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01 Jan Chael Sonnen: Jon Jones should lean into bad reputation, ‘just be a scumbag’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3q4V_U2VYHWgN0vyS_2yYYctn3Y=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66689391/109_Chael_Sonnen.0.jpg"> Chael Sonnen | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/103/chael-sonnen">Chael Sonnen</a> knows all about using a “bad guy” persona to sell fights and he thinks it’s time that <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a> follows suit. Reacting to Jones’s <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/3/26/21195482/ufc-champion-jon-jones-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi-negligent-use-of-firearm-in-albuquerque">most recent arrest</a>—one of several...

01 Jan Ray Longo reacts to Anderson Silva’s retirement comments: ‘What he’s saying is he’s a f**kin’ whore’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_50Rmff2NPlTrr5TvmQWcboTsfw=/0x0:1100x733/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66683875/147_Chris_Weidman_vs_Anderson_Silva.1388297653.0.jpg"> Chris Weidman (center) scored a pair of wins over Anderson Silva at UFC 182 and 168 in 2013. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/352/chris-weidman">Chris Weidman</a>’s longtime coach Ray Longo had a few laughs after listening to <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/101/anderson-silva">Anderson Silva</a>’s...

01 Jan Bellator aims to restart schedule in June or July on Hollywood soundstage

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/fAO4BioBuOEa1XRvHSBa2VAIiOM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66684683/099_Scott_Coker.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A Los Angeles soundstage could host live Bellator events starting this summer. Bellator President <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2938/scott-coker">Scott Coker</a> told MMA Fighting on Monday the promotion aims to restart its schedule in June or July with live events held...

01 Jan Bellator 244 postponed over COVID-19 safety concerns

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<img alt="Bellator 153: Koreshkov v Henderson" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/utxEeTM24QG02Dwyzn3gf4opZO4=/0x0:4283x2855/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66685216/523349368.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has claimed a fifth event on the Bellator schedule. The ViacomCBS-owned promotion on Tuesday announced the postponement of Bellator 244 over “ongoing safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak”...

01 Jan Elias Theodorou: ‘Fighting style’ was affected by bilateral neuropathy before receiving cannabis TUE

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<img alt="UFC Fight Night 80 photos" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0awyX3Fjf1oiE7iRSDXGPpH3fUE=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66685375/055_Thiago_Santos_vs_Elias_Theodorou.0.0.jpg"> Thiago Santos and Elias Theodorou compete at a UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas on Dec. 10, 2015 | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Don’t be surprised if the next time you see <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2677/elias-theodorou">Elias Theodorou</a>...

01 Jan UFC 249 gets second life as May 9 event at TBA location

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/01jjy17uEEd_az0A3lOf78nraqU=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66685417/216_Tony_Ferguson_x_Donald_Cerrone.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC’s upcoming return on May 9 has an official title: <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1094/ufc-249-khabib-vs-ferguson">UFC 249</a>. That’s not exactly a shock, but the promotion hadn’t actually named the event after announcing its next card would take place on May...

01 Jan MMA manager Tyson Chartier describes relationship between media, fighters as ‘very symbiotic’

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/8RFMlCYyh5MS0y1D4Be8ON2L5u0=/43x0:931x592/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66685783/chartier.0.jpg"> Tyson Chartier heard about the big news just like the rest of us. With his client <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4139/calvin-kattar">Calvin Kattar</a> preparing to fight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/78/jeremy-stephens">Jeremy Stephens</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1094/ufc-249-khabib-vs-ferguson">UFC 249</a>, it fell upon Chartier to keep up to date with the status of...

01 Jan UFC 249 pay-per-view headed to Florida on May 9

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<img alt="UFC" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MR_ipsUz3OPIR_vaXyxYbyY8lOk=/0x0:652x435/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66685938/ufc_rio_arena.0.jpg"> Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting It looks as though <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1094/ufc-249-khabib-vs-ferguson">UFC 249</a> will take place in “The Sunshine State.” Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/4/21/21230050/ufc-249-gets-second-life-as-may-9-event-at-tba-location">May 9 pay-per-view event</a> is slated to take...

01 Jan UFC full fight video: Matt Hughes and Frank Trigg face off in dramatic rematch

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wsOFfccMnBbvo1j3MfRDUDBxogA=/0x3:1425x953/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66686417/hughestrigg2.0.jpg"> UFC, YouTube Watch <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/113/matt-hughes">Matt Hughes</a> vs. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/766/frank-trigg">Frank Trigg</a> 2 full fight video to see then-welterweight champion Hughes once again triumph over rival Trigg in epic fashion at UFC 52, which took place in Las Vegas on April 16,...

01 Jan Morning Report: Tyron Woodley says Israel Adesanya is ‘scared of guys with power’, Adesanya responds

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IuL2-jUee-VFyBgwNAM6JyM2uVo=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66682389/003_Tyron_Woodley.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting During his reign as UFC welterweight champion, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/221/tyron-woodley">Tyron Woodley</a> would frequently talk about eclipsing <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/123/georges-st-pierre">Georges St-Pierre</a> as the greatest welterweight of all-time. Now, Woodley wants to follow in St-Pierre’s footsteps, and after reclaiming the...