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FRIDAY 7/11 MORNING UPDATE
If you're tuning in to the App for the first time in a while, make sure to check out the big update on the App's home page for notes and information on the changes made to the new mobile site at MMATorch.com in your mobile browser. Our tech team has been working on even more tweaks based on your feedback, and have optimized the site for Safari and the default Android browser. They're continuing to work on the same for both Chrome and Opera as well. Keep sending your thoughts in to mmatorch@gmail.com so we can make the mobile site the best experience for you! We truly appreciate the feedback, and we're making changes as necessary. Here's what's on the site this morning:
-Cris Cyborg Justino is taking the first step towards a Ronda Rousey bout this December at Invicta FC 10, as she'll attempt the drop to 135 lbs. for the first time. More on her drop with further thoughts in the main listing of our mobile site at MMATorch.com in your phone or tablet browser.
-The UFC has released a statement on Ali Bagautinov's failed drug test for EPO, essentially a boilerplate response in these situations. UFC President Dana White also commented on the latest test, and assures that they're not just “paying lip service” to drug testing, and that they're committed to clean things up. See those comments with more analysis in the main listing.
-An exciting bantamweight fight between Rob Font and Chris Beal is the latest addition to the UFC Fight Night 50 card in Connecticut this September. More on both fighters in the main listing.
-Our morning poll asks readers whether or not they think newly signed Holly Holm will be the one to dethrone Ronda Rousey. 37% think there's a possibility as her striking is something Rousey hasn't had to face yet, but 56% think Rousey beats her as she's beaten all others. Get your votes in now!
We thank all of our readers for their feedback and patience as we continue making improvements on the new mobile site. We're an independent voice in the MMA space with no corporate backing, and as such we stay afloat on ad revenue. This shift to the full listing on mobile web brings us a better chance to keep ourselves going and to bring our readers everything we have for the last five years and more, as the mobile advertising market is simply stronger than that on the app. Continue sending us your feedback to mmatorch@gmail.com and let us know how the new features with the Disqus comments section and more are working for you on mobile web!
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