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• Poliana Botelho seeks another impressive finish against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC Argentina

  17-11-2018 23:00
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Fresh off the biggest victory of her MMA career, Poliana Botelho has a key test ahead of her at UFC Argentina.
  A former champion in her native country of Brazil, Botelho entered the Octagon for the first time in October 2017, but her the fight didn’t go as planned. She was victorious against Pearl Gonzalez, but couldn’t showcase her striking skills the way she intended to.
  Seven months later, everything’s changed.
  The Nova Uniao product met prev
  
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• Dana White says Conor McGregor vs. ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is ‘absolutely not true’

  17-11-2018 22:00
  Following a submission loss to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov last month at UFC 229, speculation over Conor’s McGregor’s return to the Octagon has dominated the headlines.
  While McGregor initially campaigned for a rematch against Nurmagomedov, he later backtracked and he claimed he was willing to fight whoever was next in line.
  However, according to UFC President Dana White, any talk the Irishman’s next fight is on hold until the Nevada Athletic Commission hands
  
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• Zebaztian Kadestam Claims Vacant Welterweight Title with Late KO at One ‘Warrior’s Dream

  17-11-2018 20:06 via sherdog.com
  With Ben Askren off to compete under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner, Singapore-based promotion crowned a new welterweight king at ”Warrior's Dream in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday.
  
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• Zebaztian Kadestam Claims Vacant Welterweight Title with Late KO at One 'Warrior’s Dream'

  17-11-2018 20:06 via sherdog.com
  With Ben Askren off to compete under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner, Singapore-based promotion crowned a new welterweight king at ”Warrior's Dream in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday.
  
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• Marlon Vera says 38-year-old Guido Cannetti won’t keep up with him at UFC Argentina: ‘He’s a little past in age’

  17-11-2018 20:00
  Marlon Vera thinks his next opponent will have trouble keeping up with him.
  The Ecuadorian fighter competes Saturday night on the main card of UFC Argentina, which takes place at Parque Roca Arena in the capital of the largest Spanish-speaking nation: Buenos Aires, Argentina. “Chito” will be taking on hometown darling Guido Cannetti. Vera, 25, is 13 years younger than the Argentine.
  With youth on his side, plus footage of his opponent’s previous performances, Vera can’t
  
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• For Guido Cannetti, UFC Argentina is opportunity to appreciate past, ‘catapult’ into future

  17-11-2018 19:00
  Guido Cannetti has a big night ahead at UFC Argentina.
  The Argentine, who turns 39 next month, will be welcoming fellow bantamweight Marlon Vera to his home city of Buenos Aires. Cannetti will fight Vera in a three-round contest that’s set to be featured as part of the UFC Argentina main card headlined by welterweight contenders Santiago Ponzinibbio and Neil Magny.
  Saturday’s event will mark the UFC’s first visit to Argentina. It’s a significant moment for Latin American
  
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• Joseph Duffy out of UFC Adelaide due to injury

  17-11-2018 18:43
  Joe Duffy has suffered an injury that has forced him out of his lightweight bout at UFC Adelaide on Dec. 1.
  MMA Fighting confirmed the withdrawal with sources following an initial report by FloCombat that stated the Irishman had suffered a rib injury ahead of the Australian event.
  Duffy (16-3-0) was initially slated to meet Ross Pearson in an all-European affair, but an injury forced the Englishman out of the running earlier this month. According to the FloCombat report, the UFC arranged for M-
  
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• ONE Championship results, video: Zebaztian Kadestam clinches welterweight title with late knockout 

  17-11-2018 18:26
  Zebaztian Kadestam handed Tyler McGuire his first professional loss to claim the ONE Championship welterweight title — which was recently vacated by newly signed UFC fighter, Ben Askren — in the main event of ONE Championship: Warrior’s Dream in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday.
  With 30 seconds left on the clock, the Swede threw a Hail Mary right hand that immediately sent McGuire to the canvas. Kadestam appeared to hit McGuire with a knee to the head as he closed in to finish
  
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• Fightweets: Is Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone the fight to make?

  17-11-2018 18:00
  A new week, a new UFC card, a new scary weigh-in video, and maybe a new Conor McGregor fight. Just another week in MMA, in other words. So without further ado, let’s get into another edition of Fightweets ...Conor vs. Cowboy?
  @Woolman7242: Why would Conor take a fight with Cowboy? It’s a dangerous matchup outside of the top five and isn’t a typical PPV headliner because it would not be for a title. Also, is it even worth discussing right now given the likely suspension?
  I woul
  
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• After risking everything for MMA, Santiago Ponzinibbio comes back home at UFC Argentina

  17-11-2018 17:00
  Santiago Ponzinibbio traded in a home — four walls and a ceiling above his head — for mixed martial arts.
  In the early years of his career, the current UFC welterweight was struggling to gain any headway in his home country of Argentina. Boxing has been popular for a long time in the South American republic, but when Ponzinibbio was coming up the knowledge of MMA was about nil.
  “I started in my city and in my city the people had no idea what MMA was,” Ponzinibbio told MM
  
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• Cynthia Calvillo does not want to be defined by positive marijuana test

  17-11-2018 16:00
  Cynthia Calvillo was invited to the High Times Cannabis Cup earlier this year. She attended the event as an honored guest.
  Calvillo made cannabis-related news, of course, in March when she was suspended nine months by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for a positive in-competition marijuana test in relation to her UFC 219 fight last December. The failed drug test caused her to lose her sponsorship with UFC partner BodyArmor and she was also fined $6,150 by the NAC.
  After that, companies in t
  
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• Video: Brown Pinas lands devastating spinning back elbow at ONE Championship: Warrior’s Dream

  17-11-2018 15:30
  Brown Pinas banked an explosive stoppage in his Muay Thai Super Series bout with Yohann Fairtex Drai at ONE Championship: Warrior’s Dream on Saturday in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  Brown Pinas KO's Yohann Fairtex Drai via spinning back elbow #WarriorsDream pic.twitter.com/ZKKSq3Uj7h— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 17, 2018Approximately a minute into the second round, the Dutch fighter caught his opponent as he attempted to land a jab, spinning under the punch and landing a spectacular sp
  
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• UFC Argentina predictions

  17-11-2018 15:00
  Finally, Santiago Ponzinibbio is coming home.
  “Gente Boa” competes in his native country for the first time in over eight years on Saturday when the Octagon makes its debut in Buenos Aires at UFC Argentina. The matchmakers did not give Ponzinibbio a layup as he has been paired up with welterweight contender Neil Magny, who has made a habit of knocking off fighters with bigger names than him, including Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks, and Hector Lombard.
  A pair of featherweights will
  
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• Sabina Mazo Routs Caroline Yariwake da Cruz in Legacy Fighting Alliance 54 Main Event

  17-11-2018 07:06 via sherdog.com
  Sabina Mazo may be young and inexperienced, but she remains an unbeaten champion in the Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion.
  
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• Johnny Walker not impressed by Rountree’s KO of Saki: ‘It’s easy to beat someone that can’t fight MMA’

  17-11-2018 07:00
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Khalil Rountree stopped kickboxing legend Gokhan Saki with a heavy left hand to the face to score the biggest victory of his career this past July, but his next opponent is not impressed.
  Fresh off a decision win over UFC veteran Luis Henrique da Silva at Contender Series Brazil, Johnny Walker is set to make his Octagon debut Saturday night at the Parque Roca Arena in Buenos Aires, facing off against bigger name opposition in Rountree on the main card of UFC Arge
  
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• Bellator 209 highlights

  17-11-2018 07:00
  With Bellator 209 in the books, check out the highlights for the main card.
  
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• Invicta FC 32 results, video: Felicia Spencer submits Pam Sorenson to capture vacant featherweight title

  17-11-2018 06:40
  Felicia Spencer’s name will now be forever etched next to Cris Cyborg and Megan Anderson in the Invicta record books.
  The 25-year-old Canadian became just the third featherweight champion in the promotion’s history when she submitted Pam Sorenson (7-3) to claim a vacant title in the main event of Invicta FC 32 on Friday at Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Okla.
  It took Spencer (6-0) four rounds to use her grappling to soften up the more experienced Sorenson, but she was eventually able to
  
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• Rear-Naked Choke Brings Invicta Featherweight Championship to Unbeaten Felicia Spencer

  17-11-2018 06:35 via sherdog.com
  It was a performance marked by dogged determination, and it brought Felicia Spencer the gold for which she had been digging.
  
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• UFC Argentina Results: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

  17-11-2018 06:28
  MMA Fighting has UFC Argentina results for the Magny vs. Ponzinibbio event at the Mary Teran de Weiss Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  In the main event, Neil Magny battles Santiago Ponzinibbio in a key welterweight contest.
  Ricardo Lamas faces Darren Elkins in a featherweight fight in the co-main event.
  Check out UFC Argentina results below.
  Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
  Neil Magny vs. Santiago PonzinibbioRicardo Lamas vs. Darren Elkins
  Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Johnny Walker
  Cezar F
  
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• Bellator 209 results: Patricio Freire retains featherweight title with unanimous decision win

  17-11-2018 05:17
  Patricio Freire is now the winningest fighter in Bellator history.
  At the Menora Mivtachim in Tel Aviv, Israel on Thursday, but was aired Friday night on tape delay, Freire managed to stave off Emmanuel Sanchez’s run for the featherweight title, earning a unanimous decision win to retain his belt at Bellator 209.
  The first round saw both men set the tone of the fight with Sanchez pressuring from the opening bell while “Pitbull,” ironically, played the matador on the outside an
  
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• Video: Kailan Hill scores wicked 11-second spinning backfist KO at LFA 54

  17-11-2018 05:00
  Kailan Hill is having a heck of a year.
  The explosive middleweight picked up his third first-round knockout of the year, blasting Andre Walker with a stunning spinning backfist that ended the fight just 11 seconds into their bout at LFA 54 on Friday in Costa Mesa, Calif.
  A hattrick of first-round KOs!!!And Kailan Hill (4-0) is just getting started!!@lfafighting #mma #lfa54 #kailanhill #middleweight #firstroundKO #highlightKO pic.twitter.com/ZemO298JvV— AXS TV Fights (@AXSTVFights) Novembe
  
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• UFC Argentina preview show

  17-11-2018 04:40
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Before UFC Argentina, MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz and FOX Sports Argentina’s Emiliano Candido break down the top storylines.
  
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• Humberto Bandenay reflects on ‘learning experience’ of slam KO loss ahead of UFC Argentina

  17-11-2018 03:00
  Humberto Bandenay had a rough time following up his impressive UFC debut.
  The Peruvian fighter knocked out The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America season three winner Martin Bravo in his promotional debut, a fight he took on short notice just weeks after the passing of his father. To make that feat more impressive, Bandenay needed less than 30 seconds to secure the win over the then-undefeated Bravo.
  Bandenay’s second time out in the Octagon was almost as quick as his UFC introduction —
  
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• Santiago Ponzinibbio embraces important role as UFC makes first trip to Argentina

  17-11-2018 01:30
  UFC Argentina headliner Santiago Ponzinibbio understands what his upcoming fight represents for the future of MMA in his native country.
  “Gente Boa” left Buenos Aires to train in Brazil in 2010, and won 11 of 12 fights before joining the second season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil three years later. The first non-Brazilian to be part of the Brazilian version of the reality show, Ponzinibbio defeated every single one of his opponents en route to the welterweight final, pocketing bon
  
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• Invicta FC 32 Marks Return Of Kaitlin Young

  17-11-2018 01:13 via ufc.com
  Veteran of original Invicta FC 1 returns rejuvenated.
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• Invicta FC 32 Results: Spencer vs. Sorenson

  17-11-2018 01:00
  MMA Fighting has Invicta FC 32 results for the Spencer vs. Sorenson fight card at Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Okla., on Friday night.
  In the main event, Felicia Spencer and Pam Sorenson vie for the vacant Invicta featherweight championship.
  Check out Invicta FC 32 results below.
  Main Card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)
  Felicia Spencer vs. Pam Sorenson
  Mizuki Inoue vs. Viviane Pereira
  Ashley Cummins vs. Jessica Delboni
  Kaitlin Young vs. Sarah Patterson
  Alexa Conners vs. Julia Avila
  Kay Hansen vs.
  
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• Bellator 209 Results: Pitbull vs. Sanchez

  17-11-2018 00:18
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 209 results for the Pitbull vs. Sanchez tape-delayed event at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel.
  In the main event, Patricio Freire will defend his featherweight title against Emmanuel Sanchez.
  Check out Bellator 209 results below.
  Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
  Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
  Haim Gozali vs. Ryan Couture
  Phil Davis vs. Vadim Nemkov
  Cindy Dandois vs. Olga Rubin
  Adam Keresh vs. Kirill Sidelnikov
  Undercard
  Jackie Gosh vs. Jamil Ibra
  
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• Despite unparalleled rivalry in soccer, Brazilians expect a warm welcome at UFC Argentina

  17-11-2018 00:00
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Every soccer aficionado knows that there is no international rivalry in the sport like the one between Brazil and Argentina. Whenever the national teams collide, or even whenever clubs face off in tournaments like Libertadores and Sul-Americana, it’s anything but a calm atmosphere.
  Less than three weeks after Buenos Aires’ giants River Plate and Boca Juniors eliminated Gremio and Palmeiras, respectively, in the dramatic semifinals of this year’s
  
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