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PHOTO | Melvin Guillard Involved In Scary Accident, Sent To Hospital With Wife
When it rains it pours. Former UFC lightweight fighter, Melvin Guillard has seen his share of bad luck. From new camps, to lost fights and lost jobs, ‘The Young Assassin’ is just looking to catch a break. Yesterday he was involved in a bad car accident that sent both himself and his wife to the […]
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BJPenn.Com Radio Tonight At 7 P.M. With Jesse Taylor, Roan ‘Jucao’ Carneiro, Paul Revlin, Jeremy Stephens
Listen To Sports Internet Radio Stations with BJPenncom Radio on BlogTalkRadio Who’s ready for another week of BJPenn.com Radio? Well I know the crew is ready to rock and roll, and the guest list is stacked like always. Our first guest is getting ready for the biggest fight of his career and looking to add […]
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Champ Says He’ll ‘B!tch-Slap’ McGregor In The Streets
“As far as that Irish kid, he sucks. He hasn’t fought anybody … and he’s calling out all these guys. I feel like he’s disrespecting a lot of fighters. Honestly, if I see him on the street, I’ll bitch-slap him. That’s the reality. Hopefully if I get the opportunity to fight him, I’ll bitchslap him […]
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WSOF Extends NBC Deal, Will Put Fights On ‘Big NBC’
NBC Sports Group and World Series of Fighting (WSOF) have reached a multi-year agreement extending and broadening NBCSG’s exclusive rights to televise the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion’s events through 2017, it was announced today. The multi-year renewal extends the partnership, which began with World Series of Fighting’s debut in November 2012, and includes […]
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Jakes Shields Out Of WSOF 11 With Injury
Bummer! Former Strikeforce middleweight champion and UFC title challenger, Jake Shields has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled date with Jon Fitch. The two welterweights were set to fight at the upcoming WSOF 11 event, which is expected to take place on July 5. According to WSOF officials the promotion will seek a replacement […]
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Three Title Fights Official For WSOF 10
World Series of Fighting 10 boasts three championship fights on the NBCSN-televised main card of the Saturday, June 21 event. World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo today confirmed that one new title fight and two additional matchups complete a star-studded main card that also features a main event of David Branch (13-3) vs. Jesse […]
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VIDEO | Spong Already Back Training
18 days after tragically snapping his leg in half, top kickboxing star and Blackzilian, Tyrone Spong is back in the gym. Miracle?
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Guillard vs. Cavalcante Official For July
Recently released UFC lightweight, Melvin ‘The Young Assassin’ Guillard is set to make his WSOF debut in an intriguing bout against, Strikeforce veteran, Gesias ‘JZ” Cavalcante. The two lightweights will take part in the WSOF 11 main card. WSOF 11 is in the works for a yet to be announced July date. The venue and […]
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Shields vs. Fitch Official For WSOF 11 Co-Main Event
Two of the world’s top welterweight fighters will collide in the upcoming WSOF 11 co-main event when Jon Fitch and Jake Shields square off in the cage. Fitch was originally slated to be in the evening’s headliner against Rousimar Palhares prior to his withdrawal from the event. Now, a lightweight title fight between Nick Newell […]
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Palhares Details Reason For Withdrawl From Fitch Bout
By Evan Stoumbelis Earlier today news broke that WSOF welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares had pulled out of his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch on July 5th. WSOF Vice President and matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz was less than thrilled with Palhares withdrawing from the bout, and even more displeased with Palhares not giving a clear reason for […]
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Rousimar Palhares Bails, WSOF Exec Loses It
‘World Series of Fighting 11: Palhares vs. Fitch’ has been forced to undergo a major makeover and it doesn’t please the promotions VP and matchmaker, Ali Abdel-Aziz. Rousimar Palhares has removed himself from the July 5 main event, citing personal reasons and offering no further explanation. Because of this event altering occurrence, Ali is changing […]
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VIDEO | Watch Footage From Spong’s Nasty Leg Break Here
An unfortunate accident, much like the leg break of Anderson Silva, happened during last weekend’s Glory event. Kickoboxing and MMA veteran, Tyron Spong, broke his leg on a checked kick. Video of the incident is above.
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.gif | Tyron Spong’s Brutal Leg Break
Last weekend, while fighting for Glory, combat sports superstar Tyron Spong, took a page out of Anderson Silva’s book with a low kick that resulted in a nasty leg snapping injury. The horrific event, will put the WSOF MMA fighter on the sidelines for the foreseeable future. Here’s a replay: (Video can be found HERE)
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WSOF and GLORY Fighter Tyrone Spong Suffers Broken Leg at ‘GLORY 15: Istanbul’
One of combat sport’s most gifted athletes suffered a major setback on Saturday night. World Series of Fighting and GLORY fighter Tyrone Spong was set to face Gokhan Saki in the finals of the light heavyweight tournament on Saturday night. Just over a minute and a half into the first round, Spong threw a leg […]
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Tyron Spong: ‘If I commit to MMA I want to be in the UFC’
“If eventually I fully commit to only MMA, of course I want to be in the UFC because that’s the highest league out there. But for now WSOF is treating me very well… [WSOF is] putting on great shows, great fight cards, they’re doing good numbers now. They’re getting bigger and better every show so […]
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Palhares to Jon Fitch: ‘This WSOF belt won’t leave me soon’
“I know that I’ll be ready. I can’t talk for nobody. He can say whatever he wants, what he thinks, what he feels. I know that I’m here working to hold that belt with me for a long time. If he wants to take it from me, I guarantee that it won’t be easy, he […]
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WSOF Scoops Up Melvin Guillard – Sign Lightweight To Multi-Fight Deal
World Series of Fighting is happy to announce the addition of exciting striker Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard to the company’s lightweight roster. The UFC veteran signed a multi-fight deal with the promotion and is expected to debut in the World Series of Fighting decagon in July. “I’m excited to start a new chapter in […]
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Things Get Real-Nasty On Twitter Between WSOF, Burkman & Magalhaes
Yesterday we learned that WSOF welterweight fighter, Josh Burkman, was unhappy with his employer, and as a result, is requesting a release from his fighting contract. That was only the beginning. Retweeted by Joshua Burkman: marshall dye @snackgod I wounder how @JoshBurkman is the only @MMAWorldSeries that didn’t get a win bonus. to me it kinda doesn’t seem fair Joshua Burkman @JoshBurkman •WSOF foreshadowing… Contracts should be honored at […]
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WSOF Wants Melvin Guillard, Promises Title Shot Within Two Wins
After his unfortunate UFC release, Melvin Guillard, is on the outside and looking for a new fighting home for the first time in nearly 10-years. His storied UFC career started in 2005 and saw many ups-and-downs, but for sure, the one thing you could always count on with Guillard is, entertainment. That’s probably why the […]
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Palhares Causes Tears and Strains On Carl In WSOF Title Win
Fresh off his title-losing efforts against, UFC Veteran Rousimar Palhares, former WSOF champion, Steve Carl, went under the microscope to check on any post-fight injuries suffered during his submission loss. In typical Palhares fashion, the leg of Carl is wrecked! Steve took to Facebook with the update: “MRI results are in and I’m looking at […]
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Palhares Submits Carl In First To Take WSOF Welterweight Strap (Full Fight)
Your browser does not support iframes. Rousimar Palhares continued his leg-locking streak at 170 with a first round submission over Steve Carl. The victory earned him the WSOF belt.
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Moraes Dominates His Way To WSOF Title (Full Fight)
Your browser does not support iframes. Top bantamweight prospect, Marlon Moraes, proved worthy of the hype when he was able to successfully get the WSOF strap with a one-sided decision victory over Josh Rettinghouse. The two fought this past Saturday at WSOF 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Okami Submits Savov In First Post-UFC Bout (Full Fight)
Following his unfortunate release from the UFC, top middleweight fighter, Yuhsin Okami, returned to action over the weekend under the WSOF banner. The UFC veteran was able to secure a submission in the bout, giving him the first win in his post-UFC career.
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VIDEO | WSOF 9: Burkman KO’s Stinson In The First (Full Fight)
Your browser does not support iframes. Josh Burkman returned to form over the weekend at WSOF 9 in Las Vegas. The former title challenger was able to finish Tyler Stinson in the first round with punches, getting back on track from his last bout, where he lost against Steve Carl.
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.gif | WSOF 9: Rousimar Palhares Submits Carl For WSOF Title (Replay)
Last night on NBC Sports, Rousimar Palhares, bounced back from his UFC release with a first-round submission victory over promotion champ, Steve Carl. The victory earned him the title and a date with WSOF number-one-contender, Jon Fitch. Here’s the fight ending submission:
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‘WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares’ Results: Rousimar Keeps It Short, Wins Title With 1st Rnd Submission
The World Series Of Fighting returned to action tonight with, ‘WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares’. Tonight’s event took place from Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on NBC Sports. Two champions were crowned this evening. Palhares was able to take the belt from his opponent, Steve Carl, with a first round submission via heel hook […]
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Palhares Tests Clean, Tomorrow’s WSOF Title Fight A Go
Good news for fight fans today. Former UFC fighter, Rousimar Palhares, was recently hit by the NSAC with a surprise/random drug test as part of their licensing requirements for tomorrow’s WSOF main event title fight. The lab results cut it close, but have confirmed that Palhares did indeed test clean and as a result will […]
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WSOF To Stream Full Fight Cards On NBCSports.com
World Series of Fighting events, including the main events and undercard matches, will now be available to fans globally through a live stream on NBCSports.com. The announcement comes just in time for “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares,” which takes place March 29 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. […]