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• Ariane Lipski vs. Joanne Calderwood Moved from UFC 233 to UFC Fight Night Brooklyn

  05-12-2018 23:11 via sherdog.com
  A UFC women’s flyweight bout between Ariane Lipski and Joanne Calderwood is changing locations.
  
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• Dominick Cruz Returns from 2-Year Layoff, Meets John Lineker at UFC 233 on Jan. 26

  05-12-2018 22:10 via sherdog.com
  A previously rumored bantamweight bout pitting Dominick Cruz against John Lineker is now official for UFC 233.
  
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• Titan FC COO Lex McMahon explains why promotion is going to Kazakhstan

  05-12-2018 21:30
  Titan FC’s leadership, Lex McMahon and Jeff Aronson, had been pondering the idea of taking their show on the road — out of the country — for some time. The South Florida-based promotion had stayed domestic to this point, but McMahon and Aronson wanted to shake some things up.
  “We had been looking for kind of the right opportunity to expand from being predominantly a U.S.-based promotion to starting to do some international shows,” McMahon said.
  The question was whe
  
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• Joanne Calderwood vs. Ariane Lipski moved to UFC’s first card on ESPN+

  05-12-2018 21:30
  Joanne Calderwood and Ariane Lipski will meet in a different city.
  The flyweight talents were originally booked to face each other at the UFC 233 pay-per-view card in Anaheim on Jan. 26, but the promotion announced on Thursday that the match-up has been moved to the Jan. 19 show in Brooklyn, for UFC’s debut on ESPN+.
  Calderwood (12-3) recently snapped a two-fight losing skid with a first-round submission victory over Kalindra Faria in her return to the flyweight division in August, bounci
  
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• Dominick Cruz returns against John Lineker at UFC 233

  05-12-2018 20:30
  Dominick Cruz will finally re-enter the Octagon after 775 days.
  The UFC announced on Thursday that the former UFC and WEC bantamweight champion is set to meet Brazilian brawler John Lineker at the UFC 233 pay-per-view card in Anaheim, Calif., on Jan. 26. Combate first reported the match-up as being in the works.
  Cruz (22-2) hasn’t fought since losing the 135-pound belt via unanimous decision to Cody Garbrandt on Dec. 30, 2016. “The Dominator” was scheduled to make a comeback a
  
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• Five Questions With Brad Katona

  05-12-2018 20:10 via ufc.com
  TUF Champ Returns To Canada Homeland For UFC 231 Scrap
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• UFC 231 press conference video

  05-12-2018 20:00
  At UFC 231 press conference, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway, Brian Ortega, Valentina Shevchenko, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, along with UFC president Dana White, will answer questions from the media Wednesday afternoon. The video is expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
  
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• Controversial ex-NFL star Greg Hardy targeted to make UFC debut on first ESPN+ card

  05-12-2018 19:50
  Greg Hardy is officially in the UFC.
  After three fast victories to start his pro MMA career, the former NFL star will step into the Octagon for the first time against Allen Crowder on the UFC’s first ESPN+ card Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, sources confirmed with MMA Fighting on Wednesday. ESPN was the first to report the news Tuesday night.
  Hardy, 30, has won all three of his pro fights — all this year — by knockout or TKO in less than a minute. Two of those quick stoppages came on Da
  
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• Greg Hardy to Share Card with Rachael Ostovich for UFC Debut in Brooklyn on Jan. 19

  05-12-2018 19:46 via sherdog.com
  Troubled former NFL Pro Bowler Greg Hardy will make his Octagon debut against Allen Crowder at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn. ESPN.com was first to report the heavyweight matchup.
  
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• Fortunes changed for five after busy UFC weekend

  05-12-2018 18:00
  UFC’s weekend sent mixed messages regarding the future of the flyweight division.
  While the company has not officially announced dropping the weight class, fighters have been cut from the division and told that was the reason. When asked, Dana White has certainly not denied the story, nor given any kind of supportive speech about how the story is made up and they are behind the division.
  Yet, at the same time, the UFC debuted Kai Kara-France on Saturday, who came across like a potential s
  
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• Michael Chandler wants to beat Brent Primus ‘within an inch of his life’ at Bellator 212

  05-12-2018 16:00
  Throughout his mixed martial arts career, two-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler has stood out for his positivity.
  In an environment which often seems a race to the bottom in terms of trash talk and bluster, Chandler manages to exude positive vibes in a manner which sets himself apart from his peers.
  Even when he’s engaged in fierce rivalries, such as his all-time great pair of fights with Eddie Alvarez and his matchups with Will Brooks, Chandler has by and large managed
  
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• Rener Gracie explains why he feels Brian Ortega ‘already won the title’ before UFC 231

  05-12-2018 15:00
  Brian Ortega will finally get his shot at the UFC featherweight belt Saturday when he challenges Max Holloway. Ortega has been waiting since UFC 226 in July when Holloway withdrew due to health issues on fight week. In Toronto, Ortega will attempt to secure gold.
  Win or lose, though, Rener Gracie told Luke Thomas on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that the result almost doesn’t matter this coming weekend. Obviously, Ortega’s longtime coach wants his star pupil to become a UFC
  
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• Gunnar Nelson Not Fighting For Points, He Wants To Finish

  05-12-2018 14:55 via ufc.com
  "I’ll go in there and work to finish as usual,” he offered. “Whatever it is — I’m not going in there to win by points; I’m going in there to finish the fight.”
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• Morning Report: Joe Rogan on Chuck Liddell’s KO loss to Tito Ortiz: ‘This is the bed he made’

  05-12-2018 14:00
  When Chuck Liddell returned to the cage for Golden Boy MMA’s inaugural event, it was at the age of 48 after an eight-year layoff. Many were concerned about Liddell returning to the cage after so many years - especially given the string of KO losses he suffered before being essentially forced into retirement - but he was facing Tito Ortiz, a man he had twice dominated without issue. It didn’t matter. Liddell was unable to rekindle the magic of his Hall of Fame career and was dispatch
  
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• Kamaru Usman: Everyone Wants To See Me Beat Up Colby Covington

  05-12-2018 13:54 via sherdog.com
  Kamaru Usman may have vaulted himself into the title picture last weekend, but there’s one last contender he wouldn’t mind taking out on his way to the top.
  
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• Brian Ortega: I'd Be More Interested In Fighting Nurmagomedov Than McGregor

  05-12-2018 13:42 via sherdog.com
  Say this much for Brian Ortega: he doesn’t shy away from the biggest challenges the sport has to offer.
  
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• Chris Weidman: 'Zero Regrets' About How I Fought 'Jacare'

  05-12-2018 13:29 via sherdog.com
  The result may not have been what he had hoped for, but Chris Weidman isn’t second-guessing the process.
  
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• Vitaly Minakov, Cheick Kongo Booked for No. 1 Contender Bout at Bellator Event on Feb. 16

  05-12-2018 07:49 via sherdog.com
  A heavyweight No. 1 contender bout between Vitaly Minakov and Cheick Kongo is official for Bellator’s Feb. 16 event.
  
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• Jesse Ronson says he was forced to withdraw from UFC 231 for being ‘too heavy’

  05-12-2018 07:00
  Jesse Ronson will not be making his UFC return this weekend.
  The 32-year-old Ontario native was scheduled to replace John Makdessi against Diego Ferreira this Saturday at UFC 231 in Toronto, but it appears that the short-notice call-up (which was reported just last Tuesday) may have left Ronson ill-prepared to cut weight for the 155-pound affair.
  On Tuesday, Ronson announced via Facebook that he has been ruled “too heavy to safely make the weight” for the Ferreira bout and that it a
  
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• Conor McGregor Granted Continuance in NAC Case Regarding UFC 229 Post-Fight Brawl

  05-12-2018 05:00 via sherdog.com
  Conor McGregor will not appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission on Dec. 10 as originally anticipated.
  
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• Jesse Ronson Pulled from UFC 231 Bout vs. Diego Ferreira for Being ‘Too Heavy’

  05-12-2018 04:41 via sherdog.com
  A scheduled lightweight clash between Jesse Ronson and Carlos Diego Ferreira has been pulled from the UFC 231 lineup on account of Ronson being “too heavy.”
  
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• Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov Headlines First Night on Bellator Doubleheader on Feb. 15

  05-12-2018 04:09 via sherdog.com
  A heavyweight showdown pitting Matt Mitrione against Sergei Kharitonov will serve as the headliner for the first of two back-to-back Bellator MMA cards at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
  
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• Jedrzejczyk Motivated To Make History

  05-12-2018 03:51 via ufc.com
  With A Victory At UFC 231 Jedrzejczyk Will Become The First Woman In UFC History To Win Titles In Two Weight Classes.
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• UFC 231 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘The world may never know’

  05-12-2018 03:00
  In the latest Episode of UFC 231 Embedded, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway goes snowboarding and attends a Toronto Raptors’ game; challenger Brian Ortega meets the media in Los Angeles; Valentina Shevchenko works out and Joanna Jedrzejczyk goes shopping for produce.
  
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• Conor McGregor granted continuance in Nevada Athletic Commission case

  05-12-2018 01:48
  Conor McGregor will not be in Las Vegas next week as expected.
  The UFC star’s legal team asked for and was granted a continuance in his Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) case in relation to the UFC 229 post-fight brawl, sources told MMA Fighting on Tuesday. Therefore, McGregor will not be at the NAC meeting for a disciplinary hearing Monday, nor will his potential sanction be discussed.It’s unclear at this time when McGregor’s case will be heard. The commission granting a conti
  
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• Bellator announces Mitrione vs. Kharitonov, Kongo vs. Minakov 2 for February

  05-12-2018 01:00
  Bellator’s heavyweight division is ready to roll in 2019.
  Tuesday, the promotion announced Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov will headline an event on Feb. 15, while a rematch between Cheick Kongo and former Bellator champion Vitaly Minakov will take place that next evening.Both events are scheduled for the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
  Per the release, the winner of the Kongo-Minakov rematch will go on to fight either Fedor Emelianenko or Ryan Bader. The two men are currently
  
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• UFC Unfiltered Episode 251

  05-12-2018 00:16 via ufc.com
  Brian “T-City” Ortega, and his striking coach James Luhrsen call in. Plus, the guys go over their picks and recap the TUF Finale and UFC Adelaide
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• Brian Ortega says he’ll be filming movie for three months after UFC 231 in lead role

  05-12-2018 00:00
  LOS ANGELES — Maybe the “T” in T-City stands for Tinseltown.
  Brian Ortega said Monday that he’ll be gone for three months after UFC 231 filming a movie in Texas and Thailand. The Los Angeles native said he’ll be in the lead role of the action film, but couldn’t give many more details.“It’s a movie that I signed with,” Ortega said at a media lunch. “I don’t know. I’ve gotta check, but I think I’ll be the first UFC figh
  
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