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• James Vick says Justin Gaethje isn’t one of the three best opponents he has faced in the UFC

  25-08-2018 23:00
  After doing everything short of outright begging for his chance at advancement in the UFC’s stacked lightweight division, James Vick will finally get his shot at a top-ranked opponent on Aug. 25 when he meets Justin Gaethje in the main event at UFC Lincoln.
  The matchup is the culmination of a long and frustrating road to contendership for Vick. Despite holding a 9-1 Octagon record that stands as one of the best in the 155-pound division, Vick has struggled to find an opponent in the UFC&r
  
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• Deiveson Figueiredo: Henry Cejudo will reign as UFC champion until I get my title shot

  25-08-2018 22:39
  Henry Cejudo dethroned Demetrious Johnson to become the UFC flyweight champion earlier this month, and Deiveson Figueiredo expects his reign to last as long as it takes for him to earn a chance at the gold.
  Unbeaten as a mixed martial artist and 3-0 in the UFC, Figueiredo returns to action at Saturday night’s UFC Lincoln against No. 6 ranked John Moraga, and already has his eyes on Cejudo.
  ”Cejudo has arrived to make some noise in the division,” Figueiredo told MMA Fighting. &
  
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• Quote: T.J. Dillashaw is Going to Smoke Henry Cejudo

  25-08-2018 22:09
  One Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight believes T.J. Dillashaw is going to demolish Henry Cejudo if the two fight. Dillashaw is coming off a successful bantamweight title defense earlier this month. Dillashaw earned a first-round TKO victory against Cody Garbrandt in the main event of UFC 227. Dillashaw has many options available for his next […]
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• Drew Dober says he thinks ‘politics’ is holding up UFC from adding 165-pound division

  25-08-2018 21:00
  Drew Dober had to battle just to make it to UFC Lincoln in the contracted weight class.
  The Nebraska Athletic Commission (NAC) would not license Dober at lightweight, because it was honoring the California State Athletic Commission’s (CSAC) ruling that he must move up to a higher weight class after not complying with CSAC rules last year.
  At UFC 214, Dober came into fight night weighed 183 pounds — an increase of 18 percent above the lightweight limit. CSAC weight-cutting rules stat
  
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• Thiago Santos Doesn’t Care if Jimi Manuwa is Heavier Fighter

  25-08-2018 20:54
  Thiago Santos doesn’t have a care in the world about the difference in weight class between himself and Jimi Manuwa. On Sept. 22, Santos will collide with Manuwa in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. Manuwa was scheduled to take on Glover Teixeira, but Teixeira went down due to an injury. Santos, a middleweight, […]
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• Clay Guida Won’t Press Charges Against Nate Diaz for Altercation at Combate Americas Event

  25-08-2018 20:33 via sherdog.com
  Clay Guida won’t press charges against fellow UFC fighter Nate Diaz after an altercation at a Combate Americas event in May left “The Carpenter” with a bloody lip, according to The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
  
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• James Vick Offers Betting Advice for UFC Lincoln: “Bet the House”

  25-08-2018 20:13
  There is still time to place your final bets ahead of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 135 event, which will feature Justin Gaethje squaring off against James Vick in the main event. James Vick has often offered betting advice to his followers on social media through what he has called “Vick’s Picks,” and has recently shared […]
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• Bec Rawlings believes Bare Knuckle FC experience will make her a better MMA fighter

  25-08-2018 20:00
  LOS ANGELES -- It didn’t take long for fellow fighters to come out of the woodwork, asking what this whole Bare Knuckle FC thing was all about.
  “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings didn’t hear too much from the fighting fraternity going into her BKFC 1 fight with boxer Alma Garcia on June 2. But after the event proved to be an under-the-radar hit -- and after Rawlings put on a memorable show with her doctor stoppage TKO win at the end of the second round -- the fighters started hitting
  
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• Conor McGregor Takes Aim at Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Teammate

  25-08-2018 19:46
  Conor McGregor takes aim at a teammate of Khabib Nurmagomedov. The beef between McGregor and Nurmagomedov is getting personal. From Team Khabib confronting Artem Lobov, to McGregor attacking a bus with “The Eagle” in it, this feud is getting ugly. The “Notorious” one added fuel to the fire when he called Nurmagomedov’s father a “quivering […]
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• Joanne Calderwood Explains How Poor Weight Cutting Hurt Her Mentally

  25-08-2018 19:13
  Joanne Calderwood explains how poor weight cutting had a negative impact on her mentally. Calderwood is the 15th ranked UFC strawweight, but she’ll be moving up to the flyweight division tonight (Aug. 25). She’ll go one-on-one with Kalindra Faria on the UFC Fight Pass portion of the UFC Lincoln prelims. The bout will be held inside […]
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• Cortney Casey, the queen of short-notice fights, back at it again for UFC Lincoln

  25-08-2018 19:00
  Anyone, anywhere, any time has become more than a cliche for Cortney Casey.It’s become a way of life.
  Throughout her four-year run in the UFC, the strawweight contender has shown a penchant for agreeing to fights even on the most unfavorable of terms, often signing on the dotted line with far less than the usual two months most fighters expect in order to prepare. So it goes without saying, but it wasn’t much of a surprise when Casey threw her hat into the ring to replace the injure
  
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• Edson Barboza Says Time at ATT Has Exceeded His Expectations

  25-08-2018 17:58
  Edson Barboza says he’s already reaping the benefits of moving to Florida to join American Top Team. For the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career, Barboza has lost two fights in a row. He dropped back-to-back bouts against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Kevin Lee. Both fights were one-sided with Barboza being on the […]
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• Conor McGregor Refers to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Father as ‘A Quivering Coward’

  25-08-2018 17:36 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor is beginning his mental warfare against Khabib Nurmagomedov and those around him as their UFC 229 headlining bout draws near.
  
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• Fightweets: How Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis changes the equation at 155

  25-08-2018 17:00
  This particular Saturday night is looking alright for fighting, considering there’s a sneaky good lineup for UFC Lincoln and the return of the cult-hit Bare Knuckle FC.Notwithstanding this doubleheader, though, UFC 229 is quickly becoming the all-consuming beast in the MMA world with six weeks to go until fight time.On Thursday, we got a brand-new wrinkle in the UFC 229 game with the news of a bout between Tony Ferguson and Anthony Pettis is in the works, and with that, we’re off to
  
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• Joanne Calderwood says she’s changed her body — and her mind — and she’s ready to finally show her UFC potential 

  25-08-2018 16:00
  LAS VEGAS — Joanne Calderwood nixed the carbohydrates out of her diet about three weeks ago, in preparation for her weight cut ahead of UFC Lincoln.A couple of days later, the UFC women’s flyweight fighter was getting her physical attributes tested at the UFC Performance Institute — in something called a “shark tank” — and the staff there immediately told her to go back to what she was eating previously.
  “They could easily tell me that I needed to add m
  
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• Nate Diaz Avoids Arrest After Alleged Brawl With Clay Guida

  25-08-2018 15:22
  Nate Diaz is out of hot water due to his alleged actions that went towards fellow UFC star Clay Guida. Just last May, Diaz and members of his crew got into with Guida and Tyler Diamond that led to a scuffle. At the time, manager John Fosco issued a statement that stated the incident saw […]
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• James Vick finally gets his opportunity to become a UFC somebody

  25-08-2018 15:00
  James Vick is the best fighter the fight world knows nothing about. Few know that Vick played college basketball until being kicked off the team for ... you guessed it, fighting. Few know that it was the kindness of a police officer that directed Vick toward a boxing gym and indirectly guided him toward his future, or that he didn’t begin his MMA training until age 22, or that he once worked in an oil field, and later, in a strip club. Or that a strip club patron financed his life-changin
  
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• UFC Lincoln predictions

  25-08-2018 14:00
  It’s time for James Vick to back up his tall tales.
  “The Texecutioner” has been telling everyone that he’s ready for a big-name opponent and a main-event opportunity for some time now, and he got just that with a headlining bout at UFC Lincoln against fan-favorite slugger Justin Gaethje. Now all he has to do is put away one of the most dangerous fighters in the lightweight division. On the other side, Gaethje has to prove that he’s willing to evolve and possibly ch
  
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• UFC Lincoln Results: Gaethje vs. Vick

  25-08-2018 12:00
  MMA Fighting has UFC Lincoln results for the Gaethje vs. Vick fight card Saturday night at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.
  In the main event, Justin Gaethje tries to bounce back and snap James Vick’s four-fight win streak in a key lightweight contest.
  Check out the UFC Lincoln results below.
  Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Justin Gaethje vs. James Vick
  Michael Johnson vs. Andre Fili
  Cortney Casey vs. Angela Hill
  Jake Ellenberger vs. Bryan Barberena
  John Moraga vs. Deiveson
  
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• BREAKING: Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega Reported for UFC 231

  25-08-2018 07:52
  MMAjunkie has reported that the UFC 231 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has its main event when Max “Blessed” Holloway makes his return to action following a health scare that drove him out of the UFC 226 co-main event against Brian Ortega. The UFC will take another crack at it with Max Holloway now being deemed […]
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• UFC Fight Night Lincoln Final Results

  25-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night Lincoln: Gaethje vs. Vick? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday, August 25th, 2018.Gaethje vs Vick | Johnson vs Fili | Casey vs Hill | Ellenberger vs Barberena| Moraga vs Figueiredo | Anders vs Williams | Krause vs Alves | Sandhagen vs Alcantara | Sanchez vs Perez | Gall vs Sullivan| Calderwood vs Faria| Dober vs Tuck| Yahya vs Sanders
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• Krause, Sandhagen light up Lincoln with electric finishes

  25-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  KRAUSE!!!HUGE knee from @TheJamesKrause leads to the 2nd round TKO! #UFCLincoln pic.twitter.com/JcOXHJqHql— UFC (@ufc) August 26, 2018JAMES KRAUSE vs. WARLLEY ALVESWatching him operate at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday night, you wouldn’t have known James Krause was a sizable underdog against Warlley Alves.From the outset, the former Ultimate Fighter contestant and assistant coach looked comfortable and confident, flicking out clean jabs and talking junk to the
  
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• Johnson, Casey & Barberena score important wins in Lincoln

  25-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The Menace is back in the win column! @FollowTheMenace #UFCLincoln pic.twitter.com/MEgh44PIfj— UFC (@ufc) August 26, 2018MICHAEL JOHNSON vs. ANDRE FILIFighters heading in opposite directions collided in the penultimate fight of the night at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday as Andre Fili carried his tidy two-fight winning streak into a showdown with former lightweight contender Michael “The Menace” Johnson, who was looking to halt a three-fight skid.The two spent the entire first
  
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• Gaethje ends rivalry with Vick after first-round finish

  25-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  JUSTIN GAETHJE vs. JAMES VICKJustin Gaethje said that James Vick wasn’t on his level and that he was going to make him pay for all the trash he talked leading into their main event showdown on Saturday night in Lincoln, Nebraska.Just over a minute into the opening round, Gaethje backed Vick into the fence and after going high with a left hook, he came over the top with a looping right hand that landed flush and toppled the towering Texan. Vick was out the instant the punch connected and cr
  
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• Ferguson meets Pettis in UFC 229 Showdown

  25-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  While the UFC lightweight title is on the line in the main event of UFC 229 on October 6, two former 155-pound champions will also battle it out at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as Tony Ferguson faces Anthony Pettis in a co-main event clash.In the main event of UFC 229, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, Khabib Nurmagomedov defends his crown against Conor McGregor.Currently sporting a ten-fight winning streak that includes seven post-fight bonuses and a submission of Kevin Lee in his most recent bo
  
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• Video: Boxer Curtis Harper leaves ring seconds into match over pay dispute

  25-08-2018 06:38
  Efe Ajagba remained unbeaten on Friday and he hardly broke a sweat, though it’s doubtful that he’ll be satisfied with that achievement.
  The Nigerian boxer improved to 6-0 as a professional after opponent Curtis Harper simply up and left the ring immediately after the bell rang for their super heavyweight match at a Premier Boxing Champions event in Minneapolis.
  First time I’ve ever seen this: heavyweight boxer Curtis Harper walks out of the ring at the opening bell for his fig
  
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• Report: Max Holloway, Brian Ortega Title Fight Set for UFC 231

  25-08-2018 06:33 via sherdog.com
  Max Holloway appears to be feeling much better following a medical scare just prior to his scheduled title defense at UFC 226, as MMAJunkie is reporting that “Blessed” will return to face No. 1 contender Brian Ortega at UFC 231 in Toronto on Dec. 8 at ScotiaBank Arena.
  
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• Bare Knuckle FC 2 results: Rawlings vs. Hart

  25-08-2018 06:00
  MMA Fighting has Bare Knuckle FC 2 results for the Rawlings vs. Hart fight card at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss. on Saturday night.
  In the main event, Bec Rawlings and Britain Hart will compete for the Bare Knuckle FC diamond belt.
  Check out Bare Knuckle FC 2 results below.
  Main card (PPV at 8 p.m. ET)
  Bec Rawlings vs. Britain Hart
  Sam Shewmaker vs. Maurice Jackson
  Arnold Adams vs. Joey Beltran
  Kendall Grove vs. Bruce Abramski
  Drew Lipton vs. Chris Lytle
  Michael McDonald vs. C
  
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• Invicta FC 31 to kick off with opening fight streamed free on Facebook

  25-08-2018 05:00
  Invicta FC will be streaming a free fight next week.
  The opening bout at Invicta FC 31 will air live on Facebook on Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET, officials told MMA Fighting on Friday. The main card will then air, as usual, on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 8 p.m. ET from Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo.
  The opening fight is one that has just been added to the card between a pair of athletes making their pro debuts: bantamweights Chantel Coates and Ashlynn Kleinbeck. Coates is 2-0 as an amateur
  
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• Anthony Smith Thinks Jon Jones Could be Next For Him

  25-08-2018 04:10
  Anthony Smith thinks there’s a chance he could be sharing the Octagon with Jon Jones if he defeats Volkan Oezdemir. Smith is scheduled to go one-on-one with Oezdemir in the main event of UFC Moncton on Oct. 27. The event will be held inside the Moncton Events Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. This will be Smith’s […]
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• Rani Yahya promises to be more vocal at UFC Lincoln ‘or people quickly forget about you’

  25-08-2018 04:00
  Rani Yahya has only lost one of eight fights since moving down to bantamweight for the first time since his WEC days, but still thinks he hasn’t been given the attention he deserves. At UFC Lincoln, he plans on doing more to guarantee it happens.
  The jiu-jitsu ace is set to face Luke Sanders in the Fight Night’s curtain-jerker Saturday night in Nebraska, and admits that not being too vocal before and after his most recent wins in the UFC, submitting Russell Doane and Henry Briones,
  
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• Justin Gaethje Doesn’t Admire ‘Point Fighter’ James Vick

  25-08-2018 03:45
  Justin Gaethje doesn’t admire James Vick’s fighting style. Tomorrow night (Aug. 25), Gaethje will go one-on-one with Vick inside the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. “The Highlight” was initially set to take on Al Iaquinta, but “Raging” pulled out due to an injury. This has opened the door for Vick to take the first headlining spot of […]
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• Bare Knuckle FC 2 weigh-in photos

  25-08-2018 03:02
  Bare Knuckle FC weigh-ins were held Friday evening in Biloxi, Miss.
  
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• Bare Knuckle FC 2 weigh-in video, results

  25-08-2018 02:43
  MMA Fighting has Bare Knuckle FC 2 weigh-in video for the Bare Knuckle FC event Friday evening in Biloxi, Miss.
  In the main event, Bec Rawlings and Britain Hart will have to make the 125-pound limit for a title fight.
  Check out the Bare Knuckle FC 2 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (PPV at 8 p.m. ET)
  Bec Rawlings (125.2) vs. Britain Hart (123)
  Sam Shewmaker (233.2) vs. Maurice Jackson (260.6)
  Arnold Adams (259.8) vs. Joey Beltran (252.8)
  Kendall Grove (185) vs. Bruce Abramski (185)
  Drew Lipton
  
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• Dana White’s Contender Series Brazil results: Season 1, Week 1 (spoilers)

  25-08-2018 02:34
  Dana White Contender Series had its first special season taped earlier this month in Las Vegas, and the first previously recorded fights aired Friday night in Brazil.
  (Contender Series Brazil will be aired on UFC Fight Pass on a later date, so this post contains spoilers.)
  Thirty Brazilian talents were selected to fight for a chance to sign a contract with the UFC, and four fighters were successful in their attempts to impress Dana White and Hall of Famer Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the first o
  
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• Angela Hill Believes Cortney Casey is Better Opponent Than Alexa Grasso

  25-08-2018 02:00
  Angela Hill believes Cortney Casey is overall a better fighter than Alexa Grasso. Hill was scheduled to meet Grasso on the main card of UFC Lincoln tomorrow night (Aug. 25). Grasso ended up pulling out due to an injury. “Overkill” now meets Casey and is in search of her second straight victory. She defeated Maryna Moroz […]
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• Police: Clay Guida declines to pursue charges against Nate Diaz following alleged crowd scuffle

  25-08-2018 01:36
  Clay Guida and Nate Diaz won’t be meeting each other any time soon in a courtroom.
  Guida declined to pursue charges against Diaz three months after the two were allegedly involved in a crowd scuffle at a Combate Americas event in McClellan Park, Calif., according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Shaun Hampton. MMAjunkie was the first to report the news.
  In May, Guida filed an incident report with officers, accusing Diaz of misdemeanor battery. At the time, Guid
  
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• Tom Lawlor is Happy USADA is Out of His Life

  25-08-2018 01:16
  Two years ago, Tom Lawlor was suspended for a failed USADA drug test, where the veteran tested positive for Ostarine. With only two months remaining in his suspension, Lawlor was then released for the UFC after nearly a decade of being signed with the promotion. Lawlor has no complaints about the release, however, and is […]
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• James Vick: “I Will Change My Life on Saturday Night”

  25-08-2018 01:07
  James Vick has arrived on the big stage, performing in his first ever main event tomorrow night at UFC Lincoln when he faces Justin Gaethje in a grudge match that has been brewing for months. But for Vick, tomorrow’s main event is not about Justin Gaethje or any animosity between the two lightweights. It is […]
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• Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Gilbert Burns Lightweight Scrap Rebooked for UFC 231

  25-08-2018 00:52 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier is already scheduled for his next fight as he will take on Gilbert Burns at UFC 231, the Las Vegas-based promotion announced Friday, just weeks after Mercier’s loss to Alexander Hernandez.
  
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• UFC 232 Betting Odds For Cyborg vs Nunes Roll Out

  25-08-2018 00:31
  Now that Cris Cyborg vs Amanda Nunes is official, it’s time to check back on those betting odds. Last month, oddsmakers already got to work and had Cyborg as a -220 favorite over Nunes. At that time, the bout hadn’t been made official. There was some confusion over when the bout would take place. “The […]
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