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A Long Day’s Journey Into Fight – Part 1
The day begins early. The weigh-ins for Anthony Pipola's fight are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. sharp, and to get to there — Philadelphia — from here — New York City — in time means at least two hours of navigating rush hour traffic and toll road...
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‘UFC on FOX 4′ Exclusive: For Cole Miller, Losing Is No Longer an Option
By Elias Cepeda UFC featherweight Cole Miller (18-6) doesn’t mince words and isn’t initially open to reflection today. He’s on his way from Miami’s international airport to Los Angeles, where he will fight Nam Pham this Saturday, August 4th, on the preliminary card of UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera. Traveling is hardly ever any fun, and it must be less so for someone cutting weight, as Miller is. And when he’s asked what he may have learned from his last fight, a loss to Steven Siler in March, Miller is hard on himself. “I wouldn’t say I learned anything from that fight. I just looked like shit,” he deadpans. “I moved backwards too much, I tried to counter too much, which is not really my game. I don’t know why I did that.” Miller has never lost two fights in a row in his MMA career — and admits to a certain pride in that — but says that these days, losing at all is not acceptable. “When I was younger [losing two in a row] really meant that you didn’t learn from your previous mistake or didn’t work hard enough. Now its more of a, ‘losing sucks, period,’ feeling,” he says.Source: http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-on-fox-4-exclusive-for-cole-miller-losing-is-no-longer-an-option/
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Updated: UFC Heavyweight Frank Mir Headed to Strikeforce for Bout with Daniel Cormier
Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir is set to become the first UFC fighter to temporarily exit the Octagon for a bout with sister promotion Strikeforce.
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As Cagewriter wrote previously, Aaron Simpson wore a 42 on his shorts to honor former NFL player and fallen Army Ranger Pat Tillman during Simpson's UFC on Fuel 4 decision win over Kenny Robertson. Learn more about the Pat Tillman Foundation here.
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Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva headlines UFC on FX 5 on Oct. 5
A heavyweight bout featuring Travis “Hapa” Browne and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will headline UFC on FX 5 in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 5th. The main event bout was confirmed by UFC officials on Friday. The undefeated Browne (13-0-1) was scheduled to face Ben Rothwell at the upcoming UFC on FOX 4 card on August 4th. [...]
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A Long Day’s Journey Into Fight – Part 1
The day begins early. The weigh-ins for Anthony Pipola's fight are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. sharp, and to get to there — Philadelphia — from here — New York City — in time means at least two hours of navigating rush hour traffic and toll roads. So we meet at Anthony's coach's place in Queens at 7:00 a.m. and set out, Anthony in the driver's seat and Steve Koepfer, Tyga Maclin and myself along for the ride. It's Friday. Ten or so hours after the weigh-ins are the fights — Matrix Fights, actually, a regional MMA organization maybe one rung below the events you'd see on FOX, Showtime or pay-per-view. And while the main event features a Bellator veteran and the co-main has a female Strikeforce veteran, somewhere tucked away on the undercard is Anthony's bout. Anthony is an amateur fighter. This will be only his second fight.
Nearly every weekend, regardless of whether there's a UFC or Strikeforce or Bellator on television, there's a regional show happening somewhere in the United States. For Philadelphia there's Matrix Fights, but take a drive down the Atlantic City Expressway and you could catch a Ring of Combat or Cage Fury Fighting Championship, and if you were in California or Florida, it could be a King of the Cage or Art of Fighting. The common denominator for them all is that each has local fighters, either amateur or pro, on their way up or on their way down, aspiring or expiring.
Koepfer, a.k.a. "Sambo Steve", runs the school that Anthony trains out of, where Anthony has trained for about a year and a half. There are others at the school, everyone from weekend warriors to pro fighters, and the weekly team gathering and the sparring it entails has been known to attract a cross-section of former Bellator champs, accomplished amateurs and rising stars. Tyga, who wrestled at Hunter College, is the school's wrestling coach. Many amateur fighters have family and friends who come out to see them compete, but the distance between Anthony's neighborhood in Queens and the City of Brotherly Love has made that impossible, so Sambo Steve and Tyga are all he's got. I'm just here to observe, to see things from the perspective of a fighter.
Snapshot of Anthony: he's not tall, but his broadness offsets his height, giving him the presence of someone strong and physical. He's a construction worker of sorts, his fulltime job involving working with ConEd to dig up cracked gas mains and repair them, and when he talks of his family — he's got a wife and three kids — he beams. His facial hair leans more towards "why bother shaving with a fight coming up?" than fashion statement. He didn't sleep much the night before, the accumulating anxiousness making slumber impossible, and that edge of exhaustion and nerves and weight cutting (Anthony is supposed to be 175 pounds; he was 172 when he last checked) is something that lurks close to the surface. Every once in while he unwraps a Jolly Rancher candy and pops it into his mouth.
"How you feeling?" I ask him after introducing myself from the backseat.
"Good," he says from behind the wheel of his SUV.
"Why'd you take a fight in Philly?" I ask.
"Because they offered it," he says.
For his first fight, which took place in May, Anthony and Sambo Steve drove seven hours to a suburb of Buffalo for a show called TNT Fights. Under current law, professional MMA competition is illegal in New York State, but the athletic commission has eased up on amateur mixed martial arts, and TNT Fights was New York's first sanctioned amateur MMA event in over a decade. Unfortunately, other than competing in local underground shows, if Anthony wants to fight it's easier for him to travel to New Jersey and Pennsylvania — neither of which require as much driving.
"Wouldn't you rather be fighting in New York?" I ask.
"[Expletive] yeah," he says. "I'd rather fight in New York. I'd rather fight on Queens Boulevard. I work overnight. [Expletive] this driving to Philly crap."
But we drive. And drive. Tyga, whose day job is at one of the Apple Stores in Manhattan, takes a conference call in the backseat. Sambo Steve plays old television theme songs on his phone, leaving us to guess which shows they're from. Anthony talks of Japanese MMA — apparently passion of his. The mood never once strays from being light. No one knows anything about the man Anthony is supposed to fight other than that he's from New Jersey and his name is Michael Roberts, and yet the lack of information doesn't seem to bother them. Then it's 9:30, and we're stuck in traffic on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. We're late.
Thankfully, when we get to the venue a half hour later, the weigh-ins are still underway. Unlike other commissions, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission allows for pro/am cards — fight cards that feature a mix of professional MMA bouts and amateur ones. The pros slated for tonight's Matrix Fights weighed in the night before. The amateurs get to do their thing the day of, without fanfare, the commission official telling them to complete some paperwork and step on the scale and that's it.
The venue is a union hall not too far from the heart of the city. The floor is carpeted, and rows of folding chairs surround the cage that's set up in the middle of a room that could fit somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,500 spectators. While Anthony weighs in and fills out forms, Sambo Steve and Tyga mingle with other coaches. A few feet away, one of the female fighters on the card is handed a store-bought pregnancy test to take (standard operating procedure for fighters of the fairer sex). Some mill about nervously. Others stare off into space and nod their heads to the music blaring in their headphones.
One hundred seventy-two pounds is Anthony's official weight. Andria the matchmaker tells us to come back at 6:00 p.m. The doors are scheduled to open to the public at 7:00 p.m., and first fight is scheduled for 8:00. It's only 10:30 a.m. now.
The first order business is to get Anthony some food, so we find him a place that serves breakfast, and eggs, pancakes, oatmeal and freshly-squeezed orange juice are scarfed down.
The chatter is constant, the talk hovering around Anthony's opponent (no one is completely sure who he was at the weigh-ins — was he that tall, muscle-bound dude? Was he the dark-skinned kid with the boxing coach? Was he even there?). It's a funny thing being a fighter's coach on the day of their fight, something akin to having a wife in the beginning stages of child birth. All the preparation — whether they're Lamaze breathing techniques or transitions into submissions — culminates into that one acute moment where the only thing that matters is the thing you're there for, and regardless of whether if it's happening in a delivery room or cage, the focus and singularity of purpose and words of encouragement in the ear are virtually interchangeable. "You're ready for this," says Sambo Steve, and "Just concentrate on what we worked on," says Tyga, and it's not impossible to imagine those words said to Anthony being said to a woman in the throes of labor.
After our meal we leave Anthony at his car, the idea being that he will nap and rest up. But that's folly, rest never comes. Anthony's going to be stepping into the cage in a few hours and stand before someone who wants nothing more than to punch his face in — how can he sleep?
For lack of nothing better to do, Sambo Steve, Tyga and I are at the movies, and it's there that Anthony finds us killing time. We watch some art house flick, some tear-jerker that is the farthest thing from violent and motivating and the kind of film that someone with a fight in a few hours would ever want to watch. Afterwards, we drive over to the venue and sit in the car in the parking lot.
The light mood from hours before has transformed into a tense silence. Battle is impending.
(End of Part 1. Tune in tomorrow for Part 2, because, you know, fighting and stuff.)
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/long-day-journey-fight-part-1-190903922--mma.html
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Renan ‘Barao’ Outduels Urijah Faber, Captures Interim Gold at UFC 149
Renan “Barao” Pegado’s big-fight credentials can no longer be questioned.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
The Pro Wrestling Post: Raw reaches 1000
This past Monday was Raw’s 1,000th episode. The show did very well from a ratings and attendance standpoint with big numbers. Cageside Seats reports Raw 1,000 received a 3.84 rating with an average of 6 million viewers. Broken down, it received an average of 5.44 million viewers in Hour 1, 6.32 million viewers in Hour [...]
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UFC 149 Prelims: Nick Ring Edges Court McGee in ‘The Ultimate Fighter 11’ Rematch
Canadian middleweight Nick Ring bounced back from his first professional defeat, as he took a unanimous decision from “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 winner Court McGee at UFC 149 “Faber vs. Barao” on Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Urijah Faber Sustains Rib Injury in UFC 149 Defeat, Says ‘No Way’ to Flyweight Move
Urijah Faber was once again denied a UFC title Saturday night, as “The California Kid” dropped a unanimous decision to new interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao in the UFC 149 main event.
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UFC 149 will answer these four questions
UFC 149 in Calgary has made more headlines for injuries than it did for high expectations. However, there are still important fights on Saturday in Calgary. They will answer these questions:
1. Does Urijah Faber have another title win in him? Perhaps because of his nickname "The California Kid," or perhaps because he looks so young, it's easy to forget Urijah Faber is 33 years old and has been fighting since 2003. With a shot at the bantamweight interim title on Saturday, Faber has a shot at what might be his last title run. Can he earn the belt, and with it, another shot at champion Dominick Cruz?
2. Is Hector Lombard the real deal? He has a record of 31-2-1, and hasn't lost since 2006. He blew through Bellator to get the middleweight title. Now, he's getting a shot at the UFC and its top-flight talent. Before he can be taken seriously as a contender for Anderson Silva's throne, he needs to get through Tim Boetsch.
3. Is Brian Ebersole ready for a jump in competition? If you were to make a list of UFC fighters with 50 or more UFC wins, would Ebersole be the first name to jump in your head? Because it should. He's 50-14-1, and hasn't lost since dropping a 2008 bout to the larger Lombard. With a win over James Head, Ebersole can leap into the proverbial title mix for a welterweight title.
4. Will fans still care about an injury-ravaged card? Remember when Jose Aldo and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua were on UFC 149? And Thiago Silva? And Michael Bisping and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira? The card presented on Saturday will look very different than the one fans expected. Canadian fans are known to be very loyal to MMA, but will they still turn out for Faber vs. Barao? And will fans buy the pay-per-view just a few weeks after shelling out cash for UFC 148 and Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva?
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Should Hector Lombard drop to welterweight after debut loss at UFC 149?
Hector Lombard came into UFC 149 riding a long win streak and an unstoppable hype train. He walked out of UFC 149 with a decision loss and a disappointed boss.
"It wasn't the fight I was expecting," UFC president Dana White admitted. "It just wasn't what I thought it was going to be. Whether it was Boetsch or Lombard winning, I was expecting a real war. I thought this thing was going to be a war."
It was far from an exciting bout, as Lombard, known for his aggression and knockouts, showed little aggressiveness in the bout. White wondered if Octagon jitters got the best of Lombard, and also threw out the idea that middleweight is too big of a weight class.
"Lombard maybe should fight at 170," White said. "He made 185 easily. He's short and wide, but I think he could make 170."
In a Q and A before the UFC 149 weigh-ins, middleweight Michael Bisping made jokes about Lombard's height.
"I bumped into Hector Lombard in the elevator, and I thought someone was playing a practical joke. I was like, 'Who is this dwarf?' I think he's in the wrong weight class. I think he's in the 125 weight class."
At 5-foot-9, Lombard is one of the shortest middleweights in the division. Most 185ers in the UFC are at least six-foot. Champion Anderson Silva is 6-foot-2. Though fighters have overcome height and reach differences in bouts -- think Travis Browne knocking out Stefan Struve -- there is no reason for Lombard to come into the fight at a disadvantage if he is comfortable dropping down.
Should he drop down? Tell us your thoughts in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter.
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Invicta FC 2 Weigh-in Results: Shayna Baszler, Sara McMann Hit Marks for 135-Pound Main Event
Shayna Baszler and Sara McMann made weight Friday ahead of their Invicta FC 2 headliner.
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BJ Penn Video Blog 1 For UFC 152 Fight With Rory MacDonald
BJ Penn Video Blog 1 For UFC 152 Fight With Rory MacDonald.
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Nick Diaz Update: Will Return, Wants Anderson Silva
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Ronda Rousey would like to beat up Kim Kardashian
Ronda Rousey, the Strikeforce bantamweight champion, went to the ESPYs, a cable TV event, on Wednesday night. While on the red carpet, she was asked if there were any celebrities she would like to beat up. She names reality television and adult video-maker Kim Kardashian and explains why her about 30 seconds in. Rousey uses some very NSFW language.
It's good to know Rousey is using her powers for good, not evil. In the rest of her interview, Rousey said she had no idea she was going to be on the cover of ESPN the Magazine's Body issue, and has some unorthodox eating habits.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ronda-rousey-beat-kim-kardashian-190635300--mma.html
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Ronda Rousey's meteoric rise in popularity is fueled by her biggest weapon: personality (Yahoo! Sports)
The polarizing figure is drawing plenty of attention to women's mixed martial arts with her attention-grabbing antics.
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Super Fight League's Answer to The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) to Air Next Month in India
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Jose Aldo defends featherweight title against Erik Koch at UFC 153
Take two…the featherweight title fight matching champion Jose Aldo against Erik Koch is set for the main event of UFC 153 in Brazil. On Thursday, UFC officials announced the bout will headline the October 13th card in Rio de Janeiro. Aldo and Koch were originally scheduled to battle at UFC 149 in Calgary this weekend. [...]
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ATTN :MIKE/RESIN
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Jordan Breen UFC 149 Pre-Fight Live Chat Recap
Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen will host his weekly live mixed martial arts chat at 1 p.m. ET.
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Onetime UFC Heavyweight Sherman Pendergarst Dead at 45 after Battle with Cancer
Veteran mixed martial artist Sherman Pendergarst passed away Friday morning at the age of 45 after a battle with rectal and colon cancer.
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Tim Sylvia Gets the Call to Face Daniel Cormier in Strikeforce
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Strikeforce has been searching for an opponent to face Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier and it...
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MMA Uncensored Live 07/26/12 Stephan Bonnar Returns
MMA Uncensored Live 07/26/12 Stephan Bonnar Returns.
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Healy Booked TO Face Melendez For Strikeforce Title In September
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Daniel Cormier gets Frank Mir for his final Strikeforce fight
Daniel Cormier has his final Strikeforce opponent, and its a UFC heavyweight. According to USA Today, former champion Frank Mir will fight Cormier, the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix champ, in a yet-to-be announced Strikeforce event in October or November. The fight will air on Showtime.
Mir's manager tweeted, "@thefrankmir just asked me to tweet for him "that he's very excited about this opportunity and is very grateful to the @ufc for making this fight happen."
Mir last fought at UFC 146, where he was knocked out by Junior dos Santos in the second round of a championship bout. Before the loss to JDS, Mir had wins over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Roy Nelson and Mirko Filipovic.
The match-up is an interesting one for Mir to take, as he has had difficulty with wrestlers in the past. Of the three losses in his last 10 fights, two came to fighters with significant wrestling backgrounds. Cormier is a two-time Olympic wrestler.
He was the surprise winner of the grand prix that started with Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem as the favorites. He beat Antonio Silva and Josh Barnett on the way to the championship. His record now stands at 10-0. After this bout, Cormier is expected to join the UFC, like every other heavyweight on the Strikeforce roster.
Who will take this bout? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Yahoo! Sports and Heavy present Fight Day Live at 6 p.m. ET
Fight Day is back, bigger and better than ever. Host Dave Farra will navigate you through all the news surrounding the UFC 148 card and MMA experts John Morgan (MMA Junkie) and Larry Pepe (ProMMA Radio) will provide insight and analysis to prepare you for the big event. Maggie Krol will take you on a tour of the UFC Fan Expo and check in with Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen to get their final thoughts headed into the most anticipated rematch in UFC history. And as always, our expert panel will break down each one of the fights on the main card and give your their predictions as to who will take home the victory. Be sure and tune in at 6PM ET / 3PM PT.
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Melvin Guillard and Khabib Nurmagomedov take decisions in to round out UFC 148 prelims
The non-PPV portion of UFC 148 finished with two more decisions, meaning there were no stoppages on the preliminary card of Saturay night's bouts in Las Vegas.
Melvin Guillard looked close to finishing Fabricio Camoes in the first round of their bout, but the horn sounded before their fight was stopped. Guillard held on to win the decision 30-27 on all three cards. Khabib Nurmagomedov took a tight decision from Gleison Tibau, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
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B.J. Penn, Invicta FC and Rousimar Palhares: The Morning News Roundup – 7.28.12
Other than the announcement from Cesar Gracie that Nick Diaz would like to fight Fedor Emelianenko (or something like that), it seems the Olympics are garnering all the attention, with Quidditch and Battle Royale among today's events (go District 6! Wahoo!). But there is some solid MMA news out there, hidden among the headlines and blurbs, and because I like you, I went through the trouble of gathering it in one place for you to read. You're welcome.
- B.J. Penn and Rory MacDonald have signed up for the more stringent Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) testing ahead of their UFC 152 meeting. Remember: athletic commissions already screen fighters for banned substances, so what Penn and MacDonald are doing goes above and beyond what's required. Bravo, guys.
Penn has been one of the more vocal voices when fighters have failed tests, always insisting his brand of fighting is 100 percent natural. On September 22 he and MacDonald will be totally clean, confirmed by the VADA.
- The Invicta Fighting Championships weigh-ins were last night, and everything is a "go" for the all-female MMA card tonight (broadcast for free on their site). If you tune in, keep an eye on the main event, which features veteran submission specialist Shayna Baszler (who trains under Josh Barnett and once won a bout with a Twister, which is cool beans) taking on undefeated rising star Sara McMann (who won the Silver Medal in Freestyle wrestling in the 2004 Summer Olympics). Because of her credentials, comparisons have been made between McMann and Strikeforce champ Ronda Rousey - who took the Bronze Medal in judo in the 2008 Summer Olympics - but I say McMann needs a bit more seasoning. Watch and judge for yourself, though. I mean, who the heck am I?
- Rousimar Palhares, a.k.a. "Toquinho", a.k.a. "that crazy guy who tears off legs and will someday go bonkers in the Octagon and have a psychotic break", won't require surgery for that knee injury that forced him out of his UFC 150 bout against Yushin Okami. Tatame was kind enough to write something in English about it, so props to them.
That's it for now. If the stream is solid enough, I will be watching tonight's Invicta FC and tweeting about what I see. Follow or don't. It doesn't matter to me. I'm used to talking to myself.
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UFC 149 Results – Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao
The interim bantamweight championship is up for grabs when Urijah Faber battles Renan Barao in the main event of UFC 149. Also on tap is the highly anticipated UFC debut of Hector Lombard who takes on Tim Boetsch a high profile middleweight bout. UFC 149 takes place from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada [...]
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Was Browne being completely removed from UFC on Fox intentional
This is just me spitballing, but right now Strikeforce only has two HW's signed; Cormier and Barnett. According to the Strikeforce/Showtime contract,...
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Frankie Edgar Walkout Shirt Giveaway for UFC 150
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Renan ‘Barao’ Outduels Urijah Faber, Captures Interim Gold at UFC 149
Renan “Barao” Pegado’s big-fight credentials can no longer be questioned.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Lance Surethrust possibly spotted in Utah.
'Goat man' spotted in mountains of northern Utah
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Signings that UFC should make
Bibano Fernandes, Eduardo Dantas, Luis Nogueira, Yusup Saadulaev, Alexis Vila, Marcus Galvao, Joe Soto, Leandro Issa and Zach Makovsky should all be...
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Healy Booked TO Face Melendez For Strikeforce Title In September
http://www.bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/07/25/healy-booked-to-face-melendez-for-strikeforce-title-in-september-mma-news-32773.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bjpenndotcom+%2...
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Ben Rothwell Out; Travis Browne vs. Devin Cole Now on Tap for UFC on Fox 4
http://www.mmaweekly.com/ben-rothwell-out-travis-browne-vs-devin-cole-now-on-tap-for-ufc-on-fox-4
The injuries just don’t stop piling up for the UFC.
The latest to suffer the bite of injury is...
The injuries just don’t stop piling up for the UFC.
The latest to suffer the bite of injury is...
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Thoughts, and or wishes for EA UFC?
It's been about a month and 2 weeks since they've been working on this game, and already they've scanned about 200 fighters!
The people who made...
The people who made...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/video-games/103845-thoughts-wishes-ea-ufc.html
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UFC's Anderson Silva Challenges Strikeforce Champion Luke Rockhold
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/7/19/3168814/ufc-anderson-silva-challenges-strikeforce-luke-rockhold-mma-news
Immediately after UFC 148, it looked like UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva had...
Immediately after UFC 148, it looked like UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva had...
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Daniel Cormier gets Frank Mir for his final Strikeforce fight
Daniel Cormier has his final Strikeforce opponent, and its a UFC heavyweight. According to USA Today, former champion Frank Mir will fight Cormier, the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix champ, in a yet-to-be announced Strikeforce event in October or November. The fight will air on Showtime.
Mir's manager tweeted, "@thefrankmir just asked me to tweet for him "that he's very excited about this opportunity and is very grateful to the @ufc for making this fight happen."
Mir last fought at UFC 146, where he was knocked out by Junior dos Santos in the second round of a championship bout. Before the loss to JDS, Mir had wins over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Roy Nelson and Mirko Filipovic.
The match-up is an interesting one for Mir to take, as he has had difficulty with wrestlers in the past. Of the three losses in his last 10 fights, two came to fighters with significant wrestling backgrounds. Cormier is a two-time Olympic wrestler.
He was the surprise winner of the grand prix that started with Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem as the favorites. He beat Antonio Silva and Josh Barnett on the way to the championship. His record now stands at 10-0. After this bout, Cormier is expected to join the UFC, like every other heavyweight on the Strikeforce roster.
Who will take this bout? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter.
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The Ufc Amendment
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US Marine Corps veterans have released the following press release regarding the Marine Corps’ sponsorship of the UFC.
WASHINGTON, Jul...
US Marine Corps veterans have released the following press release regarding the Marine Corps’ sponsorship of the UFC.
WASHINGTON, Jul...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103824-ufc-amendment.html
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With Win Over Hector Lombard, Tim Boetsch Believes He Muddled UFC Title Picture
By beating Hector Lombard at UFC 149, Tim Boetsch thinks he spoiled the UFC’s plans for the middleweight division.
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Happy Fourth of July from Cagewriter
Cagewriter is taking the day off to celebrate some people in Philadelphia telling King George to take a flying leap. If you think Chael Sonnen is a master of trash talk, take a look at what the authors of the Declaration of Independence said to start this country. Enjoy Independence Day, stay safe and hydrated, and I'll be back tomorrow for plenty of UFC 148 discussion.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/happy-fourth-july-cagewriter-122553900--mma.html
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Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc is tired of talking and ready to fight at Invicta FC 2
Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc talks about her upcoming fight against Angelica “South Valley’s Own” Chavez at Invicta FC 2 . Invicta FC 2 takes place from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City on July 28th. The 16 fight event will stream live and free on Invicta.com beginning at 7:00pm ET. Props: Full Contact Fighter [...]
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc is tired of talking and ready to fight at Invicta FC 2 is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News
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Palhares out of UFC 150
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Rousimar Palhares is out of his fight with Yushin Okami after suffering an injury in training.
The Brazilian middleweight suffered...
Rousimar Palhares is out of his fight with Yushin Okami after suffering an injury in training.
The Brazilian middleweight suffered...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103816-palhares-out-ufc-150-a.html
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Ryan Jimmo KOs Anthony Perosh in 7 seconds at UFC 149 (Video)
It was quite a UFC debut for Ryan Jimmo who knocked out Anthony Perosh in just 7 seconds at UFC 149. This tied the fastest knockout in UFC history. Jimmo has now won 17 consecutive fights as he improved his record to 17-1. Video: Highlights: UFC 149 – KO of the Night Ryan Jimmo KOs [...]
Ryan Jimmo KOs Anthony Perosh in 7 seconds at UFC 149 (Video) is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News
Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/ufc-news/ryan-jimmo-kos-anthony-perosh-in-7-seconds-video-58994/
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Lombard was robbed.
That fight sucked and Lombard fought like a moron. But honestly, objectively, exactly what did Boetsch land? I can't recall him landing a single strike to the head, and those leg kicks sucked. ...
Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78885-Lombard-was-robbed&goto=newpost
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Evan Dunham vs. T.J. Grant Added to UFC 152
http://www.mmaweekly.com/evan-dunham-vs-t-j-grant-added-to-ufc-152-tickets-on-sale-july-27
The UFC will return to Toronto on Sept. 22 with the first ever flyweight champion being crowned, as well...
The UFC will return to Toronto on Sept. 22 with the first ever flyweight champion being crowned, as well...
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Olympic Wrestling: Mens Greco-Roman 55kg
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Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/sports-vbookie/103809-olympic-wrestling-mens-greco-roman-55kg.html
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Renan Barao Breaks Down Strategy, Emotion Behind UFC Interim Bantamweight Title Win
Newly crowned UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao sat down with Sherdog.com this week.
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If Anthony Njokuani’s Hand Gets Any Bigger It's Going To Get Its Own Moon
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What you’re looking at is Anthony Njokuani‘s hand, which he broke during his decision loss against Rafael Dos Anjos...
What you’re looking at is Anthony Njokuani‘s hand, which he broke during his decision loss against Rafael Dos Anjos...
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Witness: Someone let gunman inside Colorado movie theater
AURORA, CO -- A man who was at the Colorado movie theater where a dozen people were killed this morning, says he saw the gunman.
He says he thinks someone deliberately let the gunman inside once...
He says he thinks someone deliberately let the gunman inside once...
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Onetime UFC Heavyweight Sherman Pendergarst Dead at 45 after Battle with Cancer
Veteran mixed martial artist Sherman Pendergarst passed away Friday morning at the age of 45 after a battle with rectal and colon cancer.
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Looking forward to olympic wrestling Thanks to MMA.
Wondering how many others out there got hooked on MMA and as a result will now be interested in GR Wrestling (which just seemed kinda weird to me...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/sports/103780-looking-forward-olympic-wrestling-thanks-mma.html
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UFC 149 Bonuses: Ryan Jimmo, Matt Riddle, Bryan Caraway, Mitch Gagnon Pocket $65K Each
Four men walked away from UFC 149 with post-fight bonuses on Saturday night, as Ryan Jimmo, Matt Riddle, Bryan Caraway and Mitch Gagnon each took home an additional $65,000.
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Report: DirecTV and Viacom Settle Dispute, End Blackout of MTV2, Spike TV
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-DirecTV-and-Viacom-Settle-Dispute-End-Blackout-of-MTV2-Spike-TV-44343
Satellite television provider DirecTV and media conglomerate Viacom have reportedly...
Satellite television provider DirecTV and media conglomerate Viacom have reportedly...
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Urijah Faber UFC 149 Pre-Fight: Explains why he keeps getting title shots {video}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06aA1fvEpdQ
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Jay Glazer Introduces NFL Players To MMA Style Training
Jay Glazer of The NFL on FOX as he shows NFL players the benefits of MMA training.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/jay-glazer-introduces-nfl-players-to-mma-style-training/
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Randy Talks about the wrestling scene and retirement
http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/7/1/3129789/randy-couture-interview-ufc-148-retirement-amateur-wrestling-gray-maynard-mma-news
The second interview...
The second interview...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103770-randy-talks-about-wrestling-scene-retirement.html
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Article: Vitor wants Weidman
http://www.mmamania.com/2012/7/24/3181063/vitor-belfort-vs-chris-weidman-anderson-silva-ufc
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Vitor Belfort isn't "desperate," he's just...
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Vitor Belfort isn't "desperate," he's just...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103771-article-vitor-wants-weidman.html
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Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman fighting for a title shot at UFC on Fuel 4
In Monday's discussion of middleweights looking to inch closer to a shot at Anderson Silva and the championship, two names were not discussed: Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman. Since they already have a fight, they don't need to lobby for the right fight, like Michael Bisping, Alan Belcher and Brian Stann do.
They'll face each other on Wednesday night at UFC on Fuel 4. For Munoz, a win means a shot at Silva.
"With a win over Chris Weidman, I'm going to prove that I should have the title shot," Munoz told MMAjunkie.com Radio.
Weidman told MMA Fighting he is also seeking a title shot. After a lackluster win over Demian Maia in January, he wants to make it crystal clear he deserves the next shot at the belt.
"I'm fighting to make a statement in this fight," he said. "It would be my fifth win in the UFC in a row, I've fought a lot of tough guys, veterans in this sport. I really didn't have any easy fights, so I want to make a statement. I would love a chance against Anderson Silva, I think I really match up good against him, and I mean, I would love a shot, so we'll see. I really just want to make a statement in this fight. I want to make it blatantly obvious that I should be the one fighting Anderson Silva. That's the goal."
Both men have NCAA Division I wrestling backgrounds, though Munoz was a national champion for Oklahoma State while Weidman wrestled for less-acclaimed Hofstra. They are also coming in riding win streaks: four in a row for Munoz and five in a row for Weidman.
Who will walk out of the main event closer to the title shot? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
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EA Sports UFC is being developed by the guys who made Fight Night at EA Canada
http://middleeasy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8547:oh-hell-yeah-ea-sports-ufc-is-being-developed-by-the-guys-who-made-fight-night-at-ea-canada&catid=34:organizations
It's with...
It's with...
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Renan ‘Barao’ Outduels Urijah Faber, Captures Interim Gold at UFC 149
Renan “Barao” Pegado’s big-fight credentials can no longer be questioned.
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Matchmaker, matchmaker: Daniel Cormier returns to action and more
Want to know the latest in fight-bookings? OK. Here you go.
-- During Saturday's Strikeforce card, it was announced Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix champion Daniel Cormier will have his final Strikeforce bout on Sept. 29. His opponent hasn't yet been named. After this bout, Cormier is expected to move over to the UFC, as every other Strikeforce heavyweight has already done.
-- Brendan Schaub will return at UFC 154 in Montreal. Though an opponent has not been named, he is hoping for Lavar Johnson.
-- The UFC's next card on Fox will feature four fights. Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner will kick off the broadcast.
-- After returning to Japan for the first time in years in February, the UFC is planning another trip there early in March of 2013.
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Matthew Riddle posts submission win with pregnant wife on his mind
With family matters on his mind, Matthew Riddle earned a win at UFC 149 with an arm triangle choke of Chris Clements.
After a bruising two and a half rounds, Clements tried a spinning back fist. Riddle grabbed Clements' arm, and maneuvered him into an...
After a bruising two and a half rounds, Clements tried a spinning back fist. Riddle grabbed Clements' arm, and maneuvered him into an...
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Monday, July 23, 2012
Urijah Faber Sustains Rib Injury in UFC 149 Defeat, Says ‘No Way’ to Flyweight Move
Urijah Faber was once again denied a UFC title Saturday night, as “The California Kid” dropped a unanimous decision to new interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao in the UFC 149 main event.
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Is this real life???
Discuss :popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78847-Is-this-real-life&goto=newpost
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Strikeforce’s Lorenz Larkin drops to knees and begs for bonuses after win
After winning a decision over Robbie Lawler at Strikeforce: Kennedy vs. Rockhold on Saturday night, Lorenz Larkin asked UFC president Dana White for a favor. During the postfight interview, Larkin got down on his knees and asked commentator Mauro Ranallo to join him there. Larkin then begged for equality among fighters, and asked that Strikeforce fighters receive fight night bonuses, like their UFC counterparts.
"We're your family, too," Larkin said.
Five and six-figure fight night bonuses are a norm for UFC fights. Bonuses are given out for the best submission, knockout and fight from each event. The extra money can turn out to be a financial boon for fighters. UFC heavyweight Pat Barry was six days from eviction and surviving on ketchup packets and rice when two bonuses for one fight came in.
[Also: Nate Marquardt KOs Tyron Woodley for Strikeforce welterweight title]
Though Strikeforce is also owned by Zuffa, the company which owns the UFC, the two groups are operated differently. Several UFC events are held every quarter, giving UFC fighters two or three fights a year. Strikeforce fighters are often waiting for months and months for their bouts.
Tim Kennedy, one of Saturday night's main eventers, waited a year for his bout, despite having no injuries holding him out of competition. Considering fighters only receive purses when they fight, how often they fight affects how much money they make.
Strikeforce fighter Tarec Saffiedine tweeted his support of Larkin, saying, "Ooooohhh yeaahh BONUSES! Thx u lorenz!"
UFC champion Georges St-Pierre once famously dropped to his knees in the cage to beg for a title shot. Larkin used the same ploy while pointing out it's not even about getting his own bonus, but it is about all fighters being treated fairly. It's sad that he even has to go to such lengths.
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