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• UFC 229 Embedded: ‘I’m bringing basically a better version of Khabib to Conor every single day’

  03-10-2018 22:40
  In the third episode of UFC 229 Embedded, Conor McGregor does the final touches to his camp, Dillon Danis talks about preparing McGregor, Tony Ferguson gets some light therapy, Anthony Pettis heads to Vegas and more.
  
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• Darren Till announces move up to middleweight

  03-10-2018 22:00
  Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till is officially making the jump up to middleweight.
  In a blog post written on PaddyPower.com, the Liverpool native revealed his recent loss to reigning champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 would “probably” be the last time he competes at 170 pounds.
  “I’m a big dude for welterweight to be honest, so that’s probably going to be my last fight at that weight,” wrote Till. “Welterweight isn’t fully gone f
  
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• ‘Shocked’ Joanna Jedrzejczyk says UFC ‘ignored’ signed contract for Valentina Shevchenko fight

  03-10-2018 20:00
  Joanna Jedrzejczyk found out about the UFC 230 main event between Valentina Shevchenko and Sijara Eubanks the same way as everyone else: Through the work of reporters.
  Unlike everyone else reading Tuesday’s news, though, the former UFC strawweight champ had a vested interest: Jedrzejczyk had a signed contract to face Shevchenko for the vacant flyweight title at UFC 231 in Toronto.
  Instead, Eubanks will get the title shot in November at Madison Square Garden. And Jedrzejczyk is none too pl
  
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• Anderson Silva Willing to Fight Conor McGregor ‘When and Where He Wants’

  03-10-2018 19:58 via sherdog.com
  Now that he has a new long-term deal with the UFC, Conor McGregor wants big, meaningful fights.
  
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• Joanna Jedrzejczyk Reveals She Learned About Losing UFC Title Shot from Media

  03-10-2018 19:33 via sherdog.com
  Just a couple days ago, Joanna Jedrzejczyk was booked to face Valentina Shevchenko for the vacant women’s flyweight title at UFC 231 on Dec. 8.
  
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• Anderson Silva: ‘It would be an honor’ to fight Conor McGregor

  03-10-2018 18:30
  There’s never a shortage of big name opponents when you’re name is Conor McGregor.
  “The Notorious” is set to take on lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in what is being billed as one of the biggest fights in MMA history at UFC 229 this Saturday, but a legend of the game is waiting in the wings should McGregor seek to continue his history-making ways.
  On a recent appearance on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, McGregor expressed interest in someday fighting middleweig
  
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• Zubaira Tukhugov says he wants to fight Conor McGregor ‘outside’ after bout with Artem Lobov

  03-10-2018 18:00
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — At American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Zubaira Tukhugov discusses his upcoming fight with Artem Lobov at UFC Moncton, training with Khabib Nurmagomedov, his issue with Conor McGregor attempting to divide Chechens and Dagestanis and more.
  
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• Violence is life for heavyweight Kelvin Tiller, the world’s most dangerous ‘Mama’s Boy’

  03-10-2018 16:00
  When heavyweight Kelvin Tiller fought Jared Rosholt at PFL 4 in July, his mother and sister were in the crowd at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island cheering him on. They had driven the 1,300 miles to New York from Topeka, Kan., to support Tiller, who was coming off an improbable knockout of Caio Alencar just a month earlier in a fight he was booked to lose. He made good again by submitting the wrestler Rosholt with a rear-naked choke in the second round.
  When the fight was over, his mother and
  
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• The A-Side Live Chat: Khabib vs. McGregor, Shevchenko vs. Eubanks headlining UFC 230, UFC 229 preview, USADA

  03-10-2018 15:15
  This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting from Las Vegas.
  Today on the show, we’ll talk Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, which headlines UFC 229 on Saturday here at T-Mobile Arena. What is the current buzz like for the fight? Could this be the biggest fight in UFC history? What should people look out for during fight week?We’ll also discuss the new UFC 230 main event, a UFC flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Sijara Eubanks. Should the UFC just moved up
  
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• The A-Side Live Chat: Khabib-McGregor, Shevchenko-Eubanks at UFC 230

  03-10-2018 15:15
  This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting from Las Vegas.
  Today on the show, we’ll talk Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, which headlines UFC 229 on Saturday here at T-Mobile Arena. What is the current buzz like for the fight? Could this be the biggest fight in UFC history? What should people look out for during fight week?We’ll also discuss the new UFC 230 main event, a UFC flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Sijara Eubanks. Should the UFC just moved up
  
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• The A-Side Live Chat at 1 p.m. ET

  03-10-2018 15:15
  This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting from Las Vegas.
  Today on the show, we’ll talk Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, which headlines UFC 229 on Saturday here at T-Mobile Arena. What is the current buzz like for the fight? Could this be the biggest fight in UFC history? What should people look out for during fight week?We’ll also discuss the new UFC 230 main event, a UFC flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Sijara Eubanks. Should the UFC just moved up
  
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• Audie Attar, Conor McGregor’s agent, talks ‘record-breaking’ deal for UFC 229, bus attack fallout, Tony Ferguson, more

  03-10-2018 15:00
  LAS VEGAS — Ahead of UFC 229, Conor McGregor’s agent Audie Attar discusses the negotiations leading to the Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, McGregor nearly fighting Rafael dos Anjos in Rio de Janeiro, how he found out about the bus attack, Tony Ferguson coming back quickly from knee surgery and much more.
  
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• Former KSW champion Ariane Lipski meets Maryna Moroz at UFC Argentina

  03-10-2018 14:30
  The UFC has signed one of the best flyweights in the world to debut at the company’s first trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina in November.
  Ariane Lipski, who won the KSW flyweight belt in 2017 and defended it a couple of times, has inked a deal with the UFC to meet Maryna Moroz at UFC Argentina on Nov. 17, sources told MMA Fighting. Combate first reported the news.
  Moroz (8-3) has been competing in the UFC since 2015, when she beat Joanne Calderwood in just 90 seconds. The Ukrainian fighter
  
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• Darren Till Remains Full of Confidence Despite Lopsided Loss at UFC 228

  03-10-2018 14:18 via sherdog.com
  Darren Till entered his title fight against Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight king Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 last month full of confidence, and that confidence remains undiminished despite his in-cage setback.
  
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan: ‘No offense but I don’t even know who Sijara Eubanks is and I’m the commentator for the UFC’

  03-10-2018 14:00
  For weeks now, the UFC has been struggling to find a main event for their return to Madison Square Garden in November. A number of possible fights were linked to the event including Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson for the light heavyweight title and Gustafsson vs. Yoel Romero for an interim title but neither bout came to fruition. Most notably, Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier - who will fight in the co-main event that evening - campaigned hard to fight for the UFC’s inaugural 165-pound ti
  
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• Retired Michael McDonald Has 'Zero Function' In Left Bicep After Surgery

  03-10-2018 13:58 via sherdog.com
  This week, fight fans were surprised by the news that Bellator MMA bantamweight contender Michael McDonald was forced to retire from the sport at the age of 27 as a result of chronic injuries.
  
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• Dana White: UFC 229 Now Trending Close to 3 Million Pay-Per-View Buys

  03-10-2018 11:47 via sherdog.com
  UFC 229 has been touted as the biggest event in promotion history for several weeks now. Dana White just increased the hype, adding approximately 1 million pay-per-view buys to his original projection.
  
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• Dana White Explains How Shevchenko vs. Eubanks Was Chosen as UFC 230 Headliner

  03-10-2018 11:28 via sherdog.com
  The announcement of the UFC 230 headliner was met with disbelief throughout the MMA community on Tuesday — and not in a good way.
  
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• Volkov Ready To Show The World That His Time Is Now

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Alexander Volkov has gone 4-0 since arriving in the UFC, delivering a more emphatic, more impressive performance each time out.After debuting with a split decision nod over frustrating grinder Timothy Johnson, the towering Russian heavyweight scored a unanimous decision victory over Roy “Big Country” Nelson, a third-round knockout win over Stefan Struve and a fourth-round finish over former champion Fabricio Werdum in the main event of this year’s annual stop in London back in
  
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• UFC 229 Open Workouts A Story Of Returns, Rivalries And Thrills

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  When the first press conference for UFC 229 went down in New York in late September, it’s fireworks were limited to the members of the press in attendance. Fans eager to get a glimpse of the return of Conor McGregor and the lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov got their chance at the event’s open workouts when the party moved west to Nevada.If there was ever evidence that fans of Conor McGregor travel well, it came in the first workout of the afternoon when lightweight champion Khab
  
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• TUF: Heavy Hitters - Episode 6 Recap

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Team Whittaker is on a roll after their third victory in a row on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters.Last week saw heavyweight wrestler Michel Batista deliver a lopsided victory against Team Gastelum fighter Josh Parisian, and the latest episode saw the women's featherweights back in action as Leah Letson took on Bea Malecki.Before the fight got started, Letson was still contemplating a move to Team Gastelum after weeks upon weeks of issues not being happy with what's happ
  
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• TUF Heavy Hitters - Episode 6 Preview

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The last two weeks of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters have showcased the best of Team Whittaker thus far, with the middleweight champion getting his first two wins in back-to-back fights in the heavyweight and women's featherweight divisions.Last week saw former Cuban Olympian Michel Batista put on a dominant performance against Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series veteran Josh Parisian before finishing the fight with a second-round TKO.Now the 145-pound women are up again, with
  
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• Reyes Thinks Speed Will Be The Difference Against Saint Preux

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Dominick Reyes celebrates his knockout victory over Joachim Christensen of Denmark in their light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on June 25, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center"" />Few prospects can say they’ve had a start to their UFC career that is as impressive as Dominick Reyes. The 28-year-old light heavyweight remains unbeaten in nine fights, and all but one of those
  
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• Pettis Expects A War With Ferguson At UFC 229

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  With the media blitz for his UFC 229 co-main event against Tony Ferguson fully underway, I wondered out loud if Anthony Pettis was already tired of talking to us.He laughed.“I’m enjoying this one,” said the former UFC lightweight champion. “I came into this one energized, ready as hell, dotted my I’s, crossed my T’s, and I’m ready to go.”When was the last time that happened?“It’s been a while, man. It’s been a while since I came i
  
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• Lobov: Khabib-McGregor not as simple as grappling vs. striking

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  To many observers, Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 229 main event between lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is a simple fight to break down.McGregor keeps it standing, he wins.Nurmagomedov takes it to the mat, he wins.Simple.Not so, says McGregor’s longtime friend and teammate, Artem Lobov, who believes that if this weekend’s bout hits the ground, it won’t be as lopsided as most think.“Of course it's not that simple,” said Lobov, wh
  
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• Lewis: If I Swing For The Fences In The First Minute You All Can’t Complain

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Bouncing back from a tough loss is something that most fighters experience, Derrick Lewis however has to bounce back to a tough win at UFC 226. Many people thought that his bout with fellow heavyweight Francis Ngannou would be an absolute barn burner, but it turned out to be one of those contests where nothing really happened.Lewis would go on to get his hand raised via a decision, but following the performance he apologized to fans and vowed to put on a show the next time he entered the Octagon
  
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• Holtzman believes he hasn't reached his potential, has to prove himself at UFC 229

  03-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  There are a lot of fighters in the UFC who would be more than happy with a 4-2 record in the Octagon and a spot on the biggest card of 2018 this Saturday in Las Vegas. And don’t get Scott Holtzman wrong; he appreciates where he’s at and what he’s done. He just wants more. That’s the mark of a perfectionist, a trait the 35-year-old Tennessee native admits that he’s battled with. He even went as far as to track down former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in Fresno
  
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• Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix final to be held in Los Angeles on Jan. 26

  03-10-2018 05:30
  Fan will witness the crowning of a new Bellator heavyweight champion inside The Forum in Los Angeles on Jan 26.
  MMAFighting confirmed the initial report from the Los Angeles Times.
  The event will be the culmination of the promotion’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, which kicked off in January when fans saw Chael Sonnen defeat Quinton “Rampage” Jackson to punch his ticket to the the tournament’s semifinals. Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko later knocked out Muhammad “King M
  
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• Tony Ferguson on UFC stripping interim title: ‘How do you think I f*cking feel?’

  03-10-2018 05:03
  LAS VEGAS — Tony Ferguson will walk to the Octagon at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night without gold on his shoulder. That’s not something he readily accepts.
  “El Cucuy” was the UFC’s interim lightweight champion until the belt was taken away following a severe knee injury he sustained prior to a scheduled fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 in April. Ferguson will turn around — just five months after surgery — to fight Anthony Pettis at UFC 229 th
  
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• Miesha Tate UFC 229 media day scrum

  03-10-2018 04:45
  LAS VEGAS — Miesha Tate discusses Quintet 3, a possible return in a grappling event, Khabib vs. McGregor, Cyborg vs. Nunes and much more in a media scrum Tuesday in Las Vegas.
  
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• UFC Boss Dana White Admits to Being ‘Nervous’ at First Conor-Khabib Press Conference

  03-10-2018 04:29 via sherdog.com
  The most anticipated press conference of 2018 took place approximately two weeks ago, and it went off without a hitch.
  
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• Tony Ferguson UFC 229 media day scrum

  03-10-2018 03:51
  LAS VEGAS — At a UFC 229 media day, Tony Ferguson discusses coming back from knee surgery in just five months, his thoughts on the UFC stripping him of the interim belt, whether he’ll be ready to replace either Khabib Nurmagomedov or Conor McGregor and much more.
  
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• Kamaru Usman, Rafael dos Anjos Top ‘Ultimate Fighter Fighter 28’ Finale Lineup on Nov. 30

  03-10-2018 03:41 via sherdog.com
  A welterweight matchup pitting Kamaru Usman against Rafael dos Anjos will serve as the main event for “The Ultimate Fighter 28” finale.
  
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• Anthony Pettis UFC 229 media day scrum

  03-10-2018 03:33
  LAS VEGAS — At a UFC 229 media day, Anthony Pettis discusses his fight against Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, feeling more ready now and being in a better mindset than when he was champion and much more.
  
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• Anthony Pettis predicts Conor McGregor will knock out Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229

  03-10-2018 03:00
  Anthony Pettis knows what it’s like to climb the mixed martial arts mountaintop. He’s been world lightweight champion in both the UFC and the WEC.
  So Pettis knows a fellow champion when he sees one, and as far as he’s concerned, Conor McGregor has a stronger claim as UFC lightweight champion than the recognized titleholder, Khabib Nurmagomedov.McGregor’s victory over Eddie Alvarez two years ago, Pettis said Tuesday, gives him more valid championship credentials than Nurm
  
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• UFC 229 Bad Blood: Khabib vs. McGregor

  03-10-2018 02:35
  In ‘UFC 229 Bad Blood: Khabib vs. McGregor,’ it takes a closer look into the heated rivalry between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former UFC champion Conor McGregor.
  
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• Ion Pascu steps in as second replacement to fight Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 207

  03-10-2018 02:23
  Lorenz Larkin has another new opponent for Bellator 207.
  Following the news that Erick Silva was forced to withdraw from their upcoming Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix alternate bout on Oct. 12 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Larkin told MMA Fighting that Ion Pascu has stepped in as Silva’s replacement. Prior to the Silva booking, Larkin was originally supposed to face Yaroslav Amosov in the alternate bout, but Amosov withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Silva.
  
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• New York: NYSAC ‘has never denied’ proposed Conor McGregor bout

  03-10-2018 02:02
  UFC president Dana White said his biggest star has been banned from The Big Apple, but New York officials are saying otherwise.
  Appearing on The Jim Rome Show on Tuesday to talk about Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 229 card headlined by lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov taking on Conor McGregor, White was asked what he thought of the theory that UFC officials somehow played a role in McGregor’s wild attack on a bus that was carrying Nurmagomedov back in April, the footage
  
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• Robson Gracie Jr. gets new opponent for Bellator debut

  03-10-2018 01:00
  Robson Gracie Jr. will face a new opponent in his mixed martial arts debut at Bellator 208.
  Originally slated to meet Peter Nascimento in Long Island on Oct. 13, Renzo Gracie’s brother now faces Jamal Pottinger, Bellator officials confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by MMAjunkie.
  Both Gracie Jr. and Pottinger, competing in a 175-pound catchweight bout, are set to make their professional debuts in the preliminary portion of Bellator 208.
  Another clash of MMA debutants was added to
  
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• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman headlines The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale

  03-10-2018 00:30
  A former champion has the opportunity to prove he still belongs on the short list in his new weight class, while a fighter with championship aspirations finally has himself a big-name fight.
  That’s all down to a highly consequential welterweight main event put together for The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, where former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will sqare off with Kamaru Usman. The UFC announced the fight, which will be held Friday, Nov. 30 at the Pearl at the Palms Theatre
  
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• ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Tyson Pedro announced for UFC Adelaide

  03-10-2018 00:00
  Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is heading into enemy territory to face a hungry up-and-coming fighter.
  Officials announced Tuesday that the former UFC light heavyweight champion will fight Australia’s own Tyson Pedro at UFC Adelaide on Dec. 2 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. The bout was first reported by ESPN.
  This will be Rua’s first fight since seeing a three-fight win streak snapped at this past July. At UFC Hamburg, “Shogun” was knocked out in 89 seconds by
  
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