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The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour. 

As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.

To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, "The Weekly Grind."

Dan Henderson's list of mixed martial arts accomplishments reads like a history of the sport itself.

Bloomberg reported this week reported the Federal Reserve bank supervisors have issued a caution to Goldman Sachs Groups, Inc. regarding WME-IMG taking on more than $1.8 billion in debt financing in its purchase of the UFC from the Fertitta family.

The money was a combination of $1.4 billion for the actual sale of the company to get the bid up to the $4 billion valuation mark, plus another $425 million as part of the company's existing debt.

In August, when the first $500 million of the debt went up for sale... Читать дальше...

Gegard Mousasi appears to be on the warpath.

After besting Vitor Belfort via TKO in the second round of their co-main event bout at UFC 204, the UFC middleweight from Holland didn't mince words at the Manchester, England's post-fight press conference.

Mousasi opined on being underrated by mixed martial arts fans, his allegation that Lyoto Machida cheated when they fought, taking a fight against Alexander Gustafsson when he was injured, Conor McGregor throwing bottles and more.

MACHESTER -- Stefan Struve talks to the media about his submission win over Daniel Omielańczuk at UFC 204, wanting to fight champion Stipe Miocic, and much more.

UFC 205 is right around the corner, and the UFC released its first lengthy promo for the mega-card during the UFC 204 pay-per-view on Saturday night. The blockbuster UFC 205 event, which will have three title fights, will be held on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Check out the promo video above.

The mixed martial arts world said goodbye to a living legend on Saturday night, as future Hall of Famer Dan Henderson announced his formal retirement from MMA.

If UFC 204 is truly Dan Henderson's swan song, it was a fitting sendoff.

Middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi has expressed his disenchantment with the UFC rankings and those who vote for them on plenty of occasions recently, but his new "to hell with it" attitude is still just catching on.

Dan Henderson walked away from his final career fight disappointed. But not in himself.

Luke Thomas and Danny Segura break down the results and storylines coming out of UFC 204: Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson.

After every event where there is a debated decision, the call to address MMA scoring is renewed among fans. Debates around the effectiveness of the 10 point must system often accompany a greater debate about scoring philosophy.

But I hate to be the one to break it to yall, and I know you don't want to hear this, but occasional bad or debated decisions are a necessary evil that we must tolerate if we want MMA to remain as exciting as we're accustomed to. They're a cost of doing business. Читать дальше...

A very dramatic title fight that had it's ups and downs has earned Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson an extra $50,000 for Fight of the Night bonus.

Check out Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson 2 UFC 204 scorecard to see how the judges scored the main event Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Bisping retained his title with the unanimous decision win (49-46, 48-47 x2).

Judges Andreas Gruner and Jeff Mullen gave rounds 3-5 to Bisping for their 48-47 score, while Andy Roberts gave Bisping rounds 2-5 for his 49-46 score.

Did you agree with the judges?

Watch Gegard Mousasi vs. Vitor Belfort full fight video highlights from UFC 204's co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.

Watch Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson 2 full fight video highlights from UFC 204's main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.

Dan Henderson nearly wrote his storybook ending ... but alas, it wasn't meant to be.

All the talk going into the UFC 204 middleweight title main event between champion Michael Bisping and the legendary Dan Henderson focused on one thing: In order to win, Bisping would have to avoid Henderson's lethal right hand.

The UFC 204 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.

UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.

The UFC 204 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1 a.m. ET.

For the better part of a round and change, the UFC 204 co-main event between middleweights Gegard Mousasi and Vitor Belfort seemed like a placeholder, an exercise for the crowd to simply endure before the main event.

This is the UFC 204 live blog for Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson 2, a middleweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Bisping, who has won four out of his past five fights, will face Henderson, who has won two of his past five fights, in the main event.

Check out the UFC 204 live blog below.

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Does Michael Bisping believe Luke Rockhold is going to have a bad night against Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in Australia on Nov. 27? Is he simply enjoying taking another swipe at his rival? Or is it a little of both?

Watch UFC 204 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the pay-per-view card at 10 p.m. ET.

The fight card for the portion of the event is as follows:

Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson
Vitor Belfort vs. Gegard Mousasi
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Jimi Manuwa
Stefan Struve vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
Mirsad Bektic vs. Russell Doane

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping squares off against Dan Henderson in a rematch for the main event. Vitor Belfort battles The UFC is allowing... Читать дальше...