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VIDEO | Thiago Alves looking to drop down to lightweight

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/dBunsh-zWZQ At one point in time, Thiago Alves was regarded as one of the top welterweights in the UFC. With explosive knockout power to go along with elite level Muay Thai technique, Alves went on a 7-fight win streak that saw him finish 5 of those opponents. The win streak earned Alves a crack at Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight championship at UFC 100. Ultimately, Alves lost the fight via decision, which sparked a bit of a skid in which he went just 4-4 over the course of his next 8 fights, including his recent TKO loss to Carlos Condit.

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PHOTO | Luke Rockhold nursing injury ahead of UFC 199?

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

UFC 199 is rapidly approaching on June 4th. The event is an absolutely stacked one, and will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman as they have their highly anticipated rematch. I In addition, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their trilogy fight in the co-main event for the bantamweight title. Of course, there are several other high-profile bouts including Max Holloway vs Ricardo Lamas, Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard, and BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver.

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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier tries Virtual Reality for the first time, freaks out

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/IHCR_eVeE7A The concept of Virtual Reality is currently in the process of spreading throughout the world. While VR has gained mainstream attention through YouTube, and has even earned itself an entire South Park episode, the technology is just now becoming available to the general public.

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Exclusive | Patrick Cote discusses Conor McGregor's standoff with the UFC

Chris Taylor - May 3, 2016

UFC welterweight contender Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) is busy preparing for his upcoming ‘UFC Fight Night 89’ showdown with Donald Cerrone which takes place next month in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “The Predator” is currently riding a three-fight win streak and has won six of his past seven bouts overall.

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VIDEO | Conor McGregor makes time to train with young MMA prospect

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

Even with being the biggest draw in the UFC, featherweight champion Conor McGregor still made some time to train with a young MMA prospect in Iceland. ⚜Training with Conor Mcgregor 🇨🇮🇮🇸@thenotoriousmma #mjölnirmma#mma #thechamp @mjolnirmma

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Bellator MMA fighter now undergoing heart surgery after hit-and-run accident

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

Horrific news broke on Sunday when it was revealed that Bellator MMA fighter Jordan Parsons was involved in a serious hit-and-run motorcycle accident in Delray, Florida. Parsons had to have his leg amputated due to a serious injury suffered in the accident and now Ariel Helwani reports that he is undergoing heart surgery after his heart was working at 20 percent.

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Did Nate Diaz just submit Conor McGregor on twitter?

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made a lot of noise on twitter Monday morning. “The Notorious” addressed fans on twitter and had some lofty claims regarding everything from pay-per-view numbers to his opponent Nate Diaz’s skills and how things will go in their now unscheduled rematch.

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Gunnar Nelson thinks teammate Conor McGregor does not want to cut to 145 again

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

Now that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is no longer fighting Nate Diaz at UFC 200, every fan of “The Notorious” wants to know what will be next. McGregor’s teammate Gunnar Nelson revealed some information about “The Notorious” on Monday’s MMA Hour as his own fight with Albert Tumenov is approaching this weekend at UFC Fight Night 87.

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Conor McGregor claims UFC 200 could have surpassed Mayweather vs. Pacquiao numbers

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao put up the richest fight in boxing sport’s history back in 2015. Mayweather and Pacquiao crushed the records with reports of 4.4 million pay-per-view buys and a $72,198,500 live gate from 16,219 tickets sold. Although the fight itself was not exciting to the majority of fans drawn to the bout, Mayweather and Pacquiao walked away with giant paydays.

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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey open workout in Venice Beach

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

https://youtu.be/_KITGy4VX50 Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was seen back in training on the sands of Venice Beach recently.

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Conor McGregor claims to have shattered Brock Lesnar's pay-per-view numbers

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been active on twitter Monday revealing a lot about what is on his mind. “The Notorious” has been all the buzz after being pulled from UFC 200 by the UFC for refusing to take part in media obligations to promote the fight.

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Conor McGregor says he will fight the Aldo vs Edgar winner

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been all over Twitter this morning. The brash Irish superstar has tweeted that he will “school” Nate Diaz in their highly anticipated rematch (if it happens) and has also responded to a bunch of questions from fans/haters.

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Conor McGregor: On the floor Nate was swept and controlled

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor suffered his first career octagon defeat to Nate Diaz in the headlining bout of UFC 196 this past March in Las Vegas. “Mystic Mac” was submitted via rear-naked choke in the second round of his fight with the Stockton native.

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Conor McGregor says he will "school" Nate Diaz in a rematch

Chris Taylor - May 2, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to his Twitter today where he poked shots at Nate Diaz, the man who defeated him via submission at UFC 196. I love it! Adapt and overcome.I am coming in light and lean for my rematch and I will school this boy to the bell. https://t.co/MjEwxokIYK

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Dan Hardy on Conor McGregor: 'He’s bought into that hype himself'

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

Dan Hardy, former UFC welterweight title challenger and current color commentator and analyst for the UFC knows a thing or two about fight promotion. In just his fifth fight in the UFC, “The Outlaw” fought for the UFC welterweight title against Georges St-Pierre and the veteran spoke about how he sees things happening with the UFC’s situation with Conor McGregor.

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VIDEO | UFC's Kailin Curran joins the running man challenge

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

The viral running man challenge that started off with a college basketball video social media post has found its way to all different sports including MMA. Check out UFC strawweight Kailin Curran do her best dance video challenge that has been buzzing on the Internet.

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UFC flyweight Ian McCall says he may never fight again

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

UFC flyweight contender Ian McCall (13-5-1 MMA) may never fight again. The 31-year-old, known as “Uncle Creepy”, was a recent guest on The MMA Hour and told host Ariel Helwani that his body is just “banged up” and that he would likely not make it through another training camp. His words:

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Josh Thomson forced out of Michael Chandler bout due to an injury

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Josh Thomson (22-8 MMA) has suffered an undisclosed injury which has forced the former Strikeforce lightweight champion to pull out of his scheduled Bellator 154 matchup with Michael Chandler. MMAFighting.com confirmed the news after an initial report from FloCombat.com.