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• Jon Jones and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Reunite For Staredown (Photo)

  17-09-2018 23:58
  Jon Jones and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson have reunited. The pair were once slated to fight each other in the main event of UFC 187 back in 2015. Unfortunately, a long spiral of legal issues with Jones prevented that fight from happening. In fact, it marked the beginning of Daniel Cormier’s 205-pound title run. He stepped […]
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• Recent MMA Retirees Johny Hendricks, Brennan Ward to Meet in Bare-Knuckle Boxing Match

  17-09-2018 23:52 via sherdog.com
  A couple of recently retired welterweights from the two largest MMA promotions in the world are going to take their talents to the bare knuckle boxing realm.
  
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• Woodley: UFC Failing To Use Me To Appeal To African American Audience

  17-09-2018 23:43
  Tyron Woodley doesn’t think the UFC is using him to the best of their ability. “T-Wood” is an absolute stud, making a case as being one of the greatest welterweight fighters of all time. “The Chosen One” is extremely well-rounded and has had a dominant reign as 170-pound king. Woodley comes hot off a second-round submission […]
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• Johny Hendricks To Debut In Bareknuckle Boxing

  17-09-2018 23:30
  Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks will continue fighting. Not in the arena of mixed martial arts (MMA), however. “Bigg Rigg” will be competing as a bareknuckle boxer. This is the latest fad in the combat sports world, which has drawn interest from several former MMA fighters. Fight Book MMA reports that Hendricks will be […]
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• Johny Hendricks set to return in bare knuckle fight against Brennan Ward

  17-09-2018 23:29
  Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks may be retired from MMA, but that doesn’t mean he’s done with the fight game entirely.
  Hendricks and longtime Bellator contender Brennan Ward have agreed to make their bare-knuckle boxing debuts in a 185-pound matchup at the inaugural show of the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF), which takes place Nov. 9 at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. MMA Fighting confirmed the booking Monday following an initial report
  
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• Conor McGregor unveils his “Proper Twelve” Irish whiskey brand

  17-09-2018 23:00
  Following his boxing megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last summer, Conor McGregor revealed he planned on creating his own brand of Irish whiskey.
  The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion created his popularity in large part because he backs up his talk with action, so it should be no surprise that just over a year later, the Dublin native’s whiskey brand is now a reality.
  Monday, McGregor announced the unveiling of his Proper Twelve whiskey brand via Instagram.“Born
  
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• ‘King Mo’ to Face Ex-Light Heavyweight Champ Liam McGeary at Bellator MMA’s Hawaii Debut

  17-09-2018 22:30 via sherdog.com
  Muhammed Lawal will square off against Liam McGeary when Bellator makes its first foray to Hawaii on Dec. 15.
  
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• Conor McGregor Launches Signature Irish Whiskey Ahead of UFC 229

  17-09-2018 21:59 via sherdog.com
  Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor continues to expand his reach outside the Octagon.
  
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• TUF winner Ryan Hall explains reason for two-year layoff ahead of B.J. Penn fight

  17-09-2018 21:30
  Ryan Hall is undefeated inside the UFC Octagon. He won The Ultimate Fighter 22 with a dominant showing over Artem Lobov. He defeated one of the division’s true veterans in his next outing, outpointing Gray Maynard while suffering just 12 significant strikes.But that last win came all the back in December 2016, and since then, Hall has been an absent figure from the game.His time away from MMA is now set to end on Dec. 29 when he faces living legend B.J. Penn at UFC 232, but Hall’s t
  
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• Lyoto Machida Sounds Off on Being Satisfied With Move From UFC to Bellator

  17-09-2018 21:25
  Lyoto Machida has discussed his decision to jump from the UFC to Bellator MMA. Machida was suspended for 18 months due to an anti-doping violation by USADA. He did declare his usage of a product containing the banned substance 7-keto-dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), which is a steroid. Machida also noted at the time that the use of […]
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• UFC Moscow Winner Aleksei Oleinik Is Getting Better With Age

  17-09-2018 20:43
  He may be 41 years old, but UFC heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik is getting better with age. In the biggest fight of his career to date, the Russian choked out Mark Hunt in the main event of this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 136 event in Moscow, Russia, improving to 57-11-1 in his professional MMA career […]
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• Cris Cyborg Calls Amanda Nunes a Traitor

  17-09-2018 20:16
  Cris Cyborg calls Amanda Nunes a traitor to Brazilian mixed martial arts fans. Cyborg and Nunes are set to do battle in a champion vs. champion bout at UFC 232. Cyborg’s UFC women’s featherweight title will be on the line. The action will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. […]
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• Mark Hunt Wants One Final UFC Fight at UFC Adelaide

  17-09-2018 20:09
  It is no secret that Mark Hunt and the UFC are entangled in a legal battle right now, with Hunt filing a civil suit against the UFC, alleging that the UFC granted Lesnar an exception from drug testing ahead of Hunt’s UFC 200 fight against the former UFC champion. Always one to speak his mind, […]
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• Missed Fists: Yaotzin Meza calls it a career, a heated main event in Slovakia, more

  17-09-2018 20:00
  Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.
  This week, we stick stateside for a few highlights before heading over to Slovakia for one of the best fight’s of the past seven days. First, we wish happy trails to a retiring fighter.Yaotzin Meza vs. Gilberto AguilarAL: There’s a lot of goo
  
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• Conor McGregor Launches His Own Brand of Whiskey Ahead of Fight at UFC 229

  17-09-2018 19:36
  Conor McGregor has made good on his promise to release his own signature brand of whiskey that will hit stores ahead of his fight at UFC 229. Last August, McGregor teased that he was creating his own whiskey following his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. Now McGregor has come through with ‘Proper Twelve’ — a […]
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov Says Pettis is a Bad Match-up For Ferguson

  17-09-2018 19:09
  Khabib Nurmagomedov says Anthony Pettis could give Tony Ferguson some problems. Ferguson is set to make his return against Pettis on Oct. 6. It’s a battle between two former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holders with Ferguson once capturing interim gold. The bout will serve as UFC 229’s co-main event, which will be headlined […]
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• Shamil Abdurakhimov Talks UFC Moscow Win Over Andrei Arlovski

  17-09-2018 18:37
  Shamil Abdurakhimov was hoping to finish Andrei Arlovski at UFC Moscow, but he’ll settle for the win. Abdurakhimov took on Arlovski on the main card of UFC Moscow. The event aired live on UFC Fight Pass. After three rounds of action, Abdurakhimov was awarded the unanimous decision victory. It’s “Abrek’s” second straight victory and now he […]
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk Says She’s ‘Gotten Offer’ to Fight Valentina Shevchenko

  17-09-2018 18:22 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship hasn’t announced who Valentina Shevchenko will face for the vacant women’s strawweight crown, but there’s a pretty decent chance her opponent could be former muay Thai rival Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
  
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• Henry Cejudo Wants T.J. Dillashaw First, Then Demetrious Johnson Rematch

  17-09-2018 17:05 via sherdog.com
  Moments after capturing the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title last month at UFC 227, Henry Cejudo called out the winner of the preceding bantamweight bout between T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt.
  
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• Henry Cejudo Loses His UFC Flyweight Title

  17-09-2018 16:58
  Henry Cejudo loses his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title thanks to misplaced luggage. Cejudo may have won the 125-pound gold last month, but it has already gone missing. Cejudo traveled to Russia to attend UFC Moscow this past Saturday (Sept. 15). His luggage didn’t make it to Moscow. The UFC helped him replace his […]
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• Rory MacDonald Cautious About Bulking Up for Middleweight Bout Against Gegard Mousasi

  17-09-2018 16:57 via sherdog.com
  Bellator MMA welterweight champion Rory MacDonald will move up a division to take on the middleweight king Gegard Mousasi in the Bellator 206 headliner on Sept. 29 in San Jose, California.
  
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• Colby Covington Compares Tyron Woodley to Hillary Clinton

  17-09-2018 15:56
  Colby Covington compares Tyron Woodley to another “liberal snowflake.” Covington will likely receive the next shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title. “Chaos” was initially set to meet Woodley in a title unification bout at UFC 228, but Covington had to undergo nasal surgery. As a result, he was stripped of the interim […]
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• Rory MacDonald Doesn’t Agree With GSP’s Method Of Moving Up In Weight

  17-09-2018 15:24
  Bellator MMA welterweight champion Rory MacDonald is chasing history. “The Red King” seeks to become a dual-weight champion for the promotion when he challenges Gegard Mousasi for the middleweight title. The action goes down on September 29th from San Jose, California at Bellator 206. With that being said, MacDonald won’t be using any notes, in […]
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• Shevchenko Reacts To Possible UFC Flyweight Title Fight Against Joanna Jedrzejczyk

  17-09-2018 15:15
  Again, Valentina Shevchenko will have to wait at getting her shot a UFC title. Originally, Shevchenko was set to challenge Nicco Montano for the UFC women’s flyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 228. Instead, Montano was hospitalized for a bad weight-cut and removed from the card. As a result, the UFC stripped Montano […]
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk On Predicting McGregor vs. Khabib

  17-09-2018 15:05
  The biggest fight in mixed martial arts (MMA) history is upon us. Conor McGregor is set to make his UFC return against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. “The Eagle” has been dominant throughout his MMA career. The feared grappler is undefeated through 26 professional fights. McGregor, however, is no slouch. “The Notorious” is a well-renowned knockout artist […]
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• Brock Lesnar returns to WWE, but still eyes UFC heavyweight title

  17-09-2018 15:00
  Brock Lesnar made something of a surprise return to the WWE on Sunday night at its Hell in a Cell pay-per-view show.
  Lesnar, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was believed to have finished up with the pro wrestling organization in August, at SummerSlam at the Barclays Center. He had entered the USADA testing program to return to UFC, where he was offered a heavyweight championship fight against Daniel Cormier. The fight was expected to take place sometime in early 2019.
  According to sources cl
  
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• GGG’s Coach Reveals When He Wants Canelo Rematch

  17-09-2018 14:54
  Over the weekend, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin put on another boxing middleweight championship classic. Golovkin and Canelo rematched from their initial meeting last year, which ended in a controversial Draw. As a result, the move was made for the pair to rematch on the eve of Mexican Independence Day this past Saturday night. Both men […]
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• The MMA Hour with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Ryan Hall, Dan Hardy in the Monday Morning Analyst, the Sound Off and more

  17-09-2018 14:00
  The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Hour returns to discuss what’s happening in the world of mixed martial arts. The following is a rundown of Monday’s show and guests:
  12 p.m. ET: Show open.
  12:05 p.m.: The Weigh-In.
  12:20 p.m.: ADCC bronze medalist and TUF winner Ryan Hall joins us to talk about his upcoming bout with B.J. Penn at UFC 232.
  12:40 p.m.: In the Monday Morning Analyst, analyst and commentator Dan Hardy recaps UFC Moscow and looks ahead to UFC 229.
  1 p.m.: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  
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• The MMA Hour is live now

  17-09-2018 14:00
  The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Hour returns to discuss what’s happening in the world of mixed martial arts. The following is a rundown of Monday’s show and guests:
  12 p.m. ET: Show open.
  12:05 p.m.: The Weigh-In.
  12:20 p.m.: ADCC bronze medalist and TUF winner Ryan Hall joins us to talk about his upcoming bout with B.J. Penn at UFC 232.
  12:40 p.m.: In the Monday Morning Analyst, analyst and commentator Dan Hardy recaps UFC Moscow and looks ahead to UFC 229.
  1 p.m.: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  
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• Morning Report: Joanna Jedrzejczyk says stripping Nicco Montano was ‘fair,’ is ‘very open’ to fight with Valentina Shevchenko

  17-09-2018 14:00
  Earlier this month, Nicco Montano was supposed to defend her UFC strawweight title against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 228. But when Montano began suffering kidney issues due to her weight cut for the bout, the UFC’s medical team pulled her from the card and UFC President Dana White stripped her of the belt. It was a controversial decision, especially as Montano says she was strong-armed into taking the bout earlier than she was prepared for anyway, but not everyone dislikes the decision.
  
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• UFC to host fan viewing party for Khabib vs. McGregor press conference in NYC

  17-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Las Vegas – The world will be watching on Thursday, Sept. 20 when UFC® lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0, fighting out of Dagestan, Russia) and two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor (21-3, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland) come face to face for the first time at the UFC® 229: KHABIB vs. MCGREGOR press conference, presented by AutoZone®.While the press conference is closed to the public, UFC announces today an exclusive opportunity for fans to watch the event live
  
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• UFC Statement on Fight Night Sao Paulo

  17-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  “UFC today announced that middleweight athlete Eryk Anders will replace Jimi Manuwa in the main event against Thiago Santos in Sao Paulo, Brazil this Saturday.After a performance-winning knockout against Tim Williams three weeks ago, Anders steps in due to an injury to Manuwa.  Anders boasts a 11-1 professional record which includes eight finishes.  In line for his second main event in Brazil, he takes on Santos, winner of five out of his last six fights. Both athletes will move
  
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• Fight Night Moscow: The Scorecard

  17-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Sunday’s UFC Moscow event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled in Russia, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at Olympic Stadium.1 – Aleksei OleinikI’m 50 years old. That means watching 44-year-old Mark Hunt face off with 41-year-old Aleksei Oleinik was one of those fights where I hoped for a draw because I didn’t want to see any of my people lose. But it also meant that whoever won put another notch in the belt for us in t
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk Admits Andrade Deserves Title Shot

  17-09-2018 04:37
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk began lobbying for a trilogy fight against Rose Namajunas the moment UFC 223 concluded. Jedrzejczyk loss her rematch to Namajunas via unanimous decision, yet maintained that the “numbers don’t lie,” and that she was the rightful winner. She also believed that with a win over Tecia Torres, that would be enough to earn […]
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• Report: Eryk Anders To Replace Jimi Manuwa on Six Days' Notice At UFC Sao Paulo

  17-09-2018 04:33 via sherdog.com
  The oft-changed headliner of UFC Fight Night 137 just got changed one more time, less than a week out from the event.
  
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• Eryk Anders replaces injured Jimi Manuwa, faces Thiago Santos in new UFC Sao Paulo main event

  17-09-2018 04:10
  UFC Sao Paulo has a new main event. Again.
  After going from Glover Teixeira vs. Jimi Manuwa to Manuwa vs. Thiago Santos, Saturday’s Fight Night card in Sao Paulo, Brazil, will be headlined by Santos vs. Eryk Anders at light heavyweight, sources told MMA Fighting after a report by MMAjunkie.
  The UFC card takes place at the Ibirapuera gymnasium on Sept. 22 and airs live on FOX Sports 1.
  Anders (11-1) steps in only three weeks after a devastating knockout win over Tim Williams in August, bou
  
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• Eryk Anders Replaces Jimi Manuwa in UFC Sao Paulo Main Event

  17-09-2018 03:51
  Less than one week before UFC Fight Night 137, the Sao Paulo card lost one half of its main event. MMA News’s Damon Martin has confirmed the initial MMAjunkie report that Jimi Manuwa has pulled out of the main event against Thiago Santos, and stepping in to take his place will be Eryk Anders. The […]
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• Mark Hunt Says the UFC and I Have ‘Issues,’ Hopes to Have Last Fight on Contract in Adelaide

  17-09-2018 02:46 via sherdog.com
  It’s been no secret that Mark Hunt’s days in the UFC are numbered, and “The Super Samoan” reiterated that point following his loss to Alexey Oleynik on Saturday in Moscow.
  
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• Kazushi Sakuraba discusses upcoming Quintet 3 match against ‘strong’ Urijah Faber

  17-09-2018 02:00
  LAS VEGAS — MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba discusses Quintet 3, his upcoming grappling match against Urijah Faber, the unique team-oriented format of Quintet, and pro wrestling. He also issues a challenge to Renzo Gracie, plus much more.
  
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• Henry Cejudo: I Deserve TJ Dillashaw Fight

  17-09-2018 00:39
  Henry Cejudo has made no secret of whom he would like to compete against in his first bout as flyweight champion, that of course being bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw. Cejudo has recently stated that the bout is close to getting done, and speaking to reporters in a scrum backstage at UFC 136, Cejudo reiterated the […]
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• Zabit Chooses Between Chad Mendes & Yair Rodriguez for Preferred Next Opponent

  17-09-2018 00:13
  Following his impressive second-round kneebar of Brandon Davis at UFC 228, Zabit had a name already on the tip of his tongue, and he was sure to utter it before making his exit: Chad Mendes. That selection was not because Zabit sees Mendes as being an advantageous matchup stylistically. On the contrary, it was because […]
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