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Manila, Philippines – UFC GYM® today announced an exclusive 10-year partnership with the Fitspiration Philippines Corporation to open 30 locations throughout The Republic of the Philippines. The first signature UFC GYM, scheduled to open in early 2017, will be located in the Glorietta, Makati City section of Manilla. “We’re very excited to embark on this exclusive partnership to expand UFC GYM’s global footprint throughout the Philippines,” UFC GYM Chief Executive Officer Brent Leffel said. “Filipino fight fans understand our brand and partnering with … Read the Full Article Here

LOS ANGELESUFC® Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda “The Lioness” Nunes was honored this weekend at the annual Equality California Awards in Los Angeles, where she was presented with the 2016 Equality Visibility Award. The award recognizes individuals who have brought greater awareness to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights issues. Nunes accepted the award alongside her girlfriend and training partner, UFC strawweight Nina Ansaroff. “When people find out how strong and powerful love is, then this world will be a better place. I want to see this happ … Read the Full Article Here

Fight Of The Night: Evan Dunham vs Rick Glenn Performance Bonuses: Chas Skelly, Michael Johnson

#UFCHidalgo Bonuses:#FOTN: @EvanDunham155 vs @GladiatorGlenn#POTN: @ChasSkelly @FollowTheMenace pic.twitter.com/i6PRSrCcMD
— UFC (@ufc) September 18, 2016

• The three-round war between Dunham and Glenn won Fight of the Night honors. Although the scorecards were not close (30-27 all in favor of Dunahm), it was Glenn’s “Won’t quit” mentality that made this the best clash of the night. • Chas Skelly recorded the fastest submission in UFC/WEC featherweight … Read the Full Article Here

Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson? Click below to get the results for all the fights at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas on Saturday, September 17, 2016.
Poirier vs Johnson | Hall vs Brunson | Dunham vs Glenn | Carneiro vs Robertson | Wade vs Makhachev | Skelly vs Blanco | Benitez vs Sicilia | Montano vs Muhammad | Carlos Junior vs Augusto Leleco | Quinonez vs Gomez | Montano vs Brown | Perez vs Morales
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson main card
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Main event: Dustin Poirier vs Michael Johnson Fight coming u … Read the Full Article Here

UFC Fight Night Hidalgo, which is headlined by the lightweight clash between Dustin Poirier vs Michael Johnson, and the middleweight fight between Uriah Hall and Derek Brunson, airs live on FS1 from State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas on Saturday, September 17 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, and the event’s first two prelims will air exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS beginning at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.Main Event – Five RoundsDustin Poirier (156) vs Michael Johnson (154.5)

 
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FS1 Main Card – 10pm ET/7pm PT on FS1Uriah Hall (185.5) … Read the Full Article Here

Middleweight contender Uriah Hall calls in to discuss his upcoming fight against Derek Brunson, bullying, the Adam Cella knockout from TUF 17, his cancelled bout versus Anderson Silva, and how he can definitely take Michael Bisping’s belt. Plus, Jim and Matt discuss UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson, the Luke Rockhold vs. Jacare Souza rematch in November, and Matt addresses some of Nick The Tooth’s recent comments.Some of the highlights from Episode 26 of UFC Unfiltered include:Uriah is psyched to put a hole in Derek Brunson’s faceUriah on focusing on the bigger picture and learni … Read the Full Article Here