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After his emphatic third-round submission over Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night 93 in Hamburg on Saturday, Josh Barnett said he knows he's hovering near contention. 'I'm sure a heavyweight championship fight could be in the future.'

Follow along for UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett full live results and fight stats. First fight is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 3.

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From T.J. Grant to Georges St. Pierre, there is no shortage of accomplished fighters at which to point when it comes to the Great White North.

Conor McGregor will star opposite Game of Thrones' Kit Harington in the new Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare video game.

Reigning women’s welterweight champion Jorina Baars made it look almost too easy in the Lion Fight 31 main event Friday night as she dominated the hard-charging Puerto Rican Angela Whitley.

Conor McGregor’s barbs lobbed at WWE performers made an impact, according to CM Punk.

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Second-ranked light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson snapped a two-fight losing streak in the UFC Fight Night 93 co-main event on Saturday, defeating up-and-comer Jan Blachowicz.

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Mickey Gall is sometimes better known as CM Punk's first MMA opponent, but he's not all that impressed with what he's seen from Punk thus far.

Eddie Alvarez hails from one of the toughest neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Kensington. We visited the new champ to learn more about his humble, and sometimes dangerous, beginnings, becoming champion and a possible showdown with Conor McGregor.

Although Alistair Overeem welcomes CM Punk to the UFC, he believes that the former professional wrestler is making a mistake jumping into deep waters.

Longtime UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, 20-plus years into his career, is calling it quits. Listen to Chael Sonnen's take on the gold standard for MMA matchmakers.

UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, who will be retiring at the end of the year, became one of the most important people in the sport's history based on a series of improbable flukes.

While most fighters in most gyms, you'd think they'd all come together as friends. That's not necessarily so with Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski.

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Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s trip to Hamburg, Germany, Alexander Gustafsson rebounded from a two-fight losing streak by decisioning Poland’s Jan Blachowicz. Despite being known as a striker, Gustafsson relied primarily on his wrestling to defeat Blachowicz, which has earned him a bit of criticism from fans and fellow fighters alike. In a...

Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett Round 1 Arlovski connects with his first uppercut of the fight, then nearly gets dropped seconds later by Barnett’s return fire. The heavyweights tangle on the fence, Arlovski on the outside, but now Barnett reverses to put the “Pit Bull” against a cage post. The fighters separate and Arlovski is sporting a cut on his hairline, dripping blood down the middle of his face. Referee Leon Roberts tells the fighters to “watch the heads” after they clash in an exchange. Barnett digs an underhook and pushes Arlovski against the cage again, now stomping Arlovski’s feet from the outside. Arlovski pushes off the fence and uses the momentum to reap Barnett’s outside leg, tripping the “Warmaster” to the floor. Arlovski stands over Barnett and delivers an axe kick to the American’s legs. The ref tells Arlovski to “do something with that position” or risk Barnett being brought back to his feet. Arlovski continues to stand over Barnett, doing little, and now ref Roberts stands up Barnett. Arlovski connects with a right hand over the top, now a pair of uppercuts as he catches Barnett backing up.

Blachowicz didn't show up to just be a speed bump for Gustafsson on his road back to the title as the Polish fighter tagged the No. 2-ranked light heavyweight with several hard shots early in the opening round.

Fight analyst Robin Black is back to break down the UFC's heavyweight title matchup between Stipe Miocic and challenger Alistair Overeem. Don't miss UFC 203 live on Pay-Per-View on Sept. 10.

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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 and forever in this sport's history, the final day of August will be the day that the MMA world found out that nigh-eternal Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmaker Joe Silva would be retiring by year's end. Even if its timing seemed surprising, the announcement was a long time coming. It's not a promotional sale, pay-per-view main event reveal or high-profile drug test failure, but there is really no way to overstate the legacy of Silva's UFC tenure and potential impact of his imminent departure. It's strange to imagine an MMA landscape without Silva, largely due to his primacy in the sport. Silva's genesis in the industry typifies the man himself, too: A lifelong martial artist, Silva saw a UFC ad in a martial arts magazine after watching the promotion's first event and called the contact number on a whim.

If and when Georges St. Pierre makes his return to the UFC , it won’t be a one-time thing. The former welterweight champion told UFC Tonight on Wednesday that he plans on making an extended run in the Las Vegas-based promotion. The possibility of a St. Pierre comeback became rooted in reality earlier this summer when the Tristar Gym representative acknowledged that he was in negotiations with the UFC . It appears the only obstacle standing between St. Pierre and the Octagon is the ability to reach an agreement with the organization he called home for nearly a decade. “I want to come back,” St. Pierre said. “They know the terms I want. Trust me, I’m very reasonable so it’s up to them. We tried. My agent tried to reach them and they're hard to reach, but I guess they're going to come back soon. Hopefully, we'll see." Not surprisingly, St. Pierre confirmed that he would lose money if he returned under the parameters of his old UFC deal, mainly because of lost sponsors due to the Reebok outfitting policy. "If you see it from my perspective, I'm making a lot of money now even though I'm not fighting, and my contract is old," St.

In an effort to bring more attention to the global stage of mixed martial arts, this list does not focus on major North American-based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA and the World Series of Fighting. *** Never has violence seemed like more of a forgone conclusion. Two-time K-1 World Max champion Andy Souwer returns to the mixed martial arts arena opposite UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank at Rizin Fighting Federation 2 on Sept. 25 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It will mark the second event Rizin Fighting Federation in 2016, as the organization continues in its attempt to fill the major Japanese MMA void left by the fall of Pride Fighting Championships , Dream and Sengoku . Souwer, 33, made his professional MMA debut under the Rizin banner on New Year’s Eve, when he knocked out Yuichiro Nagashima with punches 5:29 into the first round. The Dutchman has compiled a 159-19-1 record as a kickboxer, including wins over Masato Kobayashi, Buakaw Por Pramuk and Nieky Holzken.

Stipe Miocic will attempt to become the ninth man to successfully defend the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight crown when he faces Alistair Overeem in the UFC 203 main event on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, and he will do so with the odds on his side. Bovada.com lists Miocic as a -145 favorite against Overeem (+115) less than a week out from their five-round showdown. The incumbent champion will enter the cage on the strength of three consecutive finishes: Fabricio Werdum , Andrei Arlovski and Mark Hunt were the victims. Miocic, 34, last appeared at UFC 198 on May 14, when he knocked out Werdum 2:47 into the first round to capture the heavyweight title in front of 45,207 fans at the Arena de Baixada, in Curitiba, Brazil. Overeem landed his long-sought title shot on the heels of four straight wins over Arlovski, Junior dos Santos , Roy Nelson and Stefan Struve . A former Dream and Strikeforce champion who also won the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix, the 36-year-old Dutchman boasts 37 finishes among his 41 career victories.

Barnett (35-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC) battled fellow former heavyweight champ Arlovski (25-13 MMA, 14-7 UFC) in a back-and-forth fight, and as time progressed he began to take over. By the third round “The Pitbull” was mostly out of it, and Barnett locked up a rear-naked choke for the submission victory.

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Meaningful MMA exists beyond the confines of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA and World Series of Fighting. In this monthly series, Sherdog.com recaps the month that was on the regional circuit in mixed martial arts: *** Perhaps Freddy Assuncao has begun to live up to the expectations that once surrounded him as a fighter some viewed as the gold standard among MMA prospects. Assuncao captured the Titan Fighting Championship lightweight crown, as he choked Gesias Cavalcante unconscious with a fourth-round guillotine in the Titan 40 headliner on Aug. 5 at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Cavalcante bowed out 27 seconds into round four, the two-time K-1 Hero’s grand prix winner’s two-fight winning streak at an end. The 32-year-old Assuncao has won nine consecutive bouts dating back to his November 2009 submission loss to Jim Alers . The younger brother of Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans Junior Assuncao and Raphael Assuncao , he has finished each of his last two opponents with chokes.

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A lightweight clash pitting Jon Tuck against Mehdi Baghdad has been added to the UFC Fight Night Manila lineup. The Las Vegas-based promotion recently announced the pairing. UFC Fight Night takes place at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on Oct. 15 and is headlined by a featherweight duel between Ricardo Lamas and B.J. Penn . The card will stream in its entirety on UFC Fight Pass. Tuck, 32, has alternated wins and losses in his six Octagon appearances. Most recently, “Super Saiyan” dropped a split decision to Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night “Overeem vs. Arlovski” on May 8. Baghdad, meanwhile, is still looking for his first UFC triumph. The 31-year-old Frenchman suffered a first-round submission loss to Chris Wade in his debut at UFC Fight Night in Boston before dropping a split verdict against John Makdessi this past July.

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Invicta Fighting Championships is a world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight series dedicated to providing female athletes with a major platform to hone their skills on a consistent basis. Founded in 2012 by longtime MMA executive Shannon Knapp, Invicta is committed to pioneering the future growth of women’s MMA by promoting the best possible matchups between female competitors and identifying and developing future superstars of the sport.

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On Episode 1 of UFC 203 Embedded, debuting welterweight CM Punk ends his camp with an emphasis on wrestling. California-based heavyweight opponents Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne reveal their unusual hobbies: piloting drones and bow hunting. UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic ribs his wife and works the mitts, while opponent Alistair Overeem takes in the action of Fight Night Hamburg. Punk does the same during a basement workout in Chicago. UFC 203 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the world heavyweight championship bout at UFC 203, taking place Saturday, September 10 on Pay-Per-View. SUBSCRIBE to get all the latest UFC content: https://www.youtube.com/ufc Connect with UFC Online and on Social Website: http://www.ufc.com Follow UFC Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ufc Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ufc Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ufc Snapchat: UFC Periscope: http://Periscope.tv/ufc Shop: http://www.ufcstore.com Follow Stipe Miocic Twitter: https://twitter.com/stipemiocicufc Facebook: https://www.

Jacare Souza evened the score with Gegard Mousasi. | Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa/UFC/Getty Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza was the better man this time. The 2005 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist submitted Gegard Mousasi with a third-round guillotine choke in the UFC Fight Night “Jacare vs. Mousasi 2” headliner on Friday at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Mousasi (35-5-2, 2-2 UFC) conceded defeat 4:30 into round three, as he tapped out for the first time in more than eight years. Souza, who was knocked out by a Mousasi upkick under the Dream banner in September 2008, dominated the rematch from start to finish. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt tuned up his punches at opportune times and executed takedowns in all three rounds, suffocating Mousasi with oppressive top control. Souza scored with a trip takedown with roughly 90 seconds left in the third frame, caught the choke with Mousasi in a seated position, closed guard and secured the finish. The 34-year-old Souza (21-3, 4-0 UFC) has rattled off seven straight wins and has the look of a serious title contender at 185 pounds.

Amid the chaos of a training camp, one that will define two-division WSOF world champion David Branch at light heavyweight, is the making of a facility that pays homage to his entire career. A place, in the confines of New Jersey, that is a manifestation of everything he believes in. The facility is called “David Branch Jiu-Jitsu” a center built on the principles of martial arts, but at its heart is focused on Branch’s forte of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

The reigning middleweight champion has danced around the possibility of fighting St-Pierre over the past few months, ever since rumors first popped up that the Canadian was contemplating a return to action for the first time in three years. St-Pierre specifically mentioned Bisping as a fight that would interest him, but the bout never came together.

Miltinho Vieira advises newcomers, talks drilling and training adaptation. He explains how he created the anaconda choke and teaches a variation on the inverted triangle.  Check out the photos http://goo.gl/9J7X2K

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Denilson Pimenta de Carvalho and his teammate Carlos Eduardo Raymundo Enes closed the featherweight class in the master 2. But to get to the Final, Denilson had to beat the Japanese Daisuke Shiraki for 2-0 by points at the semifinal. Check out these photos and others in www.gallerr.com and share!

Honoring Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight champion Smokin' Joe Frazier. Philly's own Frazier was a kingpin during the golden era of heavyweights in the 1970s, and his fights with Muhammad Ali remains the most significant in the canon. Frazier defeated Ali at Madison Square in 1971 in what was dubbed "The Fight of the Century," and the two would square off twice more before it was all said and done. The most memorable encounter was 1975's trilogy fight, the "Thrilla in Manila," which remains one of the greatest (and most vicious) boxing matches in history.

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Our new vintage sweatpants paying respect to the venerable Academia Gracie de Jiu-Jitsu, which was founded by Carlos and Helio Gracie in 1952 in Rio de Janeiro. The academy was built on the idea of giving weaker people (as in, ordinary people) leverage against stronger opponents, and has changed the landscape in the martial arts. "Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you," Master Helio said. "So that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength."

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Trujillo, who’s approaching his five-year anniversary with the UFC, is 5-1 over his past six fights, and against Dunham, he was looking for his fourth straight victory. It’s not clear when he’ll return to the cage.

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The footage, which was exclusively released by McGregor’s own website theMacLife.com , shows new angles of the infamous water bottle war between Conor and Diaz’s camps at a pre-fight presser, as well as a bunch of other never-before seen clips of ‘the Notorious’ in the days leading up to his epic rematch with Diaz.

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But Joe was the best man to do the job, and he knew it. Joe is intellectually versatile, a rational thinker and absolutely fearless when it comes to challenging the status quo. He would consider the solutions presented by others, even when he knew his methodology or approach would be the right course of action. As the long-time manager of the UFC’s ever-changing roster, Joe was a picture of stability and reliability. And at the core, it seems it was his deep-rooted passion for martial arts, MMA and the UFC that kept him in the game so long. And the game is better for every day he spent in it.

“I think they ask the same (questions) to her. I think everywhere, they ask the same thing. That’s why I think this fight needs to happen. So that we can finish our careers saying we did that great fight and not that we should have done that fight. We did it. So let’s wait. If she takes that initiative. It’s up to her.”

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Illegal hunting in Democratic Republic of Congo has wiped out 70 per cent of Eastern gorillas in the past two decades and pushed the world's biggest primate close to extinction, a Red List of endangered species shows. Meanwhile, the giant panda, which has long been the emblem for endangered species has had its position upgraded to "vulnerable".

INSIDE MMA series hosts Mauro Ranallo and Bas Rutten sat down with MMA referees Herb Dean and John McCarthy for a special, roundtable discussion about the third man in the cage. In this fascinating conversation, Dean and McCarthy discuss how their love of MMA led them to referee; how they handle criticism from both fans and fighters, such as UFC stars Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier; and what the new changes to Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts mean for the evolution of MMA. AXS TV is Your Home for MMA every Friday Night! Find AXS TV HERE: http://bit.ly/WtTUDr

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