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UFC 105 medical suspensions and injuries

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:08:42 -0500

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently issued its list of medical suspensions for UFC 105: "Couture vs. Vera," which took place on Saturday, Nov. 14 from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. Because there is no overseas athletic commission for these events, the UFC acts as its own sanctioning body and adheres to the unified rules for mixed martial arts, following the same medical requirements as the Nevada State Athletic Commission. With sev...

UFC 105 Medical Suspenions: Headliners Couture, Vera Out 30 Days; Swick, Brown Among Five Suspended for 180 Days

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:38:36 -0500

The UFC has released the medical suspensions from Saturday's UFC 105 event in Manchester, England, with headliners Randy Couture and Brandon Vera each receiving 30 day suspensions, while five fighters, including Mike Swick and Matt Brown, could be out up to 180 days for more serious injuries. The complete list of UFC 105 medical suspensions is after the jump...

UFC 105: Brandon Vera’s Affliction Walkout Shirt

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:18 -0500

Since we brought you Captain America’s walkout shirt yesterday, it’s only fair that we bring you Vera’s today. There are many of us out there that think that Vera actually won the fight, and if nothing else, Vera should be better off in his career than he was before. How often do you see the same company sponsor two fighters that are fighting each other? Vera’s solid performance against Couture has made him more popular than ever before, and I’m willing to bet that we will see a bunch of people rocking this one before too much longer. Get yours at MMA Warehouse for 47.99. For more MMA Walkout Shirts, check out The 3rd String Store. Tags: Affliction, aligncenter, alt, America, Brandon Vera, bunch, career, check, class, company, Couture, fight, height, href, img, MMA, nothing, Performance, Shirt, Shirts, sponsor, src, Store, String, today, UFC, Walkout, Warehouse, width, yesterday

UFC Quick Quote: Brandon Vera 'pissed' over judges decision; agrees to 'man up' and accept loss to Randy Couture

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:41:03 -0500

"I’m pissed, I’m really pissed, but the sport of MMA, she's a bitch and if you let it go to the judges, you let it out of your hands, you know? So, I’m going to take the blame for this loss. I’m going to man up. I should have finished it. I had a couple of opportunities to during the fight that I should have finished it. I’m super happy I got to fight Randy Couture, my hero, my legend, and let the rest of the light heavyweight division know that ...

UFC 105 Recap

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:34:02 -0500

Brandon Vera has no one to blame but himself for losing the fight. He repeatedly put himself into poor position and allowed Couture to push him into the cage (Usually by swinging wildly following a break by the referee. A better idea might have been to circle towards the center then throw strikes.). He also did not try to force his way off the cage because he was worried about being taken down. Basically, he was content to sit against the cage. The judging criteria is not brand new. We al...

UFC 105 Results: Couture Edges Vera, Hardy Tops Swick, Bisping Drops Kang

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:13:55 -0500

Randy Couture edged Brandon Vera by unanimous decision on Saturday in the main event of UFC 105 in Manchester, England in his return to the light heavyweight division. In other featured bouts, Dan Hardy topped Mike Swick by unanimous decision to likely lock up a welterweight title shot against Georges St-Pierre while Michael Bisping rebounded with [...]

Randy Couture edges Brandon Vera but not without controversy

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:58:50 -0500

Mixed martial arts is still in its infancy, but just like its older brother, boxing, the sport sometimes struggles to define what truly wins a fight that goes to decision. What gets rewarded? In the striking game, is it volume or the harder shots? When grappling, is it control or defense? Brandon Vera thought he had done enough by landing the harder shots and exhibiting good takedown defense to pull out a huge win over the legendary Randy Couture. The judges disagreed. They gave a unanimous d...

UFC 105: Randy Couture Beats Brandon Vera in Surprising Decision

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:40:00 -0500

by Michael David SmithFiled under: UFC, ResultsIn a surprising unanimous decision, three judges in Manchester, England gave Randy Couture a UFC 105 victory over Brandon Vera after a fight in which Vera did most of the effective stand-up striking.Vera was shocked after the decision was announced."I thought I won," Vera said. "I left it all out there. I gave it to Randy as best as I could. ... I still don't know -- what the hell? -- thanks, judges."UFC 105: Randy Couture...

UFC 105 results (quick) for 'Couture vs Vera' LIVE Nov. 14

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:19:13 -0500

UFC 105: "Couture vs. Vera" will get underway shortly today (Nov. 14), LIVE from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England. It is currently scheduled to air stateside via tape delay at 8 p.m. ET on Spike TV. For those of you who didn't make the trip across the pond (or just can't wait for tonight's broadcast) MMAmania.com will bring you the UFC 105 quick results right here LIVE beginning with the preliminary card bouts at approximately 12:15...

Visit MMAFrenzy.com Beginning at 11pm ET for UFC 105 Results, Recap, and Post-Fight News

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:28:30 -0500

Today's UFC 105 event at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, headlined by Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera, airs for free on tape-delay on Spike TV beginning at 8pm ET. MMAFrenzy.com will be taking a break from our traditional live coverage for UFC 105, but stop back after the fights tonight beginning at 11pm for our UFC 105 recap, results, and complete post-fight coverage. We will resume our live MMA coverage next Saturday for UFC 106

UFC 105 weigh in results LIVE from Manchester for 'Couture vs Vera'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:15:32 -0500

The official weigh-in event for UFC 105: "Couture vs. Vera" is set to take place today LIVE (Nov. 13) from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England. It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as on several other online destinations, via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 11 a.m. ET. As usual, MMAmania.com will provide the latest coverage of the UFC 105 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detaile...

Vera respects 'Mr.' Couture but doesn't want his face punched in

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:11:00 -0500

For Brandon Vera, it's been a weird lead up to his fight against the legendary Randy Couture at UFC 105. He's referred to his opponent as "Mr." on several occasions. Approaching a fight, that may be a first for the 46-year-old Couture. It's geniune respect on the part of Vera."If you hesitate, decide you want to hold back, especially against Mr. Couture, you're going to catch a bad ass-whooping," Vera told the media at this morning's UFC 105 press confe...

Brandon Vera: "You mess around with Randy, you're going to get your ass whooped."

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:05:02 -0500

By Natalia Baage November 11, 2009"This is my most important fight just because I get to prove to the people around the world that I am one of the top dogs. It's a big fight. A big, big fight. From these last six fights, I've taken away what it takes to be a champ. The drive, the determination, the want and desire. This training camp is different. When I don't want to do the extra round, my body is actually making me go. My mind is tired but my body just keeps going. I don...

Brandon Vera Makes Awful References

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:08:53 -0500

Credit to MMAJunkie for getting Vera to say all these dumb things. "[Winning titles in two divisions] is always the ultimate goal. Everybody's always like, 'You're crazy. Why would you do that? Those guys are huge.'" Actually, they're like, "You're not even that good. Why would the UFC ever put you into a title fight? Yeah, you're an idiot." Vera said he's used to the doubters, but he likened the challenge to a scene from the 2004 movie &...