**MMA**

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Tito Ortiz unretires, signs with Combate Americas
A former UFC light heavyweight champion, Ortiz will enter Combate Americas with a 20-12-1 record and riding a two-fight winning streak.

 

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Dana White call Brock Lesnar (5-3) 'retired'; Daniel Cormier (22-1) to fight Stipe Miocic (18-3) on August 17, in Anaheim, California.

 

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ABC seeks to clarify, unify grounded fighter rule
When it's illegal to kick or knee one in the head varies by state.

 

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Sources: Romero-Costa scheduled for 4th time
The middleweight fight has been verbally agreed to for UFC 241 on August 17 in Anaheim, California.

 

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UFC 237: LIVE​

 

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Sage Northcutt (11-3) KO'd by Cosmo Alexandre (8-1) in 29 seconds in ONE debut


PFL heavyweight Philipe Lins (14-3) injured, out for '19 season
Lins defeated Josh Copeland by fourth-round TKO last New Year's Eve to win the PFL 2018 heavyweight crown and the $1 million prize money.

 

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PFL playoff eligibility, seedi9 set for July
Defending welterweight champion Magomed Magomedkerimov (23-5) will face Chris Curtis (21-5) in the main event.


UFC finalizing Greg Hardy (4-1) and Juan Adams (5-1) for July 20

 

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Former middleweight contender Elias Theodorou released by UFC
Theodorou (16-3) lost to Derek Brunson (19-7) by unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Ottawa earlier this month. He held a 8-3 record in the UFC.


Heavyweight prospect Justin Willis (8-2) is no longer on the UFC roster
Willis (8-2) lost to Curtis Blaydes (11-2) via unanimous decision in March. However, he had won eight fights in a row prior to that bout, including his first four UFC fights.

 

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Alexander Gustafsson (18-5) and Anthony Smith (31-14) fighting to prove something to themselves
Neither is likely to earn a title shot in the near future, which raises the obvious question: What are they really fighting for?

 

[Kefka]

Pretty shitty.

 

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Muhammed 'King Mo' Lawal (21-9, 1 NC) former Strikeforce titlist, retiring
King Mo lost his last three fights by TKO

 

[The Question]

 

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Sonnen retires from MMA after loss to Machida
The announcement brings Sonnen's 22-year professional career to an end. The Oregon native, who is also an MMA analyst for ESPN, finishes with a final record of 30-17-1.

 

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MMA - News, Schedule, Scores


UFC schedule of events and main event bouts for 2019 fight

 

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Chael Sonnen (30-17-1, 1KO) retires from MMA after loss to Lyolo Machida (26-8)
The announcement brings Sonnen's 22-year professional career to an end. The Oregon native, who is also an MMA analyst for ESPN.

Fedor Emelianenko (39-6-0) signs 'retirement tour' deal with Bellator
Known as "The Last Emperor," Emelianenko is the former Pride heavyweight champion and arguably the greatest heavyweight ever in MMA. He went undefeated from 2000 to 2009, one of the most revered runs in the sport's annals.

 

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France to recognize MMA as a sport in Jan. 2020
The MMA was banned in France in 2016. France is one of the last major countries without legalized MMA.

 

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Francis Ngannou (14-3) routes Junior dos Santos (21-6) in first-round TKO
Ngannou says he wants respect and is calling for the winner of the next UFC heavyweight title fight.

 

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How the UFC's mighty have fallen? At the hands of Amanda Nunes
Nunes knocked out Rousey and Cyborg, each in less than a minute. She is the reigning batamweight and featherweight champion.

 

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The UFC's 22 Hall of Fame moments
By the end of 2019, the UFC will have held its 500th fight card, featuring thousands of mixed martial artist from all over the world.

November 12, 1993, The UFC was born.

 

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Jorge Masvidal 5-second KO fastest in UFC history
Masvidal (34-14) beat Ben Askren (19-1) with a flying knee.