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• Two Bouts Added to UFC 230 Card in New York City

  16-08-2018 23:24
  The UFC 230 card in New York City has two more bouts for fight fans to sink their teeth into. UFC 230 will take place inside Madison Square Garden on Nov. 3. The card doesn’t have a main event yet but a surefire barn burner between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz takes the co-headlining spot. […]
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• Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes 2 targeted for UFC Beijing

  16-08-2018 23:00
  Curtis Blaydes is getting the chance to avenge the lone loss of his career.
  Sources confirmed to MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti that Blaydes and Francis Ngannou have verbally agreed to fight in the main event of UFC Beijing at the Cadillac Arena on Nov. 24. This will be a rematch of their April 10, 2016 encounter that Ngannou won by TKO after an eye injury prompted a ringside physician to wave the off the contest at the end of round two.
  The heavyweight bout was first reported by ESPN.
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• Curtis Blaydes vs. Francis Ngannou Reported for 11/24 in China

  16-08-2018 22:33
  In an unexpected heavyweight booking, Curtis Blaydes will reportedly be returning to action this fall as requested but not against the opponent he had in mind According to Ariel Helwani of ESPN, Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou will face off on 11/24 in Beijing China instead. Curtis Blaydes has been lobbying for a fight with […]
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• Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez headlines Bellator’s upcoming card in Israel

  16-08-2018 22:00
  Patricio Freire will finally get to compete in Israel on Nov. 15, as he puts his featherweight belt on the line in the main event of Bellator’s return to Tel Aviv, Israel, against Emmanuel Sanchez. Sources confirmed the booking after a report by MMA Junkie.
  “Pitbull” (27-4) was originally slated to headline Bellator 188 in Israel last November, but was forced out o the card with an injury. Back to action with a decision win over Daniel Weichel in July, the Brazilian looks to e
  
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• Derrick Lewis Believes Francis Ngannou Looked Scared at UFC 226

  16-08-2018 21:36
  Derrick Lewis believes Francis Ngannou had fear in his eyes when they fought last month. In the co-main event of UFC 226, Lewis and Ngannou shared the Octagon inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a highly anticipated heavyweight tilt as both fighters have thunderous knockout power and had some bad blood […]
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• Bellator 204 Weigh-In Video and Results: Two Fighters Miss Weight, One By 15 Pounds

  16-08-2018 21:10 via sherdog.com
  The official weigh-ins for Friday’s Bellator 204 have concluded, and two fighters missed their mark, with one coming in 15 pounds overweight.
  
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• Willie Whitehead misses weight by 14 pounds, Bellator 204 fight with Romero Cotton still on

  16-08-2018 21:00
  Willie Whitehead came in way over the middleweight limit for his upcoming bout at Bellator 204, but it was close enough for opponent Romero Cotton and the South Dakota Athletic Commission.
  At the weigh-ins for Friday’s Bellator event at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, Whitehead tipped the scales at 200.2 pounds, well over the 185-pound limit (including the extra one-pound allowance). Despite the massive miss, SDAC rules dictate that a bout will only be automatically called off if a f
  
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• Combate Americas announces one-round qualifiers for Copa Combate tournament

  16-08-2018 20:30
  Combate Americas is taking a novel approach to qualifiers for its second Copa Combate tournament.
  The MMA promotion will hold a pair of one-round qualifying bouts as part of its live Univision broadcast on Fri. Sept. 28 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.
  In a pair of featherweight matchups, Erick Gonzalez will meet Andres Quintana and Pablo Sabori will take on Alejandro Flores for one, five-minute round. The winners will advance to the one-night, $100,000 Copa Combate tourney, which wi
  
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• Mike Perry on ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone: I Fought His Ass For Free

  16-08-2018 20:26
  Mike Perry somewhat knows what it’s like to go head-to-head with Donald Cerrone. At the UFC’s 25th Anniversary show, Perry will collide with Cerrone. The action will be held inside the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Nov. 10. On Nov. 12, 1993 the first UFC event was held inside the now-demolished McNichols Sports Arena in […]
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• James Gallagher: Darrion Caldwell wants Patricio Freire next because he’s ‘scared’ of Irish title defense

  16-08-2018 20:00
  James Gallagher is adamant that he will fight for the Bellator bantamweight title once he has his hand raised on Saturday night in South Dakota. And if Darrion Caldwell won’t defend his title against the SBG fighter, he will be stripped of his championship, according to “The Strabanimal”.The Irishman has been getting acclimatized to conditions in the U.S. ahead of his professional debut at 135 pounds where he’s set to face off with former CFFC champ Ricky Bandejas.Gallag
  
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• Bellator 204 Weigh-In Results

  16-08-2018 19:46
  The weigh-ins for the upcoming Bellator 204 event are in the books. Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 204 on Thursday, August 16, 2018 where everyone made weight and thus the fights are on the track of taking place. Bellator 204 is set to take place on Friday, August 17, 2018 at the Sanford […]
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• Bellator 204 weigh-in video, results

  16-08-2018 18:30
  At the Bellator 204 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Friday night’s fights will step on the scales Thursday afternoon.
  For the main event, Darrion Caldwell and Noad Lahat will have to make the 145-pound limit (with one-pound allowance).
  Check out Bellator 204 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Darrion Caldwell (145.2) vs. Noad Lahat (146)
  Logan Storley (170.2) vs. A.J. Matthews (169)
  James Gallagher (135.4) vs. Ricky Bandejas (135.4)
  Tywan Claxton (145.8)
  
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• RDA Explains Why he Won’t Fight Santiago Ponzinibbio in Argentina

  16-08-2018 18:25
  Rafael dos Anjos won’t be fighting Santiago Ponzinibbio on Nov. 17. RDA explains why. After failing to capture the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title back in June against Colby Covington, dos Anjos is hoping to rebound. Many are pointing to the Nov. 17 date as the UFC will make its debut in Argentina. […]
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• Alan Patrick vs. Scott Holtzman booked for UFC 229

  16-08-2018 17:00
  A lightweight showdown between Alan Patrick and Scott Holtzman was added to UFC 229 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by Combate.
  UFC 229 is scheduled for Oct. 6 at the T-Mobile Arena and features 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his crown against former two-division champion Conor McGregor.
  Patrick (15-1) is riding a three-fight winning streak over Damien Brown, Steven Ray and Damir Hadzovic. The 35-year-old fighter holds a 5-1 record inside the
  
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• Corey Anderson: You Can’t Take Away What Jon Jones Has Done

  16-08-2018 16:20
  Corey Anderson is currently ranked #6 in the light heavyweight division and coming off two consecutive victories, one over Patrick Cummins and the other over Glover Teixeira at July’s UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith card. The 28-year-old Anderson believes his time is now and has tried to secure the next title shot at Daniel […]
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• Family of late MMA fighter Rondel Clark starts foundation to raise awareness about extreme weight cutting

  16-08-2018 16:00
  Arianne Clark had a layperson’s knowledge of weight cutting early last summer. She knew it was an unhealthy practice, one her sons — both MMA fighters — took part in.“I knew that it was dangerous to cut weight,” Clark told MMA Fighting. “I think a lot of people know it’s dangerous to cut weight. You’re not supposed to lose so much weight in a short amount of time. I did not know it was deadly, no.”
  Rondel Clark, a Sutton, Mass., native, comp
  
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• Cheick Kongo vs. Timothy Johnson Reported for Bellator 208

  16-08-2018 16:00
  Two former UFC heavyweights will get it on at Bellator 208 when Cheick Kongo battles Timothy Johnson, as reported by ESPN. 43-year-old Cheick Kongo has been fighting for 17 years now, and has been with Bellator MMA for coming on five years now, making his debut in 2013 with a victory over UFC heavyweight Mark […]
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• Alan Patrick vs. Scott Holtzman Reported for UFC 229

  16-08-2018 15:30
  UFC 229 has added a lightweight bout for the October 6th pay per view between Alan Patrick and Scott Holtzman, as first reported by Combate. Alan Patrick is a owner of a very quiet yet extremely impressive 15-1 professional record, with five of those wins coming in the UFC. Patrick’s complete UFC record tallies at […]
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• Derrick Lewis says Francis Ngannou ‘looked scared from the get-go’ at UFC 226, has ‘never’ experienced that

  16-08-2018 15:00
  Derrick Lewis wasn’t surprised to hear the reason behind Francis Ngannou’s baffling performance at UFC 226.
  The much-anticipated battle between the two heavyweight contenders ended being a lackluster affair that saw Lewis win an uneventful unanimous decision. For Lewis, the reason for his own sluggish showing was simple: A lingering back injury flared up at exactly the wrong moment and severely handicapped “The Black Beast” throughout the match. Ngannou’s issues, h
  
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• Demetrious Johnson Addresses Potential Dillashaw/Cejudo Superfight

  16-08-2018 15:00
  It has been less than two weeks since UFC 227, where Demetrious Johnson lost his flyweight championship to Henry Cejudo, and T.J. Dillashaw retained his bantamweight title against Cody Garbrandt, and now, the winners of the main event and co-main event of the pay per view can’t seem to stop talking about fighting one another. […]
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• Tai Tuivasa “Still Waiting” on Junior dos Santos to Accept Invitation

  16-08-2018 14:30
  Recently, Junior dos Santos appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, and one of the items of discussion was how dos Santos was willing to fight anyone and did not handpick opponents. Tai Tuivasa has decided to put that claim to the test, and as of Wednesday night, he’s still waiting on a response. Tuivasa first […]
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• Morning Report: Mike Perry says he fought Donald Cerrone for free, ‘might as well’ fight him for $100K

  16-08-2018 14:00
  When Yancy Medeiros pulled out of his scheduled fight with Mike Perry a week before UFC 226, the UFC was left scrambling to find a suitable short-notice replacement, and, despite having just fought the week prior, Donald Cerrone did what he had done a number of times before for the UFC and offered to step in and fight. It was an offer made even more unexpected because Perry had just begun working with Cerrone’s camp, Jackson-Wink, and the two had trained together in preparation for their
  
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• Colby Covington Says UFC 228 Will Be a Failure Without Him Headlining

  16-08-2018 13:57 via sherdog.com
  Colby Covington is at it again, suggesting that the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next pay-per-view event, UFC 228, which features a title bout between welterweight champion Tyrone Woodley and Darren Till, won’t generate much interest without him.
  
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• Anthony Smith Volunteers to Fight Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 137

  16-08-2018 13:43 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmakers are scrambling to find a replacement for Britain’s Jimi Manuwa after his scheduled opponent, Glover Teixeira, withdrew their fight at next month’s UFC Fight Night 137 with an injury.
  
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• Unfiltered: Anthony Smith and Luis J. Gomez

  16-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Rising UFC Light Heavyweight contender Anthony "Lionheart" Smith calls in and talks to Jim and Matt about his upcoming UFC Moncton bout against Volkan Oezdemir, his devastating finish of Shogun Rua in Hamburg, Germany, his willingness to fight anyone at 205, and much more. Then, comic Luis J. Gomez joins the guys in-studio and talks about his first ever MMA fight at EllisMania 15 on August 25, training hard for the last three months in preparation, Rockhold vs. Bisping 2, and a lot more. Full Ep
  
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• What’s Next For Andrea Lee’s Husband in Louisiana Domestic Violence Case?

  16-08-2018 04:08
  Earlier today, news broke that Donny Aaron, the husband of UFC fighter Andrea Lee, is being sought in connection with domestic violence allegations levied against Aaron by Lee. It is further being reported that an arrest warrant is to be issued for Aaron, thus starting the criminal process against him. So let’s explore this process […]
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• Kongo to face Timothy Johnson at Bellator 208

  16-08-2018 04:00
  When Timothy Johnson makes his Bellator debut, it will be against a fellow UFC veteran.
  Johnson meets Cheick Kongo in a heavyweight bout at Bellator 208 on Oct. 13 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. MMA Fighting confirmed the bout with officials following an initial report by ESPN.
  This will be Johnson’s first fight outside of the UFC since October 2014. The 33-year-old alternated wins and losses in his seven UFC appearances, picking up wins over Marcelo Golm, Daniel Omielanczuk, M
  
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• Lucie Pudilova to fight Irene Aldana at UFC 228

  16-08-2018 03:00
  Irena Aldana didn’t have to wait long for the UFC to get her a booking.
  Officials announced that Aldana will fight Lucie Pudilova in a women’s bantamweight bout at UFC 228 on Sept. 8 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, following an initial report by Milenio.
  This news comes just after Aldana’s bout with Bethe Correia at UFC 227 in Los Angeles was canceled when Correia was forced to withdraw due to an existing eye condition. Though Correia placed the blame on the Califor
  
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• Nelson vs. Kharitonov, ‘Baby Slice’ lightweight debut booked for Bellator 207

  16-08-2018 02:00
  Heavyweights will rule the day at Bellator 207.
  A co-main event bout between veterans Roy Nelson (23-15) and Sergei Kharitonov (27-6, 1 NC) has been booked for the Oct. 12 show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., MMA Fighting confirmed with officials following an initial report by MMAjunkie.
  That bout will be in addition to the previously announced heavyweight headliner between Matt Mitrione and Ryan Bader, which will determine who advances to the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight W
  
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• Jon Jones Tested by USADA for the First Time This Year

  16-08-2018 00:50
  Jon Jones has been tested by USADA for the first time in 2018. Jones’s name has appeared in the Athlete Test History section of USADA’s official website, with the lone entry for 2018 being recently added. Jon Jones is currently awaiting the USADA hearing for his failed drug test in connection to UFC 214 last […]
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• Kongo vs. Johnson Added to Bellator 208 Lineup; ‘Baby Slice’ to Compete at Bellator 207

  16-08-2018 00:46 via sherdog.com
  The cards for Bellator’s doubleheader weekend in October continue to grow.
  
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• Scott Coker Recalls The Time he Thought Rory MacDonald Was Nuts

  16-08-2018 00:44
  Bellator president Scott Coker recalls thinking Rory MacDonald was out of his mind. MacDonald is the current Bellator welterweight champion. He captured the gold via unanimous decision in a hard-fought title bout against Douglas Lima back in January. MacDonald is set to take on middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in a “super fight” on Sept. 29. […]
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• Thales Leites to retire after UFC Sao Paulo: ‘My mind and my body tell me it’s enough’

  16-08-2018 00:00
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — UFC middleweight Thales Leites explains why he decided to retire from the sport after his Sept. 22 bout with Hector Lombard at UFC Sao Paulo, how he expected to be remembered by MMA fans and fellow fighters, his future, and more.
  
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