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• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: ‘I Have to Think About my Retirement’

  23-09-2018 23:46
  Antonio Rogerio Nogueira knows that he’s close to the end of his professional mixed martial arts career. Last night (Sept. 22), Nogueira took on Sam Alvey on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo. Nogueira was an underdog going into the fight, but he earned a second-round TKO victory. The man they call “Lil’ Nog” […]
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• Thiago Silva steps in for injured Michal Andryszak, faces James McSweeney at KSW 45

  23-09-2018 23:30
  UFC veteran Thiago Silva has stepped in for the injured Michal Andryszak and will now face another former UFC fighter, James McSweeney, at KSW 45 in London, England on Oct. 6.
  KSW officials confirmed the heavyweight fight to MMA Fighting following Silva announcing that he signed to the promotion on Sunday via Instagram.
  Silva (20-7-0, 2 NC) has collected a record of 4-4 since his UFC release in 2014. Most recently he competed under the ACB banner, compiling a record of 2-2 with the promotion. I
  
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• KSW Flyweight Champ Ariane Lipski to Make Octagon Debut at UFC Fight Night in Buenos Aires

  23-09-2018 23:07 via sherdog.com
  One of the world’s top female flyweights will make her UFC debut in November.
  
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• Austin Batra DQ’d in amateur title fight for insane late flying strike

  23-09-2018 23:00
  Austin Batra found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the strangest way possible.
  An amateur welterweight title fight at a Battlefield Fight League show in Coquitlam, British Columbia, on Saturday featured one of the most bizarre endings in recent memory, as Batra followed up a clear-cut knockout punch with an absolutely insane flying double axe handle strike to the fallen Perry Hayer despite the official having already jumped in to wave off the bout:
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• Eryk Anders Finds Humor in Defeat: ‘I Haven’t Been That Tired Since My Wedding Night’

  23-09-2018 22:43 via sherdog.com
  Eryk Anders took his second career defeat in stride, offering both a little humor and a little class in his post-fight reaction.
  
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• Video: After request, Moraes demonstrates to Saunders how Moraes beat him at UFC Sao Paulo

  23-09-2018 22:00
  You’d be hard-pressed to find two more positive-minded fighters than Sergio Moraes and Ben Saunders, so it’s not too surprising that they’d get along even after throwing down in the Octagon.
  “Serginho” defeated Saunders by second-round arm-triangle submission in their preliminary bout at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders on Saturday, and afterwards Saunders sought out Moraes for some pointers. View this post on InstagramOlha que bacana atitude do oponente Serginho
  
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• Eryk Anders Releases Statement Following UFC Sao Paulo Loss

  23-09-2018 21:39
  Eryk Anders has released a statement after being stopped at UFC Sao Paulo. Last night (Sept. 22), Anders went one-on-one with Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. Anders stepped up as a last-minute replacement when Jimi Manuwa went down with an injury. Things didn’t go Anders’ way as he failed to […]
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• Nina Ansaroff was ‘pretty much done’ with MMA before winning streak

  23-09-2018 21:00
  Nina Ansaroff has a chance to break into the top 10 — or even top 5 — of the UFC strawweight division on Dec. 8, taking on former title challenger Claudia Gadelha at UFC 231 in Toronto, but that scenario almost didn’t come to fruition.
  Ansaroff lost back-to-back decisions in her first UFC fights in 2014 and 2016, dropping her overall MMA record to 6-5. Amanda Nunes, who was Ansaroff’s girlfriend at the time, said there was a possibility of her pausing her career to get p
  
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• Alex Oliveira Starches Carlo Pedersoli in Under a Minute (Video)

  23-09-2018 20:24
  Alex Oliveira made short work of Carlo Pedersoli. Oliveira took on Pedersoli last night (Sept. 22). The bout served as the co-main event for UFC Sao Paulo. “Cowboy” didn’t even need one minute to earn the victory against Pedersoli. Early in the fight, Oliveira caught a kick and unloaded on a right hand that dropped […]
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• Thiago Santos Plans on Remaining at Light Heavyweight, Calls Out Jimi Manuwa

  23-09-2018 19:05 via sherdog.com
  Thiago Santos has won his first ever fight at light heavyweight after moving up from 185 pounds to fill in for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 137 main event in Sao Paulo.
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Michelle Waterson, Holly Holm jam out to ‘Level Up’, Cerrone goes wakeboarding (sort of)

  23-09-2018 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 InstagramBetter late then never!@hollyholm and I give @ciara #levelupchallenge a try! Learning the chore
  
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• After Record-Breaking Submission Win, Charles Oliveira Seeks Return to 145 Pounds

  23-09-2018 18:52 via sherdog.com
  It was a evening to remember for Charles Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 137.
  
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• Welterweights Vicente Luque, Jalin Turner Added to UFC 229 Lineup on Oct. 6

  23-09-2018 18:50 via sherdog.com
  Vicente Luque will welcome Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series alum Jalin Turner to the Octagon at UFC 229.
  
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• Coach Says Woodley in Welterweight GOAT Talks With Defenses Against Covington & Usman

  23-09-2018 18:41
  Tyron Woodley’s coach Din Thomas believes his fighter will solidify his welterweight GOAT status with successful title defenses against Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman. Woodley is coming off a dominant performance against Darren Till in the main event of UFC 228. “The Chosen One” starched the previously unbeaten Till in the second round before locking […]
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• Tyron Woodley’s coach thinks Woodley enters welterweight GOAT conversation with defenses over Covington, Usman

  23-09-2018 18:00
  Tyron Woodley is quickly moving up the ranks of the greatest welterweights to ever compete. The reigning UFC welterweight champion, Woodley routed previously unbeaten contender Darren Till earlier this month in Dallas, barely suffering a scratch en route to an impressive second-round submission victory at UFC 228. The win renewed debate about where Woodley sits on the all-time ranks of 170-pound greats.
  Woodley, 36, has long spoken of wanting to go down as the greatest welterweight of all-time
  
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• Thiago Santos Turns His Attention Back to Jimi Manuwa

  23-09-2018 17:12
  Thiago Santos turns his attention back to Jimi Manuwa following his UFC Sao Paulo victory. Last night (Sept. 22), Santos went one-on-one with Eryk Anders in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. The action was held inside the Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santos ended up scoring a TKO victory over Anders, who could not get […]
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• Thiago Santos open to staying at light heavyweight, wants Jimi Manuwa in December

  23-09-2018 17:00
  It appears Thiago Santos wants to continue testing himself at light heavyweight.
  A longtime middleweight, Santos entered the Octagon on Saturday night as a member of the 205-pound division for the first time in his five-year UFC career.
  A devastating knockout artist at 185 pounds, the additional 20 pounds didn’t seem hamper Santos’ performance as he sparked Eryk Anders, another fellow middleweight making the jump up in division, with a violent third-round TKO in their main event mat
  
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• Watch Thiago Santos Stop Eryk Anders at UFC Sao Paulo (Video)

  23-09-2018 16:04
  Thiago Santos has earned another TKO finish. Santos did battle with Eryk Anders last night (Sept. 22). The bout headlined UFC Sao Paulo. The contest was scheduled for five, five-minute rounds. It didn’t need the extra two rounds as Anders couldn’t make it back to his stool at the conclusion of the third frame. It […]
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• VanZant’s ESPN debut in January marks fresh start for fighter

  23-09-2018 16:00
  The night of Aug. 27, 2016 looked like it was going to be Paige VanZant’s coming out party.
  Competing on the main card of a UFC show being broadcast on Fox, VanZant recorded a stunning head kick knockout of veteran Bec Rawlings, an outcome that at least in the moment appeared to validate the hype surrounding the then-22 year old and create a highlight that would surely be an indelible part of her reel going forward.
  Le second KO de la semaine revient à Paige VanZant grâce &ag
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo Bonuses & Attendance Revealed

  23-09-2018 15:37
  The UFC Sao Paulo bonuses and attendance have been released. Last night (Sept. 22), UFC Sao Paulo took place inside the Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Headlining the card was a light heavyweight scrap between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders. “Marreta” earned a TKO victory over “Ya Boy.” The co-main event saw a welterweight bout that didn’t even […]
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• UFC Sao Paulo Reebok Payouts: Charles Oliveira & Thales Leites Top List

  23-09-2018 15:06
  UFC Sao Paulo is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC Sao Paulo (also known as UFC Fight Night 137) took place take place on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. The main card air edon FOX Sports 1 […]
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• Mac on the Mic: Conor McGregor’s best quotes and trash talk

  23-09-2018 15:00
  Ahead of UFC 229, MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at Conor McGregor’s most memorable moments behind a microphone.McGregor will return to the Octagon after two years to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title in the main event of UFC 229 on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas.
  
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• By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night 137

  23-09-2018 09:05 via sherdog.com
  Thiago Santos made the most of his opportunity in a makeshift main event.
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo Bonuses: Thiago Santos, Eryk Anders Capture ‘Fight of the Night’ Honors

  23-09-2018 07:57 via sherdog.com
  It wasn’t the main event the UFC originally intended, but Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders put on one heck of a show in Sao Paulo.
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo bonuses: Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders earns Fight of the Night

  23-09-2018 07:53
  Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders earned their money the hard way on Saturday night.
  The light heavyweight duo put on a wild slugfest in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo, battering each other for three rounds before the bout was waved off in Santos’ favor at the end of the third.
  It came as little surprise, then, that Santos and Anders earned Fight of the Night on the evening. Each competitor will take home an extra $50,000.For Santos, it was the fourth post-fight bonus of his UFC career. Ande
  
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• Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders full fight video highlights

  23-09-2018 07:36
  Watch Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders full fight video highlights from UFC Sao Paulo’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders took place Sept. 22 at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Heavy hitters Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders both made their light heavyweight debuts in a short-notice matchup on the night’s co-main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights below.
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• Evan Dunham Nixes Possibility of MMA Return: ‘I Have No Intentions of Coming Back’

  23-09-2018 07:32 via sherdog.com
  Longtime UFC lightweight Evan Dunham has retired following a knockout loss to Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 137 in São Paulo on Saturday, capping off a nine year run through one of the promotion’s most dangerous divisions.
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo in Tweets: Pros react to Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders, more

  23-09-2018 07:19
  Thiago Santos made sure his light heavyweight debut was one to remember.
  The Brazilian contender scored a nasty TKO stoppage over late-replacement Eryk Anders in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo, beating Anders to the point where the former Crimson Tide linebacker collapsed several times while attempting to return to his corner in a scary sight following the end of the third round on Saturday at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera. Santos’ victorious 205-pound debut capped off a violent night
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo results: Thiago Santos earns TKO win over Eryk Anders

  23-09-2018 07:11
  As it turns out, the sledgehammer tattoo on Thiago Santos’ chest is just as representative of his style at light heavyweight as it was at middleweight.Santos, making the jump up to 205 pounds after a long run at 185, had his first UFC main event on Saturday night, where he took on short-notice replacement Eryk Anders. The duo threw down for three absolutely hellacious rounds before Santos earned the TKO victory.In a scary scene, Anders twice collapsed trying to get back to his corner at t
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo results: Alex Oliveira rolls over Carlo Pedersoli Jr.

  23-09-2018 06:27
  Credit to Carlo Pedersoli Jr. for taking an opponent of Alex Oliveira’s caliber on just a month’s notice, but the co-main event of UFC Sao Paulo wasn’t much of a fight.
  Fighting in front of his Brazilian countrymen, the Rio de Janeiro native made short work of Pedersoli, needing just 39 seconds to score the knockout win Saturday night.“I fight with all my heart,” Oliveira (20-4-1, 2 NC) said through an interpreter. “I fought for all you guys.”
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• UFC Sao Paulo results: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira finishes Sam Alvey

  23-09-2018 06:08
  Don’t count Antonio Rogerio Nogueira out just yet.
  The brother of the legendary Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira competed for the first time in nearly two years on Saturday night, and he made his return count.
  Fighting in front of his Brazilian countrymen, the 42-year-old knocked out Sam Alvey at the 1:00 mark of the second round in a light heavyweight main card bout at UFC Sao Paulo.“This is all for your guys,” Nogueira said. “I’m 42 years old, I’ve had health probl
  
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• Thiago Santos Stops Eryk Anders with Barrage of Punches, Elbows in UFC Fight Night 137 Headliner

  23-09-2018 06:05 via sherdog.com
  Thiago Santos was victorious in what was his first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship main event bout as he wound up stopping Eryk Anders in a thrilling back-and-forth war at UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 137 Prelims: Francisco Trinaldo Finishes Evan Dunham with Perfect Knee

  23-09-2018 03:55 via sherdog.com
  Francisco Trinaldo ruined Evan Dunham’s going away party by leveling him with a sinister left knee to the liver in the UFC Fight Night 137 prelims headliner.
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo results: Thales Leites finishes career with win over Hector Lombard

  23-09-2018 01:48
  Thales Leites went into Saturday night’s bout with Hector Lombard knowing that win or lose, it would be his retirement fight. The tough and durable former middleweight title challenger had decided their UFC Sao Paulo matchup would be the end of the line after 15 years and 37 pro fights.
  And while it doesn’t often go down this way in mixed martial arts, this time, the fighter ended his career with his hand raised. Leites shook off a slow start and rallied to win the final two rounds,
  
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• Video: Elizeu Zaleski floors Luigi Vendramini with flying knee combo

  23-09-2018 01:34
  Elizeu Zaleski shook off some early trouble to pick up another big finish and keep his hot streak going.
  The Brazilian thrilled the crowd at UFC Sao Paulo with a knockout combination started off by a thundering flying knee that rocked Octagon newcomer Luigi Vendramini on Saturday.
  FLYING KNEE!!!@ElizeuCapoeira lands an INSANE flying knee and puts Vendramini away in round 2! #UFCSP pic.twitter.com/3dXrUzDlpy— UFC (@ufc) September 22, 2018Round one looked like it would be a disastrous one f
  
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• UFC Sao Paulo results: Livia Renata Souza scores fast finish of Alex Chambers

  23-09-2018 00:52
  Livia Renata Souza wasted little time making an impression in her UFC debut.
  Souza, the former Invicta strawweight champion, had the pleasure of making her company debut in her hometown on Saturday night, and she needed just 1:21 to end up in the winner’s circle at UFC Sao Paulo.
  Souza overwhelmed Alex Chambers and finished her with a guillotine choke in the Fight Pass opener for the fastest submission in UFC 115-pound history.
  “We worked that submission a lot going from the half-gu
  
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• Anthony Joshua Remains Undefeated, Lays Waste To Alexander Povetkin (Video)

  23-09-2018 00:40
  Anthony Joshua is still the heavyweight king of boxing. The Englishman retained his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO (Super), and IBO heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin earlier today. Joshua finished Povetkin in the 7th round from the Wembley Stadium in London, England. Check out a clip from Joshua’s knockout win over Povetkin here: And STILL …@anthonyfjoshua stops Povetkin […]
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• Francisco Trinaldo Desperately Wants Kevin Lee Rematch

  23-09-2018 00:23
  Francisco Trinaldo’s loss to Kevin Lee last year still leaves a sour taste in the Brazilian’s mouth. Trinaldo was submitted by the 26-year-old former interim UFC lightweight title challenger in Brazil. Since the loss, Trinaldo has gone 1-1 inside the Octagon. Lee’s defeat of Trinaldo ended a seven-fight win streak that began in 2014. Trinaldo […]
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• Logan Paul Responds To Dana White’s Recent Comments

  23-09-2018 00:12
  Logan Paul is not letting up on his desires to fight in the UFC. The YouTube star held a boxing event of his own recently in which he battled fellow YouTuber KSI in the main event. The fight did some decent numbers and ended in a Draw between the pair. A rematch is expected for […]
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• Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Officially Signed

  23-09-2018 00:02
  Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury is happening. One of the biggest possible fights to be made in heavyweight boxing has now been confirmed. Both Wilder and Fury have confirmed the news on their respective Instagram accounts. The fight will go down on December 1st with a venue still to be determined. The two arenas have […]
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