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Russell Ess - November 9, 2015

Although nothing is set for the return of Anderson “The Spider” Silva yet, Giovani Decker, general manager of the UFC’s Brazil office says that a fight in Silva’s homeland is likely on his wish list. “I think it’s another wish of Anderson’s to fight in Brazil; I think every fighter has that wish,” Decker said at the UFC Fight Night 77 post-event press conference reported by MMA Junkie.

Russell Ess - November 9, 2015

Strawweight Angela “Overkill” Hill has been released by the UFC following two consecutive losses to Tecia Torres and most recently Rose Namajunas. The TUF 20 veteran won her UFC debut match against Emily Kagan in the Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale via unanimous decision, but failed to pick up a win since. Hill released a statement on Facebook regarding her cut from the UFC:

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https://youtu.be/j3-F6DcGUsk All eyes will be on UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey when she enters the octagon at “UFC 193” this weekend. For many tuning in, this will be their sixth or seventh time watching her defend her championship. The fifty-thousand screaming fans in attendance will be behind the favorite, no doubt, as she goes up against underdog Holly Holm. There are thousands upon thousands of young women who look up to Rousey, however, who will not be able to watch the card as they don’t have the means to order the card.

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“UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm” is set to take place this upcoming Saturday and is one of the more appealing fight-cards in recent months. UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey will be stepping into the octagon to defend her championship yet again, this time against Holly Holm. Fans expected the queen of the bantamweights to square off with Miesha Tate next, but Holm will be looking to turn the world on its head by pulling off one of the biggest upset wins in sports history. Another fan favorite in Joanna Jedrzejczyk will also be defending her championship in Melbourne, Australia this weekend in front of over 50,000 screaming fans. Valerie Letourneau will be challenging “Joanna Champion” and despite not even being ranked in the strawweight’s top five (currently ranked #9), she will be a tough fight for the champ.

BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2015

Anthony “Rumble” Johnson may be one of the most elite light heavyweight fighters in the octagon today, but he has already had his chance at the championship. He fell short of capturing the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 187 against Daniel Cormier and is now in the position that he has to work his way back to the top despite being ranked above the rest of his competition. After Cormier successfully defended his championship against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192, all signs pointed to Ryan Bader finally getting his shot at the title. The return of Jon Jones put a money wrench in plans, however, and Bader was pushed to the side once again in favor of “Bones”. Bader is currently riding a five fight win streak which is impressive for the stacked division and he will be putting that all on the line when he steps into the octagon with “Rumble” Johnson at UFC on FOX 18 on January 30th.

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UFC Fight Night 77 is in the books and Vitor Belfort is walking out of the octagon as the big winner! Not only did “The Phenom” earn an extra $50,000 for his knockout win over the legendary Dan Henderson, but he picked up one of the highest Reebok payouts of the evening with $20,000. Reebok shelled out a total of $160,000 for the fighters of “UFC Fight Night 77” to sport their logo on Fox Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass on Saturday evening. Gleison Tibau and Clay Guida also picked up $20,000 for their performances that evening.

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https://youtu.be/vQNzBYiwn3E Ronda Rousey will be stepping into the octagon next week to defend her UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship against top-contender Holly Holm at “UFC 193”. All eyes were on “Rowdy” in August when she dropped and finished Bethe Correia at “UFC 190” on enemy soil and her stock increased tenfold overnight. She helped the UFC gain mainstream coverage on channels everywhere from Fox News to CSNBC.

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On November 13, 2015 UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey will be stepping into the octagon to once again prove her dominance in the division. Many have tried to knock the champion off her throne, but Rousey is at the top of her game and has proven time and time again she is the one to beat. Her last four title defenses lasted only just over two minutes combined, and there is no question that she should be the heavy favorite walking into “UFC 193” next week. Standing in the opposite corner of the champion will be Holly Holm. While she is undefeated in the UFC with two octagon-appearances to her name, fans and fighters alike were scratching their heads when it was announced that Holm would be next in line for a shot at UFC gold. Miesha Tate was told weeks prior to the announcement that she would be next in line, but UFC brass had other plans in mind for “Rowdy”.

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It happens after every single Ultimate Fighting Championship card. As soon as the main-event of “UFC Fight Night 77” wrapped up and Belfort made his way out of the octagon with his hands raised high in victory, the majority of the viewers asked themselves, “What’s next for Belfort?”. Playing matchmaker for fighters can be fun, but nobody truly knows what the future holds for someone like Belfort except himself, his corner, and UFC management. For fighters like Thomas Almeida and Sage Northcutt, the future in the octagon is so bright and has so much potential it can be difficult to predict what’s next for them. However, a veteran fighter like Belfort is in the position where he can pick and choose his next spot; He doesn’t need to rely on chance to move up the ladder.

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“UFC Fight Night 77” finished with a bang in the main event when Vitor Belfort disposed of Dan Henderson in less than three minutes. The fight ended in similar fashion to their second where Belfort blasted “Hendo” with a headkick which lead to the end of the fight.

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Glover Teixeira is on a mission to erase his losses to former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and Phil Davis by going on another impressive winning streak. Teixeira’s performance at “UFC Fight Night 77” against Patrick Cummins surely aided him in his mission because he looked like an absolute monster before picking up the technical knockout victory. Teixeira picked up his second consecutive victory on Saturday night and is starting to look like the title-contender he did before his loss to Jones. There is no doubt that Teixeira is tough as nails, but Cummins proved he has a lot of fight left in him despite a rough loss. He brought the action in the opening round, but fizzled out quickly in the second where he was stopped in the second minute of the round.

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Thomas Almeida continued his amazing streak of victories last night when he stepped into the octagon with Anthony Birchak at “UFC Fight Night 77”. The Brazilian brought his hometown crowd to their feet in the final minute of the first round when he fired off consecutive thunderous right hands that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas without a hope of fighting off defeat. Mixed martial artists around the world exploded on social media when they saw the knockout! Check out what some of the biggest names of the sport had to say about it in the Tweets below:

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https://youtu.be/jENAbdbTx28 Vitor Belfort returned to form on Saturday night at “UFC Fight Night 77” when he knocked out Dan Henderson in less than three minutes! The fight was the final of their three-fight trilogy which dates back to PRIDE 32 just over nine years ago.

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https://youtu.be/VQGO0oL4xEY Patrick Cummins made his octagon debut back in 2014 at UFC 170 when he stepped in as a late replacement for an injured Rashad Evans against Daniel Cormier. In the eyes of many, there was no way Cummins could ever live up to the hype that UFC was pumping out leading into that fight. While he was dominated and knocked out in less than two minutes, the wrestler would go on to prove himself in the octagon.

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https://youtu.be/r878FVcKrLw Alex Oliveira and Piotr Hallmann clashed in the octagon at “UFC Fight Night 77” to decide who the superior lightweight was on Saturday night. Oliveira answered that question in the third round when his right fist connected with the jaw of Hallmann!

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https://youtu.be/CFZj0-S3Iuc Ultimate Fighting Championship brought free-fights back to the television screen on Saturday night when “UFC Fight Night 77” aired on Fox Sports 1. Gilbert Burns and Rashid Magomedov clashed on the main-card for lightweight supremacy in a fifteen-minute battle that left Magomedov with his arms held high, and Bruns’ head down low.