Shevchenko, the older sister of top contender Valentina Shevchenko, earned a second-round TKO victory in the feature bout of Season 2, Week 3 of the Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The time of the stoppage in her flyweight bout with Jaimelene Nievera was 3:22.
  Shevchenko was one of two fighters awarded UFC contracts after the card, with the other spot going to lightweight Te Edwards. Additionally, heavyweight Jo
  
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• Antonina Shevchenko, Te’Jovan Edwards Awarded UFC Contracts on Week 3 of DWTNCS

  27-06-2018 03:59 via sherdog.com
  Antonina Shevchenko left no room for debate whatsoever.
  
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• Jessica Andrade vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Verbally Agreed for UFC 228 in September

  27-06-2018 03:38
  A potential strawweight title eliminator has been agreed for UFC 228 as Jessica Andrade is expected to meet Karolina Kowalkiewicz on Sept. 8. Sources close to the matchup confirmed verbal agreements are in place but no contracts have been issued for the fight. ESPN initially reported the contest. While Andrade seemed like the most likely […]
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• Wanderlei Silva May Retire After Fourth “Rampage” Fight

  27-06-2018 02:35
  Wanderlei Silva isn’t ruling out the possibility of retiring following his next fight. On Sept. 29, “The Axe Murderer” will renew an old rivalry. Silva is set to go one-on-one with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson once more. Silva has won two bouts against Jackson, while “Rampage” has one victory over “The Axe Murderer.” The two first […]
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• Judge denies bail increase request, Nick Diaz remains free on bail in domestic battery case

  27-06-2018 01:50
  Nick Diaz remains free on bail following an appearance in court Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Clark County (Nev.) district attorney’s office confirmed with MMA Fighting.
  The prosecutor requested an increase in bail from $18,000 to $100,000 on the two charges of domestic battery, but Las Vegas Justice Court judge Amy Chelini denied that. Diaz made $18,000 bond after he was arrested last month.
  Diaz, the popular UFC fighter, is being charged with domestic battery by strangulation —
  
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• Dana White Contender Series Results: Season 2, Week 3

  27-06-2018 01:00
  MMA Fighting has Dana White Contender Series results for the third week of the second season Tuesday night from the TUF Gym in Las Vegas.
  In the main event, Antonina Shevchenko squares off against Jaymee Nievara in a flyweight contest.
  Check out the Dana White Contender Series results below.
  Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)
  Antonina Shevchenko vs. Jaymee Neivara
  Te’Jovan Edwards vs. Austin Tweedy
  Greg Rebello vs. Josh Parisian
  Jamall Emmers vs. Julian Erosa
  Tim Caron vs. Jordan Wil
  
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• Rampage Jackson wants to beat Wanderlei Silva into retirement: ‘F*ck him’

  27-06-2018 00:52
  NEW YORK — Bellator star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson discusses his upcoming fourth fight against Wanderlei Silva, how the fight came together, the history between the two legends, and much more.
  
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• DWTNCS 11 Results: Shevchenko & Edwards Earn UFC Contracts

  27-06-2018 00:32
  UPDATE: Antonina Shevchenko and Te Edwards have earned UFC contracts. Josh Parisian will get a spot on the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Week three of the new season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is set to get underway. Tonight (June 26), another edition of DWTNCS (see last week’s results here) will take […]
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• DWTNCS 11 Live Results Tonight (June 26) at 8 p.m. ET

  27-06-2018 00:32
  Week three of the new season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is set to get underway. Tonight (June 26), another edition of DWTNCS (see last week’s results here) will take place. The action begins at 8 p.m. ET and it’ll air live on UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Valentina Shevchenko’s older sister […]
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