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• Askren Draws Lawler For UFC Debut

  28-11-2018 22:41 via ufc.com
  Welterweights Set To Meet At UFC 233
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• Ben Askren to make UFC debut against Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 in Anaheim

  28-11-2018 22:13
  Ben Askren will finally make the walk to the Octagon when he takes on former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 in January.
  The UFC made the news official Wednesday, confirming the initial report from ESPN. UFC 233 will go down inside the Honda Center on Jan. 26 in Anaheim.Askren (18-0, 1 NC), a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic wrestling team, was previously traded from ONE Championship to the UFC for former UFC flyweight champion and pound-for-pound king Demetrious Johnson last
  
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• Passing The Torch

  28-11-2018 22:10 via ufc.com
  Tai Tuivasa Ready To Fill The Huge Shoes Of Mark Hunt
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• Anderson Silva: UFC Promised Middleweight Title Shot with Win Over Israel Adesanya

  28-11-2018 22:07 via sherdog.com
  Booking a 43-year-old Anderson Silva against rising star Israel Adesanya seemed like a cruel bit of matchmaking from the UFC, but it seems that there was an added incentive for “The Spider” to accept the bout.
  
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• UFC announces debut Prague event for Feb. 23

  28-11-2018 21:30
  The UFC’s first European event of 2019 will also mark the company’s first-ever visit to the Czech Republic.
  The UFC announced Wednesday it will hold an event on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the O2 Arena in the nation’s capital city, Prague. Tickets for the event will go on sale Dec. 7.
  “The Czech Republic has long been on our radar as UFC continues to expand across Europe,” UFC international vice-president David Shaw stated. “We are incredibly excited to finally be a
  
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• After fighting at UFC Argentina with blood clot, Ricardo Lamas feels ‘fortunate’ to be alive

  28-11-2018 21:00
  Ricardo Lamas had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.The longtime UFC featherweight contender recently went through a scary situation in which he also managed to pick up an important victory.Two weeks ago, Lamas got back in the winning column with a stoppage victory over gritty veteran Darren Elkins in the co-main event of UFC Argentina. The dominant performance ended a two-fight skid for Lamas.And he did it all with a blood clot in his body.
  Speaking with MMA Fighting, Lamas recalled t
  
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• Jesse Ronson returns to the UFC, replaces Makdessi vs. Diego Ferreira at UFC 231

  28-11-2018 20:01
  Diego Ferreira has a new opponent for next week’s UFC 231 in Toronto.
  The Brazilian was booked to face John Makdessi on Dec. 8 in Toronto, Canada, but “The Bull” has been forced out of the card. Stepping up on short notice, Jesse Ronson makes his return to the Octagon for the first time since 2014.
  Ken Wong first reported the news.
  Ronson (20-8) re-signed with the UFC after winning five in a row under the TKO banner in his native Canada, claiming the welterweight belt in his m
  
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• JDS Has No Doubt He Can Take Back The Heavyweight Division

  28-11-2018 19:48 via ufc.com
  “I’m coming hungrier than ever because in my mind, I don’t have any doubts that I can beat all of them. I can beat all these guys. I have everything that it takes to be No. 1."
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• The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters - Episode 12 Recap

  28-11-2018 19:43 via ufc.com
  The Ultimate Fighter wrapped up with an epic finish to close the season
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• Five Questions with Kamaru Usman

  28-11-2018 19:25 via ufc.com
  Usman: "Proper preparation prevents poor performance."
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• Golden Boy MMA Medical Suspensions: Chuck Liddell Handed Indefinite Term After KO Defeat

  28-11-2018 19:16 via sherdog.com
  Chuck Liddell has been suspended indefinitely following his first round knockout loss to Tito Ortiz at Golden Boy MMA’s inaugural event this past Saturday.
  
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• Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 medical suspensions: Chuck Liddell suspended indefinitely after KO loss

  28-11-2018 18:45
  Chuck Liddell may have competed for the final time.
  “The Iceman” was suspended indefinitely by the California State Athletic Commission in the aftermath of his trilogy fight against Tito Ortiz, according to the commission’s finalized medical suspension report which was released Wednesday to MMA Fighting. Liddell headlined a list of nine fighters to receive lengthy medical suspensions.Competing for the first time since 2010, Liddell suffered a brutal first-round knockout loss a
  
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• Brave to adopt two new weight classes next year, end 170-pound division

  28-11-2018 18:30
  Brave Combat Federation will officially open two new divisions in 2019.
  According to sources close to the situation, the Bahrain-based mixed martial arts promotion has decided to adopt the super lightweight (165 pounds) and super welterweight (175 pounds) weight classes next year, extinguishing the traditional welterweight (170 pounds) weight class in the process.
  Brave hasn’t set a definitive date for the start of the new divisions yet, but current welterweight champion Jarrah Hussein Al
  
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• UFC Adelaide open workout staredowns

  28-11-2018 18:00
  At UFC Adelaide open workouts, Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa share a laugh and Tyson Pedro and Shogun Rua square off as well.
  
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• Conor McGregor Fined More Than $1,000, Banned for 6 Months from Driving in Ireland

  28-11-2018 17:54 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor was banned from driving for six months and fined more than $1,000 for speeding in his native Ireland, according to a report from RTE.
  
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• Renato 'Moicano' Tabbed as Alternate for Holloway-Ortega Title Fight at UFC 231

  28-11-2018 17:26 via sherdog.com
  Renato Carneiro won’t be competing at UFC 231 after originally scheduled foe Mirsad Bektic was forced to withdraw due to injury. But “Moicano” will be in Toronto for the event in order to provide the promotion with a backup plan.
  
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• Conor McGregor banned from driving for six months, fined over $1000 for speeding

  28-11-2018 17:02
  Conor McGregor has been banned from driving for six months and was fined €1000 [$1128.09] for speeding, per a report from RTE.On Wednesday, Judge Desmond Zaidan handed down the disqualification to “The Notorious” after he pleaded guilty to breaking the 100 kph speed limit at Blackchurch on the N7, Kill, Co Kildare on Oct. 11, 2017.
  The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion was summoned to court to face four road traffic charges, speeding, driving without a license,
  
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• UFC President Dana White Provides Update On Flyweight Division

  28-11-2018 16:41 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division may be on life support, but UFC President Dana White isn't willing to pronounce it dead quite yet.
  
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• Moicano pegged as alternate for Holloway vs. Ortega at UFC 231

  28-11-2018 16:37
  Officials have a plan B for the UFC 231 main event.
  The promotion announced Wednesday that Renato Moicano will be an alternate for either featherweight champion Max Holloway or challenger Brian Ortega ahead of their main event title fight scheduled for UFC 231 on Dec. 8 in Toronto.
  Moicano (13-1-1) was originally scheduled to fight Mirsad Bektic, but was left without an opponent when Bektic recently withdrew from the card. Winner of five of his six UFC fights, including key victories over Cub S
  
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• Tony Ferguson Blasts Nurmagomedov For Considering Boxing Match With Floyd Mayweather

  28-11-2018 16:24 via sherdog.com
  It should come as no surprise that Tony Ferguson is not a fan of Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent flirtations with boxing.
  
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• What lesson needs to be learned from Chuck Liddell’s trilogy fight with Tito Ortiz

  28-11-2018 16:00
  It was 37 years ago when Muhammad Ali, arguably the biggest sports star of all-time, stepped into the boxing ring for the final time as a competitor against Trevor Berbick.
  It was sad watching “The Greatest” fighting to survive against an opponent who he would have clowned years earlier. Ali was one year removed from taking a horrible beating at the hands of Larry Holmes in a championship match, and was already showing signs of the vocal stuttering and hand trembling that would be a
  
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• Willis Feeling Calm, Comfortable Heading Into UFC Adelaide

  28-11-2018 15:50 via ufc.com
  “I believe I’m at a point where I feel calm. The last fight I started to enter that arena, but now I really feel calm.”
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• Glenn Knows What He Needs To Do To Get To The Title

  28-11-2018 15:33 via ufc.com
  "I want to be knocking people out, just violent, vicious stuff, and wowing people. I know that will get me to the title a lot quicker."
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• The A-Side Live Chat: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 fallout, Adesanya vs. Silva, Sage Northcutt, UFC 231, Francis Ngannou

  28-11-2018 15:15
  This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting.
  Today on the show, we’ll talk fallout from Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3. Ortiz won by knockout in the first round last Saturday and Liddell’s performance has come under major scrutiny. Should Liddell have even been in there with Ortiz? Is Ortiz being fairly criticized for his celebration and reaction afterward? Who should be on the receiving end of criticism — Golden Boy Promotions or the California State Athletic Commission?
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• Join the A-Side Live Chat on now

  28-11-2018 15:15
  This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting.
  Today on the show, we’ll talk fallout from Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3. Ortiz won by knockout in the first round last Saturday and Liddell’s performance has come under major scrutiny. Should Liddell have even been in there with Ortiz? Is Ortiz being fairly criticized for his celebration and reaction afterward? Who should be on the receiving end of criticism — Golden Boy Promotions or the California State Athletic Commission?
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• Alistair Overeem wants to fight Lewis next, who ‘doesn’t really have anything’ other than his power

  28-11-2018 15:00
  Alistair Overeem isn’t done just yet.
  The 38-year-old heavyweight staved off any calls for his retirement over the weekend by stopping Octagon newcomer Sergey Pavlovich with a thunderous first-round stoppage at UFC Beijing. The victory over the previously undefeated prospect snapped a two-fight losing streak for Overeem and proved that the longtime veteran still has some miles left in his tank. And with “The Reem” currently sitting in the No. 6 spot on the UFC’s heavywei
  
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• Morning Report: Dana White won’t temper trash talk in Khabib vs. McGregor rematch: ‘This is the fight business’

  28-11-2018 14:00
  We all know how this story ends.
  UFC 229 was supposed to be the biggest night in UFC history; and it was, shattering the previous UFC pay-per-view record with nearly 2.4 million buys. But with the eyes of the world watching, Khabib Nurmagomedov turned UFC President Dana White’s dreams into nightmares, submitting McGregor in the fourth round and then leaping into the crowd to attack McGregor’s fight team, sparking a brawl that was the talk of the sports world for weeks after.Nurmagom
  
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• UFC Adelaide Open Workouts Showcase The Energy Of Australia

  28-11-2018 10:34 via ufc.com
  Australia gets a preview of Saturday's action
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• UFC Fight Night 141 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Facing 180-Day Layoffs

  28-11-2018 04:35 via sherdog.com
  Four fighters from UFC Fight Night 141 could be looking at lengthy medical suspensions.
  
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• Rachael Ostovich Cleared; Fight vs. Paige VanZant Back On for UFC’s ESPN+ Debut

  28-11-2018 04:17 via sherdog.com
  It looks like Rachael Ostovich will square off against Paige VanZant at UFC Fight Night in Brooklyn, N.Y., after all.
  
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• Perez Doesn't Plan On Skipping The Line

  28-11-2018 03:25 via ufc.com
  Alex Perez is ready to seize his opportunity to climb the rankings.
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• Valentina Shevchenko UFC 231 media lunch scrum

  28-11-2018 02:00
  LOS ANGELES — At a UFC 231 media lunch, Valentina Shevchenko discusses her long history with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, how she views Jedrzejczyk as an opponent, training with Cris Cyborg, her nomadic lifestyle and much more.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko believes Muay Thai wins over Joanna Jedrzejczyk are ‘affecting her’

  28-11-2018 01:00
  LOS ANGELES — Valentina Shevchenko trained at the same gym in Thailand as Joanna Jedrzejczyk, by chance, as they were both preparing for the Muay Thai world championships in 2007.Shevchenko beat Jedrzejczyk in the 2006 tournament. The two didn’t train or spar with one another while at the gym together, Shevchenko said. But it was the same facility.
  When the championships arrived, both were in the 125-pound division. There was a lottery to determine the first-round matchups and brack
  
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• VanZant vs. Ostovich still scheduled for ESPN+ debut despite ongoing assault case

  28-11-2018 00:37
  Rachael Ostovich’s next fight will proceed as scheduled.
  The 27-year-old flyweight was recently the victim of an alleged assault at the hands of her husband Arnold Berdon, who is also an MMA fighter. After initially being charged with attempted murder, Berdon saw his charges reclassified and he pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault.
  Following the incident, which took place on the weekend of Nov. 17, Ostovich was hospitalized and later treated for a broken orbital. It was initially r
  
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• UFC + Miracle Flights

  28-11-2018 00:23 via ufc.com
  UFC Announces Continued Support For National Charitable Partner Miracle Flights
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