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Following Jon Jones successful title defense at UFC 172, the UFC showed him as setting the record for most wins in the Light Heavyweight division history. Former champ and UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz took issue with the claim.

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BALTIMORE – Takanori Gomi‘s next fight is likely to take place in his native Japan, according to UFC President Dana White.

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BALTIMORE – Following her decision over Jessamyn Duke (3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) on the FOX Sports 1-televised prelims of UFC 172, Bethe Correia (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) had a message for the female fighting quartet known as “The Four Horsewomen”: One down, three to go.

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UFC President Dana White spoke with members of the media following UFC 172, where he discussed the possibility of Nate Diaz fighting again in the near future.

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Dana White was impressed with Jon Jones’ performance on Saturday night but believes something has to be done regarding the constant eye pokes.

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UFC President Dana White spoke with members of the media following UFC 172, where he discussed the "hilarious" comments made by Vitor Belfort, and explained that the Brazilian is still a long way from getting licensed in Nevada.

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Luke Rockhold wants his next fight to earn him a shot at the middleweight title, and he has a list of fighter he thinks will get him that opportunity.

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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has already put together a Hall of Fame worthy resume and added to it on Saturday with a one-sided unanimous decision win over Glover Teixeira at UFC 172 in Baltimore.

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BALTIMORE – Lightweight veteran Jim Miller headlined the first UFC card on which Khabib Nurmagomedov fought, but he would now welcome a chance to fight the surging Dagestani.

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BALTIMORE – Saturday’s UFC 172 event at Baltimore Arena, which marked the UFC’s debut in Maryland, drew an announced attendance of 13,485 and a live gate of $2.3 million.

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BALTIMORE – The rematch that had been set up since last fall – pending a couple things – now can come to fruition.

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BALTIMORE – Takanori Gomi, Isaac Vallie-Flagg, Joseph Benavidez and Chris Beal each earned $50,000 bonuses for their work at Saturday’s UFC 172 event.

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Jon Jones makes the wild claim that the UFC is making more fighters into millionaires than boxing.

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Scheduled to compete for the middleweight championship at UFC 173 on May 24, Belfort was pulled out of the fight after TRT was banned by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). He claims he has been cleared to compete, and wants to fight Chris Weidman for the title at UFC 175 in July.

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Drug Free Sport, the company handling drug test collection for Jones vs. Teixeira is in some legal hot water via a lawsuit claiming they mishandled drug test samples to not lose the NFL as a client.

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I don't know what the official tally is, but between the two brothers, they've gotta hold some kind of injury record.

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The Brazilian said his answer was misunderstood when asked about his money to fight and he won't discuss his contract again with the media.

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BALTIMORE – UFC 172 was on scene for today’s UFC 172 fighter weigh-ins, where all 20 competitors on the show made weight for Saturday’s card.

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A few months after the UFC tried to book Brad Pickett vs. Ian McCall in London, the organization is working towards placing the flyweight fight on the upcoming UFC Dublin card later this summer, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The promotion has yet to officially announce the fight.

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Bloody Elbow caught up with Dan Miler in Baltimore and found out where he's been and what he's been up to since he last fought in March 2013

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