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• UFC Denver weigh-in photos

  09-11-2018 23:00
  UFC Denver weigh-in photos are for Friday’s UFC event.
  
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• UFC Denver preview show

  09-11-2018 22:53
  DENVER — Before UFC Denver, MMA Fighting’s Esther Lin and Jose Youngs break down the top storylines for the event in Denver, headlined by Chan Sung Jung (aka “The Korean Zombie”) vs. Yair Rodriguez.
  
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• Chris Leben ‘stoked’ for chance at bare-knuckle fight with Phil Baroni

  09-11-2018 22:00
  Chris Leben wants to get one thing clear before all else: Just because he’s going to step into the ring for a bare-knuckle boxing match, that doesn’t mean he’s going to rematch Jason Thacker any time soon.
  “Man, that follows me everywhere,” Leben told MMA Fighting with a laugh. “But no, this isn’t a joke to me. I’m stoked to get into the ring and I plan on having fun, but this isn’t a new episode of another reality show, no matter how many t
  
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• Joseph Benavidez Re-Booked for ‘TUF 28’ Finale Against Alex Perez

  09-11-2018 21:35 via sherdog.com
  There is life yet in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division, with the promotion scheduling Joseph Benavidez a fight two days after cancelling his previous matchup.
  
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• Robson Gracie Jr.’s Bellator debut set for Dec. 14

  09-11-2018 21:30
  Robson Gracie Jr. has a new date for his professional MMA debut inside the Bellator cage.
  The younger brother of Renzo Gracie, who had his Bellator 208 bout with Jamal Pottinger cancelled at the weigh-ins, will now take on Brysen Bolohao at the Bellator 212 card in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 14, promotion officials confirmed to MMA Fighting after a report by KHON.
  Gracie (0-0) has tried to make his debut in the sport since 2015, but several issues have prevented him from competing. After his Bel
  
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• Paddy Pimblett forced out of Cage Warriors 100 due to hand injury 

  09-11-2018 21:00
  Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett has announced that an injury has ruled him out of his lightweight showdown with Donovan Desmae at Cage Warriors 100 on Dec. 8.In a social media post, Pimblett revealed he must undergo another surgery on a reoccurring hand injury, which he hopes will take place before Christmas.View this post on InstagramI’m absolutely gutted am sat here writing this. Every fighter knows this is the hardest type of message to write, there is nothing I wanted more then
  
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• Report: Two Light Heavyweight Bouts Added to UFC on ESPN+ 1

  09-11-2018 20:06 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship is stacking their debut event held on ESPN+, the new ESPN streaming service, by adding two big light heavyweight bouts to the card.
  
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• Glover Teixeira vs. Ion Cutelaba set for first UFC on ESPN+ card

  09-11-2018 20:00
  One-time light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira is coming back to New York.
  Per Newsday, Teixeira (27-7) has been matched up with Ion Cutelaba (14-3, 1 NC) for the UFC’s upcoming debut on the ESPN+ streaming service, which is scheduled to take place on Jan. 19 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This will be Teixeira’s second time fighting at the venue after defeating Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision at UFC 208 in February 2017.
  Teixiera has alternated wins and losses i
  
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• UFC Fight Night 139 Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set; Pennington, Barber Heavy

  09-11-2018 19:46 via sherdog.com
  Chan Sung Jung will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a 21-month absence against Yair Rodriguez, who returns from a nearly 18-month layoff of his own.
  
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• UFC Denver weigh-in staredowns

  09-11-2018 19:46
  DENVER — After the UFC Denver official weigh-ins, the stars from the card, including Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry, faced off for the final time before the event Saturday night at Pepsi Center.
  
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• Raquel Pennington comes in two pounds heavy at UFC Denver weigh-ins

  09-11-2018 19:24
  Two main card fighters struggled with the scale on Friday.
  At the official weigh-ins for UFC Denver, which takes place Saturday at the Pepsi Center, women’s bantamweight Raquel Pennington came in heavy at 138 pounds, two pounds over the bantamweight limit. Strawweight Maycee Barber also had difficulties, weighing in at 116.5, half-a-pound over the divisional limit on her first attempt.
  Both fighters waited until the last 15 minutes of the allotted weigh-in time to hit the scale and both r
  
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• Joseph Benavidez rebooked against Alex Perez at TUF 28 Finale

  09-11-2018 18:30
  Joseph Benavidez didn’t waste time getting a replacement fight.
  The perennial flyweight contender will fight Alex Perez at the TUF 28 Finale on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, UFC officials confirmed Friday with MMA Fighting. MMAjunkie was the first to report the news. Benavidez was supposed to fight Ray Borg at UFC Denver on Saturday night, but Borg withdrew due to injury earlier this week. Benavidez vs. Perez will be contested at flyweight.
  Benavidez (25-5) is coming off a very close split decisi
  
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• Joanne Calderwood vs. Ariane Lipski added to UFC 233

  09-11-2018 18:00
  An important women’s flyweight fight is coming to Southern California.
  Joanne Calderwood will meet surging prospect Ariane Lipski at UFC 233 on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, Calif., sources confirmed Thursday with MMA Fighting. The bout was first reported by Polish MMA website LowKing. The UFC made it official Friday
  Calderwood (12-3) is coming off an impressive first-round submission win over Kalindra Faria at UFC Lincoln in August. The Scotland native has moved her camp to Las Vegas and Syndicate
  
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• Kevin Belingon Ends Bibiano Fernandes’ Reign, Becomes New One Bantamweight Champion

  09-11-2018 17:33 via sherdog.com
  The One Championship bantamweight division has a new master.
  
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• UFC Denver weigh-in video live now

  09-11-2018 17:03
  At the UFC Denver weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s UFC Denver fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  The UFC Denver official weigh-in will be at 11 a.m. ET. There will not be a ceremonial weigh-in.
  Check out the UFC Denver weigh-in results below.
  Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Chan Sung Jung (146) vs. Yair Rodriguez (145.5)
  Donald Cerrone (170) vs. Mike Perry (170.5)
  Raquel Pennington (139)* vs. Ger
  
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• Kevin Belingon upsets Bibiano Fernandes in close, action-packed title fight at ONE Championship

  09-11-2018 16:57
  The longest reining king in ONE Championship history is no longer at the top.
  Bibiano Fernandes met interim bantamweight Kevin Belingon in a bantamweight title unification bout in the main event of Friday’s ONE: Heart of the Lion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, and both fighters put on a thrilling five-round contest.
  Belingon, who couldn’t last a round the first time he fought “The Flash” in 2016, losing via first-round submission, landed several spinning b
  
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• UFC Denver weigh-in video at 11 a.m. ET

  09-11-2018 16:51
  At the UFC Denver weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s UFC Denver fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  The UFC Denver official weigh-in will be at 11 a.m. ET. There will not be a ceremonial weigh-in.
  Check out the UFC Denver weigh-in results below.
  Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez
  Donald Cerrone vs. Mike Perry
  Raquel Pennington vs. Germaine de Randamie
  Beneil Dariush vs
  
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• Report: T.J. Dillashaw-Henry Cejudo To Take Place At 125 Pounds

  09-11-2018 16:07 via sherdog.com
  The UFC 233 bout between flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw will be taking place at 125 pounds, opening the possibility of Dillashaw becoming the sixth two-division champ in Ultimate Fighting Championship history.
  
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• Miesha Tate explains ONE Championship deal, what her new job will entail

  09-11-2018 16:00
  Miesha Tate will be in Singapore this weekend for ONE Championship’s big event. She thought there she’d sit down with ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong and discuss a possible role with the Asian MMA promotion.
  As it turns out, before Tate could even get on the plane she was agreeing to join ONE as a vice president over the phone. Sityodtong made the announcement Wednesday night on social media. Tate didn’t mind not waiting, she told Sirius XM Fight Nation on Thursday night while she w
  
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• Video: Garry Tonon improves to 3-0 in MMA with submission finish at ONE

  09-11-2018 15:30
  Garry Tonon continues to impress under mixed martial arts rules.
  The jiu-jitsu specialist took on Sung Jong Lee in his third professional fight at ONE Championship’s event Friday in Singapore, showcasing his improvement in the striking area, but the stoppage came on the ground.
  After exchanging blows with the South Korean in the opening round, Tonon took him down in the second stanza and immediately went for a guillotine choke. It appeared that Lee would be able to escape, but Tonon had t
  
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• The UFC’s Top 25 All-Time Fighters, Part 3 — The Top Five

  09-11-2018 15:00
  Twenty-five years into the experiment that promised to determine the most effective martial art, the question is all but expired. Evolution has repeatedly proven that a melding of existing styles and a willingness toward adaptability will continually redefine the potent methods of the moment. It is always shifting, changing, developing; a living art form.In that quarter-center, the UFC has welcomed thousands of fighters to the cage, all with the intent of rising to the top. A scant few have got
  
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• Morning Report: Chael Sonnen believes Floyd Mayweather ‘has brought down his brand’ with Rizin fiasco

  09-11-2018 14:00
  Last week, Floyd Mayweather shocked the world when he announced he would be coming out of retirement to face off against 20-year-old phenom Tenshin Nasukawa in a special rules bout at Rizin’s New Year’s Eve show. The speculation about what those “special rules” might be didn’t last long though as just a few days later, Mayweather shot down the fight, saying the he was mislead to believe it would be a small, private exhibition match and that he never agreed to any k
  
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• Video: Anthony Engelen kicks off ONE Championship card with devastating KO

  09-11-2018 13:38
  Anthony Engelen couldn’t have asked for a better showing in Singapore.
  Making his return to the ONE Championship cage after a pair of losses for other promotions earlier this year, “The Archangel” opened ONE’s card Friday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with a 39-second finish over Meas Meu in a lightweight bout.
  Anthony Engelen returns to ONE with a BANG as he knocks out Cambodia's Meas Meul at 0:39 of Round 1! LIVE on Twitter | 9 November | 6:00PM Singapore Time | Prel
  
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• Conor McGregor Urges One Championship To Sign The UFC's 125-Pound Division

  09-11-2018 13:20 via sherdog.com
  With the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the process of apparently dismantling its flyweight division in the wake of longtime champion Demetrious Johnson being released to sign with One Championship, one perhaps unexpected voice has spoken up.
  
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• 'Cowboy' Says Fight With Perry Not Personal Despite Beef With Mike Winkeljohn

  09-11-2018 13:03 via sherdog.com
  Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry square off in an intriguing fight this Saturday night in Denver at UFC Fight Night 139, with much of the pre-fight talk focused on Cerrone’s much-publicized exit from his longtime gym, Jackson-Wink MMA.
  
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• UFC Denver weigh-in video

  09-11-2018 13:00
  At the UFC Denver weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s UFC Denver fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
  The UFC Denver official weigh-in will be at 11 a.m. ET. The won’t be a ceremonial weigh-in.
  Check out the UFC Denver weigh-in results below.
  Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez
  Donald Cerrone vs. Mike Perry
  Raquel Pennington vs. Germaine de Randamie
  Beneil Dariush v
  
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• TUF Blog: Marciea Allen Part 9

  09-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  It’s the first semifinal fight, and Justin really set the momentum for Team Gastelum. I’m honored to have trained with Justin and to see his progress throughout the season was truly motivational.This week’s episode also shows Team Gastelum getting a TUFC 28 tattoo. I was the only team member that did not get a tattoo. People asked if I regret not getting a tattoo and I can honestly admit that I’m okay with not getting one.The majority of my teammates already had multiple
  
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• TUF Blog: Josh Parisian Part 9

  09-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  On this week’s episode, Team Gastelum all got matching tattoos to represent the memory of the awesome opportunity to be on The Ultimate Fighter, as well as the bond and friendship that was built between each other. Well, all except Marciea. At the time, we had no idea why she wasn’t coming with us to the tattoo parlor, but when we returned, she let us know that she had a flight booked to leave the house early. Mostly because of the tension between her and Maurice, she felt uncomforta
  
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• Shamrock: 'It was always a fight for me.'

  09-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Ken Shamrock punches Tito Ortiz during their bout at UFC 52 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 16, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center" /> A quarter of a century ago, Ken Shamrock was part of a revolution in combat sports as a competitor in the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Denver on November 12, 1993.It wasn’t exactly what he expected to happen at McNichols Arena.“One of my students, Scott Bessa
  
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• Five Questions With Mike ‘Platinum’ Perry

  09-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Mike Perry celebrates his knockout victory over Danny Roberts of England in their welterweight bout during the UFC 204 Fight Night at the Manchester Evening News Arena. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center"" /> With a penchant for finishing fights but never getting finished himself, Mike Perry’s entrance into the UFC coincided with him being an immediate fan favorite. The announcement that he’ll got to war with Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerr
  
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• Expect The Korean Zombie To Deliver An Exciting Fight Once Again

  09-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  As Chan Sung Jung watched his protégé, Jinsoo Son, compete in the Octagon for the first time against Petr Yan in September, it was almost as if “The Korean Zombie” was feeling every punch and kick thrown over 15 frantic minutes of action.“Rather than being excited, I was really overwhelmed at the thought of having a fighter that I trained from scratch being in the Octagon,” said Jung, who didn’t have to worry about his fighter being able to handle hims
  
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• UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo fires back at Conor McGregor’s remarks about his division

  09-11-2018 04:59
  Henry Cejudo is the UFC’s flyweight champion. And he apparently does not appreciate Conor McGregor commenting on his division.
  Cejudo fired back at McGregor on social media Thursday night, tweeting to the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion: “Don’t worry about the flyweight division.” McGregor tweeted earlier Thursday, blaming ONE Championship for the UFC’s possible dissolution of the 125-pound weight class.
  Don’t worry about the flyweight divis
  
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• Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw for flyweight title targeted for UFC 233

  09-11-2018 04:24
  For the second straight pay-per-view, the UFC will have a champion vs. champion fight.
  T.J. Dillashaw vs. Henry Cejudo is targeted for UFC 233 on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, Calif., sources confirmed Thursday with MMA Fighting. Dillashaw is the UFC bantamweight champion, while Cejudo holds the flyweight belt. The fight will be contested for Cejudo’s 125-pound title, with Dillashaw moving down.
  News of the bout was first reported by Combate, while the weight class was first reported by ESPN’
  
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• Anderson dos Santos signs with the UFC, replaces Sergio Giglio vs. Nad Narimani in Argentina

  09-11-2018 03:00
  Nad Narimani has a new opponent for next week’s UFC Fight Night show in Argentina.
  “Smiler,” who was originally booked to face Sergio Giglio at the Nov. 17 card in Buenos Aires, will now welcome Brazilian talent Anderson dos Santos to the Octagon, MMA Fighting confirmed the news following a report by MMA Brasil.
  dos Santos (20-6), originally a bantamweight, will move up to 145 pounds for this contest. He enters the fight two weeks after defeating Aleandro Caetano via decision
  
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• Bibiano Fernandes focused on eighth ONE title defense, but wouldn't say no to Eddie Alvarez fight

  09-11-2018 02:00
  October was a big month for ONE Championship.
  Shortly after the signing of former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, it the promotion traded Ben Askren for Demetrious Johnson with the UFC.
  Bibiano Fernandes, who graduated “Mighty Mouse” to brown belt in jiu-jitsu, is excited with what the future holds for the Asian promotion.
  The Brazilian fighter is focused on a ONE Championship unification bout with interim bantamweight titleholder Kevin Belingon on Nov. 9 Singap
  
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• UFC Veteran Rick Story Announces Retirement Following 31-Bout Pro Career

  09-11-2018 01:56 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Fighters League veteran Rick Story has closed the book on a lengthy career at the age of 34.
  
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• Rick Story announces retirement from MMA at age 34

  09-11-2018 01:30
  One of the toughest and most durable welterweights in the sport of mixed martial arts is calling it a career.
  Rick Story announced over social media Thursday that he’s stepping away from the sport, retiring with a record of 21-10.
  Story is best remembered for his early run in the UFC in 2009-10. After dropping his UFC debut via decision to John Hathaway, Story rattled off six consecutive victories, the last two being significant wins over Johny Hendricks and Thiago Alves. While he never q
  
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• Report: Marion Reneau Slated to Face Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 233

  09-11-2018 00:42 via sherdog.com
  A women’s bantamweight scrap between Marion Reneau and Yana Kunitskaya is in the works for UFC 233 in Anaheim, California.
  
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• CM Punk joins Cage Fury Fighting Championship as commentator for Dec. 14 card

  09-11-2018 00:00
  Former WWE Superstar turned UFC welterweight Phil ‘CM Punk” Brooks is picking up the microphone once again.
  On Thursday, Cage Fury Fighting Championships announced Brooks will join the promotion as a commentator ahead of it’s first event on UFC FIGHT PASS on Dec. 14. Alongside Brooks, fans will also hear veteran play-by-lay commentator Mike Gill and analyst Brian Palakow.
  “CM Punk’s knowledge and passion for MMA is incredible, and his charisma and personality make
  
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