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• Emmanuel Sanchez credits last loss for putting him on path to Bellator 209 title shot

  14-11-2018 23:30
  The first split-decision loss of Emmanuel Sanchez’s career may have been the catalyst for his transformation into a world title contender.
  It’s not as if Sanchez wasn’t already making waves in Bellator’s featherweight division. He won six of his first seven fights for the promotion, with his lone loss coming at the hands of two-time champion Pat Curran, and looked to be one or two victories away from a title shot before running into Daniel Weichel in July 2016.
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• UFC Veteran Cody McKenzie Handed 4-Year Suspension for Submitting Fake Urine Sample

  14-11-2018 22:40 via sherdog.com
  Cody McKenzie tried to pull a fast one before his most recent scheduled bout, and now the former UFC talent has to suffer the consequences.
  
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• Bellator 209 Weigh-In Results: Patricio Freire, Emmanuel Sanchez Cleared for Title Bout

  14-11-2018 22:11 via sherdog.com
  The Bellator 209 headliner will proceed as planned, as both Patricio Freire and Emmanuel Sanchez hit their contracted marks for Thursday’s featherweight title showdown.
  
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• Champion Nathan Greyson ruled out of Cage Warriors 99 over ‘weight’ issues

  14-11-2018 21:30
  Cage Warriors flyweight champion Nathan Greyson’s first title defense against Blaine O’Driscoll has been pulled from Cage Warriors 99, which takes place this Saturday in Colchester, England.Cage Warriors president Grahan Boylan revealed the news via Twitter on Wednesday. According to Boylan, the Team Titan fighter stated that he would not be able to make the flyweight limit just two days before the official weigh-in.Saturday nights 125lb Title between @NathanGreyson1 Vs @BlaineSbg i
  
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• Ex-UFC fighter Cody McKenzie receives four-year NAC suspension for fake urine sample

  14-11-2018 21:01
  Cody McKenzie was given a stiff punishment for trying to beat the system.
  At a meeting of the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday, the former UFC fighter received a four-year suspension after it was ruled that he attempted to cheat a drug test ahead of a bout scheduled for Sept. 14.
  McKenzie was not in attendance Wednesday, and could not be reached for testimony, thus a motion was passed to “find the respondent in default” and proceed with a verdict.
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• Sean O’Malley receives six-month NAC suspension for failed drug test

  14-11-2018 19:30
  Sean O’Malley could be back in action in the first quarter of 2019.
  On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission voted to give the 24-year-old fighter a reduced suspension of six months retroactive to Oct. 6 (the date of O’Malley’s last scheduled fight) for a potential United States Anti-Doping violation that O’Malley initially announced himself via social media. It was agreed upon that O’Malley “[took] responsibility for the adverse analytical findings.&rdqu
  
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• NSAC Extends Temporary Suspensions for Those Involved in UFC 229 Post-Fight Brawl

  14-11-2018 19:10 via sherdog.com
  Those involved in the post-fight melee following the UFC 229 headliner could have their fates decided in December by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
  
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• Dillon Danis, two others receive extensions on temporary suspensions for UFC 229 brawl involvement

  14-11-2018 18:49
  Dillon Danis and two other fighters involved in the brawl that followed the UFC 229 main event will be out of competition for a little while longer as they await further judgment.
  At a meeting of the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday, the committee ruled that Danis, Zubaira Tukhugov, and Abubakar Nurmagomedov will all receive extensions on their current suspensions pending a disciplinary hearing, which is expected to take place at a future NAC meeting in either December or January.
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• UFC Bantamweight Sean O’Malley Suspended 6 Months by NSAC, Eligible to Return in March

  14-11-2018 18:39 via sherdog.com
  Sean O’Malley has been suspended six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for a failed drug test prior to UFC 229.
  
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• Legends Lookback: Matt Serra

  14-11-2018 18:26 via ufc.com
  UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra reflects on his debut at UFC 31.
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• Bellator champ Patricio Freire would offer own brother in trade for Jose Aldo

  14-11-2018 18:00
  UFC and ONE Championship surprised the fight world by the trade that involved both companies and MMA stars Demetrious Johnson and Ben Askren, and opening this door gave ideas to many people involved in the industry.
  A short tweet Bellator president Scott Coker moments after the trade was reported by the first got a quick reply by company’s featherweight champion Patricio Freire, suggesting Coker to go after former UFC featherweight king Jose Aldo.
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• Justin Gaethje vs. Anthony Pettis targeted for early 2019

  14-11-2018 17:00
  The UFC is in the process of booking a lightweight showdown between Justin Gaethje and Anthony Pettis.Following an initial report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, sources confirmed that the lightweight matchup is in the works to MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al Shatti, and is being targeted for early 2019.Gaethje (19-2-0) recently got back to his winning ways with a monstrous first-round knockout win over James Vick in their main event clash at UFC Nebraska. The former WSOF champion has gone 2-2 w
  
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• Israel Adesanya To Meet With Dana White In Australia, Discuss Potential Title Fight

  14-11-2018 16:03 via sherdog.com
  Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White will be meeting up with UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya during his time down under to discuss a potential future title fight in the 185-pound division.
  
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• UFC Denver Rewind: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez

  14-11-2018 16:00
  With UFC Denver in the books, MMA FIghting’s E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at a memorable fight week that ended with a knockout of the year contender.
  
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• Dana White Clashes With Australian TV Host Who Accuses Him Of Staging UFC 223 Bus Attack

  14-11-2018 15:38 via sherdog.com
  The interview with White went smoothly until one of the hosts of the program, Waleed Aly, decided to turn the focus on the altercations between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov with Aly accusing the UFC of staging the April bus attack in Brooklyn, in which McGregor threw a loading dolly at a charter bus full of fighters, including Nurmagomedov.
  
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• The A-Side Live Chat: ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, NAC discipline, Dillashaw vs. flyweights, Yair Rodriguez KO, more

  14-11-2018 15:15
  This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting.
  Today on the show, we’ll talk Donald Cerrone’s record-breaking win over Mike Perry at UFC Denver. Where does the victory put “Cowboy” as far as all-time greats? Does he have a shot to earn the Conor McGregor payday next? If not, what’s his future back at lightweight?
  We’ll also discuss the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) meeting from Wednesday morning, that featured new cases involving people who had a role in th
  
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• Miesha Tate says move to ONE partly because she doesn’t ‘identify’ with the ‘sh*t show’ western promotion has become

  14-11-2018 15:00
  Miesha Tate is beginning a brand new journey.
  A retired women’s MMA legend and former UFC bantamweight champion, Tate agreed to a deal last week that will see her join ONE Championship in an executive role as vice president. Tate is expected to serve as both a color commentator and brand ambassador for the Singapore-based promotion, and she and her significant other, MMA fighter Johnny Nunez, have begun the process of moving to Singapore.Tate is the latest major North American figure to s
  
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan says Cain Velasquez is still the best heavyweight he’s ever seen

  14-11-2018 14:00
  2018 has arguably been the best year of Daniel Cormier’s career. After defending his light heavyweight title in January, Cormier became only the second man to hold belts in two different weight class concurrently when he knocked out Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title at UFC 226. Then, earlier this month, Cormier submitted Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 to defend his heavyweight championship. His recent run has been so spectacular that many people are now putting him in the conversation for
  
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• True To Himself

  14-11-2018 04:33 via ufc.com
  Ricardo Lamas: he’s done things the right way.
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• ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone Hints at Potential Conor McGregor Fight: ‘Just Waiting on Him’

  14-11-2018 04:22 via sherdog.com
  A few years back, there was some serious heat for a possible bout between Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor. Now, Cerrone is hinting that the matchup could come to fruition.
  
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• ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone says he’s ‘waiting on’ Conor McGregor for potential fight

  14-11-2018 03:55
  “The Notorious” vs. “Cowboy”?
  Donald Cerrone wrote Tuesday night on social media that he’s “waiting on” Conor McGregor. After Cerrone’s record-setting win over Mike Perry last weekend at UFC Denver, he said the UFC already came to him with a potential next fight. Could that be McGregor? View this post on InstagramJust waiting on him!. “ I know a guy” A post shared byDonald Cerrone (@cowboycerrone) on Nov 13, 2018 at 6:29pm PSTOn Tuesda
  
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• Tito Ortiz coach Jason Parillo believes Chuck Liddell training footage looks ‘hoax-y’

  14-11-2018 01:59
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Tito Ortiz’s coach Jason Parillo discusses Liddell vs. Ortiz 3, being on the comeback trail, Ortiz’s health and motivation, Liddell’s recent training footage, working with Cris Cyborg for the Amanda Nunes superfight at UFC 232, and much more.
  
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• From ‘big trouble’ to ‘impressed,’ Antonio McKee talks training Chuck Liddell for Tito Ortiz

  14-11-2018 01:49
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — At Liddell vs. Ortiz media workouts at Kings MMA, Liddell’s coach Antonio McKee discusses training Liddell, how he ended up coaching “The Iceman,” Liddell’s improvements, his Team BodyShop gym and more.
  
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• Chuck Liddell says not to worry about his health: Tito Ortiz ‘can’t break an egg anyway’

  14-11-2018 01:39
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — At Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 media workouts at Kings MMA, Chuck Liddell discusses how his training camp has gone, what his motivation is in this fight, the criticisms about his age and well being and much more.
  
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• Liddell vs. Ortiz 3: Tito Ortiz media workout

  14-11-2018 01:27
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — At Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 workouts at Kings MMA, Tito Ortiz worked out for the media gathered ahead of his PPV fight with Chuck Liddell on Nov. 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
  
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• Liddell vs. Ortiz 3: Chuck Liddell workout with Tito Ortiz heckling

  14-11-2018 00:38
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — At Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 workouts, Chuck Liddell worked out for the media with Tito Ortiz present critiquing his performance.
  
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