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Anthony Pettis: Aldo’s Never Seen Stand-Up Like Mine
“My whole career I’ve been fighting wrestlers. If you look back, all of my fights have been against wrestlers. Give me some strikers in front of me and you see how I perform. Another great reason why I chose to fight Aldo: He’s a great fighter, he’s a stand-up guy and he’s going to test […]
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Exclusive | Part 2: Ian McCall on Chuck Liddell and more
By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) Here is part 2 of my exclusive BJPENN.com interview with Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall, as always Ian’s response is italicized. ES: If you could go back and change anything would you? “I’d change a lot, everyone says that you know ‘I wouldn’t change a thing’, fuck yeah I would, I screwed […]
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Exclusive | Ian McCall: I offered to fight Frankie Edgar
By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) I recently did an interview with UFC flyweight Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall, we chatted about his future in the sport, future opponents, how he got his start in MMA, and much more. Ian’s responses are italicized. ES: First off Ian thanks for taking the time to do this interview, I really […]
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Pettis: Move To 145 Not Permanent
“A lot of things led to my cutting down to 145. I was tired of waiting for a 155-pound title shot. It’s not a permanent weight cut (to featherweight). But a striker like myself and Aldo, it doesn’t really matter what weight class it happens at. It’s going to be fireworks either way.” UFC lightweight, […]
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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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EXCLUSIVE | Ricardo Lamas In-Depth: “I’m Not Going To Play TKZ’s Game”, Talks Title Shots & More | Late Night Cageside Radio
UFC featherweight Ricardo Lamas joined BJPenn.com’s ‘Late Night Cageside’ Radio Show for an interview. Are you surprised with how fast the sport of MMA has grown in such a short period of time? “No not at all, when you look at it MMA has something for everybody. Its got wrestling and jiu-jitsu for the grappling […]
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VIDEO | Pettis Talks Aldo & Melendez vs. Henderson UFC NEWS
“Showtime” Pettis recently talked to our good friend, Spencer Lazara and discussed his upcoming fight against Jose Aldo.
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Dana White: Aldo vs. Pettis is on
By Evan Stoumbelis Dana White just announced via Twitter that Jose Aldo will fight Anthony Pettis for the Featherweight title in August. There had been some speculation as to whether or not the fight would happen Dana White told reporters after UFC 157 that Aldo was refusing to fight Pettis because he didn’t think Showtime […]
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Quick Twitt: With Gamburyan Out, Mendes Calls Out Lamas – Lamas Declines | UFC NEWS
With news that Manny Gamburyan was forced to pull out of his schedule bout with Chad Mendes, the former featherweight title challenger quickly took to twitter to call out Ricardo Lamas, who has been vocal about wanting a title bid of his own. Here it is:
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Lamas Joins Club Hendricks: Unhappy With UFC’s Choice of Pettis vs. Aldo | UFC NEWS
“I’m pretty upset about it. I’m busting my ass, I put in all this work and I’m not being rewarded. I’m just a little dumbfounded by the whole situation.” … “I thought I already established I was the number one contender. If Koch would have beaten me, none of this would have happened.” – UFC […]
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Pettis: Aldo Tougher For Opponent Than Ben Henderson | UFC NEWS
“He’s good where I’m good — he likes to stand, trade and bang, and I feel like I’m more well-rounded and can offer him a big challenge…. Aldo is a tougher fight [than Ben Henderson] … that’s why I asked for it. He’s going through opponents like crazy. He just beat the last 155-pound champion. […]
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Pettis Books Aldo Title Fight For August 3 | UFC NEWS
With a division as ripe as the UFC’s 145-pound weigh-class, it’s hard to understand why title challengers keep dropping down to face the Brazilian born champion, Jose Aldo. The latest to do so is lightweight contender Anthony Pettis, who will make the transition to featherweight on August 3rd to fight for UFC gold against Jose […]
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FULL UFC 156 Results: Aldo Retains Title, Blackzilians Go 0-2 In Potential Title Bids | UFC NEWS
UFC 156 has concluded and the “Super Saturday” event had it’s mix of highs and lows. The flyweights kicked off the main card with an exciting back and forth bout between Joseph Benavidez and Ian McCall. After three fast paced rounds the Team Alpha Male product did enough to earn a decision victory. In the […]
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UFC 156 Main Event Recap | UFC News
UFC 156 took place last night on Super Saturday and featured a plethora of incredible fights featuring some of the best talent in the world. Headlining the card was Jose Aldo defending his featherweight title against the former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Edgar is coming off of consecutive losses to Benson Henderson and […]
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UFC 156 Prelim results
By Evan Stoumbelis Tonight MMA fans will watch as Frankie Edgar challenges featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo, Alistair Overeem makes his return against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, and Rashad Evans hopes to defeat Antonio Nogueira and earn a fight with Anderson Silva, but before that, fans tuned into Facebook and FX for 6 bouts. Starting with the […]
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Watch Tonight’s UFC 156 Post-Fight Press Conference Live Right Here | UFC NEWS
UFC 156 takes place tonight in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Immediately following tonight’s main event we will hold a live stream of the post-fight press conference right here in this thread. You can tune into the closed live broadcast at approximately 10:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
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UFC 156 Pre Fight Interview | Jose Aldo On The Weight Cut Down To 145 & More | UFC NEWS
UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, discusses his upcoming fight against Frankie Edgar tomorrow in the UFC 156 main event.
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Dana White Unhappy With Ref Assignment For Aldo vs. Edgar ‘Superfight’ | UFC NEWS
“I could go off for 45 minutes on officiating over [in Nevada]. Steve Mazzagatti is the ref reffing the [Aldo vs. Edgar] superfight. What more can I do (while turning his hand into a gun and pulling the trigger against his head)? Mazzagatti is reffing the superfight. What more needs to be said than that? […]
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VIDEO | Countdown to UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar (Full Episode) | UFC NEWS
Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar are finally stepping into the Octagon for their highly anticipated superfight at UFC 156. Hear what each fighter says is the key to victory at UFC 156. Also, hear from two big men with big punching power, Alistair Overeem and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, both guarantee their fight won’t go the […]
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VIDEO | UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar Extended Preview | UFC NEWS
The fight people have been clamoring for is finally here! Former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar drops to featherweight to challenge Jose Aldo, plus heavyweight sluggers Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva get their long-awaited grudge match at UFC 156.
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The Death of the Number One Contender | Editorial | UFC News
The Death of the Number One Contender: There once was a time where the UFC consisted of a tournament in which men fought several times in a single day, with a win advancing you to the next round and a loss sending you packing. With each win, you came one step closer to fighting for […]
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The Death of the Number One Contender | MMA Editorial
There once was a time where the UFC consisted of a tournament in which men fought several times in a single day, with a win advancing you to the next round and a loss sending you packing. With each win, you came one step closer to fighting for the grand prize in the form […]
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Quick Twitt: Swanson vs. Siver For Number One Contender? | UFC NEWS
After the UFC 156 main event between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar, there is not one clear new title challenger for the UFC’s featherweight crown. Maybe that’s why someone informed Cub Swanson that his upcoming fight against Dennis Siver is for a number one contender seat: The two fight at UFC on FUEL TV 7 […]
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Ready For Featherweight Debut, Edgar Already Within Weight Range | UFC NEWS
In a recent interview with Las Vegas Weekly, former UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar answered a few key questions about his upcoming opponent, Jose Aldo. You’ve never fought at 145 pounds before. Are you worried about the weight cut? Will you do a test cut to make sure you can make it down without a […]
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Diego Nunes Leaves Nova Uniao In Pursuit Of Championship Gold | UFC NEWS
“I respected the people with whom I worked with at Nova União” said Nunes. “Independently of what I wanted though, I lowered my head there. There, Aldo was the champion really so I could never shout, ‘Oh! I am going to be a champion!’ Whenever I bow my head, I did it out of my […]
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Chico Camus vs. Dustin Kimura added to UFC 156 | UFC News
UFC officials announced today that a bantamweight bout between Chico Camus (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and undefeated promotional newcomer Dustin Kimura (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been added to next month’s UFC 156 card. Camus recently scored a unanimous-decision victory over Dustin Pague at UFC 150 in his promotional debut. The victory marked Chico’s fourth straight and […]
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VIDEO | UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar Trailer | UFC NEWS
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo defends his title against former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in 2013’s first superfight. Plus Rashad Evans vs. Rogerio Nogueira, and Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, live on pay-per-view!
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Yves Edwards vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg set for UFC 156 | UFC News
UFC officials recently announced that a lightweight bout between Strikeforce import Isaac Vallie-Flagg (13-3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and the “Thugjitsu Master” Yves Edwards (42-18-1 UFC, 10-6 UFC) has been added to UFC 156 in Las Vegas. Flagg enters the UFC on the heels of back-to-back split-decision wins over the Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante and Brian Melancon under the Strikeforce […]