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• Ray Borg’s fight getting moved to Denver ties emotional 2018 together

  16-09-2018 23:00
  Ray Borg’s topsy turvy 2018 has somehow come full circle.
  The UFC flyweight contender’s fight with Joseph Benavidez was recently moved to UFC Denver on Nov. 10, from UFC 229 in Las Vegas on Oct. 6. The bout was shifted due to an order of protection from Conor McGregor that Borg was granted, yet he never asked for.But the moving parts seem to tie together what has been an emotional roller-coaster of a year for Borg. Denver just so happens to be the same city where Borg’s newbor
  
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• Shevchenko open to Jedrzejczyk fight: ‘Why not?’

  16-09-2018 21:00
  The nascent women’s flyweight division took a big hit last weekend with the cancellation of a UFC 228 title bout between champion Nicco Montano and Valentina Shevchenko and it could take a high-profile matchup to get it back on track.
  Could former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk move up to 125 pounds and take on Shevchenko?
  The possibility was raised by host Luke Thomas on The MMA Hour on Monday during an interview with Shevchenko, and she was amenable to the idea of fighting Jedr
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Sean O’Malley beats Woodley’s punching power record, Sterling breaks down Suloev Stretch

  16-09-2018 19:00
  The life of a professional fighter isn’t all glitz and glamour.As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn’t enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, “The Weekly Grind.”View this post on InstagramSmoke your weedies @atrium_ca #sugarshowog A post shared bySugar Sean O'Malley (@sugaseanmma) o
  
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• Rory MacDonald says he won’t use GSP method of moving up in weight: ‘I think he learned a lesson’

  16-09-2018 18:00
  Rory MacDonald won’t be taking a page from Georges St-Pierre’s book regarding moving up a weight class.
  The Bellator welterweight champion told MMA Fighting in a recent interview that he did not think GSP went about his move up to middleweight to fight Michael Bisping correctly. MacDonald will be heading to middleweight to challenge Bellator champ Gegard Mousasi on Sept. 29 in San Jose, Calif.
  “I disagreed with his approach to it from the very beginning,” MacDonald said.
  
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• Nicco Montaño says she believes ‘deep down’ Valentina Shevchenko didn’t want to fight her at UFC 228

  16-09-2018 17:00
  Valentina Shevchenko told anyone who would listen last week that she still did not believe Nicco Montaño would show up to fight her at UFC 228.
  As it turns out, Shevchenko was oddly correct in her prediction. Montaño fell ill while cutting weight and had to be taken to a Dallas hospital. Montaño said doctors told her that her kidneys shut down. The UFC, of course, cancelled the bout.On Monday, speaking with Luke Thomas on The MMA Hour, Montaño said Shevchenko’s
  
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• Jessica-Rose Clark says she offered Andrea Lee free flight, room after alleged domestic abuse incident

  16-09-2018 16:00
  Jessica-Rose Clark was following the news reports about Andrea Lee’s husband allegedly attacking Lee last month. Donny Aaron, who has been married to Lee for about five years, had an arrest warrant issued Aug. 20 in Shreveport, La., on counts of domestic battery and false imprisonment.
  Clark, Lee’s peer in the UFC women’s flyweight division, has experienced domestic violence herself and is a vocal advocate for victims. When she read what allegedly happened, Clark said she sent
  
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• 5 Takeaways From UFC Moscow

  16-09-2018 15:24
  UFC Moscow (Fight Night 136) marked the promotion’s first venture into Russia. It was a great night of fights and certainly lived up to expectations in a country that truly appreciates and respects combat sports. PROSPECTS GALORE The UFC stacked the card with a fair mix of Russian veterans and prospects, but it was the […]
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• UFC Moscow Reebok Fighter Payouts: Thiago Alves Tops List

  16-09-2018 15:22
  UFC Moscow is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. Mark Hunt ($15,000) vs. Aleksei Oleinik ($5,000) in a heavyweight bout headlined this show while Jan Blachowicz ($5,000) vs. Nikita Krylov ($5,000) in a light heavyweight contest co-headlined. Rounding out this four bout card was Shamil […]
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• Referee Herb Dean didn’t do C.B. Dollaway any favors out there in Moscow

  16-09-2018 15:00
  C.B. Dollaway was in his fight with Khalid Murtazaliev up until the moment he wasn’t. He was controlling some of the action, scoring with takedowns, threatening to do damage from the mount. Then he ended up in a bad position, and then a worse one. Pretty soon he was getting creamed in front of 22,000 rowdy Muscovites, the kind of mid-fight spiral no competitor wants to go through.
  Towards the end of the second round, he gave every indication he was done — at least to anybody watchin
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk Lectures Nicco Montano on Being a Fighter & Champion

  16-09-2018 14:00
  When Nicco Montano was stripped of her flyweight championship for failure to make weight at UFC 228, this decision by the UFC was met with mixed reactions. There were some who sided with Nicco Montano in thinking that stripping her was inconsistent with past company decisions, where interim belts were created as the champion took […]
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• Canelo vs. GGG 2 scorecard

  16-09-2018 07:22
  People are going to be talking about the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2 scorecard for a while.
  Just like the first time.
  Canelo topped Golovkin by majority decision on Saturday in Las Vegas, earning two 115-113 score while a third judge saw it 114-114. Their previous meeting last September ended in a controversial split draw.
  The victory made Canelo the new WBA and WBC middleweight champion.
  Much like the first set of 12 rounds they fought, Canelo and Golovkin masterfully traded jabs, an
  
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• Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Edges Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin by Majority Decision

  16-09-2018 07:09 via sherdog.com
  Last September, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin put on an epic fight with wild swings in momentum and drama on the scorecards. While the fight itself was a masterpiece, the controversy surrounding the resulting split draw and puzzling 118-110 nod for Canelo left a dark cloud over an otherwise stellar showing from both men. It was a tough act to follow.
  
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• Canelo vs. GGG 2 results: Canelo Alvarez edges Gennady Golovkin in thriller

  16-09-2018 06:36
  The rematch was even closer than their first encounter, but this time the judges saw enough to declare a winner.
  Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) claimed the WBA and WBC middleweight titles with a majority decision win over Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) in Saturday’s main event rematch at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. One judge scored the fight a 114-114 draw, while the other two scored it 115-113 in Alvarez’s favor.
  This was the second meeting between the two boxing superstar
  
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• Pros react to classic Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2

  16-09-2018 06:35
  The second battle between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was another close one, and many MMA fighters were split on who won the classic showdown between the two boxing stars Saturday night. See how the pros reacted below:
  I had GGG https://t.co/SnzUXByWUM— michael (@bisping) September 16, 2018Canelo takes the majority decision. He pressed forward and worked his left hook to the head and to the body. Close fight. Not a robbery #gggcanelo2— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) September 16,
  
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• Recap: Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez II

  16-09-2018 06:32
  Last night, the best middleweights in boxing today – Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin – rematched for the 160-pound crown. Originally, the pair fought last year in September in Las Vegas. After 12 hard-fought rounds of boxing, the fight resulted in a Split Draw decision, albeit a controversial one. Initially, it was expected Golovkin and […]
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• UFC Moscow Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed

  16-09-2018 02:13
  The UFC Moscow bonuses, attendance, and live gate have been released. Earlier today (Sept. 15), UFC Moscow took place inside Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Headlining the card was a heavyweight bout between Aleksei Oleinik and Mark Hunt. In the end, it was Oleinik who nabbed a first-round submission victory. The co-main event saw light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and […]
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• Canelo vs. GGG 2 live stream online

  16-09-2018 01:09
  Watch Canelo vs. GGG 2 live stream online for the early action from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
  The Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin 2 fight card will kick off Saturday night at 6 p.m. ET. You can watch the fights above and this portion of the fight card is below:
  Vergil Ortiz Jr. def. Roberto Ortiz via second-round TKO
  Alexis Rocha def. Carlos Ortiz via unanimous decision
  Jaba Khositashvili def. Lawrence King via unanimous decision
  Brian Ceballo de
  
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