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<title><![CDATA[Notes &#x26; nuggets: Curse of 159 strikes again]]></title>
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UFC 159 karma, you did it again.  Pat Healy revealed Tuesday he was popped for pot after dismantling Jim Miller in Newark a couple weeks ago. So the...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 15, 2013 13:20:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cormier doing the cut to 205 'correctly']]></title>
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No matter how long Daniel Cormier competes or how much he improves as a fighter, there are two mixed martial artists he is unlikely to ever face in th...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 13, 2013 03:18:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Chandler to defend Bellator title vs. Dave Jansen]]></title>
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Lightweight champion Michael Chandler makes the second defense of his Bellator title June 19 when he meets Dave Jansen in Thackerville, Okla., promotion officials announced Wednesday.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 01, 2013 07:29:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawal's wish: A rematch with Newton]]></title>
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Never has Muhammed Lawal doubted his ability to compete at the highest levels and become MMA's best 205-pound fighter -- and he is not about to do so ...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 20, 2013 15:53:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bellator's growth could lead to PPV date]]></title>
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On hiatus until Bellator MMA's Summer Series in June offers three four- man tournaments, the promotion and its vested television partner, Spike TV, ha...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 11, 2013 13:16:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lombard considering drop to welterweight]]></title>
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With a record of 1-2 inside UFC, middleweight Hector Lombard is considering a move to welterweight.   According to a report Tuesday night on Fuel TV...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 10, 2013 02:24:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Curran cut just right for Bellator format]]></title>
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The tournament format that Bellator uses isn't for everyone. But it is for current featherweight champion Pat Curran, who navigated fields in two sepa...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 02, 2013 08:37:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bellator 95 -- Pat Curran submits Shabulat Shamhalaev to defend title]]></title>
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Pat Curran submitted Shabulat Shamhalaev in the first round to defend his featherweight title on Thursday at Bellator 95 in Atlantic City, N.J.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 02, 2013 03:11:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bellator 94: David Rickels, Emanuel Newton earn title shot]]></title>
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Daniel Rickels' late salvo at the end of Round 2 promptly ended matters against Saad Awad and propelled the Bellator lightweight tournament champion into a title bout.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 28, 2013 15:18:22 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Branching Out for Bellator]]></title>
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For the combat sports fan, it's all about maintaining focus. We attend live events, watch other shows at home, then program our DVRs to bridge the gap...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 27, 2013 12:27:35 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bellator 93: Jansen wins lightweight tournament]]></title>
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Dave Jansen outworked Marcin Held to win the Season 7 Bellator lightweight tournament and set up a title shot against Michael Chandler.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 12, 2013 10:29:29 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Khasbulaev stops Sandro, advances to tournament finals]]></title>
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Magomedrasul "Frodo" Khasbulaev scored the biggest victory of his career Thursday night by stopping Marlon Sandro at Bellator 92 to advance to the finals of the featherweight tournament.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 06, 2013 07:47:48 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Winnipeg's gain; Jones-Silva most coveted]]></title>
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Winnipeg, hello.  For the first time, UFC announced Tuesday, it will roll into the Canadian province of Manitoba, bringing all the makings of a qual...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 06, 2013 02:56:59 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daniel Straus, Bellator Season 7 Featherweight winner, arrested]]></title>
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Police arrested Bellator featherweight Daniel Straus in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 02, 2013 14:00:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pat Curran, Shahbulat Shamhalaev set for Bellator featherweight title]]></title>
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Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran defends his title April 4 against Shahbulat Shamhalaev in Atlantic City, N.J. Shamhalaev replaces Daniel Straus, who pulled out of the fight after suffering a hand injury during a training session.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 27, 2013 13:38:54 PST</pubDate>
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