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• Diego Sanchez Tears into ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone over Jackson-Wink MMA Comments

  30-08-2018 23:44 via sherdog.com
  The fallout from Donald Cerrone’s unceremonious departure from longtime training camp Jackson-Wink MMA, which ultimately chose to train his opponent, Mike Perry, instead.
  
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• Tyron Woodley shuts down Kamaru Usman talk again: ‘It’s Till or no fight at all’

  30-08-2018 23:30
  LOS ANGELES -- UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has a message for those who plan to tune into UFC 228 on Sept. 8: He’s ready to defend his title against Darren Till in Dallas. But don’t expect any circumstances under which he’ll fight Kamaru Usman.
  “It’s TIll or no fight at all,” Woodley said at a media day Thursday.
  The UFC has placed Usman, who is 8-0 in the UFC, on retainer in case anything goes wrong with the main event, not a small concern when Ti
  
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• Invicta changes up Facebook stream fight at Invicta FC 31

  30-08-2018 22:30
  No stranger to breaking new ground, Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp is ushering in another first this Saturday.
  Officials told MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi that for the first time in the all-female promotion’s six-year history it will stream a fight live on its Facebook page from this Saturday’s Invicta FC 31 event in Kansas City, Mo. That bout will be a featherweight encounter between Audrey Drew (1-0) and Holli Salazar (1-0).
  Originally, amateur bantamweights Chantel Coat
  
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• UFC 228 media conference call audio

  30-08-2018 22:00
  For the UFC 228 media conference call, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano, Darren Till and Valentina Shevchenko will answer questions from the media Thursday evening. The call is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
  The schedule will be as follows below:5-5:30 p.m. ET/2-2:30 p.m. PT – Nicco Montano/ Valentina Shevchenko5:30-6 p.m. ET/2:30-3 p.m. PT – Tyron Woodley/ Darren Till
  
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• PFL 7 Results: Regular Season Comes to a Close

  30-08-2018 21:21
  MMANews.com is the place to be for some live PFL 7 results (see PFL 6 results here) Tonight (Aug. 30), PFL 7 takes place inside the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the final regular season event. In the main event, Smealinho Rama takes on Jamie Abdallah. The co-main event will see Bazigit Atajev […]
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• PFL 7 Live Results Tonight (Aug. 30)

  30-08-2018 21:21
  MMANews.com is the place to be for some live PFL 7 results (see PFL 6 results here) Tonight (Aug. 30), PFL 7 takes place inside the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the main event, Smealinho Rama will take on Jamie Abdallah. The co-main event will see Bazigit Atajev go one-on-one with Sean O’Connell, […]
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• Renato Moicano: Jose Aldo is my idol, but I want to fight him

  30-08-2018 21:00
  Renato Moicano and Jose Aldo recently scored big first-round finishes in the UFC, and the rising talent issued a challenge to the former featherweight king.
  Brazilian fighters often avoid calling out countrymen in mixed martial arts because of a mentality that they are defending the Brazilian flag in international promotions, so to see Moicano call out Aldo — even if in a respectful way — was a bit surprising for some.
  There's only one fight that makes sense while we wait Max vs.Ort
  
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• Conor McGregor in Standoff wIth UFC Over UFC 229 Promotion

  30-08-2018 20:49
  Is Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor a fight so big that it promotes itself? “The Notorious” seems to think so, according to Dave Meltzer. Meltzer reports in his newsletter that the former champ-champ has yet to agree to his media obligations for UFC 229, which has caused frustrations on the UFC side. (Via MMAMania): “One […]
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• Nick Diaz Has Charges Dropped, Domestic Violence Case Dismissed

  30-08-2018 20:20
  Nick Diaz is officially free and clear from all charges related to an arrest back in May after an alleged domestic violence incident in Las Vegas. On Thursday, Judge Amy Chelini dismissed the case with prejudice after prosecutors decided not to move forward with the case. The judging dismissing the case with prejudice means the […]
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• Nick Diaz Cleared of Domestic Violence Charges as Las Vegas Judge Dismisses Case

  30-08-2018 20:20 via sherdog.com
  Nick Diaz was cleared of domestic violence charges after a judge dismissed the case just a few months after his initial arrest, according to Diaz’s attorney Ross Goodman.
  
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• Nick Diaz domestic violence case dismissed 

  30-08-2018 19:48
  Nick Diaz is free and clear of the domestic violence charges facing him in Las Vegas.
  The Clark County (Nev.) District Attorney declined to pursue the case against Diaz, the popular UFC fighter, on Thursday morning, according to Diaz’s attorney Ross Goodman. The judge in Las Vegas Justice Court dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it was dismissed permanently.
  Diaz was facing three felony charges, including two counts of domestic battery by strangulation and one for domestic battery
  
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• Invicta Fighting Championships Expands Roster with UFC, Rizin FF Veterans

  30-08-2018 19:36 via sherdog.com
  The premier women’s mixed martial arts promotion has added eight new fighters to their roster, five of which will compete in Invicta Fighting Championships’ loaded strawweight division.
  
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• Jessica Andrade sells own UFC gear to make ends meet, but happy with UFC pay

  30-08-2018 19:00
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Jessica Andrade will enter the UFC cage for the 14th time on Sept. 8, and the biggest reason why she took the fight is money.
  Andrade faces Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228 in Dallas, looking to score her third straight win and potentially guarantee a meeting with Rose Namajunas for the 115-pound championship next. “Bate Estaca” says she could’ve waited for Namajunas, but need to get paid.
  Speaking with Brazilian reporters during a UFC media day
  
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• CSAC’s Andy Foster explains why he’ll approve Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3

  30-08-2018 17:00
  Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 will indeed happen. And regulation will not stand in its way.
  The bout between the two UFC Hall of Fame fighters was announced officially Wednesday for Nov. 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The promoter will be Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) will sanction and approve of the bout despite the advanced ages of the competitors, commission executive officer Andy Foster told MMA Fighting.
  Liddell, 48,
  
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• Tonya Evinger vs. Aspen Ladd slated for UFC 229

  30-08-2018 16:30
  Two days after her UFC Sao Paulo opponent, Ketlen Vieira, was forced out of their bantamweight clash, Tonya Evinger has been matched with Aspen Ladd, who she will face at UFC 229 on Oct. 6.Officials confirmed the bout to FS1’s UFC Tonight on Wednesday, following an initial report from MMAJunkie.com.
  Former Invicta FC bantamweight champion, Evinger (19-7-0), is by far the most experienced opponent that Ladd has ever faced.“Triple Threat” has been competing as a professional sin
  
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• Paddy Pimblett doubts he’ll return to 145, thinks Soren Bak’s opponents ‘made him look good’ 

  30-08-2018 16:00
  Paddy Pimblett will look to become the first man since Conor McGregor to win two Cage Warriors titles when he takes on Soren Bak at Cage Warriors 96 on Saturday in Liverpool.A former promotional featherweight champion, “The Baddy” will look to add the vacant lightweight title to his resume when he faces off against “The True Viking” at the Echo Arena.Although Bak (11-1-0) has been in sensational form, claiming three wins in three tests with Cage Warriors, Pimblett believ
  
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• Ilir Latifi vs. Corey Anderson slated for UFC 232 

  30-08-2018 15:35
  Swedish light heavyweight Ilir Latifi did not got his wish of a showdown with divisional champion, Daniel Cormier, and will instead face Corey Anderson at UFC 232 — the promotion’s end-of-year show in Las Vegas on Dec. 29.The bout was officially announced on FS1 show UFC Tonight on Wednesday, following an initial report from Kimura.se.
  Latifi (14-5-0) is coming off a win over former interim title challenger, Ovince St. Preux. He latched onto a standing guillotine choke after rocking
  
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• Chase Sherman Returns At UFC Sao Paulo

  30-08-2018 15:31
  The UFC has added a heavyweight contest to its UFC Sao Paulo event next month. MMA Fighting reports that Chase Sherman will face Augusto Sakai on the September 22nd card. Sherman is searching for his first victory off back-to-back losses to Shamil Abdurakhimov and Justin Willis. Sakai earned a UFC contract after his performance on Dana White’s Contender […]
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• Max Holloway Says He Learned of UFC 231 Fight on the Internet

  30-08-2018 15:30
  Max Holloway is gearing up to make a triumphant return to the Octagon after being forced to withdraw from UFC 226, where he would have defended his featherweight championship against Brian Ortega. The causes of the concussion-like symptoms that hospitalized Holloway and made him inactive are still unknown, but the doctors have given Holloway the […]
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• Thiago Santos Didn’t Think Jimi Manuwa Was Going To Accept UFC Sao Paulo Fight

  30-08-2018 15:06
  After several years with the promotion, Thiago Santos finally gets his shot at main eventing a UFC card. Santos has been with the UFC since 2013. He recently had a four-fight win streak broken by David Branch. The Brazilian bounced back with a win over Kevin Holland at UFC 227. After competing at middleweight his […]
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• With Joanne Calderwood, John Wood has another comeback success story at Syndicate MMA

  30-08-2018 15:00
  John Wood doesn’t necessarily want the credit. He made it a point to write as much on social media this week.The Syndicate MMA head coach begrudgingly had to admit, though, that his abilities had to factor into Joanne Calderwood’s first-round submission win over Kalindra Faria at UFC Lincoln last Saturday, though.Calderwood had been coming off two straight losses and was at a crossroads in her career. Her situation was not far off from where Roxanne Modafferi was when she came to Sy
  
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• UFC Rankings Report: UFC Fight Night 135 Aftermath

  30-08-2018 15:00
  The new UFC Rankings have been released in the aftermath of UFC Lincoln. Below, you will find the changes in each division: Women’s Strawweight: Following her controversial split-decision victory over Angela Hill, Cortney Casey moved up one spot to #10, which dropped Nina Ansaroff to #11. Angela Hill remains at #14, and MacKenzie Dern has reappeared […]
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• Mike Winklejohn Fires Back at “Narcissistic” Donald Cerrone

  30-08-2018 15:00
  From seemingly out of nowhere, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone unloaded a diatribe directed at Jackson Wink MMA Academy and Mike Winkeljohn in particular on Wednesday’s installment of The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show. The biggest accusation Cerrone levied against Winkeljohn is that he drove him out of the gym in favor of gym newcomer Mike Perry […]
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• Curtis Blaydes Gives Brock Lesnar No Chance At Beating Daniel Cormier

  30-08-2018 14:55
  Curtis Blaydes is giving Brock Lesnar no chance at beating Daniel Cormier. Lesnar has been announced as Cormier’s first challenger for the UFC heavyweight title. A date and venue has yet to be announced for the fight. Lesnar must first deliver six months-worth of clean United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing before returning. Had Lesnar […]
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• Paulo Costa Accuses Yoel Romero Of 'Stalling,' Pulling Out of UFC 230 For More Time To Train

  30-08-2018 14:46 via sherdog.com
  Surging Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Paulo Costa has taken a shot at Yoel Romero for pulling out of their scheduled fight at UFC 230 because he believes the Cuban wants to train more ahead of their much-anticipated clash
  
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• Kevin Lee On Who Is The Tougher Fight Between Al Iaquinta & Justin Gaethje

  30-08-2018 14:41
  Kevin Lee’s return to the UFC’s Octagon could come very soon. It’s looking like the top two prospects to face Lee in his return are Al Iaquinta and Justin Gaethje. In Lee’s last outing he completely dominated Edson Barboza for five rounds before the doctor stopped the contest late in the round. Iaquinta is undoubtably […]
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• Diego Sanchez Goes After Donald Cerrone Hard In Defense of Team

  30-08-2018 14:30
  Appearing on The JRE MMA Show Wednesday, Donald Cerrone accused co-head of Jackson Wink MMA Academy Mike Winkeljohn of disloyalty and being responsible for Cerrone leaving the gym during the lead-up to his UFC Fight Night 139 bout against Mike Perry. He didn’t stop there, though. He also claimed the current wrestling coach at the […]
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• Chase Sherman vs. Augusto Sakai added to UFC Sao Paulo

  30-08-2018 14:30
  The UFC booked a heavyweight match for its upcoming event in Brazil after a series of fight cancellations hit the card.
  Days after Ketlen Vieira and Antonio Carlos Junior were forced out of UFC Sao Paulo fights with Tonya Evinger and Elias Theodorou due to injuries, Chase Sherman and Augusto Sakai agreed to meet on Sept. 22, sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following a report by FloCombat.
  Sherman (11-5) will attempt to rebound from back-to-back losses to Shamil Abdurakhimov and Justi
  
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• Mike Winkeljohn Responds: 'Narcissistic' Cerrone 'Not Loyal to Anybody'

  30-08-2018 14:28 via sherdog.com
  Coach Mike Winkeljohn of Jackson-Wink MMA did not take long to respond to Donald Cerrone's withering explanation of his departure from the storied gym, and offered his own take on the reasons behind the acrimonious split.
  
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• Morning Report: Mike Winkeljohn responds to Donald Cerrone’s claims of JacksonWink dysfunction

  30-08-2018 14:01
  On Wednesday, Donald Cerrone dropped a bombshell when the former Jackson-Winkeljohn fighter took aim at his long-time camp, specifically, coach Mike Winkeljohn. Cerrone will be facing Mike Perry, a recent addition to the JacksonWink team, at UFC Denver and he says when he voiced concerns about Perry training at the same camp as him, Winkeljohn told him he was no longer welcome at JacksonWink.
  Speaking with MMAJunkie, Winkeljohn responded to Cerrone’s allegations, defending his decision to
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 226: Everlast

  30-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Matt and guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale welcome legendary musician and big MMA fan Everlast to the studio in anticipation of his new album, "Whitey Ford's House of Pain". During the visit they discuss the process he used in developing this new album, what life was like after he was done with House of Pain and how a picture of Everlast and Khabib Nurmagomedov became a popular meme on Instagram. All that and a Matt Serra emergency room story you don't want to miss in today's episode of UFC Unfilt
  
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• UFC 228 Media Call: Champions and Challengers Champing at the Bit

  30-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two championships will go up for grabs on Sept. 8, with Tyron Woodley putting his welterweight title on the line against Darren Till while women's flyweight champion Nicco Montano makes her return against top-ranked contender Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 228 in Dallas.For Woodley, this will be an opportunity to add yet another title defense to his resume, but he's definitely facing a tough challenge ahead in Till.The 6-foot-tall British slugger towers over the reigning champion and looks like he
  
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• TUF Heavy Hitters Blog: Maurice Greene

  30-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  My name is Maurice Greene and I am “The Crochet Boss.” I’m competing as a heavyweight on this season of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters on FS1, and this is my weekly UFC.com blog. Thanks for stopping in! They did a great job on the show last night introducing me, so I don’t think I really have to do too much of that here. But if there’s one thing you need to know about me, it’s not that I’m a pro fighter or that I’m the world’s most intim
  
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• TUF Heavy Hitters Blog: Leah Letson

  30-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  My name is Leah “Nidas” Letson. I’m competing for a six-figure UFC contract on this season of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters on FS1, and this is the first installment of my weekly behind-the-scenes TUF blog for UFC.com. First, thank you for joining me here. Competing on The Ultimate Fighter is a dream come true, and I’m loving every minute of it. I’m also very happy that I get to share my experience on this platform with you, and I hope you enjoy both the show
  
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• Till speaks of 'fight week shenanigans' in new interview

  30-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Host Megan Olivi sits down with Darren Till ahead of his main event contest at UFC 228, Saturday, September 8 in Dallas, TX. For his first fight on Unites States soil, Till will attempt to take the welterweight strap from champ Tyron Woodley. Among the topics covered in the interview are Till's training at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, his weight-cut woes at his last fight, "fight week shenanigans" and much more. You can watch the entire clip below. Read the Full Article Here
  
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• For contract winner Heinisch, MMA was life-saving

  30-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  There used to be a contingent that made it their mission to knock combat sports at every turn. It didn’t matter what combat sport it was, but if it involved punching somebody, they would go on about how such an endeavor shouldn’t be allowed.You don’t hear too much from those folks these days, but when they were in their heyday, I used to ask boxers and mixed martial artists what the sport meant to them and what it did for them. In other words, what would they tell someone who t
  
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• Crute staying calm and focused ahead of his UFC debut

  30-08-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  At only 22 years old, it’s not surprising that Jimmy Crute is a young man in a hurry, having booked his first UFC fight with Paul Craig less than a month after earning a UFC contract with a July win over Chris Birchler on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.“I didn’t want to wait around,” laughed the Victoria light heavyweight, who really isn’t like the other 22-year-olds when it comes to maturity. But he won’t take credit for that.“I think
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 28, Episode 1 results: Greene vs. Mysiala

  30-08-2018 05:00
  Maurice Greene got the “Heavy Hitters” season of The Ultimate Fighter off on the right foot.
  The season premiere of TUF 28 closed with a heavyweight bout between Greene, coached by Kelvin Gastelum, and Robert Whittaker pick Przemyslaw Mysiala. It was billed as a striker vs. grappler matchup and the towering Greene used every bit of his reach advantage to make life miserable for Mysiala before knocking him out in round one.
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• Charles Oliveira Set To Return At UFC Sao Paulo

  30-08-2018 04:39
  Charles Oliveira is set to make his Octagon return at UFC Sao Paulo next month. MMA Fighting has confirmed that Oliveira will be on the September 22nd event from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera. Oliveira is a longtime UFC veteran who has been fighting for the promotion since 2010. He has lost three of his last five […]
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• Charles Oliveira vs. Christos Giagos set for UFC Sao Paulo

  30-08-2018 04:00
  An interesting featherweight fight will go down next month at UFC Sao Paulo.
  Charles Oliveira will square off Cristos Giagos on the Sept. 22 event at Ginásio do Ibirapuera. MMA Fighting confirmed an initial Tuesday report by the UFC.com Brazil site.Still just 28, Oliveira (23-8, 1 NC) is already a longtime fixture in the UFC. He’ll be making his 21st Octagon appearance when he meets Giagos. Oliveira enters the bout as the winner of two out of his past three fights and earned a Perf
  
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• Chuck Liddell-Tito Ortiz Trilogy Bout Official for Nov. 24 on Pay-Per-View

  30-08-2018 03:54 via sherdog.com
  Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz have an official date and venue for their third fight.
  
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• Ilir Latifi to Face Corey Anderson at UFC 232 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas

  30-08-2018 03:37 via sherdog.com
  Ilir Latifi will lock horns with Corey Anderson in a battle of light heavyweight contenders at UFC 232.
  
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• Ilir Latifi vs. Corey Anderson Set for UFC 232

  30-08-2018 03:02
  MMA News’s Damon Martin has confirmed an initial Combate.com report of a UFC 232 lightweight showdown with potential light heavyweight title implications when Ilir Latifi takes on Corey Anderson December 29th. Both Latifi and Anderson drew the attention of reigning light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier on social media after Cormier became a two-division champion at […]
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• Sabina Mazo headlines LFA 51, defends flyweight belt against Jaimee Nievera

  30-08-2018 03:00
  Sabina Mazo will soon enter the LFA cage as a champion for the very first time in her career.The Colombian fighter has been scheduled to defend her women’s flyweight title against Jaimee Nievera in the main event of LFA 51, which is set to go down on Sept. 28 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, Calif. This will be the first time a women’s bout headlines an LFA card.
  The news of the booking was recently announced by the promotion.Mazo captured the vacant women’s flyweight belt, pre
  
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• Driver who killed Jordan Parsons sentenced to 10 years in prison for DUI manslaughter

  30-08-2018 02:30
  Punishment has been handed down in the untimely death of Jordan Parsons.
  Per The Palm Beach Post, Dennis Michael Wright was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter for his involvement in the May 1, 2016, hit-and-run incident in Delray Beach, Fla., that resulted in Parson’s undergoing multiple surgeries and an amputation of his right leg before succumbing to his injuries three days later.
  Upon completion of his sentence, Wright, 31, will be on
  
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• Chuck Liddell reveals official date and venue for Tito Ortiz trilogy fight

  30-08-2018 01:29
  Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 finally has an official date and venue.
  The trilogy fight between the two UFC Hall of Famers is slated to take place Nov. 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, under the banner of Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.
  Liddell revealed the news Wednesday in an interview on Larry King Now. MMA Fighting previously reported that Golden Boy Promotions had filed an application with the California State Athletic Commission for an event to be held Nov. 24 at
  
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• Liddell vs. Ortiz Trilogy Announced for November 24th

  30-08-2018 01:08
  It’s official. Chuck Liddell will be making his return to MMA competition for the first time in over eight years and at 48 years of age when he takes on 43-year-old Tito Ortiz on November 24th from The Forum in Inglewood, Calafornia, Oscar De La Hoya announced today. The California State Athletic Commission gave both […]
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• Johnny Case makes playoffs after Jason High misses weight for PFL 7

  30-08-2018 00:30
  Jason High hit the scales for his PFL 7 lightweight bout with Johnny Case at 160.2 pounds, which saw him removed from the season and the contest, which was set for Ocean Resort and Casino Thursday night in New Jersey.According to a report from MMA Junkie, Case was awarded three points for a victory and received his entire purse without having to fight due to High’s failure to register within the lightweight limits.High and Case were matched on short notice after the initial bout that was
  
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• Donald Cerrone Explains Departure from Jackson-Wink: ‘It’s All About the Money There Now’

  30-08-2018 00:24 via sherdog.com
  Donald Cerrone has parted ways with longtime gym Jackson-Wink MMA ahead of his UFC Fight Night 139 showdown with Mike Perry, and to hear him tell it, it wasn’t on the best of terms.
  
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• Donald Cerrone buries Mike Winkeljohn, claims he ruined Jackson-Wink team

  30-08-2018 00:11
  According to Donald Cerrone, there is plenty of animosity heading into his next fight, but it’s not directed at his opponent.
  Appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience on Wednesday, “Cowboy” explained how he found himself in an awkward situation when an offer came along for him to fight Mike Perry at UFC Denver on Nov. 10. Perry recently joined the Jackson-Wink team in Albuquerque, N.M., where Cerrone has trained for over a decade, and though Cerrone has no problem stepping into t
  
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