Glover Teixeira"s manager says fighter is not yet cleared to meet Rashad Evans

On Thursday, Brazilian outlet Globo reported that a bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Glover Teixeira has been verbally agreed upon for the main event of UFC Fight Night 61 on Feb. 22 in Porto Allegre, Brazil.

However, Teixeira’s manager, Jorge Guimaraes, has called the report premature. Guimaraes says that Teixeira, who was medically suspended after his UFC 179 loss to Phil Davis, has yet to be cleared to return to competition by Brazil’s athletic commission.

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Glover Teixeira"s manager says fighter is not yet cleared to meet Rashad Evans

Aisling Daly says success got her "get out of jail free card"

LAS VEGAS — Aisling Daly discusses her rough weight cut, her introduction, her win over Alex Chambers, her armbars, when she want to return, and much more during her post-fight media scrum.

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Aisling Daly says success got her "get out of jail free card"

Dan Miller out of UFC Fight Night 58, Daniel Sarafian now meets UFC rookie Antonio dos Santos

Dan Miller will not be making his return to the Octagon this year.

Anticipated to confront Daniel Sarafian at UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20, Miller was removed from the card as a result of an undisclosed reason. Sarafian now meets UFC rookie Antonio dos Santos. MMAFighting.com supported the change with sources near the scenario adhering to a report from Combate.

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Dan Miller out of UFC Fight Night 58, Daniel Sarafian now meets UFC rookie Antonio dos Santos

Herbert Burns assured shot in the title with triumph at One FC 23

Jadamba Narantungalag conquered Koji Oishi to become the One FC featherweight champ in August, and Friday’s One FC 23 occasion in Pasay City, Philippines, might place him next in line to get a shot in the gold.

Undefeated possibility Herbert Burns will collide with former champ Honorio Banario at One FC 23 on Dec. 5, and he heard from his supervisor that the promotion will give him a chance at the 145-pound title if he defeats Banario on Friday.

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Herbert Burns assured shot in the title with triumph at One FC 23

Comic Russell Peters weighs in on MMA"s hottest issues

Russell Peters understands his combat sports. He was an amateur fighter for nine years, is a longtime supporter of the UFC as well as a detailed buddy of many combatants, like Cung Le.

So the well known comic comes with an educated view regarding the state of MMA. And his take is not overly favorable. In a interview with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Peters took the UFC to job for oversaturation, being a monopoly and underpaying combatants.

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Comic Russell Peters weighs in on MMA"s hottest issues

Live Chat: Conor McGregor-Frankie Edgar sweepstakes, Pacquiao-Algieri, UFC Fight Night 57 results and more

Never a lack of issues, is there?

it is the Wednesday after three largely important occasions in the realm of combat sports. Metamoris 5 took place on Saturday, with MMA stars Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald turning in good functionality in their very own right. There was a lackluster main event, but most of the card ended up having worth.

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Live Chat: Conor McGregor-Frankie Edgar sweepstakes, Pacquiao-Algieri, UFC Fight Night 57 results and more

UFC 180 results: Augusto Montano stops Chris Heatherly with barrage of knees

Fan favorite Augusto Montano gave the crowd in Mexico City at UFC 180 what they wanted, dispatching Chris Heatherly with an onslaught of knees in the first round of their main card bout.

Heatherly was able to secure the takedown early and after shucking off a Montano armbar attempt, passed to side control. But Montano faked him out, showing he was going to half guard, but rolled out the opposite way. The two eventually clinched along the fence with the bigger Montano being the aggressor. A knee up the middle badly hurt Heatherly, which helped the Mexican plant Heatherly on his back and attempt to pass.

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UFC 180 results: Augusto Montano stops Chris Heatherly with barrage of knees

UFC 180 results: Yair Rodriguez decisions Leonardo Morales to become "The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America" featherweight winner

In the battle to determine the winner of the featherweight ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America’, finalists Leonardo Morales and Yair Rodriguez battled for three rounds, but it was the Mexican Rodriguez who’d emerge victorious at UFC 180 on Saturday night.

Morales took center of the cage, but Rodriguez used a lunging punch and push into the cage to trip Morales to the mat where he ended up in full mount. As Morales spun, Rodriguez sunk both hooks to the take the back. Morales was able to escape, but ended up in two armbar attempts, both of which Morales was able to escape.

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UFC 180 results: Yair Rodriguez decisions Leonardo Morales to become "The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America" featherweight winner

A sit-down in Mexico City with Mark Hunt

MEXICO CITY — We caught up with Mark Hunt just days before his UFC interim heavyweight title fight on Saturday night against Fabricio Werdum.

Hunt discusses his amazing comeback story, his long journey in combat sports, the odds being stacked against him, and his mental state heading into one of the most important fights of his remarkable career.

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A sit-down in Mexico City with Mark Hunt

ONE FC 22 Results: Conflict of Lions

MMA Fighting has ONE FC 22 results because of its Conflict of Lions event Friday morning in the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.In the main event, Leandro Ataides will square off against Igor Svirid to crown the initiative ONE FC middleweight champ. Check out entire ONE FC 22 results under. Chief CardLeandro Ataides vs. Igor Svirid Koji Ando vs. Zorobabel MoreiraBakhtiyar Abbasov vs. Luis SantosTatsuya Mizuno def. Brayan Rafiq via unanimous decisionChristophe Vandijck def. Dwayne Hinds via entry (punches) at 2:40 of R1Major Complete def. Cary Bullos via entry (rear-naked choke) at :29 of R1Martin Nguyen def. Rocky Batolbatol via entry (rear-naked choke) at 2:10 of R2

Preliminary CardAmir Khan def. Waqar Umar via KO (elbows) at 1:25 of R1Jeff Huang def. Zuli Silawanto via entry (rear-naked choke) at 3:10 of R1Kirstie Gannaway def. Adek Omar via submission (armbar) at 2:34 of R1

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ONE FC 22 Results: Conflict of Lions

Morning Report: Chael Sonnen needs grappling match with Wanderlei Silva at Metamoris, not MMA fight in Brazil

There Is still hope for enthusiasts expecting to see former UFC light heavyweights Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva hash out their differences through fight.

With each guy now and probably forever barred from competing in MMA in these United States, Silva expected to take the show traveling back home to Brazil.

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Morning Report: Chael Sonnen needs grappling match with Wanderlei Silva at Metamoris, not MMA fight in Brazil

Rony Jason vs. Tom Niinimaki establish for UFC Fight Night 58 in Brazil

The UFC returns to Barueri, Brazil on Dec. 20, and the promotion has added a featherweight fight to the coming UFC Fight Night 58 card.

Victor of the very first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, Rony Jason will return in the Octagon against Finnish featherweight Tom Niinimaki. Combate first reported the fight.

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Rony Jason vs. Tom Niinimaki establish for UFC Fight Night 58 in Brazil

Bellator signs undefeated welterweight Neiman Gracie

Another Gracie is heading around to Bellator, but this one will really get in the cage.

A couple weeks following the statement of Royce Gracie as the newest brand ambassador for Bellator, the promotion signed undefeated Neiman Gracie, who enters the promotion using a 2-0 record following a set of entry triumphs beneath the World Series of Fighting banner ad.

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Bellator signs undefeated welterweight Neiman Gracie

Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping: "I do not believe he actually loves fighting"

When it comes right down to it, Luke Rockhold considers he loves fighting and Michael Bisping does not.

The bombastic Bisping’s fights typically come using a torrent of trash talk and histrionics. But Rockhold, who meets Bisping to the primary occurrence of a Nov. 8 UFC Fight Night card in Sydney, Australia (Nov. 7 in North America), considers that it is all a front, and that his adversary does not really love stepping into the Octagon.

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Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping: "I do not believe he actually loves fighting"

Royce Gracie on his new Bellator position: "I do not believe they made this offer to somehow attack the UFC"

Royce Gracie was the latest person in the UFC Hall of Fame to join Bellator, and he is excited to assist the promotion.

Signed to function as the newest official brand ambassador for Bellator, the MMA legend will connect to supporters during MMA shows, making promotional appearances and “be associated with a co-branded products line which will debut in 2015,” Bellator declared on Oct. 8.

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Royce Gracie on his new Bellator position: "I do not believe they made this offer to somehow attack the UFC"

American Top Team coach discusses potential teammate vs. teammate bouts in the UFC

The UFC was planning to match welterweight contenders Tyron Woodley and Hector Lombard as the headliner for a December show in Australia, but had to change plans.

Woodley declined to face his teammate, even after Lombard said he wanted to fight his fellow American Top Team member “so bad.” The bout will not materialize, but that doesn’t mean that ATT won’t have two fighters clashing inside the Octagon.

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American Top Team coach discusses potential teammate vs. teammate bouts in the UFC

Royce Gracie announced as new brand ambassador for Bellator MMA

Another UFC Hall of Fame member is heading to Bellator MMA, but this one won’t be entering the cage to compete.

Winner of three of the first four UFC one-night tournaments, Royce Gracie was announced on Wednesday as the new official brand ambassador for Bellator.

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Royce Gracie announced as new brand ambassador for Bellator MMA

Morning Report: Ronda Rousey says Cris Cyborg will "get what she deserves" after embarrassing her sport and country

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey can’t escape questions about featherweight standout Cris Cyborg, especially while on a media tour of Brazil.

Reaffirming she still wants the grudge match with her nemesis, Rousey says Cyborg is an embarrassment to not only women’s MMA, but to her home country of Brazil.

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Morning Report: Ronda Rousey says Cris Cyborg will "get what she deserves" after embarrassing her sport and country

UFC re-signs welterweight veteran Josh Burkman (updated)

Six years after his last fight inside the Octagon, Josh Burkman is back to the UFC.

UFC president Dana White announced on Friday that Burkman, a contestant on the second edition of The Ultimate Fighter reality show in 2005, has signed a new deal with the promotion. Burkman will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 182, on Jan. 3, against welterweight contender Hector Lombard.

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UFC re-signs welterweight veteran Josh Burkman (updated)

Georges St-Pierre refutes report claiming he is returning to fighting

Earlier this week, Renzo Gracie said on “The MMA Hour” that he was certain Georges St-Pierre would return to fighting in the future. On Wednesday, St-Pierre’s former manager Stephane Patry reported on RDS that St-Pierre had officially decided to come back, as well.

The whispers continue to get louder and louder about the former welterweight king’s return.

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Georges St-Pierre refutes report claiming he is returning to fighting