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The latest coverage from across combat sports.
NewsWeidman: I’ll be ready by July
Ariel Helwani: “I just talked to Chris Weidman and he said he’s doing great, already lifting and on the bike and he’d definitely be ready for July 5th.”
NewsRJJ: UFC can’t make up mind about boxing Silva
“The UFC… they’re having second thoughts, they’re not really making up their mind, whether they want to let him, or not let him,” said RJJ of boxing Anderson Silva.
NewsNick Diaz: I won’t fight for less than 500k
“I never loved fighting. I never wanted to fight,” said Nick Diaz. “That’s probably why I come off the way I do… They line up a guy to fight, so that’s who I fight.”
NewsOut of competition testing begins in the UFC
“We have nothing to do with the testing other than they send us a bill to pay for it,” said Lorenzo Fertitta. “That’s it. It’s all done third party, all done the right way.”
NewsNogueira: Pride era was ‘apex’ of my career
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: “Thank God I managed to become champion in both organizations, but of course I reached my apex fighting in Japan.”
NewsOvereem considering move to Jackson’s MMA
Jackson-Winkeljohn head coach Greg Jackson confirmed that his team and Alistair Overeem will likely test the waters to see if the relationship gels,
NewsWhite: Nick Diaz liked Hector Lombard fight, then never called back
UFC President Dana White said today that Nick Diaz has been offered a fight, against former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard.
Struve cleared to fight: I’ll be better than before
Kennedy: Bisping is a dirty fighter
Roy Nelson: TRT ban puts PED abuse back in the dark
Mobile app Ultimate Gay Fighter forced to change name
Overeem released by Blackzilians, has new management, has surgery
