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WSOF welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch (26-6-1) is fighting champ Rousimar Palhares (16-6) – finally – and that means he has to answer questions about leglocks.

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UFC 180 will be made available in select movie theaters next month as part of an ongoing partnership with Fathom Events.

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The UFC's only 2014 show in Australia is set for November 8, and now the complete fight card is firmly locked into place.

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UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) won’t talk much about money. She will, though, happily admit to being extremely satisfied with her salary.

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Tests for performance-enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse came back negative following UFC 178, the Nevada State Athletic Commission today told MMAjunkie.

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They say pimping ain’t easy, and that’s probably true for promoting too. (There’s a whole host of other uncomfortable comparisons to be made between the two professions as well.) Pimping is probably a lot harder when you constantly denigrate your talent. “Yeah, Mary? She makes a weird squealing noise when you bang her. But hey, it’s your money.” Yet, that’s exactly what UFC president Dana White does. Here are the top ten instances of Dana White burying his own fighters.

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John Lineker stopped Alptekin Ozkilic in a thrilling flyweight bout in July, and he hopes to impress once against Ian McCall at UFC Fight Night 56 card in Brazil, on Nov. 8, to earn a shot at the UFC 125-pound championship.

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So next time you see "Junior" on the street, please don't ask him to beat up the fiery Irishman until his fight against "Money" is over.

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Chan Sung Jung has been ordered to complete mandatory military service in his native South Korea. It begins next week, and as a result, the 27-year-old won’t participate in any MMA bouts for the next two years.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight No. 1 contender Vitor Belfort has his manties in a bunch over Chris Weidman's hand injury. Not necessarily because he got hurt, but rather because the "All American" has now postponed two championship title fights during his 2014 fight campaign.

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Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight veteran Jake Ellenberger talks to the gang at Submission Radio about training for his upcoming UFC 180 pay-per-view (PPV) fight against Kelvin Gastelum, which takes place on Sat., Nov. 15, 2014 at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico (current fight card here).

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Veteran Urijah Faber is the first to acknowledge he's in an odd spot in the UFC's bantamweight division.

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Piotr Hallmann tested positive for drostanolone following his split decision loss to Gleison Tibau in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 51 on Sept. 13 in Brasilia, Brazil, but he wants to appeal the result.

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Jimi Manuwa fondly remembers the days when he sat on his couch and watched Mauricio Rua stack up highlight-reel knockouts in PRIDE. Now he sits at home watching those same fights, but only this time, it’s to study, not enjoy.

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"The Spider" hanging on by a thread.

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"I'm not gonna call myself the Brazilian Killer, but if somebody wants to name me the Brazilian Killer, you're more than welcome. I'm just staying patient, working on different things. No need to do anything crazy on my training. I just stay focused on what I have to do. I look at [the Johnson loss] as a minor setback, but I think a win down in Rio will put me right back in the title race."

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UFC Lightweight competitor Khabib Nurmagomedov is back in light training and will begin a three-week rehabilitation process in the US starting next week.

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Max Holloway is the youngest fighter in history to reach 10 career UFC bouts. The 22-year-old accomplished the feat with a victory at UFC Fight Night 53 earlier this month, and now he wants to continue that momentum with another octagon appearance this year.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight titleholder Ronda Rousey was posting photos of her recent bikini photo shoot in Brazil (see them here), and now video has surfaced of the "Rowdy" Olympian frolicking in the surf while flashing her championship physique. While Rousey's star continues to shine bright, the mixed martial arts (MMA) world eagerly anticipates her next title defense at UFC 182 against fellow 135-pound wrecking ball Cat Zingano (more on that fight here).

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing its brand of mixed martial arts (MMA) back to Brazil for UFC Fight Night 58, headlined by a light heavyweight showdown pitting former 205-pound champion Lyoto Machida opposite rising middleweight contender C.B. Dollaway, streaming live on FOX Sports 1, as well as the promotion's new "Fight Pass" digital network.

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