On Episode 3 of UFC 210 Embedded, Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson do the media rounds and Cormier says Johnson can't go 25 minutes at his pace.

On Episode 3 of UFC 210 Embedded, Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson do the media rounds and Cormier says Johnson can't go 25 minutes at his pace.

At the UFC 210 open workouts, Anthony Johnson put on a destructive display of his punching power for the fans and the media Thursday afternoon.

HBO Boxing unofficial scorer Harold Lederman discusses Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jason Sosa. Lomachenko vs. Sosa happens Saturday, April 8 live on HBO beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Tryouts for season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter will include fighters from three different weight classes.

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Anthony Johnson talks about his UFC 210 rematch against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, braving the cold weather in Buffalo, his surprise at being the betting favorite, and much more.

Another heavyweight fight is close to being added to UFC 213.

Jon Jones will be cageside at UFC 210 on Saturday, but Daniel Cormier promises "something bad will happen" if he tries to enter the Octagon.

Jeff Mayweather explains that, if Conor McGregor fights Floyd Mayweather, Dana White and the UFC will take a big piece of his payday.

At UFC 210 media day, Gegard Mousasi discusses the fight with Chris Weidman, his contract issues with the UFC, Michael Bisping defending his title against Georges St-Pierre, and more.

At UFC 210 media day, Will Brooks discusses why he didn't end up fighting Anthony Pettis on this card, the bout with Charles Oliveira, how soon he thinks he'll be able to earn a title shot, Bellator's recent moves, and more.

At UFC 210 media day, Patrick Cote discusses becoming a father, his fight with Thiago Alves, being toward the end of his career, and more.

At UFC 210 media day, Gegard Mousasi discusses the fight with Chris Weidman, his contract issues with the UFC, Michael Bisping defending his title against Georges St-Pierre, and more.

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier talks about his UFC 210 rematch against Anthony Johnson, fighting near Jon Jones' hometown, Jones having an afterparty in Buffalo for UFC 210, and much more.

Ultimate Fighting Championship mega-star Conor McGregor's got the lightweight championship over his shoulder, but that doesn't mean he's going to defend it ri

Welcome to If I Did It the show where we handle PR kerfluffles from the world of MMA and beyond. This week we look at the UFC's Snoop Dogg promos, Kelvin Gastelum's reefer bust and more.

Chris Weidman talks about his UFC 210 bout against Gegard Mousasi, the importance of rebounding from a two-fight losing streak, how watching Rocky 3 helped him get back to his roots, and much more.

With Jon Jones ’ suspension still in place, the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division moves on. Daniel Cormier holds the belt, and he wears it well. He first earned it by defeating Anthony Johnson at UFC 187, but “Rumble” is back with a vengeance, having knocked out three straight opponents on his path back to the title. The two best active light heavyweights in the world will meet at UFC 210 on Saturday in Buffalo, New York, and that is must-see TV. Speaking of the best fighting the best, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman will take on Gegard Mousasi in the co-main event. Mousasi, too, has compiled an impressive, knockout-filled winning streak, and Weidman will need to fight hard to prove he still belongs in the title picture after a brutal loss to Yoel Romero in December. Former Bellator MMA champion Will Brooks will attempt to regain the momentum stolen from him by Alex Oliveira late last year, as he takes on submission specialist Charles Oliveira . Further down on the preliminaries, blue-chip prospect Kamaru Usman will have his hands full with the precise striking of divisional dark horse Sean Strickland .

“At the end of the day he’s trying to push the pace. He’s going to work on conditioning and he’s going to come forward. That’s his way of fighting. I think he really underestimates my stand up. He’s not going to walk forward as much as he thinks he can. He’s a guy who brings the fight, but I think my stand up is way, way much better than him. I think I have the best stand up in the middleweights. I think that’s why the fight will be heavily favored to me,” Mousasi explained.

UFC president Dana White has come a long way from his declaration that Conor McGregor versus Floyd Mayweather would never happen to his current stance where he’s gone as far as saying there’s no way the fight won’t eventually come together.

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Gegard Mousasi has little left to accomplish in professional mixed martial arts, but the shine of an Ultimate Fighting Championship title remains notably absent from his mantle. The 31-year-old former Dream , Strikeforce and Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder can take a significant step towards filling that void when he meets Chris Weidman in the UFC 210 co-main event on Saturday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York ( online betting ). Mousasi enters the high-stakes match beneath champion Michael Bisping in the middleweight pecking order, jockeying for position in a long line of contenders that includes Weidman, Georges St. Pierre , Yoel Romero , Ronaldo Souza , Luke Rockhold and Robert Whittaker . Currently on a four-fight winning streak, “The Dreamcatcher” last appeared in the UFC Fight Night 99 headliner on Nov. 19, when he put away Uriah Hall with first-round punches in the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and avenged a surprising 2015 defeat to “The Ultimate Fighter 17” finalist. As Mousasi approaches his pivotal showdown with Weidman, here are five things you might not know about him: 1.

Pursuant to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, all UFC athletes serving a period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation are required to remain in the USADA registered testing pool and make themselves available for testing in order to receive credit for time served under his or her sanction. Furthermore, if an athlete retires during his or her period of ineligibility, the athlete’s sanction will be tolled until such time the athlete notifies USADA of his or her return from retirement and once again makes him or herself available for no-advance-notice, out-of-competition testing.

While there’s still no set date for the McGregor vs. Mayweather showdown, multiple sources have indicated when speaking to FOX Sports that a card in mid-September in Las Vegas seems to be the most likely landing spot if both parties can come to an agreement for the fight.

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UFC flyweight contender Ian McCall is back with another edition of "Storytime with Uncle Creepy." On this broadcast he is joined by relationship expert Andrew Lunt.

Kim, a 35-year-old Korean fighter, continues his move up the welterweight ranks. He’s currently riding a three-fight winning streak with seven wins in his past eight fights. Since a 2014 TKO loss to now-champ Tyron Woodley, “Stun Gun” has posted wins over Josh Burkman (submission), Dominic Waters (TKO) and former Strikeforece champ Tarec Saffiedine (split decision).

Kelvin Gastelum will no longer face Anderson Silva at UFC 212 in Brazil after he was flagged for a potential doping violation by USADA stemming from his most recent bout against Vitor Belfort.

“At the end of the day, when I win my fights and I keep the belt, I bring the belt home to the people that matter. The fans that support me, they share in those moments with me. The ones that don’t they boo me in the moment and then they go about their business and they can boo me next time they see me or they can mess around on my social media but that stuff doesn’t matter. The people that matter are the ones that support me and the people that are closest to me.”

While there remains no official date for Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, that doesn’t mean the UFC champion can’t begin preparations for what would likely be the greatest challenge of his combat sports career. According to SBG Ireland head trainer John Kavanagh , McGregor is already training like the fight is a done deal. “In my mind, it’s on. That’s the mentality we’re in,” Kavanagh told Fox Sports Australia . “There’s a lot of fingers in the pie with this one — there’s different promotions, different organizations, there’s different commissions that are involved. “But as far as I’m concerned, I’m really convinced it’s going to happen this year and that’s the mindset that I have. Let the people in the suits worry about the paperwork, we’re training for it.” Last month, Mayweather officially ended his retirement to pursue a bout with McGregor. The “Notorious” one, meanwhile, began calling out the undefeated boxer in earnest following his victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 this past November. McGregor is still under UFC contract, which is one of the major hurdles to which Kavanagh refers.

“Scott Coker is one of the best promoters we’ve ever seen,” Manhoef told MMAjunkie. “He’s done a great job with Bellator, and he did a great job with Strikeforce. This is the second time that he’s been able to bring me back to life. He saved my career. It was going away, and he brings me back twice. ”

8:15PM ET- We kick things off tonight with “The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring @TheHeathHerring . Following an eight-year hiatus from MMA, Heath returned to action in December under the RIZIN banner and is set to face Satoshi Ishii on April 16th. While he never officially retired from MMA following the loss to Brock Lesnar, most believed that he would never compete again. We’ll get the scoop on what brought Heath back to competition, what he thinks of the sport today, and what his immediate goals are. Pride never dies and you can expect a great conversation with a truly seasoned veteran of MMA.

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. * * * Mixed martial arts fans are, thanks mostly to longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmaker Joe Silva’s booking philosophy, rather averse to rematches, especially immediate ones. The trends have reversed lately, to the point that both major MMA events this Saturday are headlined by championship rematches, one of which is immediate. Both are the right fights to make, though the circumstances around them are very different. UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York, is headlined by the obvious light heavyweight title fight right now: Daniel Cormier defending against the man he beat to win the vacant title in 2015, Anthony Johnson . Meanwhile, in Torino, Italy, Bellator MMA ’s main event sees middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho defending his title against the man that everyone but two of the judges thought beat him in their last fight: Melvin Manhoef . Oh, and that first fight between Manhoef and Carvalho? It was literally one of the worst “contests” in the history of major league MMA.

It has been a year and a half since the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title has been up for grabs. After Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson in May 2015 and captured the championship vacated by Jon Jones , the belt has been defended once and interrupted several times. Jones came back to win an interim title against Ovince St. Preux a year ago but was forced out of a unification bout with Cormier at UFC 200 after a last-second United States Anti-Doping Agency violation. Then, the rematch between Cormier and Johnson was scheduled for UFC 206 in December, only to be scrapped by an injury to the champion. Finally, the promotion’s most storied title will be contested again when Cormier meets Johnson in the UFC 210 main event on Saturday in Buffalo, New York. Cormier was last in action against Anderson Silva in July, when he took a lopsided unanimous decision and handed the former middleweight champion his first loss at 205 pounds. Last year was the first time since 2012 that Cormier only fought once in a calendar year, and this will be his first fight of 2017 ( online sportsbooks ).

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BJJ is in constant evolution. In the last few years, several techniques have emerged, such as the berimbolo, the 50/50 guard, scrambling, the krab guard, the Z-guard, and others that prove how infinitely complex this art can be. Some of these techniques are controversial, but every competitor needs to know at least a way to sidestep them if they are to survive a strong field. Five-time world champion Bernardo Faria has five tips to enable you to ward off modern BJJ techniques, so listen up! #bjj #jiujitsu #brazilianjiujitsu

Rafael Carvalho-Melvin Manhoef 2 Title Rematch Set to Headline Bellator 176 on April 8 in Italy

The Bellator 175 main event between Muhammed Lawal and Quinton Jackson peaked at 1.6 million viewers on Spike, according to a release from the network. The heavyweight headliner drew an average of 1.4 million viewers for the three-round fight, which “King Mo” won via unanimous decision. Lawal and Jackson first fought at Bellator 120 in May 2014, with “Rampage” winning a contentious decision. Their initial meeting was the featured bout for the promotion’s inaugural pay-per-view offering. Bellator 175 took place at Allstate Arena in Chicago this past Friday and also saw Emmanuel Sanchez take a three-round verdict over Marcos Galvao in the evening’s co-main event. The card as a whole averaged 1 million viewers and garnered a 0.9 rating in the 18-to-49 year-old male demographic, which ranked third in its time slot. Thus far in 2017, Bellator MMA is averaging 993,000 viewers, a 26 percent increase over the previous year. Up next for the California-based promotion is Bellator 177, which takes place in Turin, Italy on Saturday and is topped by a middleweight championship rematch between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef .

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A slow-mo clip of the kick shows it landing pretty flush to the chin of Michael, who gives little reaction before forcing a small smile. He then assures Gustafsson he’s fine, and the sparring continues.

“You have a lot more knowledge about taking care of yourself and the risks of the sport,” Cote (23-10 MMA, 10-10 UFC) told MMAjunkie Radio prior to his fight with Thiago Alves (21-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) on the event’s pay-per-view main card at KeyBank Center in Albany, N.Y. “A lot of things change during all those fast years, not just because you’re a veteran, but because of your knowledge of the sport. It’s not a new sport anymore.”

What an utter joke - as if Obama thought he needed Congressional authorization to use the military for regime change http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/168347-house-rejects-libya-authorization-resolution … https://twitter.com/funder/status/849714790360547328 …

UFC President Dana White shocked the world when he revealed that Georges St-Pierre would be making his way back into the octagon this year to challenge Michael Bisping for his UFC Middleweight Championship. St-Pierre has not been spotted inside the octagon since he relinquished his welterweight championship before going into a semi-retirement.

Former UFC fighter and T.V. host Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s legal woes finally came to a head Wednesday after he plead guilty to nearly a dozen charges.

Pictures: Bellator 176, BKB 5 Pre-Fight Press Conference

The two-hour, four-bout UFC 210 PRELIMS on FS1 and FOX Deportes begin at 8:00 PM ET. Myles Jury (15-2) squares off with Mike De La Torre (14-6, 1 NC) in a featherweight fight, while the No. 11-ranked welterweight Kamaru Usman (9-1) faces Sean Strickland (18-1) in a welterweight battle. Undefeated featherweight Shane Burgos (8-0) and Charles Rosa (11-2) go toe-to-toe. No.12 Patrick Cummins (8-4)and No. 12 Jan Blachowicz (19-6) open the PRELIMS in the light heavyweight division.

Before UFC 210, see how UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson ended up in the Octagon again this Saturday night.

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UFC moneyweight fighter Nate Diaz has been vocal about turning to boxing, much like his UFC rival Conor McGregor.

Glory’s heavyweight champion will be back in action next month when Rico Verhoeven (50-10, 14 KOs) defends his throne against an opponent to be determined. Glory announced on Wednesday that “The King of Kickboxing” has been booked to anchor Glory 41: Holland on May 20 at Brabanthallen Exhibition Centre in Den Bosch. Promotion officials revealed previously that a four-man heavyweight tournament will help round up out the Glory 41 main card, though the participants have yet to be revealed. The scheduled skirmish between Mike Lemaire (18-4, 8 KOs) and Chinese newcomer Zhou Wei (22-6) has been scrapped from the card altogether and will be rescheduled for a future Glory event. Robin Van Roosmalen (37-7, 21 KOs), a former lightweight and featherweight champion for the promotion, will take on Glory 39 tournament winner Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (156-35-2, 25 KOs) for the vacant Glory featherweight title. Their duel will headline the Glory 41 SuperFight Series undercard, which will also feature a lightweight battle between Michael Duut (40-6, 17 KOs) and Mourad Bouzidi (79-22-2, 34 KOs).

The bantamweight king of the Ultimate Fighting Championship has a lot to say about his upcoming challenger TJ Dillashaw, and he’s not holding back. Team Alpha Male’s Cody “No Love” Garbrandt will be defending his championship against Dillashaw at the end of their “Ultimate Fighter” season later on this year at an event yet to be named, but that won’t stop Garbrandt from starting the trash talk now. Garbrandt took to social media and dressed down his rival with a series of tweets, attacking everything from his chin to his talent:

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“My standup is better, and this is no wrestling fight,” Mousasi said. “I worked a lot on my takedown defense – I don’t need to be a wrestler. I just need to defend it. This is MMA – this is very different from wrestling. I’m expecting a tough fight. If he makes mistakes and I can finish him, I’ll do that. He has heavy hands – he’s not afraid to throw punches.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship signed a deal with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to help clean the sport of mixed martial arts and rid the octagon of performance enhancing drugs. Fighters who are on the active UFC roster are subjected to random drug tests, and Gleison Tibau was among one of the first fighters to receive a major suspension from USADA.

McGregor has been the talk of the mixed martial arts community for quite some time, but his invasion of the world of boxing has taken off rather quickly. Conor has been in talks with Floyd Mayweather Jr. since last year and after nearly a year of going back and forth, it seems that the bout is all but official. While McGregor has kicked off his training camp for this fight, no details surrounding fight date or venue have been made official.

Will Brooks on his Defensive Back Mentality in Regards to Dealing with Defeat: Have a Short Memory http://po.st/7BI3ap  via #UFC210 pic.twitter.com/lJQc5z59jy

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Two of Bellator MMA’s most promising prospects will return to action on April 21. The California-based promotion announced on Wednesday that standout wrestlers Ed Ruth and Tyrell Fortune will fight on the preliminary card of Bellator 178 . Ruth will face Aaron Goodwine , while Fortune will lock horns with Branko Busick. Ruth, a former three-time NCAA national champion wrestler at Penn State University, went 2-0 to begin his Bellator MMA tenure in 2016. After stopping Dustin-Collins Miles via first-round TKO in his debut at Bellator 163, the 26-year-old did the same to Emanuele Palombi a little more than one month later at Bellator 168. Goodwine, meanwhile, is 1-0 as a professional. Fortune was a Division II national champion wrestler at Grand Canyon University. The 26-year-old heavyweight is also 2-0 with the promotion, with TKO triumphs over Cody Miskell at Bellator 163 and Will Johnson at Bellator 171 to his credit. Busick will be making his professional debut. Bellator 178 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

“At the end of the day he’s trying to push the pace. He’s going to work on conditioning and he’s going to come forward. That’s his way of fighting. I think he really underestimates my stand up. He’s not going to walk forward as much as he thinks he can. He’s a guy who brings the fight, but I think my stand up is way, way much better than him. I think I have the best stand up in the middleweights. I think that’s why the fight will be heavily favored to me,” Mousasi explained.

Chris Weidman filled those bags with enough clothing and fight gear for a few weeks of training and another in Buffalo for his fight against Gegard Mousasi at UFC 210. He was headed to his parents’ house in Baldwin to live in their basement — just like when he first started his career as a wide-eyed wrestler with dreams of fighting his way up the stairs, out the door and into a home and life of his own with his wife.

Felice Herrig quickly became one of the more popular fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s strawweight division thanks to her airtime on her season of “The Ultimate Fighter”. Even though she was given the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, Herrig made the most of her time in the house as a charismatic personality and she backed up all her talk inside the octagon as well.