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Ronda Rousey Included In Time Magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential People In The World” Poll

Ronda Rousey’s level of incredible fame is once again on display, as Time Magazine has included her in their list of options to vote for in their poll of the “100 Most Influential People In The World.”

The official website of Time Magazine, Time.co…

The official website of Time Magazine, Time.com, wrote the following:

“Even after her stunning loss to Holly Holm, the UFC fighter and former bantamweight champion continues to thrive outside the ring, landing a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover and cementing her place as an outspoken advocate of body positivity.”

Vote for Rousey in Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People In The World” poll online by clicking here.

As noted, Rousey is expected to make her Octagon return near the end of this year. While her opponent for her return fight is unknown at this time, the current belief is that Rousey will be involved in either one of two fights.

Either Rousey will compete against Holly Holm in a rematch of her last fight, which she lost — the first pro MMA defeat of her career — or she will challenge the winner of the Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes fight at UFC 200 for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship.

Holly Holm Says It’s Possible UFC Is Going With Rousey-Holm II Next

While the fight she has wanted since UFC 196 ended last month was an immediate rematch against Miesha Tate for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Holly Holm might be sitting on the sidelines until mega star Ronda Rousey makes her UFC return, as it’…

As noted, Tate will be defending her UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title for the first time against highly regarded contender Amanda Nunes at the landmark UFC 200 event on July 9th.

On Monday, Holm spoke with Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com and admitted that she might have to wait for Rousey’s return before she gets back into the Octagon.

“It’s very possible [they make me wait for Rousey]. I don’t know what their real thinking is, but they’re obviously a successful business for a reason. They’re a successful promotion. They usually have their reasons behind everything.”

According to Holm, if she does get a chance to fight the Tate-Nunes winner — and she openly admitted she is routing for Tate to win — she will be ready to take that opportunity.

“I’ll be ready either way,” Holm said. “If I rematch with Ronda, I’m gonna train my butt off. If I rematch with Tate, I’m gonna train my butt off. If they give me one of the other top girls in the meantime, I’m gonna train my butt off.

“I feel like at this point, not having the rematch, which is what I really wanted, I kind of just changed my train of thought to just be open to whatever. I don’t want to be so focused on that that if something else comes my way that I don’t take advantage of the opportunity.”

Video: GSP On UFC Return: “I Can’t Tell You Everything, I Have To Keep Some Secrets”

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The talk of a potential Georges St-Pierre return to the Octagon continues following a recent interview with GSP himself.

St-Pierre was interviewed while in attendance at the Toronto Raptors basketball game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday evening and spoke about a potential UFC return.

“I’m on good terms with the UFC – we’re talking,” St-Pierre said during the brief interview, which aired live from courtside on TSN in Canada. “Everything is possible, but I don’t know right now. I can’t tell you everything. I have to keep some secrets.”

GSP has not fought in the UFC since defeating Johny Hendricks via narrow split decision victory at UFC 167 back in November of 2013.

https://youtu.be/cCBo6-9nLL0

The talk of a potential Georges St-Pierre return to the Octagon continues following a recent interview with GSP himself.

St-Pierre was interviewed while in attendance at the Toronto Raptors basketball game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday evening and spoke about a potential UFC return.

GSP has not fought in the UFC since defeating Johny Hendricks via narrow split decision victory at UFC 167 back in November of 2013.

Another UFC Fight Night 85 Fighter Tests Positive

Viscardi Andrade has been notified that a drug test given to the USADA ahead of his bout with Richard Walsh at UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt last month has tested positive.

Andrade provided the sample to a WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil a few weeks prior to his win over Walsh in Australia.

The Brazilian is 19-6 in his career and 3-1 in the UFC, with two of his victories coming via decision.

Below is the complete press release from the UFC:

The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Viscardi Andrade of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on March 7, 2016. The sample was collected from Andrade in Brazil and analyzed at the WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, and recently reported to USADA as containing a prohibited substance.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Andrade. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed, including any ruling on Andrade’s victory over Richard Walsh in Brisbane, Australia on March 20, 2016.

Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

Viscardi Andrade has been notified that a drug test given to the USADA ahead of his bout with Richard Walsh at UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt last month has tested positive.

Andrade provided the sample to a WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil a few weeks prior to his win over Walsh in Australia.

The Brazilian is 19-6 in his career and 3-1 in the UFC, with two of his victories coming via decision.

Below is the complete press release from the UFC:

The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Viscardi Andrade of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on March 7, 2016. The sample was collected from Andrade in Brazil and analyzed at the WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, and recently reported to USADA as containing a prohibited substance.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Andrade. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed, including any ruling on Andrade’s victory over Richard Walsh in Brisbane, Australia on March 20, 2016.

Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

UFC Scraps Plans For Ultimate Fighter 24 Casting Call

The UFC planned to hold an open casting call for The Ultimate Fighter 24 later this month with flyweights competing for a future shot at the champion.

However, the promotion announced on Tuesday that they will not hold the planned casting call.

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The UFC planned to hold an open casting call for The Ultimate Fighter 24 later this month with flyweights competing for a future shot at the champion.

However, the promotion announced on Tuesday that they will not hold the planned casting call.

No further information was made known about what will happen with TUF 24.

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was against the idea that he would be defending his title in December against a winner of TUF.

Below is the official press release:

UFC announced today that the open casting call for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter originally scheduled for April 25 in Las Vegas has been canceled.

UFC apologizes for any inconveniences this cancelation has caused.

More information about the next season of the show will be made available in the weeks to come.

Conor McGregor Comments On Joao Carvalho’s Death, Being Ringside For The Fight

As noted, Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho died just 48 hours after being knocked out by Irish fighter Charlie Ward at a Total Extreme Fighting event on Saturday evening. On Tuesday, Ireland’s biggest MMA star and Ward’s teammate, “The Notorious” Conor…

The UFC Featherweight Champion took to social media, posting the following on his official Facebook page about Carvalho’s death, as well as being ringside for the fight.

For more on Joao Carvalho’s tragic passing, as well as video footage of the final minute of the Carvalho-Ward fight from the TEF event this past Saturday night, click here.

Terrible news regarding Joao Carvalho. To see a young man doing what he loves, competing for a chance at a better life, and then to have it taken away is truly heartbreaking.

We are just men and women doing something we love in the hope of a better life for ourselves and our families. Nobody involved in combat sports of any kind wants to see this. It is such a rare occurrence that I don’t know how to take this.

I was ringside supporting my teammate, and the fight was so back and forth, that I just can’t understand it.

My condolences go out to Joao’s family and his team. Their man was a hell of a fighter and will be sorely missed by all.

Combat sport is a crazy game and with the recent incident in boxing and now this in MMA, it is a sad time to be a fighter and a fight fan.

It is easy for those on the outside to criticise our way of living, but for the millions of people around the world who have had their lives, their health, their fitness and their mental strength all changed for the better through combat, this is truly a bitter pill to swallow. We have lost one of us.

I hope we remember Joao as a champion, who pursued his dream doing what he loved, and show him the eternal respect and admiration he deserves.

Rest in peace, Joao.