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Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez faces scheduling issues
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By Jason Benfari November 20, 2009With UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar likely facing an extended recovery for an intestinal issue, talk has turned to potential interim title fights. However the fight which seems to make the most sence, a highly anticipated match-up between undefeated...
Couture vs. Vera II goes down tonight
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By E. Spencer Kyte November 20, 2009Lost in the shuffle of last weekend's UFC 105 and the impending UFC 106 tomorrow night, the next installment of the Strikeforce Challengers series hits Kansas City, Kansas tonight with a familiar fight on the card: Couture vs. Vera.
Last...
Brock Lesnar's BJJ coach: "He'll be fighting again within six months."
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By Natalia Baage November 20, 2009Brock Lesnar is currently on his way to recovery and show be back competing in six months, said Comprido Medeiros, Lesnar's jiu jitsu coach.
"He is getting better and that is the most important thing," Medeiros told TMZ. ...
Official WEC 44 fighter salaries
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By Jacob Camargo November 20, 2009The official fighter salaries for WEC 44: "Brown vs. Aldo" were recently released from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The event took place this past Wednesday, on Nov. 18, from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV...
UFC 106 Main Event Preview: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
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By Mike Williams November 19, 2009The original main event for UFC 106 was supposed to be a heavyweight title fight between the champion, Brock Lesnar, and the number one contender, Shane Carwin. However, Lesnar was forced to bail out due to an illness that is now considered to...
New Jersey possible for March UFC event
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By Natalia Baage November 20, 2009Newark, N.J. is being targeted for a UFC event in March 2010, presumably for UFC 111.
While nothing is official, there has been talk between the organization and the New Jersey Athletic Control Board.
"There have been discussions about...
Last TUF 10 episode pulls in record low numbers
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By Natalia Baage November 20, 2009The Ultimate Fighter 10 continued to pull in low ratings this week, as the viewership numbers pull in 2.4 million.
This week's episode featured a quarterfinal match up between Brendan Schaub and Jon Madsen. Schaub won via second-round...
Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann promoted to UFC 106 main card
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By Jacob Camargo November 20, 2009A welterweight bout between Paulo Thiago and Jacob Volkmann has been moved from the unaired preliminary portion of UFC 106 to take the vacated spot on the televised main card portion of the card.
A spot on the main card was vacated after Karo...
Frank Mir pulling for Lesnar's UFC return
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By Jason Benfari November 20, 2009"To know that there's a possibility that [a rematch with Lesnar] might never happen, that's been taking me a couple of days to try and wrap my mind around. It's going to give me a hard time... That's pretty much been my driving...
Shogun Rua: "I want to fight Lyoto as soon as possible."
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By Jason Benfari November 20, 2009"I don't want to face him because I felt I won. I want to fight Lyoto because it's for the title, and that is my dream. What I want most is that belt and, therefore, I want to fight Lyoto again. I leave the details of my fight and opponent...
Strikeforce Challengers: "Woodley vs. Bears" weigh-in results
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By Jacob Camargo November 19, 2009Strikeforce Challengers: "Woodley vs. Bears" which is the promotion's fifth challenger series offering, is officially set to go down as all 22 fighters competing on tomorrow's event tipped the scales and will fight tomorrow at the...
Four more bouts officially added to WEC 46
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By Jacob Camargo November 19, 2009The WEC officially added four more bouts to its rapidly growing WEC 46 event in January. The latest additions include two bouts om the Versus-televised main card: a featherweight bout between Mackens Semerzier and Deividas Taurosevicius, as well as...
Dana White: Karo Parisyan will never fight for the UFC again
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By Natalia Baage November 19, 2009Moments ago, UFC President released an angry Twitter message, saying that Karo Parisyan will not be fighting this weekend at UFC 106, or ever again for the organization.
"Karo Parisyan has ****** over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again...
Quest for Legitimacy Part III: Are you serious?
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By E. Spencer Kyte November 19, 2009Back in the beginning of things as an MMA writer, back-to-back days were spent discussing ways to further legitimize the sport in the eyes of the general public and the mainstream.
Since then, much has been discussed and in roads have been...
UFC 106 Fight Week Preview: Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck
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By E. Spencer Kyte November 19, 2009Quickly put together in the wake of Brock Lesnar's inability to headline UFC 106, this is a welterweight matchup many fans have been looking forward to since it was announced.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is widely considered one...
UFC 106 Fight Week Preview: Luis Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
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By E. Spencer Kyte November 19, 2009After years of being considered one of the top 205-pound talents outside the UFC, Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira will make his debut against fellow Brazilian light heavyweight Luis Arthur Cane.
From here on out, The Noguiera...
UFC 106 Fight Week Preview: Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni
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By E. Spencer Kyte November 19, 2009Am I the only one who looks at this picture of Phil Baroni and immediately thinks of a stylized-MMA version of "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff?
While Jason "Mayhem" Miller brings flare to the fight game, he additionally backs...
Breaking Down UFC 106's Betting Odds
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By Ben Zeidler November 19, 2009A shattered card (this one was supposed to have Lesnar/Carwin) turns out some very tough picks. The good news? Most of the lines are around even so if you pick right on 3 of the 5, you stand to make some cash.
I heard last week was a good one for...
WEC 44 Fight-Night bonuses
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By Jacob Camargo November 19, 2009Following last night's WEC 44, promotion officials announced at the post-fight press conference the recipients of the "fight night" bonuses from the event.
The WEC dished out a total of $40,000 in bonus money to four of the 20 fighters...
Lyoto Machida vs. Maurico "Shogun" Rua II in the works for May 1
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By Jacob Camargo November 19, 2009Fans will have to wait six more months to see the rematch they have been clamoring for since the controversial ending which took place at UFC 104.
UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida (16-0) and worthy challenger Mauricio "Shogun...
WEC 44: "Brown vs. Aldo" results
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By Jacob Camargo November 19, 2009WEC 44: "Brown vs. Aldo" is officially a wrap and what another exciting night of fights it was from the UFC's sister promotion. The event saw Jose Aldo capture the WEC featherweight title by defeating Mike brown in impressive fashion...
Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman in line for UFC 109
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By Jacob Camargo November 18, 2009A light-heavyweight bout between UFC Hall-of-Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman has been verbally agreed upon for UFC 109 in February. News of the bout was first reported by Sherdog.com.
According to the report, the bout will likely serve...
"King Mo" likely to make debut against Mike Whitehead at Strikeforce:"Evolution"
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By Jacob Camargo November 18, 2009Undefeated, rising prospect Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal will likely make his Strikeforce debut against contender Mike Whitehead in a light-heavyweight bout slated for the main card of Strikeforce: "Evolution" in December.
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UFC 105: 10 Things we learned
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By E. Spencer Kyte November 18, 20091. Time to Fix Things... And Fast
Controversial decision aren't good for business and the UFC has had back-to-back main events end with a lot of people questioning the results, and it obvious that the current issues with judging need to...
UFC 106 Fight Week Preview: Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett
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By E. Spencer Kyte November 18, 2009Fresh off the heals of Saturday's free show from Manchester, the Frankenstein monster of UFC cards lands in our laps from Las Vegas this weekend. Illness and injuries are the story of this card, as the once impressive card is now a mixed martial...
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