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• UFC 227 live stream online

  04-08-2018 23:00
  Watch UFC 227 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the pay-per-view card at 10 p.m. ET.
  The fight card for this portion is as follows:
  T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt
  Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo
  Thiago Santos vs. Kevin Holland
  Polyana Viana vs. JJ Aldrich

  Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano
  T.J. Dillashaw will defend his UFC bantamweight title former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt in a rematch. Another rematch between UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo will be
  
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• Cody Garbrandt Says Dillashaw is Hypocrite Over DJ Criticism

  04-08-2018 22:51
  Cody Garbrandt says that T.J. Dillashaw is a hypocrite following his criticism of Demetrious Johnson. Tonight (Aug. 4), Garbrandt will take on Dillashaw in a bantanweight title rematch. The bout will serve as UFC 227’s main event. The action goes down inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Cody Garbrandt Says T.J. Dillashaw Is […]
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• T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt full fight video

  04-08-2018 22:00
  The T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt full fight video shows their first encounter at UFC 217 this past November. T.J. Dillashaw challenged then UFC bantamweight champion and former teammate Cody Garbrandt in the co-main event of the card. That night, after getting wobbled in the first round, Dillashaw knocked out Garbrandt in the second round of their five-round title fight. Dillashaw’s performance earned him a $50,000 Performance of the Night award.Now, close to nine months later, Dilla
  
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• With his daughter’s surgery behind him, UFC 227’s Marlon Vera now onto achieving new life goals

  04-08-2018 21:50
  Marlon Vera was able to recently win a “title”. It wasn’t a UFC one, but a life one.
  The 25-year-old UFC bantamweight was finally able to pay for his daughter’s costly surgery after years of hard work and a number of fights in the UFC that had him save enough money to cover the costs of the procedure.
  Vera’s 7-year-old daughter, Ana Paula, suffered from Moebius syndrome – a rare neurological condition that affects the muscles that control facial expression. O
  
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• Brett Johns admits he was ‘struggling to enjoy’ MMA before Aljamain Sterling loss

  04-08-2018 21:00
  Brett Johns has changed his mental approach to the fight game following the first loss of his career, a decision defeat to Aljamain Sterling at UFC Atlantic City.The Welsh bantamweight will get a second chance to get a win over a top 10 adversary when he meets Pedro Munhoz at UFC 227, but he admitted that he had to change his outlook on his profession in the lead up to the contest.“It’s been a different camp,” Johns told MMA Fighting. “Not so much in the physical side of
  
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• Dana White Responds To Nate Diaz’s Controversial Tweet

  04-08-2018 20:31
  Nate Diaz’s scheduled fight with Dustin Poirier on November 3rd might already be off. A planned end to his 2-year hiatus is in jeopardy stemming from events in Los Angeles yesterday. The Stockton lightweight abruptly left a UFC press conference after it was revealed Conor McGregor will be facing Khabib Nurmagomedov on October 6th. Diaz then […]
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• UFC 227 Embedded, Episode 5: ‘Do my best to shock the world’

  04-08-2018 20:24
  In the fifth episode of UFC 227 Embedded, the fighters head to media day and then cut weight, step on the scales, and more.
  
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• Renato Moicano’s UFC 227 plans: Beat Cub Swanson, rematch Brian Ortega, win title

  04-08-2018 20:00
  Renato Moicano suffered his first MMA loss last July when he tapped at the hands of featherweight contender Brian Ortega in the final minutes of their UFC 214 fight.A year later, he sees his fight with Cub Swanson as an opportunity to guarantee a chance to avenge that defeat.
  Moicano returns to the Octagon on Aug. 4 at UFC 227, four months after defeating Calvin Kattar via decision in Brooklyn. While Ortega waits for clarity after his fight with 145-pound kingpin Max Holloway on July 7 was canc
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Opens as Slight Favorite Over Conor McGregor at UFC 229

  04-08-2018 19:57 via sherdog.com
  The betting odds are in for the newly announced Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov superfight, and they might be closer than you’d think for a fighter who hasn’t fought since Nov. 2016.
  
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• Joseph Benavidez: Team Alpha Male Drama Already in the Rearview

  04-08-2018 19:33 via sherdog.com
  Ahead of tonight’s rematch between former teammates T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt, fellow Team Alpha Male staple Joseph Benavidez is maintaining a neutral stance.
  
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• Ricky Simon ‘proud’ of how Contender Series rejection led to UFC opportunity

  04-08-2018 19:00
  Count Ricky Simon among the Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series hopefuls that walked away from the show empty-handed. But don’t call him a sob story.
  The 25-year-old bantamweight makes his second Octagon appearance this Saturday at UFC 227 following a successful short-notice debut against Merab Dvalishvili in April. That victory was not without controversy, as Simon won by late submission, but only after the bell had sounded to signal the end of the third round and officials convene
  
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• UFC 227 Results: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt II

  04-08-2018 18:36
  Tonight (Sat. August 4, 2018) the UFC 227 pay-per-view (PPV) goes down from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In the main event UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will defend his title against longtime rival Cody Garbrandt. Los Angeles’ co-featured bout will be a flyweight title defense between Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson against Henry […]
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• Henry Cejudo Believes UFC Wants Demetrious Johnson’s Reign to End

  04-08-2018 18:08
  Henry Cejudo believes the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is ready to see Demetrious Johnson lose his title. Cejudo will challenge Johnson for the flyweight title once again tonight (Aug. 4). The championship scrap will serve as UFC 227‘s co-main event. Since losing to “Mighty Mouse” Cejudo has gone 2-1. The one loss was a controversial […]
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• Cody Garbrandt calls T.J. Dillashaw a ‘hypocrite’ when it comes to Demetrious Johnson fight

  04-08-2018 18:00
  LOS ANGELES — T.J. Dillashaw has been attempting to get a fight with Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight title since last year, even before Dillashaw fought Cody Garbrandt and regained the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 217 last November via second-round TKO.
  The Johnson vs. Dillashaw fight has not come together, though. Dillashaw has blamed that on Johnson. Garbrandt, meanwhile, thinks Dillashaw is being a bit two-faced about the whole thing.
  “He’s a hypocrite,” Gar
  
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• It’s good to have Nate Diaz back, if only for a few minutes

  04-08-2018 17:30
  It’s good to have Nate Diaz back. After two years away he showed up to the UFC’s special 25th Anniversary press conference late, even if the press conference started half an hour later than scheduled. When he walked on the stage, UFC president Dana White made Diaz’s recently named opponent Dustin Poirier stand up and do a face off, just like all the other star pairings on the stage had to. It was straight gooseflesh seeing him in fight pose again. And Diaz looked huge. He was
  
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• Henry Cejudo believes UFC would be happy if he ended Demetrious Johnson’s title reign

  04-08-2018 17:00
  Demetrious Johnson is the only flyweight champion the UFC has ever known. From 2012, the year the UFC introduced its inaugural 125-pound title, to the present day, Johnson has stood alone atop the division as an unimpeachable figure, amassing scalps and title defenses with historic aplomb. But despite Johnson’s many accomplishments, the flyweight class has seemingly remained an afterthought in the grand scheme of the UFC, lacking in the big stars and big ratings that other divisions seem
  
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• Nate Diaz Calls Conor McGregor & Khabib His “Little B*tches”

  04-08-2018 16:58
  It didn’t take long for Nate Diaz to sound off. Diaz appeared at the UFC 25th Anniversary press conference in Los Angeles. There, the UFC made Diaz’s bout with Dustin Poirier official. Diaz appeared to the presser late, but he later told fans outside of the presser that his tardiness was the UFC’s fault. It’s […]
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• UFC 227 main event breakdown: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt 2

  04-08-2018 16:00
  From the moment T.J. Dillashaw knocked out Cody Garbrandt last November, a rematch was a certainty. The fight was simply too well matched, too competitive, too fun to only feature a single installment. The grudge between the two lit the wick, but the fight lived up to all of the expectations with some gasoline explosions in the cage. It was part-brawl, part-technical showcase, it featured knockdowns from both, it featured numerous momentum swings. There was real drama. If fight is theater, thes
  
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• Betting Odds Have Conor McGregor as an Underdog For UFC 229

  04-08-2018 15:59
  It’s early but the betting odds have Conor McGregor as an underdog going into his title bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov has been the fight fans have been clamoring for and it’s expected to bring in a significant amount of pay-per-view buys. Many believe the event will even break the UFC’s PPV record. […]
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• Polyana Viana shaped by rocky road to the UFC

  04-08-2018 15:30
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Polyana Viana impressed UFC president Dana White with her Octagon debut in February when she submitted Maia Stevenson in less than four minutes. Now, set to return against J.J. Aldrich at Saturday’s UFC 227 card in Los Angeles, Viana reflected back on everything she’s been through ahead of the biggest fight of her life.
  Born and raised in a tiny little city called Sao Geraldo do Araguaia in Para, Brazil, Viana was a sports fan since her early days, but
  
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• UFC 227 start time, TV schedule for T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt 2

  04-08-2018 15:00
  The UFC 227 start time, TV schedule for the T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt 2 fight card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.
The main card airs on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. This portion is as follows:
  Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt
  Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo
  
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• UFC 227 predictions

  04-08-2018 14:00
  Will the second verse be the same as the first?
  That’s a question that can apply to both the main and co-main event on Saturday as bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw faces off with rival Cody Garbrandt in an immediate rematch of their UFC 217 encounter that Dillashaw won by second-round knockout, and Henry Cejudo gets his long-awaited second shot at indomitable flyweight king Demetrious Johnson after falling to “Mighty Mouse” by first-round TKO at UFC 197.
  In other main card
  
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• UFC 227: Pros predict Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2, Johnson vs. Cejudo 2

  04-08-2018 13:00
  LOS ANGELES — There are a couple things on which the competitors in Saturday night’s UFC 227 card agree: One is that the first fight between T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt was an absolute barnburner; and two, that none are willing to bet against flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson until someone comes along who can prove otherwise.
  But despite the fact that no one seems to think Henry Cejudo will be the one to end Johnson’s record run, everyone’s interested in seeing
  
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• UFC 227 co-main event breakdown: Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo 2

  04-08-2018 12:00
  After 12 straight wins in UFC championship fights, flyweight king Demetrious Johnson looks as close to unbeatable as anyone to ever compete in the Octagon. Only a single one of those fights — the first one, against Joseph Benavidez — was particularly close. When Johnson first met Henry Cejudo back at UFC 197 in April 2016, a second squeaker was expected. After all, Cejudo was an Olympic wrestling gold medalist with a decent striking game and poise for days. Johnson couldn’t bl
  
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• UFC Returns to China with First-Ever Event in Beijing on Nov. 24

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  BEIJING, CHINA – UFC® today confirmed its first-ever event in Beijing, China, will be held at the Cadillac Arena on Saturday, November 24. Limited early bird tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT® BEIJING, Presented by General Tire, are on-sale now via Damai.cn and 247tickets.cn.Following last year’s highly successful  sell-out debut in mainland China, UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization,  is primed to deliver another thrilling night of action to fa
  
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• UFC 227: Live Results

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 4th, 2018.Dillashaw vs Garbrandt | Johnson vs Cejudo | Swanson vs Moicano | Viana vs Aldrich | Santos vs Holland | Munhoz vs Johns | Simon vs Jackson | Ramos vs Kang | Sayles vs Moraes | Perez vs Torres| Taylor vs Zhang| Vera vs Buren
  UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2
  Main CardAction starts at 10 pm ET on PPVMain event: TJ Dillashaw vs
  
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• UFC 227: Final Results

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2? Click below to get the results for all the fights at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 4th, 2018.Dillashaw vs Garbrandt | Johnson vs Cejudo | Swanson vs Moicano | Viana vs Aldrich | Santos vs Holland | Munhoz vs Johns | Simon vs Jackson | Ramos vs Kang | Sayles vs Moraes | Perez vs Torres| Taylor vs Zhang| Vera vs Buren
  UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2
  Main CardAction starts at 10 pm ET on PPVMain event: TJ Dillashaw vs
  
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• The 10: The Best Action from the Month of August

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  July was bonkers.Four weeks, five events and 62 fights later, there is a new UFC heavyweight champion, new threats in the middleweight and light heavyweight division to track and familiar names who have solidified their standing as top contenders in their respective weight classes, plus two new additions to the role call of Ultimate Fighter winners.There were crazy knockouts, impressive comebacks and slick submissions to go along with a host of fan-friendly back-and-forth contests and it was all
  
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• Munhoz, Simon earn big wins on UFC 227 prelims

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  MUNHOZ vs JOHNSBantamweight standouts Pedro Munhoz and Brett Johns put on a show for the fans at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, with Brazil’s Munhoz taking a three-round unanimous decision victory over Wales’ Johns in UFC 227 prelim action.Not surprisingly, the fight was competitive from the start, with the two contenders standing in the pocket and testing each other’s standup. Johns landed several hard right hands, but Munhoz was the busier and more effective strik
  
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• Moicano delivers early finish on main card

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  OHHHH! @MoicanoUFC drops Swanson in round 1! #UFC227 pic.twitter.com/vK9Pj8DYZb— #UFC227 (@ufc) August 5, 2018MOICANO vs SWANSONBrazilian featherweight contender Renato Moicano spoiled the Southern California homecoming of Cub Swanson, defeating the veteran star via first-round submission in a UFC 227 bout at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.Both fighters had their moments in the early going, but with a little over two minutes remaining, a left hand dropped Swanson. A furious assault followed
  
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• History in the making: Cejudo takes belt from DJ

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  CEJUDO vs JOHNSONIn April 2016, Henry Cejudo hit rock bottom when he was stopped in a single round by Demetrious Johnson. Saturday night at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, the 2008 U.S. Olympic gold medalist made it to the top of the MMA world in their rematch, as he ended the historic title reign of Johnson by way of a five-round split decision to become only the second flyweight champion in UFC history.Scores were 48-47 twice, and 47-48 for Cejudo, now 13-2. Johnson, who made a UFC record 11 su
  
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• Garbrandt predicts 1st round KO & DJ calls for 20 straight wins on Embedded

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Just days away from the big stage, Episode 4 of Embedded provided some interesting interactions and bold predictions.At the host hotel, co-main event opponents Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo cross paths and the feeling is more awkward than bitter. “I know it’s weird but we’ll see each other Saturday,” Cejudo says before whispering to the camera that DJ is a “frien-emy”.Cejudo then meets up with fellow title challenger, Cody Garbrandt, during a photo-op.&l
  
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• Dillashaw leaves no doubt, finishes Garbrandt for second time

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  2-Nil #AndStill!!!!@TJDillashaw finishes Garbrandt in the FIRST ROUND!!! #UFC227 | B2YB @ToyoTires | pic.twitter.com/o0iTnqWa4s— #UFC227 (@ufc) August 5, 2018DILLASHAW vs GARBRANDTWith a decisive first-round knockout in the main event of UFC 227, TJ Dillashaw may have put his rivalry with Cody Garbrandt to rest, as he successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title for the first time with a second finish of his former training partner at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center.“I am the b
  
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• Aldrich not feeling pressure from making PPV main card debut

  04-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  On tough days at the 303 Training Center in Westminster, Colorado, all JJ Aldrich needs to think of is that buzzer to get her through practice and on to the next day.She laughs when asked about quitting the warehouse job she had until before her 2017 win over Chanmi Jeon, and the first thing she thinks about is the buzzer that let her into the building.“I would go to work every day and I’d have to hit this loud buzzer,” she said. “And every day I’d tell myself I&rsq
  
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• UFC 227 Results: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

  04-08-2018 06:00
  MMA Fighting has UFC 227 results for the Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., plus live blogs of the top fights and live UFC 227 Twitter updates.
  In the main event, UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw will defend his title against Cody Garbrandt. Dillashaw defeated Garbrandt via second-round TKO at UFC 217 last November.
  UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will defend his title for the 12th time when he faces Henry Cejudo in the co-main event.
  
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• Lightweight Champion Nate Andrews Triangles D’Juan Owens in CES MMA 51 Headliner

  04-08-2018 05:47 via sherdog.com
  Nate Andrews sang a lullaby to D'Juan Owens, and he was asleep in no time.
  
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• UFC 227 preview show

  04-08-2018 05:10
  LOS ANGELES — With UFC 227 hours away, MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi and Dave Doyle break down Saturday’s event.
  
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• Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor UFC 229 announcement reaction

  04-08-2018 04:47
  LOS ANGELES — MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi and Dave Doyle discusses all the storylines coming out of the UFC 25th anniversary season press conference Friday, including the announcement of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz storming off the dais and much more.
  
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• Kevin Holland takes fast track from Contender Series to UFC 227 main card

  04-08-2018 04:00
  LOS ANGELES — Part of what has made Dana White‘s Tuesday Night Contender Series a critical success since its inception last summer has been the idea that the fights you see going down at the UFC Training Centre matter.
  The stakes are high when young fighters get a chance to audition in front of the most powerful promoter in the sport. When you tune into Contender Series, you just might catch a glimpse of the next big thing.
  Kevin Holland didn’t get a UFC contract after appeari
  
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• UFC 227 ‘Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  04-08-2018 03:49 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog's live UFC 227 coverage kicks off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
  
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• Conor McGregor opens as slight betting underdog to Khabib Nurmagomedov for UFC 229 return

  04-08-2018 02:47
  Conor McGregor may be the betting underdog for his UFC 229 return against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, but that may not last for long.
  McGregor (+145) opened as a slight betting underdog to Nurmagomedov (-175) on Friday afternoon following the UFC’s announcement of the Oct. 6 mega-fight at UFC 229, according to odds posted by online bookmaker Bovada. Within a matter of hours, though, those odds had already shifted closer to even for both McGregor and Nurmagomedov, who current
  
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• UFC 227 ceremonial weigh-in photos

  04-08-2018 02:24
  The UFC 227 ceremonial weigh-in photos are for Friday’s UFC event at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Says He’s ‘Over it’ in Regards to T.J. Dillashaw Bout

  04-08-2018 02:18
  Demetrious Johnson says the ship has sailed when it comes to a “super fight” with T.J. Dillashaw. Tomorrow night (Aug. 4), Johnson and Dillashaw will be featured on the UFC 227 card. In the co-main event, Johnson defends his flyweight title against Henry Cejudo in a rematch. The headliner will also be a title rematch […]
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• UFC 25th anniversary press conference photos

  04-08-2018 01:57
  The UFC 25th anniversary press conference photos took place Friday at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
  
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• UFC 25th anniversary press conference staredowns

  04-08-2018 00:17
  LOS ANGELES - At the UFC 25th anniversary press conference, most of the top fighters on the upcoming fall UFC events squared off at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday.
  
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• Video: Nate Diaz storms out of press conference during McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov reveal

  04-08-2018 00:10
  Nate Diaz seemingly wasn’t happy with the UFC’s Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov surprise that ended Friday’s press conference in Los Angeles.
  Diaz stormed off the stage during the promo that revealed McGregor’s comeback against Nurmagomedov, which is set for Oct. 6 at UFC 229. Diaz’s exit can be seen around the 20-second mark of the video embedded above.An upset Diaz was then caught on camera outside of the press conference by Postmedia’s Danny Austin,
  
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• It’s Official: Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov Booked for UFC 229

  04-08-2018 00:10 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor will finally make his long awaited Octagon return as he takes on newly-crowned lightweight champion and rival Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0) at UFC 229 on Oct. 6, the UFC announced on Friday.
  
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• Conor McGregor-Khabib Nurmagomedov Booked for UFC 229

  04-08-2018 00:10 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor will finally make his long awaited Octagon return as he takes on newly-crowned lightweight champion and rival Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0) at UFC 229 on Oct. 6, the UFC announced on Friday.
  
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