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Minotauro Nogueira Believes He Still Has What It Takes To Fight
Big Nog has been on the receiving end of criticism as he has gotten older, suffering many injuries in training that have forced him out of numerous bouts. Despite that, and undergoing ACL surgery several weeks ago, Minotauro believes he still has what it takes to compete with the UFC’s elite. He spoke with MMAFighting.com […]
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Faber Explains Injury That Could Sideline Him Until 2015
Urijah Faber joined MMAJunkie to talk about a potentially broken rib that he suffered during UFC 175, at the hands of Alex Caceras en route to a submission victory for Faber. “It was just a little knee,” Faber told MMAjunkie Radio soon after the event. “It hit me kind of in the side left, where […]
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PHOTO | Ronda Rousey’s Injured And Stitched Hand – OUCH!
UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey impressed once again in her latest dismantling of a title challenger last weekend in the UFC 175 co-main event against Alexis Davis. After starting her career with repeated arm bars, the undefeated UFC champion has finished her last two fights with strikes. (See the replay HERE) The Caption Reads, @rondarousey cut on […]
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TUF Winner Eyes Fall Return Following Elbow Surgery
TUF 7 Winner Amir Sadollah’s manager Brian Butler-Au joined Fox Sports to explain that while his fighter is anxious to return from his 2-year layoff from the sport, he doesn’t want to rush anything. Sadollah suffered an injury nearly two years ago during training camp and underwent a fairly routine medical procedure, however complications from […]
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Condit Eyes 2015 Return, Thinks Lawler Can Beat Hendricks
Carlos Condit hasn’t seen UFC action since suffering a torn ACL and partially torn Meniscus at UFC 171 at the hands of Tyron Woodley. Condit joined MMA Fighting to discuss his return and who he thinks has the best chance of dethroning Johny Hendricks. “I’m feeling pretty good. It’s coming along, it’s slow going, but […]
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Cormier’s On Knee Injuries That Have Plagued His Career
Daniel Cormier joined MMAJunkie radio to talk about his chronic knee injuries that lave plagued the former Olympian’s MMA career since the start. “I don’t know the medical terms, but stuff builds up around it over time. That’s how you know the length of an injury.” “(Prior to Jones vs. Gustafsson being rebooked), I would […]
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Daniel Cormier Fought Hendo With Some Major Injuries
Former Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier just recently earned himself the next UFC light heavyweight title shot when he defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 173. Cormier ended up submitting Henderson in the third round and will now face the winner of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson. On the most recent episode of UFC […]
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T.J. Grant’s Trainer Wants Cruz and Zingano Removed From Rankings
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC Lightweight T.J. Grant hasn’t seen the Octagon since May of 2013 when he knocked out Gray Maynard in the beginning of the first round, extending Grant’s win streak to five. The fight served as a lightweight title eliminator and it appeared Grant would fight Anthony Pettis in December of 2013, however […]
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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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Urijah Faber Suffered Injury Prior to his Bout at UFC 169, Tore Hamstring During Training Camp
Urijah Faber lost a controversial championship bout against UFC Bantamweight Renan Barao last Saturday at UFC 169. Faber later on admitted he suffered an injury only eight-days into his training camp. MMAWeekly’s Erik Fontanez transcribed the following from the UFC 169 Post Fight Press Conference: “Eight days into this camp I tore my hamstring [and] […]
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‘TUF 18’ winner Julianna Pena Suffers Severe Injury, Pulled from UFC 171 Bout
Julianna Pena has been forced out of her bout against Jessica Andrade after suffering a knee injury. Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie is reporting that the injury was a ‘very severe knee injury’. Julianna Pena suffered the injury close to two days ago and she is on her way to Los Angeles, California to undergo surgery. […]
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Dominick Cruz removed from BJPENN.com rankings
By Evan Stoumbelis It was announced yesterday that bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz had suffered a groin tear and would have to withdraw from his bout with interim champion Renan Barao as well as vacate his bantamweight title. The long anticipated return of Cruz was slated for February 1st in New Jersey. Now with Cruz leaving […]
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After Successful Surgery, Anderson Silva Needs 3-6 Months Recovery Time
Anderson Silva suffered a gruesome leg injury during his UFC 168 main-event bout with Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman. Silva was finding quick success with leg kicks early on in the second round until Weidman perfectly checked one of them. Unfortunately, the check was so effective that it broke Anderson Silva’s leg and made it look […]
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QUICK TWITT | Cain Velasquez Shoulder Surgery A Success, Champ Currently In Recovery
UFC Heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, has gone under the knife for a torn labrum. Initially it was thought that the UFC’s personal ‘Brown Pride’ representative would not need surgery, but Cain and his medical team decided that the medical procedure was the right course of action. The champ is no stranger to surgery and the […]
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Chad ‘Savage’ George comeback promo video
By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan MMA fans may have seen Occupation: Fighter on Netflix. A well known documentary following California MMA star Chad ‘Savage’ George leading up to his fight against Antonio Banuelos in 2010. Shortly after the documentary was filmed Chad underwent back surgery to replace a disk that had blown out in his […]
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Is It Time For A Welterweight Interim Title? | UFC NEWS
By Evan Stoumbelis After Johny Hendricks defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 158 it looked like he would finally get a crack at the welterweight strap, but it seems that a shot at the title has once again evaded him, this time in the form of an Achilles tendon injury to welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre. […]
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Hard Hitting Heavyweight Shane Carwin Wants Early Fall Return To Action | UFC NEWS
After sitting on the sidelines for nearly a year due to a back surgery, UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin has declared he is almost ready for an octagon return. Upon his UFC debut back in 2008, it was clear that Carwin would pose a threat to whoever stood across from him in that cage. Carwin first […]