Holly Holm Responds To Taz's Fight Fixing Accusations, UFC Monterrey Bonuses, Conor McGregor Video

- New UFC Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm appeared on Larry King Now, and addressed Taz's recent accusations that her UFC 193 fight with Ronda Rousey was fixed.

"No. Not in MMA fighting, especially with the UFC is going to be set up. These fighters go in there, and there's a reason Dana (White, UFC President) gives out those performance bonuses," Holm said.

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It's worth noting that the UFC, Holm, Rousey, referee Herb Dean and anyone involved would be heavily punished, and likely banned for life in the event that they fixed a fight. You can see Holm's full interview with Larry King above.

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- Neil Magny and Kelvin Gastelum took home $50,000 each for their "Fight of the Night" performance at last night's UFC Fight Night Monterrey card, which saw Magny win a controversial split decision. Andre Fili and Polo Reyes also earned $50,000 for "Performance of the Night" Honors.

- UFC released a video featuring Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo behind the scenes of a promotional video shoot for the huge, upcoming card. Wrestling Inc will have full, live coverage of UFC 194 on December 12. You can see the behind the scenes video below.

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Marc Middleton contributed to this article.

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