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Posted: 070217

Michael McDonald and Ryan Bader have signed with Bellator…Matt Hughes is hinting he is coming out of retirement…its becoming more and more likely that Ronda Rousey is done fighting…even though he has been suspended Jon Jones continues to claim he never cheated on a drug test…Chris Weidman’s attempt to get his UFC 210 TKO loss to Gegard Mousasi overturned or getting a rematch is more or less a dead issue. Weidman claimed he was hit with illegal knees…Patrick Cote has retired…the first person announced to join the UFC Hall of Fame this year is Urijah Faber. He will be joined by Maurice Smith…Anderson Silva is not interested in fighting either Luke Rockhold or Vitor Belfort at UFC 212. He wants either Yoel Romero or Nick Diaz…ex-UFC fighter 'Mayhem' Miller has pled guilty to about a dozen felonies and misdemeanors stemming from multiple incidents with police over the past three years. He will serve no jail time…after Bellator jumped the gun over announcing a partnership with NASCAR the deal is off…retired UFC fighter Tim Kennedy has reentered the military…Frank Mir has been given a two year sanction from fighting after multiple positive tests for a banned substance. His fight career is basically over….Dana White says the Fertitta brothers turned down a 5 billion dollar deal for the UFC because they didn’t like the people involved. White signed a 5-year deal with the new owners but says he will be around well past that…former WEC champ Miguel Torres has retired.