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• Niko Price vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan added to UFC 228

  09-08-2018 23:49
  Another welterweight banger has been added to UFC 228 next month as a complement to the main event where the division’s strap will be on the line. Abdul Razak Alhassan will be squaring off against Niko Price at the Dallas event in a fight that screams fireworks. Niko Price comes in with a record of […]
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• Michelle Waterson vs. Felice Herrig highlights slew of new UFC 229 fight announcements

  09-08-2018 23:28
  The UFC’s blockbuster Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor card is filling up fast.
  A strawweight bout between top-10 contenders Michelle Waterson vs. Felice Herrig highlighted a slew of new fight announcements for UFC 229, first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Thursday.In addition to Waterson vs. Herrig, the Oct. 6 mega-card is set to feature light heavyweights Ovince Saint Preux vs. Dominick Reyes, women’s bantamweights Lina Lansberg vs. Yana Kunitskaya, as well as welterweights
  
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• Dominick Reyes vs. Ovince St. Preux Confirmed for UFC 229

  09-08-2018 23:15 via sherdog.com
  Surging Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight prospect Dominick Reyes gets a step up in competition as he takes on Ovince St. Preux at UFC 229 on Oct. 6.
  
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• Curtis Blaydes Claims Stipe Miocic Has Been Offered Fight Against Him

  09-08-2018 23:10
  It turns out that Curtis Blaydes’s respectful callout of Stipe Miocic may have been intended not to get the ball rolling on a potential fight against the former world champion, but to keep it rolling. If Curtis Blaydes’ tweet yesterday is to be understood, either the UFC reached out to Stipe immediately after Blaydes’s challenge through […]
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• Diego Sanchez vs Craig White Announced For UFC 228

  09-08-2018 23:05
  Diego Sanchez vs Craig White is indeed official. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officials have announced that Sanchez vs. White has been booked. The two will do battle inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas for UFC 228. The event takes place on Sept. 8. Diego Sanchez vs Craig White, “The Thundercat” Responds White couldn’t […]
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• Chael Sonnen Lists Two Opponents For Jon Jones if he Returns at UFC 230

  09-08-2018 22:26
  Chael Sonnen won’t speculate on whether or not Jon Jones will return at UFC 230, but he has listed two opponents who would make sense to him. Jones is still in limbo with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). “Bones” failed a UFC 214 drug test, causing his knockout win over Daniel Cormier to be reversed […]
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• Sarah Kaufman thinks 135ers are avoiding her, open to featherweight move, Cris Cyborg fight

  09-08-2018 22:00
  Sarah Kaufman is looking for a fight.
  That shouldn’t be so difficult for the 12-year MMA veteran, but it’s her respected pedigree that seems to be causing problems for her. The current Invicta bantamweight champion and a former Strikeforce champion, Kaufman has wins over the likes of Miesha Tate, Alexis Davis, Roxanne Modafferi, Valerie Letourneau, and Leslie Smith on her resume, and she’s won her last three fights.
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• Report: Matt Sayles Suffers Torn Retina Due to Eye Pokes Against Sheymon Moraes at UFC 227

  09-08-2018 21:48 via sherdog.com
  Matt Sayles suffered a series of eye pokes in his UFC 227 fight against Sheymon Moraes last weekend, all of which went undisciplined by referee Blake Grice.
  
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• Elite Prospect Aaron Pico Matched Up with Leandro Higo at Bellator 206

  09-08-2018 20:50 via sherdog.com
  Bellator MMA’s blue-chip prospect Aaron Pico had a rough debut as a professional fighter, but since then has looked unstoppable.
  
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• Khabib Gives Brock Lesnar Small Chance to Defeat Daniel Cormier

  09-08-2018 20:39
  Khabib Nurmagomedov gives Brock Lesnar very little chance to defeat Daniel Cormier. The plan is for Lesnar to challenge Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Cormier for the gold early next year. The seeds were planted when Lesnar shoved Cormier at the conclusion of UFC 226. Lesnar is back in the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency […]
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• Niko Price, Abdul Razak Alhassan Welterweight Fight Announced for UFC 228

  09-08-2018 20:32 via sherdog.com
  Niko Price will make a quick turnaround and look to extend his winning streak to three in a row against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC 228 next month, the promotion announced on Thursday.
  
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• Devonte Smith Wants John Gunther Rematch For UFC Debut

  09-08-2018 20:10
  Devonte Smith would like to run it back with John Gunther. Smith is coming off a a first-round knockout victory over Joseph Lowry on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. The victory earned Smith an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract. Smith already has his sights set on an opponent. Devonte Smith Wants John Gunther Rematch […]
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• Eddie Alvarez’s coach Mark Henry explains confrontation, reconciliation with Dustin Poirier

  09-08-2018 20:00
  Mark Henry just wanted to congratulate Dustin Poirier and wish him the best. Poirier, at the time, wanted nothing to do with it.
  After Poirier’s second-round TKO win over Eddie Alvarez, Henry’s pupil, in the main event of UFC on FOX 30 last month, Henry was hoping to shake Poirier’s hand, Henry told MMA Fighting. Poirier blew him off, leading to what looked on television to be a heated confrontation.
  “I walked up to Dustin to congratulate him,” Henry said. “H
  
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• Mike Perry Explains Why He’s Avoiding Trash Talk With Donald Cerrone

  09-08-2018 18:55
  Mike Perry explains why he won’t be revving up the trash talk ahead of his bout with Donald Cerrone. Perry and Cerrone will share the Octagon on Nov. 10. The bout will take place inside the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Cerrone is looking to avoid his fifth loss in six fights, meanwhile Perry hopes […]
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• Viviane Pereira parts ways with the UFC, signs multi-fight deal with Invicta FC

  09-08-2018 17:40
  Viviane Pereira has a new place to call home.
  Less than a week after “Sucuri” announced on social media that she had parted ways with the UFC after completing her four-fight deal, sources told MMA Fighting that Pereira has signed a multi-fight deal with Invicta FC.
  The company has yet to set a date for her promotional debut.
  Pereira (13-2) was signed by the UFC in 2016 as an undefeated Brazilian strawweight, scoring a win over former title contender Valerie Letourneau in her Octagon
  
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• Dana White Admits Things Haven’t Been Ideal For Zuffa Boxing

  09-08-2018 17:22
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White admits things haven’t been as smooth in the process to get Zuffa Boxing off the ground running. White has never been shy in his desire to dive back in the world of boxing. Back in June, White teased a “ballsy move” for Zuffa Boxing. It turns out that […]
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• Rewind: UFC 227 edition

  09-08-2018 17:00
  With UFC 227 in the books, MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at a memorable fight week in Los Angeles.
  
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• UFC Featherweight Chad Mendes Discusses Taking Fights That Make Sense

  09-08-2018 16:44
  Chad Mendes is eyeing fights that make the most sense to him. Mendes made his return to the Octagon for the first time since Dec. 2015 when he took on Myles Jury. Mendes didn’t miss a step, finishing Jury via TKO in the opening frame. Earlier in the night, “Money” was called out by Alexander […]
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• Darren Till Explains Comments on Pregnant Girlfriend & Daughter

  09-08-2018 15:59
  Darren Till explains the comments he made regarding his pregnant girlfriend and his daughter. Till is set to challenge Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder Tyron Woodley. The two will do battle inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Sept. 8. Colby Covington was initially set to compete in a title unification bout, but nasal […]
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• Fortunes changed for five at UFC 227

  09-08-2018 15:00
  It took Demetrious Johnson nearly five years to break one of the most important records in the UFC.
  Johnson, with his win over Ray Borg last year, notched his 11th consecutive title defense, breaking Anderson Silva’s mark of 10.
  And all it took was a 30-second spurt by Henry Cejudo on Saturday night’s UFC 227, and the the streak was over, and the title was gone.
  Johnson and the UFC flyweight title have been thought of as one, because until Saturday, they were.Johnson won the 2012 to
  
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• UFC Interim Welterweight Champ Colby Covington Breaks Silence After UFC 228 Snub

  09-08-2018 14:16 via sherdog.com
  Current Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight interim champion Colby Covington has been uncharacteristically quiet since the UFC announced that he would not be fighting middleweight champion Tyron Woodley next month at UFC 228, and that Woodley would instead be fighting Liverpool’s Darren Till.
  
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• Dana White Says Conor McGregor Is Not a Co-owner of The UFC Despite His Demands

  09-08-2018 14:01 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White has shot down suggestions that his biggest star, former two-divisional champion Conor McGregor, is a co-owner in the UFC, despite the fact he’s making a return in October.
  
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• Morning Report: Darren Till explains controversial quotes on not caring about his family

  09-08-2018 14:00
  Darren Till understands how distractions can hinder growth in an MMA career. When Till was a teenager, he was stabbed during a fight in a nightclub, causing his coach to suggest he move to Brazil to focus on his fighting career away from distractions. But despite his best efforts to block out all distractions ahead of his welterweight title shot against Tyron Woodley at UFC 228, he may have created one nonetheless.
  At UFC 227 last weekend, Till was in attendance and held a media scrum in advanc
  
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• Douglas Silva de Andrade injured, out of UFC Moscow fight with Petr Yan

  09-08-2018 13:36
  Less than two weeks later, Petr Yan already needs a new opponent for UFC Moscow.
  The bantamweight sensation was booked against Brazilian veteran Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC’s first card in Russia on Sept. 15, but multiple sources told MMA Fighting that Andrade was forced to withdraw with a foot injury.
  “No Mercy” is still expected to compete at UFC Moscow, and the promotion is looking for a new opponent.
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• MMA News Morning Town Hall (8.9.18): Reyes vs. OSP, Dana-GSP, Stipe & More

  09-08-2018 13:00
  Dominick Reyes vs. OSP Reported for UFC 229 For the second day in a row, our top story is a reported bout for UFC 229 in Las Vegas. It was reported yesterday that #12 ranked and undefeated light heavyweight Dominick Reyes will have the biggest fight of his young career at the pay per view […]
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• Unfiltered Episode 221: Mickey Gall and Big Jay Oakerson

  09-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  UFC Welterweight, and friend of the show, Mickey Gall joins the show and talks to the guys about fighting George Sullivan on August 25 at UFC Lincoln, learning from his loss to Randy Brown at UFC 217, working on his striking with Joe Schilling, living with Yves Edwards in Los Angeles, and more. Plus, comic Big Jay Oakerson joins in-studio and talks about how he got into MMA, Khabib vs. Conor, his new special "The Crowd Work Sessions 2", and more. Then, Jim and Matt discuss some MMA gossip and re
  
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• The 10: The Best Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Performances

  09-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Tuesday marked the conclusion of the second season of the wildly successful and tremendously entertaining Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, with three more competitors earning UFC contracts, bringing the total number of new roster additions for Season 2 to 23 and raising the number for the series to 39 in total.By the way, that doesn’t include the fighters who earned developmental deals or athletes who competed inside the TUF Gym this summer or last and received a call to
  
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• Sanchez battles White in Dallas on September 8

  09-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The great state of Texas will be treated to its first visit from Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez in over four years when he faces British finisher Craig White in a UFC 228 welterweight bout at American Airlines Center in Dallas on September 8.UFC 228, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, is headlined by a championship doubleheader featuring Tyron Woodley's welterweight title defense against Darren Till, and Nicco Montano's women's flyweight title defense against Valentina Shevchenko.A member of the UFC ro
  
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• Five added to UFC 229 card

  09-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The highly-anticipated UFC 229 event on October 6 is starting to take shape, with five bouts announced Thursday for the card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which is headlined by the UFC lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.Tickets for UFC 229 go on sale on Friday, August 17.In the flyweight division, two contenders will battle for position in the race to take on new champion Henry Cejudo, as No. 2-ranked Sergio Pettis faces No. 5-ranked Jussier Formiga.There wi
  
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• De Randamie-Pennington highlights three bouts added to Denver card

  09-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  A former champion, a top contender, and several top prospects will take to the Octagon on Saturday, November 10, as three intriguing bouts have been added to the UFC's 25th Anniversary event at Pepsi Center in Denver.UFC Fight Night, which airs live on FS1, is headlined by the featherweight bout between Frankie Edgar and Chan Sung Jung.In a bantamweight clash pitting two of the best in the game against each other, former UFC featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie makes her return to 135 pou
  
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• Antonina Shevchenko is right where she belongs, in the UFC with her sister

  09-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  As a 3rd Dan black belt in Taekwondo and the president of the Kyrgyzstan Muay Thai Federation, Elena Shevchenko had no hesitation starting her daughters, Antonina and Valentina, in martial arts as youngsters. But more than two decades later, she probably couldn’t have imagined that she would have not one, but both daughters on the UFC roster.So it was a pretty special day on June 26 when Antonina stopped Jaimee Nievera in two rounds on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series and
  
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• Lisa Spangler steps in for Raquel Pa’aluhi at Invicta FC 31, Miranda Maverick vs. Victoria Leonardo added

  09-08-2018 03:00
  Lisa Spangler is staying busy.
  The 22-year-old bantamweight prospect has agreed to step in on short notice to replace an injured Raquel Pa’aluhi opposite Shanna Young at Invicta FC 31 on Sept. 1 at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo., the promotion announced Wednesday.
  Spangler (2-0) made her pro debut with Invicta in May, defeating Sarah Kleczka by unanimous decision. She followed that up with a majority decision win over Kelly Clayton at a CageSport show in July and will now fi
  
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• Dominick Reyes vs. OSP Reported for UFC 229

  09-08-2018 02:24
  Ovince Saint Preux will reportedly be looking to close the gate on another rising lightweight prospect, as Tom Taylor of BJPenn.com reports that a bout between Saint Preux and undefeated light heavyweight prospect Dominick Reyes is in the works for UFC 229 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There have been multiple dominoes that have begun falling […]
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• Aaron Pico vs. Leandro Higo set for Bellator 206

  09-08-2018 01:54
  Bellator MMA prospect Aaron Pico is about to get a major step up competition next month at Bellator 206 when he squares off against Leandro Higo, who has 22 professional fights under his belt and an MMA record of 18-4. Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4 alum Leandro “Pitbull” Higo will be looking to get to […]
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• PFL’s new $28M investors include Kevin Hart, Mark Burnett, Tony Robbins

  09-08-2018 01:00
  The Professional Fighters League has secured an additional $28 million in funding, the company announced Wednesday.
  The Series B investment features a number of celebrity backers, including comedian Kevin Hart, TV producer Mark Burnett, famed motivational speaker Tony Robbins, and Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis.
  The PFL, which airs on NBC Sports Network, is currently in the middle of it’s first full season. The PFL uses a standings system similar to major pro team sports, in which
  
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• Dana White Says Conor McGregor Did Not Get Ownership Stake to Return to UFC

  09-08-2018 00:52
  Conor McGregor isn’t a co-owner of the UFC but it appears he’ll get a hefty pay increase instead. Last year following his mega-fight against Floyd Mayweather where he reportedly raked in north of $100 million, McGregor said he wanted to become a partner with the UFC as well as a co-promoter for his future fights […]
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• CSAC recommends Alex Perez, Brett Johns move up in weight after UFC 227

  09-08-2018 00:26
  A pair of UFC 227 fighters are being targeted by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) with regards to weight-cutting rules.
  CSAC is recommending that Alex Perez and Brett Johns move up in weight following their UFC 227 fights last weekend in Los Angeles, because both came in well over CSAC regulations in a fight-day weight check, CSAC executive officer Andy Foster told MMA Fighting on Tuesday.A note will be added to the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) dat
  
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• Kajan Johnson vs. Rustam Khabilov Reported for UFC Moscow

  09-08-2018 00:02
  It looks like Kajan Johnson will have another feared Russian to contend with, as it has been reported that “Ragin’” Kajan Johnson is slated to face Rustam Khabilov at UFC Moscow. This news was initially reported by MMAUK.net Kajan Johnson is coming off a loss to Islam Makhachev two weeks ago at UFC on Fox […]
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• Who Should Georges St-Pierre Fight In His UFC Return?

  09-08-2018 00:00
  Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre recently conducted a media tour in Australia, and he talked about a possible comeback later this year or early next year. According to GSP, who hasn’t fought since submitting Michael Bisping last November at UFC 217, he has the itch to fight again, and he has some […]
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• Derrick Lewis, Alexander Volkov Verbally Agree to Match At UFC 229

  09-08-2018 00:00 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov have verbally agreed to fight in to co-main event of UFC 229 in a pivotal matchup for the division, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
  
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