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• Israel Adesanya Rips Yoel Romero For Missing Weight

  03-07-2018 23:15
  Israel Adesanya believes Yoel Romero basically attempted to cheat at UFC 225. Romero was set to challenge UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker last month. Instead, “The Solider of God” took on Whittaker in a five-round non-title main event. That’s because Romero failed to make championship weight on his two attempts. The fight ended up being […]
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• Josh Koscheck, Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping all leave major footprints on the growth of the sport

  03-07-2018 23:00
  The retirement of Josh Koscheck and Rashad Evans, and Michael Bisping a few weeks ago, is almost apropos with it being the probable end of The Ultimate Fighter era. There’s some sort of a full circle arc with this likely being the last year of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, and the recent retirements of three of the stars who were keys in the early seasons that put both the show, and the UFC itself, on the television map.
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• One Championship Competition Committee Overturns Decision from ‘Spirit of a Warrior’ Event

  03-07-2018 22:39 via sherdog.com
  This past weekend, it appeared that Sagetdao Petpayathai had taken a unanimous decision victory against Jia Wen Ma in a featherweight bout at One Championship ‘Spirit of a Warrior’ at Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.
  
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• UFC 226 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘I got his number’

  03-07-2018 22:22
  In the second episode of UFC 226 Embedded, Stipe Miocic hunts for gold, Daniel Cormier has some fun, Brian Ortega visits his parents, and Francis Ngannou does some stuff for the UFC.
  
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• Israel Adesanya discusses early weigh-ins, Yoel Romero, and facing Darren Till

  03-07-2018 21:00
  Israel Adesanya would prefer if the UFC kept the early weigh-ins rather than pushed them to later in the day, as suggested by Dana White.The striking supremo has come in under the middleweight mark in both of his UFC fights to date, but still thinks the healthiest option is to allow fighters to weigh-in as early as possible.“I’d rather it be in the mornings because I’m not trying to be grumpy all day. I’d rather just get it done in the morning and then rehydrate properly
  
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• Gegard Mousasi Wants Extensive Drug Testing For Possible Lyoto Machida Rematch

  03-07-2018 20:34
  Gegard Mousasi is open to rematching Lyoto Machida under Bellator’s banner, but he wants extensive drug testing if it does happen. The current Bellator MMA middleweight champ and Machida previously fought back in 2015, a fight the Brazilian won via unanimous decision. Mousasi has been very vocal in the past few weeks since Bellator’s signing […]
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• ONE Championship bout sees decision reversed after review

  03-07-2018 20:31
  A pair of ONE Championship fighters just learned that even if if a fight goes to the scorecards, there’s still a way for it to be taken out of the judges’ hands.
  Featherweight Sagetdao Petpayathai thought he’d done enough to earn a decision nod over Ma Jia Wen at a ONE show in Yangon, Myanmar last Friday, but the margin of victory was apparently so narrow that officials decided to review the action after the bout was ruled in Petpayathai’s favor.
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• Volkan Oezdemir Has Felony Battery Trial Pushed Back

  03-07-2018 20:29
  Volkan Oezdemir is in the middle of a legal battle before he steps into the Octagon. It’s well known by now that Oezdemir was arrested and charged with felony battery, which is a a third-degree felony, in Florida in November as a result of a bar fight in August of 2017 where Oezdemir allegedly hit an […]
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• Uriah Hall Reflects on Scary Hospitalization in January

  03-07-2018 20:29
  Uriah Hall has reflected on his scary hospitalization back in January. Hall is slated to fight Paulo Costa in a middleweight bout at the upcoming UFC 226 pay-per-view event that will air on the preliminary portion of this card. If you recall, Hall was slated to fight Vitor Belfort at UFC St. Louis seven months […]
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• Johny Hendricks: The Sport Of MMA Has Changed

  03-07-2018 20:24
  Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks has retired from the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). “Bigg Rigg” leaves the sport on a two-fight losing streak. Hendricks might have been able to get himself out of the hole he was in and get back to title contention. That’s easier said than done nowadays in the […]
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• Max Holloway Looks To Continue To Add To His Legacy At UFC 226

  03-07-2018 20:09
  Max Holloway may just be 26-years-old, but he’s already establishing quite the legacy for his 145-pound championship career. “The Blessed One” holds back-to-back victories over the greatest 145-pound fighter of all time in Jose Aldo. He will follow that up by putting his title on the line against one of the biggest standout contenders the […]
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• Volkan Oezdemir felony battery trial pushed back to July 9

  03-07-2018 19:30
  Volkan Oezdemir has a fight this month, but likely no longer one in the Octagon.
  The UFC light heavyweight contender’s felony battery trial has been pushed back to July 9 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Oezdemir’s attorney Bruce Zimet told MMA Fighting. Oezdemir is being charged with felony battery with great bodily harm — a third-degree felony — for allegedly knocking out a man outside a bar last summer.
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• Manager: If Hand Heals as Planned, Robert Whittaker Wants Chris Weidman at MSG

  03-07-2018 19:11 via sherdog.com
  Surgery seems to have gone well for Robert Whittaker, and if the healing process goes as planned, the UFC middleweight champion could be eyeing a blockbuster fight near the end of the year.
  
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• Video: Russian national football team gives signed jersey to Khabib Nurmagomedov

  03-07-2018 19:00
  Khabib Nurmagomedov knows a thing or two about winning, and his country’s football team has recognized him even as it pursues its own glory.
  The Russia national football club is currently preparing for a quarterfinal matchup with Croatia in the 2018 World Cup, but it found the time to sign and deliver a personalized jersey to Nurmagomedov:
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• Stipe Miocic Reacts To LeBron James Leaving Cleveland Again

  03-07-2018 18:21
  UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is reacting a lot better than most Cleveland fans to the recent news of LeBron James’ departure from the city. Earlier this week it was announced that “King James” would be taking his talents to Los Angeles after signing a four-year deal with the Lakers worth $154 million. James led […]
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• Conor McGregor’s Trainer John Kavanagh Blasts UFC for Not Covering Fight Week Expenses

  03-07-2018 17:57 via sherdog.com
  John Kavanagh, the head coach for SBG Ireland, which has produced the likes of Irish superstar Conor McGregor and grappling ace Gunnar Nelson has blasted the Ultimate Fighting Championship for not covering his fight-week expenses for fight week in the lead up to “The Ultimate Fighter 27” Finale card on Friday.
  
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• Heavyweight King Stipe Miocic Feels the UFC is Finally Paying What He’s Worth

  03-07-2018 17:52 via sherdog.com
  It seems Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has finally won over Dana White regarding his long-standing issue regarding compensation.
  
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• Francis Ngannou Wants Derrick Lewis to ‘Shut The F*ck up’ & Fight

  03-07-2018 17:39
  Francis Ngannou is tired of trading barbs. This Saturday night (July 7), Ngannou will go one-on-one with Derrick Lewis. The bout will take place inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’ll be featured on the main card of UFC 226. It’s exciting enough to see two power punchers throw down in the heavyweight division. […]
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• As far as shelf life goes, Chuck and Tito III is only a decade past the ‘sell by’ date

  03-07-2018 17:00
  Sometimes when retirement folks get to reminiscing about the old days in the fight game, there’s a little gleam in the eye that basically says: And make no mistake, young fella, I can still do it. For Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, that feisty gleam was enough for boxing’s Golden Boy to get involved with MMA, an early bird special of a bout that promises to cash in on an unresolved rivalry spanning back some back 14 years. The date and venue weren’t immediately provided, but a
  
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• Gegard Mousasi wants ‘extra’ drug testing for Lyoto Machida if they rematch: ‘I don’t trust that guy’ 

  03-07-2018 16:00
  Gegard Mousasi believes Lyoto Machida was using PEDs when they fought in 2015, and now that “The Dragon” has joined the Bellator ranks, the middleweight champion has insisted that he would needs the karateka to undergo “extra” testing if they are to fight again.Mousasi used Machida’s physical appearance during their clash as the basis for his argument.“He was slippy as f*ck,” Machida told Luke Thomas on the latest episode of The MMA Hour. “If you
  
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• Winner of Miocic vs. Cormier Enters MMA GOAT Discussion

  03-07-2018 15:55
  The card of the year goes down this Saturday night when UFC 226 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. On paper the card is absolutely stacked from top to bottom with two title fights and a number of other intriguing and exciting matchups featuring many of the best MMA fighters in the […]The post Winner of Miocic vs. Cormier Enters MMA GOAT Discussion appeared first on MMA News.
  
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• Junior dos Santos Is Still ‘Scared’ Of USADA

  03-07-2018 15:46
  Last August, Junior dos Santos joined the list of MMA fighters who had failed USADA testing due to tainted supplements. Being innocent and still being branded as a cheat can have a huge effect on an MMA fighters legacy. Junior dos Santos tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic that is banned by the agency because it […]The post Junior dos Santos Is Still ‘Scared’ Of USADA appeared first on MMA News.
  
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• Who would win the World Cup of MMA?

  03-07-2018 15:00
  For the last two weeks, the biggest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup, has been taking place to determine which nation gets bragging rights for the next four years. It’s as much cultural experience as sporting one, with some nations reveling purely for participating and scoring a singular goal in a 6-1 shellacking. It makes sense. After all, football is the most popular sport in the world.
  But what if it wasn’t?
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• Robert Whittaker believes that Chris Weidman is ahead of Kelvin Gastelum

  03-07-2018 14:16
  Robert Whittaker has cemented his position as the best middleweight in the world after he defeated Yoel Romero for the 2nd time. Whittaker vs Romero 2 had everything that we wish for the main event fight to have. Whittaker showed heart and determination in the face of adversity. He must now recover from a hand […]The post Robert Whittaker believes that Chris Weidman is ahead of Kelvin Gastelum appeared first on MMA News.
  
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• Morning Report: Manager says Robert Whittaker could be ready for NYC card — and Chris Weidman would be ‘perfect’ foe

  03-07-2018 14:00
  At UFC 225 last month, middleweight champion Robert Whittaker edged out a split decision over Yoel Romero despite “Soldier of God” dropping Whittaker multiple times in the bout. Unfortunately for Whittaker, due to Romero missing weight for their rematch, the bout was a non-title fight and so the man affectionately known as “Bobby Knuckles” was denied having a successful title defense on his record. Now though, Whittaker is reportedly looking to achieve that goal later th
  
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• Stipe Miocic Reacts to LeBron James Leaving Cleveland: ‘Can’t Be Mad at the Man’

  03-07-2018 09:15 via sherdog.com
  Both LeBron James and Stipe Miocic brought championships to Cleveland, a long-suffering sports city, in the same year.
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 210: Stipe Miocic

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The reigning UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic joins the show and talk to Jim, Matt, and guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale about his UFC 226 title defense against Daniel Cormier, how he's been preparing to fight DC, Francis Ngannou vs. Derrick Lewis, getting to deliver his own daughter soon, and much more. Plus, the group talks about Paul Felder vs. Mike Perry, James Vick stepping in for Al Iaquinta against Justin Gaethje, Johny Hendricks's retirement, and Jim gives Matt Hall of Fame speech ad
  
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• UFC Statement on Bradley Scott

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed athlete Bradley Scott of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected on May 27, 2018.USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Bradley Scott. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes
  
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• UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson Headlines EA Sports UFC 3 Icon Edition

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 3, 2018 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today provided the best reason yet to step inside UFC’s world-famous Octagon with the launch of EA SPORTS UFC 3 Icon Edition, headlined by UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, whose record 11 successful title defenses are the most in UFC history. In addition to delivering standout features like the new G.O.A.T. Career mode and Real Player Motion Tech that revolutionizes character movement, the Icon Ed
  
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• UFC 226: Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In what could be one of the most historic cards of all time, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will meet light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 226, which will cap off International Fight Week 2018.Miocic is already the longest reigning heavyweight champion in UFC history, but he will have a whole new test to pass when Cormier returns to the division where he was undefeated before moving down to 205 pounds.In addition to that blockbuster main event, featherweight cham
  
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• TUF: Undefeated - Ep. 12 Preview

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  It's all come down to this as The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated concludes tonight on FS1.It's been a season filled with dominant performances, more than a couple of upsets and plenty of heart wrenching moments when several fighters were forced out of the competition due to injury. There have also been a few jaw-dropping finishes and a couple surprises that no one probably saw coming until they happened. And, of course, coaches Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier attempted to play hockey against each
  
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• TUF 27 Finale Preview: Joe Giannetti vs. Michael Trizano

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In an Ultimate Fighter season that featured nothing but undefeated competitors, lightweights Joe Giannetti and Michael Trizano still managed to stand out ahead of the crowd.Now the two lightweight prospects will meet in the live finale on July 6 from Las Vegas, with the winner being crowned the latest Ultimate Fighter champion while also earning a lucrative contract to join the UFC roster.On the show, Giannetti and Trizano both put on dominant performances to prove they belonged to face off in t
  
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• Rountree calm in the midst of chaos

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fighting striking superstar Gokhan Saki on the main card of this Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 226 event can rattle anyone. But Khalil Rountree Jr. is as calm as can be in the lead-up to the biggest fight of his career, one fans are expecting to be the kind of standup battle that will have them on their feet from start to explosive finish. In fact, the 28-year-old has always been the sort not to get rattled on fight night, win or lose. So where does such calm in the midst of chaos come
  
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• On the Rise: TUF 27 Finale Edition

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  While the lion’s share of the attention during International Fight Week is going to be focused on UFC 226 and its twin championship fights, Friday’s Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale offers an intriguing assortment of contests featuring a host of fresh talents looking to make their mark on the UFC roster.Headlined by clash between middleweight stalwart Brad Tavares and rising star Israel Adesanya, the card features a host of former TUF contestants and competitors from Season 1 of Dana White
  
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• Klose excited for a fresh start at UFC 226

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Newly minted 30-year-old Drakkar Klose has too much on his plate right now to worry about yesterday’s news. He’s going to be a dad at the end of the month and this weekend he faces fellow lightweight prospect Lando Vannata on the UFC 226 card in Las Vegas. But if you ask him about the first and only loss of his career against David Teymur in December, he will answer the questions.“If I’m gonna lose, I want the refs looking over me when my eyes open up,” he said. &ld
  
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• Griffin believes he has Millender's number

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Max Griffin backstage at UFC Fight Night Weigh-ins on February 23, 2018 in Orlando, FL. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)" align="center" /> Anyone who happened to watch week two of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series on June 19 might have seen a familiar face with a smile wider than that of any of the winners that night in Las Vegas. That was Max Griffin, and the reason for that smile was seeing his teammate Anthony Hernandez pick up a UFC contract after his 40-second knockout of
  
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• Chiesa, Pettis clash in crucial lightweight contest

  03-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Before Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou start throwing sledgehammers at one another and prior to the twin championship bouts that top the UFC 226 marquee hit the cage, a pair of veteran lightweights looking to resume their climbs toward the top of the division will collide.Michael Chiesa and Anthony Pettis were initially scheduled to meet earlier this year at UFC 223, but the fight had to be postponed when glass from a broken bus window following a melee in the Barclays Center loading dock left
  
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• Working Towards Fighters Futures

  03-07-2018 06:05
  If you rewind to the mid to late 2000’s, KO Dynasty Management was one of the big players in the MMA world. Mickey Dubberly represented some of the biggest names in the UFC and Bellator. Then in late 2014 the UFC announced Reebok as the exclusive athletic wear provider and the landscape changed. Dubberly knew […]The post Working Towards Fighters Futures appeared first on MMA News.
  
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• Anthony Smith Steps in to Face ‘Shogun’ Rua in New UFC Fight Night Hamburg Headliner

  03-07-2018 04:46 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has moved quickly in finding a new opponent for Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night Hamburg.
  
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• Report: ‘Black Panther’ Actor to Star in Kimbo Slice Biopic Entitled ‘Backyard Legend’

  03-07-2018 04:07 via sherdog.com
  Winston Duke, who played M’Baku in the blockbuster film “Black Panther, will star in a biopic about YouTube brawler-turned-mixed-martial arts star Kimbo Slice.
  
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• Shogun Rua vs. Anthony Smith Reported for UFC Hamburg

  03-07-2018 03:38
  It did not take long for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to find a new opponent after Volkan Oezdemir was pulled from their July 22nd Hamburg bout to instead face Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227, as Rua will now be facing none other than Anthony “Lionheart” Smith at the Hamburg event. Sources close to MMA news have confirmed […]The post Shogun Rua vs. Anthony Smith Reported for UFC Hamburg appeared first on MMA News.
  
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• John Kavanagh Calls Out UFC Over Failure to Pay For Fight-Week Expenses

  03-07-2018 03:15
  John Kavanagh is puzzled during “International Fight Week.” Kavanagh has quickly become one of the most recognized coaches in mixed martial arts. Conor McGregor’s success can be credited with that. Outside of McGregor, SBG Ireland has seen some high-level competitors emerge such as Gunnar Nelson, Makwan Amirkhani, and James Gallagher. Despite his notoriety, things aren’t […]The post John Kavanagh Calls Out UFC Over Failure to Pay For Fight-Week Expenses appeared fi
  
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• Scott Coker: Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals Targeted for October

  03-07-2018 03:07 via sherdog.com
  Expect to see both semifinals of Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix take place this coming October.
  
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• Report: Black Panther actor Winston Duke linked to Kimbo Slice film

  03-07-2018 03:00
  Winston Duke is about to go from the jungles of Wakanda to the streets of Miami.
  Recently rising to prominence as tribal leader M’Baku in Marvel’s blockbuster Black Panther film, Duke has signed on to produce and star in a biopic about popular MMA fighter Kimbo Slice according to a report from IMDb.
  Prior to his death in June 2016 at age 42, Slice emerged as one of the most intriguing personalities in the sport of MMA and one of its biggest draws after his Miami street fighting expl
  
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• Video: Stipe Miocic UFC 226 media lunch scrum

  03-07-2018 02:00
  LOS ANGELES — Before UFC 226, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic discussed facing Daniel Cormier, his relationship with Dana White, and much more Monday afternoon.
  
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• Kelvin Gastelum: I’m Robert Whittaker’s Worst Match-Up

  03-07-2018 00:22
  Kelvin Gastelum feels he brings UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker the most difficult match-up possible of all contenders in the weight class. Gastelum comes off a split decision win over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in May, earning him back-to-back wins as a result. He’d like to challenge Whittaker next, who just won a hard-fought split decision […]
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• Stipe Miocic Is Finally Satisfied With His UFC Payday

  03-07-2018 00:10
  It took a while for the UFC to get behind their heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for a decent promotional push, but they finally seem to have embraced the idea. This was a thorn in Miocic’s side as recently as his last fight, as he became the most successful heavyweight champion in UFC history when he […]
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