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Bellator banking on Ortiz-Rampage clash

The fan in Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has always wanted to see mixed martial arts pioneers Tito Ortiz and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson fight each other. Now the businessman in him hopes enough paying customers are similarly interested in the matchup of ex-Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champions to make Bellator’s first pay-per-view event a success.

Aldo stops ‘Zombie’ to retain UFC featherweight title

Jose Aldo retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title Saturday night with a fouth-round technical knockout of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the main event of UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro.

UFC’s White glad for healthy fighters, big shows

UFC President Dana White has healthy fighters, pleased television partners and a tantalizing slate of upcoming fall fights. It’s a big change from last year, when White spent untold months scrambling to replace injured stars and plugging holes in an ambitious schedule that devolved into a patchwork slate for mixed martial arts’ dominant promotion.

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Johnson retains flyweight title with submission win over Moraga

It took UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson awhile on Saturday night, but he put some of that talk to rest by submitting John Moraga in the main event of UFC on Fox 8 in Seattle to retain the belt.

Ellenberger enjoys hype for UFC bout

Jake Ellenberger thinks he has won the battle against Rory MacDonald in the buildup to their fight on tonight’s UFC on Fox 8 card in Seattle.

Center honors UFC’s support for gays

At first glance, the Ultimate Fighting Championship might be a surprising choice to be honored by a gay and lesbian group.

Former champ Brian Stann retires from cagefighting

UFC middleweight Brian Stann, the former World Extreme Cagefighting light heavyweight champion, announced his retirement as a fighter on “The MMA Hour” radio show on Thursday.

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