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• Report: Renan Barao vs Andre Ewell Set For UFC Sao Paulo

  01-08-2018 23:59
  It looks like former bantamweight king Renan Barao has his next foe lined up. Renan Barao vs Andre Ewell Set Barao will go one-on-one with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) newcomer Andre Ewell. The bout is set to take place inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil for UFC Sao Paulo on Sept. 22. Combate.com reported […]
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• Bethe Correia Unhappy with UFC 227 Removal, Says She Received Clearance from Three Doctors

  01-08-2018 23:23 via sherdog.com
  Bethe Correia is well aware of the eye issues that have plagued her during her career, but she claims she took the necessary steps to be able to compete at UFC 227.
  
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• UFC announces press conference Friday with ‘more than a dozen’ fighters to promote future cards

  01-08-2018 23:06
  The UFC is bringing a big promotional event to Los Angeles.
  On Wednesday, the promotion announced that there will be a “special” press conference Friday with “more than a dozen fighters” promoting upcoming UFC events. The press conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT and will be held at The Orpheum Theatre in LA. The festivities will be followed by the UFC 227 ceremonial weigh-ins.For fans, tickets will be required. They can be obtained for free through ticketmaster.com
  
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• Eddie Alvarez Congratulates Dustin Poirier for UFC on Fox 30 Win: ‘This Makes Us 1-1’

  01-08-2018 22:46 via sherdog.com
  There was a little bit of controversy behind Dustin Poirier’s win over Eddie Alvarez at
  UFC on Fox 30, as a standup in the second round set the stage for “The Diamond’s” technical knockout triumph this past Saturday in Calgary.
  
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• Former NFL Star Shawne Merriman Making Bare Knuckle Boxing Debut

  01-08-2018 22:30
  Shawne Merriman is trying his hand at bare knuckle boxing. In the NFL, Merriman was a fierce linebacker, who spent most of his career playing for the San Diego Chargers. While injuries ultimately led to the end of Merriman’s career, he isn’t afraid to go in a different direction. Merriman has flirted with the idea […]
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• Eddie Alvarez breaks silence after loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC on FOX 30

  01-08-2018 22:00
  After several days of silence, Eddie Alvarez has opened up about his UFC on FOX 30 loss to Dustin Poirier.
  The former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion had a highly entertaining rematch with Poirier on Saturday night in Calgary, one which was not without controversy.
  Alvarez was in a dominant position in the second round when he threw an illegal 12-6 elbow, which caused referee Marc Goddard to order a standup. After the standup, Poirier rallied for a TKO victory.
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• PFL 5 Weigh-in Results: Efrain Escudero Has Another Scale Fail

  01-08-2018 21:54
  The PFL 5 weigh-in results are in and we have one less fight. Tomorrow night (Aug. 2), PFL 5 goes down inside NYCB Live in Uniondale, New York. In the main event, Jason High will do battle with Natan Schulte. High steps in as a late replacement for Brian Foster. Both men made weight with […]
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• Eddie Alvarez Breaks His Silence Following TKO Loss to Dustin Poirier

  01-08-2018 21:00
  Eddie Alvarez suffered a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC on FOX 30 but he’s not passing the blame onto anyone else but himself. Alvarez fell to Poirier by second round TKO after the fighters were reset in the center of the Octagon following a foul that was committed on the ground. Alvarez unleashed […]
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• Bethe Correia Releases Statement Following UFC 227 Removal

  01-08-2018 20:44
  Bethe Correia is out of UFC 227 and it didn’t take her long to explain why. Correia was scheduled to meet Irene Aldana inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California this Saturday night (Aug. 4). The UFC announced that Correia had been pulled from the event. The timing is unfortunate as we’re in the […]
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• Bethe Correia, CSAC open up on canceled UFC 227 fight

  01-08-2018 20:00
  Bethe Correia was removed from the UFC 227 card, scheduled for Saturday night in Los Angeles, Calif., but who made the call to pull the plug on the fight?
  The Brazilian bantamweight, who was slated to face Irene Aldana at the Staples Center, released a long statement on her social media Wednesday criticizing the California State Athletic Commission, saying that CSAC made the decision to remove her from the event because of an eye surgery she had in October 2017, months after a loss to Holly Hol
  
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• Jake Hager Still Targeting Dec. 2018 For Bellator Debut

  01-08-2018 19:56
  Jake Hager is gearing up for his Bellator debut. Hager has a lot of buzz surrounding him due to his past work as a professional wrestler. He was known as Jack Swaggar in the WWE. He captured the World Heavyweight and ECW titles during his time with the promotion. He also held onto United States […]
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• Demetrious Johnson Claims He Accepted Fight vs. T.J. Dillashaw Before Shoulder Surgery

  01-08-2018 19:37 via sherdog.com
  Demetrious Johnson apparently accepted a champion vs. champion superfight against T.J. Dillashaw earlier this year before an injury derailed those plans.
  
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• UFC 227 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘I want to dish out the pain’

  01-08-2018 19:30
  In the latest episode of UFC 227 Embedded, Demetrious Johnson plays with his children in the pool, Henry Cejudo gets a haircut, Cody Garbrandt does some media, T.J. Dillashaw gets a massage, and more.
  
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• Former NFL Star Shawne Merriman Signs with World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation

  01-08-2018 19:06 via sherdog.com
  Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman will make his combat sports debut with World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation later this year.
  
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• PFL 5 Weigh-ins: Efrain Escudero Eliminated from Playoffs on the Scale

  01-08-2018 18:51 via sherdog.com
  At least Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Efrain Escudero is consistent.
  
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• Nikita Krylov Returns to Octagon, Faces Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night Moscow

  01-08-2018 18:35 via sherdog.com
  Nikita Krylov will come back to the Octagon after nearly a two-year hiatus to face Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night 136.
  
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• Mark Henry worries he ‘put a black eye on our team’ with Eddie Alvarez 12-to-6 elbow call

  01-08-2018 18:00
  Mark Henry’s fighters have been on a red-hot run lately. From Marlon Moraes to Zabit Magomedsharipov to Frankie Edgar to Sijara Eubanks to Katlyn Chookagian, the New Jersey-based team Henry coaches, along with the likes of Ricardo Almeida, has been on a heck of a roll.
  Eddie Alvarez was up last Saturday in a main event fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC on FOX 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. And Henry feels like he might have been the cause of his team’s streak getting upended.
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• Former NFL All-Pro Shawne Merriman to make combat sports debut in bare knuckle boxing match

  01-08-2018 17:30
  Having long flirted with combat sports, ex-NFL All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman will at last make his in-ring debut later this year in a bare knuckle boxing match at the inaugural World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation event, “Rise of the Titans,” in Casper, Wyoming.
  WBKFF officials announced the news of Merriman’s signing Wednesday.
  “We are thrilled to have Shawne as part of our team,” WBKFF CEO Tom Stankiewicz said in a statement. “It’s a very excit
  
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• Is T.J. Dillashaw Bantamweight GOAT if he Beats Cody Garbrandt Again?

  01-08-2018 17:05
  The main event of this Saturday’s UFC 227 card, which goes down this Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, sees UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw take on his arch rival Cody Garbrandt for a second time. The two previously met last November at UFC 217, with Dillashaw knocking out Garbrandt in a […]
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• Arjan Bhullar returns against Marcelo Golm at UFC Moncton

  01-08-2018 17:00
  Arjan Bhullar and Marcelo Golm will collide in the Octagon on Oct. 27, MMA Fighting confirmed after Bhullar announced the news on his social media — and then deleted the post. The Fight Night card will mark UFC’s first trip to Moncton, Canada.
  Both heavyweights are coming off the first losses of their MMA careers.
  Bhullar (7-1) defeated Luis Henrique via decision in his Octagon debut last September, but tapped to an omoplata against Adam Wieczorek in his second UFC bout in April.
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• 'Cyborg' Says Superfight With Nunes Not The Biggest Challenge of Her Career

  01-08-2018 16:55 via sherdog.com
  A superfight between current Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s featherweight champion Cristiane Justino, better known as “Cyborg,” and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes is all but confirmed although an actual date hasn’t been set which is causing a lot of frustration for “Cyborg,” who says she is ready to fight now.
  
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• Dustin Poirier is in “No Rush” For His UFC Title Opportunity

  01-08-2018 16:44
  Dustin Poirier feels deserving of an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title shot, but he’s open to another fight if it makes sense. Poirier is coming off the biggest victory of his professional mixed martial arts career. “The Diamond” earned a second-round TKO victory over former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. Poirier has guaranteed a […]
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• Paulo Costa Hoping Romero Misses Weight For A Third Straight Fight

  01-08-2018 16:36 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced a mouth-watering middleweight bout between two juggernauts in the 185-pound division between Paulo Costa and former title challenger Yoel Romero which is set to be held in New York on November 3. Despite the official announcement by the UFC, however, the bout is not set in stone as Romero has yet to sign the contract.
  
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• Jan Blachowicz vs. Nikita Krylov Booked for UFC Moscow

  01-08-2018 16:33
  Jan Blachowicz has his next fight lined up under the UFC banner. It was revealed on Wednesday that Jan Blachowicz (22-7) is slated to fight Nikita Krylov (24-5) in a light heavyweight showdown at the UFC Moscow show. This marks the return of Krylov as he has not fought since 2016 in the UFC. Blachowicz […]
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• Henry Cejudo Vows to Get Redemption Against Demetrious Johnson

  01-08-2018 16:33
  Henry Cejudo has the chance to do what many have dreamed about and that’s getting a second crack at a failed opportunity to earn UFC gold as he is slated to challenge Demetrious Johnson for the flyweight title in the co-main event of the upcoming UFC 227 pay-per-view event, which will be headlined by a […]
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• UFC 227 Timeline: TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt 2

  01-08-2018 16:00
  Ahead of the UFC 227 main event, see how UFC featherweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt ended up on a collision course. UFC 227 is scheduled for Aug. 4 in Los Angeles.
  
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• Dissecting Demetrious Johnson’s Legacy Part 3: The Reign Subjugates

  01-08-2018 15:53
  The narrative of Demetrious Johnson not facing top-tier competition in his UFC career has spiraled so far and wide that leading to one of, if not the biggest challenge of Johnson’s career to date at UFC 227, now is a fitting time to dissect this narrative and, in the process, the legacy of the man […]
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• Jan Blachowicz vs. Nikita Krylov, two other fights set for UFC Moscow

  01-08-2018 15:30
  A little over a month since Fight Nights Global confirmed the release of Nikita Krylov to MMA Fighting, the highly-touted Ukrainian has been booked for his promotional return against Jan Blachowicz at UFC Moscow on Sept. 15.UFC announced the booking through its social media channels on Wednesday morning as well as a middleweight tussle between Krzysztof Jotko and promotional newcomer Adam Yandiev, and a bantamweight bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Terrion Ware.Blachowicz (22-7-0) is coming o
  
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• Jan Blachowicz vs. Nikita Krylov, three other fights set for UFC Moscow (updated)

  01-08-2018 15:30
  A little over a month since Fight Nights Global confirmed the release of Nikita Krylov to MMA Fighting, the highly-touted Ukrainian has been booked for his promotional return against Jan Blachowicz at UFC Moscow on Sept. 15.UFC announced the booking through its social media channels on Wednesday morning as well as a middleweight tussle between Krzysztof Jotko and promotional newcomer Adam Yandiev, and a bantamweight bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Terrion Ware.Blachowicz (22-7-0) is coming o
  
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• Live chat: UFC on FOX 30 ratings, McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov, UFC 227, more

  01-08-2018 15:15
  This is the new MMA Fighting Live Chat.
  Today on the show, we'll talk the terrible ratings garnered by UFC on FOX 30, despite it being one of the better UFC on FOX events with three former, fairly well-known champions on the main card. How could a show like that get the worst ratings in UFC on FOX history? Is there a bigger problem at play here? What does this say about what fans want? We'll discuss.
  We'll also talk about the impending booking of Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, which is
  
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• Live Chat: UFC Calgary ratings, Conor-Khabib, more

  01-08-2018 15:15
  This is the new MMA Fighting Live Chat.
  Today on the show, we'll talk the terrible ratings garnered by UFC on FOX 30, despite it being one of the better UFC on FOX events with three former, fairly well-known champions on the main card. How could a show like that get the worst ratings in UFC on FOX history? Is there a bigger problem at play here? What does this say about what fans want? We'll discuss.
  We'll also talk about the impending booking of Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, which is
  
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• After being ‘humbled’ in first DJ fight, an evolved Henry Cejudo vows to ‘dethrone the mouse’

  01-08-2018 15:00
  Henry Cejudo was little more than three years into his mixed martial arts career when he challenged Demetrious Johnson for the flyweight title at UFC 197.At the time, Cejudo was one of the top up-and-comers in the sport, a blue-chip 10-0 prospect with the credentials of an Olympic gold medalist wrestler, but he was also still very much a work in progress, and matched against one of the greatest fighters to ever live, that inexperience reared its head in an inauspicious way. Cejudo ate a flurry
  
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• Morning Report: Dustin Poirier thinks he’s earned a title shot but willing to fight before then ‘if something makes sense’

  01-08-2018 14:00
  On Saturday night at UFC Calgary, Dustin Poirier finally got the win over Eddie Alvarez he’d been chasing since the controversial ending to their first fight at UFC 211, knocking out Alvarez in the second round. With the win, Poirier took ownership of Alvarez’s unofficial “Most Violent” title but he also may have earned himself a crack at the real UFC lightweight strap, at least, that’s what he believes he did.
  Speaking with The Luke Thomas Show on SiriusXM Fight N
  
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• Vera determined to put on a show for his hometown fans

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Marlon Vera of Ecuador kicks Douglas Silva de Andrade of Brazil in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Mangueirinho Arena on February 03, 2018 in Belem, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />It’s not a UFC world championship. But it’s better, as far as Marlon Vera is concerned, to see his seven-year-old daughter Ana Paula finally beginning to smile. Plagued by the rare neurological condition Moebius syndrome,
  
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• UFC names Trifecta Nutrition first-ever official meal delivery partner

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  LAS VEGAS and SACRAMENTO, Calif. – UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, today announced a new, multi-year marketing partnership with Trifecta Nutrition, the nation’s largest all-organic meal delivery service. Under the groundbreaking new agreement, Trifecta becomes UFC’s first-ever “Official Meal Delivery Partner”, creating a brand-new sponsorship category for UFC. In return, Trifecta will have a branded presence at the UFC Performanc
  
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• UFC Gym set to open 4th Hawaiian location with largest & most innovative facility in Kailua

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  HONOLULU – UFC GYM®, the rapidly expanding fitness franchise that creates training programs for all levels inspired by the training regimens of world-class UFC® athletes, today announced the opening of its fourth location on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. In partnership with UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn, this location in Kailua will provide members with a brand new, 20,000 square foot, full-service premium training facility that will include high quality equipment and amenities, includ
  
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• UFC & Bethesda Softworks announce new interactive partnership in Australia & New Zealand

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  SYDNEY – UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced a partnership in the non-sports gaming space in Australia and New Zealand. With this collaboration, UFC and Bethesda will work on various initiatives throughout the Oceanic region while aligning to celebrate the launch of Fallout 76, the online prequel where every surviving human is a real person, set for release on Wednesday, Nov
  
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• Sayles begins new journey at UFC 227

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Teenage Matt Sayles couldn’t be more excited. He was about to meet some of his MMA heroes at the Alliance MMA gym in Chula Vista, and the night before he scoured YouTube for highlights of one of those fighters – then-UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.Then he met Cruz, who was wearing gloves and a mouthpiece. And they sparred.“I’m an amateur fighter at that point, so I get in the cage and I’m doing pretty good on the feet,” Sayles recalled. “I got t
  
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• Holland makes leap from DWTNCS to UFC 227 main card

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Kevin Holland may hate me one day for putting this in print, but when I reached out to him to see about arranging an interview, his almost instant response was:“I love interviews.”Later, once we were on the phone, I gave him an opportunity to retract his statement, letting him know that in over two decades covering combat sports, no one ever said that to me. He wasn’t backing down.“Those guys are trippin’,” he said. “That’s part of the game. It&rsq
  
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• Dillashaw: I'm gonna ruin Cody's career at 135 pounds

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw took control of the 135 pound division with his knockout victory over former teammate and now rival, Cody Garbrandt. While he would be more than happy for the same result when he meets Garbrandt in the Octagon at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Dillashaw hopes to show off a different side of his game this time around.“I’m a killer man, I’m a killer now once it hits the floor,” Dillashaw said on UFC 227 Embedded. “I haven’t
  
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• Cejudo: DJ is human, anything can happen

  01-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In April 2016, Henry Cejudo had it all figured out, and he was about to let UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson know about it.“My mindset was not only am I gonna beat this guy, but I’m just gonna drag him through the mud,” Cejudo said of his first meeting with Johnson at UFC 197 in Las Vegas. “I’m gonna show people my skills, my strength and my will. I’m gonna use it upon him.”It didn’t play out like that on fight night, and in less than thre
  
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• Four UFC Contracts Awarded on Season 2, Week 7 of Dana White’s Contender Series

  01-08-2018 04:15 via sherdog.com
  Reigning Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Ian Heinisch knocked out Justin Sumter with a volley of violent elbows in the first round of their middleweight clash on Season 2, Week 7 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series at the UFC Training Center in Las Vegas.
  
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• DWTNCS results: Four contracts handed out in action-packed night

  01-08-2018 04:13
  An action-packed night led to a generous Dana White on the latest edition of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
  Once the dust settled, the UFC president handed out contracts to four of the night’s five victors: Juan Adams, Ian Heinisch, Jordan Griffin, and main event fighter Roosevelt Roberts.
  An undefeated lightweight with a lanky 6-foot-2 frame, Roberts (6-0) earned an emotional victory over tough veteran Garrett Gross (11-8) in the night’s headlining bout. Fightin
  
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• Bethe Correia Injured; Bout vs. Irene Aldana Pulled from UFC 227 Lineup

  01-08-2018 04:04 via sherdog.com
  Former women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia has withdrawn from a proposed bout against Irene Aldana at UFC 227 due to injury, the promotion announced Tuesday.
  
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• Bethe Correia pulled from UFC 227 fight with Irene Aldana

  01-08-2018 03:06
  UFC 227 has lost one of its bouts on just a few days’ notice.
  The bantamweight clash between Bethe Correia and Irene Aldana has been scrapped from Saturday’s pay-per-view show at Staples Center in Los Angeles, sources confirmed with MMA Fighting after an initial report by Combate. The UFC officially announced Tuesday that Correia was “forced to withdraw” from the fight.Correia was originally expected to fight Aldana earlier this year, but had to undergo eye surgery last
  
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• Demetrious Johnson: “I Accepted TJ Dillashaw Fight”

  01-08-2018 02:09
  Demetrious Johnson has cleared the air on where he stands regarding the T.J. Dillashaw superfight. On Tuesday’s UFC 227 Media Conference Call, Johnson was asked about why the fight with Dillashaw never happened, as a common assumption by many in the MMA community is that negotiations fell apart on Johnson’s side. Johnson, however, claims that […]
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• UFC on FOX 30 does perplexing lowest rating in series history

  01-08-2018 02:00
  The final numbers for Saturday’s show averaged 1,678,000 viewers, even with a strong card and limited sports competition. It is official: Saturday night’s 29th installment of UFC on FOX, headlined by Dustin Poirier’s second-round win over Eddie Alvarez, was the lowest-rated event in the seven-year history of the series, averaging a 1.04 rating and 1,678,000 viewers.
  The number is perplexing on a number of levels. While July is harder to draw television viewers on Saturday nigh
  
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• DWTNCS 15 Results: Four Fighters Earn UFC Contacts

  01-08-2018 01:22
  UPDATE: The DWTNCS 15 results are in. Juan Adams, Ian Heinisch, Jordan Griffin and Roosevelt Roberts all earned UFC contracts. Night 15 (see night 14 results here) of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is here. In the main event, Roosevelt Roberts will clash with Garrett Gross. Also featured on the card will be a bout between […]
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• DWTNCS 15 Live Results Tonight (July 31) at 8 p.m. ET

  01-08-2018 01:22
  Night 15 (see night 14 results here) of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is here. In the main event, Roosevelt Roberts will clash with Garrett Gross. Also featured on the card will be a bout between Don’Tale Mayes and Mitchell Sipe. Ian Heinisch vs. Justin Sumter, Jordan Griffin vs. Maurice Mitchell, and Juan Adams […]
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• Demetrious Johnson still open to superfight with bantamweight champ ‘if the money’s right’

  01-08-2018 01:15
  The story of UFC 227 is as much about the fight which didn’t get made as the ones which were signed.
  The highly anticipated potential superfight between longtime flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and bantamweight titleholder T.J. Dillashaw never quite made it past the discussion stages earlier this year.
  And as such, Saturday night’s card at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles features a double bill on top with both champions defending their belts. Dillashaw puts his bantamwe
  
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