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• Video: Bellator 206 media day staredowns

  27-09-2018 22:42
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — At Bellator 206 media day, the top fighters at Bellator 206 squared off Thursday evening.
  
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• Bellator MMA, ‘50 Cent’ Sign Licensing and Promotional Agreement

  27-09-2018 21:49 via sherdog.com
  Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Bellator MMA have signed a deal that will see the rapper pay out $1 million to the welterweight Grand Prix winner as well as licensing and promotional deals with the rapper’s champagne brand and apparel company, the promotion announced on Thursday via press release.
  
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• Jose Aldo’s biopic nominated for 2018 International Emmy

  27-09-2018 21:00
  Jose Aldo might add another important title to his career - this time outside the Octagon.
  The former UFC featherweight champion had his incredible life story told in a biopic in 2016, watched by hundreds of thousands of fans in movie theaters all over his native country to watch “Mais forte que o mundo” (“Stronger than the world”, in Portuguese).
  TV Globo, one of its producers, turned the movie into a four-episode TV series in January 2017. Less than two years later, &l
  
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• HBO to End Boxing Promotion After Oct. 27 Event

  27-09-2018 20:48 via sherdog.com
  HBO says it’s no longer in the boxing business after 45 years of promoting some of the biggest fights in the sport’s history, the network announced on Thursday.
  
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• 50 Cent to award Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix winner a $1 million cash prize

  27-09-2018 19:00
  Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is officially in the mixed martial arts business.
  On Thursday, Bellator MMA announced it had reached an “extension agreement” with Jackson, which includes a new apparel line as well as integrating his champagne brand, Le Chemin du Roi, into future promotional events.The apparel line will incorporate Jackson’s popular “Get the Strap” trademark, which he reportedly sold to Viacom in June. The hip-hop mogul also hinted at the prosp
  
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• Bellator’s Aaron Pico feels unbeatable again: ‘Just roll over and tap’

  27-09-2018 18:00
  The thing about potential is that it arrives before you, coloring your entrance with a sharp spotlight. That beam illuminates everything to follow, cutting a scrutinous path. It’s a route Aaron Pico has walked for much of his young life. Described as the “greatest MMA prospect ever” three years before he ever turned pro, Pico took a stunning stumble out of the gate, only to rebound with three consecutive dominant wins.With firm footing beneath him again, Pico returns to the ca
  
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• Gegard Mousasi eyeing either retirement or heavyweight, LHW after current Bellator contract

  27-09-2018 16:00
  Bellator 206’s main event will be a curious bit of a role reversal for Gegard Mousasi.
  The Bellator middleweight champion has made a career out of often playing the David to his opponent’s Goliath. Over his 15-year run in the fight game, Mousasi spent large swathes of his time competing as an undersized fighter in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions to great success, capturing the Strikeforce 205-pound title and even submitting current UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt with
  
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• Couple’s Goals: Keri, Gilbert Melendez discuss careers, balancing training and marriage, parenting

  27-09-2018 15:00
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ahead of Bellator 206, Keri Melendez and Gilbert Melendez talk her upcoming fight against Dakota Zimmerman, balancing their careers and marriage, parenting, Keri giving Gilbert a black eye before they started dating and much more.
  
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• Morning Report: Luke Rockhold explains putting off move to 205 for Chris Weidman rematch: I’m gonna prove I’m the top middleweight in the world

  27-09-2018 14:00
  After Yoel Romero knocked him out at UFC 221, Luke Rockhold revealed he had plans to move up to light heavyweight because the cut down to 185 pounds was too draining on him physically. The former middleweight champion wanted to make a splash at 205 pounds, campaigning for an interim title fight with Alexander Gustafsson; but that bout never materialized and now, Rockhold has put his light heavyweight plans on hold and is set to take on a familiar foe: the man he won the 185-pound title from, Ch
  
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• Eleven Sports secures UFC broadcasts in U.K. and Ireland, starts next year

  27-09-2018 13:36
  The UFC has a new home in the U.K. and Ireland as Eleven Sports has secured the broadcasting rights for the promotion in the region starting in January 2019.MMANytt.com first report reported the deal was struck in July. UFC announced the deal on Thursday.According to a press release sent out by the UFC’s London office, Eleven Sports has secured “the rights to all 42 live UFC events in 2019, as well as over 150 hours of UFC original and archive programming in a multi-year agreement.&
  
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• Owen Roddy Claims McGregor's Antics Towards Nurmagomedov Are Not Personal

  27-09-2018 13:28 via sherdog.com
  On Oct. 6, the Ultimate Fighting Championshipwill host what may be its biggest-ever fight, between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor.
  
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• Georges St. Pierre Wants UFC Return After Health Issues Are Resolved

  27-09-2018 13:12 via sherdog.com
  Former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship title holder Georges St. Pierre is still holding out for the right fight in the UFC while he recovers from ulcerative colitis he developed as a result of his weight gain for his middleweight debut against Michael Bisping last November.
  
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• Yana Kunitskaya yearns for fresh start at UFC 229

  27-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Ahead of #UFC229, @YanaKunitskaya1 talked about what she learned from her first UFC fight and where she feels like she has an advantage over Lina Lansberg. pic.twitter.com/8Iuzslu4EU— UFC News (@UFCNews) September 27, 2018Yana Kunitskaya’s UFC debut in March was a dive into the deep end, as the former Invicta FC bantamweight champ accepted a short notice fight against UFC featherweight ruler Cris Cyborg, in the main event of UFC 222 in Las Vegas.A significant underdog, Kunitskaya did
  
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• UFC Participates in 11th Annual Walk The Walk For Charitable Organizations

  27-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC participated in Endeavor’s 11th annual day of service by volunteering at various charitable locations around the world. Over 325 UFC employees across ten offices globally teamed up to make a difference in communities worldwide.UFC Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein, believes that taking time to contribute to charitable locations is crucial to creating a better world for everyone.“Giving back to the community has been a part of the UFC
  
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• TUF Blog: Leah Letson Part 5

  27-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  On this week's episode, as I suspected, my dissatisfaction with my training as a part of Team Whittaker is continuing to be a main storyline of the season - which is exactly what I didn't want.I wanted to go into the TUF house, put my head down, focus on the task at hand and steer clear of any drama. So, while it's cool to be a focus of several of the episodes, this is not what I was hoping for.As I have hoped to make clear, I have a lot of respect for Robert Whittaker and the coaches he brought
  
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• The 10: UFC’s Greatest Rivalries

  27-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The battles that really stand out, the clashes that really take root in our memories and stick with us through the years are often the ones with the most history. It’s not just about the moment at hand, but everything that came before it as well and, in some cases, the potential for what may come after.The more familiarity we have with the subjects, the deeper our connection and the more weight and emotion the moments carry. While individual encounters can be heated and every great two-fig
  
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• Eleven Sports to Become the Home of UFC in UK and Ireland

  27-09-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  LONDON, UK, 27 September 2018 – ELEVEN SPORTS and UFC have today announced a new broadcast partnership for the UK and Ireland starting in January 2019. The global sports provider has further strengthened its growing offer for sports fans by securing the rights to all 42 live UFC events in 2019, as well as over 150 hours of UFC original and archive programming in a multi-year agreement.UFC Fight Nights will be shown live on ELEVEN SPORTS, whilst ELEVEN will have the option to make some even
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 28, Episode 5 results: Michel Batista vs. Josh Parisian

  27-09-2018 05:00
  Make it two straight now for coach Robert Whittaker.
  Michel Batista, the most decorated wrestler on The Ultimate Fighter 28 cast, put his expertise to good use on this week’s episode, using a steady diet of takedowns and ground-and-pound to dominate Team Gastelum’s Josh Parisian and book himself a spot in the heavyweight tournament semifinals.
  Right off the bat, Batista went for a single leg, turned the corner, and dropped Parisian to the canvas. Parisian did a good job of getting b
  
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• Jon Fitch says he’s hoping to ‘stick my foot up’ doubters’ butts in Bellator welterweight grand prix

  27-09-2018 04:06
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ahead of his Bellator welterweight grand prix appearance, Jon Fitch sits down at American Kickboxing Academy to discuss getting an opportunity to win the Bellator welterweight belt, fighting Rory MacDonald following MacDonald’s fight with Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 206, helping Khabib Nurmagomedov ready for his UFC 229 bout with Conor McGregor and more.
  
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• Brent Primus-Michael Chandler Title Rematch Set for Bellator Event on Dec. 14

  27-09-2018 03:56 via sherdog.com
  Apparently Michael Chandler signed the contract.
  
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• Javier Mendez says Conor McGregor’s press conference tactics ‘didn’t work’ on Khabib Nurmagomedov

  27-09-2018 03:46
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ahead of UFC 229, American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez discusses Khabib Nurmagomedov’s training camp, Nurmagomedov’s reaction to the press conference with Conor McGregor, Jon Jones’ 15-month suspension in his USADA case and more.
  
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• Francisco Trinaldo almost pulled out of UFC fight with Evan Dunham

  27-09-2018 03:00
  SAO PAULO, Brazil — Francisco Trinaldo scored a devastating knockout over Evan Dunham at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday night, but it came after he nearly out of the bout during his training camp.
  Speaking with the media at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium moments after his knockout win, “Massaranduba” said he broke a tooth a few weeks before the fight, and asked his manager to inform the UFC he wouldn’t be able to fight.
  ”I spent a week with toothache, trained but couldn&rsquo
  
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• Elizeu Zaleski calls out Robbie Lawler after vicious KO win at UFC Sao Paulo

  27-09-2018 01:00
  SAO PAULO, Brazil — Winner of six in a row, Elizeu Zaleski expects some recognition from the UFC.
  Moments after scoring a vicious knockout over Luigi Vendramini at Saturday night at UFC Sao Paulo, stopping the short-notice replacement opponent with a flying knee followed by punches in the second round, “Capoeira” called out former champion Robbie Lawler to dance inside the Octagon next.
  ”Give me a top 15. Robbie Lawler,” Zaleski told the media in Brazil after the w
  
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