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• Two More Felony Charges Added to Domestic Violence Case Against Nick Diaz

  11-07-2018 23:35 via sherdog.com
  The case continues to mount against controversial Ultimate Fighting Championship star Nick Diaz.
  
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• Matt Sayles vs. Sheymon Moraes Added To UFC 227

  11-07-2018 23:30
  Matt Sayles won his UFC contract three weeks ago on Dana White’s Contender Series 10, and now he has his first official fight inside the Octagon. Sayles will fight under the bright lights of UFC 227 on pay-per-view in Los Angeles in 145-pound action against Sheymon Moraes. The bout was announced yesterday prior to the […]
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• Nick Diaz facing two more felony charges in domestic violence case

  11-07-2018 23:00
  Nick Diaz is facing additional charges in his domestic violence case.
  At a hearing Tuesday in Las Vegas, prosecutors added two more felony charges to go with the felony and misdemeanor charges Diaz was already faced with, a spokesperson for the Clark County (Nev.) District Attorney’s Office confirmed with MMA Fighting. MMAjunkie was the first to report the news.The new charges are felony battery constituting domestic violence by strangulation and felony battery domestic violence resulting
  
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• Poor UFC 226 Buyrate Shows Why Brock Lesnar Is Getting Title Shot

  11-07-2018 22:40
  The numbers are in, and they aren’t pretty. According to Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com, UFC 226 did less than 400,000 pay-per-view buys. That’s a huge disappointment for the UFC considering it was one of the most stacked shows of the year, featuring a true superfight at the top of the bill between former UFC heavyweight […]
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• UFC 226 Preliminary Viewership Averages 668,000

  11-07-2018 22:17
  Viewership numbers for the UFC 226 prelims have been revealed. The FOX Sports 1 preliminary broadcast drew an average of 668,000 viewers (via MMAFighting.com). The event peaked at 800,000 viewers for the featured middleweight clash between Paulo Costa and Uriah Hall. The event also took in 15,685 viewers from FOX Sports Go and FOX now. This card was […]
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• Eugene Bareman urges UFC to make Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa now ‘while they’re both undefeated’ 

  11-07-2018 22:00
  City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman wants to convince the UFC that now is the time to match unbeaten talents Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa.Bareman led “The Last Stylebender” and teammate Dan Hooker to the biggest wins of their careers last weekend. Long before his win over Brad Tavares, Adesanya insisted that his next opponent would be the winner of Costa’s UFC 226 clash with Uriah Hall. However, speaking on the latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Adesany
  
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• Former UFC Welterweight Nicolas Dalby to Return to Action at Cage Warriors 96

  11-07-2018 21:38 via sherdog.com
  Former Cage Warriors welterweight champion Nicolas Dalby will be back in action, back in the country where he won the title. The 33 year-old “Lokomotivo” was announced as part of the Cage Warriors 96 card on Sept. 1 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.
  
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• Stone Cold Steve Austin Reacts to Daniel Cormier-Brock Lesnar Confrontation

  11-07-2018 20:33
  WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin is well aware of the confrontation between Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar. Cormier captured the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title when he knocked out Stipe Miocic. The title bout served as the main event of UFC 226. Cormier is the first fighter to hold the UFC […]
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• TUF 28 cast revealed featuring heavyweights and women’s featherweights

  11-07-2018 20:30
  The 28th season of The Ultimate Fighter is being dubbed “Heavy Hitters” and it’s promising action in the largest male and female weight classes.
  The UFC announced Wednesday the cast for TUF 28, which is set to feature eight heavyweights and eight women’s featherweights competing for a six-figure UFC contract. This will be the first time that TUF has hosted a women’s 145-pound tournament.
  The coaches for the season are UFC middleweight champion and TUF: The Smashes
  
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• Daniel Cormier Returns To Conan To Address ‘Conan Curse’

  11-07-2018 20:29
  The curse of Conan is no more. In the mixed martial arts (MMA) community there are two things that a fighter can do that usually guarantees you’ll lose your fight. Walk out to an Eminem song or appear on “Conan.” The latter has been dubbed “The Conan Curse” after fighters such as Ronda Rousey, Miesha […]
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• Jeremy Stephens Calls Out Brian Ortega For Ducking Him

  11-07-2018 20:18
  The UFC featherweight title fight at UFC 226 had an opportunity to be saved, but that’s not how things played out. Originally the event was set to be co-headlined by UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defending his title against Brian Ortega. Unfortunately “Blessed” was forced out of the fight after showing some scary concussion like […]
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• New ‘Ultimate Fighter’ 28 Cast Revealed with Heavyweights and Women’s Featherweights

  11-07-2018 20:17
  The newest season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is set to debut on Aug. 29 on FS1 and the cast last has been revealed. The latest installment of the long running reality show, which may be the last with the UFC moving to ESPN in 2019, will feature middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and former “Ultimate Fighter” […]
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• Heavyweight, Female Featherweight Cast of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 28’ Revealed

  11-07-2018 20:15 via sherdog.com
  The cast for 28th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” has been released.
  
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• Video: Daniel Cormier Discusses Breaking ‘Conan Curse,’ Brock Lesnar’s Attire at UFC 226

  11-07-2018 19:19 via sherdog.com
  With his victory over Stipe Miocic at UFC 226, Daniel Cormier was able to break the notorious “Conan Curse.”
  
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• Video Surfaces of Joe Rogan’s Hilarious Reaction to UFC 226 Main Event Ending

  11-07-2018 19:10
  Footage of the hilarious reaction to the finish of the UFC 226 main event from longtime UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has surfaced. As seen in the main event of Saturday’s (July 7, 2018) UFC 226 pay-per-view event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was able to […]
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• Dominick Cruz Opens up on Why he Blames Himself for Putting off Arm Surgery

  11-07-2018 19:10
  Dominick Cruz is taking full responsibility for being out of action for such a long time. Cruz is ready to get back inside of the Octagon after suffering his first loss in over eight years at UFC 207 by losing the title to Cody Garbrandt in a highly-entertaining affair. Garbrandt has since lost the title […]
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• Cruz blames himself for putting off arm surgery, prolonging injury

  11-07-2018 18:00
  Arguably the greatest fighter ever to compete at 135 pounds, Dominick Cruz’s time in the UFC has nevertheless been frustrating.
  Since being brought over with the rest of the World Extreme Cagefighting roster back in 2011, “The Dominator” has only fought five times inside the Octagon, his tenure with the UFC ravaged by a pair of major knee injuries and more recently a broken arm. That latest setback cost him a bout vs. top contender Jimmie Rivera at UFC 219 in December and seve
  
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• Brian Ortega to Discuss UFC 226 Pay With Dana White

  11-07-2018 17:57
  Brian Ortega and Dana White are trying to sort things out. Ortega was set to take on Max Holloway for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title in the co-main event of UFC 226. That didn’t happen as Holloway pulled out of the bout with concussion-like symptoms. Ortega was offered a bout with Jeremy Stephens, […]
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• Khalil Rountree on UFC 226 KO Win: “I Needed This For Myself”

  11-07-2018 17:27
  Khalil Rountree believes a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders. Rountree was a slight underdog going into his bout with Gokhan Saki at UFC 226. While it was considered to be a pick ’em fight, few could’ve expected the result. Rountree knocked out the former Glory kickboxing light heavyweight champion in the first […]
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC 226

  11-07-2018 17:00
  Daniel Cormier’s athletic career narrative changed forever on Saturday at UFC 226. Since the age of 16, Daniel Cormier has chased a dream of being the best in the world.Over the last 23 years, he has compiled one of the more amazing individual sports resumes. While there are dominant athletes in a lot of individual sports, few have that kind of longevity at the top in two different, very physical sports. Cormier was third in the world championships in his age group in Greco-Roman wrestlin
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Names Desired Opponent if McGregor & GSP Are Unavailable

  11-07-2018 16:48
  Khabib Nurmagomedov is thinking ahead should his initial plans go awry. Nurmagomedov is eyeing big fights with Conor McGregor and Georges St-Pierre. McGregor is currently dealing with legal issues, while GSP isn’t too keen on facing “The Eagle” quite yet. That leaves the door open for solid fights, but not necessarily needle movers. “The Eagle” […]
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• Brian Ortega: Vacate the Belt if Max Holloway is Out Indefinitely

  11-07-2018 16:28 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship has not provided an official diagnosis on why current featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced to pull out of last Saturday’s co-main event at UFC 226 other than to say the Hawaiian had “concussion-like symptoms.”
  
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• Yoel Romero’s Manager Confirms Move to Light Heavyweight, Wants Cormier Fight

  11-07-2018 15:58 via sherdog.com
  It appears that Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will get his wish and not have to fight Yoel Romero again, as the Cuban’s manager confirmed that the middleweight star will seek new challenges in the 205 pound division.
  
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• Despite extra weight, DC says he felt ‘faster’ at UFC 226 without weight cut to ‘brutalize’ him

  11-07-2018 15:30
  Daniel Cormier’s legacy is forever secure.
  “DC” made history over the weekend at UFC 226, knocking out Stipe Miocic with a first-round assault to become only the second fighter ever to hold two UFC titles simultaneously. At 39 years old, with the end of his career fast approaching, the stunning night in Las Vegas rewrote many of the narratives surrounding Cormier and his time in the sport, thrusting his name into conversations regarding the greatest fighter of all-time and cem
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 226, PPV buys, Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar, more

  11-07-2018 15:15
  This is the new MMA Fighting Live Chat.Today on the show, we’ll talk fall out from UFC 226, including Daniel Cormier’s standing among the greatest of all-time as the new UFC heavyweight champion, Cormier’s pro-wrestling-reminiscent confrontation with Brock Lesnar after beating Stipe Miocic and the surprising, disappointing early news about pay-per-view buys.
  We’ll also talk about the other important storylines coming out of International Fight Week, touching on Francis N
  
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• Chat Wrap: UFC 226, PPV buys, Cormier vs. Lesnar

  11-07-2018 15:15
  This is the new MMA Fighting Live Chat.Today on the show, we’ll talk fall out from UFC 226, including Daniel Cormier’s standing among the greatest of all-time as the new UFC heavyweight champion, Cormier’s pro-wrestling-reminiscent confrontation with Brock Lesnar after beating Stipe Miocic and the surprising, disappointing early news about pay-per-view buys.
  We’ll also talk about the other important storylines coming out of International Fight Week, touching on Francis N
  
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• Morning Report: If not GSP or Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov looking at Dustin Poirier, Eddie Alvarez for title shot

  11-07-2018 14:00
  With UFC 226 over and done with, the eyes of the MMA world now turn to the end of the year schedule for the UFC and the possibility of some major fights on the horizon. Perhaps the biggest of these fights is the potential blockbuster match-up between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor.McGregor and Nurmagomedov have been circling each other since their respective wins at UFC 205 in 2016 and now the timing looks right for the UFC to book one of the big
  
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• UFC Gym Expands International Footprint with New Franchise Locations Opening in Japan in 2019

  11-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  TOKYO – UFC GYM®, the rapidly expanding fitness franchise that creates training programs for all levels inspired by the training regimens of UFC® athletes, today announced that it will be expanding its international footprint by opening 20 franchise locations in Japan beginning in 2019.“We are thrilled to announce the addition of Japan to the UFC GYM family,” UFC GYM President Adam Sedlack said. “The overall passion for sports, entertainment and fitness is strong
  
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• Glenn focused on good vibes before his Boise showdown

  11-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  If you see a towel on the mat in a corner of the Ultimate Fitness gym in Sacramento, steer clear, because Rick Glenn is in town. And fellow UFC featherweight Darren Elkins is probably close by.“We usually do take a corner spot so we’re not crashing into people,” said Glenn of the workout sessions the two Midwestern transplants have among the no-shirt crowd of Team Alpha Male. “I usually have my spot and an extra towel on the mat to clean up all the sweat so we’re no
  
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• Curse broken, Cormier returns to CONAN

  11-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  DC broke the curse!After almost backing out of a scheduled appearance on the late night show last month, Daniel Cormier admitted that he was fearful of his fate - a number of recent athletes that have appeared on the show have gone on to lose their fight."Other people had warned you: don't do the show," O'Brien said."Yeah, they said 'don't do it,'" Cormier confirmed.However with Daniel’s dominant win against Stipe Miocic this past Saturday at UFC 226, he showed there was nor curse at all,
  
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• Bermudez seeking immediate fist fight in Boise

  11-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
   A post shared by Dennis Bermudez (@menacebermudez) on Jul 8, 2018 at 11:27am PDTDennis Bermudez enters his fight with Rick Glenn on Saturday night in Boise, Idaho on a three-fight skid, but the last two bouts in that run sting a little more than the first, strange as that may seem to many.The initial fight in his current slide ended in a flash, the returning “Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung deciding their Super Bowl Saturday main event in just under three minutes. Losing sucks a
  
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• DWTNCS results: Bevon Lewis, Jordan Espinosa land UFC contracts

  11-07-2018 04:32
  The second time proved the charm for both Bevon Lewis and Jordan Espinosa.
  Both earned victories on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series last summer. Lewis got a developmental contract; Espinosa didn’t.
  This time around, there was no denying either entry the big show. Lewis, a JacksonWink middleweight and training partner of Jon Jones, needed just 3:01 to finish Alton Cunningham on Tuesday night’s edition of Contender Series in Las Vegas.Espinosa, for his part, got a TK
  
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• Matt Sayles vs. Sheymon Moraes Added to UFC 227 Lineup in Los Angeles

  11-07-2018 04:24 via sherdog.com
  Matt Sayles, one of the most recent contract winners from Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, will make his Octagon debut against Sheymon Moraes at UFC 227.
  
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• UFC Grants Bevon Lewis, Jordan Espinosa Contracts on Dana White’s Contender Series

  11-07-2018 04:12 via sherdog.com
  All went according to plan for Bevon Lewis.
  
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• DWTNCS 12 Results: Kevin Aguilar vs. Joey Gomez

  11-07-2018 02:10
  Night 12 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is underway. In the main event, Legacy Fighting Alliance featherweight champion Kevin Aguilar will move up to lightweight to take on Joey Gomez. Also featured on the card will be a bout between Bevon Lewis and Alton Cunningham. Toby Misech vs. Ricky Palacios, Jordan Espinoza vs. […]
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• DWTNCS 12 Results: Bevon Lewis & Jordan Espinoza Get UFC Contracts

  11-07-2018 02:10
  UPDATE: Bevon Lewis and Jordan Espinoza have earned UFC contracts. Night 12 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is underway. In the main event, Legacy Fighting Alliance featherweight champion Kevin Aguilar will move up to lightweight to take on Joey Gomez. Also featured on the card will be a bout between Bevon Lewis and […]
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• Daniel Cormier: Cain Velasquez Still ‘the Best Heavyweight the UFC Has Ever Seen’

  11-07-2018 01:46 via sherdog.com
  When Daniel Cormier left the UFC heavyweight division in 2013, he hadn’t lost a round, much less a fight in the weight class.
  
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• Nick Diaz Hit With Two More Charges in Domestic Violence Case

  11-07-2018 01:05
  Nick Diaz will now be dealing with two additional charges in his domestic violence case. Earlier today, prosecutors filed an amended complaint against Diaz through the Clark County (Nevada) District Attorney’s office. Diaz now faces three felony charges and one misdemeanor. Initially, Diaz was charged with felony domestic battery by strangulation and a misdemeanor domestic battery. […]
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• Dana White Contender Series Results: Season 2, Week 4

  11-07-2018 01:00
  MMA Fighting has Dana White Contender Series results of the fourth week of season 2 Tuesday night at the UFC Training Center in Las Vegas.
  In the main event, Kevin Aguilar will square off against Joey Gomez in a lightweight contest.
  Check out the Dana White Contender Series results below.
  Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 pm. ET)
  Kevin Aguilar vs. Joey Gomez
  Bevon Lewis vs. Alton Cunningham
  Toby Misech vs. Ricky Palacios
  Jordan Espinoza vs. Riley Dutro
  Jalin Turner vs. John Mustaki
  
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• Dana White heralds Paulo Costa as the ‘next big Brazilian star’ 

  11-07-2018 00:00
  Dana White had nothing but good thing to report following Paulo Costa’s second-round finish of fellow striking standout, Uriah Hall.Following the middleweight barnburner, White insisted that Costa’s stock is high enough to main event a Brazilian card on the back of his fourth stoppage victory in as many trips to the Octagon.The UFC president has also identified Costa as the next big star to hail from Brazil — a country synonymous with mixed martial arts.“Yeah,” rep
  
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