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Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com The Ultimate Fighting Championship had added a 125-pound to its Sao Paulo return. Fittingly, its contestants are a combined 25-0.

The promotion's forthcoming UFC Fight Night 119 bill will now feature a flyweight contest between undefeated prospects Jarred Brooks and Deiveson Figueiredo. Brazilian outlet Combate initially reported the pairing on Sunday evening and the story was subsequently confirmed by UFC officials on Monday.

UFC Fight Night 119 is scheduled for Oct. 28 at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. A recently announced middleweight contest between former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Derek Brunson is expected to headline the bill, with the event's main card airing live on Fox Sports 1. The event will be the UFC's sixth card in Sao Paulo.

The 24-year-old Brooks was scheduled to make his UFC debut on short n…

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One-time UFC competitor Nick Roehrick has been flagged for a possible anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on Aug. 8.

The full statement released by the Las Vegas-based promotion on Thursday regarding Roehrick is as follows:

The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Nick Roehrick of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on August 8, 2017.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Roehnick. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

Roehrick made his Octagon debut on short notice …

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Round 1 Jason Herzog is our referee for this strawweight contest and Masters comes right at Colleen to begin. Masters thinks takedown, but opts against is and is tagged by Colleen right hand. Masters backs her foe into the cage and lets loose with a combo to the body and head, but Collen shrugs them off. Masters closes the gap again and swallows a right fist as she clinches against the cage. Colleen pushes her opponent away and cracks her with another right to the head. Masters doesn’t care for it too much and backs away, only to get tagged again. Masters ties up the more powerful Colleen and eventually drags her to the canvas, but the Philly fighter scrambles up to her feet. Masters quickly takes her down again, lands a few punches, but can’t ke…

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Round 1 Mark Smith is the referee for this heavyweight encounter and the two giants tentatively square off in the center of the Octagon. Graves dives in and ties up the taller Sims, forcing him into the cage. After about a minute of little action, Sims lands a knee to the body but Graves scoops him up and takes him down. Sims thinks guillotine off his back, but the Baltimore fighter easily fends it off. From there, Sims wall walks back up to his feet and is quickly pressed back into the fence. “Sexual Chocolate” lands a few knees to the body, though they aren’t as damaging as he’d like. Graves powers his way through to another takedown but Sims is threatening with a kimura off his back. Sims continues to try that kimura, but he eventually …

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Rob Wilkinson will make his Octagon debut as a replacement opponent for Siyar Bahadurzada at UFC Fight Night 115.

Wilkinson will replace the injured Abu Azaitar in the middleweight bout, which takes place on Sept. 2 at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Fight News Australia first reported the change. UFC Fight Night 115 is headlined by a heavyweight duel between Stefan Struve and Alexander Volkov.

Wilkinson, 25, enters his first promotional foray with an 11-0 career mark. The Hybrid Training Centre representative has finished four of his professional victories by KO/TKO and six via submission. “Razor” last appeared at Euro FC 1, where he tapped out Alexander Poppeck with a rear-naked choke 3:51 into the opening stanza.

Bahadurzada, meanwhile, will be returning to action for the first time since a thi…

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M-1 Challenge 82Credit: Jarno Juutinen/MMAViking.com M-1 Challenge 82Credit: Jarno Juutinen/MMAViking.com M-1 Challenge 82Credit: Jarno Juutinen/MMAViking.com M-1 Global returned to Finland after a nine-year absence to promote M-1 Challenge 82 on Saturday at Hartwell Arena in Helsinki. It was the first MMA event to be held at the facility, which serves as the largest ice hockey arena in the country.

Mikhail Zayats returned from a three-year absence to outpoint Marcus Vanttinen in the main event. Vanttinen was on a two-year layoff of his own. Zayats carried all three scorecards, using takedowns in every round while damaging the “Caveman” in a slow-paced bout that gave local fans little reason to cheer.

“Don’t call it a comeback,” Zayats said. “I have always been here.”

Heliton dos Santos Davila showed off his impressive top game in the co-headliner, as he landed punches on fan favorite Janne Elonen-Kulmala for much of the first round. The Finn found his groove in t…

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Round 1 Bantamweights are up first tonight and the referee is Chris Tognoni. The two trade kicks to the body as soon as the fight begins. Leialoha follows that up with a head kicks, though it’s mostly blocked. After they two trade some jabs, Leialoha shoots in scores the takedown, winding up in Castaneda’s full guard. Castaneda looks for a few sweeps but the Hawaiian is staying heavy. Castaneda has a small cut under his right eye from the moderates strikes from Leialoha, who gets a bit sloppy with his ground-and-pound. From there, the Minnesotan explodes to his feet and resets in the center of the cage. Castaneda eats a punch upstairs, one that opens a gash on his hairline. Leialoha backs away as he eats a right straight, forcing him to shoot in …

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The Invicta Fighting Championships 25 card is now complete after the promotion announced seven bouts will join its championship doubleheader on Aug. 31.

The new additions to the card are as follows: Alexa Conners vs. Katharina Lehner at bantamweight; Sharon Jacobson vs. Kali Robbins at strawweight; Shino VanHoose vs. Alyse Anderson at atomweight; Kelly McGill vs. AmberLynn Orr at bantamweight; Shaianna Rincon vs. Stephanie Egger at bantamweight; Cheri Muraski vs. Tracy Cortez at flyweight and Ashley Medina vs. Jillian DeCoursey at atomweight.

Invicta FC 25 is headlined by a showdown for the vacant bantamweight title between Raquel Pa’aluhi and Yana Kunitskaya. In the co-main event, Livia Renata Souza will square off against Jodie Esquibel for 115-pound gold.

The card t…

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Round 1 Ige throws a leg kick and eats a counter one-two, but is able to run Gomez over and get a takedown. Gomez gets up but he's using the fence and continues to grab it while Ige tries to bull him back down. Referee Jason Herzog repeatedly warns him as the Cuban is taken back down, eats some punishment but this time he gets up and breaks free without the fence. Clean right cross lands for Gomez, then a jab moment later. Gomez starting to warm up standing now, landing clean counters, mixing in leg kicks, until Ige drills him with a right cross that puts him on his seat. Gomez gets up and gets dropped again by the charging Xtreme Couture fighter. Ige briefly takes Gomez back and stuns him again but now Gomez is retreating. Gomez's…

RingTV to Stream ‘Canelo vs. GGG’ Mega Fight Boxing fans that have ditched their cable boxes and are excited to watch the mega fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin can watch it online.

One Championship has been forced to scrap its July 29 event in Surabaya, Indonesia, due to “logistical issues.”

According to a release from the Singapore-based promotion, the card has been “postponed until further notice.” Further specifics regarding the cancellation and a possible reschedule date were not given. One Championship “Conquest of Kings” was expected to be headlined by a flyweight championship clash between reigning champion Kairat Akhmetov and Adriano Moraes.

One Championship’s previous seven visits to Indonesia had all taken place in Jakarta. July 29 would have marked the organization’s first trip to Surabaya. The promotion is expected to return to Jakarta on Sept. 16. According to the release, One is planning four additional events for Indonesia in 2018, although dates and cities were not revealed.

One Championship’s next event, “Kings and Conquerers,” is set for Aug. 5 at Cotai Arena in Macau, China. The card will be headlined by a bantamwe…