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Report: Paige VanZant Off UFC 200 Due To “Dancing With The Stars”

It looks like Paige VanZant won’t be part of the upcoming landmark UFC 200 event after all.

Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com broke the news on Tuesday that VanZant, who had originally hoped to fight on the July 9th event, will no longer be part of t…

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It looks like Paige VanZant won’t be part of the upcoming landmark UFC 200 event after all.

Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com broke the news on Tuesday that VanZant, who had originally hoped to fight on the July 9th event, will no longer be part of the plans for the show.

VanZant’s manager Mike Roberts told MMA Fighting that due to the amount of time her work on “Dancing With The Stars” is taking, she will not be able to properly prepare for a fight on 7/9.

“After thinking about it, the show is taking up a lot of her time,” Roberts said. “She wants to have time to improve and get better, so we decided to postpone her return to about late-August.”

UFC Women’s Strawweight contender Paige VanZant, who is one of the favorites to win this season of “Dancing With The Stars,” last fought inside the Octagon in December, where she was dominated by former TUF finalist Rose Namajunas.

Perfection For Paige VanZant On Latest Episode Of “Dancing With The Stars”

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Paige VanZant put it all together Monday night on “Dancing with the Stars,” as her “Jive” with partner Mark Ballas earned her a perfect score.

The program airs Monday’s on ABC at 8 p.m….

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Paige VanZant put it all together Monday night on “Dancing with the Stars,” as her “Jive” with partner Mark Ballas earned her a perfect score.

The program airs Monday’s on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.

UFC Breakdown Takes A Look At Alistair Overeem-Andrei Arlovski

UFC Fight Pass announcers John Gooden and Dan Hardy bring UFC Fight Night 87’s main event between Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski inside the “Breakdown.”

The two dissect the heavyweight fighters, who collide this Sunday from Rotterdam, Netherla…

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UFC Fight Pass announcers John Gooden and Dan Hardy bring UFC Fight Night 87’s main event between Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski inside the “Breakdown.”

The two dissect the heavyweight fighters, who collide this Sunday from Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Mike Pyle-Alberto Mina Part Of Latest UFC Fight Night 90 Additions

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Welterweights Mike Pyle and Alberto Mina will square off this July at UFC Fight Night 90.

Along with that matchup, officials announced Alvaro Herrera-Vicente Luque, Gilbert Burns-Lukasz…

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Welterweights Mike Pyle and Alberto Mina will square off this July at UFC Fight Night 90.

Along with that matchup, officials announced Alvaro Herrera-Vicente Luque, Gilbert Burns-Lukasz Sajewski and Reginalo Vieira-Marco Beltran for the July 7 card from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Pyle (27-11-1) has fought 16 times inside the Octagon, posting a 10-6 record overall. Mina (12-0) has picked up victories in both of his UFC appearances.

UFC Fight Night 90 airs entirely on UFC Fight Pass as part of International Fight Week, with Rafael dos Anjos defending his lightweight belt vs. Eddie Alvarez in the main event.

The card also includes Roy Nelson-Derrick Lewis, Mitch Clarke-Joseph Duffy and Alan Jouban-Nordine Taleb.

Nate Diaz Responds To Conor McGregor’s Social Media Rant

Following Conor McGregor’s random social media rant on Monday, his current rival, Nate Diaz, has chimed in with a very simple response.

On Monday, McGregor commented on a photo of Diaz that showed the younger brother looking quite large for a 145-po…

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Following Conor McGregor’s random social media rant on Monday, his current rival, Nate Diaz, has chimed in with a very simple response.

On Monday, McGregor commented on a photo of Diaz that showed the younger brother looking quite large for a 145-pound champion to be fighting. McGregor, in typical fashion, wasn’t impressed.

In fact, he went on to claim that he would “school” Diaz in a rematch and spoke about how he “swept and controlled” him on the ground at UFC 196.

Diaz, also in typical fashion, posted the following brief response:

McGregor-Diaz II was originally scheduled to headline UFC 200 in an immediate 170-pound rematch of their UFC 196 fight, which Diaz won via submission. The fight was pulled, however, when McGregor refused to take part in his promotional commitments around the fight and Diaz refused to fight anyone else on the show.

Headlined by Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II, UFC 200 is scheduled for Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Photos: Jean Claude Van Damme Working Out With Nick & Nate Diaz

Look out Conor, Nate is getting bigger — and better!

Famous martial artist and actor Jean Claude Van Damme took to his social media accounts this week to share some photos he took while working out with the Diaz Brothers recently.

Seen below are…

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Look out Conor, Nate is getting bigger — and better!

Famous martial artist and actor Jean Claude Van Damme took to his social media accounts this week to share some photos he took while working out with the Diaz Brothers recently.

Seen below are a number of photos of JCVD and Nick and Nate Diaz working out and hanging out. As seen in the photos, Nate Diaz is looking like a much bigger man than Conor McGregor.

Diaz handed McGregor his first UFC loss back at UFC 194, choking out the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion in a 170-pound fight.

Diaz and McGregor were scheduled to fight in a 170-pound rematch in the main event of UFC 200 before McGregor was pulled from the show for refusing to take part in his promotional commitments around the event. Diaz subsequently refused to fight anyone but McGregor in July.