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• Petr Yan hopes UFC Moscow win sets up showdown with John Lineker

  13-09-2018 23:00
  Former ACB bantamweight champion and blue chip prospect, Petr Yan, hopes a win in his sophomore promotional outing against Jin Soo Son at UFC Moscow will set up a clash with heavy-handed Brazilian John Lineker.Yan decimated Teruto Ishihara in the first round of his debut at UFC Singapore. He was originally booked to face Douglas Andrade in Moscow, but an injury forced him off the card. Despite having a new opponent in his crosshairs, Yan is adamant that his preparation didn’t change at al
  
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• Report: More Trouble Surfaces for Melvin Guillard; Charged in Separate Case

  13-09-2018 21:36 via sherdog.com
  According to a report from TMZ, disturbing criminal charges have emerged over former UFC lightweight contender Melvin Guillard following an alleged fight in Colorado last week that saw multiple bar patrons attacked.
  
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• Urijah Faber still in USADA testing pool, ‘wouldn’t put it past’ himself to fight again

  13-09-2018 21:00
  LAS VEGAS — Urijah Faber speaks to the media in Las Vegas about his upcoming grappling match against Kazushi Sakuraba at Quintet 3, the unique format of Quintet, the status of his fighting career, a potential comeback to MMA, and much more.
  
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• Urijah Faber Could “Absolutely” Fight Again

  13-09-2018 20:34
  Urijah Faber could very well return to mixed martial arts (MMA) competition someday. “The California Kid” retired from fighting back in December of 2016. He ended his run with a unanimous decision win over Brad Pickett. Faber was a four-time UFC title challenger, but unfortunately never captured the gold. Today Faber focuses on his several […]
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• DAZN Inks Combate Americas to Multiyear English-Language Deal in North America

  13-09-2018 20:33 via sherdog.com
  DAZN has burst onto the combat sports scene after signing international deals with Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA. On Thursday, the streaming-based service announced that it has partnered with Combate Americas to bring English-language broadcasts to North American audiences.
  
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• Mark Hunt Goes Off On Fabricio Werdum After USADA Suspension

  13-09-2018 20:22
  Mark Hunt does not like cheaters. So imagine his delight when he heard Fabricio Werdum was handed a two-year suspension after his United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) violation. Hunt and Werdum are no strangers to one another. The 44-year-old shared the Octagon with Werdum back in 2014 for the interim UFC heavyweight title. Werdum finished […]
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• Tatiana Suarez Says She’ll Dominate Rose Namajunas Worse Than Carla Esparza

  13-09-2018 20:12
  Tatiana Suarez solidified herself as a legitimate threat to the 115-pound throne at UFC 228 this past weekend. Suarez completely dominated inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza at UFC 228. With the big win, Suarez can expect to receive a top-tier match-up next. Interestingly enough, Esparza defeated Namajunas to become the first-ever UFC 115-pound […]
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• Video: UFC Moscow media day faceoffs

  13-09-2018 20:00
  Watch the media day faceoffs for the fighters competing on the main card of UFC Moscow this Saturday at the Olimpiyskiy Arena, including a jovial meeting between headliners Mark Hunt and Alexey Oleynik.
  
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• Sean O’Malley Shows Off Impressive Punching Power (Video)

  13-09-2018 19:59
  UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley is one of the biggest stars to come out of Dana White’s “Tuesday Night Contender Series.” O’Malley is 23-years-old and has won both his fights in the UFC since the Contender Series. The 135-pounder was a guest on UFC Tonight and took on the FOX punching machine challenge. His results proved to […]
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• Aung La N Sang to Defend One Championship Middleweight Crown Against Mohammad Karaki

  13-09-2018 19:57 via sherdog.com
  One Championship middleweight and light heavyweight champion Aung La N Sang is set to defend his 185-pound title against undefeated Mohammad Karaki on Oct. 26 at Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, the promotion announced on Thursday.
  
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• UFC Moscow’s Mark Hunt on Last Loss: ‘I Got Greedy’

  13-09-2018 19:40
  Mark Hunt places the blame on himself for his last outing. Hunt went one-on-one with Curtis Blaydes back in February. The “Super Samoan” had the backing of the live crowd as the bout took place in Perth, Australia. Despite rocking Blaydes early, Hunt fell victim to the grappling of “Razor” and lost the fight via […]
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• Tyron Woodley’s Coach Breaks Down Winning UFC 228 Strategy

  13-09-2018 18:07
  People are still talking about the brilliant performance that UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley put on in his latest title defense. As seen in the main event of the UFC 228 pay-per-view event on Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center, Woodley was able to score a second-round submission victory […]
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• Stephen Thompson Sounds Off on Colby Covington’s Trash Talk

  13-09-2018 17:39
  Stephen Thompson sounds off on Colby Covington calling him a virgin. Covington has been nabbing more attention thanks to his trash talking. While the 14-1 professional mixed martial arts record helps, Covington has been making a push for the mainstream media with his antics. Even someone as well liked as “Wonderboy” has been targeted with […]
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• Tyron Woodley’s coach explains strategy that led to flawless win over Darren Till at UFC 228

  13-09-2018 17:00
  To swipe a phrase from the Mortal Kombat lexicon, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley pulled off a near flawless victory in his UFC 228 title defense over Darren Till.
  Woodley knocked the previously undefeated Englishman from the ranks of the unbeaten with a masterful second-round win via D’Arce choke submission at UFC 228. The brutal finishing sequence started with a right hook to the jaw that sent Till tumbling to the canvas, then saw Woodley pour on a steady diet of ground-and-poun
  
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• Michael Chandler Says Brent Primus is ‘Literally Delusional’

  13-09-2018 16:49
  Michael Chandler says Brent Primus’ claims are bogus. Chandler is the former Bellator lightweight champion. In fact, he’s held the title twice. While many believed Chandler would be in for a long reign during his second run with the gold, disaster struck back in June 2017. Chandler lost his lightweight title to Primus due to […]
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• USADA Denies Being Paid Off by Former UFC Champion Jon Jones

  13-09-2018 16:13
  A spokesperson for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has denied claims that Jon Jones has paid them off for a favorable ruling. Jones awaits a decision from USADA regarding his fighting future. “Bones” tested positive for turinabol following his initial UFC 214 knockout victory over Daniel Cormier. The result of the fight was changed to […]
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• Joe Rogan Wants Bellator to Grow To Compete With The UFC

  13-09-2018 15:19 via sherdog.com
  Joe Rogan may draw his paychecks from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but he believes it’s best for the sport when there is a legitimate competitor out there for his employer.
  
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• Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 Official Poster Revealed by Golden Boy

  13-09-2018 15:02 via sherdog.com
  Two MMA legends will throw down on Nov. 24 when Chuck Liddell, 48, faces off against Tito Ortiz, 43, for a third fight, this time under the Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The poster for the event has been released by Golden Boy Promotions through its official Twitter account.
  
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• After KOTY candidate at UFC 228, Geoff Neal is right back to waiting tables

  13-09-2018 15:00
  On Sunday, Sept. 2, Geoff Neal counted a decent night of tips after his shift at Moxie’s Grill & Bar in uptown Dallas. He was waiting tables one last evening before taking a little break to give sufficient time to his other job. Six nights later he was standing across from Frank Camacho at UFC 228 at the American Airlines Arena, getting ready to deploy old “double zero” — a lethal head kick that dropped Camacho where he stood.
  It was a Knockout of the Year candidate
  
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• Darren Till’s Nutritionist Confident He Can Continue at 170 Pounds

  13-09-2018 14:44 via sherdog.com
  Much of the talk in the lead-up to UFC 228 this past Saturday revolved around Darren Till and his weight cut. The Englishman had failed to make the welterweight weight limit twice in four fights, most recently in May against Stephen Thompson, and many fans doubted he would make weight for UFC 228, especially without the one-pound allowance to which he had been accustomed. The Ultimate Fighting Championship even had fellow welterweight Kamaru Usman on standby as a possible replacement.
  
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• Combate Americas signs multi-year English streaming deal with DAZN

  13-09-2018 14:30
  Combate Americas has a new home, at least for its English stream.The US-based MMA promotion geared towards Hispanics has signed a multi-year deal with DAZN, live and on-demand sports streaming platform, to stream its English broadcasts.MMA Fighting recently learned the news.The first Combate Americas event to stream on the DAZN platform will be this Friday’s Combate 22, which is set to take place at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Ariz. The event is being headlined by Levy Marroquin vs.
  
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• Morning Report: T.J. Dillashaw targeting 125-pound title fight with Henry Cejudo: ‘It’s the greatest thing for my name right now’

  13-09-2018 14:01
  For T.J. Dillashaw, UFC 227 was supposed to be the set-up for a fight against all-time great, Demetrious Johnson. But while Dillashaw did his job that night and knocked out Cody Garbrandt in their rematch, Johnson came up short, losing a contentious decision to Henry Cejudo and derailing Dillashaw’s potential superfight.
  Or perhaps it hasn’t.
  On the most recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, Dillashaw revealed that he is now targeting the same flyweight superfight he
  
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• U.K. fighters James Mulheron, Alfie Davis sign for Bellator 

  13-09-2018 13:36
  British duo James Mulheron and Alfie Davis have become the latest European fighters to sign on the dotted line for Bellator.Bellator confirmed the signings to MMA Fighting.Mulheron (11-2-0) came up short in his last outing, his UFC debut, where he lost a unanimous decision to now-ranked heavyweight, Justin Willis, at UFC Glasgow.“Juggernaut” was booked to meet Cyril Asker at UFC Shanghai later that year, but was pulled from the event when he was flagged by USADA for a failed test. M
  
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• Unfiltered: Mark Hunt and UFC Moscow Preview

  13-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  #8 UFC Heavyweight Mark Hunt joins the show and discusses fighting Aleksei Oleinik in the main event of UFC Moscow, Fabricio Werdum's two-year USADA ban, Tai Tuivasa's fight with Junior Dos Santos, and more. Plus, Jim and guest cohost Phoenix Carnevale talk about the mystery UFC 230 main event, Jon Jones's potential Octagon return, Kevin Lee's Khabib vs. Conor prediction, a bunch of recently announced fights, and more. Full EpisodeMark on dealing with Aleksei Oleinik's Ezekiel chokeMark doesn't
  
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• TUF Blog: Maurice Greene Part 3

  13-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  I'd just like to start off by saying how proud I am of my teammate Justin Frazier for digging deep and getting the big win last night.Justin had a lot of doubters in that house, but I definitely wasn't one of them. From training with him -- and really just having even a basic understanding of MMA -- I knew exactly how that fight was going to play out. Just like that, Team Gastelum improves to 3-0 on the season, to the surprise of none of my teammates. Justin should be even more impressive the ne
  
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• TUF Blog: Leah Letson Part 3

  13-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/uO2gRMmSYt— Leah Letson (@LeahNidasMMA) September 12, 2018The cracks started to show in last night's episode.Initially, I was really excited to be a part of Team Whittaker. Even though I wasn't the first pick, like I had hoped for and expected, I was pretty proud of the team that we had assembled.Unfortunately, it didn't take too long for me to realize that I may not be in the best position possible to win this tournament and get my hands on that UFC contract
  
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• Reasons To Watch: Fight Night Moscow

  13-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The Octagon has finally made its way to Russia. On Saturday the UFC will host its first ever event in the city of Moscow when heavyweight legend Mark Hunt goes to battle with submission artist Aleskei Oleinik.The event will be broadcast exclusively over UFC Fight Pass, starting at 10:30 am EST.These are your reasons to watch UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik.Welcome to RussiaThe fans rolled deeeeep to open workouts #UFCMoscow pic.twitter.com/hiu1z4NjmE— Gavin Porter (@PorterUFCnews) Septem
  
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• Oleg Taktarov's Greatest Hits

  13-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
     View this post on InstagramA post shared by Oleg Taktarov Олег Тактаров (@olegtaktarov_official) on Jul 31, 2017 at 2:57am PDTBefore there was Khabib, before there was Fedor, before there was any talk of a UFC event in Russia, there was Oleg Taktarov.Calm, cool, and collected, Russia’s Taktarov wasn’t one to engage in any trash talk, but if you were courageous enough to step into the Octagon or
  
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• CB Dollaway's long, strange trip to Moscow

  13-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  “The Doberman” sleeps in Moscow. CB Dollaway wasn’t sure that would be the case this week, as he went through opponent after opponent in the lead-up to this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event.But after nearly 12 years as a pro, Dollaway learned that it’s best to control what you can control, and let the rest figure itself out. So when he lost his original opponent, Omari Akhmedov, due to injury, and wasn’t sure if he would get a replacement, he left his Arizona
  
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• At 39, Arlovski still has fire in his eyes

  13-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Andrei Arlovski already reached the top of the mountain in the UFC, having won the world heavyweight title in 2005. That doesn’t mean he has abandoned the quest for another belt, not at 39, more than 13 years removed from the night when he submitted Tim Sylvia in 47 seconds at UFC 51.“Since I came back to the UFC in 2014, I wanted to make a run for the title,” Arlovski said. “At the end of 2016 into 2017, I had a couple losses and I knew there were other heavyweights in l
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 28, Episode 3 results: Da Silva vs. Frazier

  13-09-2018 05:00
  The Ultimate Fighter 28 has its first big upset of the season, and coach Kelvin Gastelum has himself a 3-0 start.
  Team Gastelum’s Justin Frazier (10-2) put on a dominant performance on episode three of TUF 28, using wrestling and ground-and-pound to win a lopsided unanimous decision over coach Robert Whittaker’s No. 1 heavyweight pick Anderson da Silva (3-1). It was Whittaker who had chosen this week’s matchup, pairing da Silva up with Frazier, who was the last heavyweight sel
  
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• Lightweights B.J. Penn, Ryan Hall to Clash at UFC 232 in Las Vegas on Dec. 29

  13-09-2018 04:47 via sherdog.com
  Winless in his last six Octagon appearances, former two-division champion B.J. Penn will return to action against Ryan Hall at UFC 232.
  
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• B.J. Penn vs. Ryan Hall announced for UFC 232

  13-09-2018 03:49
  “The Prodigy” is back at 155 pounds.
  A lightweight bout between former two-division champion B.J. Penn and The Ultimate Fighter 22 winner Ryan Hall was announced Wednesday for UFC 232, which is set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 29.
  Talks of the potential matchup were first reported by TalkMMA.
  This will be Penn’s first fight since UFC Oklahoma City in June 2017, where he lost a majority decision to Dennis Siver. It was the fifth straight loss for the
  
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• BJ Penn Returns Against Submission Ace Ryan Hall at UFC 232 in Las Vegas

  13-09-2018 03:12
  UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn isn’t done fighting yet as he has booked his return to the Octagon on Dec. 29 as he faces former “Ultimate Fighter” winner Ryan Hall at UFC 232 in Las Vegas. UFC officials confirmed the bout on Wednesday night. OFFICIAL: @BJPennDotCom returns to the Octagon to face @RyanHall5050at #UFC232! […]
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• Joe Rogan ‘Would Love it’ if Bellator Rivaled UFC

  13-09-2018 01:52
  Joe Rogan says he’d be happy if Bellator can become a full blown rival to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It’s a unique stance as Rogan has been a longtime color commentator for the UFC. Many consider Bellator to be the number two mixed martial arts promotion in the world. Other promotion such as the […]
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• T.J. Dillashaw Feels UFC is Hinting at Bout With Henry Cejudo

  13-09-2018 00:44
  T.J. Dillashaw feels a bout with Henry Cejudo is what the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) truly wants. Dillashaw is the reigning UFC bantamweight champion, while Cejudo is coming off an upset win over Demetrious Johnson to capture flyweight gold. After defeating “Mighty Mouse,” Cejudo called for a bout with Dillashaw and said he was willing […]
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• Nutritionist: Darren Till Can Make 170 For “Years To Come”

  13-09-2018 00:03
  Perhaps Darren Till’s days of fighting at 170 pounds aren’t done after all. Prior to his performance at UFC 228, Till missed weight for his fight against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. After that, many began to doubt Till’s ability to make the welterweight weight limit. Till is very large for the welterweight division, and many expect […]
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• Yair Rodriguez Expects to Be Cleared Soon, Wants to Rebook Fight with Magomedsharipov

  13-09-2018 00:02 via sherdog.com
  Yair Rodriguez believes he still has unfinished business with Zabit Magomedsharipov.
  
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• Tatiana Suarez says she’s looking to win UFC titles at strawweight, flyweight

  13-09-2018 00:00
  DALLAS — After her big win at UFC 228, Tatiana Suarez discusses not being happy with her performance, beating Carla Esparza, one of the judges giving Esparza the first round, wanting to be the champion at flyweight and strawweight and much more.
  
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