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• With Bellator 213 win guaranteeing title shot, Neiman Gracie says ‘I’m ready to become champion’

  15-12-2018 23:00
  Being one win away from a shot at a belt is never guaranteed in mixed martial arts. Even when competing for an interim belt, a shot at undisputed gold in one’s next bout is never a certainty, as Tony Ferguson can attest.
  But that’s not the case for Neiman Gracie and Ed Ruth.
  One of the biggest attractions in Bellator today is the promotion’s welterweight grand prix, which features among its ranks 170-pound champion Rory MacDonald. “The Red King” will debut in the t
  
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• Joseph Benavidez-Dustin Ortiz Rematch Set for UFC’s Debut on ESPN+ in Brooklyn

  15-12-2018 21:24 via sherdog.com
  Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz will square off for a second time at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• Bellator 213 live stream online

  15-12-2018 21:00
  Watch the Bellator 213 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 8 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched below:
  Maki Pitolo vs. Chris Cisneros
  Timothy Teves vs. Canaan Kawaihae
  Kai Kamaka III vs. Shojin Miki
  Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Spencer Higa
  Dustin Barca vs. Isaac Hopps
  Kala Hose vs. Marcus Gamble
  Russell Mizuguchi vs. Michael NakagawaIlima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Valerie Letourneau will compete in the Bellator 213 main event Saturd
  
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• Lee vs Iaquinta 2 - Live Results

  15-12-2018 20:30 via ufc.com
  We're Octagon-side in Milwaukee With All Your Updates!
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• Lee vs Iaquinta 2 - Final Results

  15-12-2018 20:30 via ufc.com
  We're Octagon-side in Milwaukee With All Your Final Results.
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• Edson Barboza wants you to ‘get ready’ for a ‘different fighter’ at UFC on FOX 31

  15-12-2018 20:00
  Edson Barboza sees UFC on FOX 31 as the start of a run towards the lightweight belt, but also a fight that represents many changes in his personal life.
  The Brazilian lightweight moved from New Jersey to Florida in July, switching camps from Mark Henry and Ricardo Almeida’s gym to American Top Team, and says everything has been positive since.
  Booked to face Dan Hooker in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC event in Milwaukee, Barboza said the biggest transformation the move brought
  
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• Charles Oliveira ‘evolved 10 times more’ than Jim Miller since first fight: ‘It’s a new era now’

  15-12-2018 19:00
  Charles Oliveira has the chance to avenge his first career loss at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee — and the opportunity is something special for him.
  Oliveira was two months away from turning 21 years of age when he made his Octagon debut in 2010, submitting Darren Elkins in just 41 seconds. Six weeks later, he finished Efrain Escudero in impressive fashion to improve to 14-0 in the sport.
  “Do Bronx” was a promising lightweight from Brazil, but his desire to
  
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• New York’s Jared Gordon calls move to Milwaukee ‘one of the best choices I’ve made for my career’

  15-12-2018 18:30
  If Jared Gordon was trying to break from his New York roots, he couldn’t have picked a much better place than Milwaukee.
  Born and raised in The Empire State, one only needs to talk to Gordon for a few minutes to get a feel for his unique blend of street toughness and hard-earned life lessons. His past battles with substance abuse are well-documented and though he, his friends, his family and his coaches have put in a lot of work to get him to where he is today, a recent setback inside the
  
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• Minna Grusander is going to ‘enjoy’ beating up Jinh Yu Frey in Invicta championship rematch

  15-12-2018 18:00
  Considering the controversial circumstances surrounding their first encounter, it would be understandable if Minna Grusander held a grudge against Jinh Yu Frey.
  At Invicta FC 30 five months ago, Grusander and Frey engaged in a grueling five-round battle for a vacant atomweight championship, a battle that Frey won by unanimous decision. Immediately, given how close the action was and how much of it appeared to be controlled by Grusander, there was at least a portion of the audience who thought t
  
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• Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz 2 added to UFC’s ESPN+ debut

  15-12-2018 17:30
  Another key flyweight fight is heading to Brooklyn.
  Former two-time UFC title challenger Joseph Benavidez will rematch the surging Dustin Ortiz on the UFC’s inaugural ESPN+ card Jan. 19. Newsday was the first to report the booking.
  Benavidez (26-5), one the UFC’s longest tenured flyweight, won a unanimous decision over Ortiz (19-7) in initial meeting in 2014.
  Since then, Benavidez has essentially fought a who’s who at the top of the 125-pound division, which includes wins over
  
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• Fightweets: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Dana White feud gets ridiculous

  15-12-2018 17:30
  It’s Bellator’s big weekend in Hawaii; the final UFC on FOX is tonight; and Invicta is putting on its latest show, too. So of course the big news item of note the other day was ... a promoter challenging another to a fight?
  Yeah, it’s been that type of run in the mixed martial arts world. So let’s not waste any more time getting into the latest edition of Fightweets:Oscar vs. Dana@shieldser99: So Dana is annoyed that De La Hoya had Chuck Liddell fight despite being well
  
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• Champ-champ rematches? Lyoto Machida has already beaten two Bellator titleholders

  15-12-2018 17:00
  Would you really blame Lyoto Machida if he sized up the current Bellator championship picture and concluded that he had the easiest path to champ-champ status in mixed martial arts history?
  After all, the former UFC light heavyweight titleholder — who makes his Bellator debut on Saturday night against Rafael Carvalho in a middleweight co-feature bout at Bellator 213 in Honolulu, Hawaii — already holds victories over the fighters who hold Bellator’s gold in his two weight class
  
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• As the UFC’s deal with FOX comes to a close, a look back at all the hits and misses

  15-12-2018 16:00
  The UFC is throwing one last shindig on FOX on Saturday night in Milwaukee, before moving in with its new broadcast partner, ESPN. It’s been an interesting run.
  When the UFC signed its deal with FOX in 2011, there was still a movement in place — a movement frontiered by diehards, and fueled by casuals —towards the idea of “legitimacy.” Making MMA legit. And if we’re being honest, with such a fingers-crossed set-up in play, there really was a certain romance i
  
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• Rafael Carvalho questions Lyoto Machida’s motivations in move to Bellator

  15-12-2018 15:30
  Rafael Carvalho and Lyoto Machida are in different stages of their careers, but the former Bellator champion wonders if the two countrymen share the same aspirations in the sport.
  Carvalho, who is 15-2 in MMA, is looking to rebound from a title loss to Gegard Mousasi that he suffered in May. Machida, a former UFC champion with a record of 24-8, makes his Bellator debut after a competing for more than a decade in the Octagon.
  The Brazilian middleweights will collide on Saturday in the co-main ev
  
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• UFC on FOX 31 start time, TV schedule for Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta 2

  15-12-2018 15:00
  The UFC on FOX 31 start time, TV schedule for the Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta 2 fight card at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing where and at which times.
  Main card (FOX at 8 p.m. ET)
  Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta
  Edson Barboza vs. Dan Hooker
  Rob Font vs. Sergio Pettis
  Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
  The second portion will be televised on FOX Sp
  
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• UFC on FOX 31 predictions

  15-12-2018 14:00
  The UFC’s last show on FOX is all about revenge.
  Two lightweight rematches highlight Saturday’s UFC on FOX 31 show at the Fiserv Center in Milwaukee, headlined by title contenders Al Iaquinta and Kevin Lee. The two first fought at UFC 169 back in February 2014 when Lee was just starting out in his UFC journey. That one went Iaquinta’s way and chapter two promises to reveal who has developed more in the past four years.
  The main card opener will also be a blast from the past as
  
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• UFC on FOX 31 Results: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2

  15-12-2018 12:24
  MMA Fighting has UFC on FOX 31 results for the Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 fight card Saturday night at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc.
  In the main event, Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta will square off in a key lightweight fight. Iaquinta defeated Lee via unanimous decision at UFC 169 on February 2014.
  Check out UFC on FOX 31 results below.
  Main card (FOX at 8 p.m. ET)
  Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta
  Edson Barboza vs. Dan Hooker
  Rob Font vs. Sergio Pettis
  Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
  Undercard (FOX Sports
  
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• Invicta FC 33 Results: Frey vs. Grusander 2

  15-12-2018 12:17
  MMA Fighting has Invicta FC 33 results for the Frey vs. Grusander 2 fight card Saturday night.
  In the main event, Jinh Yu Frey will defend her atomweight title against Minna Grusander. Frey defeated Grusander via unanimous decision at Invicta FC 30 this past July in their first meeting.
  Check out the Invicta FC 33 results below.
  Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 10 p.m. ET)
  Jinh Yu Frey vs. Minna Grusander
  Danielle Taylor vs. Monserrat Ruiz
  Sharon Jacobson vs. Kay Hansen
  Amber Brown vs. Alesha Zappi
  
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• Bellator 213 Results: Macfarlane vs. Letourneau

  15-12-2018 12:16
  MMA Fighting has Bellator 213 results for the Macfarlane vs. Letourneau fight card at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday night.
  In the main event, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will defend her flyweight title against Valerie Letourneau in the main event.

  Lyoto Machida will make his Bellator debut in the co-main event against Rafael Carvalho.
  Check out Bellator 213 results below.
  Main card (DAZN at 10 p.m. ET)
  Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Valerie Letourneau
  Lyoto Machida vs. R
  
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• Rob Font: ‘I’m a bad matchup’ for smaller Sergio Pettis

  15-12-2018 12:00
  Given the opportunity to face a top bantamweight contender, Rob Font fell short and there was no telling when he’d get an opportunity like that again.
  Little did he know that his very next fight would be against another opponent ranked in the top 5, though in this case it was flyweight star Sergio Pettis.
  Font welcomes Pettis back to the 135-pound division Saturday at UFC on FOX 31 in Pettis’s hometown of Milwaukee, and he likes his chances especially considering that Pettis is goin
  
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• Brent Primus says Michael Chandler ‘didn’t want any of my standup’ at Bellator 212

  15-12-2018 11:27
  HONOLULU — After his loss at Bellator 212, Brent Primus discusses nearly getting a rear-naked choke victory over Michael Chandler, Chandler adjusting his game plan, wanting a trilogy, what he’d do different in a third fight and more.
  
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• Javy Ayala says it’s ‘one of the best feelings’ knowing he made Frank Mir ‘quit’

  15-12-2018 11:11
  After his Bellator 212 win, Javy Ayala discusses beating Frank Mir, the strange ending with Mir tapping, his hopes for a heavyweight title shot, wanting to fight Fedor Emelianenko and more.
  
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• ‘Reclusive’ Bobby Green ready to remind fans he’s a contender with busy 2019

  15-12-2018 11:00
  Bobby Green is back. No, really this time.
  It’s understandable if fans are a little skittish about banking on the man known as “King” to become an impact player in the lightweight division again, given his sporadic appearances in the Octagon over the last few years. Riddled with various injuries, including problems with his knee that knocked him out of a pair of 2018 bookings, Green has fought just four times in the last four years and logged just one win during that stretch.
  
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• Scott Coker says a title shot next for AJ McKee is ‘not out of the question’

  15-12-2018 10:58
  HONOLULU — After Bellator 212, promotion president Scott Coker discusses putting on a show in front of the troops, what’s next for AJ McKee, Frank Mir’s health, Brent Primus wanting a trilogy fight and more.
  
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• If Michael Chandler could choose anyone, he says Khabib Nurmagomedov would be next

  15-12-2018 10:44
  HONOLULU — After his title victory at Bellator 212, Michael Chandler discusses the win over Brent Primus, why he would want Khabib Nurmagomedov next if he had the choice, Primus earning his respect, a potential trilogy with Primus and more.
  
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• Bellator 212 highlights

  15-12-2018 10:35
  With Bellator 212 in the books, check out all the wild fights from the main card Friday in Honolulu.
  
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• Bellator 212 results: Michael Chandler reclaims lightweight title in hard-fought battle with Brent Primus

  15-12-2018 08:01
  The champ is back.
  On Friday night at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Michael Chandler backed up all his talk and avenged his loss to Brent Primus, taking a hard-fought unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to reclaim his Bellator lightweight title.Primus came out throwing a lot of kicks but Chandler caught him with a big right hand midway through the first round. That shot led to a takedown, after which Chandler battered the champion from inside his guard for the rest of the round
  
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• UFC on Fox 31 ‘Lee vs. Iaquinta 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring

  15-12-2018 07:58 via sherdog.com
  Sherdog’s live UFC on Fox 31 coverage kicks off Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
  
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• Michael Chandler Shuts Out Brent Primus to Become Three-Time Bellator MMA Champion

  15-12-2018 07:57 via sherdog.com
  Michael Chandler is now a three-time Bellator MMA world champion.
  
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• Jessica-Rose Clark releases statement on weight-cut issue that forced her out of UFC on FOX 31

  15-12-2018 06:21
  Jessica-Rose Clark has broken her silence regarding the weight-cutting issue that forced her out of UFC on FOX 31.
  Clark, who was scheduled to fight Andrea Lee in a flyweight bout Saturday night in Milwaukee, tweeted Friday night that her weight cut was going better than ever, but her body “gave up” on her.
  I’m ok. Really upset, but happy to be here. This camp has been a roller coaster but I thought it would all be ok when I got to fight. Weight cut was more on track than any
  
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• Bellator 212 photos

  15-12-2018 05:10
  Bellator 212 photos are for Friday night’s Bellator event in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  
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• Bellator 212 Prelims: Tywan Claxton Batters Kaeo Meyer; Robson Gracie Jr. Executes Submission

  15-12-2018 04:03 via sherdog.com
  Tywan Claxton barely broke a sweat.
  
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• Bellator 213 ceremonial weigh-in photos

  15-12-2018 01:47
  Bellator 213 ceremonial weigh-in photos are for Friday’s Bellator in Honolulu.
  
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• Kron Gracie vs. Alex Caceres moved to UFC debut on ESPN

  15-12-2018 01:00
  The UFC continues to load up it’s upcoming ESPN premiere.
  Originally scheduled to compete at UFC 233 before that event was canceled, Kron Gracie will now make his first walk to the Octagon on Feb. 17 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, where he will take on previously reported opponent Alex Caceres, per a UFC announcement.
  The change was first reported by ESPN.
  Gracie, the son of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA legend Rickson Gracie, will be the first Gracie to step into the Octagon sin
  
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• Unbeaten judoka Juliana Velasquez sees Bellator belt as an Olympic medal in MMA

  15-12-2018 00:00
  Juliana Velasquez’s father introduced her to the judo mats when she was only four years old. The young carioca entered high-level competition 11 years later, capturing a few medals in the South American judo circuit. At age 28, she decided to try her luck in the mixed martial arts world.
  One month after fellow judoka Ronda Rousey destroyed Sara McMann in just 66 seconds in the UFC cage, Velasquez won her amateur debut via second-round submission in 2014. Later that year, Velasquez kicked
  
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