Scott Coker has said about all he is going to say regarding Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
The Bellator MMA president told MMA Fighting on Monday that Jackson’s case has been “turned over to our attorneys” and he has been told not to speak about it.
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With Dominick Cruz suffering another injury, it could have been good news for Raphael Assuncao. However, the Brazilian bantamweight is also out with an injury.
Assuncao, who was hoping to fight for the UFC title after scoring seven straight wins as a bantamweight, but saw Cruz eventually taking his place against T.J. Dillashaw, won’t be able to return to the Octagon due to a broken ankle.
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Dominick Cruz has suffered another knee injury.
The former UFC bantamweight champion, who was sidelined for years after suffering consecutive knee injuries, has now suffered an ACL injury in his right knee.
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This weekend saw UFC Fight Night 58: Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway as well as the annual Grapple at the Garden event. I’ll break down both events for this week’s edition of the Monday Morning Analyst (MMA).
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The UFC has a new cable home in Canada.
The company, which had long been broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet, will now be seen on TSN and it’s French-language counterpart, RDS, the company formally announced on Monday. MMAFighting.com first reported the news of the impending deal on Friday.
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What a year it has been for “The MMA Hour.”
On this “best of” edition of the show, we’ll feature some of our most memorable interviews of 2014. Here’s who you will hear from:
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C.B. Dollaway lasted 62 seconds against Lyoto Machida, and the vicious body kick landed by “The Dragon” can force “The Doberman” to be out six months.
The Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) announced Monday the list of UFC Fight Night 58 medical suspensions after the Saturday night event in Barueri, Brazil, and Dollaway is among three fighters that could be out six months.
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Under normal circumstances, the question of which fighter deserves the next shot at Anthony Pettis‘ UFC lightweight title would seem pretty much cut-and-dried.
Rafael dos Anjos has been on a fine run over the past three years, winning eight of his past nine fights, with the most recent win a one-sided victory over Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 13.
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The UFC will make its first trip to Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Feb. 22, and the promotion has added six more bouts to the UFC Fight Night 61 card.
Headlined by Glover Teixeira and Rashad Evans in a light heavyweight contest, UFN 61 will also feature the return of Rustam Khabilov against Brazilian lightweight Adriano Martins.
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In the space of two years, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson has aired his grievances against the UFC and Bellator, left both promotions and is still somehow an employee of each.
The news of ‘Rampage’ leaving Bellator MMA and re-signing with the UFC was announced Saturday during FOX Sports’ telecast of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway.
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Carla Esparza’s 2014 may have felt long, but it also has to feel good.
The former Invicta strawweight championship not only matriculated to the UFC by being the top-seeded cast member on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 20, she won the show and in the process, became the first-ever UFC women’s strawweight champion when she defeated Rose Namajunas at the TUF 20 Finale.
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BARUERI, Brazil — Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao returned to the win column with a submission victory over Mitch Gagnon, but the fight lasted longer than many expected.
Gagnon, who entered the bout in a four-fight winning streak, was able to survive after getting knocked down in the first round, and won the second round on two of the three judges’ scorecards, but ended up submitted by the Brazilian 135-pounder in the third.
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NEW YORK – Though mixed martial arts is still banned in New York, that doesn’t mean its piecemeal components are.
Sunday’s Grapple at the Garden event at Madison Square Garden featured wrestling battles between well-known names in the world of MMA, as well as some of the finest wrestlers in the country at the high school and college levels.
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BARUERI, Brazil — C.B. Dollaway was looking to make a statement in his UFC Fight Night 58 main event against Lyoto Machida in Brazil, but he came up short against “The Dragon”.
Machida finished Dollaway after landing a hard left kick to the liver a minute into the middleweight bout, and “The Dobberman” felt “paralyzed” after the kick.
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BARUERI, Brazil — Patrick Cummins discusses his dominating win over Antonio Carlos Junior, his recent win streak, why he missed weight, the haters, and more at UFC Fight Night 58.
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BARUERI, Brazil — Lyoto Machida made quick work of C.B. Dollaway at UFC Fight Night 58 in Brazil, and he wants to be back in action as soon as possible.
The former UFC light heavyweight, who dispatched Dollaway with a kick to the body in 62 seconds in the main event in Barueri, Brazil, wants to stay active, and a bout with Luke Rockhold, who called him out on Twitter right after the finish, is on his radar.
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Quinton Jackson is no longer under contract with Bellator MMA — at least as far as “Rampage” is concerned.
Jackson said Saturday night on FOX Sports Live that Bellator did not honor his deal and, after 45 days of his manager trying and failing to fix things, he terminated the pact. The UFC announced Saturday night during the UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway broadcast that “Rampage” had re-signed with the organization.
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UFC 173 aired Saturday night on FOX Sports 1. The problem was it happened during UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway from Barueri, Brazil.
Before former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao’s co-main event matchup with Mitch Gagnon, the channel aired the intro to the UFC 173 pay-per-view event, which took place on May 24. Barao fell to T.J. Dillashaw in the headliner of that card.
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BARUERI, Brazil — Tim Means discusses his controversial knee strike at UFC Fight Night 58, if they need to change the rule, the split decision win, his reaction to the fans, and more.
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BARUERI, Brazil — Vitor Miranda discusses his comeback win against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night 58, his strategy, and much more.
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BARUERI, Brazil — Leandro Issa discusses his return to fight in Brazil at UFC Fight Night 58, the growth of MMA in Brazil, Evolve MMA, his submission win, and more.
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There wasn’t a fight of the night at UFC Fight Night 58, but four fighters earned Performance of the Night bonuses Saturday night.
Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida was honored for his first-round TKO of C.B. Dollaway in the main event, while Renan Barao earned his bonus for his submission win over Mitch Gagnon in the co-main event.
Erick Silva and Vitor Miranda were the other two fighters to earn $50,000. Silva put Mike Rhodes to sleep with a first-round technical submission victory, and Miranda defeated Jake Collier via first-round TKO.
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It hasn’t been “The Machida Era” in about half a decade. But “The Dragon” is still one of the best in the world.
Machida cemented his status as a major threat in the middleweight division by destroying C.B. Dollaway in just 62 seconds in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway on Saturday night in Barueri, Brazil. Machida landed a left kick to the body that clearly hurt Dollaway and Machida pounced with punches.
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The UFC Fight Night 58 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.
UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.
The UFC Fight Night 58 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1:30 a.m. ET. The video is above.
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What looked to be a mismatch on paper ended up playing out that way in reality, as former champ Lyoto Machida capped off the UFC’s final show of 2014 by dusting C.B. Dollaway with a gunshot of a body kick early in the first round of UFC Fight Night 58’s main event. Check out what the pros had to say about Machida’s brilliant performance, plus all the rest of Saturday’s nuggets from the FOX Sports 1 main card.
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Watch Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 58’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
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Watch Renan Barao vs. Mitch Gagnon full fight video highlights from UFC Fight Night 58’s co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
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He’s back.
The mercurial Quinton Jackson has signed again with the UFC and announced the news Saturday night at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway in an interview on the FOX Sports 1 broadcast. “Rampage” had been competing for Bellator MMA and is still under contract with the organization, Bellator president Scott Coker tweeted. He has not been released.
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Rashad Evans is back. And now it’s official.
Evans will return to the Octagon for the first time in more than a year to meet Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC Fight Night 61 on Feb. 22 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the UFC announced Friday. It will be the UFC’s first trip to the city. The main card will air live on FOX Sports 1. The bout was first reported by Globo.
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