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The World Series of Fighting announced it signed former UFC heavyweight Jared Rosholt to a multi-fight contract on Wednesday, as well as fellow heavyweight Ashley Gooch.

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The popularity of Conor McGregor cannot be denied at this stage of his career and neither can his fighting prowess. The polarizing Irishman is riding high after toppling archrival Nate Diaz this past Saturday in the main event of UFC 202 and, as expected, the questions were flying from all angles regarding who he’ll be fighting next. Some argue that Diaz, who submitted McGregor via second-round rear-naked choke at UFC 196, should be next in line to cap off the trilogy. Others, like UFC President Dana White, insist that “Notorious” should defend his featherweight crown against Jose Aldo , who holds the “nterim belt at 145 pounds. Finally, there is a large group of experts who feel that McGregor should fulfill his promise of becoming world champ at lightweight, which would mean him locking horns with newly-crowned 155-pound monarch Eddie Alvarez . While all three potential opponents offer him completely different fighting styles, they all have one thing in common: they have opened as betting underdogs to MMA’s biggest star.

This was the type of fight Bellator MMA envisioned when it signed Benson Henderson . The former Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight titleholder will meet Patricio Freire in the Bellator 160 main event on Friday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Whichever man emerges with his hand raised will become the No. 1 contender to reigning Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler ’s throne. A taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who was an NAIA All-American wrestler at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, Henderson made his promotional debut at Bellator 153 on April 22. It did not go according to plan, as he failed in his bid to unseat current welterweight champion Andrey Koreshokov, the lopsided decision loss snapping a two-fight winning streak. Henderson, 32, operates out of the MMA Lab in Glendale, Arizona, where he hones his skills under the director of Royce Gracie protégé John Crouch. Against Freire, “Smooth” returns to the more hospitable confines of the 155-pound division, where wins over Frankie Edgar (twice), Donald Cerrone (twice), Josh Thomson , Gilbert Melendez , Nate Diaz and Jim Miller dot his outstanding resume.

Podcast: Referee John McCarthy Talks UFC 202 with Bruce Buffer Aug 24, 2016

"I didn't think for a second that I lost," Diaz said in the immediate aftermath following the fight. "I thought I won the fight at least three rounds to two if we're judging by rounds. I think he did a lot of running away that in the old days or in a real fight I think you get pointed for or in boxing you'd get pointed for it, so I think they should have taken a point away from him for running."

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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. * * * Now that the dust has settled and UFC 202 is in the books, it’s time to look at four key takeaways from Conor McGregor ’s majority decision victory against Nate Diaz . After months of hype, the fight exceeded most everyone’s expectations and set up the world for a potential third showdown between two fighters who appear to be made for each other. With both men enjoying rising stock and plenty of options, let’s break down the most important things upon which to reflect: 1. McGregor Should Never Fight At 170 Pounds Again You have to give credit where credit is due, because McGregor had absolutely no business fighting at 170 pounds for a second time. The average fighter would have learned his lesson after being decisively submitted by a larger man. That was not the case for McGregor, who made the conscious decision to not only face Diaz again at 170 pounds but to do so in another five-round fight.

Podcast: UFC Champion Woodley Talks UFC 202, Garbrandt, Johnson KOs, Cerrone's Big Win Aug 24, 2016

With recent months in the Ultimate Fighting Championship offering so many shake-ups in the official Sherdog.com rankings, this update is different in a way, with many stars reaffirming their status in unique ways. Conor McGregor ’s status atop the 145-pound division was not at stake at UFC 202 on Aug. 20, but the Irishman’s rematch with Nate Diaz was still of massive importance. After being embarrassed by Diaz at UFC 196 in March, McGregor turned in a career-defining performance in another 170-pound contest, winning a majority decision over Diaz in an instant classic. Despite his top spot in the featherweight division, evening the score with Diaz does not assure that McGregor will have a second meeting with Jose Aldo , given that “The Notorious” one is already angling for 155-pound contendership. Donald Cerrone had his third straight welterweight fight in the Octagon and looked brilliant in dispatching Rick Story in the second round. Previously, we announced our preference to continue ranking “Cowboy” at 155 pounds in spite of his recent 170-pound activity.

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Which UFC LW's would beat Nate Diaz in a 5 round stand up fight?

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“We are excited to welcome one of the sport’s top, free-agent heavyweight stars in Jared Rosholt, as well as veteran Ashley Gooch, who has been on fire of late, to the World Series of Fighting roster and look forward to seeing how each is able to contend in the decagon cage where we have a growing number of exciting and fast-rising stars vying for our coveted championship that is held by Blagoy Ivanov ,” said World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo .

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s highly-anticipated New York debut will have to go forward without Ronda Rousey . That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who closed the door on any possibility of the former women’s bantamweight queen competing at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12. “She’s definitely not fighting in New York,” White said on the UFC “Unfiltered” podcast. “I’m actually going to start building the New York card this week. Rousey has been mostly off the radar since her second-round knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in Melbourne this past November. The end of the year was initially the target for her return, but now it appears more likely that Rousey won’t fight until early 2017 at the earliest. “Nothing yet,” White said in regards to any official update regarding Rousey’s comeback. The Los Angeles Times recently spoke to Rousey outside of her gym, the Glendale Fighting Club, but the Olympic judoka refused to answer any questions regarding her return. However, according to the report, Rousey will train through the end of the month and make a decision on when she will fight again.

The main event on Friday features two former World champs. Who wins? @PatricioPitbull or @BensonHenderson ? pic.twitter.com/Ji0kbyOZ3v

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley returned with coach Din Thomas for another edition of "The Morning Wood Show with Deez Nuts. " On this broadcast the pair react to Saturday night's UFC 202 card, They share their opinions on who won the main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, chat about Anthony Johnson's big knockout, and ponder what is next for welterweight/lightweight contender Donald Cerrone.

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There’s just something about being on the water. Ice cold drinks under the summer sun, cruising the lake with your boys and, if you played your cards right, a few ladies in tow. Because what’s the point of warm weather if not girls in bathing suits?

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Depois de ter sido flagrado em um exame antidoping fora do período de competição e outro dentro dessa época, Brock Lesnar recebeu uma punição provisória pela Comissão Atlética de Nevada (NAC, na sigla em inglês) nesta terça-feira. Foi a parte inicial do julgamento que ele receberá da NAC, que revelou ainda que o peso-pesado foi flagrado com clomifeno e hidroxi-clomifeno nos exames realizados em 28 de junho, pouco mais de uma semana antes de sua luta contra Mark Hunt no UFC 200, e em 9 de julho, data do combate. Lesnar pode ser suspenso por até dois anos, além de ter que pagar uma multa de valor ainda não divulgado. Seu advogado, Brian Stegeman, já foi contatado pela NAC e vai trabalhar junto com a entidade para marcar uma data para o julgamento.

Albert Tumenov will meet Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout at UFC 204 in Manchester, England, on Oct. 8. Promotion officials recently announced the pairing. UFC 204 takes place at Manchester Arena and is headlined by a middleweight title bout pitting Michael Bisping against Dan Henderson . The evening’s main card also includes a showdown between Gegard Mousasi and Vitor Belfort . Tumenov had a five-fight Octagon winning streak snapped at UFC Fight Night “Overeem vs. Arlovski,” where he was submitted in the second round by Gunnar Nelson . The 24-year-old Russian owns notable wins over Lorenz Larkin and Alan Jouban in UFC competition and is 17-3 as a professional overall. A native of England, Edwards has won three of his last four promotional appearances. Most recently, he took a unanimous verdict over Dominic Waters on May 8. His UFC stint also includes an eight-second knockout victory against Seth Baczynski in April 2015.

#Worldmaster2016 : Tomorrow, August 25th, begins the World Master 2016 in Las Vegas. Wellington "Megaton" Dias is also part of hall of the athletes who made history at the event and in this gallery at World Master 2003, a sequence of an attack at opponent's arm starting from his open guard.

World Series of Fighting has unveiled its schedule for the remainder of 2016. The Las Vegas-based promotion’s next event will be WSOF 33 on Oct. 7. The card will take place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., and is headlined by a lightweight title tilt between Justin Gaethje and Ozzy Dugulubgov . In the co-main event, Luiz Firmino will square off against Brian Foster at 155 pounds. The three-hour broadcast will begin on NBC Sports Network at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, WSOF 34 is set for the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland, Colo., on Nov. 12, while WSOF 35 takes place at Xfinity Arena in Everett, Wash., on Dec. 3. Featured bouts for both events will be announced soon. The promotion’s year will conclude with what a release describes as a “mega-event” at Madison Square Garden in New York on Dec. 31. Bouts for that card, which will air on NBC, will also be announced in the coming weeks. “We have in store for MMA fans some phenomenal, world championship bouts as well as other star-studded matchups, and I think these last four events of 2016 will firmly put an exclamation point on what has been a banner year for the league,” WSOF President Ray Sefo said in a release.

"You know what, I'm in a weird place. We saw that fight (Cormier vs. Johnson) and it was a great fight, I've still got to talk to Joe Silva and see what he thinks, but I'm thinking maybe we do Anthony Johnson versus Jon Jones to see who gets to fight Daniel Cormier," White revealed.

Nurmagomedov has been champing at the bit for a chance to fight for the lightweight title, but competing in Russia might be the next best thing as the UFC continues to expand into new territories over the next few years.

The first season of “TUF: Latin America” produced bantamweight winner Alejandro Perez, who has gone 3-1 in the UFC, and featherweight winner Yair Rodriguez, who this past weekend headlined UFC Fight Night 92 and took a split decision from Alex Caceres to stay perfect in the UFC at 5-0.

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UFC 204 takes place Oct. 8 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Manchester’s own Michael Bisping will defend his middleweight title in a rematch with Dan Henderson.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship signed a deal with 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 welterweight George Sullivan has been flagged by USADA for a potential violation.

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. *** Conor McGregor has lived what feels like a charmed MMA existence. During his rapid ascent into superstardom, it seems like everything has broken right for the Irishman. That’s not to diminish his hard work, intelligence and skill, but MMA is not a sport that lends itself to storybook endings. Things have a way of working out for McGregor in ways that they just don’t seem to work out for other fighters. That never felt truer than during the fourth round of his rematch with Nate Diaz -- one of the most improbable rounds in the history of the sport. MMA has a way of turning quickly. There are so many ways to win that an advantage doesn’t necessarily last for long. Mirko Filipovic was destroying Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in Pride Fighting Championships , but there was always the possibility that the fight would shift if Nogueira got it to the ground.

“UFC was made aware today by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, that it has informed George Sullivan of a potential anti-doping violation and provisional suspension based on his declaration of a prohibited substance. UFC previously announced that Sullivan voluntarily disclosed this information to USADA and, out of an abundance of caution, Sullivan was removed by UFC from his scheduled bout on July 23, 2016, in Chicago. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Sullivan’s declaration of the use can be taken into consideration by USADA during the results management and adjudication process.

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Bisping will face Dan Henderson at UFC 204, where he will defend his belt for the very first time - and on English soil. The fight is seven years in the making and will give the "Count" a chance to avenge the loss that has followed him ever since.

"From what I remember, walking for the Paige fight, I was burnt out from all the media. I just remember feeling like I had to cater to all the fans or the people or the UFC or I have to put on a show. I had to look confident. I remember going in the cage and bouncing around and I felt like I had to talk (expletive) or something so you not only have to be a great fighter but you have to have this persona," Herrig described.

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The initial report stated that, Diaz was on his way to the bathroom, when he accidentally bumped a man. When Diaz apologized, the man’s three friends jumped in and started a massive brawl on the casino floor of the Bellagio, with employees being caught in the middle.

Grove has won back-to-back fights and three of his past four. He submitted former champ Christian M’Pumbu at Bellator 127 and got a title shot against Brandon Halsey at Bellator 137, but he was stopped with a fourth-round TKO in the middleweight title fight. But since then, he has a third-round TKO of fellow former UFC fighter Joey Beltran and a knockout of Francisco France at Bellator 150 in February.

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TMZ Sports is reporting that Diaz was jumped while in a restroom at Hyde Night Club and a massive brawl broke out as a result of it. A representative for the club informed TMZ that the fighter went to a restroom outside of the club around 2:30 AM and accidentally stumbled in on another customer who started trash-talking Nick. Nick allegedly apologized and said he didn’t want any issues, but three other men then helped the first guy jump Diaz.

Take a slow motion trip through some of the highlights of the entire UFC 202 event, featuring Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

By Chamatkar Sandhu Following today's breaking news on FloCombat that Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald had signed with Bellator MMA, fans and media members alike started to speculate and salivate over some of the potential fights available to him at the Viacom owned promotion. Right at the top of the list was a match up with arguably Bellator's breakthrough star of 2016; London, England's own Michael 'Venom' Page. FloComat reached out to MVP to get his reaction to what is no doubt a game changing moment in the sport. "I think that's amazing news for Bellator," Page said. "Scott Coker is an amazing captain of this ship with signings like that. I think there's going to be more to come as well. It's showing that Bellator is moving in the correct direction. By far they have the best production of any MMA show in the world. I enjoy being here and this just gives me one extra person to punch in the face so I'm definitely happy about that." On the prospect of fighting MacDonald which would almost certainly headline a card and instantly become one of the biggest fights Bellator could put together, Page is all over it.

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In a summer where Ultimate Fighting Championship received some bad news about two of their biggest fighters in Jon “Bones” Jones and Brock Lesnar, it appears as if some good news could be on the horizon for the pair. Jones and Lesnar were both flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Agency within a week of each other during “International Fight Week”, and it was feared that they would be suspended from action for nearly two years.