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SHERDOG NEWS NOVEMBER 2011
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Women’s Pound-for-Pounder Fujii Gets New Year’s Eve Date at Dream Japanese promotion Dream has enlisted the services of one of the world’s top female fighters, Megumi Fujii, for its annual New Year’s Eve...
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Report: Rogers Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail for Assault Former Strikeforce heavyweight title contender Brett Rogers has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony count of...
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Strikeforce Welterweight Voelker Inks 5-Fight Extension Strikeforce welterweight Bobby Voelker has signed a five-fight extension with the Zuffa-owned promotion, according to a statement released...
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Torres: Style Change for the Best Miguel Torres didn’t finish Nick Pace at UFC 139, but he did win a dominant unanimous decision without taking any damage in the process.
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Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final released Tuesday by the...
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170-Pounders Ellenberger, Sanchez to Headline UFC on Fuel 1 in Omaha The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s inaugural event on Fuel TV will be headlined by a welterweight scrap between Jake Ellenberger and Diego...
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Bellator Season 5 Finale Earns 265,000 Viewers on MTV2 Bellator Fighting Championships maintained its ratings momentum during its fifth-season finale, as Bellator 59 earned an average of 265,000...
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Alves-Kampmann Welterweight Clash on Tap for UFC on FX 2 in March A welterweight matchup between Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann is slated for the UFC’s second appearance on cable network FX in 2012.
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Schafer-Rivera, Brown-Rocha, Jimmo-Vemola Set for UFC on FX 1 Three new contests have been added to the fight bill for UFC on FX 1, Ultimate Fighting Championship officials announced Tuesday.
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‘Sapo’ Natal Meets Debutant Kuiper at UFC 143 on Super Bowl Saturday Rafael “Sapo” Natal will return to the Octagon on Feb. 4 against undefeated judo practitioner Michael Kuiper at UFC 143.
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Strikeforce Targeting Jan. 7 Event at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas Zuffa, LLC, has requested permission from the Nevada State Athletic Commission to hold a Strikeforce event on Jan. 7 at the Hard Rock Hotel in...
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McDonald Honored to Win KO Bonus Michael McDonald delivered a fantastic knockout Nov. 19 at UFC 139, finishing Alex Soto just 56 seconds into the first round.
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Chandler Knew He’d Survive Rough Round Against Alvarez Michael Chandler got off to a good start against Eddie Alvarez on Saturday at Bellator 58, but in the third round he took a pounding.
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Tokoro, Saadulaev Booked for Dream Bantamweight GP Reserve Bout Hideo Tokoro and Yusup Saadulaev were eliminated from Dream’s 2011 world bantamweight grand prix in September, but they aren’t out of the...
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Ortiz Replaces Top Flyweight McCall, Faces Rave at Friday’s TPF 11 Josh Rave has a new opponent for Tachi Palace Fights 11, as Dustin Ortiz will step in for injured promotional flyweight champion Ian McCall on...
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UFC Hands Leben 1-Year Suspension for Failed UFC 138 Drug Test Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Chris Leben has been suspended for one year by the Las Vegas-based organization after testing...
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Pudzianowski-Thompson Rematch from KSW 17 Declared No-Contest Saturday’s KSW 17 bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski and James Thompson has been declared a no-contest, the Polish promotion announced in a...
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Officials Release Finalized Lineup for UFC 144 in Japan TOKYO -- At a press conference on Monday at the Ritz Carlton, Ultimate Fighting Championship officials revealed the finalized card for the...
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Fights Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
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After Respite, Elder Guida Rejuvenated From Jackson’s MMA Training ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sometime near the end of 2010, Jason Guida decided to give it a rest. A professional mixed martial arts career that began...
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Dream, One FC Form Alliance, Plan March 31 Co-Promotion One Fighting Championship has produced only a single event, but in the time since its Sept. 3 debut, the Singapore-based organization has formed...
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Khalidov Rolls, Pudzianowski Wins Dubious Decision at KSW 17 LODZ, Poland -- Mariusz Pudzianowski, Poland’s biggest MMA attraction, avenged his May loss to James Thompson, while Mamed Khalidov got another quick victory at...
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Makovsky on Dantas: I’ve Got My Work Cut Out For Me Season 5 of Bellator posed its fair share of questions, perhaps none bigger than who would come out of the bantamweight tournament.
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Pellegrino Torn on Retirement, Wants to be with Family On August 31, 2002 he took a unanimous decision over Mac Danzig. Almost 10 years later, Kurt Pellegrino called it a career in front of a...
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Dantas Upends Vila in Bellator 59 Bantamweight Final In a beautiful display of all-around skill, Eduardo Dantas removed the last remaining obstacle between himself and Bellator Fighting Championships bantamweight titleholder...
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Zaromskis’ Wild Somersault Kick Leads to ‘Rumble of the Kings’ Finish STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis added to his highlight-reel kick library on Saturday at Hovet Arena, landing an unexpected forward somersault kick that led to a finish of Bruno Carvalho...
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Bellator 59 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, N.J., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of...
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‘TUF 3’ Alumnus Fletcher Finds a Home in Hollywood It has been more than three years since he last set foot in the cage, but Tait Fletcher still gets paid to risk life and limb for the...
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'Rampage' Returns to Japan, Meets Bader at UFC 144 Quinton Jackson will return to the Land of the Rising Sun for at least one more go-around, as “Rampage” will square off with Ryan Bader at...
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McCall Injured, Karakhanyan-DeJesus New TPF 11 Headliner Yet another injury has struck Tachi Palace Fights 11, as promotional flyweight champion Ian McCall has been forced to withdraw from his Dec. 2...
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Aoki-Kitaoka Official for Dream ‘Fight for Japan’ on NYE Dream officials Friday announced that a rumored lightweight title confrontation between company kingpin Shinya Aoki and former Sengoku champion...
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Brazil's UFC 142 Gets Alcantara-Omigawa, Arantes-Carvalho UFC officials Friday announced the addition of two new featherweight contests to the UFC 142 fight bill, as Yuri Alcantara meets Michihiro...
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Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Jordan Breen will host his weekly mixed martial arts chat at 1 p.m. ET.
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Emerson Injured, Washington Fills in Against Young at TPF 11 A last-minute injury to Robert Emerson will prevent him from competing as expected against Savant Young at Tachi Palace Fights 11. Instead,...
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Shalorus Meets Newcomer Nurmagomedov at UFC on FX 1 Kamal Shalorus returns to the cage on Jan. 20, promotion officials announced Thursday, as the “Prince of Persia” welcomes unbeaten Habib...
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Pierce Confused by Split Decision, But Content to Win Mike Pierce grinded out another win over a tough opponent at UFC on Fox 1, but he doesn’t agree with how the fight was scored.
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Returning Pellegrino Vows to Submit ‘Pitbull’ in Bellator Finale Six months ago, mixed martial arts fans thought they might never again see Kurt Pellegrino fight
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Prindle Plans to Stand, Throw in Bellator 59 Final with Santos Eric Prindle has no illusions about where his strengths lie as he approaches his Bellator 59 heavyweight tournament showdown with Thiago Santos
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Vila, Dantas, Prindle, Santos On Point for Bellator 59 Finals All four tournament finalists came in on point at Friday's Bellator 59 weigh-ins, as Alexis Vila, Eduardo Dantas, Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos...
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Vila Looking For Fast Start Against Dantas at Bellator 59 Alexis Vila began Bellator Fighting Championships’ current bantamweight tournament with a bang, knocking out Joe Warren, the promotion’s...
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Elder ‘Pitbull’ Back in Bellator with Renewed Drive, Mental Toughness “With every fight, you learn something,” says Patricky Freire. “I saw mistakes I was making in my fight with Michael Chandler and I’ve...
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‘Big Monster’ Desires ‘Heavyweight Fight of the Year’ A little more than half a minute after he decided to forgo the pre-fight touching of gloves with Thiago Santos, Neil Grove was surrendering to a rear-naked choke, his head and neck locked inside the vice-like clutches of the...
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Hand Injury Forces Weichel from Dec. 9 M-1 Title Defense Though M-1 Challenge 30 was initially expected to showcase a lightweight title fight, that plan will not come to fruition.
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Jenkins’ Opponent Out, Brother in for Tachi Palace Fights 11 NCAA Division I wrestling champion Bubba Jenkins has another new opponent for his mixed martial arts debut.
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Barboza Sharpening Ground Game for Etim, Mulling Move to 145 When it comes to depth of talent, it’s no secret that one weight class in the UFC towers above all others.
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'Mad Dog' Madadi Makes UFC Debut on FX, May Meet 'Tractor' Oliveira Swedish lightweight prospect Reza Madadi has signed with the UFC and is expected to debut with the promotion at UFC on FX 1.
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Costa Injured, Bout with Good Scratched from Bellator 59 Card Michael Costa has suffered an injury and will be unable to compete at Bellator 59 on Saturday. As a result, the promotion has been forced to cancel the welterweight's planned bout against former divisional...
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UFC Veteran Falcao Suffers Heart Attack, Currently Stable in ICU UFC veteran and recent Bellator middleweight signing Maiquel Falcao suffered a heart attack this past Sunday, while relaxing in his home in Rio...
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Dean: Officiating Needs to Match MMA’s Growth There’s no shortage of complaints when it comes to the judging and refereeing of MMA.
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Minowa to Meet ‘Spyder’ Grove at ProElite 3 in January A middleweight bout pitting Japanese fan-favorite Ikuhisa Minowa against UFC veteran Kendall Grove is in the works for ProElite 3 on Jan. 21,...
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Zavurov-Magomedov Headlines M-1 Challenge 30 in Orange County A welterweight title clash between Shamil Zavurov and Rashid Magomedov will serve as the main event for M-1 Challenge 30, M-1 Global's final...
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Strikeforce Challengers 20 Draws 143,000 Viewers on Showtime The Strikeforce Challengers series took a ratings hit on Friday night, as the Showtime broadcast of “Britt vs. Sayers” drew an average...
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UFC 139 Salaries: Le, Hendo, Wand, Rua Collect Largest Checks Cung Le may not have walked away from the HP Pavilion with a victory last Saturday night, be he did take home the evening’s largest fight purse.
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Bellator 58 Bounces Back with 269,000 Viewers on MTV2 Bellator Fighting Championships 58 earned an average of 269,000 viewers with its Saturday night broadcast on MTV2, more than doubling the...
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Emelianenko in Talks with Dream for New Year’s Eve Appearance After a four year absence, Fedor Emelianenko is in talks to return to Japan for another of his once-annual New Year’s Eve bouts.
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Spike TV: UFC 139 Prelims Drew 1.2 Million Viewers Spike TV officials announced Tuesday that an average of 1.2 million viewers tuned in for Saturday’s UFC 139 “Prelims Live” broadcast,...
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Competitive Fire Still Burning for Lytle Chris Lytle has only been retired for a few months, but already he understands why so many fighters struggle to walk away from the sport for good.
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Filho Out, ‘JT Money’ In Against Khalidov for KSW 17 Main Event Concerns over the health of Brazilian middleweight Paulo Filho have forced event organizers from Poland’s Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki to shuffle...
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Run of ‘Bad Luck’ Leaves Oft-Injured Swick Frustrated, Resolute If it was not for bad luck, Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Mike Swick might not have any luck at all
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Hioki, Palaszewski Set for Feb. 26 Featherweight Clash in Japan Japanese featherweight standout Hatsu Hioki didn’t have to wait long for a UFC fight on home soil.
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Fights Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
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Fedor Ends Losing Streak with Workmanlike Win Over Monson Former No. 1 ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko bounced back from three straight defeats with a solid but unspectacular performance that...
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Henderson Wants Next Crack at UFC Light Heavyweight Strap Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua put on a show Saturday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., beating the daylights out of one another for 25 minutes in their...
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Wanderlei: Victory Over Le ‘Came at the Right Moment’ The stakes were high for Wanderlei Silva on Saturday night, and “The Axe Murder” came through in vintage fashion, knocking out Cung Le in the...
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Henderson Outlasts Shogun in Epic In an epic encounter between two former Pride Fighting Championships cornerstones, Dan Henderson emerged victorious.
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UFC 139 Prelims: Bader, McDonald Deliver KOs “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner Ryan Bader put in 77 seconds worth of work and walked out of the Octagon with his arm raised.
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Chandler Taps Alvarez in Classic, Lombard KOs Prangley at Bellator 58 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- In a serious frontrunner for “Fight of the Year,” former University of Missouri wrestling standout Michael Chandler upset Eddie Alvarez for the Bellator lightweight championship in an electrifying four-round...
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Sandro Taps Dias, Cooper Outduels Hess on Bellator 58 Undercard Emotional and frustrated following his August knockout loss to Pat Curran, Brazilian featherweight standout Marlon Sandro channeled his aggression for the better, as he earned a first-round submission over fellow countryman Rafael...
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UFC 139 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the H.P. Pavillion at 5:50 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 139, which is headlined by a light heavyweight clash between Mauricio Rua and...
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Bellator 58 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 58, headlined by Bellator lightweight champion...
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Featherweights, Middleweights Vie for ‘TUF Brazil’ Slots on Dec. 14 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is seeking Brazilian featherweights and middleweights to compete on the first international season of “The...
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Fedor, Monson Hit Scale at 238 Ahead of Showdown in Moscow MOSCOW -- Former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and onetime UFC title contender Jeff Monson tipped the...
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Peralta, Manager Believe UFC on Fox 1 Victory Should Stand In the midst of an exciting and competitive featherweight contest opposite Mackens Semerzier at UFC on Fox 1, Robert Peralta engaged in a...
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Sayers Ruins Britt’s Middleweight Debut at Strikeforce Challengers 20 After a 16-fight professional MMA career spent at 205 pounds, Antwain Britt looked the part of an imposing physical specimen in his inaugural...
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DeBlass, Audinwood, ‘Taurus’ Among Title Winners at ROC 38 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Highlighted by a quartet of championship bouts, the final Ring of Combat event of 2011 went down Saturday night at the...
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UFC on FX 1 Headliner Set with Lightweights Miller, Guillard The UFC’s debut on cable station FX will be headlined by a pivotal lightweight confrontation between Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard, promotion...
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'Mach'-Chonan Rematch, Bantamweight Finals On for Dec. 31 Dream Three new contests have been added to Dream's year-end show, promotion officials announced Friday.
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Story Believes Beating Kampmann Gets Him Back in 170 Mix It never even crossed Rick Story’s mind that he shouldn’t take the fight.
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Chandler Confident He Can Derail Bellator Champion Alvarez Michael Chandler neither dreads nor embraces failure. He merely views it as part of his chosen profession
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Younger Njokuani Intends to Prove Himself in MMA, Muay Thai Chidi Njokuani may currently be known to most MMA fans as the little brother of UFC talent Anthony Njokuani, but he doesn't plan on perpetuating...
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Live Video Feed: UFC 139 Weigh-ins (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) Follow the jump to watch Friday's live UFC 139 weigh-ins.
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UFC 139 Weigh-in Results (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) Sherdog.com will report from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., with live updates as fighters take to the scales for the UFC 139 weigh-ins at...
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Alvarez, Chandler Hit Marks for Bellator 58 Lightweight Title Tilt Eddie Alvarez's second title defense is now official, as the reigning Bellator Fighting Championships 155-pound kingpin and challenger Michael...
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Brunson Level-Headed Before Showdown vs. James at Challengers 20 Derek Brunson has yet to lose, and that's the way he likes it.
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‘Axe Murderer’ Plans to Keep Fighting After Clash with Le Mixed martial arts can be cruel to its legends. One needs look no further than the swan song appearances of former UFC light heavyweight...
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Former Henderson Foe ‘Ninja’ Aids Brother Ahead of UFC 139 Mauricio Rua is not the first member of his family to square off with Dan Henderson
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Cung Le and His Final Frontier Cung Le has carved out quite a name for himself in martial arts.
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Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen will host his weekly mixed martial arts chat at 1 p.m. ET.
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Rousey Intends to Become Face of Women’s MMA Ronda Rousey will close out her first year in MMA on Friday when she takes on Julia Budd at Strikeforce Challengers 20.
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Fear Drives Bellator’s Alvarez to Championship Heights Nothing motivates a competitor quite like the fear of failure, especially someone as successful as Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight...
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Contract Issues in the Past, Henderson Focuses on ‘Shogun’ Following a four-fight stint with Strikeforce in which he captured the promotion’s light heavyweight title, Dan Henderson is glad to be back with the...
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Britt, Sayers On Point for Strikeforce Challengers 20 Headliner The Strikeforce Challengers 20 headliner will move forward as planned, as both Antwain Britt and Lumumba Sayers hit their contracted weights on...
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Video: UFC 139 Pre-Fight Press Conference A live video feed of Thursday's UFC 139 pre-fight news conference can be viewed here
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Caceres-Figueroa On Tap for UFC 143 in Las Vegas A bantamweight clash between Alex Caceres and Edwin Figueroa has been added to the UFC 143 fight bill, promotion officials announced Thursday.
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Report: Champion 'Cigano' Warmly Welcomed in Brazil Return Following his title-winning performance over Cain Velasquez at UFC on Fox 1, new UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was welcomed by 200...
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UFC on Fox 1 Suspensions: Rosa, Bradley, 'Kid' Face 6 Months Out Three fighters could be sidelined for up to six months following Saturday's UFC on Fox 1.
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New Champion Dos Santos Tops UFC on Fox 1 Paydays Junior dos Santos walked away from UFC on Fox 1 the big winner on Saturday, as the Brazilian took home both the UFC heavyweight title and the...
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Takaya-Inoue, Kawajiri-Miyata Booked for Dec. 31 Dream Two featherweight matchups have been announced for Dream's annual year-end show, promotion officials announced Thursday.
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Arantes Returns to Rio for UFC 142, Faces Newcomer Carvalho When Brazilian prospect Felipe Arantes joined the UFC in July, he did so as a short-notice replacement for injured Canadian Antonio “Pato” Carvalho on the company’s August card in Rio de Janeiro. When the...
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Reese Replaces Vallie-Flagg, Gets Green at Strikeforce Challengers 20 James Reese (pictured) will step up on short notice to face Bobby Green at Strikeforce Challengers 20, promotion officials announced Tuesday. Reese replaces an injured...
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Amoussou-Martinez, Van Artsdalen-Heckman Added to Bellator Finale A pair of new matchups has been added to the Bellator 59 fight card, making 10 fights now slated for the promotion's fifth-season finale.
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Hess-Cooper Completes 9-Fight Bill for Saturday’s Bellator 58 Nine fights now occupy the card for Bellator Fighting Championships 58, as the Chicago-based promotion recently ratified a middleweight bout between former tournament competitors Jared Hess (Pictured) and...
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UFC on Fox 1 Peaks with 8.8 Million Viewers During Title Bout The UFC’s network television debut peaked with 8.8 million viewers during Saturday’s heavyweight championship fight between Junior dos Santos and...
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Barry-Morecraft, Neer-Ludwig on for UFC’s January FX Debut Two fights are now set for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s debut on Fox-owned cable network FX, as Christian Morecraft will meet Pat Barry and Duane Ludwig will face...
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Featherweights Phan, Hettes Ticketed for UFC 141 on Dec. 30 A featherweight contest between Nam Phan and Jim Hettes has been added to the UFC 141 fight bill, promotion officials announced Wednesday.
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Hendo, Clinch Gear to Help Families in Need on Thanksgiving Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson and MMA apparel brand Clinch Gear recently announced a plan to help feed needy...
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Bowles Hopes to Avoid Scrambles, Chokes Against Faber Brian Bowles knows he’s in for one of the toughest fights of his career when he meets Urijah Faber on Nov. 19 at UFC 139.
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Palhares-Massenzio Matchup Added to Growing UFC 142 Card in Rio The dance card for UFC 142 continues to develop, as the UFC announced Tuesday that the event will feature Brazilian Rousimar Palhares locking up with...
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Lauzon-Pettis Lightweight Tilt Booked for UFC 144 in Japan A lightweight confrontation between former WEC titleholder Anthony Pettis and red-hot Joe Lauzon has been added to the fight bill for UFC 144 on...
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Koch-Poirier on Tap for Super Bowl Weekend at UFC 143 A pivotal featherweight scrap between hot prospects Dustin Poirier and Erik Koch will go down at UFC 143, promotion officials announced Tuesday.
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Semerzier Appeals UFC on Fox Loss, Wants Peralta Rematch The management team of UFC featherweight Mackens Semerzier has filed an appeal with the California State Athletic Commission following Semerzier’s controversial loss to Robert Peralta at...
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Okami Draws Boetsch, Home Field Advantage for UFC 144 Yushin Okami will fight on Japanese soil for the first time since 2006 when he squares off against Tim Boetsch at UFC 144, promotion officials...
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UFC Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of New York MMA Ban The Ultimate Fighting Championship Tuesday announced that the promotion, along with a group of plaintiffs from the mixed martial arts community,...
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NCAA Champ Jenkins Gets New Opponent for Tachi Palace Fights 11 Bubba Jenkins has a new opponent for his professional mixed martial arts debut, as the NCAA Division I wrestling champion will lock horns with high school wrestling standout Jason Williams at...
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Critics Baffle Bellator Champion Lombard Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight titleholder Hector Lombard feels the sting of criticism, from his reputation as a brute in the gym...
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Showtime Names Espinoza as New Head of Sports Programming Showtime Networks, Inc. has a new man in charge of its sports programming, but how long the channel’s schedule will continue to include mixed...
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Bahadurzada-Erick Silva, Maldonado-Nedkov Targeted for UFC 142 European standouts Siyar Bahadurzada and Stanislav Nedkov have been assigned Brazilian opponents for the UFC’s January return to Rio de Janeiro.
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Akiyama Drops to Welterweight, Faces Shields at UFC 144 in Japan After three consecutive defeats at middleweight, Japanese star Yoshihiro Akiyama will make a long-awaited move down the scale in February, and...
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Bellator 58 Undercard Gets Araujo-Barbosa, Sharipov-Mello Two new bouts have been added to the Internet-broadcast preliminary card for Bellator Fighting Championships 58, this Saturday at the Seminole...
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Fights Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
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Fox: 5.7 Million Watched UFC Heavyweight Title Fight The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first live bout on network television lasted only 64 seconds, but nonetheless managed to become one of...
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Dos Santos Thrilled with Title Win, Pegs Lesnar as Next Contender Though tabbed as a betting underdog prior to his heavyweight title showdown with Cain Velasquez at UFC on Fox 1, Junior dos Santos now sits atop...
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White: Edgar-Henderson to Headline UFC’s Feb. 26 Japan Return UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will next defend his belt against former WEC titleholder Ben Henderson when the UFC returns to Japan in...
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UFC on Fox Bonuses: Cigano, Henderson, Guida, Lamas Bank $65K Junior dos Santos, Ben Henderson, Clay Guida and Ricardo Lamas each took home post-fight bonuses worth $65,000 after Saturday’s inaugural UFC...
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UFC on Fox 1 Prelims: Henderson Upends Guida, Secures Title Shot Ben Henderson answered an important question. He is next in line for lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
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UFC on Fox Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., at approximately 4:45 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC on Fox, headlined by a UFC heavyweight title clash between champion Cain...
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Lima Lamps Saunders, Shlemenko Rolls in Bellator Tourney Finals Bellator's fifth season has its first two champions, as welterweight Douglas Lima and middleweight Alexander Shlemenko got their hands raised and clinched top contendership at...
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Bellator 57 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, at 5:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 57, featuring the...
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Horodecki Gets Raw Deal Draw, ‘Popo’ Potent on Bellator 57 Undercard In front of his home province's faithful, Chris Horodecki was senselessly denied a deserved decision victory over Mike Corey in their lightweight contest on the...
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Malikov Tabbed as M-1 Challenge 28 Foe for Aleksander Emelianenko M-1 Global today announced that Russian heavyweight Magomed Malikov on Saturday will step up on short notice to meet Aleksander Emelianenko in...
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Camoes Out, McDonald-Rivera Added to TPF 11 Two-time UFC veteran Fabricio Camoes will not compete at Tachi Palace Fights 11 as originally anticipated. Instead, a bantamweight clash between...
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Injured Burkman Looking for Second Crack at UFC To be an elite mixed martial artist, one must be truly committed to the sport. Sometimes that means giving up most of what you own in order to further your career....
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Report: Georgia Fighter Victim of Murder-Suicide According to a local news report, two Georgia-based fighters were found dead in their home on Wednesday as a result of a murder-suicide.
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Golden Glory, Knockout Investments Respond to Overeem Suit The Law Offices of Roderick J. Lindbolm Thursday released a statement in response to a suit filed by former Golden Glory team member and current UFC heavyweight competitor...
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Velasquez 249, Dos Santos 239 for UFC on Fox 1 Showdown In the primes of their respective careers, they stand on the precipice of an historic moment -- an undefeated champion and his challenger. Five...
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UFC on Fox 1 Weigh-in Results (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) Sherdog.com will report from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, Calif., with live updates as fighters take to the scales for the UFC...
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Middleweight Finalists On Point for Bellator 57 Bellator's middleweight tournament final will move forward as planned, as Alexander Shlemenko and Vitor Vianna both hit their contracted weights...
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Prospect Bezerra Has Designs on Bellator Reign Bellator Fighting Championships has a valuable commodity in Alexandre Bezerra, a 24-year-old featherweight with star potential
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Pierce Expects Bradley Rematch to Look Like First Bout Before their UFC careers began, Mike Pierce outpointed Paul Bradley in an April 2009 encounter in Oaks, Pa.
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Greg Jackson: Ben Henderson Doesn’t Get His Due Despite Ben Henderson’s dominant win over Jim Miller in August, Greg Jackson thinks the talented lightweight still hasn’t received the...
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‘Storm’ Brewing in Bellator Thirteen months must seem like an eternity to Alexander Shlemenko, who, in October 2010, failed in his bid to unseat Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight titleholder...
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Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Jordan Breen will host his weekly live mixed martial arts chat at 3 p.m. ET.
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Lima on Bellator Semifinal: ‘Every Fight is the Biggest Test of My Career’ Douglas Lima has an eight-fight winning streak and a berth in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 5 welterweight tournament final, but...
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Mariano Submits Vieira, Wins Max Fight 145-Pound Title SAO PAULO -- Rony Mariano, Team Nogueira's hot prospect, didn't need much effort to capture Max Fight's featherweight title on Thursday night, forcing local...
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All UFC 137 Drug Screens Come Back Clean All 17 post-fight drug screens came back negative following UFC 137, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced Thursday.
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'TUF 14' Episode 8 Nets 1.4 Million Viewers Episode eight of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 14 earned an average of 1.4 million viewers for its Wednesday night broadcast on Spike TV.
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Nevada Commission: UFC 137 Rakes $3.9 Million Gate The Nevada State Athletic Commission Thursday confirmed the live viewership figures for UFC 137, announcing that the Oct. 29 event was attended...
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KOTC Champ Mulhern Meets 'Hollywood' Hulett at Challengers 20 A new welterweight contest has been added to the Strikeforce Challengers 20 bill, as promotion officials Thursday announced that Quinn Mulhern...
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Vianna Does Not Fear Standup Battle with Shlemenko at Bellator 57 In a standup confrontation, Russian middleweight Alexander Shlemenko is a whirling dervish of creativity, capable of unleashing a spinning back...
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UFC: Lesnar to Serve as Fox Analyst; Facebook Fights Finished in 2012 Brock Lesnar will return to UFC programming on Nov. 12, though not in a competitive capacity.
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Bantamweight McDonald Gets Unbeaten Soto as UFC 139 Replacement Alex Soto will still fight on Nov. 19, only against a different opponent and on a significantly larger stage than originally anticipated.
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Rave Replaces Injured Campuzano Versus Top 125'er McCall at TPF 11 Following a rib injury to No. 1 contender Will Campuzano, Josh Rave will now step up to challenge Tachi Palace Fights flyweight champion Ian McCall at...
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Finally in the UFC, Uyenoyama Holds Out Hope for Japan Return Darren Uyenoyama, who has spent much of his nine-year career plying his trade in Japan, will make his promotional debut at UFC on Fox 1, when he meets...
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MacDonald Hurt, off UFC 140; Ebersole Draws Replacement Patrick Welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald has suffered an unspecified injury and will be unable to compete at UFC 140, promotion officials announced...
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Ex-Champ Ueda Meets Young Gun Horiguchi on Jan. 8 Shooto Card Leading Shooto promoter Sustain this week began slating its final fights of 2011 and first bouts of 2012, including a January showdown between...
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UFC 138 Nets 1.8 Million Viewers with Delayed Spike Broadcast UFC 138 earned an average of 1.8 million viewers for its Saturday evening broadcast on Spike TV.
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Tavares-Stout, Barboza-Etim Targeted for UFC 142 in Brazil Two lightweight contests have been added to the UFC’s next trip to Brazil, as promotion officials Tuesday announced that Thiago Tavares will face Sam Stout and Edson Barboza will meet Terry Etim at...
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Riddle-‘Beicao’ Ticketed for UFC 141 on Dec. 30 UFC officials Tuesday announced that a welterweight contest between Matt Riddle and Luis “Beicao” Ramos has been added to the UFC 141 bill.
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Guida Wants Henderson at His Best Clay Guida could earn a lightweight title shot if he beats Ben Henderson on Saturday at UFC on Fox 1.
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Curran Leapfrogs ‘Pitbull,’ Gets Bellator Champ Warren in February An injury to Bellator Fighting Championships’ top featherweight contender has moved Pat Curran up in line for a sooner-than-expected title shot
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FremantleMedia Acquires Int’l TV, Licensing Rights to Bellator Bellator Fighting Championships could soon hit airwaves outside North America, as the Chicago-based promotion’s international television...
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Horodecki-Corey Completes 10-Fight Bill for Saturday’s Bellator 57 Chris Horodecki will remain on the bill for Bellator Fighting Championships 57 despite the withdrawal of original opponent Ricardo Tirloni.
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Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Fights Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.
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UFC 138 Winner Alves Ecstatic with Second Victory on British Soil Though Thiago Alves has only fought twice in the United Kingdom, it has already become one of his favorite stages for combat.
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Munoz: I Want To Be the Best in the Middleweight Division For those who haven’t been paying attention, Mark Munoz is on a bit of a roll.
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UFC 138 Bonuses: Barao, Pickett, Etim, Mills Bag $70,000 Each Four men took home an extra $70,000 on Saturday night, as Terry Etim, Che Mills, Brad Pickett and Renan Barao were each awarded official bonuses following...
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Munoz Carves Up Leben at UFC 138, Calls for Title Shot They gave Mark Munoz five rounds. He only needed two.
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Sylvia Wears Down Kraniotakes at ProElite ‘Big Guns’ In mixed martial arts, effective is not always synonymous with exciting.
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ProElite ‘Big Guns’ Play-by-Play and Results -- Penn, Arlovski, Sylvia Sherdog.com will report from the iWireless Center in Moline, Ill., at approximately 8:10 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of ProElite "Big Guns," which features former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia, as well as...
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UFC 138 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the LG Arena in Birmingham, England at approximately 1:40 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 138, which is headlined by a five-round middleweight contest between Mark...
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UFC 138 Prelims: Omigawa Breaks UFC Hex, Edges Young Michihiro Omigawa tasted victory for the first time in five UFC appearances, as the 2009 Sengoku Raiden Championship featherweight grand prix finalist defeated former Cage Rage champion Jason Young by unanimous...
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Alessio Scores SCC 3 Win, Marunde Tops Silva for 185 Title LAS VEGAS -- One of the most consistent fighters on the MMA circuit, Vancouver native John Alessio has taken on some of the toughest opponents...
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Yamagami Crowned Quick, Icon Sato Falls Again at ‘Shoot the Shooto’ TOKYO -- It took all of 41 seconds for Mikihito Yamagami to blitz Junji Ikoma and wrest from him the Shooto 115-pound world championship in the main event of...
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Polish Stars Kita, Drwal, Grabowski Earn Key Wins at MMA Attack 1 WARSAW -- Top Polish MMA stars Michal Kita, Tomasz Drwal and Damian Grabowski earned valuable wins at the inaugural event from debuting Polish...
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Leben, Munoz on Point at UFC 138 Weigh-In In the first five-round non-title bout in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, Chris Leben and his jackhammer of a left hand will lock horns with 2001 NCAA wrestling champion and surging middleweight...
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Network Reveals Programming Lineup Around UFC on Fox 1 Fox Networks recently announced an extensive lineup of programming to compliment the UFC's Nov. 12 debut.
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BAMMA Unveils Marquardt-Yoshida Title Fight on Feb. 11 The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts announced Friday that Nate Marquardt will lock horns with Yoshiyuki Yoshida for the promotion's...
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Jordan Breen Prefight Chat (3 p.m. ET) Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 3 p.m. ET.
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‘TUF 14’ Episode 7 Earns 1.5 Million Viewers Episode seven of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 14 earned an average of 1.5 million viewers for its Wednesday night broadcast on Spike TV.
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Velasquez-Dos Santos ‘Primetime’ Earns 2 Million Viewers on Fox The UFC’s first “Primetime” special on Fox earned an average of two million viewers for its hour-long broadcast on Sunday
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Injury Sidelines Zavurov; Aleksander Emelianenko Steps in for M-1 M-1 Global welterweight champion Shamil Zavurov will not defend his title as expected at M-1 Challenge 28, as the Russian has suffered a knee...
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Fedor’s M-1 Global Return Gets PPV Treatment Fedor Emelianenko fans will have to fork over a little dough to see his next performance in M-1 Global
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Vera: We Played Tug of War With My Arm After a strong start to his UFC career, Brandon Vera’s struggles the last couple of years led to questions about his heart.
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Gracie: Diaz-Penn Had to Happen For Cesar Gracie, watching Nick Diaz fight B.J. Penn at UFC 137 was a “weird emotional experience.”
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Featherweight Prospect Bezerra, WEC Vet Jansen Join Bellator 57 Card Up-and-coming Brazilian featherweight Alexandre Bezerra will look to improve to 4-0 under the Bellator Fighting Championships banner when he meets two-time UFC competitor Douglas Evans at...
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Bellator Shifts Shlemenko-Vianna Middleweight Final to Nov. 12 Bellator Fighting Championships’ fifth-season middleweight finalists will collide one week sooner than expected, as Alexander Shlemenko and Vitor Vianna have been assigned to...
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‘Rumble’ Moves to Middleweight, Faces Belfort in Rio at UFC 142 Welterweight standout Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will move up the scale in January to take on recent middleweight contender Vitor Belfort in...
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Campuzano out of McCall Bout; Tachi in Talks with Ex-Shooto Champs Will Campuzano has been forced to withdraw from his flyweight title bout against Ian McCall at Tachi Palace Fights 11 due to a rib injury.
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Bellator Adds UFC Vet Foster to Welterweight Roster Bellator Fighting Championships on Tuesday announced the signing of former UFC welterweight Brian Foster.
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UFC 137 Medical Suspensions: Vera, Palaszewski Out up to 6 Months UFC 137 undercard competitors Brandon Vera and Bart Palaszewski could be out of action for up to six months after sustaining injuries Saturday...
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Taylor Withdraws from UFC 138; Diabate-Perosh Moved to Main Card UFC officials Tuesday announced that lightweight Paul Taylor suffered whiplash during a minor car accident and will be unable to compete against Anthony Njokuani at...
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Gracie: Diaz Saved UFC 137 Cesar Gracie doesn’t believe the UFC compensated Nick Diaz fairly for his win Saturday over B.J. Penn in the UFC 137 main event.


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