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Darren Elkins continues to rack up the wins, as he edged out Dennis Bermudez in the UFC on FOX 25 co-main event in New York.

In the co-main event of UFC on FOX 25, Long Island, New York’s Dennis Bermudez sought a win in front of his home fans, as he took on fellow featherweight contender Darren Elkins. It was by no means an easy fight to score, as each had their moments and a lot of grueling grappling exchanges, and unsurprisingly the end result was a split decision. Elkins has won five in a row, while Bermudez suffers his second straight defeat, and the road back to title contention is even longer for the Long Island native.

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Check out our breakdown of the post-fight bonuses from UFC on FOX: Weidman vs. Gastelum in Long Island, New York. We tell you who won, who didn’t and why.

The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York was home to a decent night of fights, with three (T)KOs, two submissions and eight decisions, including three split-decisions. Three of the four fights on the main card saw the underdog come out victorious and two-thirds of the fights on the card as a whole ended in an upset. Former Middleweight champion Chris Weidman got himself back into the win column, as well.

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Jon Jones is willing to bury the hatchet with Daniel Cormier, but under one condition.

The rivalry between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones has been running since 2014 when they first laid hands on each other during the UFC 178 pre-fight media day. Since then, the UFC light heavyweight title had changed hands and both fighters had been on different paths, but the bad blood has remained at its boiling point.

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Check out the weigh-in results for UFC on FOX 25: Weidman vs. Gastelum.

Good news, everyone! No weigh-in controversies involving a UFC show in New York this time! Twenty-six fighters weighed in, twenty-six fighters made their respective limits. Chris Weidman came in at 186 pounds, while his main event foe Kelvin Gastelum weighed 185.6.

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Two title fights have been booked for the UFC’s first trip to Edmonton.

A pair of title fights have been added to the UFC’s debut event in Edmonton, Canada.

Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is set to meet Ray Borg in a record-breaking title defense in the main event, and women’s bantamweight titleholder Amanda Nunes’ rematch with Valentina Shevchenko has been rescheduled for the evening’s co-feature.

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Episode 120 of The MMA Circus features Bellator MMA light heavyweight Linton Vassell, UFC bantamweight Rob Font, UFC lightweight Drakkar Klose, UFC featherweight Kurt Holobaugh, and UFC bantamweight Boston Salmon.

EPISODE 120: The MMA Circus, hosted by Nick Baldwin and guest co-host Jed Meshew, is back for your listening pleasure.

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Check out the current fight card for UFC 215 on September 9th in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

UFC 215 now has a main and co-main event, as flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson headlines this pay-per-view against Ray Borg. A win for DJ will give him eleven straight successful title defenses, which no man in UFC history has ever achieved. The co-main is the rescheduled women’s bantamweight title fight between champion Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko.

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Alex Oliveira has a gameplan for when he takes on Ryan LaFlare at UFC on Fox 25

Alex Oliveira is not too worried about Ryan LaFlare’s wrestling prowess when they in New York. As “Cowboy” explained to Combate, he has a gameplan to nullify LaFlare’s game, which consists on a lot of footwork and also hitting him in the face as hard and often as possible.

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Welterweights Mike Perry and Thiago Alves, plus middleweights Hector Lombard and Anthony Smith will scrap at UFC Pittsburgh.

A couple of matchups scheduled for a now-scrapped August 19th show have been rescheduled for the UFC’s return to Pittsburgh, PA on September 16th. MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported on Wednesday that welterweights Mike Perry and Thiago Alves, as well as middleweights Hector Lombard and Anthony Smith have been added to the lineup.

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