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Ross Pearson vs. Evan Dunham set for UFC Fight Night 72
A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson and Evan Dunham is the latest addition to July’s UFC Fight Night event in Scotland. UFC officials recently announced the fight. Ross Pearson (17-8 MMA) was most recently seen in action at March’s UFC 185 event in Dallas, where he scored a second-round knockout victory over Sam Stout. Prior […]
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Iaquinta “Pretty Pissed” UFC Didn’t Give Him Bonus For KO Of Pearson
Al Iaquinta pulled off an upset this past Friday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Sydney where he KO’d Ross Pearson. The event broke UFC records as the first card to end with all finishes, something that Iaquinta believes is a reason he didn’t get a post-fight bonus. He spoke to Ariel Helwani […]
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UFC FN 55 Results: Iaquinta earns TKO victory over Pearson
Al Iaquinta (10-3-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) defeated Ross Pearson (16-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) via TKO in the second round of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 55 co-main event bout in Sydney, Australia. Al Iaquinta utilized some good head movement and fancy footwork early to begin outpointing his opponent Ross Pearson. Both men were happy to strike […]
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Pearson’s High Expectations Against Iaquinta
“This has been the most stacked division out of all of them. You’ve got to be active and you’ve got to be decisive. Al Iaquinta isn’t a ranked guy, so I’ve got to go in there and show what a ranked guy can do. I’ve got to go in there and put on a world-class […]
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Dan Hardy: ‘Pearson Is The U.K.’s Best Chance’
“Pearson for my money is the best chance the UK has right now of clinching a UFC title. His career has been a great learning experience for him thus far and at only 30 years old the Sunderland, England native has plenty of time.” “He is improving from fight to fight and over the next […]
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REPLAY! Watch Ross Pearson KO Gray Maynard
In case you weren’t excited enough to see Ross Pearson fight Al Iaquinta this Friday on UFC Fight Pass at UFC Fight Night Sydney, the UFC has posted the following video on their official Instagram of Pearson finishing Gray Maynard back in August. #UFCSydney: Rockhold vs Bisping @RossTheRealDeal vs Iaquinta Friday, Nov.7 10pm ET | […]
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PHOTO | James Te Huna With The Hilarious Photobomb On Ross Pearson
Last night at UFC 179, Ross Pearson was posing for a photo when UFC light heavyweight James Te Huna photobombed the TUF winner. best fucking photobomb ever @jamestehuna @tehuna #photobomb http://t.co/NGIXdnFbFr pic.twitter.com/VRRRWhiGD7 — Ross Pearson (@RossTheRealDeal) October 26, 2014
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Al Iaquinta Confident In Stand Up Against Ross Pearson
“I think I have an advantage on the feet. I see it starting on the feet and ending on the feet. If it ends up going to the ground, I’ll be more than happy to go to the ground. I’ve been working with Matt Serra and just getting better and better on the ground every […]
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Ross Pearson vs. Al Iaquinta added to UFC Fight Night 55 in Sydney
A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson and Al Iaquinta is the latest addition to November’s UFC Fight Night 55 event in Sydney. UFC officials announced the bout Thursday evening. Ross Pearson (16-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) was last seen in action in the co-main event of August’s UFC Fight Night 47 fight card in Maine, where he knocked […]
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Bendo: ‘I’m a sinner, and I need Christ in my life’
“I definitely think about quite a bit. It’s something I take pride in being as real as possible. I love Christ, I love being a Christian. It’s very hard sometimes making the right choice or making the right decisions, but I enjoy it and I like it. That’s who I am. I’m not going to […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver
Coming off his first UFC win, The Ultimate Fighter season 9 winner Ross Pearson looks to keep his win streak alive as he faces Dennis Siver, a kickboxing machine. Watch Pearson take on Gray Maynard in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Bangor.
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Abel Trujillo Out, Maynard In Against Pearson At FN 47
UFC Fight Night 47 has just lost Abel Trujillo with an injury, and as a result, top ranked UFC lightweight Gray Maynard is now stepping in to fight Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night 47 in Bangor Maine. No word from the UFC yet as to what injury forced Trujillo off the card. Pearson is […]
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Dan Hardy Wants To Return To The UFC And Retire Diego Sanchez
Dan Hardy hasn’t seen action inside the Octagon since 2012 when he KO’d Duane Ludwig, and then picked up a unanimous decision win over Amir Sadollah. After the bout it was discovered that Hardy suffers from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which is a heart condition that essentially means Hardy has an extra electrical conduction pathway in his […]
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PHOTO | Miller Goes ‘Mayhem’ All Over This Little Bug
Embattled MMA Fighter, Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller has taken to eating insects ahead of this weekend. Care to join him? The Caption Reads, ALMOST THE WEEKEND, EAT A BUG WITH ME!
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LIVE STREAM! UFC Fan Q&A w/ Ross Pearson & Dylan Andrews– Tonight at 11pm/8pm PT
In anticipation of this evening’s UFC weigh-ins, Ross Pearson and Dylan Andrews are hosting a live Fan Q&A session and we have the feed. The event kicks off at 11/8PM ET/PT, and you can catch it in the player above.
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UFC Fight Night 42 Fighters Test Clean For Drugs
The New Mexico Athletic Commission has cleared all ‘UFC Fight Night: Albuquerque’ from their drug screenings for banned substances. A list of fighters testes is unknown. ‘UFC Fight night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov’ took place on June 7 and aired on FOX Sports 1.
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New Mexico Will Not Overturn Sanchez vs. Pearson Decision
After a meeting on Wednesday, the New Mexico Athletic Commission made a ruling on the controversial decision from the Diego Sanchez vs Ross Pearson bout. They ruled that…The decision will stand. That’s right Sanchez will get to keep his shiny W in his win column. The fight, which took place at UFC Fight Night […]
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QUICK TWITT | Jason High Comments On UFC Release: ‘Push Steroids, Not Refs’
Former UFC welterweight turned lightweight made a critical error last Saturday at UFC Fight Night 42 when he pushed a referee. (Replay HERE) He was immediately released from the UFC, and following that release and all the PED fall-out in the UFC, High took to twitter with the following: Push steroids, not referees. #NOTED — […]
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Caraway Coach Explains/Defends Fish Hooking Incident
“I think if it happened to anybody, it would’ve gotten a mention. It’s an abnormal thing. But if a guy gets kicked in the groin in the first round and then gets knocked out in the second, you don’t see people writing headlines like, ‘Groin kick comes before knockout.’ Bryan Caraway Fish Hooks Perez Before […]
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Greg Jackson: Rustam Khabilov was drug tested by New Mexico commission
On Monday, Dean Amasinger, a training partner and coach of “UFC Fight Night 42” co-headliner Ross Pearson said he voiced concerns with the UFC after learning that the New Mexico commission selectively tested Saturday’s fighters to exclude those from Greg Jackson’s camp. Yesterday, Greg Jackson spoke to MMAJunkie where he contradicted the claims made by […]
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Phantom Cam Highlights – ‘Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov’ Edition
Experience all the biggest hits from UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov in super slow motion.
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White Gives Ross Pearson Win Bonus Following Controversial Sanchez Loss
“Diego lost that fight,” White told UFC.com Tuesday. “The judge who judged that fight should never be judging fights again. He never should be judging fights of this caliber, he needs to go back down into the amateurs and really learn how to judge a fight. First of all, you gave every round to Diego, […]
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New Mexico Athletic Commissioner Comments On UFN 42 Controversies
UFC Fight Night 42 went down in Albuquerque, NM this past Saturday. The card its fair share of controversial issues to say the least. From an amazing decision in the Ross Pearson/Diego Sanchez fight, to a fighter pushing a referee, but wait there’s more. The New Mexico Athletic Commission’s Tom King spoke with SWFights.com […]
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Were Jackson/Winkeljohn Fighters Tested Before FN 42?
It seems there is some controversy surrounding UFC Fight Night 42 fighters from the famous Jackson-Winkeljohn gym. Ross Pearson’s teammate Dean Amasinger told MMAJunkie.com that Pearson said no Jackson-Winkeljohn fighters were on the list of fighters to be tested prior to UFC Fight Night 42 in Jackson-Winkeljohn’s backyard of Albuquerque. “Ross was drug tested before […]
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Ross Pearson Feels Like He Lost ‘Half A Paycheck’
Ross Pearson was on the short end of arguably one of the worst decisions in MMA history this past Saturday. Pearson talked about what losing that bout meant to him in an interview after the fight. “He put on a tough fight, but I think I won every round. It just sucks. I’m hurting right […]
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Moraga Nose Not Broken, Doctors Stopped Fight For No Reason
Ut-Oh! As if the city of Albuquerque needed another blemish on their reputation following Saturday’s UFC event… In a flyweight bout on Saturday’s main card, John Dodson earned a Doctor Stoppage victory after the ringside physician wouldn’t let Moraga continue, due to a broken nose. (Replay HERE) Now there’s this: Nose not broken btw. Four […]
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Jackson giving Caraway Benefit Of The Doubt In Fish Hooking Incident
“Oh, that’s not good. Fishhook? Well, you have to give Bryan the benefit of the doubt. I hope he didn’t do that on purpose, but things happen I guess. The bottom line in ‘Goyito’ made a mistake, and he learned from that mistake I hope. We won’t be shooting from across the cage again.” “He […]
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Benson Henderson Wants All The Contenders During Lengthy Pettis Absence
Former UFC lightweight champion, Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson is ready for another shot at the belt, but in the interim he’s ready to take on all-comers. Benson Henderson on if he felt pressure taking a fight with a fighter ranked lower than him: “I never felt it. I understood it was a low reward, high risk fight, […]