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• ‘Violent Bob Ross’ says he has ‘gained confidence’ from being Khabib Nurmagomedov’s sparring partner

  08-11-2018 23:30
  DENVER — At UFC Denver media day, Luis Peña discusses training with Khabib Nurmagomedov, moving full-time to AKA, his fight with fellow TUF alum Mike Trizano, his “Violent Bob Ross” nickname and more.
  
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• Germaine de Randamie ‘knew there were going to be consequences’ for Cris Cyborg decision

  08-11-2018 23:17
  DENVER — At UFC Denver media day, Germaine de Randamie discusses her bantamweight fight against Raquel Pennington, her decision to not fight Cris Cyborg, Cyborg’s superfight against Amanda Nunes, Pennington’s unsuccessful title challenge, and much more.
  
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• Raquel Pennington says thyroid issue led to her beginning training camp at 170 pounds

  08-11-2018 23:02
  DENVER — At UFC Denver media day, Raquel Pennington discusses her weight cut, some of the personal and health issues she’s had recently, fighting Germaine de Randamie and more.
  
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• Yair Rodriguez says he left JacksonWink MMA, because ‘I don’t like drama’

  08-11-2018 22:35
  DENVER — At UFC Denver media day, Yair Rodriguez discusses why he’s excited to fight “Korean Zombie,” his new training situation, his long layoff, his past issues with the UFC and more.
  
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• Maycee Barber wants fight with Mackzenzie Dern, who ‘ducked me in LFA’

  08-11-2018 22:30
  The way Maycee Barber sees it, Mackenzie Dern can’t run from her forever.The 20-year-old undefeated strawweight Barber makes her Octagon debut on Saturday at UFC Denver against Hannah Cifers, but she’s already got an eye on a matchup with one of the company’s most hyped young stars.
  Barber wasn’t even asked who she wanted to fight next after UFC Denver, but volunteered that a matchup with Dern is on her radar anyway.“The person I want to fight is Mackenzie Dern, ac
  
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• Maycee Barber wants fight with Mackenzie Dern, who ‘ducked me in LFA’

  08-11-2018 22:30
  The way Maycee Barber sees it, Mackenzie Dern can’t run from her forever.
  The 20-year-old undefeated strawweight Barber makes her Octagon debut on Saturday at UFC Denver against Hannah Cifers, but she’s already got an eye on a matchup with one of the company’s most hyped young stars.
  Barber wasn’t even asked who she wanted to fight next after UFC Denver, but volunteered that a matchup with Dern is on her radar anyway.
  “The person I want to fight is Mackenzie Dern,
  
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• ‘Korean Zombie’ still wants Frankie Edgar matchup after fight with Yair Rodriguez

  08-11-2018 22:11
  DENVER — At UFC Denver media day, Chan Sung Jung discusses his weight cut, fighting Yair Rodriguez, wanting to fight Frankie Edgar next, the UFC coming back to South Korea and more.
  
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• Mike Perry planning mental warfare against Donald Cerrone before UFC Denver: ‘F*ck Cowboy’

  08-11-2018 22:03
  DENVER — At UFC Denver media day, Mike Perry discusses his weight cut, fighting Donald Cerrone, his plans for mental warfare this week against “Cowboy,” and more.
  
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• Artem Lobov follows up on promise to return Michael Johnson’s UFC Moncton weigh-in fine

  08-11-2018 22:00
  Say what you want about Artem Lobov’s results inside the cage, but outside of it he delivers.
  Following up on a promise he made prior to his most recent fight at UFC Moncton on Oct. 27, Lobov has paid Michael Johnson for the fine that Johnson received after missing weight for their co-main event bout in New Brunswick.
  Johnson came in one pound over the featherweight limit and was ordered to give 20 percent of his purse to Lobov. However, because he accepted the fight on less than two week
  
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• Donald Cerrone says he’s moving back to lightweight after fighting Mike Perry at UFC Denver

  08-11-2018 21:13
  DENVER — At UFC Denver media day, Donald Cerrone discusses his fight with Mike Perry, the ongoing issues he has with JacksonWink MMA coach Mike Winkeljohn, wanting to go back to 155 next and much more.
  
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• Donald Cerrone not walking away from Mike Winkeljohn beef: ‘F*ck him’

  08-11-2018 21:00
  In an alternate world, perhaps Donald Cerrone might not have been matched up with Mike Perry at UFC Denver, and perhaps the public and acrimonious split between Cerrone and JacksonWink co-founder Mike Winkeljohn would have never happened.
  But that is in fact how things went down, with Cerrone, one of the famed Albuquerque gym’s longest-standing members, leaving the gym, and Perry, a newcomer, staying with the gym.
  So as the heated welterweight matched on Saturday night’s main card d
  
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• Report: Evans-Smith Out, Replaced by Kim against Antonina Shevchenko at ‘TUF 28’ Finale

  08-11-2018 20:47 via sherdog.com
  An injury to a flyweight contender briefly shook up “The Ultimate Fighter” 28 Finale on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, but the promotion has already secured a replacement to salvage the matchup.
  
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• Antonina Shevchenko gets new opponent at TUF 28 Finale with Ashlee Evans-Smith out

  08-11-2018 20:00
  Antonina Shevchenko has a new opponent for her UFC debut.
  Ashlee Evans-Smith is out of the scheduled bout at the TUF 28 Finale on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed with MMA Fighting. Shevchenko’s new opponent will be Ji Yeon Kim. The news was first reported by ESPN.
  Shevchenko (6-0) beat Jaymie Nievara by second-round TKO on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series in June to earn a UFC roster spot. The Kyrgyzstan native is the older sister of UFC star Valentina. Shevchenko
  
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• Conor McGregor Latest Addition at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

  08-11-2018 19:54 via sherdog.com
  We can now add wax statue to the list of Conor McGregor’s achievements throughout his illustrious career.
  
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• UFC Denver media day live stream

  08-11-2018 19:51
  At UFC Denver media day, the top fighters will answer questions from the media during 15-minute scrums Thursday afternoon.
  The schedule is below:
  1:45 p.m. ET: Chan Sung Jung “The Korean Zombie”2 p.m.: Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone available
  2:15 p.m: Raquel Pennington available
  2:30 p.m.; Maycee Barber available
  2:45 p.m.: Michael Trizano available
  3:00 p.m.: Yair Rodriguez available
  3:15 p.m.: Mike Perry available
  3:30 p.m.: Germaine de Randamie available
  3:45 p.m.: Hannah C
  
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• Report: Ariane Lipski Set to Make Octagon Debut Against Joanne Calderwood at UFC 233

  08-11-2018 19:43 via sherdog.com
  While Ariane Lipski was unable to make her Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC Fight Night 140, she has now been booked with a new opponent for January.
  
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• CM Punk Joins CFFC as Commentator for First UFC Fight Pass Event

  08-11-2018 18:29 via sherdog.com
  CM Punk is back, but not in the way you might think.
  
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• Conor McGregor blames ONE Championship CEO’s ‘greed’ for UFC dismantling flyweight division

  08-11-2018 17:47
  Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson’s departure from the promotion was essentially the final nail in the coffin of the division he reigned over since its inception in 2011.The recent cuts of flyweight fighters Jose Torres and Jarred Brooks would only confirm the division was on its last legs.
  But in surprising move, former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor took aim at ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong over the dismantling of the UFC’s 125-pound division and
  
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• The UFC’s flyweight division was fun while it lasted

  08-11-2018 16:00
  Early on, when the flyweight division was first introduced to the UFC in 2012, it felt like the ultimate gesture to Joseph Benavidez — the promotion’s most glaringly miscast bantamweight. The UFC created a miniature four-man tournament that kicked off at an UFC on FX card down in Australia, pairing Benavidez — who at that point had beaten everybody not named Dominick Cruz — against Yasuhiro Urushitani. Who was Yasuhiro Urushitani? He was like a rare Japanese import at th
  
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• Sean O’Malley disciplinary hearing in front of Nevada commission set

  08-11-2018 15:00
  Sean O’Malley faces the first step in attempting to get back in the Octagon next week.
  The top UFC bantamweight prospect will go before the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for a disciplinary hearing Nov. 14 in Las Vegas, which will address his failed out-of-competition drug test in September. The information comes form the NAC meeting agenda posted to the commission’s website.
  O’Malley was pulled from his scheduled UFC 229 fight with Jose Quiñonez due to the positive t
  
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• Morning Report: Mike Perry blasts JacksonWink teammate Ray Borg for UFC Denver withdrawal: B*tch you scared!

  08-11-2018 14:00
  This weekend Mike Perry will be taking on Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of UFC Denver. It’s a fight with more than just welterweight ranking implications, it also has bad blood behind it. Perry recently relocated to the JacksonWink fight team, and his arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico has led to some pretty serious discord among the fight camp. And those troubles only appear to be growing.
  Speaking yesterday with Aaron Bronsteter, Mike Perry took shots at fellow JacksonWink fighter
  
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• Morning Report: Mike Perry blasts Jackson Wink teammate Ray Borg for UFC Denver withdrawal: B*tch you scared!

  08-11-2018 14:00
  This weekend Mike Perry will be taking on Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of UFC Denver. It’s a fight with more than just welterweight ranking implications, it also has bad blood behind it. Perry recently relocated to the Jackson Wink fight team, and his arrival in Albuquerque, N.M. has led to some pretty serious discord among the fight camp. And those troubles only appear to be growing.
  Speaking yesterday with Aaron Bronsteter, Mike Perry took shots at fellow Jackson Wink fighter Ray
  
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• Mike Perry Claims Ray Borg's Illness is Fake And Borg is 'Scared'

  08-11-2018 13:39 via sherdog.com
  It was announced Wednesday that the anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight bout this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver between Ray Borg and Joseph Benavidez had been cancelled after Borg came down with an undisclosed illness just days out from the bout.
  
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• Paulo Costa Withdraws From UFC Brooklyn Clash With Yoel Romero Due To Injury

  08-11-2018 13:32 via sherdog.com
  A blockbuster middleweight clash between two-time middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero and rising star Paulo Costa has been cancelled for a second time, according to a report from ESPN.
  
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• Maycee Barber UFC Denver open workout highlights

  08-11-2018 07:59
  DENVER — UFC newcomer Maycee Barber performed for the fans at the UFC Denver open workouts.
  
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• Ex-UFC Bantamweight Queen Miesha Tate Named One Championship Vice President

  08-11-2018 07:52 via sherdog.com
  Retired former UFC star Miesha Tate has been named vice president of One Championship.
  
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• Raquel Pennington UFC Denver open workout highlights

  08-11-2018 07:50
  DENVER — UFC women’s bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington worked up a sweat for the fans at the UFC Denver open workouts.
  
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• Mike Perry UFC Denver open workout highlights

  08-11-2018 07:46
  DENVER — UFC welterweight contender Mike Perry put on a show for the fans at the UFC Denver open workouts.
  
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• Miesha Tate named ONE Championship vice president, moving to Singapore

  08-11-2018 07:26
  ONE Championship is racking up big-name fighters from the United States.
  The latest? Miesha Tate.The women’s MMA legend will join ONE as a vice president and relocate to the promotion’s home country of Singapore, ONE announced early Thursday morning. Tate will join the notable recent fighter additions of Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez to the ONE Championship roster.“I am thrilled to join ONE Championship as a vice president,” Tate said in a statement in the ONE pre
  
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• Yair Rodriguez considers himself a ‘new guy’ after tumultuous 18-month layoff

  08-11-2018 07:23
  DENVER — At UFC Denver open workouts, Yair Rodriguez discussed his featherweight main event against Chan Sung Jung, his long layoff, where he stands with his career, how his short-notice return came to be, his relationship with the UFC, and much more.
  
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• Unfiltered: Cowboy Cerrone, Mike Perry and Denver Preview and Picks

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  #12 UFC Welterweight Cowboy Cerrone joins the show and talks to Jim and Matt about his UFC Denver co-main event fight against Mike Perry, his falling out with Mike WInkeljohn, training with Lando Vannata, naming his son, and more. Then, Cowboy’s opponent, “Platinum” Mike Perry calls in and predicts a first round KO of Cowboy, the vibe at Jackson-Wink MMA, the Paul Felder fight at UFC 226, aspiring to be like Jon Jones, and a lot more. Plus, the guys discuss Floyd Mayweather&rsq
  
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• TUF Blog: Maurice Greene Part 9

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  As I suspected, some of my antics bled into this week's episode.I'm not necessarily proud of my behavior, but the TUF house does weird things to your mind and sometimes you need an outlet for all the pressure. My outlet was alcohol. You know, a lot of guys come on the show trying to be a "personality" and that was never my intention, to try to put on a front. I was just trying to be myself, highs and lows, good and bad.Anyway, I was heated up and a little drunk, and I just can't wait to put my h
  
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• TUF Blog: Leah Letson Part 9

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Once again, Maurice Greene and his drinking stole the show this week.I didn't mind Mo's drinking in the house -- I'm not one to judge and it was entertaining sometimes -- until I realized how much it was affecting Marciea Allen. Mo's behavior, along with Marciea basically being eliminated from the tournament, almost made her leave the house before the tournament ended.Thankfully we were able to convince her to stay. Marciea is a fierce competitor and, despite not having an easy go in the TUF hou
  
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• Rodriguez Excited For A Fresh Start At UFC Denver

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
     View this post on InstagramGracias a todos los que se presentaron ayer en los entrenamientos abiertos, muy contento por el apoyo brindado de las personas que de verdad me quieren, muchas gracias Dios los bendiga! Créditos : . @desautomatas #follow gracias por el excelente contenido hermano!A post shared byYair Rodriguez Official (@panteraufc) on Nov 8, 2018 at 9:02am PSTI thought I misunderstood Yair Rodriguez when he said he was excited about cutting weight for his Satu
  
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• Pennington Feeling Tougher After Nunes Fight

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  A week before her first fight in Colorado in over six years, Raquel Pennington wasn’t sweating the small stuff, like stressing about facing former world champion Germaine de Randamie on Saturday or dealing with ticket requests from family and friends.Instead, Coach Pennington was helping lead the Academy School District 20 gymnastics team through the State tournament that saw them place fifth with several squad members qualifying for individual finals and one taking the title in three even
  
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• Montana on Mark De La Rosa: "We knew we'd be in UFC together"

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Montana De La Rosa poses on the scale during The Ultimate Fighter Finale weigh-in inside The Pearl concert theater at Palms Casino Resort on July 5, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" />Mark De La Rosa returns to the Octagon for his third UFC bout on Saturday, Nov. 10 but it’s his wife, Montana, predicting Fight of the Night.While it may be expected that somebody would possess high praise for their spouse or signific
  
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• Five Questions With Luis 'Violent Bob Ross' Pena

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
     View this post on InstagramA post shared by Luis Peña (@violentbobross) on Nov 4, 2018 at 7:43am PSTMost of the world was introduced to Luis Peña on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated. Despite his relatively early exit from the show due to injury, the man they call ‘Violent Bob Ross’ has continued to build a steady and devoted following. It started with his UFC debut, which earned him a Performance of the Night bonus, and continued with his legendary soc
  
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• Fight Night Denver Official Weigh-In Results

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fight Night Denver celebrates 25 years of the UFC in the very city of the first UFC event. Chan Sung Jung "The Korean Zombie" and Yair "El Pantera" Rodriguez will headline the FS1 main card that gets underway at 10pm/7pm ETPT. Four prelim fights will also air on FS1 beginning at 8pm/5pm ETPT, and FIGHT PASS subscribers get two exclusive bonus prelims that kick off the evening at 7pm/4pm ETPT.Below are the official weigh-in results for Fight Night Denver.Five Round Main EventThe Korean Zombie (14
  
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• Barber Carries Ease Of A Veteran Into UFC Debut

  08-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Maycee Barber is texting her father, trying to decide if Bruce Buffer should say she’s fighting out of Fort Collins, CO, where she’s from, or Denver, CO where she currently resides. She’s in a lighthearted, laughing, mood that stands in contrast to many of her fellow Fight Night Denver peers that are wrestling with the grouchiness of weight cutting and media obligations. Barber shrugs.“I know there’s a lot of fighters who go through the rollercoaster of emotions (du
  
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• Dillon Danis, Zubaira Tukhugov, others involved in UFC 229 brawl facing discipline from Nevada commission

  08-11-2018 06:45
  Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov aren’t the only ones looking at potential punishment for their roles in the UFC 229 post-fight melee.
  Dillon Danis, Zubaira Tukhugov, Abubakar Nurmagomedov and others are facing discipline from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). Those three, along with Rizvan Magomedov and Esedulla Emiragaev, will have hearings to extend temporary suspensions at the NAC meeting Nov. 14, per the agenda on the commission’s website.
  Tukhugov, Abubakar Nurmagome
  
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• Dakota Cochrane steps in to fight Johny Hendricks at bare-knuckle boxing event

  08-11-2018 06:19
  After a few last-minute speed bumps, Johny Hendricks will get the chance to make his bare-knuckle boxing debut.
  The former UFC welterweight champion was supposed to fight Brennan Ward in a 185-pound bout in the main event of the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation’s inaugural show on Friday in Casper, Wyo., but Ward announced that he would be withdrawing from the show due to a contract dispute.
  Officials declared that they would work to find a replacement to fight Hendricks and they ha
  
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• ‘Korean Zombie’ UFC Denver open workout highlights

  08-11-2018 05:53
  DENVER — At UFC Denver open workouts, Chan Sung Jung, who as known as the Korean Zombie, puts on a show for the fans Wednesday evening.
  
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• The Ultimate Fighter 28, Episode 9 results: Batista vs. Frazier

  08-11-2018 05:00
  Justin Frazier came into The Ultimate Fighter 28 overweight and with lingering questions about his cardio.
  He’s now one fight away from a six-figure contract with the UFC.
  The 29-year-old punched his ticket to the heavyweight finals with a first-round finish of Olympic wrestler Michel Batista on episode nine of TUF. “The Grizzly Bear” made short work of a strangely tentative Batista, softening him up with leg kicks early before landing a big left hand near the end of the round
  
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• ‘Korean Zombie’ expects Max Holloway to remain featherweight champ for ‘quite a long time’

  08-11-2018 05:00
  DENVER — At UFC Denver open workouts, “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung discussed his main event fight against Yair Rodriguez, his long layoff, switching opponents on short notice, his career, Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega, and much more.
  
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• Aaron Pico to Face Henry Corrales at Bellator’s Upcoming Event in Los Angeles on Jan. 26

  08-11-2018 04:23 via sherdog.com
  Talented prospect Aaron Pico will face another significant test when he fights Henry Corrales at Bellator’s scheduled event in Los Angeles on Jan. 26.
  
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• Pico vs. Corrales booked for Jan. 26 Bellator show

  08-11-2018 04:22
  Two of Bellator’s hottest featherweights will face off at the The Forum in early 2019.
  MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that 22-year-old phenom Aaron Pico will take on Henry Corrales at a Jan. 26 Bellator event in Inglewood, Calif. Both fighters are currently riding four-fight streaks.
  BJPenn.com was first to report the matchup.
  Since faltering in his MMA debut, a stunning 24-second submission loss to Zach Freeman in a lightweight bout, Pico (4-1) has done everything in his power to
  
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• Jim Miller, Charles Oliveira Set for Rematch at UFC on Fox 31 in Milwaukee

  08-11-2018 04:00 via sherdog.com
  Jim Miller will face Charles Oliveira in a rematch of a bout that occurred eight years ago at UFC on Fox 31.
  
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• Donald Cerrone promises ‘the fight everyone wants to see’ against fired-up Mike Perry

  08-11-2018 03:36
  DENVER — At UFC Denver open workouts, Donald Cerrone discusses his welterweight fight against Mike Perry, his split with JacksonWink, Perry’s unflattering impression of him, potentially working with Greg Jackson in the future, and much more.
  
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• Mike Perry says he’s had bigger than usual weight cut heading into UFC Denver

  08-11-2018 02:51
  DENVER — At UFC Denver open workouts, Mike Perry discusses the fans heckling him, his fight with Donald Cerrone, his bigger than usual weight cut leading into this week and more.
  
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• Charles Oliveira vs. Jim Miller set for UFC on FOX 31

  08-11-2018 01:30
  A pair of lightweights who each own a little piece of UFC history will square off in a rematch at UFC on FOX 31.
  Charles Oliveira will meet Jim Miller on the Dec. 15 card in Milwaukee, UFC.com reported Wednesday.
  Oliveira (24-8, 1 no-contest) is coming off a first-round submission win over Christos Grigos at UFC Sao Paulo in September. That was his second straight win and third in his past four fights. It was also his 11th submission victory in the UFC, which topped the previous career mark set
  
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