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• Thiago Moises foresees first-round KO of Beneil Dariush in UFC debut in Denver

  10-11-2018 22:00
  Thiago Moises, one of the best prospects to come out of the Brazilian version of Dana White’s Contender Series, has a tough test for his UFC debut.
  A former RFA lightweight champion, Moises, enters the Octagon at Saturday night’s UFC Denver to face Beneil Dariush, who has as many UFC appearances as the Brazilian has of MMA fights overall, and feels motivated for “a big test” that Dariush represents for his career.
  ”I’m really anxious, happy with this opportun
  
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• ACB 90 results: Mukhamad Vakhaev, Eduard Vartanyan, Yusup Raisov, Marcin Held victorious in Moscow

  10-11-2018 20:34
  Referee Herb Dean had to pry Mukhamad Vakhaev off the neck of Sergey Belostenniy after calling a stop to their heavyweight title fight in main event of ACB 90 on Saturday in Moscow, Russia.Vakhaev came from behind to claim the first-round rear-naked choke victory after spending the guts of the fight on the end of body shots from the challenger.In the moments after the stoppage, Dean continued to reprimand the champion as he told him “Do not do that again.”
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• Erosa brings TUF, Contender Series, UFC experience to second Octagon run

  10-11-2018 20:00
  As the saying goes, it’s hard to get into the UFC and even harder to stay there. So think about how difficult it is to get back once you’ve already had your shot.
  Few fighters can speak to the frustrations of having to prove yourself all over again like Julian Erosa. The 29-year-old gets a second chance with the UFC on Saturday, when he fights Devonte Smith in a lightweight bout on the preliminary portion of UFC Denver.
  A veteran of 27 pro bouts, Erosa (22-5) has been through the UF
  
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• Oleg Borisov knocks out Thiago Henrique with left hook at ACB 90

  10-11-2018 19:13
  Oleg Borisov underlined his devastating power at bantamweight with a show-stopping knockout of Thiago Henrique in the second round of their clash at ACB 90.I mean god damn. Borisov packs some ridiculous power at 135. Devastating knockout. #ACB90 pic.twitter.com/YO2q2ooeEB— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 10, 2018The first round saw both men exchange powerful shots. Borisov bore down on the Brazilian from the opening bell, but was forced to change his tactics after eating a front kick as
  
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• Devonte Smith looking forward to calling out opponents who turned him down

  10-11-2018 19:00
  For Devonte Smith, making the choice to accept a short-notice fight was easy. It was either get ready to make his UFC debut on less than three weeks’ notice, or wait until the new year to finally make that walk to the Octagon.
  Sure enough, the recent Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series contract winner signed on the dotted line to fight Julian Erosa at UFC Denver, which takes place Saturday at the Pepsi Center. Facing his most experienced opponent yet, Smith (8-1) is just gla
  
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• Fightweets: Has UFC diluted the value of superfights?

  10-11-2018 18:00
  Floyd Mayweather was supposedly going to fight in Japan, in a ruse so obvious Hellen Keller could have spotted it as phony. The UFC flyweight division seemed to be falling apart, and then a curveball came in which T.J. Dillashaw is apparently fighting for Henry Cejudo’s 125-pound belt.
  Hey, this is MMA. None of this has to make any sense.
  In the words of noted philosophical giants Slayer, on and on, south of heaven. And on to another edition of Fightweets.Watering down superfights
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• UFC 230 estimated pay-per-view numbers are in

  10-11-2018 16:00
  Saturday’s UFC 230, headlined by Daniel Cormier’s first defense of his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis, is currently estimated at doing 250,000 pay-per-view buys, which would be normal levels for 2018.
  The number is well down from the 375,000 estimate of Cormier’s title win over Stipe Miocic on July 7, which along with the Jan. 20 show with Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir and Miocic vs, Francis Ngannou, were the two biggest numbers this year outside of UFC 229.
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• Donald Cerrone on Mike Perry: Old ‘Cowboy’ would have ‘met this dude in the lobby and beat his ass’

  10-11-2018 15:00
  Beyond all the Shakespearean intrigue that surrounds Saturday night’s co-main event, one thing that has grown apparent during UFC Denver fight week is the maturation of Donald Cerrone. Yes, the hot-blooded wildman has become something of an even-keeled elder statesman right before our eyes, one content to merely smirk and shrug at the in-fighting and treachery that followed Mike Perry’s arrival to New Mexico and Cerrone’s split from his longtime team at JacksonWink. The &ldquo
  
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• UFC Denver predictions

  10-11-2018 14:00
  The UFC’s 25th anniversary celebration show may not end up etched in the annals of history like the event that it’s commemorating, but two headlining scraps featuring four of MMA’s most exciting fighters almost guarantee that UFC Denver will be one to remember.
  “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung is back. Mandatory military duty in his home country of South Korea and a litany of injuries limited Jung to just one fight in the last five years and he’s hoping tha
  
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• UFC Denver Results: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez

  10-11-2018 08:00
  MMA Fighting has UFC Denver results for the Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez fight card at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, live blogs of the top fights, and live UFC Denver Twitter updates.
  In the main event, Chan Sung Jung, who is known as “The Korean Zombie,” will square off against Yair Rodriguez in a key featherweight contest.
  Donald Cerrone, who has lost four of his past five fights, will face former teammate Mike Perry in the co-main event.
  Check out UFC Denver results below.
  
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• WBKFF 1 results: Chris Leben stops Phil Baroni, Dakota Cochrane shocks Johny Hendricks

  10-11-2018 07:16
  Johny Hendricks’ bare-knuckle fighting debut did not go as he might have hoped.
  The former UFC welterweight champion was knocked out at 21 seconds of the second round by Dakota Cochrane in the co-main event of the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation debut card Friday night in Casper, Wyo.Cochrane opened up a nasty cut under Hendricks’ eye in the first round and then finished with a huge right hand early in the second. It was a fairly one-sided affair. After the right, Hendricks d
  
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• Smith, Ramos Steal The Show During Prelims

  10-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Devonte Smith celebrates after knocking out Julian Erosa in their lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Pepsi Center on November 10, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center"" />The preliminary card for Saturday’s 25th Anniversary event in Denver, Colorado featured six fights contested at 155-pounds or lower and provided an opportunity to get a closer look at a couple Contender Series winners, an intriguing lightweight
  
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• Rodriguez Comes Out On Top Of An Instant Classic

  10-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Two fighters who seemed destined to be fixtures in the featherweight division when 2017 began squared off in the main event of Saturday night’s 25th Anniversary event in Denver, Colorado, hoping to make up for lost time and set themselves up for greater opportunities as 2019 approaches.A former title challenger and divisional stalwart dating back to the WEC days, Chan Sung Jung looked primed to resume his run as a tough out and dangerous matchup for anyone seeking entry into the upper tier
  
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• Fight Night Denver - Live Results

  10-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at Fight Night Denver: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Pepsi Center on Saturday, November 10, 2018.The Korean Zombie vs Yair Rodriguez |Donald Cerrone vs Mike Perry |Raquel Pennington vs Germaine de Randamie |Beneil Dariush vs Thiago Moises |Maycee Barber vs Hannah Cifers |Michael Trizano vs Luis Pena |Ashley Yoder vs Amanda Cooper |Chas Skelly vs Bobby Moffett |Davi Ramos vs John Gunther |Devonte Smith vs Julian Erosa |Joseph
  
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• Fight Night Denver - Final Results

  10-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Who were the winners at Fight Night Denver: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Pepsi Center on Saturday, November 10, 2018.The Korean Zombie vs Yair Rodriguez |Donald Cerrone vs Mike Perry |Raquel Pennington vs Germaine de Randamie |Beneil Dariush vs Thiago Moises |Maycee Barber vs Hannah Cifers |Michael Trizano vs Luis Pena |Ashley Yoder vs Amanda Cooper |Chas Skelly vs Bobby Moffett |Davi Ramos vs John Gunther |Devonte Smith vs Julian Erosa |Joseph
  
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• Cerrone Makes History, Barber Dominates In Debut

  10-11-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Donald Cerrone punches Mike Perry in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Pepsi Center on November 10, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)" align="center"" /> Before Chan Sung Jung and Yair Rodriguez ended their dual absences in Saturday night’s main event, five pairs of competitors — half veterans, half promising newcomers — made the walk to the Octagon inside Pepsi Center.The collection included a
  
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• Video: Dakota Cochrane knocks out Johny Hendricks at WBKFF

  10-11-2018 06:52
  Dakota Cochrane made the most of his opportunity against Johny Hendricks at WBKFF on Saturday night in Casper, Wyoming.
  Cochrane, who replaced Brennan Ward in the fight against Hendricks on short notice, knocked out the former UFC welterweight champion Hendricks in the second round.
  Check out the knockout below.
  Johny Hendricks vs. Dakota Cochrane #WBKFF KO'd pic.twitter.com/IrFgR3Wjgg— ZombieProphet (@GIFsZP) November 10, 2018
  
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• Casey Kenney Sweeps Scorecards for Interim Legacy Fighting Alliance Flyweight Crown

  10-11-2018 06:37 via sherdog.com
  Casey Kenney took the path of least resistance to Legacy Fighting Alliance gold.
  
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• Ben Askren, Scott Coker clash over possible Bellator deal

  10-11-2018 06:30
  It sounds like Ben Askren was recently in talks to make a return to Bellator. The question is under what circumstances.
  In an interview with The Fight Guys podcast that was picked up by BJPenn.com, Bellator president Scott Coker mentioned that there were talks to co-promote with Askren’s then-employers ONE Championship (Askren has since been traded to the UFC) with the hopes that Askren could compete in Bellator’s eight-man Welterweight Grand Prix.
  Askren responded to the story on T
  
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• UFC Fight Night 139 ‘Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez’ Play-by-Play & Results

  10-11-2018 06:02 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 139 coverage kicks off Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
  
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• Ian Heinisch replaces Tom Breese against Cezar Ferreira at UFC Argentina

  10-11-2018 03:00
  Ian Heinisch’s first time under the UFC banner will be for a short-notice bout against Cezar Ferreira at UFC Argentina, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by Combate.
  UFC’s first trip to Buenos Aires is scheduled for Nov. 17 at the Parque Roca Arena.
  Heinisch (11-1), who replaces Tom Breese on the South American card, signed with the promotion after stopping Justin Sumter in the first round at Dana White’s Contender Series in July. “The Hurricane”
  
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• WBKFF Results: Leben vs. Baroni

  10-11-2018 02:50
  MMA Fighting has WBKFF results for the Leben vs. Baroni fight card at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming.
  In the main event, former UFC veterans Chris Leben and Phil Baroni will square off in a light heavyweight event.
  Former UFC champion Johny Hendricks faces Dakota Cochrane in a middleweight contest.
  Check out the WBKFF results below.
  Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
  Chris Leben vs. Phil Baroni
  Johny Hendricks vs. Dakota Cochrane
  Joey Angelo vs. Julian Lane
  Christina Marks vs. Jasmine C
  
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• UFC Fight Night 139 Weigh-in Results: Raquel Pennington Misses Weight

  10-11-2018 02:39 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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• Tom Breese Injured, Replaced by Ian Heinisch against Cezar Ferreira at UFC Fight Night Argentina

  10-11-2018 00:25 via sherdog.com
  UFC Fight Night 140 has experienced some more turnover shortly before the event on Nov. 17, with Tom Breese withdrawing from his middleweight bout with Cezar Ferreira.
  
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• Combate Americas announces final four entrants in second annual Copa Combate tournament

  10-11-2018 00:00
  Combate Americas has rounded out the field for its upcoming Cope Combate one-night tournament in December.
  On Thursday, the promotion announced the final four featherweights, all of whom represent a different country, will enter “La Jaula” to compete for the $100,000 grand prize:
  Bruno Cannetti (7-5) of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Pablo Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile
  John Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Colombia
  Marlon Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Peru
  Cannetti, 29, is currently riding
  
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