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Cung Le Wants “Super-Mega Fights”
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) isn’t ready to hang up the gloves just yet. The 40-year-old Sanshou specialist, Le, put himself into title talks after scoring a November knockout victory over former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. At one point, there was even speculation that UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva […]
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‘Shogun’ Rua Fully Prepared to Fight Nogueira
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua is set to take in Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a rematch from a classic 2005 bout that saw Rua walk away with a decision win. Now, eight years later, Rua says that with a renewed staff, extensive training, and drive to once again defeat ‘Lil Nog’ he […]
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Diego Sanchez Official for UFC 164
UFC lightweight, Diego Sanchez has made it official that his next fight will take place on August 31st, at UFC 164 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: “I talked to Joe Silva yesterday, and he penciled me in for Aug. 31,” No opponent has been signed to face Sanchez who is coming off of […]
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Michael Bisping tops estimated UFC 159 salaries at $425k
The New Jersey Athletic Commission doesn’t release fighter purse info, so the below salary data is NOT OFFICIAL. However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter’s pay based on official purse info released from past fights. MMA-manifesto.com estimated the pay breakdown for the 22 fighters at UFC 159. Please note, this is only […]
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Jon Jones: “Anderson Silva is #1 P4P”
MMA fans love to argue about who they think is the best pound for pound fighter in the sport. José Aldo, Georges St. Pierre, Anderson Silva and Jon Jones are names usually at the top of that debate. When asked whom he thought was the best fighter in the world at the UFC 159 post […]
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Tito Ortiz wants to unretire to stop Jon Jones from breaking his record
This past Saturday night at UFC 159, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones (18-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) tied the record of five consecutive successful light heavyweight title defenses set by Tito Ortiz back in 2002, by defeating challenger Chael Sonnen via TKO in the very first round. Since then, the now retired former champ, […]
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UFC 159 Prelims Recap
Tonight fans will look to see if Chael Sonnen can dethrone lightheavyweight kingpin Jon Jones, but before that we tuned in to the preliminary fights on FX, results are as follows: Brian Caraway vs. Johnny Bedford: Brian Caraway def. Johnny Bedford via. submission (guillotine choke) 3rd round. Sara McMann vs. Sheila Gaff: Sara McMann def. […]
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Jason High replaces John Hathaway, faces Erick Silva at UFC on FUEL TV 10
UFC officials announced yesterday that welterweight John Hathaway (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has been forced to pull out of his scheduled UFC on FUEL TV 10 bout with Erick Silva (14-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC). Hathaway took to Twitter to explain the situation and said he’s suffering from ulcerative colitis, a form of colitis, which attacks […]
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Nelson Believes That Even With a Loss He Can Be Granted Title Shot
UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson (18-7) will battle Cheick Kongo (18-7-2) tomorrow night at UFC 159 in Newark, New Jersey. Nelson will be looking for his third straight win and if things go his way, his third straight by knockout. Even with a loss, however, Nelson believes that a title shot could still be around […]
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If Cormier Drops To 205 He Could Get Immediate Title Shot
Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier (12-0) recently made his long awaited UFC debut with a one-sided unanimous decision win over former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir at UFC on FOX 7 in San Jose, California. Even though a win over Mir helped validate Cormier in the heavyweight division, the idea of him […]
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With Recent CSAC Judging Mishap The NSAC Weighs In
This past weekend, UFC on FOX 7 went down and was headlined by a lightweight title fight between defending champion Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce champion, Gilbert Melendez. The fight was a very close affair and most in my Twitter feed had it 50/50 with half giving close victories to the challenger and the […]
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Rousey opens as 7-1 favorite over Cat Zingano
Even though the fight is close to 6 months away, the folks at bestfightodds.com have already pinned current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) as a 7-1 favorite over #1 contender Cat Zingano (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Zingano was able to stop Miesha Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with strikes in the third […]
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Judge Who Scored Fight for Melendez Trains Under Cesar Gracie
This past Saturday, at UFC on FOX 7, UFC lightweight champion, Benson Henderson brought yet another title fight into the championship rounds, winning a razor-thin split decision victory that could have justifiably gone either way. When it was all said and done, it seemed like a typical Benson Henderson fight with a typical decision […]
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Dana White Reaches Out To Victims Of Boston Bombings
UFC President and former resident of Massachusetts, Dana White recently stated at the UFC on FOX 7 post-fight press conference that he plans on heading to Boston to in a show of support to some of the victims of last week’s horrific bombings that took place at the Boston Marathon. White still remains unclear […]
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Benson Henderson Proposes To Girlfriend After Succesful Title Defense
By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) After a great night of fights that saw eight knockouts, Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez fought to an extremely close decision that saw Ben Henderson defeat Gilbert Melendez by majority decision. After Henderson was declared the winner he called over to a friend and went on to successfully propose to his […]
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Vladimir Matyushenko Signs Deal With Bellator MMA
After a streaky few years and two disappointing, consecutive losses in the UFC, Vladimir Matyushenko has sought a new stage to perform. He has now found that stage after signing a deal with Bellator MMA. Matyushenko was cut along with a slew of other fighters earlier this year. His last UFC outing saw him […]
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German Stem Cell Surgery Cures Dana White’s Meniere’s Disease
During a guest spot on Jay Mohr Sports on Fox Sports Radio, UFC president Dana White announced that an innovative stem cell procedure had cured him 100% of Meniere’s. White explained what exactly this disease was and how it affected his lifestyle. White’s lifestyle is one filled with constant travel and seemingly endless work […]
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Yoshihiro Akiyama’s Manager Jailed For Allegedly Stealing $140K From Him
Fan favorite Yoshihiro Akiyama is back in the limelight but this time, it’s not for his fighting career. Instead Akiyama makes headlines today for being the alleged victim of an embezzlement scandal five years ago that saw his now-former manager steal approximately $140,000 from Akiyama. Sawayama Tarou is in custody for taking advantage of […]
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Dana White: More women’s divisions likely
Currently the UFC only features one weight division in regards to women’s MMA, bantamweight, but UFC President Dana White believes it is only a matter of time before they expand: “You would think so,” White stated when asked by mmajunkie.com if he expected to add more women’s divisions to the UFC. “If you think about it, […]
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Gonzaga camp to protest Browne loss
At this weekends TUF 17 Finale, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne (14-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) was awarded a win as well as the “Knockout of the Night” bonus for disposing of competitor Gabriel Gonzaga (14-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) via elbows, just 71 seconds into their fight. At least a couple of the blows appear to violate both the no striking […]
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Four Win $20K Ultimate Fighter Season 17 bonus’
By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) Tonight as we watch the end of one of the most exciting seasons of the Ultimate Fighter that saw Kelvin Gastelum defeat one of the greatest fighters in the history of TUF Uriah Hall the UFC announced the winners of the season bonus’. Winners receive a $20,000 bonus. Knockout of the […]
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Cesar Gracie Comments on Split from Diaz
The recent split between Nate Diaz and longtime trainer and manager, Cesar Gracie has been in the spotlight for a few days now as the media and fans alike seek answers. Yet what has been widely overlooked is the fact that Gracie has only split from Diaz as his manager and apparently remains his […]
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Tito Ortiz Calls UFC 148 Loss “Fishy”; Hints at Foul-Play
UFC Hall of Famer, Tito Ortiz fought in what is supposedly his last MMA out of his storied career. In this fight, Tito fought Forrest Griffin in the co-main event of UFC 148, dropping a close unanimous decision. Boos rained down from the MGM Grand Garden Arena as Griffin took the mic and made […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Chad George Talks Recovery From Surgery, Returning to MMA To Be A Champion
By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) I recently did an interview with Chad “Savage” George on his renowned documentary Occupation Fighter, his injury, and his return to Mixed Martial Arts competition. Chad’s responses are italicized. “How did Occupation Fighter Start” “It was a random thing actually, I moved into a new apartment with my girlfriend and my […]
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Ross Pearson details ‘crazy’ George Sotiropoulos getting knocked out by boxing coach on TUF: Smashes | UFC News
Ross Pearson offered up the inside scoop on the off-camera fight between George Sotiropoulos and “Real Deal’s” assistant boxing coach, Erin Beach, which took place during the filming of The Ultimate Fighter: ‘Smashes.’ It was a fight that started when George supposedly took a “cheap shot” at Erin, which ultimately ended up bad for the […]
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Nah-Shon Burrell replaces injured Amir Sadollah, faces Stephen Thompson at UFC 160
Amir Sadollah (6-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from his fight against Stephen Thompson (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC 160 next month with an undisclosed injury. Stepping in for Sadollah will be Strikeforce veteran Nah-Shon Burrell (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Burrell made his octagon debut in February, scoring a unanimous decision […]
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Dustin Pague vs. Yves Jabouin added to UFC 161 in Winnipeg | UFC News
A bantamweight tilt between Dustin Pague (11-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC) and Yves Jabouin (18-8 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is the latest addition to June’s UFC 161 lineup. The Tristar Gym fighter, Jabouin, suffered a KO loss to Brad Pickett in his most recent outing at UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic this past Sepetember. Prior […]
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Opponent commits to May bout with transgendered Fallon Fox | MMA News
Fallon Fox (2-0 MMA) may be the most talked about woman in Mixed Martial Arts, at least over the past month. Fox, a transgendered athlete who was born a male, won her first bout in the CFA tournament last month before the entire situation was revealed. Since then, her story has become national news and […]