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• Bellator 202 Results: Julia Budd Retains Featherweight Title

  13-07-2018 23:54
  UPDATE: Julia Budd successfully retained her Bellator women’s featherweight title via TKO in the third round. Tonight (July 13) Bellator 202 takes place. The event will be held inside the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. In the main event of Bellator 202, Julia Budd will defend her women’s featherweight title against Talita Nogueira. The co-main event will […]
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• Bellator 202 Live Stream & Results Tonight (July 13) at 7 p.m. ET

  13-07-2018 23:54
  Tonight (July 13) Bellator 202 takes place. The event will be held inside the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. In the main event of Bellator 202, Julia Budd will defend her women’s featherweight title against Talita Nogueira. The co-main event will feature bantamweight action between former champion Eduardo Dantas and Michael McDonald. Chris Honeycutt will return to […]
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• Daniel Weichel thinks clinching Patricio Freire’s title would be the highlight of his 16-year career

  13-07-2018 23:00
  Daniel Weichel has refused to get caught up in Patricio Freire’s online allegations of PED use ahead of what he feels will be the highlight of his 16-year professional MMA career.Following his TKO loss to the champion back in 2015, Weichel is set to rematch “Pitbull” for the Brazilian’s featherweight title this Saturday night in Rome, Italy in the main event of Bellator 203.The German fighter commented on Freire’s accusation at the time, but insists he completely f
  
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• Joanne Calderwood Set For Octagon Return After Year-Long Layoff

  13-07-2018 22:26
  Joanne Calderwood’s UFC Octagon return is set. “JoJo” is set to get back inside the cage for the first time since July of last year when she takes on Kalindra Faria in a women’s flyweight contest at UFC Lincoln from the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 25th, per a report from ESPN. […]
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• UFC Light Heavyweight Ilir Latifi Enters Daniel Cormier Sweepstakes

  13-07-2018 22:22
  Ilir Latifi is the latest fighter to call out two-division champion Daniel Cormier. Cormier captured the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight gold at UFC 226. “DC” knocked out Stipe Miocic in the first round and is now the only fighter to hold the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles simultaneously. Brock Lesnar will be getting […]
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• Belal Muhammad vs. Elizeu Zaleski Verbally Agreed For UFC Sao Paulo

  13-07-2018 22:17
  UFC Sao Paulo will reportedly play host to a welterweight clash between Belal Muhammad and Elizeu Zaleski. The event goes down live on September 22nd. MMA Fighting is reporting that the bout has been verbally agreed to after an initial report from Brazilian news outlet AG Fight. The contracts for the bout have yet to […]
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• Night of Impressive Finishes Cap Off Friday’s One Championship ‘Pursuit of Power’

  13-07-2018 22:14 via sherdog.com
  One Championship hosted another card chock-full of knockouts and finishes on Friday, with former One world title challenger Zebaztian Kadestam scoring an emphatic third round-TKO of Agilan Thani in the night’s main event.
  
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• Sage Northcutt Explains Why Third Welterweight Run Will Be Different

  13-07-2018 22:06
  Sage Northcutt has finally had some normalcy during a training camp at welterweight. “Super Sage” spoke to MMA Junkie about his fight with Zak Ottow tomorrow night (Sat. July 14, 2018) at UFC Boise. It will be Northcutt’s third attempt at picking up a win in the weight class. As for why his first two […]
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• Luis Pena has ‘no doubt’ that he would have won TUF 27 if not for injury

  13-07-2018 22:00
  Seeing Luis Pena’s performance at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale, it’s not difficult to project how well he might have done in the season’s lightweight tournament.
  “Violent Bob Ross,” as he’s become universally known, got a second chance to show why he was one of the most hyped fighter coming into the TUF 27 house, dispatching fellow Team Cormier fighter Richie Smullens inside of a round with a first-round guillotine choke submission on last Friday’s fi
  
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• Betting Odds Released for Cris Cyborg, Amanda Nunes Superfight

  13-07-2018 21:18 via sherdog.com
  The betting odds for a Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes superfight have been released, with Bovoda putting Cyborg as a moderate favorite over the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight queen.
  
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• Talita Nogueira wants quick win over Bellator champion Julia Budd

  13-07-2018 21:00
  Talita Nogueira only needed one win inside the Bellator cage to earn a shot at the featherweight championship, and bringing the belt back home to Brazil would be unprecedented for women’s jiu-jitsu.
  Brazil has seen many IBJJF world champions make the transition to the MMA world and become champions throughout the history of the sport, like Fabricio Werdum winning the UFC belt and Ronaldo Souza capturing the Strikeforce gold, but no women has done that yet.
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• Jose Torres vs. Alex Perez Booked For UFC 227

  13-07-2018 20:39
  Jose Torres’ sophomore Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) outing has been set. Torres will go one-on-one with Alex Perez at UFC 227 on Aug. 4. ESPN first reported the match-up. “Shorty” Torres made it official through his Instagram account: “Boom! Boom! My next fight is August 4th!! UFC 227 in LA. It’s going to be a […]
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• Video: Ariel Sexton pulls off wicked reverse triangle combo submission

  13-07-2018 20:30
  Ariel Sexton needed to pull out every trick in the book to put Kota Shimoishi away.
  The two lightweights battled back and forth at ONE Championship’s Pursuit of Power event Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before Sexton managed to assert himself on the mat. Stepping over his opponent during a scramble, “Tarzan” transitioned into a reverse triangle before using punches to the body to soften Shimoishi up and then adding on an americana to pick up a hard-earned submission win in
  
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• Frankie Edgar: Brian Ortega Should Have Accepted Jeremy Stephens Fight at UFC 226

  13-07-2018 20:04 via sherdog.com
  Last weekend’s co-main event at UFC 226 was supposed to feature a 145-pound championship bout between Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Max Holloway and Brian Ortega.
  
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• Bellator 202 live stream online

  13-07-2018 20:00
  Watch the Bellator 202 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched below:
  Nation Gibrick vs. Luis Erives
  Fernando Gonzalez vs. Tyler Ingram
  Jon Hill vs. Rudy Schaffroth
  Steve Kozola vs. Ryan Walker
  Yaroslov Amosov vs. Gerald Harris
  Emily Ducote vs. Veta Arteaga
  Will Morris vs. Charles Williams
  Aaron Webb vs. Daniel Carey
  Bellator women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd and Talita
  
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• Claudia Gadelha Open to Rematch with Carla Esparza Later this Year in Brazil

  13-07-2018 19:59 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight Claudia Gadelha took on Carla Esparza at UFC 225 in June winning via split decision, although it was marred by controversy as Esparza claimed Gadelha “greased up” before their bout, making her difficult to get a hold of.
  
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• Cat Zingano Received Ronda Rousey’s Blessing To Work With Judo Coach

  13-07-2018 19:20
  Cat Zingano is shaking things up in attempt to land her first UFC win since September of 2014. The former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger is set to take on Marion Reneau on the opening fight of UFC Boise’s main card tomorrow night (Sat. July 14, 2018). Zingano’s last Octagon victory came over current 135-pound […]
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• Leo Leite left pizza and chocolate behind as he pursues first Bellator win

  13-07-2018 19:00
  Leo Leite’s life has changed a lot over the past 12 months.
  The decorate judoka signed an exclusive deal with Bellator after racking up a perfect 10-0 record in MMA, capturing the Legacy FC middleweight and light heavyweight belts in the proccess, but his promotional debut didn’t go as planned.
  Leite, who competed in both divisions throughout his MMA career, tasted defeat for the first time at Bellator 186, losing a decision to former champion Phil Davis, so he’s made some adj
  
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• UFC Fight Night 133 Weigh-in Results: All 26 Fighters On Target

  13-07-2018 18:56 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship touched down for the first time ever in Boise, Idaho, on Friday for early weigh-ins for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 133.
  
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• UFC Boise weigh-in results

  13-07-2018 18:45
  At the UFC Boise weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s UFC Boise fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the video here at MMA Fighting.
  In the main event, Junior dos Santos and Blagoy Ivanov will meet in an important heavyweight clash.
  See the UFC Boise weigh-in results below (courtesy of MMAjunkie):
  Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Junior dos Santos (247.5) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (257.5)
  Sage Northcutt (170) vs. Zak Ottow (171)
  Dennis Bermudez (1
  
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• Joanne Calderwood vs. Kalindra Faria set for UFC Lincoln

  13-07-2018 18:35
  Joanne Calderwood is back and this time at 125 pounds.
  “JoJo” will compete for the first time since July 2017 when she fights Kalindra Faria in a women’s flyweight bout at UFC Lincoln on Aug. 25 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb. Sources confirmed the bout with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, and the UFC officially announced the bout on Friday.
  ESPN was first to report the matchup.
  In her last appearance vs. Cynthia Calvillo at UFC Glasgow, a strawweight affair,
  
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• Bellator 203 Weigh-in Pictures & Results: Patricio ‘Pitbull,’ Daniel Weichel Greenlit

  13-07-2018 18:31 via sherdog.com
  The Bellator MMA featherweight belt will be on the line when Patricio Freire and Daniel Weichel meet for the second time in their career at Centrale Live Arena in Rome on Saturday.
  
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• Anthony Smith Rips Daniel Cormier For Calling Out Shogun Rua

  13-07-2018 18:18
  Anthony Smith isn’t happy with Daniel Cormier “dismissing” his fight with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Smith is set to do battle with Rua in the main event of UFC Hamburg. Rua was initially set to meet Volkan Oezdemir, but “No Time” was pulled in favor of a bout with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227. Smith steps […]
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• Bellator champ Julia Budd wants to be best at 145, knows Cris Cyborg shadow looms

  13-07-2018 18:00
  For one night at least, Julia Budd’s name stood alongside UFC featherweight star Cris Cyborg.
  The two were nominated in the category of “Female Fighter of the Year” at the most recent World MMA Awards, and while UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas would take the trophy home, it had to be considered an achievement for Budd to be on the same ballot as Cyborg, given that the indomitable Brazilian is considered to be in a class of her own at 145 pounds.
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• BJ Penn Addresses if he Plans on Fighting Again

  13-07-2018 17:00
  BJ Penn is one of the greatest MMA fighters of all-time, but it has been a rough ride for him over the last few years. He has retired from the sport three previous times. Penn, who has been an icon to the MMA community, has won some big fights as a lightweight and welterweight in […]
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• After ‘constantly under-eating’ and fighting ‘cloudy’ at 155, Sage Northcutt beginning new welterweight path at UFC Boise

  13-07-2018 17:00
  Take one glance at Sage Northcutt’s record and an obvious trend jumps out about his UFC run. Over the course of three years in the promotion, the exceedingly polite Texan has racked up a perfect 5-0 fighting at lightweight, but a less-than-stellar 0-2 résumé competing at 170 pounds. If past results are any indication, it would seem that 155 pounds is a more beneficial weight class to Northcutt than welterweight. So why is “Super Sage” moving back up to 170 pounds
  
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• Shogun Rua Believes he’s on The Verge of UFC Title Shot

  13-07-2018 16:59
  Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua, also known by his nickname Shogun Rua, believes he’s close to a title fight. Rua was expected to fight former title contender Volkan Oezdemir at the upcoming UFC Hamburg event but that fight got scrapped once it was revealed that Oezdemir was removed from his headliner role against […]
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• UFC Boise Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight

  13-07-2018 16:53
  UPDATE: All fighters on the UFC Boise card were on target at the weigh-ins. The early morning UFC Boise weigh-ins are set to begin. Tomorrow night (July 14), UFC Boise takes place inside the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will meet Blagoy Ivanov. The co-main event will […]
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• UFC Boise Live Weigh-in Results Today (July 13) at 11 a.m. ET

  13-07-2018 16:53
  The early morning UFC Boise weigh-ins are set to begin. Tomorrow night (July 14), UFC Boise takes place inside the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will meet Blagoy Ivanov. The co-main event will see “Super” Sage Northcutt go one-on-one with Zak Ottow. Dennis Bermudez will look to […]
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• Bellator 203 Weigh-ins: Freire & Weichel Both Make Weight

  13-07-2018 16:19
  The MMA portion of Saturday’s Bellator 203 card in Italy will go ahead, following a successful round of weigh-ins on Friday. Every one of the 12 fighters scheduled for the six-bout MMA card made weight. Bellator 203 is scheduled to go down at the Foro Italico in Rome. It will air on same-day delay on […]
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• Michael Chiesa says he told girlfriend during weight cut that he was afraid he would die

  13-07-2018 16:00
  Michael Chiesa already has a big weight cut if everything is going right. But there was nothing right about Chiesa’s UFC 226 fight week.
  Eleven days before he was supposed to fight Anthony Pettis on July 7, Chiesa fractured his foot during a sparring session. At the time, Chiesa said he considered pulling out of the fight. Not because he was worried about what might happen in the Octagon; he was concerned about not being able to cut weight properly.
  The Washington native’s consterna
  
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• UFC veteran Norman Parke signs exclusive multi-fight deal with Bellator

  13-07-2018 15:40
  TUF Smashes winner and UFC veteran Norman Parke has signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with Bellator.Bellator confirmed Parke’s signing to MMA Fighting following an initial report from MMANytt.com early Friday morning.Parke (25-6-1) has remained in the higher echelons of the European lightweight ranks since his UFC exit 2016 following a loss to Rustam Khabilov. He has tasted defeat just once in six outings since departing the promotion, a decision loss to fellow European standout, Mateu
  
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• Paul Felder Shares Picture of Broken Arm At UFC 226

  13-07-2018 15:29
  After a gutsy performance at UFC 226 nobody can deny that Paul Felder is one of the toughest guys on the planet. Felder stepped in as a late replacement for Yancy Medeiros as he was ruled out due to a broken rib. His fight against Mike Perry was moved to main card after Max Holloway […]
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• ‘Shogun’ Rua believes he deserves shot at Daniel Cormier after Anthony Smith fight

  13-07-2018 15:00
  Mauricio Rua is no longer fighting the No. 2 light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir next at UFC Hamburg, but could still be one fight away from a shot at the belt.
  The former 205-pound champion headlines the UFC Fight Night event in Germany on July 22 against Anthony Smith, who stepped up on to replace Oezdemir on less than a month’s notice.
  “Shogun” admits that facing a guy that is not ranked in the top 15 could affect his title aspirations, but told MMA Fighting he still thinks h
  
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• Colby Covington Explains the Nature of his Ongoing Beef with Matt Serra

  13-07-2018 14:38
  When Colby Covington fired shots at former UFC welterweight champion and newly appointed Hall of Fame fighter Matt Serra, heads were turned. Serra went viral last week for taking down an inebriated and obnoxious man in a restaurant. When Covington launched a series of heated tweets at the New Yorker following the circulation of the […]
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• Morning Report: Dominick Cruz ‘would be shocked’ if Brock Lesnar made it through USADA for fight with Daniel Cormier

  13-07-2018 14:00
  The biggest news in MMA is that, once again, Brock Lesnar is back. Or at least, Brock Lesnar is trying to come back. Whether he actually makes it back into the cage is up for debate and, at least one major MMA analyst thinks it is unlikely.
  On Saturday evening at UFC 226, Lesnar was called into the cage to confront the newly minted heavyweight champ champ, Daniel Cormier. Lesnar went full professional wrestling, shoving ‘DC’ and cutting a promo on him, setting up a huge Pay-Per-View
  
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• Nick Diaz Goes on Epic Rant Taking Shots at Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier

  13-07-2018 08:57
  Nick Diaz apparently wants to fight heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in his return to the UFC. On late Thursday night, Diaz unleashed an Instagram post aimed at both Cormier and former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who made his return to the Octagon this past Saturday night at UFC 226. Diaz took aim at Lesnar […]
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• Nick Diaz ‘embarrassed’ by Daniel Cormier pursuing fight with Brock Lesnar’s ‘cheating ass’ 

  13-07-2018 08:46
  Even though Nick Diaz currently has his hands full with a domestic violence case, he’s still keeping tabs on the fight game and he isn’t all that impressed by the UFC 226 face off between newly crowned heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier, and Brock Lesnar.Diaz became eligible to fight again in April following a one-year suspension from USADA and according to an Instagram post from the Stockton native, he’s ready to fight for any title in any weight class.In a tirade he posted
  
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• UFC 3 #BeTheBoss winner John Farmer relates his unforgettable experience

  13-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In late May the UFC and EA Sports launched the first ever #BeTheBoss contest with EA SPORTS™ UFC® 3. The contest awarded six gamers with an ultimate UFC prize pack that included an all-expenses paid trip to UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier. One of the six winners, John Farmer, was selected to receive a private tour of the UFC headquarters, The UFC Performance Institute, train with Forrest Griffin, play EA SPORTS UFC 3 with Dana White, stand on-stage during the UFC 226 weigh-ins and sit in D
  
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• Mendes embraced his time off, excited to be back

  13-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  As a competitor since the age of five, Chad Mendes probably saw the two-year suspension he received from USADA - after testing positive for the banned substance GHRP-6 that was found in a psoriasis cream he was using - as the athletic equivalent of a death sentence. Or maybe not.“It wasn’t too tough, to be honest,” said Mendes, the longtime featherweight contender who makes his first start since December 2015 on Saturday against Myles Jury. That may seem odd, but as the 33-year
  
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• Fight Night Boise Official Weigh-in Results

  13-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Get the official weigh-in results for Fight Night Boise: Dos Santos vs Ivanov, happening live from Boise, Idaho on Saturday July 14, 2018 on FS1 at 10pm/7pm ETPT. Four prelim bouts will also air on FS1, beginning at 8pm/5pm ETPT. Three special FIGHT PASS early prelim bouts will air beginning 6:30pm/3:30pm ETPTFive round heavyweight main eventJunior Dos Santos (247.5) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (257.5)FS1 Main CardSage Northcutt (170) vs. Zak Ottow (171)Dennis Bermudez (146) vs. Rick Glenn (146)Randy
  
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• Dos Santos feeling great, fighting for something bigger

  13-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Junior Dos Santos looks like one of those people who would be good at anything he tries. And in the time since his last bout against Stipe Miocic in May 2017, the former heavyweight champion has become quite the diaper changer for his son, Bento.“I’m a professional already,” laughs Dos Santos. “I’m almost doing those YouTube videos teaching people how to do it.”Spending time with 16-month-old Bento and his wife Isadora was the bright spot of a rough post-Mioci
  
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• Daniel Cormier responds to Yoel Romero’s title shot callout: ‘Keep dreaming’

  13-07-2018 04:00
  It’s been nearly a week, but two-division champion Daniel Cormier is still throwing haymakers after his historic night at UFC 226.
  Cormier, the reigning UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight beltholder, drew the attention of middleweight contender Yoel Romero this week following DC’s stunning first-round knockout of Stipe Miocic at UFC 226. A two-time title challenger who has missed weight for consecutive 185-pound championship tilts, Romero took to Twitter over recent days to call
  
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• Neck injury forces Alan Jouban out of UFC Hamburg fight against Danny Roberts

  13-07-2018 03:45 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Alan Jouban announced he won’t be facing Danny Roberts in Germany next weekend. The four-time UFC “Fight of the Night” winner took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal a nagging neck injury that may require surgery to correct.
  
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• Gerald Harris wants in on Bellator’s upcoming welterweight grand prix

  13-07-2018 03:00
  For someone who swore just a couple months ago he was done with mixed martial arts forever, Gerald Harris sure seems in a rush to get into some fights.
  The welterweight from Tulsa nicknamed “Hurricane” announced his retirement last October after winning his fourth consecutive bout. But not only did Harris recently come out of retirement on just a few days’ notice in April to fight Rafael Lovato Jr. at Bellator 198, he now returns to action Friday night at Bellator 202 in Thack
  
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• Khabib to UFC: Bring me Conor McGregor or The Next One

  13-07-2018 02:21
  Khabib Nurmagomedov is ready to get back inside the Octagon. Nurmagomedov is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder. He won the championship back in April against Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC 223. His next title challenger is undecided, but many are hoping for Conor McGregor. “The Eagle” may very well […]
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• Alan Jouban out of UFC Hamburg fight against Danny Roberts

  13-07-2018 01:28
  UFC Hamburg has taken yet another hit.
  Alan Jouban is out of his scheduled fight with Danny Roberts due to injury, the popular welterweight fighter confirmed Thursday in a social media post. Max Freedman of MMA Today was the first to report the news. Jouban wrote that he appears to have a bulging disc in his neck and is waiting on an MRI.“Sorry folks,” Jouban wrote on Instagram. “Believe me, I wanted nothing more than to roll into Germany and steal the damn show with with a cr
  
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• Alan Jouban Off UFC Hamburg Card Against Danny Roberts

  13-07-2018 00:51
  Alan Jouban will no longer compete on the UFC Hamburg card. Jouban was set to take on Danny Roberts on July 22. The bout was scheduled to take place inside the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. That won’t be happening as Jouban is out with an injury. MMA-Today.com first reported the news. Here is the statement […]
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• Belal Muhammad vs. Elizeu Zaleski targeted for UFC Sao Paulo

  13-07-2018 00:43
  An explosive matchup between streaking welterweights Belal Muhammad and Elizeu Zaleski has been verbally agreed to for September 22 at UFC Sao Paulo.MMA Fighting confirmed the news Thursday following an initial report by Brazilian outlet AG Fight. Contracts for the bout have yet to be formally signed.
  Muhammad (14-2) is in the midst of the best run of his UFC career. The 30-year-old Roufusport product has won four straight fights, a streak highlighted by victories over Tim Means, Jordan Mein, a
  
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• Frankie Edgar says Brian Ortega not fighting at UFC 226 could cost him title shot

  13-07-2018 00:00
  When Max Holloway was forced out of his scheduled title defense at UFC 226, challenger Brian Ortega was put into a tricky situation: accept a short notice opponent or wait for Holloway to heal up. In the end, Ortega opted not to compete at UFC 226, drawing the ire of UFC President Dana White. Now, with Ortega apparently not getting any compensation for UFC 226 at all, the question is whether Ortega made the right decision.
  Not that long ago, Frankie Edgar was in a very similar situation. Edgar
  
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