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• Bellator 207 Results: Mitrione vs. Bader

  12-10-2018 23:00
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 207 results for the Mitrione vs. Bader fight card at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Friday night.
  In the main event, former Bellator heavyweight champion Matt Mitrione will square off against Ryan Bader in a semifinal showdown in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix.
  Get Bellator 207 results below.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Matt Mitrione vs. Ryan Bader
  Roy Nelson vs. Sergei Kharitonov
  Lorenz Larkin vs. Ion Pascu
  Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. Corey Brow
  
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• Back on winning track, Henry Corrales has no regrets about rough Bellator start

  12-10-2018 22:00
  Considering Henry Corrales’ current hot streak, it’s easy to forget that he was much closer to the free agent line than the contender’s line two years ago.
  Back in 2015, the then-King of the Cage featherweight champion was 12-0, and he was picked up by Bellator to face former titleholder Daniel Straus on short notice. Corrales lost to Straus by second-round submission at Bellator 138, then dropped a split decision to Emmanuel Sanchez in his next outing. For his third fight in
  
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• Ryan Bader sees himself at the top of the rankings with the UFC’s best

  12-10-2018 21:00
  It’s been almost two years since Ryan Bader made the decision to join Bellator MMA, and he hasn’t had any reason to look back.
  The 35-year-old is 3-0 in his new trappings after making his debut at Bellator 180 in June 2017 at the promotion’s Madison Square Garden debut. There, he faced Phil Davis for a second time — their first meeting took place in the UFC — and once again Bader beat Davis by decision to claim the promotion’s 205-pound title. His first defen
  
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• KSW Signs Actor Martyn Ford, Plans For 2019 MMA Debut

  12-10-2018 20:58 via sherdog.com
  Poland’s Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki has bolstered its growing roster with another name that is famous for something other than fighting, as it announced the signing of titanic bodybuilder and actor Martyn Ford last weekend.
  
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• Bellator President Scott Coker Willing to do Champion-versus-Champion with Rizin

  12-10-2018 20:48 via sherdog.com
  During a pre-fight press conference for Bellator 208 on Saturday in New York, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker talked about his passion for the sport, as a fan and as a martial artist.
  
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• Robson Gracie Jr. ‘cried a lot’ after Bellator 208 fight cancellation, targeting quick turnaround

  12-10-2018 20:30
  Robson Gracie Jr.’s professional MMA debut has been cancelled. Again.
  The younger brother of MMA legend Renzo Gracie was scheduled to compete at Saturday’s Bellator 208 in Long Island, but a 175-pound catchweight bout with Jamal Pottinger was scrapped from the preliminary card after Pottinger missed weight Friday morning.
  Gracie Jr., who has attempted to make his MMA debut a number of times since 2015, made weight for Bellator 208, but Pottinger came in 6.2 pounds over the limit. Th
  
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• Bellator 207 live stream online

  12-10-2018 20:00
  Watch the Bellator 207 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 8 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched below:
  Mike Kimbel vs. Alex PottsSinead Kavanagh vs. Janay Harding
  Andre Fialho vs. Javier TorresKristi Lopez vs. Sarah Click
  Lisa Blaine vs. Alexandra BallouKastriot Xhema vs. Pat Casey
  Nicholas Giulietti vs. Alex Ortiz
  Sean Lally vs. Kemran LachinovTim Caron vs. Vinicius de JesusMatt Mitrione and Ryan Bader will fight in
  
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• Bellator 208 ceremonial weigh-in photos

  12-10-2018 19:00
  Bellator 208 ceremonial weigh-in photos are for Friday’s Bellator event in Melville, N.Y.
  
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• Bellator 208 Weigh-In Video & Results: Card Loses Two Undercard Bouts

  12-10-2018 18:07 via sherdog.com
  Bellator MMA returns for the second night in a row as Chael Sonnen takes on Fedor Emelianenko in the main event of Bellator 208, atop a card featuring a host of big names as well as exciting fights.
  
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• Lorenz Larkin chose alternate grand prix spot to avoid long layoff

  12-10-2018 18:00
  Lorenz Larkin knows he belongs in consideration among the top welterweights in Bellator. But he wasn’t going to wait around for the chance to prove it.
  When the eight-man bracket for the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix was announced in August, it featured a who’s who of the division’s best, including champion Rory MacDonald, former champions Douglas Lima and Andrey Koreshkov, and rising star Michael “Venom” Page. Larkin was slotted into an alternate bout, wh
  
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• Bellator 208 weigh-in video

  12-10-2018 17:30
  At the Bellator 208 weigh-ins, all 28 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s fights will step on the scales Friday.
  In the main event, Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen made the heavyweight weight limit or lower of 265 pounds (with one-pound allowance).
  The Bellator 208 official weigh-in will be at 9 a.m. ET, and that video is below.
  The Bellator 208 ceremonial weigh-in will be at 11:30 a.m. ET, and that video is above.
  Check out Bellator 208 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (Paramoun
  
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• Bellator 208 weigh-in video live now

  12-10-2018 16:09
  At the Bellator 208 weigh-ins, all 28 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s fights will step on the scales Friday.
  In the main event, Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen will have to hit the heavyweight weight limit or lower of 265 pounds (with one-pound allowance).
  The Bellator 208 official weigh-in will be at 9 a.m. ET, and the ceremonial weigh-in will be at 11:30 a.m. ET.
  Check out Bellator 208 weigh-in results below.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Son
  
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• Bellator 207 predictions

  12-10-2018 16:00
  At Bellator 207, the promotion moves one step closer to crowning a new heavyweight champion.
  Matt Mitrione and light heayvweight champion Ryan Bader face off in Friday’s main event for the right to advance to the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Awaiting one of these men will be either Fedor Emelianenko or Chael Sonnen, and the chance to win a title that has been vacant for two-and-half years.
  The heavyweight co-main event features veterans Roy Nelson and Sergei Kharit
  
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• Daniel Cormier on UFC 230 Fight With Derrick Lewis: 'The Deal I Got Was So Good'

  12-10-2018 15:48 via sherdog.com
  The announcement of the main event heavyweight title fight next month at UFC 230 in New York between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis definitely surprised a few fans, given the short notice.Cormier had announced previously that he would retire from MMA for good by March 2019 and a fight with World Wrestling Entertainment super star Brock Lesnar had been pencilled in for “early 2019.”
  
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• Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov taunts Conor McGregor during UFC 229 main event

  12-10-2018 15:30
  Conor McGregor did a lot of talking in the lead-up to his UFC 229 duel with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
  But it’s Nurmagomedov who had something to say on fight night.
  On Thursday, a clip of Nurmagomedov adding insult to injury during last Saturday’s main event made the rounds on social media. The UFC lightweight champion can clearly be heard shouting at McGregor while raining down punches on his foe.
  Khabib talking to ConorMcGregor
  "Lets talk now"@TheNotoriousMMA @TeamKhabib pic.twitter.co
  
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• Bellator's Scott Coker Believes Rory MacDonald Will Return In February

  12-10-2018 15:30 via sherdog.com
  Rory MacDonald’s move up to 185 pounds to take on Bellator MMA middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 206 on Sept. 29 didn’t go as planned, as the “Red King” got manhandled by his larger opponent before losing by a brutal second round TKO and suffering another nose break in the process.
  
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• Dustin Poirier Releases Statement After Withdrawing From UFC 230 In New York

  12-10-2018 15:11 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship was all set for a barn burner of a fight between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz at UFC 230 on Nov. 3rd in New York City. However, the bout will not go ahead due to an injury suffered by Poirier in the lead up to the fight.
  
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• Kajan Johnson Says His Release From The UFC Was As Expected

  12-10-2018 14:58 via sherdog.com
  Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Kajan Johnson has been officially let go by the promotion after suffering back-to-back losses to Islam Makhachev in July and most recently to Rustam Khabilov in Moscow last month.
  
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• Matt Mitrione says Khabib vs. McGregor brawl reinforces ‘neanderthal’ stigma against MMA fighters

  12-10-2018 14:30
  NEW YORK — At Bellator 207 open workouts, Matt Mitrione discusses his grand prix semifinals fight with Ryan Bader on Friday, the possibility of sparring with Chael Sonnen verbally if they meet next, the UFC 229 brawl with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor and much more.
  
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• Michael Chandler - Brent Primus 2 Announced For Dec. 14 in Honolulu

  12-10-2018 14:24 via sherdog.com
  Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Michael Chandler will finally get a shot at redemption against the man who took his belt after a brutal knee injury ended his fight against Brent Primus back in June 2017.
  
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• Morning Report: Daniel Cormier isn’t sure if he’ll fight Jon Jones or Brock Lesnar after Derrick Lewis

  12-10-2018 14:00
  After winning the heavyweight title at UFC 226, Daniel Cormier was immediately thrust into position to defend his newly won belt against Brock Lesnar when Lesnar is eligible to return to MMA in January. However, now it sounds like that fight may be in jeopardy from Cormier himself.
  Cormier has maintained for awhile now that he intends to retire in March when he turns 40 years old, and it appeared Lesnar would serve as the perfect swan song for “DC”. But with Jon Jones set to return
  
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• UFC 25: Beast Mode

  12-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  If you ask Dan “The Beast” Severn his first impression of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he doesn’t hesitate in his response.“‘Awe’ might be one of the best words to sum it up,” he said. “To do this type of competition in the United States, I was almost flabbergasted. I knew if it survived, it would gather a great deal of attention.”And while Coldwater, Michigan didn’t have Pay-Per-View back in 1993, a buddy of Severn’s in De
  
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• Jones vs Gustafsson 2, Cyborg vs Nunes Set for UFC 232

  12-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  The Return. The Rematch. 12.29.2018 #UFC232 pic.twitter.com/Xl18WB4cZf— UFC (@ufc) October 12, 2018In 2013, Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson engaged in a battle for the ages that is considered to be one of the greatest UFC bouts of all-time. On December 29, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the two rivals finally meet again in a UFC 232 main event that will determine who will wear the light heavyweight championship belt.But there is more than a title on the line as Jones attempts to prove
  
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• Edwards preparing for his debut as just another fight

  12-10-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Business as usual. That’s the mantra as Te Edwards prepares for his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Don Madge on October 27. Same hard work, same camp, same mental approach.It’s just another fight. But it isn’t. This is the big show, the place all fighters want to be, and making a mark in the Octagon can change everything. Don’t tell Edwards that because it is just another fight for him, just like all the others were.“I’ve always trained with the intent to b
  
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• Jon Jones opens as heavy betting favorite over Alexander Gustafsson in UFC 232 rematch

  12-10-2018 02:00
  Jon Jones is back, and the oddsmakers like his chances to reclaim his belt.
  With his rematch against Alexander Gustafsson finally official for Dec. 29, Jones opened as a heavy betting favorite to defeat his Swedish rival at UFC 232 and recapture the light heavyweight title he never lost inside the cage. Popular sports betting website Bovada opened Jones as a near 3-to-1 favorite (-280) to beat Gustafsson on Wednesday afternoon, while Gustafsson opened as more than a 2-to-1 underdog (+220).
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• Alejandra Lara returns at Bellator 212 in Hawaii, meets unbeaten Juliana Velasquez

  12-10-2018 01:39
  Alejandra Lara has a fight in Hawaii.The Colombian fighter has been booked to fight Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 212, which is set to take place on Dec. 14 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The contest will be held at 125 pounds.MMA Fighting recently learned the news.
  Lara was last seen in action when she challenged champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane for the women’s flyweight title at Bellator 201 in June. She lost the fight via third-round armbar. Lara trains out of Lobo Gym
  
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• Bellator's Scott Coker Considering Kongo-Nelson 2 For Alternate Grand Prix Slot

  12-10-2018 01:25 via sherdog.com
  With the increasing prevalence of fighters withdrawing from events due to injury, often on short notice, Bellator MMA has a backup plan to ensure its heavyweight Grand Prix goes as smoothly as possible.
  
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• Nurmagomedov, McGregor given temporary suspensions in advance of NAC meeting

  12-10-2018 00:38
  The Nevada Athletic Commission has issued temporary suspensions to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor as its investigation into the wild UFC 229 post-fight brawl continues.
  Both Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight champion, and McGregor, whom Nurmagomedov defeated via fourth-round submission in the main event of their bout last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, have been temporarily suspended the maximum 10 days by the commission.
  At the next NAC meeting, which will be held in La
  
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• Ryan Bader: Matt Mitrione has never fought a ‘dynamic, explosive wrestler’ like me

  12-10-2018 00:00
  Ryan Bader entered the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix as one of the favorites among the oddsmakers and one round in, he thinks he’s still a good bet.
  Though Bader is actually competing outside of his natural weight class, his status as Bellator’s 205-pound champion made him a logical pick heading into the eight-man heavyweight tournament, and he lived up to even the loftiest expectations with a 15-second TKO of Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 199 in May. It was the fifth straight
  
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