Bibiano Fernandes rips ‘insolent’ Dae Hwan Kim for illegal elbows

For the first time in his MMA career, Bibiano Fernandes finished a fight after going past the first round, but there’s a reason why Dae Hwan Kim survived that long at ONE FC 23.

The ONE FC bantamweight champion, who improved his winning streak to nine on Dec. 5, submitted Kim with a second-round rear-naked choke. However, he had to overcome a tough situation when Kim landed several illegal elbows to the back of his head in the opening round.

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Bibiano Fernandes rips ‘insolent’ Dae Hwan Kim for illegal elbows

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

Francisco Rivera will appeal entry loss to Urijah Faber due to eye poke

Francisco Rivera will appeal his submission loss to Urijah Faber on Saturday night at UFC 181 in Las Vegas with the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), Rivera told MMA Fighting.

Rivera said after discussing the situation along with his manager Jason House, it was something he felt like he needed to do. In the 2nd round, Faber certainly poked Rivera in a person’s eye, sending Rivera up from the cage, covering his face certainly in pain. Faber swarmed, landed punches and eventually cinched in a bulldog choke for the tapout success at 1:34 of the round.

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Francisco Rivera will appeal entry loss to Urijah Faber due to eye poke

Mike Richman meets former winner Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 134

Coming off a massive triumph over Nam Phan, Mike Richman returns against a former winner in March.

Richman, who desired 46 seconds to knock Phan out on Nov. 15, is set to collide with former Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 134 in Thackerville, Oklahoma, on March 27. Lancenet first reported the fight, and MMAFighting.com supported with sources near the problem.

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Mike Richman meets former winner Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 134

Morning Report: With sights still set on Bethe Correia, Miesha Tate believes fight with Sara McMann does more for her career

UFC women’s bantamweight contender Miesha Tate is making the best of a bad situation.

After being adamant about not wanting to face someone looking to ‘grab a hold and take her to the ground,’ Tate has been booked to fight ground-and-pound specialist Sara McMann at UFC 183 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Morning Report: With sights still set on Bethe Correia, Miesha Tate believes fight with Sara McMann does more for her career

UFC sets date for first Fight Night card in Brazil in 2015

The UFC will make seven trips to Brazil in 2015, as well as the first one is going to be right after Carnival.

The UFC is going to be declaring its entire 2015 program in a particular occasion on Nov. 17 in Las Vegas, but MMAFighting.com learned with sources close to the scenario, that UFC’s first Fight Night card in Brazil next year is scheduled for Feb. 22.

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UFC sets date for first Fight Night card in Brazil in 2015

John Lineker asks for instant shot at Demetrious Johnson after cancelled UFN 56 fight with Ian McCall

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — John Lineker was designed to fight Ian McCall in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 56 in Uberlandia, Brazil, on Nov. 8, but the flyweight bout was cancelled hours after the weigh-ins when McCall felt ill.

“He paid the price for his jokes,” Lineker told the media in Brazil. “He made fun of my scenario, drinking coconut water (before the faceoff) while I need to cut 0.7 pound, and God punished him [laughs].

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John Lineker asks for instant shot at Demetrious Johnson after cancelled UFN 56 fight with Ian McCall

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

Grace Tourinho"s run as UFC managing director in Brazil finishes next month

UFC president Dana White formally declared Grace Tourinho as the managing director for UFC in Brazil on November 2013, and her tenure will end one year after.

Tourinho, who first began working for the promotion in early 2013, will leave the promotion next month, according to a report from Veja. Sources near the situation confirmed the news to MMAFighting.com.

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Grace Tourinho"s run as UFC managing director in Brazil finishes next month

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

Jason "Mayhem" Miller live tweeting standoff with police (updated)

Mixed martial arts fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller live-tweeted an apparent standoff with members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at his California home on Thursday.

Law enforcement officials attempted to serve Miller a bench warrant for his arrest “for alleged stalking at the home when the situation escalated into a SWAT call,” Lt. Jeff Hallock told KTLA.

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Jason "Mayhem" Miller live tweeting standoff with police (updated)

Battlegrounds O.N.E.: Cody McKenzie gives blood to make weight, quarterfinal match-ups set

All eight welterweight competitors met their required weights ahead of Battlegrounds MMA’s one-night single-elimination tournament at Thursday’s weigh-ins in Tulsa, Okla.

The only snag in the proceedings came when former UFC fighter Cody McKenzie weighed in at 172.4 pounds on his first attempt. McKenzie was granted two hours to shed the extra 1.4 pounds, and successfully did so — albeit in an unusual fashion. According to sources close the situation, McKenzie drew a pint of blood before making the 171-pound limit on his second attempt.

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Battlegrounds O.N.E.: Cody McKenzie gives blood to make weight, quarterfinal match-ups set

Holly Holm being discussed to make UFC debut on Dec. 6

The much-anticipated UFC debut of accomplished women’s boxer-turned-mixed martial artist Holly Holm could happen at UFC 181.

UFC Tonight reported that the 32-year-old Holm is in talks to compete on the Dec. 6 card in Las Vegas, likely as part of the Fox Sports 1 prelims. According to sources with knowledge of her situation, Holm has zeroed in on the date, and the UFC is looking to pit her against Russian fighter Milana Dudieva, who made her own UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 48 in Macau against Elizabeth Phillips. Phillips (11-3) won that fight via split decision.

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Holly Holm being discussed to make UFC debut on Dec. 6

Strikeforce expert James Terry meets Andre Santos at Bellator 129

Bellator MMA will return to Iowa in October, as well as the very first spell of the card has already been set.

Sources near the situation told MMAFighting.com that Strikeforce expert James Terry is place to collide with Brazilian welterweight Andre Santos at the Bellator 129 card on Oct. 17.

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Strikeforce expert James Terry meets Andre Santos at Bellator 129

Liam McGeary says Stephan Bonnar crossed a line with Tito Ortiz insults: "Personally, I might "ve put my foot in his face"

Like most observers at home, Bellator light heavyweight rival Liam McGeary was not precisely certain what to make of the illogical scenario that went down at Bellator 123, when Stephan Bonnar, Tito Ortiz, and a veiled Justin McCully suddenly brawled in the middle of the cage while boosting their forthcoming November 15th fight.

“When the man came on using the mask on, I used to be like, alright, who is this dumb man at the center of the ring?” McGeary said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “And when they pulled the mask off, it had been like, uh, well, who’s he? I did not understand if I was presumed to understand who he was or anything. They did not really add him, you know?

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Liam McGeary says Stephan Bonnar crossed a line with Tito Ortiz insults: "Personally, I might "ve put my foot in his face"

Lawyer: NAC can’t stop Wanderlei Silva from fighting anywhere

Wanderlei Silva is expected to appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission once again later this month, and his lawyer is confident that he shouldn’t have any trouble getting his issues cleared up.

It all started when Silva ran away from a member of the commission earlier this year, declining to take a random drug test in his gym in Las Vegas. The former PRIDE champion was removed from a light heavyweight bout against Chael Sonnen scheduled for UFC 175, and his situation is still confusing.

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Lawyer: NAC can’t stop Wanderlei Silva from fighting anywhere

Bas Rutten responds to fallout of bizarre "Inside MMA" interview with Ben Askren

Following Ben Askren’s bizarre exchange with co-host Kenny Rice on “Inside MMA,” and subsequent apology from AXS Fights CEO Andrew Simon, fellow “Inside MMA” co-host Bas Rutten took to Facebook on Tuesday to elaborate on the situation and defend Rice’s decision to pull the plug on the ONE FC welterweight champ mid-interview.

Check out Rutten’s post below:

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Bas Rutten responds to fallout of bizarre "Inside MMA" interview with Ben Askren