Renan Barao feels ‘great’ after UFC 177 weight cut drama

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Renan Barao returns to action for the first time since passing out moments before UFC 177 weigh-ins in August, and he feels “great”. In an interview to MMAFighting.com, Barao discussed his preparation for a UFC Fight Night 58 bout with Mitch Gagnon in Barueri, the current state of the UFC bantamweight division and much more.

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Renan Barao feels ‘great’ after UFC 177 weight cut drama

Lyoto Machida interested in "Jacare" Souza fight, predicts knockout win over C.B. Dollaway

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Lyoto Machida faces C.B. Dollaway Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Brazil, and he’s targets the top of the division next. In an exclusive interview, the former UFC light heavyweight champion broke down his match-up with Dollaway, how he expects to win on Dec. 20, why he called out Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and much more.

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Lyoto Machida interested in "Jacare" Souza fight, predicts knockout win over C.B. Dollaway

TUF: Brazil 3 winner Antonio Carlos Junior ‘saw some things’ on Patrick Cummins’ ground game

SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 heavyweight winner Antonio Carlos Junior returns to the light heavyweight division after dominating in his reality show bouts, and he’s confident going into his UFC Fight Night 58 clash with Patrick Cummins on Saturday night. In an exclusive interview with MMAFighting.com, the Brazilian grappler explains why he’s called “Shoeface”, says why he will fight better at 205 pounds, breaks down Cummins’ game, his decision to train at Nova Uniao and much more.

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TUF: Brazil 3 winner Antonio Carlos Junior ‘saw some things’ on Patrick Cummins’ ground game

C.B. Dollaway: All the pressure is on Lyoto Machida

SAO PAULO, Brazil — C.B. Dollaway steps in the Octagon for the biggest fight of his career Saturday night against Lyoto Machida, and he feels he has no pressure over him. Fighting in Brazil for the third time after scoring wins over Daniel Sarafian and Cezar Ferreira, Dollaway spoke to MMAFighting.com about his match-up with Machida, facing the passionate Brazilian crowd, how he expects to beat “The Dragon” and what’s next for him.

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C.B. Dollaway: All the pressure is on Lyoto Machida

Mitch Gagnon says UFC will have a new rising star after he beats Renan Barao in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Mitch Gagnon will be the first fighter to face Renan Barao after the Brazilian lost his UFC bantamweight championship, and he feels he got the gold ticket. Following the UFC Fight Night 58 open workouts in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Canadian prospect spoke to MMAFighting.com about his match-up with Barao, why he believes he’s better than Barao “everywhere”, what a win over Barao makes for his career, the UFC-Reebok deal and much more.

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Mitch Gagnon says UFC will have a new rising star after he beats Renan Barao in Brazil

Hacran Dias on ‘boring’ Darren Elkins: ‘He basically doesn’t do anything in his fights’

RIO DE JANEIRO — Darren Elkins has won seven out of nine fights since cutting down to the featherweight division, but Hacran Dias is not a fan of his fighting style.

Elkins, who recently defeated Lucas Martins at UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 25, returns to Brazil on Dec. 20 to face Dias at UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Sao Paulo, and the Nova Uniao fighter expects Elkins to do what he always does.

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Hacran Dias on ‘boring’ Darren Elkins: ‘He basically doesn’t do anything in his fights’

Dana White says Claudia Gadelha’s late punch a ‘totally different scenario’ than Paul Daley’s

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Claudia Gadelha and Joanna Jedrzejczyk shared more than a few harsh words throughout UFC on FOX 13’s fight week, and those feelings didn’t stop once the fight ended.

In a scene reminiscent of Paul Daley’s infamous sucker punch of Josh Koscheck, Gadelha whacked Jedrzejczyk with a right hook several seconds after the horn signaled the end of Saturday’s strawweight contender fight.

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Dana White says Claudia Gadelha’s late punch a ‘totally different scenario’ than Paul Daley’s

Bellator winner Douglas Lima needs to trade punches with Paul Daley

Welterweight champion Douglas Lima will ultimately go back to the Bellator cage in February.

Lima told MMAFighting.com he was anticipating to defend his 170-pound title against Paul Daley or Andrey Koreshkov. A week later, Bellator declared he’ll put his belt at stake against Daley, the British striker, at Bellator 133 on Feb. 27 at the Mohegan Sun in in Uncasville, Connecticut.

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Bellator winner Douglas Lima needs to trade punches with Paul Daley

Stephan Bonnar responds to Tito Ortiz, promises more surprises before their fight

SAN DIEGO – In the final days leading up to Bellator 131, it’s been Tito Ortiz’s turn to attempt mind games with Stephan Bonnar.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion arrived at the open workouts at a local Dave and Buster’s on Wednesday while Bonnar, his opponent in Saturday night’s main event at the Valley View Casino Center, went through a wrestling workout with Ortiz’s former wrestling coach, Paul Herrera.

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Stephan Bonnar responds to Tito Ortiz, promises more surprises before their fight

Bellator winner Douglas Lima eyes early 2015 return against Andrey Koreshkov or Paul Daley

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — In Brazil for his brother Dhiego Lima’s UFC fight against Jorge Oliveira, Bellator welterweight champ Douglas Lima talked to MMAFighting.com about his brother’s triumph at UFC Fight Night 56 and if he is “tournament content,” and spoke about his come back to the Bellator cage against either Andrey Koreshkov or Paul Daley.

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Bellator winner Douglas Lima eyes early 2015 return against Andrey Koreshkov or Paul Daley

One FC"s Luis Santos shows storyline behind his TUF: Brazil 2 fight

Leonardo Santos won the second season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil in 2013, but things might have done another way it if was not for a contentious fight that few people know about.

Among The greatest and most seasoned welterweights in the Brazilian MMA circuit, Luis Santos earned a shot in the reality show among 28 combatants. He was set to confront Team Nogueira’s Paulo Goncalves Dias in the preliminary fight, and scored a crushing first-round knockout. Nevertheless, his triumph never aired on Globo.

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One FC"s Luis Santos shows storyline behind his TUF: Brazil 2 fight

Former WEC winner Paulo Filho to get second leg operation after being shot in Brazil

Paulo Filho was shot in the leg in a celebration in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the PRIDE expert eventually opened up about everything that occurred on Oct. 26.

It was reported on Oct. 29 that Filho had been hospitalized after being shot, but few details were available at that instant. Five days after, Filho talked to MMAFighting.com in regards to the event, and disclosed he must get another operation on Thursday.

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Former WEC winner Paulo Filho to get second leg operation after being shot in Brazil

XFC interested in doing Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen in Brazil; Silva takes fight

Recall when Wanderlei Silva said he would not fight again? He might alter his strategies for just one fight specifically.

The former PRIDE middleweight champ was a guest color commentator at Saturday night’s XFC International 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and said in a interview to RedeTV, TV channel that aired the occasion reside in Brazil, he would return to confront his longtime opponent Chael Sonnen.

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XFC interested in doing Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen in Brazil; Silva takes fight

Former WEC winner Paulo Filho shot in the leg in Rio de Janeiro

Paulo Filho was shot in the leg in a celebration Tuesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The former WEC winner had a conversation using a guy in a party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was shot in the leg by a guy when he left the house. Psicoticos por VT first reported the news, and sources near the situation, supported the report to MMAFighting.com.

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Former WEC winner Paulo Filho shot in the leg in Rio de Janeiro

Paul Daley formally receives visa, targeting early 2015 Bellator return

Paul Daley formally received his visa to restart fighting in America on Monday.

Daley (35-13-2), an English power-puncher who resigned with Bellator in July, is now eyeing an early-2015 return date to the promotion, sources near the situation supported with MMAFighting.com.

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Paul Daley formally receives visa, targeting early 2015 Bellator return

Bellator 129 results: Paul Bradley cruises to unanimous decision victory over Josh Neer

It was not the most exciting main event, but perhaps for Iowa it was at least recognizable.

Paul Bradley used his wrestling to choose Josh Neer down in the very first round at Bellator 129 in Council Bluffs, and it did not feel like he let him up for the next 15 minutes. Bradley cruised to a unanimous decision victory in Friday night’s main event. The judge’s scored the fight 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.

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Bellator 129 results: Paul Bradley cruises to unanimous decision victory over Josh Neer

Bellator 129 live stream online

Watch Bellator 129 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7 p.m. ET. The fight card for this particular part of the occasion is as follows:Chris Lane (14-11) vs. John DeVall (8-5)Eric Howser (4-2) vs. Tim Bazer (14-16)Michael McBride (6-1) vs. Kevin Morris (4-3)Martin Trey Brown (7-2) vs. Bryan Corley (2-1)Holly Lawson (introduction) vs. Jozette Cotton (4-0)Brian Green (30-19) vs. Anthony Smith (18-11)Marcos Marquez (5-3) vs. Victor Moreno (32-20)Bellator 129 takes place at the Mid-American Center in council Bluffs, Iowa. Paul Bradley confronts Josh Neer in the main event.

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Bellator 129 live stream online

UFC veteran Luiz Cane suffers first-round TKO in Brazil

Luiz Cane was hoping to be re-signed by the UFC after a pair of wins in 2013, but his return to the cages in 2014 didn’t end well for the Brazilian light heavyweight. Fighting Alexandre Zaneti in the main event of Saturday night’s Brazilian Fighting Championship 4 in Sao Paulo, “Banha” suffered a first-round TKO. Zaneti, who won the vacant BRFC 205-pound championship, now holds a 10-2 MMA record with 10 stoppage victories.

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UFC veteran Luiz Cane suffers first-round TKO in Brazil

Paulo Filho opens up: I decided to respect myself and not fight

Paulo Filho was scheduled to fight UFC veteran Amilcar Alves recently in Sao Goncalo, Brazil, but the match-up never materialized.

Minutes before the main event, Fatality Arena officials announced that Filho had suffered a seizure that morning and the middleweight bout was canceled. After the event, Filho told MMAFighting.com his side of the story.

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Paulo Filho opens up: I decided to respect myself and not fight

Luiz Cane hopes for UFC return after third straight win in Brazil

Luiz Cane moved back up to the light heavyweight after leaving the UFC in 2012, and he’s hoping to return to the Octagon next year.

The Brazilian veteran, who has been dealing with a few injuries recently, is scheduled to take on Alexandre Zaneti at Saturday night’s Brazilian Fighting Championship 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Luiz Cane hopes for UFC return after third straight win in Brazil