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• Aaron Pico calls stoppage in Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw fight ‘bullshit’

  24-01-2019 23:42
  LOS ANGELES — At Bellator 214 media day, Aaron Pico discussed his featherweight showdown against Henry Corrales, his chase of the title, the Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw stoppage, and much more.
  
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• Ahead of Bellator debut, Jake Hager says Brock Lesnar, CM Punk ‘didn’t want to get punched in the face’

  24-01-2019 23:38
  LOS ANGELES — At Bellator 214 media day, Jake Hager discusses his pro MMA debut against J.W. Kiser, where his focus lies now between MMA and pro wrestling, his time with WWE, his relationship with WWE star Roman Reigns and more.
  
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• Bellator’s Scott Coker ‘very disappointed’ by CSAC decisions on Jon Jones drug tests

  24-01-2019 23:25
  LOS ANGELES — At Bellator 214 media day, Bellator president Scott Coker discusses Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader, the Bellator 214 card, Gegard Mousasi’s potential return, why Daley vs. MVP is not in the UK, the California State Athletic Commission’s decisions on Jon Jones and more.
  
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• Bellator 214 media day staredowns

  24-01-2019 22:53
  LOS ANGELES - At Bellator 214 media day, the top fighters squared off Thursday evening.
  
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• Gustafsson’s team releases statement on ‘absolute mess’ of Jon Jones’ UFC 232 positive drug test

  24-01-2019 21:30
  Team Gustafsson is not pleased with Jon Jones’ latest UFC 232 drug testing results.
  MMA Fighting reported Wednesday that Jones tested positive for trace amounts of a longterm metabolite of oral Turinabol in a Dec. 28 sample collected by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) on the day of UFC 232’s weigh-ins. The VADA test results discovered that Jones had 33 picograms in his system of the same M3 longterm metabolite that was found in Jones’ system in three separate drug test
  
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• NSAC Schedules Nurmagomedov, McGregor and Jon Jones Hearings for January 29

  24-01-2019 21:05 via sherdog.com
  The Nevada State Athletic Commission has scheduled major hearings for their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29 to decide the fates of three of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's biggest stars.
  
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• Lando Vannata vs. Marcos Mariano official for UFC 234

  24-01-2019 21:00
  Lando Vannata will welcome Brazilian lightweight Marcos Mariano to the Octagon at UFC 234 in Melbourne on Feb. 9, the promotion announced. Nolan King first reported the booking.
  Mariano, 6-4 as a professional fighter and winner of four of his last five, is a teammate of former middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who faces Israel Adesanya on the same card in Australia.
  Vannata (9-3-2), a fan favorite lightweight, has his back against the wall after going 1-3-2 in his six UFC appearances. In hi
  
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• NAC agenda lists Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jon Jones hearings for Jan. 29

  24-01-2019 20:00
  Three of the UFC’s biggest stars might have their fighting futures determined next week in Las Vegas.
  The Nevada Athletic Commission released its agenda for Tuesday’s meeting that will see Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Jon Jones have their cases heard in regards to recent potential infractions.
  In the cases of McGregor and Nurmagomedov, they will be looking to avoid long-term suspensions after engaging in a post-fight brawl at UFC 229 on Oct. 6, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in
  
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• Lightweights Damir Hadzovic, Marco Polo Reyes to fight at UFC on ESPN+ 3

  24-01-2019 19:04 via sherdog.com
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first foray into the Czech Republic just received a new lightweight attraction.
  
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• Damir Hadzovic vs. Marco Polo Reyes booked for UFC Prague 

  24-01-2019 17:30
  Damir Hadzovic will look to bank consecutive wins under the UFC banner for the first time when he faces TUF: Latin America alum Marco Polo Reyes in Prague on Feb. 23.UFC announced the lightweight clash via its social media channels Thursday.Hadzovic (12-4-0) is coming off his split-decision win over German fan favorite Nick Hein at UFC Hamburg in July. After taking a first round loss in his UFC debut to surging Russian Mairbek Taisumov, Hadzovic jumped back into the win column with a third roun
  
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• Aaron Pico Bellator 214 workout highlights

  24-01-2019 17:00
  Hollywood, Calif. — At Bellator 214 workouts, Aaron Pico put on a show for the media Wednesday evening.
  
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• Dennis Bermudez had contemplated retirement ‘for a year and a half’ before UFC Brooklyn farewell

  24-01-2019 16:00
  With his hand raised in the Octagon, Dennis Bermudez finally got the send-off that he wanted.
  The nine-year pro MMA veteran won a unanimous decision over Te Edwards in a lightweight bout (the first 155-pound bout of Bermudez’s UFC career after 16 featherweight appearances) at UFC Brooklyn on Saturday and promptly left his gloves in the cage to signal the end of his career.
  Bermudez, 32, had hinted in interviews that he might retire soon, and after beating Edwards to snap a four-fight losi
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov explains why he attacked Dillon Danis at UFC 229

  24-01-2019 15:00
  If a rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor never happens, that would be just fine for “The Eagle” given how their first meeting shook out.
  In one of the biggest grudge matches in UFC history, Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor at UFC 229 last October by fourth-round submission after using his wrestling to control the former two-division champion for the majority of their bout. He also staggered McGregor with a right hand at one point and for a moment it looked as if Nur
  
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• Brazilian prospects Geraldo de Freitas, Felipe Colares meet at UFC Fortaleza

  24-01-2019 14:30
  Geraldo de Freitas and Felipe Colares will make their Octagon debuts on less than two weeks’ notice.
  The pair of prospects have signed with the UFC and will collide in a bantamweight bout at the upcoming UFC Fortaleza event in Ceara, Brazil, on Feb. 2, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by Combate.
  “Cabocao” and “Espartano” have made MMA Fighting’s annual Brazilian prospect list in 2018 and 2019, respectively, and enter the eight-sided cage
  
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• Greg Hardy on Illegal Knee DQ: 'I Really Didn't Understand The Rule'

  24-01-2019 14:15 via sherdog.com
  Greg Hardy’s Ultimate Fighting Championship debut didn’t go as planned, and according to Hardy, the aftermath may sting worse than the loss itself.
  
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• Morning Report: Anthony Smith says ‘I truly don’t care’ about latest Jon Jones abnormal drug test

  24-01-2019 14:00
  At UFC 232, Jon Jones made his return to MMA after a 15-month suspension for failing a drug test. He reclaimed the light heavyweight title with a win over Alexander Gustafsson and later, celebrated when his drug tests came back clean. Well, his USADA ones, at least.
  On Wednesday, it was revealed that Jones’ VADA tests - that he signed up to take so he could be licensed to fight in California - revealed trace amounts of the same steroid metabolite Jones’ failed for last year. The tur
  
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• Kelvin Gastelum Predicts First-Round KO Of Robert Whittaker at UFC 234

  24-01-2019 13:56 via sherdog.com
  Kelvin Gastelum heads Down Under next month to attempt to dethrone Robert Whittaker for the middleweight belt, and despite marching into the champ’s home ground, he is brimming with confidence.
  
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• Stephen Thompson: For My Career, It's Better if Kamaru Usman Beats Tyron Woodley

  24-01-2019 13:43 via sherdog.com
  Tyron Woodley will defend his welterweight belt against Kamaru Usman on March 2 and while there will be many interested onlookers, few will be more focused on the outcome than Stephen Thompson.
  
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• UFC 232 VADA Test Reveals Trace Amount of Same Steroid Metabolite in Jon Jones’ System

  24-01-2019 07:27 via sherdog.com
  Jon Jones continues to have trace elements of the steroid Turinabol show up in his system.
  
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• Ryan Bader Bellator 214 open workout highlights

  24-01-2019 04:30
  Ryan Bader put on a show for the media at the Bellator 214 open workouts.
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko Bellator 214 workout highlights

  24-01-2019 04:00
  HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko put on a show for the media at the Bellator 214 open workouts on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Sabina Mazo to debut against Maryna Moroz at UFC on ESPN 2

  24-01-2019 03:30
  Unbeaten Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Sabina Mazo has her first UFC booking.
  Officials announced Tuesday that Mazo (6-0) will fight Maryna Moroz (8-3) in a flyweight bout at UFC Philadelphia on March 30 at Wells Fargo Center.
  Mazo, 21, burst onto the regional scene with a pair of highlight-reel head kick KOs in 2017 before capturing the LFA flyweight title last April. The Columbian successfully defended her belt once before signing a four-fight deal with the UFC.
  Moroz will be looking to s
  
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• Henry Corrales discusses training with ‘Korean Zombie’ ahead of Aaron Pico fight

  24-01-2019 02:08
  HOLLYWOOD — Henry Corrales discusses his Bellator 214 showdown against Aaron Pico, the hype surrounding Pico, training with “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, and much more.
  
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• Aaron Pico believes Bellator 214 win puts him in position to be ‘the youngest world champion in history’

  24-01-2019 01:50
  HOLLYWOOD — Aaron Pico discusses his Bellator 214 fight against Henry Corrales, fighting in his own backyard, wanting to become the youngest champion in Bellator history, how he can avoid a fate like Jon Jones, and much more.
  
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• Ryan Bader: Bellator grand prix final ‘wouldn’t be as sweet’ if Chael Sonnen was opponent

  24-01-2019 01:43
  LOS ANGELES — At Bellator 214 open workouts, Ryan Bader discusses his Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix final against Fedor Emelianenko, the tournament itself, fighting at heavyweight, the aura of Fedor and more.
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko Bellator 214 open workout scrum

  24-01-2019 01:24
  HOLLYWOOD — Fedor Emelianenko discusses his Bellator 214 showdown against Ryan Bader, fighting in the finals of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix for the promotion’s vacant heavyweight title, how much longer he wants to compete, and much more.
  
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• Jake Hager says WWE’s Vince McMahon gave him advice before Bellator 214 debut

  24-01-2019 01:16
  HOLLYWOOD — Jake Hager, aka former WWE champion Jack Swagger, discussed his long road to his MMA debut, fighting J.W. Kiser at Bellator 214, his goals in the fight game, and much more.
  
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• Invicta FC 34 card finalized, includes Victoria Leonardo vs. Jamie Milanowski, Erin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez

  24-01-2019 01:00
  The eight-fight card for Invicta FC 34 is set.
  Officials announced the final four bouts for the Feb. 15 card, which is set to take place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., including two flyweight encounters: Victoria Leonardo vs. Jamie Milanowski and Christina Ricker vs. Caitlin Sammons.
  A featherweight bout between Courtney King and Holli Salazar has also been added.
  Also of note, Brogan Walker-Sanchez has been forced to withdraw from the card due to injury and Karina Rodriguez (6-3) has b
  
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• Trace amount of same steroid metabolite found in Jon Jones’ UFC 232 VADA test results

  24-01-2019 00:41
  Steroid metabolites have been found in Jon Jones’ system again.
  Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, was drug tested in competition by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) in relation to his UFC 232 fight last month with Alexander Gustafsson. The results, which came back this week, showed that the long-term oral Turinabol metabolite that has plagued Jones for more than a year was present, according to information obtained by MMA Fighting from the California State Athletic Commiss
  
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• Fedor Emelianenko admits ‘more and more I am thinking of retiring’

  24-01-2019 00:00
  LOS ANGELES — Fedor Emelianenko will find himself in a familiar spot on Saturday night: Headlining a major event in a big city.
  “The Last Emperor” has undergone an improbable career resurgence over the past year, having scored first-round finishes of Frank Mir and Chael Sonnen to reach the finals of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix tournament.
  The tourney concludes on Saturday night with Emelianenko’s main event bout against light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader, whic
  
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