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Las Vegas – Champions from around the world will descend upon Las Vegas for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter®. This season, 16 seeded competitors, all champions in their current promotion, will be coached by two former flyweight title challengers, top-ranked Joseph Benavidez and No. 2 Henry Cejudo. Season 24 of the long-running UFC® reality show debuts Wednesday, August 31 at 10 p.m. ET on FS1. The series is the network’s highest-rated and most-watched original program since inception in August 2013. Last season’s finale, headlined by a strawweight world ti … Read the Full Article Here

“As part of the athlete onboarding process, Emil Meek voluntarily disclosed medical treatment he received prior to signing with UFC that is potentially out of compliance with UFC’s Anti-Doping Policy. As a result, Meek will not compete in his previously scheduled bout on September 3, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany in order to allow him time to consult with his physician and evaluate his medical treatment.“Given Meek’s medical treatment occurred before his signing with UFC, he is not subject to any potential anti-doping violations under the policy relating to that treatment. H … Read the Full Article Here

Holly Holm went from little-known underdog to Ronda Rousey slayer to forgotten in under four months.
Now, after months of Miesha Tate bashing a mostly silent Ronda Rousey and the fighting world wondering when Rousey will make her return, Holm is set to make hers.
Holm is back for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Chicago, where she’ll take on No. 7 -ranked Valentina Shevchenko, and like the low-key killer she’s always been, Holm isn’t following in Tate’s trash-talking footprints.

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Conor McGregor is setting up his own news agency with girlfriend Dee Devlin called The MacLife.

The fighter previously spoke out about starting his own business and is an investor in the making of his sister Erin McGregor’s salon, McGregor’s Kings & Queens.
His long term love is listed as the agency’s secretary along with a separate director, a registered accountant.

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Brian Stann joins Jim and Matt to preview UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko, and discuss Jon Jones, Brian’s final fight against Wanderlei Silva, and his experiences during Operation Matador. Later, Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes calls in to talk about her victory over Miesha Tate at UFC 200, a potential fight against Ronda Rousey, and a lot more.  Read the Full Article Here

Vancouver, Canada – UFC® announced today No.3 ranked welterweight contender Demian Maia (23-6, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) will battle No.5 ranked Carlos Condit (30-8, fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) in the main event of UFC FIGHT NIGHT MAIA vs. CONDIT at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Saturday, August 27. The two were originally slated to meet at UFC 202®: DIAZ vs. MCGREGOR 2 on August 20.Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MAIA vs. CONDIT go on sale to the general public Friday, July 22 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $203.60, $149.05, $121.65, $110.1 … Read the Full Article Here