UFC 183 medical suspensions: Miesha Tate, Tyron Woodley potentially out six months your sports feeder

Five fighters received six-month medical suspensions as a result of damage incurred during their respective fights at UFC 183, including top contenders Miesha Tate and Tyron Woodley, according to information released to MMAFighting.com by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday.

Both Tate (left orbital fracture, left elbow) and Woodley (right foot), along with main card fighter Tim Boetsch (right knee, right eye), exiled flyweight contender John Lineker (right foot), and prelim middleweight Tom Watson (right foot) will require clearance from doctors for their potential injuries, or otherwise be forced to sit out until the end of July.

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UFC 183 medical suspensions: Miesha Tate, Tyron Woodley potentially out six months

Gabrielle Holloway replaces injured Talita Nogueira vs. Julia Budd at Bellator 133 your sports feeder

Julia Budd has a new opponent for her Bellator debut.

Undefeated Brazilian grappler Talita Nogueira, scheduled to take on Budd at the Bellator 133 card in Fresno on Feb. 13, will be replaced by Gabrielle Holloway, who makes her promotional debut on a 10 days’ notice.

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Gabrielle Holloway replaces injured Talita Nogueira vs. Julia Budd at Bellator 133

Pat Healy meets Kurt Kinser in Titan FC 33"s fourth title fight your sports feeder

Titan FC is stacking the deck for its next card.

With three title fights already scheduled, another one will be added to Titan FC 33 on March 20 at AeroFest in Mobile, Ala., COO Lex McMahon told MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani on Tuesday.

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Pat Healy meets Kurt Kinser in Titan FC 33"s fourth title fight

‘Jacare’ Souza’s manager criticizes Vitor Belfort for picking opponents, offers to replace him in interim title bout your sports feeder

Vitor Belfort was offered an interim title bout with Lyoto Machida when Chris Weidman pulled out from UFC 184 with a rib injury, but “The Phenom” turned down the fight. Fellow middleweight contender Ronaldo Souza is willing to step up and replace him against anyone if that’s what the UFC wants.

Souza is undefeated in the UFC with four wins in a row, capped off by a third-round submission over Gegard Mousasi. Jacare’s manager Gilbert Faria believes that an interim title has to be created after another injury from the middleweight champion, and Belfort should not choose who he wants to fight.

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‘Jacare’ Souza’s manager criticizes Vitor Belfort for picking opponents, offers to replace him in interim title bout

UFC announces new Canadian television outlets

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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UFC announces new Canadian television outlets

The best of The MMA Hour 2014 edition (vol. 1)

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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The best of The MMA Hour 2014 edition (vol. 1)

Rustam Khabilov vs. Adriano Martins, five other fights announced for UFC Fight Night 61

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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Rustam Khabilov vs. Adriano Martins, five other fights announced for UFC Fight Night 61

UFC Fight Night 58 post-fight press conference

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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UFC Fight Night 58 post-fight press conference

Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira to headline UFC"s first trip to Porto Alegre, Brazil

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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Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira to headline UFC"s first trip to Porto Alegre, Brazil

UFC Fight Night 58 face-offs

BARUERI, Brazil — Co-headliners Renan Barao and Mitch Gagnon and others face off during the UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway weigh-ins Friday in Brazil. Both bantamweight contenders came in on weight. So did all but one other competitor on the card, which will air Saturday night on FOX Sports 1.

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UFC Fight Night 58 face-offs

Former NBA center Darko Milicic loses kickboxing debut

Former NBA center Darko Milicic made his kickboxing debut Thursday night in Serbia. The 7-footer, who was the second overall draft pick in 2003, lost to Radovan Radojcic in the second round of their exhibition fight via doctor’s stoppage after suffering a cut on his left leg.

“The next time, it will be better,” Milicic said [translated by The Detroit News]. “I’m invincible.”

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Former NBA center Darko Milicic loses kickboxing debut

UFC Fight Night 58 Q&A: Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will answer questions from the fans during the UFC Fight Night 58 Q&A on Friday morning. The session is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. ET.

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UFC Fight Night 58 Q&A: Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz

Morning Report: CM Punk says he "would fight Anderson Silva tomorrow" for "the correct amount of money"

On a media blitz in New York City Thursday, professional wrestling’s CM Punk began opening up a bit more on the early conversations held with UFC president Dana White prior to his joining the promotion earlier in December.

The WWE star has taken a mountain of flak for his choice to cannonball into MMA’s grandest stage at 36 with no resume to speak of, but Punk says he was willing to endure the entry level tournament that is ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’

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Morning Report: CM Punk says he "would fight Anderson Silva tomorrow" for "the correct amount of money"

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

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

Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Just hours after it was announced that veteran fighter Mark Munoz would return to the Octagon against Caio Magalhaes at UFC 184, Magalhaes had to withdraw due to an infection in his mouth.

Looks like Munoz will remain on the card. On Wednesday night UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani confirmed that Roan ‘Jucao’ Carneiro will step in to fight “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” on Feb. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Roan "Jucao" Carneiro steps in to face Mark Munoz at UFC 184 on Feb. 28

Complete UFC on FOX 14 card announced

The entire UFC on FOX 14 main card was officially announced on Wednesday.

The event, which will be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson, will take place at the 30,000-seat Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Jan. 24. If all goes to plan, it will be the second-biggest event in UFC history behind 2011’s UFC 129, which drew 55,724 fans.

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Complete UFC on FOX 14 card announced

Anderson Silva stars in "Itsy, Bitsy Spider" UFC 183 promo

As if you weren’t already excited for UFC 183.

Anderson Silva stars in this promo set to an eerie version of the kid’s song “Itsy, Bitsy Spider” and proclaims that he’s back. Silva will meet Nick Diaz in the main event of the card Jan. 31 in Las Vegas.

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Anderson Silva stars in "Itsy, Bitsy Spider" UFC 183 promo

Heavyweights Derrick Lewis, Ruan Potts meet at UFC 184

A pair of hard-hitting heavyweights will meet in Los Angeles.

Promising knockout artist Derrick Lewis takes on Ruan Potts at UFC 184 on Feb. 28 at Staples Center, the UFC announced Tuesday. Lewis was on quite the run before being knocked out by Matt Mitrione in September.

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Heavyweights Derrick Lewis, Ruan Potts meet at UFC 184

Rousimar Palhares won"t be punished by CSAC for holding onto submission after tap

The California State Athletic Commission will not be punishing Rousimar Palhares, even though he held onto his winning kneebar submission against Jon Fitch a shade too long.

Andy Foster, the CSAC executive director, told MMA Fighting that he was angry Saturday night at World Series of Fighting 16 in Sacramento after the incident in the main event. But after consulting with referee Ed Collantes and watching video of the finish over and over again Monday, Foster determined he would not take any action against the Brazilian fighter.

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Rousimar Palhares won"t be punished by CSAC for holding onto submission after tap