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• 33-1 bantamweight Luis Rafael welcomes tougher opponents, says ‘UFC needs a fighter like me’

  05-01-2019 22:00
  Luis Rafael doesn’t want to be known as a can crusher in MMA. In fact, he has changed a lot of things in his life and career since suffering his first defeat.
  “Japa” compiled an impressive 31-0 record in three years as a professional between 2012 and 2015, finishing 28 opponents at both bantamweight and featherweight divisions. In 2013 alone, he fought and won 21 times. However, many of those wins came against newcomers or opponents that were below .500.
  Kicking off his fourth
  
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• Jon Jones hints at attempting to get UFC 214 win over Daniel Cormier restored

  05-01-2019 20:00
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Jon Jones has his UFC light heavyweight title back.
  Now he wants the no-contest which caused him to have his championship taken away from him expunged from his record.
  Jones, returning from his first USADA suspension last year, defeated Daniel Cormier via third-round head kick at UFC 214 in Anaheim in July 2017 to seemingly win the 205-pound belt of which he was stripped following legal trouble in 2015.
  But Jones’ joy was short lived. After the bout, it was annou
  
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• Luke Rockhold targets ‘princess’ Jon Jones, likes how they match up stylistically

  05-01-2019 19:30
  Luke Rockhold thinks he can accomplish something his longtime teammate Daniel Cormier failed to do on two occasions.
  Beat Jon Jones.
  A former UFC middleweight champion, Rockhold is poised to make a move to the light heavyweight division and he told TMZ that he’s not intimidated by Jones, who recently made his return from a second drug-test suspension at UFC 232. There, Jones defeated Alexander Gustafsson by third-round TKO to capture his third UFC title (including one interim belt) and im
  
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• The seven-year FOX deal ends with a number of viewer high points

  05-01-2019 18:00
  The seven-plus year relationship with UFC and FOX ended last Saturday with the prelims of UFC 232.
  The UFC called attention to it two weeks earlier, on the Dec. 15 FOX show, with video of UFC fighters and officials thanking FOX. The FOX network paid the UFC from $90 million to about $160 million in escalating figures over the course of the deal to provide live shows on FOX, FX, FS 1, FS 2 and FXX.
  While the UFC was actually doing bigger consistent numbers on Spike from 2005 to 2011, since the U
  
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• Our 2018 Submission of the Year: Ryan Hall’s historic heel hook of B.J. Penn

  05-01-2019 16:00
  The Submission of the Year field was wide open heading into the final UFC event of 2018.
  There were miraculous buzzer-beating submissions, rarely-seen techniques pulled off from impossible angles, and maneuvers that had fighters twisted up so awkwardly that it wasn’t even clear what caused them to tap out. But when thinking about the best submission finish of the last 12 months, few could agree on the first to spring to mind, unlike previous years that saw the likes of Demetrious Johnson&
  
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• Fightweets: Which rematch is most likely in 2019?

  05-01-2019 15:00
  New year, new you! Or something. Let’s kick off another year of Fightweets already ...
  Rematches in 2019?
  @soupy0707: What rematch do you want to see most?
  Khabib vs ConorJones vs DCDiscuss
  How about Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg? When someone loses for the first time in 13 years, and loses in the same manner in which she defeated the majority of her foes, then yeah, that’s the one I’d like to see get run back.
  Even more so when you see the grace and good cheer with which Cybor
  
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• The Best Fights of 2018

  05-01-2019 12:53 via ufc.com
  These are the fights you need to watch. 
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• Anthony Pettis considers ‘taking his talents to welterweight’ for ‘Wonderboy’ fight

  05-01-2019 04:14
  Could Anthony Pettis be bringing “Showtime” to the welterweight division?
  The former UFC lightweight champion and one-time interim featherweight title challenger must be looking for fresh challenges in 2019 as he took to Instagram on Friday to ask fans if they want to see him move up to 170 pounds for a potential fight with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. View this post on InstagramHeard somebody is looking for a fight. What you guys think? Take my talents to WW and take o
  
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• Geje Eustaquio vs. Adriano Moraes rubber match headlines ONE card in Manila

  05-01-2019 03:00
  The ONE Championship flyweight title will be on the line on Jan. 25, as Geje Eustaquio and Adriano Moraes meet in a rubber match, the promotion announced Thursday. Eustaquio vs. Moraes 3 headlines ONE: Hero’s Ascent in Manila, Philippines.
  Moraes (17-3) and Eustaquio (11-6) collided for the first time in 2014, when the Brazilian came out victorious due to submission, tapping his opponent with a guillotine choke in the second round. They met again last June, and Eustaquio regained the flyw
  
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• UFC Fortaleza poster released

  05-01-2019 00:00
  Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes are facing off again and this time they’re getting top billing.
  The Brazilian bantamweight contenders meet in the main event of UFC Fortaleza on Feb. 2 and they’re prominently featured on the official poster released Friday, over featherweight legend Jose Aldo and top contender Renato Moicano.
  Saiu o pôster oficial do #UFCFortaleza! Garanta já o seu ingresso para o evento do dia 2 de fevereiro > https://t.co/UsTSApgLvt@RaphaAssuncao
  
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