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• Jessica Andrade Must Be Next Title Challenger For Rose Namajunas

  11-09-2018 23:40
  After knocking out Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a one-punch KO in the co-main event of UFC 228, there cannot be any more doubt that Jessica Andrade is next for UFC women’s flyweight champion Rose Namajunas. With a 6-1 record as a flyweight in the Octagon, Andrade has proven she is the rightful next title challenger at […]
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• Fabricio Werdum suspended two years by USADA for failed drug test

  11-09-2018 23:28
  Fabricio Werdum’s career will be put on hold until at least 2020.
  The former UFC heavyweight champion was formally given a two-year suspension from USADA on Tuesday as a result of a failed drug test earlier this year.
  Werdum, 41, tested positive for the anabolic steroid trenbolone and its metabolite epitrenbolone in an out-of-competition urine screening conducted on April 25 in advance of his scheduled UFC Moscow fight against Aleksei Oleinik.Werdum was subsequently removed from the fight
  
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• Aldo hopes for LW debut at UFC 231, says his manager turned down Cerrone fight in Brazil

  11-09-2018 23:00
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo came close to headlining the upcoming Fight Night card scheduled for Sept. 22 in Brazil.
  Speaking with the media in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, Aldo said he was offered a lightweight bout with Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo after Glover Teixeira pulled out of a fight with Jimi Manuwa, but his team eventually declined the offer on short notice.
  In a scrum with Brazilian reporters, Aldo explained why he’s n
  
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• Oscar Winner Halle Berry to Direct, Star in MMA-Themed Movie Entitled 'Bruised'

  11-09-2018 22:54 via sherdog.com
  Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry will direct and star in a mixed martial arts themed film set to begin production next year, according to Deadline.
  
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• After head kick KO, Geoff Neal discusses juggling 50 hours per week as server with MMA training

  11-09-2018 22:00
  DALLAS — After his big win at UFC 228, Geoff Neal discusses training the exact head kick that he knocked out Frank Camacho with, Camacho’s toughness, working 50 hours per week as a server and much more.
  
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• Josh Barnett Plans On MMA Return Next Year

  11-09-2018 21:29
  Josh Barnett plans on returning to mixed martial arts (MMA) competition soon. Barnett left the UFC after a falling out with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). He’s now a free agent and will entertain offers from MMA promotions that would like to inquire about his services. He hasn’t fought since 2016 when he submitted […]
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• Brent Primus Claims he’s Waiting on Michael Chandler to Sign Fight Contract

  11-09-2018 21:27
  The ongoing saga between Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus and former champ Michael Chandler continues. However, a rematch between the two fighters appears to be getting closer based on the recent comments made by Primus in a recent interview. Back at Bellator NYC in June of 2017, Chandler lost his lightweight title to Primus via […]
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• Ben Askren Believes Colby Covington is ‘Poor Man’s Version’ of Him

  11-09-2018 21:27
  Ben Askren is not impressed with Colby Covington and took to his official Twitter account to express it. Askren’s training partner, Tyron Woodley, will likely fight the former interim UFC welterweight champion next following his latest title defense. It wasn’t that long ago that Askren called it a career after his fight against longtime mixed […]
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• Ben Askren Calls UFC Welterweight Contender Colby Covington a ‘Poor Man’s Version of Me’

  11-09-2018 21:25 via sherdog.com
  According to Ben Askren, Colby Covington doesn’t belong in the discussion of best welterweights in the world.
  
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• Din Thomas On Fans’ Perception Of Tyron Woodley

  11-09-2018 21:20
  Tyron Woodley hadn’t been the biggest fan-favorite champion in the UFC. Woodley captured the 170-pound title in dramatic fashion, knocking out Robbie Lawler cold in the first round. In his first title defense, he went to a Majority Draw with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. The fight was very eventful and intense. The rematch, however, was very […]
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• Valentina Shevchenko Ready For Fight With “Real Professional” Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  11-09-2018 21:08
  This past weekend was not a pleasant one for Valentina Shevchenko. She was scheduled to co-main event the UFC 228 pay-per-view (PPV) from Dallas, Texas. Shevchenko was to challenge Nicco Montano for the UFC women’s flyweight title. Instead, Montano was hospitalized during her weight cut and removed from the card. Montano was stripped of her […]
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• Jarred Brooks Puked Himself Into Unconsciousness After UFC 228

  11-09-2018 20:58
  UFC flyweight Jarred Brooks picked up an impressive victory over the weekend in Dallas, Texas. Brooks stepped in to fight Roberto Sanchez on five days notice, replacing the injured Ryan Benoit. Brooks was able to pick up a hard-fought split decision win over Sanchez after a slow start. While he may have been able to make the […]
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• Josh Barnett still wants to fight, planning MMA return next year

  11-09-2018 20:00
  LAS VEGAS -- Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett is a free agent, and he says he recently got an offer in the mail that just might be too good to be true.“I did receive a very mysterious letter in the mail the other day, about an island, at a secret location,” Barnett told reporters on Monday at the Quintet 3 open workouts. “They would fly us out to Hong Kong first and then charter a boat out to this island. They say that they’ve held tournaments there before. I
  
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• Chris Fishgold vs. Calvin Kattar, Te’Jovan Edwards vs. Don Madge Added to UFC Moncton

  11-09-2018 18:34 via sherdog.com
  Two more bouts have been added to the UFC Moncton lineup, as Chris Fishgold will square off against Calvin Kattar at featherweight, while Te’Jovan Edwards will face Don Madge at lightweight on Oct. 27.
  
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• Michael Chiesa files lawsuit against Conor McGregor, others for Brooklyn bus attack 

  11-09-2018 18:22
  Michael Chiesa’s attorney made it official Monday night. The UFC fighter is suing Conor McGregor and others in response to the infamous dolly-throwing incident that occurred back in April in Brooklyn.
  Chiesa filed a lawsuit against McGregor, McGregor Sports and Entertainment, Barclays Center, McGregor’s cohorts and others Monday in New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, per the complaint obtained by MMA Fighting. TMZ was the first to report the news.
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• PFL 8 to Feature Featherweight, Heavyweight Playoffs in New Orleans on Oct. 5

  11-09-2018 18:14 via sherdog.com
  The Professional Fighters League playoffs will begin with featherweight and heavyweight quarterfinal and semifinal bouts in New Orleans on Oct. 5.
  
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• Primus says he’s been waiting ‘weeks’ for Chandler to sign contract

  11-09-2018 18:00
  Brent Primus was thrilled to see rival Michael Chandler officially re-sign with Bellator.
  The only thing that will make him happier is if the two can finally have their rematch.
  Last June, Primus took the lightweight championship from Michael Chandler at Bellator NYC, winning by TKO 2:22 into the opening round. The bout was waved off when Chandler suffered an ankle injury, a mishap that Chandler has downplayed as a freak accident while Primus has repeatedly stated that it was his attacks on Cha
  
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• Michael Chiesa Sues Conor McGregor: What Does It All Mean?

  11-09-2018 16:49
  As expected, last night, Conor McGregor was sued in Kings County Supreme Court by Michael Chiesa. After Conor entered a guilty plea in his criminal case arising from the incident at UFC 223 back in April, the civil lawsuits were bound to come. As previously discussed, because Conor entered a guilty plea in his criminal […]
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• ‘I am not a criminal’: Mairbek Taisumov still struggling to secure U.S. visa

  11-09-2018 16:00
  The last time MMA Fighting spoke to lightweight knockout artist, Mairbek Taisumov, he was confident that he would finally secure a visa for his high stakes bout with Evan Dunham at UFC 223.Ultimately, ‘Beckan’ would not make it to the Brooklyn date as his visa application was never granted. With five straight knockout wins in the UFC’s lightweight division, nobody would look twice if Taisumov was handed a date with a top tier opponent, but he doubts he will able to challenge a
  
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• Urijah Faber Set for Grappling Match Against MMA Legend

  11-09-2018 15:55
  Urijah Faber is gearing up for competition once again but this time it won’t take place inside of the Octagon but rather on the grappling mats. The UFC Hall of Famer is slated to take on fellow Hall of Famer and MMA Legend Kazushi Sakuraba in a grappling contest when the two fighters captain two […]
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• Nick Diaz Urges UFC to Stop Booking BS Fights Following UFC 228

  11-09-2018 15:55
  Nick Diaz has never been afraid of expressing his opinion on any topic and that hasn’t changed when he talked about the UFC 228 headliner. UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley was able to capture a second round submission win over title contender Darren Till in the main event of this pay-per-view event in Dallas, Texas […]
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• Urijah Faber Reassures Fans Regarding Cody Garbrandt’s Social Media Absence

  11-09-2018 15:03 via sherdog.com
  Last month, former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight king Cody Garbrandt suffered his second consecutive loss to bitter rival and former teammate T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 227 in an unsuccessful attempt to recapture his bantamweight title.
  
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• Tyron Woodley’s coach thinks it wasn’t that fans disliked Woodley before UFC 228, they ‘were just upset with him’

  11-09-2018 15:00
  Tyron Woodley has long been one of the most underappreciated champions in the UFC, but that could be starting to change after his one-sided rout of Darren Till at UFC 228.
  Woodley blew the doors off of Till to retain his title with a second-round D’Arce choke submission in the main event of UFC 228. “T-Wood” is currently the third-longest reigning champion in the promotion, having retained his welterweight belt four consecutive times since capturing it with a hellacious knocko
  
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• Michael Chiesa Files Lawsuit Against Conor McGregor Over Bus Attack

  11-09-2018 14:53 via sherdog.com
  Michael Chiesa files lawsuit against Conor McGregor as a result of bus attackUltimate Fighting Championship lightweight Michael Chiesa is officially the first fighter to file a lawsuit against Conor McGregor for damages resulting from the Irishman's April attack of a charter bus which contained several UFC fighters including Chiesa.
  
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• Morning Report: Colby Covington says Darren Till ‘neglected’ family only to land zero significant strikes on Tyron Woodley

  11-09-2018 14:01
  Colby Covington hopes that the sacrifices Darren Till has made in his career were worth it.
  Till’s failed attempt to wrest the welterweight championship away from Tyron Woodley in the main event of UFC 228 on Saturday proved to be the perfect fodder for Covington to feast on. The one-sided submission loss that Woodley handed the 25-year-old Englishman has convinced Covington that Till was never worthy of challenging Woodley in the first place, and it also left the door open for Covington
  
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• Urijah Faber Sheds Some Light On Cody Garbrandt’s Recent Silence

  11-09-2018 13:17
  The former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has kept an incredibly low profile since his 2nd consecutive KO loss to UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. Of course, with this silence comes speculation in the MMA community, but his trainer and Team Alpha Male founder Urijah Faber has reassured fans after speaking to MMA Fighting about […]
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• Michael Chiesa Files Lawsuit Against Conor McGregor Over UFC 223 Bus Attack

  11-09-2018 07:32
  Michael Chiesa is the first person to go after Conor McGregor for his assault on a bus earlier this year ahead of UFC 223 that left several people injured. Sources close to the former “Ultimate Fighter” winner confirmed Chiesa filed his lawsuit in the state of New York on Monday seeking damages after he was […]
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• Ware prepares to fight anyone, anywhere

  11-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  There had to be a temptation for Terrion Ware to go all Rocky IV for his upcoming bout against Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili. Leave early for Moscow, train there, and approach the bout as the American fighting against the odds in Russia.No dice, said Mrs. Ware.“My wife wasn’t gonna let me,” Terrion said. “She’s not as forgiving as Adrian.”Well, maybe it was for the best, considering that Adrian Balboa also told Rocky that he couldn’t win against Ivan
  
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• Unfiltered Episode 228: Eddie Bravo & Urijah Faber

  11-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Jim, Matt, and Chris the Producer are all back in-studio together to break down the great night of fights at UFC 228. Plus, the great Eddie Bravo calls in and talks about the upcoming Quintet 3 grappling tournament, his own EBI combat jiu-jitsu tournaments, Tony Ferguson's Octagon return, Khabib vs. Conor, and much more. Later, UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber joins the show and discusses competing at Quintet 3, Sage Northcutt's contract situation, and a possible fight with Logan Paul, Cody Garbra
  
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• Fight Night Moscow: Fight By Fight Preview

  11-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  MARK HUNT VS. ALEKSEI OLEINIKIn a classic matchup pitting striker against grappler, Mark Hunt will travel into enemy territory to take on submission specialist Aleksei Oleinik at the first ever UFC card in Russia. Hunt has built his reputation on being one of the most ferocious knockout artists the heavyweight division has ever known, but he also possesses arguably the greatest chin in the history of the sport. Hunt has the ability to put anybody's lights out with just one shot and he's definite
  
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• Alves Ready To Win A War At UFC Moscow

  11-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Over the last couple months, several veteran competitors stepped into the Octagon with questions about their future in the cage swirling overhead and came away with mixed results.Some were stopped by younger, ascendant foes, leaving them no choice but to continue to address the questions, while others, like Diego Sanchez and Jim Miller, made good on their pre-fight declarations to get back into the win column and prove that reports of their demise have been greatly exaggerated.This weekend, as t
  
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• Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Urijah Faber grappling match set for Quintet 3

  11-09-2018 06:00
  LAS VEGAS -- Mixed martial arts legends and UFC Hall of Famers Kazushi Sakuraba and Urijah Faber will square off on the grappling mats.
  The duo are two of the four team captains in Quintet, the grappling concept which makes its way to Sin City for an event at The Orleans Arena on Oct. 5, one night before Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor square off at T-Mobile Arena for UFC 229.And the promotion announced that the captain’s showdown is the first bout officially signed for the event,
  
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• Heavyweight, featherweight playoffs set for PFL 8 in New Orleans

  11-09-2018 05:00
  The Professional Fighters League cage will travel to New Orleans for the first time on Oct. 5, as PFL 8 crowns finalists for two divisions at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
  PFL 8 will feature the quarterfinal and semifinal matches in the heavyweight and featherweight playoffs. The winners will advance to the championship bout on Dec. 31 in New York.
  “It has been a great year for the Professional Fighters League and we are very excited to bring PFL 8, our first playoff event, to N
  
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• Khalil Rountree vs. Johnny Walker, Multiple Other Bouts Confirmed For UFC Buenos Aires

  11-09-2018 04:09 via sherdog.com
  The card for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first-ever visit to Argentina is filling up rapidly, as the Las Vegas-based promotion recently confirmed a number of bouts for the Nov. 17 event.
  
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• Urijah Faber explains why Cody Garbrandt has kept low profile since UFC 227

  11-09-2018 04:00
  LAS VEGAS -- Where in the world is Cody Garbrandt?
  The former UFC bantamweight champion vanished from social media for more than a month after his first-round TKO loss to rival T.J. Dillashaw in the main event of UFC 227 in Los Angeles, his second loss to Dillashaw in less than a year.
  Garbrandt’s silence led to plenty of online speculation about his state of mind and his future career direction. But his trainer, UFC Hall of Famer and Team Alpha Male founder Urijah Faber, said not to worr
  
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• Nicco Montano: Valentina Is Afraid To Fight Me

  11-09-2018 02:08
  After Nicco Montano was pulled from the UFC 228 co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko was quick to offer her thoughts on the matter and she did not pull any punches as the then-flyweight champion: “I am not surprised about this situation with Nicco,” Shevchenko said on an Instagram post last Friday. “And I told it before, […]
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• Abdul Razak Alhassan says he felt Niko Price was ‘disrespectful’ to him at UFC 228 weigh-ins

  11-09-2018 02:00
  DALLAS — After his knockout win at UFC 228, Abdul Razak Alhassan discusses the victory over Niko Price, being surprised Price stood up with him, not appreciating Price’s weigh-in behavior and more.
  
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• Video: Kamaru Usman: ‘I want to put my hands through Colby Covington’s face’

  11-09-2018 00:00
  DALLAS — Kamaru Usman speaks to the media at UFC 228 about being a replacement opponent for Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till, where he goes next from here, Colby Covington, and much more.
  
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