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Former UFC Fighter Diego Brandao admitted that he pulled out a gun at an
Albuquerque, N.M., strip club. He was charged with aggravated battery and three
counts of aggravated assault…Dana White isn’t sure Ronda Rousey will fight this
year due to her film schedule. He wants her to fight at UFC 205 at Madison
Square Garden in November…Wanderlei Silva was hit by a car and may require
surgery. He was on a bike on his way home from a workout when the car hit
him…since Dennis Siver withdrew from UFC 199 due to an undisclosed injury Cole
Miller has stepped up to take on B.J. Penn…UFC will introduce a new weight
cutting policy starting at UFC 200 fight week in July. Under the new rules
fighters must check in during fight week, within 8 percent of their target
weight. If you check in above that your weight will be checked everyday until
the fight…Season 24 of The Ultimate Fighter is going to feature 16 flyweight
champions from other fight promotions around the world, who are going to compete
for a shot at current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.
The fighters will be coached by Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo…Bellator
lightweight champion Will Brooks (17-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) has been released from the
California-based promotion and is now a free agent. His contract was ending and
he wasn’t going to resign. Their heavyweight champ Vitaly Minakov has been
stripped of his title due to inactivity but will remain under contract with the
company. He hasn’t fought since April 2014 for Bellator but has fought under
Russia’s Eurasia Fight Nights banner. |
