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• Jon Anik discusses what to expect with UFC’s move to ESPN, Jan. 19 debut

  13-01-2019 23:00
  It’d be understandable if some newer fans of mixed martial arts were concerned that UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik could become a casualty of the promotion’s impending move to ESPN. After all, Anik effectively became the voice of the UFC during the UFC on FOX era, and he first signed on with the organization in 2011, the same year the UFC inked its seven-year television deal with FOX.
  But fear not, Anik fans: your man is indeed safe. The fate of the 40-year-old broadcaster&rs
  
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• Dwight Grant to Compete at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in Brooklyn on 6 Days’ Notice

  13-01-2019 21:15 via sherdog.com
  Dwight Grant will replace Randy Brown and face Chance Rencountre at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn, N.Y., this coming Saturday.
  
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• Mike Winkeljohn doesn’t think Jon Jones can change the minds of ‘haters’

  13-01-2019 21:00
  Mike Winkeljohn plays a major role in the product that Jon Jones presents inside the cage. How he conducts himself outside of it is another matter entirely.
  In a void, Jones’s accomplishments in MMA are undeniable, with his near-spotless 23-1 record, two undisputed UFC light heavyweight championship reigns, multiple title defenses, and a bevy of highlight reel finishes against some of the most famous light heavyweights in the sport.
  In reality, separating Jones from the multiple controver
  
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• Hall of Famer B.J. Penn Uncertain of Fighting Future Following UFC 232 Defeat

  13-01-2019 21:00 via sherdog.com
  B.J. Penn felt great training at Nova Uniao in Brazil prior to his UFC 232 matchup with Ryan Hall, but the end result was not what he had hoped.
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Colby Covington trolls Dana White, Werdum jumps Dariush & Gastelum in sparring session

  13-01-2019 19:00
  The life of a professional fighter isn’t all glitz and glamour.
  As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn’t enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, “The Weekly Grind.”View this post on InstagramListen to the people Uncle Fester! You can't do the #birdboxchallenge forever! A post shared b
  
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• Randy Brown Announces Removal from UFC Brooklyn Bout vs. Chance Rencountre

  13-01-2019 18:51 via sherdog.com
  Randy Brown has been pulled from a proposed welterweight matchup against Chance Rencountre at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• Rewind 2018

  13-01-2019 18:00
  With another unforgettable year in the books, MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon takes a trip down memory lane. From UFC 220 to the Conor McGregor bus attack to the debut of Bare Knuckle FC to the end of Demetrious Johnson’s streak to Khabib vs. McGregor to the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix semifinals to Jon Jones’ controversial return, relive all the sights and sounds from MMA’s top stars.
  
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• Nate Diaz reignites beef with Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘I slapped you in your head and your team didn’t do s*it’

  13-01-2019 17:00
  Nate Diaz isn’t just going to sit around twiddling his thumbs while his enemies go at it on social media.
  Putting his Twitter fingers to use, Diaz fired a shot at UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who himself was responding to an online jab from Conor McGregor.
  It’s complicated.
  I slapped you in your head you and your team didn’t do shit ...
  Live with that ur all pussies— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) January 13, 2019“I slapped you in your head and your te
  
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• Randy Brown confirms removal from UFC Brooklyn

  13-01-2019 16:31
  The rumors are true and the road to the UFC’s ESPN+ debut has hit another bump.
  On Sunday, Randy Brown confirmed a report from FloCombat that he has been removed from his upcoming welterweight bout opposite Chance Rencountre, which was scheduled to take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn next Saturday.
  See Brown’s statement below, which does not disclose the reason for the fight being changed:
  “Thank you to all my friends family and the fans attending the UFC Brooklyn event.
  
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• It’s been a rough few years for Joe Lauzon, so why is he so grateful?

  13-01-2019 16:00
  Yesterday, January 12, was Joey Lauzon’s fifth birthday. The Lauzon’s celebrated it in a low key manner with a few friends and family out in Massachusetts, and his father, Joe — the 26-time UFC veteran — made sure not to go too crazy.
  “At his first birthday, we had it at my gym and there were a ton of people,” Lauzon says. “We started singing, and he started crying. He’s got a hearing aid so all the noise is kind of tough for him sometimes.”
  
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• Promoters refuse to tap out, but struggle with crisis in Brazilian MMA

  13-01-2019 15:00
  When Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira walked to the Octagon at HSBC Arena for his 40th professional fight at UFC 134, he was seconds away from competing for the very first time in home soil. He was a legend of the sport, a former champion in the PRIDE ring and the UFC cage, but never had the privilege of performing in front of a crowd of his countrymen before that night.
  He’s an exception.
  The vast majority of the Brazilian mixed martial arts stars who shined around the world over the past few de
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt 2 full fight video

  13-01-2019 03:00
  Back at UFC 227 on Aug. 4, 2018, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw fought rival and former teammate Cody Garbrandt in an immediate rematch that headlined the event in Los Angeles. That night, the champ defeated Garbrandt for a second time to retain his title. He stopped Garbrandt with strikes at the 4:10 mark of the first round.
  Now, almost six months later, Dillashaw returns to the octagon as a challenger, as he’s set to fight UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo in the main event of
  
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• Mario Bautista replaces John Lineker to fight Cory Sandhagen at UFC Brooklyn

  13-01-2019 02:00
  Just one week away, the UFC’s first show of 2019 continues to change and one of its previously scheduled bantamweight bouts is now a completely different fight altogether.
  MMA Fighting has confirmed that Octagon newcomer Mario Bautista (6-0) will step in on short notice for an injured John Lineker to fight Cory Sandhagen at UFC Brooklyn on Jan. 19, following an initial report by FloCombat. Sandhagen (9-1) himself was a replacement for an injured Dominick Cruz.
  Bautista, a product of the M
  
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• How Nate Landwehr conquered M-1 Global (and why he just might stick around)

  13-01-2019 00:00
  On Dec. 15 in Ingushetia, Russia, Nate Landwehr improved to 4-0 in M-1 Global and successfully authored his first defense of the promotion’s featherweight title with a third-round TKO of Andrey Lezhnev, proving that he was definitely not a one-hit wonder.
  There may have been skepticism after he earned a split nod against Viktor Kolesnik in November 2017, snapping the 22-year-old’s eight-fight unbeaten streak, and when he punched out Khamzat Dalgiev eight months later to capture M-1
  
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