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• DWTNCS 14 Results: Hughes, Yusuff, & Crute Earned UFC Contracts

  24-07-2018 23:45
  UPDATE: DWTNCS 14 has concluded. Chase Hooper has received a developmental offer. Jeff Hughes, Sodiq Yusuff, and Jim Crute all earned UFC contracts. Night 14 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is here. In the main event, Nick Newell will clash with Alex Munoz. Also featured on the card will be a bout between Chris […]
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• DWTNCS 14 Live Results Tonight (July 24) at 8 p.m. ET

  24-07-2018 23:45
  Night 14 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is here. In the main event, Nick Newell will clash with Alex Munoz. Also featured on the card will be a bout between Chris Birchler and Jim Crute. Miek Davis vs. Sodiq Yusuff, Josh Appelt vs. Jeff Hughes, and Chase Hooper vs. Canaan Kawaihae are also […]
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• Daniel Cormier Accepts Corey Anderson’s Challenge

  24-07-2018 22:34
  Daniel Cormier appears down to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title against Corey Anderson. Questions have loomed over the UFC’s light heavyweight division since title holder Cormier captured a second championship over heavyweight Stipe Miocic earlier this month. “DC” is set for a big money fight with Brock Lesnar next year. Cormier […]
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• UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo Update: ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira, Sam Alvey to Clash on Sept. 22

  24-07-2018 22:20 via sherdog.com
  Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will return to the Octagon for the first time in nearly two years when he locks horns with Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo on Sept. 22.
  
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• Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa in talks for UFC 230

  24-07-2018 21:34
  A sensational middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and former title contender Yoel Romero is in talks for UFC 230 at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Nov. 3.The UFC announced the matchup Tuesday on social media, however the bout has yet to be formally agreed upon by both parties, sources told MMA Fighting.
  Costa (13-0) recently scored his fourth knockout victory since joining the UFC by stopping Uriah Hall in the second round at UFC 226. In his previous appearances, “Eraser&rdqu
  
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• Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa announced for UFC 230

  24-07-2018 21:34
  Another middleweight bout was announced for UFC 230, as rising middleweight sensation Paulo Costa meets former title contender Yoel Romero at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Nov. 3.
  Costa (13-0) recently scored his fourth knockout victory since joining the UFC by stopping Uriah Hall in the second round at UFC 226. In his previous appearances, “Eraser” finished Johnny Hendricks, Oluwale Bamgbose and Garreth McLellan.
  Romero (13-3) is looking to get back on track after a fiv
  
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• Yoel Romero to Face Paulo ‘Borrachinha’ in Pivotal Middleweight Bout at UFC 230 in New York

  24-07-2018 21:30 via sherdog.com
  Another middleweight bout with serious title implications has been added to the UFC 230 lineup.
  
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• Lightweights Brian Foster, Natan Schulte to Headline PFL 5 in New York on Aug. 2

  24-07-2018 21:18 via sherdog.com
  The Professional Fighters League regular season continues to roll on next month, as a lightweight duel pitting Brian Foster against Natan Schulte will headline the promotion’s fifth show.
  
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• VIDEO: Jimi Manuwa calls on UFC champ Daniel Cormier to ‘defend or vacate’

  24-07-2018 21:00
  HAMBURG, GERMANY — Jimi Manuwa speaks to the media at UFC Hamburg about Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar’s face off, a trilogy fight with Jan Blachowicz, how he’d consider changing weight classes if Alexander Gustafsson were to win the light heavyweight title, and much more.
  
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• Dana White’s Contender Series ‘Season 2, Week 6’ Play-by-Play & Results

  24-07-2018 20:47 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog's live Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Season 2, Episode 6 coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET.
  
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• Dustin Poirier on Eddie Alvarez Rematch: I Wanted to Stick by my Word

  24-07-2018 20:45
  Dustin Poirier vs. Eddie Alvarez II was nearly off the table. Poirier will end up taking on Alvarez again this Saturday night (July 28). The bout will headline UFC Calgary inside the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In their first encounter, “The Underground King” landed illegal knee strikes to the head of a downed Poirier. The […]
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• Video: “Rumble” Johnson Is Looking Jacked In The Gym

  24-07-2018 19:25
  Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is looking absolutely jacked lately. The former UFC light heavyweight title challenger retired from mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in April of last year when he suffered a submission loss to Daniel Cormier in a 205-pound title fight in Buffalo. Johnson is one of the most devastating knockout artists of all time. […]
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• Corey Anderson Believes He’s In Top Three With Glover Teixeira Win

  24-07-2018 19:09
  Corey Anderson believes he’s right up there in the top three at light heavyweight after his UFC Hamburg win over Glover Teixeira. Over the weekend (Sun. July 22, 2018) Anderson picked up a unanimous decision win over the Brazilian in the co-main event of UFC Hamburg. It marked the former Ultimate Fighter winner’s second consecutive […]
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• Mirsad Bektic doesn’t think champ Max Holloway will remain at featherweight for long

  24-07-2018 19:00
  HAMBURG, Germany — Mirsad Bektic speaks to the media at UFC Hamburg about the growth of Balkan MMA, his hopes to fight in MSG in November, Max Holloway’s future in the division, Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier’s face off, the potential lightweight pairing of Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, and much more.
  
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• Dana White Says UFC’s ESPN Deal is ‘Going to Be Very Big for the Fighters’

  24-07-2018 18:59 via sherdog.com
  Fighter compensation is one of the hottest topics right now in mixed martial arts and in particular the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is the market leader in MMA.
  
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• Evan Dunham vs. Francisco Trinaldo Targeted For UFC Sao Paulo

  24-07-2018 18:58
  It looks like the UFC has a lightweight bout between Evan Dunham and Francisco Trinaldo on their radar. MMA Fighting reports that the bout has been verbally agreed to for the September 22nd event in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the Ibirapuera gymnasium. A main event for the card has yet to be announced. Both men […]
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• Linton Vassell Talks Move to Heavyweight & Time Frame For Return (Exclusive)

  24-07-2018 18:53
  We recently spoke with Bellator fighter, Linton Vassell. Linton, who is coming off a bout with Phil Davis at Bellator 200, discussed the bout with Davis as well as his future plans. MMA News: Bellator 200 was little under a month ago now. How are you feeling after the event? There was fear that had injured […]
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• Jake Matthews Wants Sage Northcutt To Answer His Challenge

  24-07-2018 18:48
  Two of the UFC’s youngest welterweights could be meeting in the Octagon soon. 23-year-old Jake Matthews is currently on a three fight win-streak and is looking to get his name over in a big way. Matthews’ last Octagon appearance resulted in a first round submission win over Shinsho Anzai at UFC Fight Night 132 in […]
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• Eddie Alvarez Confident of New Contract Despite Being a Free Agent Come Saturday

  24-07-2018 18:42 via sherdog.com
  A rematch between two of the premier lightweights take place on Saturday nightwhen former Ultimate Fighting Championship 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez takes on Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fox 30 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  
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• Jeff Hughes Happy To Take The Hard Road (Exclusive)

  24-07-2018 17:42
  Jeff “Lights Out” Hughes (9-1) has been on a special run since turning Pro in October of 2014. Tonight Hughes looks to continue that impressive run by taking out veteran Josh Appelt (15-6) at Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series (DWTNCS), which is headlined by Nick Newell and Alex Munoz. Hoping that doing so in […]
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• Kevin Lee Says Weight Cutting Issue May Not be Solved Until Someone Dies

  24-07-2018 17:37
  Kevin Lee believes that by the time there is a solution for weight cutting issues, it’ll be too late. Lee has had to use a towel for a couple of bouts before tipping the scales. “The Motown Phenom” missed weight for the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career ahead of his bout […]
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• Four-Year USADA Suspension For Jon Jones? Don’t be so Sure

  24-07-2018 16:51
  As the Jon Jones/United States Anti-Doping Agency (“USADA”) decision nears closer and closer, it’s important for us to examine the possible and likely punishments that could be imposed upon the most dominant champion in UFC history. Jones could find himself back in the Octagon very soon…or not. USADA is made up of a bunch of […]
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• UFC on FOX 30: Road to the Octagon video

  24-07-2018 16:30
  Watch UFC on FOX 30 Road to the Octagon for FOX’s preview of the latest UFC event on July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In the main event, lightweights Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier will square off in a rematch. Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens and Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Tecia Torres were also featured in the preview.
  
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• Anderson Silva on Israel Adesanya: I Don’t Know Who This Guy is

  24-07-2018 16:11
  Anderson Silva has responded to Israel Adesanya expressing interest in fighting him. Silva will soon be able to return to the Octagon. Ahead of his planned UFC Shanghai bout with Kelvin Gastelum, Silva was flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). “The Spider” ended up proving that he took contaminated supplements and is eligible to […]
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• Brave finalizes eight-fight card for Morocco debut in August

  24-07-2018 15:42
  Brave Combat Federation will make its debut on the African continent on Aug. 12, hosting an event at the Omnisports indoor club of Tangier, and promotion officials released the full fight card to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.
  Headlined by the previously reported featherweight bout between UFC veteran Jeremy Kennedy and Danyel Pilo, Brave 14 will feature Sidney Wheeler (8-2) vs. Abdoul Abdoulraguimov (7-0) in the co-main event. The main card also includes Felipe Efrain vs. Arnold Quero and the return
  
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• What’s Up With Alexander Gustafsson These Days?

  24-07-2018 15:40
  It’s hard to believe that Alexander Gustafsson hasn’t fought in over a year. The No. 1 contender in the UFC light heavyweight division, Gustafsson is one of the best fighters in the 205lbs weight class in the world. He was half of one of the greatest fights of all time when he fought tooth-and-nail with […]
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• Kevin Lee on MMA’s weight-cutting issues: ‘Everybody is kind of waiting for somebody to die’

  24-07-2018 15:00
  Kevin Lee has had just about enough of extreme weight cutting in mixed martial arts.
  The UFC lightweight has been among the most vocal fighters in the sport about the issue of weight cutting by means of severe dehydration. Lee has been pushing for the UFC to institute a 165-pound division for more than a year at this point. And he does not plan on quieting down.
  “Everybody knows that this weight-cutting thing is a problem, but nobody is coming up with no f*cking solutions,” Lee told
  
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• Morning Report: Tyron Woodley blasts Colby Covington, Darren Till in UFC welterweight ‘circus’

  24-07-2018 14:00
  Last week, rumors began flying that the UFC was considering stripping Colby Covington of his interim welterweight title because he was injured and unable to fight Tyron Woodley for the UFC’s targeted date in September. Covington denied the rumors and said they were looking at a title unification bout in November or December but top contender Darren Till fanned the flames by saying that he had been offered a fight with undisputed champion Tyron Woodley but that the champion turned the bout
  
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• Woodley vs Till to headline Dallas event

  24-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC's return to Dallas on September 8 will now feature a championship doubleheader as the promotion announced Tuesday that undisputed welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will put his title on the line for the fourth time against unbeaten British banger Darren Till in the UFC 228 main event at American Airlines Center. Tickets for UFC 228, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, go on sale on July 27. In the co-main event, Nicco Montano defends her UFC women's flyweight title for the first time agai
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 216: Tim Kennedy & UFC Hamburg Recap

  24-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Former UFC Middleweight Tim Kennedy calls in and talks about his new Discovery Channel show "Hard to Kill", Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in its purest form, and the workout he was doing right before joining the show, amongst other things. Plus, Jim and Matt break down Anthony Smith's dominant win over Shogun Rua and the rest of the action from Hamburg, Germany over the weekend, DC's open letter to Alexander Gustafsson, Anderson Silva's one-year USADA suspension for a tainted supplement, and Jim debuts hi
  
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• Romero vs Costa set for MSG in November

  24-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In the middleweight division, few have made the impact that Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa have made on opponents, and on November 3, the foundations of Madison Square Garden may shake when two of the most explosive finishers in the sport meet in a UFC 230 bout in New York City.The bout joins another intriguing 185-pound showdown between No. 5-ranked Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and No. 7-ranked David Branch.Stay tuned to UFC.com for more UFC 230 fight card announcements and ticket on-sale dates.Fresh fr
  
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• Olivier Aubin-Mercier embracing his inner Canadian Gangster

  24-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Olivier Aubin-Mercier is finally feeling comfortable, both inside and outside the Octagon.Thrust into the spotlight after reaching the welterweight finals on TUF: Nations, the inexperienced French-Canadian judoka was instantly saddled with the same unfair comparisons and expectations that seem to be attached to various top young talents from the Great White North.With only a handful of professional bouts to his name and still in the developmental stages of his career, people wanted to know if Au
  
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• Fight Night Calgary: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Fantasy Cheat Sheet

  24-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  As the UFC embarks on a return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada this weekend, one of the most highly anticipated fights of the entire year is set for the main event as former champion Eddie Alvarez takes on Dustin Poirier.The two lightweights met just over a year ago with the fight ending in a no contest.Now Alvarez and Poirier will look to settle the score once and for all when they meet on Saturday night, with the winner almost assuredly taking a decided step towards title contention.Also on the ca
  
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• Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Season 2 - Week 6 Preview

  24-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  It's been an exciting season thus far as Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series continues to produce numerous new fighters for the UFC roster.With an astonishing finishing rate as well, the fights on the Contender Series have been nothing short of action-packed, with every athlete doing whatever it takes to get noticed by UFC President Dana White and the UFC matchmakers sitting cageside.The latest installment of the Contender Series will feature the long awaited debut of Nick Newell, who ha
  
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• Dana hands out three contracts in Week 6

  24-07-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Through the first five weeks of Season two of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, there have been a number of firsts that have transpired: the first time four contracts were handed out at once; the first time two returning competitors earned contracts; the first time sisters were on the UFC roster together; the first time the lights went out mid-fight.Last week marked the first time that two 20-year-olds were awarded contracts, as Edmen Shahbazyan and Maycee Barber started and end
  
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• DWTNCS 14’s Nick Newell: I’m Going to Kick Alex Munoz’s Ass

  24-07-2018 04:11
  Nick Newell is ready to prove he belongs in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Newell will get his chance tomorrow night (July 24). He’ll go one-on-one with Alex Munoz on the 14th edition of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. On the series, fighters get a chance to compete on UFC Fight Pass. The athletes […]
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• Evan Dunham vs. Francisco Trinaldo verbally agreed for UFC Sao Paulo

  24-07-2018 03:33
  A lightweight tilt between Evan Dunham and Francisco Trinaldo is targeted for UFC’s upcoming event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 22, multiple sources told MMA Fighting on Monday.
  UFC Sao Paulo will take place at the Ibirapuera gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The promotion has yet to announce the main event for the Fight Night show.
  Both Dunham (18-7-1) and Trinaldo (22-6) are looking to bounce back to the winning track after suffering defeats earlier this year. Dunham lost in 53 seconds
  
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• Brian Foster vs. Natan Schulte headlines PFL 5

  24-07-2018 03:00
  Playoff spots are on the line in the lightweight and light heavyweight division when the PFL returns to action on Aug. 2.
  Lightweights Brian Foster and Natan Schulte will headline the event at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. MMAJunkie was first to report the card.Foster (28-10) is coming off a third-round TKO finish of Ramsey Nijem at PFL 2, which earned him four points. Schulte (12-3), for his part, earned three points for his decision victory over Chris Wade at the same event.In another li
  
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• Eddie Alvarez Explains Not Re-Signing With UFC Before Dustin Poirier Rematch

  24-07-2018 01:59
  Eddie Alvarez wants to wait for the right deal. Alvarez is set to take on Dustin Poirier in a rematch at UFC Calgary this Saturday night (July 28). The two will take center stage on the main FOX network. Many are saying this is the best UFC on FOX card in quite some time. Also […]
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• Luke Rockhold-Chris Weidman Rematch Targeted for UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden

  24-07-2018 01:13 via sherdog.com
  A rematch between ex-middleweight champions Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman is in the works for UFC 230, according to a report from ESPN.com.
  
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• Glover Teixeira: ‘I’ve Got to Change Some Stuff to Get Another Chance in UFC’

  24-07-2018 01:03 via sherdog.com
  Glover Teixeira didn’t look like a Top 10 light heavyweight at UFC Fight Night 134.
  
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• Corey Anderson: Win over Glover Teixeira puts me in top three at light heavyweight

  24-07-2018 01:00
  On Sunday, Corey Anderson completed a huge step in his journey from The Ultimate Fighter winner to UFC championship contender.
  Anderson took a gamble stepping in on two weeks’ notice for an injured Ilir Latifi to fight one-time light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira, and the risk paid off huge for the 28-year-old as he won a convincing three-round decision in the co-main event of UFC Hamburg.
  Heading into the contest, Teixeira was No. 3 in the UFC’s official light heavyw
  
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