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3 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Nate Diaz Suspended 90 Days and Fined $20,000 for Offensive Twitter Message

UFC lightweight Nate Diaz decided to voice his opinion about another fighter on Thursday while using a homophobic slur, and on Friday it cost him $20,000. Diaz took to Twitter this week to speak out against bantamweight fighter Bryan Caraway, boasting that he received a Submission of the Night bonus only after the original recipient, Pat Healy, was ... (more)

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Related Topix: Nate Diaz, Bryan Caraway, Pat Healy, Anderson Silva

5 hrs ago | BloodyElbow

UFC on FX 8 fight card primer: Main card

Bloody Elbow presents their UFC on FX 8 fight card primer, previewing all the action at UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs.

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Related Topix: Vitor Belfort, Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo Souza, Luiz Cane

9 hrs ago | The Waterloo Region Record

History says Cain's reign won't be long

Four of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's top heavyweight fighters gathered on a recent conference call to answer questions from the media in advance of UFC 160 set for next Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts (Ultimate Fighting), Martial Arts, Cain Velasquez, Antonio Silva, Junior dos Santos, Mark Hunt

13 hrs ago | BloodyElbow

Matt Riddle skips out on Legacy FC contract for shot in Bellator

Inside MMA has announced that Matt Riddle is currently negotiating his exit from his Legacy FC contract in order to sign with Bellator.

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Related Topix: Matt Riddle

16 hrs ago | BleacherReport

UFC on FX 8 Results: Questions Heading into UFC 160 Velasquez vs Bigfoot Silva 2

The card will be headlined by a middleweight contest between former UFC champion Vegas, Nev.

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Related Topix: Antonio Silva, Cain Velasquez, Brian Bowles, UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans, Miguel Torres

20 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Bryan Caraway Accused of Elbowing Cat Zingano in Head at TUF 17 Finale

Bryan Caraway has become the primary target of MMA vitriol since receiving the UFC 159 Submission of the Night bonus that had originally been reserved for Pat Healy.

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Related Topix: Bryan Caraway, Cat Zingano, Pat Healy, Jim Miller, Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, Miesha Tate

20 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Nate Diaz Fine and Suspension: Did the Punishment Fit the Crime?

No reference to the Urban Dictionary or what the slur means in 90 days and fining him $20,000. The fine, according to the UFC's statement on the matter will be donated to charity.

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Related Topix: Nate Diaz

Fri May 17, 2013

411mania.com

UFC Alumnus Paul Kelly Found Guilty of Heroin Trafficking

UFC Alumnus Paul Kelly Found Guilty of Heroin Trafficking Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.17.2013 In the U.K.... Former UFC fighter Paul Kelly was convicted in the U.K. of heroin trafficking.

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Related Topix: UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort, Paul Kelly

Fighters.com

Anderson Silva: "I don't like to fight fellow Brazilians."

Future UFC Hall of Famer, pound for pound best fighter on the planet, and greatest mixed martial artist of all time are just a few of the things you will hear about Anderson Silva .

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Related Topix: Anderson Silva

MMA Weekly

MMA's Great Debate Podcast: Chris Camozzi, Malki Kawa, and Kyle Noke

MMA's Great Debate Radio is back for UFC on FX 8 with a complete breakdown of the card, as well as guests including Chris Camozzi , MMA manager Malki Kawa and former Ultimate Fighter competitor Kyle Noke.

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Related Topix: Kyle Noke, Chris Camozzi

Mirror.co.uk

MMA by numbers: What we've learned from the world of mixed martial arts

In what will go down as one of the most expensive 'social smokes' in history, Strikeforce transplant Pat Healy was stripped of $130,000 in bonus money after failing his post-UFC 159 drug test.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts (Ultimate Fighting), Martial Arts, Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, Pat Healy, Jim Miller, Julio Cesar

BloodyElbow

Manager makes weak excuses for Nate Diaz's use of homophobic slur in tweet

Mike Kogan uses the standard weak defense that Nate Diaz's use of "fag" to describe Bryan Caraway isn't homophobic because that's "not what it means" to him.

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Related Topix: Nate Diaz, Bryan Caraway

BleacherReport

10 MMA Fighters Who Didn't Let Age Stand in the Way of Success

Because age brings wear and wear breeds setbacks, few fighters in the realm of MMA continue to experience high levels of success once they pass their prime.

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Related Topix: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Tito Ortiz, Rashad Evans, Chael Sonnen

Newsday

John Cholish's vacation destination is a UFC cage in Brazil

John Cholish, left, lost to Danny Castillo by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout at UFC on Fox 3 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. John Cholish took a vacation from his job in finance to travel.

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Related Topix: John Cholish, Danny Castillo, Yves Edwards

Thu May 16, 2013

BleacherReport

Rich Franklin vs. Michael Bisping Head-to-Toe Breakdown

Even though Rich Franklin is seeing his storied career wind down, there are still some good fights waiting to be made for him, and one in particular - a bout against Michael Bisping - has the former middleweight champion smiling.

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Related Topix: Michael Bisping, Rich Franklin, Matt Hamill, Chuck Liddell, Nate Quarry

BleacherReport

UFC on FX 8: Predicting the Fight of the Night Bonuses

UFC on FX 8 goes down this Saturday from Brazil. It's been three weeks since the last UFC event, so fans are surely hungry for this free event, which essentially serves as an appetizer to the big event of the month, UFC 160, taking place over Memorial Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Chris Camozzi, Ronaldo Souza, Evan Dunham

MMA Mania

Brandon Vera vs Ben Rothwell official on August 31st at UFC 164.

Brandon Vera announced on his Facebook page that he is fighting Ben Rothwell in the heavyweight division at UFC 164 .

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Related Topix: Brandon Vera, Ben Rothwell

MMA Weekly

Wanderlei Silva Tries to "Chael Sonnen" Chael Sonnen, but It Doesn't Appear to Work

Chael Sonnen , upon announcing that he wasn't ready for retirement, immediately took aim at lining up his first post- Jon Jones opponent, Wanderlei Silva.

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Related Topix: Wanderlei Silva, Chael Sonnen, Jon Jones

Examiner.com

The power struggle within the UFC's middleweight division

The debate about the toughest division in mixed martial arts usually comes down to a conversation about the lightweight and welterweight divisions.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts (Ultimate Fighting), Martial Arts, Anderson Silva, Chris Weidman, Chael Sonnen, Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine

MMA Weekly

Bellator MMA Kicks of Summer Series With Title Fight and Two Four-Man Tournaments

Bellator MMA returns to WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma on Wednesday, June 19 live on Spike TV.

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Related Topix: Michael Chandler, Dave Jansen, War Machine, Ron Sparks, Kevin Randleman