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SHERDOG NEWS DECEMBER 2022
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Manny Pacquiao Announces Plans to Compete for Rizin Fighting Federation in 2023 Manny Pacquiao will be competing for Rizin Fighting Federation sometime in 2023.
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A.J. McKee Upends Roberto Satoshi, Patricio Freire Bests Kleber Koike Erbst at Rizin 40 The cross-promotional event between Bellator MMA and Rizin Fighting Federation ended with a complete victory for Bellator fighters, who went 5-0...
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Inside the Mind of Greatness: A Chat with Patricio Freire Sherdog’s Lev Pisarsky sat down with the Bellator MMA champion and touched on a number of topics ahead of his Rizin 40 headliner opposite Kleber...
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Rob Font Meets Adrian Yanez at Upcoming UFC Card on April 8 The first fight set in April for the Ultimate Fighting Championship should be a great one.
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Bellator MMA vs. Rizin Weigh-in Results: 5 Cross-Promotional Fights Set Two of the world's top mixed martial arts promotions will clash at Bellator MMA vs. Rizin.
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PFL Sets Heavyweight Lineup for 2023 Challenger Series Card The Professional Fighters League is bring the boom with eight up-and-coming heavyweights vying for a contract.
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‘I’m Not Just Any Black Belt’ Two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Roberto Satoshi de Souza will collide with A.J. McKee in the...
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UFC 285 Update: Dricus Du Plessis, Derek Brunson to Meet in Las Vegas A middleweight showdown between Dricus Du Plessis and Derek Brunson has been added to the UFC 285 lineup.
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Patricio Freire: I Make More Per Fight Than the UFC Heavyweight Champion Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire can look back on 2022 as a year to remember.
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Three Bouts Confirmed for UFC Fight Night 218, Including Return of Doo Ho Choi Three fights, including the return of Doo Ho Choi, were recently announced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for its Feb. 4 event.
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UFC, Strikeforce Veteran Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva Announces Retirement from MMA Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva is retiring from mixed martial arts following a 34-fight professional career that began in 2005....
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Bellator Signs Ex-UFC Title Challenger Sara McMann to Multi-Fight Deal Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Sara McMann has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA.
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A Sitdown with Japan’s MMA Officials Committee From "Pride-style scoring" to soccer kicks, ahead of the Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin NYE extravaganza, representatives of the JMOC spoke to...
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Michel Pereira Reveals What It’s Like to Spar Against UFC Champ Francis Ngannou Michel Pereira won’t get to fight at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro like he had hoped, but he did receive an intriguing matchup as a consolation prize.
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Tracy Cortez ‘Prioritizing Mental Health’ After Exit from UFC Orlando Card Tracy Cortez has been working on getting her mind right, and for the time being, that’s put her mixed martial arts career on hold.
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Report: Jeff Molina Suspended by NSAC, Linked to UFC Betting Investigation Jeff Molina is the latest member of Glory MMA & Fitness to experience the fallout from the ongoing UFC betting probe....
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UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar Dead at 45 Stephan Bonnar, whose fight with Forrest Griffin at “The Ultimate Fighter 1” finale propelled the UFC to a new level of popularity, has died...
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Jailton Almeida Hopes to Be Top 5 UFC Heavyweight By End of 2023 After three first-round finishes in as many Octagon appearances, Jailton Almeida figures to be a fan favorite for the Brazilian audience at UFC 283.
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‘Shogun’ Rua Discusses Farewell Bout at UFC 283, Nearly Fighting Fedor in Pride Considered to be on the the biggest MMA stars to ever come from Brazil, Mauricio Rua will write the final chapter of his storied career at UFC 283.
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Neiman Gracie vs. Michael Lombardo Added to Bellator 290 The upcoming Bellator 290 card gained an intriguing welterweight matchup as Neiman Gracie will take on Michael Lombardo.
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Marlon Vera, Cory Sandhagen Clash to Headline UFC Fight Night 219 on Feb. 18 An exciting bantamweight clash is going down at the UFC Apex early next year.
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New Video Shows Jorge Masvidal’s Arrest, Interrogation in March A new video surfaced showing what went down during the arrest of former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title contender Jorge...
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Report: UFC Pay-Per-View Price to Increase to $79.99 in 2023 In what has become something of an annual tradition, the cost of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s premium events will increase heading...
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Coker, Sakakibara Explain How Relationship Makes Bellator-Rizin Event Possible There are multiple moving parts behind a successful co-promoted event involving two large MMA promotions.
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Judge Douglas Crosby Responds to Criticism Regarding Controversial Scorecards MMA judge Douglas Crosby has come under fire recently due to a pair of scorecards he submitted at Bellator 289 and UFC 282 on back-to-back nights.
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PFL Announces Women’s Featherweight Lineup for Challenger Series The Professional Fighters League is going forward with introducing a women’s featherweight division in 2023, and that will begin with a full...
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Second Bellator vs. Rizin Event Already Discussed, Could Potentially Be Held in U.S. Both Scott Coker and Nobuyuki Sakakibara are in agreement: The Bellator vs. Rizin card slated for New Year’s Eve is not a one-off event.
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Charles Oliveira Favors Islam Makhachev Against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 After his loss to Islam Makhachev in a lightweight title bout at UFC 280 this past October, Charles Oliveira turned down an opportunity to fight...
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Video: Anderson Silva’s Son Gets Knockout Win in Pro Boxing Debut Kalyl Silva, the 23-year-old son of former UFC champion Anderson Silva, had a professional boxing debut to remember over the weekend in Bahia, Brazil.
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Ex-Title Challenger Taila Santos to Face Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night 219 Recent flyweight title challenger Taila Santos will square off against surging prospect Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night 219 on Feb. 18.
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Ovince St. Preux vs. Philipe Lins Rebooked for UFC Fight Night 219 After a couple previous cancellations, a light heavyweight clash between Ovince St. Preux and Philipe Lins has been rescheduled for UFC Fight Night...
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Previously Announced Robert Whittaker-Paulo Costa Bout Not Happening at UFC 284 A previously announced middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa is now not likely to happen at UFC 284, according to a report from...
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Jared Cannonier Confident He Won Three Rounds Against Sean Strickland The UFC Fight Night 216 headliner wasn’t the type of bout that produced a definitive winner.
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Arman Tsarukyan Wants More Five-Round Experience, Targets ‘Big Name’ Opponents While beating someone like Damir Ismagulov might not move the needle in the eyes of the casual fan, Arman Tsarukyan was well aware of the...
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UFC Fight Night 216 Bonuses: Drew Dober, Bobby Green Earn ‘Fight of the Night’ Honors Drew Dober’s knockout power ultimately won out against Bobby Green’s superior volume at UFC Fight Night 216, but both men received a little...
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Split Verdict Sends Jared Cannonier Past Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night 216 Jared Cannonier’s performance was not the kind that inspires long-term hope in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division, but...
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Holly Holm vs. Yana Kunitskaya Booked for UFC on ESPN 43 Former bantamweight queen Holly Holm will lock horns with Yana Kunitskaya at UFC on ESPN 43 on March 25.
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Joanne Wood to Face Luana Carolina at UFC 286 in London A women’s flyweight showdown pitting Joanne Wood against Luana Carolina is on tap for UFC 286 in London.
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CSAC Adopts Rule to Limit Travel for Judges, Refs After Recent Controversy The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) is limiting how far its judges and referees can travel when working consecutive events.
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Source: Michal Materla, Kendall Grove Rematch Set for KSW 78 “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Kendall Grove will get a chance to avenge a defeat at the hands of former Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki titleholder Michal Materla on Jan. 21 in a rematch nearly-10-years-in-the-making at...
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KSW 77 Weigh-in Results: Pudzianowski Holds 53-Pound Advantage on Khalidov The biggest fight in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki history is now official as both Mamed Khalidov and Mariusz Pudzianowski weighed in for their superfight.
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Marvin Vettori to Face Roman Dolidze at UFC 286 in London The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to London has its first fight put together, and it is quite a good one.
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Derrick Lewis-Sergey Spivak Rebooked to Headline Relocated UFC Card on Feb. 4 Seoul, South Korea, is no longer on the slate for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in early 2023.
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James Krause, Darrick Minner Have Suspensions Extended by Nevada Commission James Krause and Darrick Minner had temporary extensions extended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission during a Wednesday meeting.
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Grappling Ace Lucas Barbosa Among Welterweights Set for PFL Challenger Series Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout Lucas Barbosa will head a field of eight welterweights vying for a Professional Fighters League contract next year....
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Three Fights Added to Bellator 290 Card on Feb. 4 The lineup for Bellator 290 continues to take shape, as three bouts were recently added to the Feb. 4 event.
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Bantamweight, Flyweight Title Bouts Top Invicta FC 51 Lineup on Jan. 18 A championship doubleheader is on tap for Invicta FC 51 on Jan. 18.
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Amanda Ribas vs. Viviane Araujo Targeted for UFC 285 on March 4 Amanda Ribas now has a dance partner for UFC 285, as a clash against Viviane Araujo has been targeted for March 4.
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Bryce Mitchell Blames Flu for Poor Performance vs. Ilia Topuria at UFC 282 The featherweight matchup pitting Ilia Topuria against Bryce Mitchell that opened the UFC 282 pay-per-view was billed as a clash between two of...
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Scott Coker Targets First Quarter of 2023 for Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix Final In an ideal world, Bellator’s bantamweight grand prix final will go down early next year.
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Darren Till ‘Not Retired’ But Plans to Take Some ‘Time Off from the UFC’ Not all that long ago, the future appeared to be bright indeed for Darren Till.
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Dana White Blasts Jared Gordon’s ‘Horrible Game Plan’ Against Paddy Pimblett Though most observers felt differently, neither Dana White nor Paddy Pimblett thought Jared Gordon was robbed at UFC 282.
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Magomed Ankalaev Clarifies Post-Fight Interview Remarks Regarding UFC In the immediate aftermath of the split draw in the UFC 282 headliner, it sounded as though Magomed Ankalaev was contemplating a future outside...
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Dana White Announces Glover Teixeira-Jamahal Hill for Vacant LHW Title at UFC 283 It appears that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is making a quick pivot following the unsatisfying conclusion to Saturday’s light...
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UFC 282 Bonuses: 11 Fighters Receive $50,000 Checks The UFC was in a giving mood on Saturday night.
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UFC 282 ‘Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 282 coverage will begin Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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UFC 282 Prelims: Raul Rosas Jr., 18, Face Cranks Jay Perrin in Dazzling Debut Raul Rosas Jr. did not shrink in the spotlight. In fact, he basked in it.
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Raufeon Stots Says Danny Sabatello Was Good for His Career: ‘I Needed a Villain’ After plenty of bad blood in the buildup to their fight, Raufeon Stots got the last laugh against Danny Sabatello at Bellator 289.
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Patrick Mix: 'I Can Choke Out Anyone in the World' Patrick Mix is feeling quite confident after submitting Magomed Magomedov in the semifinals of Bellator MMA’s bantamweight grand prix....
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Stots, Mix Advance to Grand Prix Final; Liz Carmouche Retains at Bellator 289 Interim Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots showed he could handle the grind of a notorious grinder.
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Bellator 289 ‘Stots vs. Sabatello’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live Bellator 289 coverage will begin Friday at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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UFC 282 Weigh-in Results: Vacant Title Fight Set; 1 Fight Scratched The UFC 282 card is now official after the weigh-ins, and the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight championship will be on...
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Charles Oliveira Eyes Rematches With Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier in Future Former Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Charles Oliveira is taking a little time off, but will be ready to come back soon with a vengeance.
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UFC Reveals Early 2023 Event Slate, Includes Stop in San Antonio In the next few months, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is venturing out beyond the walls of the UFC Apex more and more.
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Nasrat Haqparast, Jamie Mullarkey to Collide at UFC 284 in Australia The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next trip to Australia is jam-packed with local talent.
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Amanda Ribas Expected to Return at Flyweight on March 4 at UFC 285 A fan-favorite flyweight up-and-comer in the Ultimate Fighting Championship should be back in action within a few months.
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Bellator 289 Weigh-in Results: 2 Title Fights Set Bellator MMA ends its year with a card containing a pair of title fights, and every fighter on the bill has made weight.
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UFC 286 Pay-Per-View Announced for London on March 18 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed overseas for a pay-per-view event in March.
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Luan Lacerda to Make Octagon Debut vs. Cody Stamann at UFC 283 At the age of 29, bantamweight Luan Lacerda is the newest representative of Brazil in the UFC.
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PFL Signs Eagle FC Heavyweight King Rizvan Kuniev, Two Other Regional Champions Professional Fighters League has added champions from three regional promotions to its roster.
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Still the Only Man to Defeat Alex Pereira, Quemuel Ottoni Excited for PFL Debut in 2023 After welcoming Alex Pereira to mixed martial arts with a rear-naked choke victory at Jungle Fight 82 in 2015, Quemuel Ottoni followed a totally...
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Ex-Bantamweight Champ T.J. Dillashaw Informs UFC of Retirement After one last failed run at Ultimate Fighting Championship gold, T.J. Dillashaw has elected to hang up the four-ounce gloves.
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Robbie Lawler Withdraws from UFC 282 Due to Injury Former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has pulled out of UFC 282 due to an undisclosed injury.
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Demetrious Johnson-Adriano Moraes Trilogy to Headline One’s U.S. Debut in Colorado A flyweight (135-pound) championship trilogy bout pitting Demetrious Johnson against Adriano Moraes will serve as the headliner for One...
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‘Wonderboy’ Encourages UFC Matchmakers to Give Him More Fights vs. Strikers Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland had a sort of gentlemen’s agreement heading into their headlining bout at UFC on ESPN 42.
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Stephen Thompson Silences Kevin Holland in Spectacular UFC on ESPN 42 Headliner Stephen Thompson’s zest and zeal for the martial arts came through in one of the best performances of his career.
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Jarred Brooks Dominates Joshua Pacio, Captures Strawweight Crown at ONE 164 The One Championship strawweight division saw its eighth champion crowned in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday.
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All Fighters Trained by Coach James Krause Prohibited From Competing in UFC Events Fighter-turned-coach James Krause has gone from a well-respected name to one who can no longer train fighters in a very short amount of time.
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One Championship Partners With Fan Duel to Broadcast Events on FanDuel TV Betting organizations are lining up to work with MMA promotions, and One Championship has hooked a big one.
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UPDATED UFC on ESPN 42 Weigh-in Results: 1 Fighter Heavy; 1 Bout Scratched The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves for an intriguing welterweight showdown.
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UPDATED Ontario Gaming Commission to Bar Bets on UFC Cards for Integrity Concerns Canadian fight fans from Kingston to Kenora can no longer bet on Ultimate Fighting Championship events for the foreseeable future.


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