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Glover Vows To “Get That F***ing Belt”
Glover Teixeira is gearing up for his fight against Phil Davis at UFC 179 in Brazil. Glover is coming off a brutal 5-round beating at the hands of light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and a win over Davis would certainly help Teixeira get back in title contention. Phil Davis on the other hand is coming […]
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UFC 179 Picks Up Two More Bouts
UFC 179 has picked up two new bouts, that include Beneil Dariush vs. Alan Patrick, and Yan Cabral vs. Naoyuki Kotani. Dariush is coming off a submission win over Torry Martin back in August at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos. Prior to that he dropped a TKO loss to Ramsey Nijem, and won […]
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White Says Aldo Was Mistranslated, Never Said He Pushed Mendes To Hype UFC 179
Earlier in the week Jose Aldo shoved Chad Mendes during the staredowns to promote UFC 179, there was some skepticism regarding the legitimacy of the shove, or if Aldo was trying to hype his fight against Mendes. Shortly after the altercation Aldo admitted that he shoved Mendes to hype the fight, which Dana White is […]
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Glover Teixeira Promises To Finish Phil Davis
Despite Phil Davis’ initial claims that if he were to fight Glover Teixeira to a decision in Brazil next month that he would likely lose, Glover has a different take. “I didn’t understand his complaint. That decision (at UFC 163) was controversial, but I thought that Lyoto won the fight and Phil’s arm was the […]
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Jose Aldo Admits To Shoving Mendes To Promote UFC 179
“We were talking to Andre (Pederneiras) in a meeting about how we could improve our fight promotions. It’s part of the show. But I told Andre after (the staredown) that it’s not my style,” Aldo said. “It was not staged, we were talking (trash) to each other and it happened. … We (Aldo and Pederneiras) […]
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Phil Davis Changes His Mind, Says He Isn’t Worried About Biased Brazilian Judges
Earlier this month Phil Davis stated that he was a bit worried about fighting Glover Teixeira in Brazil because he was worried about biased judging. Today during a media scrum after the UFC 179 ticket sales, Davis said he was misquoted. “I don’t even know why that article got printed,” Davis said in a media […]
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Aldo Slams Mendes: He Hasn’t Evolved, And I’m Going To Beat Him Again
“He hasn’t fought anyone ranked, and I’ve been fighting all the challengers,” he said. “But I’m going back to the gym, get my strategy ready and defeat him one more time.” Jose Aldo spoke with media members during the UFC 179 media day in Rio in preparation for his rematch against Chad Mendes. Aldo went […]
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Did Jose Aldo’s Coach Tell Him To Shove Chad Mendes At The Staredowns?
Jose Aldo’s head coach Dede Penderniras may have warned fans and media that Jose Aldo was going to amp up the trash talk against Chad Mendes prior to the staredowns to promote UFC 179. On Monday, Dede spoke with Combate.com about the difference between the sport side of MMA, and the business side. Here’s what […]
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REPLAY! Jose Aldo & Chad Mendez Almost Go ‘Jones/DC Brawl’ In Brazil
Things got heated between Chad Mendes and Jose Aldo, today in Brazil. Hit play above!
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Phil Davis Worried About Biased Brazilian Judging In Glover Fight
Earlier this month Phil Davis signed the contract to fight Glover Teixeira at UFC 179, and while he is looking forward to getting a fight against the former title challenger, Davis admitted that he is a bit worried about biased judging. His words: “I think it’s a great match up,” Davis told Sumbission Radio. “He’s […]
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Chael Sonnen Breaks Down Aldo vs. Mendes II
Former UFC middleweight, Chael P. Sonnen breaks down the upcoming title fight between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes.
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Phil Davis vs. Glover Teixeira Booked For UFC 179 In Brazil
UFC 179 has a highly anticipated matchup for its co-main event. Phil Davis will meet former title challenger Glover Teixeira. Rumors of the bout had been circling for some time, but now the bout has been made official for UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes. Phil Davis was riding a three fight win streak over Wagner […]
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Glover Teixeira & Phil Davis In The Works For UFC 179
While not yet official, multiple sources are reporting that a light-heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Phil Davis has been verbally agreed to by both parties. Of course, nothing is official until both fighters sign their bout agreements, and we expect that to take place in the coming days. The battle of top 205’ers will […]
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White Confirms, Aldo Gets Wish, Faces Mendes in Brazil
Following last night’s UFC on FOX 12 event, UFC President Dana White was in a rush to hit the road, but prior to his departure he gave the media one golden-nugget of news. Jose Aldo will rematch Chad Mendes in Brazil. The two were originally scheduled to square off in Chad’s home state of […]
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Ludwig: I don’t think it’s fair for Barao to get an immediate rematch
T.J. Dillashaw put on the best performance of his young career Saturday night, knocking out bantamweight kingpin Renan Barão in the fifth-round of their championship bout at UFC 173. Since the loss, Barao’s coach Andre Pedereiras has already began campaigning for an immediate rematch at UFC 179 which takes place on October 25 in Barao’s home nation […]
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Coach Pedereiras: Let’s see if these guys are man enough to fight Barao in his house
T.J. Dillashaw put on the performance of a lifetime Saturday night in the main event of UFC 173, knocking out bantamweight kingpin Renan Barão in the fifth-round of their championship bout. Barao’s coach Andre Pedereiras appeared on the Brazilian radio show “No Mundo da Luta,” where he campaigned for an immediate rematch at UFC 179, at Maracanazinho […]
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Rogan Skeptical On Anderson Silva Return, Says Risk Of Breaking Leg Again There
“Maybe. Dana’s a promoter. He wants [Silva] to fight by the end of the year. Anderson wants to fight, too, but there’s a real danger of that thing breaking again. You’ve got to make sure that it’s completely healed up before you check it again. [Opponents] are going to do the exact same thing. Anybody […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Rousey vs. Tate II (Full Fight)
Last year in the UFC 168 co-main event Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate squared off for the UFC bantamweight title. Catch the full fight replay in the player above.
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VIDEO | White Talks Anderson Silva’s Return With ESPN SportsNation
Dana White joined the Nation and gave us the scoop on Anderson Silva’s return to the octagon and a possible trilogy rematch with Chris Weidman.
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Soares: ‘I Wouldn’t Say Weidman Beat Silva, But He Won The Fight’
“Regardless, he won the fight. I wouldn’t say he beat him, but he won the fight. He won the competition and you have to congratulate him — what he’s done nobody’s ever been able to do, one of them is knock out Anderson Silva and the other thing is beat Anderson Silva twice. Nobody’s ever […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva Walking, Says New Hobbie is…?
Anderson Silva tells TMZ Sports … he’s been a KILLING MACHINE ever since he broke his leg — because he’s become addicted to the video game, “Call of Duty.”
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Soares Calls Weidman’s Wins Controversial, Says Anderson Will Return
“I believe he’ll make a 100-percent recovery and I believe he’ll be back, but right now the main thing is just making sure he’s OK. I do believe he’ll be back. We’ll just have to see when and how the recovery is coming along.” Ed Soares, in a recent interview with sherdog.com, shared his thoughts […]
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Silva Says Accident, Not Chris Weidman To Blame For UFC 168 Loss
“I believe that, if you pay attention to these technical details, you will see that (checking the kick) was instinct, not something that he trained to do. “No, I don’t think (Weidman should consider it a win). It was an accident. And I’m pretty sure I would have won the fight.” In a recent interview […]
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VIDEO | Rousey Glad To Put Tate Rivalry Behind Her
UFC female bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, closed out 2013 with a bang. Featured as a co-main event on the year’s biggest fight card, she successfully defended her title with her signature arm bar to close out her rivalry with Miesha Tate. Now Ronda looks forward to the 2014 season and up first on her hit […]