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• Mansher Khera on future transition to MMA, move to Unity Jiu-Jitsu after Marcelo Garcia exit

  22-12-2018 22:00
  CARDIFF, Wales — Mansher Khera discusses win over Lachlan Giles at Polaris 8, future transition to mixed martial arts, move to Unity Jiu-Jitsu after Marcelo Garcia exit, and more.
  
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• Valentina Shevchenko: Cris Cyborg will finish Amanda Nunes in third or fourth round

  22-12-2018 20:00
  LOS ANGELES — The UFC’s last two champion vs. champion fights have been bad news for the titleholder from the higher weight class.
  First, then-featherweight champion Conor McGregor scored a second-round TKO of Eddie Alvarez to claim the lightweight belt at UFC 205 back in 2016. Then, light heavyweight kingpin Daniel Cormier did McGregor one better by going up to heavyweight and defeating champion Stipe Miocic in the opening stanza at UFC 226 in July.
  But as far as Valentina Shevchen
  
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• Jon Jones would rather be remembered as a ‘bad motherf*cker’ than ‘the GOAT’ 

  22-12-2018 19:00
  Jon Jones doesn’t put all that much weight behind the ever-present greatest of all-time debate in mixed martial arts, but he does know what he wants to be remembered as when all is said and done with the sport.Speaking at Thursday’s UFC 232 conference call, the former UFC light heavyweight champion said that he hopes fans will herald him as a “bad motherf*cker” when they look back on his career.
  Ahead of his rematch with Alexander Gustafsson next weekend in Las Vegas, &l
  
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• Fightweets: How many major events can the UFC put together in 2019?

  22-12-2018 18:00
  It’s a holiday miracle: A weekend off from the fight game. So enjoy whichever holidays you celebrate over the next couple weeks and get ready for the next onslaught of one fight card after another, because the early schedule for next year is pretty busy. Speaking of 2019 ...Big year coming in 2019?
  @XarXarSupreme: 2019 seems like a big year ahead for @ufc. Khabib/Tony, Conor/anyone, Jones back, DC twilight, possible Brock back, Diaz Bros. What are you most looking forward to?
  When you put
  
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• Top MMA storylines of 2018: 3. An historic trade, rise of non-UFC promotions

  22-12-2018 17:00
  Ben Askren had been trying to get into the UFC for years. Back in 2013, when he left Bellator as its undefeated welterweight champion, Askren was spurned. UFC president Dana White said publicly that Askren wasn’t ready for the UFC and he should go to a smaller promotion like World Series of Fighting to gain some more seasoning.
  Undaunted, Askren didn’t give in to what very well might have been a White negotiating tactic. He went elsewhere, signing a pretty lucrative deal with Singap
  
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• Gabi Garcia hopes Barbara Nepomuceno doesn’t ‘quit’ mid-fight, plans to KO her at Rizin 14

  22-12-2018 16:00
  A MMA fight between decorated grappler Gabi Garcia and kickboxing talent Barbara Nepomuceno has been discussed for years, ever since Nepomuceno and her team first criticized Garcia and her opponents in Rizin. Now, the grudge match is finally happening at Rizin 14 on Dec. 31.
  But it’s not coming without its fair share of controversy.
  Nepomuceno signed the Rizin bout agreement to fight Garcia days before competing for the WGP title in kickboxing on Nov. 24 in a rematch against Val Stanski,
  
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• Nutritionist Tyler Minton chronicles rollercoaster year for UFC champ Max Holloway

  22-12-2018 15:00
  Max Holloway sat down on the dais for the UFC 231 post-fight press conference with a mischievous smile.
  “Surprise, surprise, surprise — the king is Max,” Holloway quipped, following his incredibly impressive fourth-round doctor’s stoppage win over Brian Ortega in Toronto.
  After putting his own spin on a Conor McGregor victory introduction, Holloway let out a loud “ha!” After a long year of injuries, health concerns, depression and confusion as to just what wa
  
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• Stefan Struve vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima set for UFC Prague 

  22-12-2018 12:41
  Towering heavyweight Stefan Struve will look to put an end to a three-fight skid when he meets Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Prague on Feb. 23.UFC announced the fight via press release Friday evening.Struve (28-11-0) is currently on the worst losing streak of his entire UFC tenure, which dates back to his UFC 95 loss to Junior Dos Santos in 2009. A third-round defeat to Alexander Volkov started the poor run of results, which was added to by a decision loss to Andre Arlovski at UFC 222 and, most
  
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• UFC announces partnership with meal-prep service to assist fighters during camp, fight week

  22-12-2018 02:00
  The UFC is taking a major step in helping fighters with nutrition and cutting weight.
  On Wednesday, the promotion announced a partnership with Trifecta, a leading all-organic meal delivery service, which will be designed to assist fighters during training camp and fight week at no charge to them. Trifecta will work with staff at the UFC Performance Institute “to offer the nutritional support program to athletes who opt to receive it as part of their preparation for upcoming UFC events,&rd
  
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• Cris Cyborg, Amanda Nunes squabble over delay in making UFC 232 superfight

  22-12-2018 00:00
  UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and her bantamweight counterpart, Amanda Nunes, have been highly complimentary about one another’s skills and accomplishments leading up to the first-ever UFC women’s champion vs. champion fight on Dec. 29 at UFC 232.Nunes’ acknowledges Cyborg’s longtime win streak over the course of Strikeforce, Invicta, and UFC title reigns; while Cyborg does the same for her opponent’s impressive run in all but cleaning out the 135-pound cl
  
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