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• Chris Weidman vs. ‘Jacare’ Souza slated for UFC 230 co-main event

  20-10-2018 22:36
  For Chris Weidman, at least, the crisis has been averted.
  The former UFC middleweight champion had his rematch with fellow former champion Luke Rockhold drop out on Friday. That bout, which was to be the co-main event at UFC 230 in New York’s Madison Square Garden, was scrapped due to multiple injuries to Rockhold.
  Now, the UFC 230 card is a bit less deep than it was just recently, but Weidman will at least remain a part of it. The Long Island native has a new opponent for his hometown fi
  
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• Michael Chiesa: I was fighting at ‘half my potential’ at lightweight

  20-10-2018 22:00
  If Michael Chiesa is right, he hasn’t even scratched the surface of what he’s capable of as a fighter.
  A veteran of 15 UFC bouts, the 30-year-old Chiesa is making a major change for his next bout jumping from the lightweight division to the welterweight division after being submitted in his last two fights at 155 pounds.
  Chiesa won season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter (beating future title challenger Al Iaquinta) and then proceeded to put together a 7-4 record with notable victories ov
  
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• Handesson Ferreira considered retirement before PFL call

  20-10-2018 20:00
  Handesson Ferreira had to go through a lot before a stunning 20-second knockout over Paul Bradley guaranteed a spot in Saturday’s quarterfinal versus Rick Story at PFL 10.
  “Boy Doido” has beaten some of the best welterweights in Brazil over the past years, collecting belts left and right. He was listed as one of the best prospects in his native country in 2016 among talents like Poliana Botelho, Viviane Pereira, Luan Chagas, Amanda Lemos and Bruna Ellen. Ferreira saw all of th
  
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• ‘Jacare’ Souza Replaces Luke Rockhold in UFC 230 Co-Main Event

  20-10-2018 19:05 via sherdog.com
  After the dust settled following Luke Rockhold’s injury withdrawal from UFC 230 rematch against Chris Weidman, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has stepped in to face Weidman.
  
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• Derrick Lewis: Stipe Miocic ‘should have’ gotten next UFC heavyweight title shot

  20-10-2018 18:00
  LAS VEGAS — Derrick Lewis is still going to take it. Of course, he will. How could anyone pass it up?
  But the wildly popular UFC heavyweight still is uncertain that he deserves to be the true next in line for the title. Lewis will challenge Daniel Cormier for the belt in the main event of UFC 230 on Nov. 3 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. He continues to acknowledge, though, that Stipe Miocic — the former champ — probably should be the one getting the nod.
  “It&
  
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• Fightweets: Did Eddie Alvarez make the right move going to ONE?

  20-10-2018 16:00
  Oh sure, I could have gone the easy route here, answered a question on all the chatter about Floyd Mayweather and Khabib Nurmagmedov, and gotten all the hate-clicks that go with it.
  But I also get the sense Floyd-Khabib talk is getting more eye-rolls from readers than actual interest in a potential fight, and I also get the sense that everyone can use a little break from all the UFC 229 drama, which will return to the forefront next week when Nurmagomedov can Conor McGregor appear before the Ne
  
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• Daniel Cormier details his firsthand perspective of Khabib vs. McGregor brawl at UFC 229

  20-10-2018 15:00
  LAS VEGAS — When Daniel Cormier left his seat in the stands at UFC 229, his first instinct was to fight alongside his teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov had just jumped out of the Octagon and went after Conor McGregor’s cornerman Dillon Danis. All hell was breaking loose inside and outside the cage.
  Quickly, though, Cormier got a hold of himself, he said Friday at a UFC 230 media day at the UFC Performance Institute. Going out there and escalating the situation was not the r
  
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• Chris Gutierrez Rear-Naked Choke Submits Ray Rodriguez in LFA 52 Main Event

  20-10-2018 05:46 via sherdog.com
  Chris Gutierrez squeezed the fight right out of Ray Rodriguez.
  
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• UFC returns to Fortaleza, Brazil in February

  20-10-2018 05:00
  The Octagon will make its next trip to Brazil on Feb. 2 for a Fight Night event in Fortaleza, MMA Fighting has confirmed following a report by Combate.
  UFC executive David Shaw told the media after the September UFC Sao Paulo event that the company had three cards planned for the country in 2019, including one pay-per-view show.
  The UFC has yet to officially announce the UFC Fortaleza event, as well as the dates and locations for the other two 2019 cards.
  The promotion has held a pair of events
  
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• Video: Daniel Cormier UFC 230 media day scrum

  20-10-2018 03:59
  LAS VEGAS — Daniel Cormier discusses possible WWE job, Brock Lesnar, Khabib vs. Mayweather and much more during a media scrum Friday in Las Vegas.
  
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• Nate Diaz, Dustin Poirier trade barbs in Twitter beef

  20-10-2018 02:00
  Much to the disappointment of fans around the mixed martial arts world, the bout between Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier is off.
  But that didn’t stop them from firing away at one another over Twitter on Friday.
  Last week, Poirier had to pull out of the bout, scheduled for UFC 230 next month at New York’s Madison Square Garden, due to a hip injury.
  But the pride of Stockton, Calif., doesn’t seem to believe his opponent is really hurt, and as such, he sent out a pair of tweets on F
  
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• Luke Rockhold out of UFC 230 bout with Chris Weidman; ‘Jacare’ Souza offered fight

  20-10-2018 01:28
  A reported injury to Luke Rockhold has forced him out of UFC 230.
  The former UFC middleweight champion was scheduled for a rematch with the man he defeated for the title, Chris Weidman, in the co-feature bout at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 3. But he’s out due to multiple injuries.
  MMA Fighting confirmed an initial Friday report by ESPN. Additionally, MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz has learned the UFC has offered the bout to former Strikeforce middleweight champion
  
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• Louis Smolka would ‘love’ to be part of Bellator’s Hawaii show

  20-10-2018 01:00
  Seeking his third straight win on the regional scene, Louis Smolka isn’t one to look too far ahead. But when opportunity comes knocking right on his front door, he’s not going to ignore it.
  Bellator recently announced that it would be holding its first show in Hawaii this coming December, which peaked the interest of many of the island’s top fighters, including Smolka, a former standout in the UFC’s flyweight division.
  I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interest
  
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• Luke Rockhold Out of UFC 230 Co-Main Event; 'Jacare' Being Discussed As Replacement

  20-10-2018 00:15 via sherdog.com
  The hits keep coming for UFC 230, where the Nov. 3 card in Madison Square Garden has lost another huge fight.
  
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