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Roy Nelson Management Not Interested In Cormier Booking
Following last weekend’s UFC 159 event, UFC President, Dana White announced that Roy Nelson will likely get a fight against Mark Hunt or Daniel Cormier. Hunt is set up on a collision course with JDS and Cormier is coming off his UFC debut win over Frank Mir. “Hey @danawhite ur right,” tweeted Cormier, shortly after […]
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Greg Jackson Breaks Down The Psychological Effect Of Beating People At Their Own Game
“You always have to remember one of the dictums of our strategy is you don’t necessarily stay away from a guy’s strength. If you feel you can do better at it, you can head on attack it. If you take away what your opponent is good at, if that is no longer an option and […]
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Chael Sonnen Says Being In the Cage With Jones Was Like Fighting A Bear
“This was like getting into a bear cage. This guy was a monster of a man. We weighed in at the same size the day before, and I don’t know how that was possible. I put my arms around him and I thought, ‘oh my god, you’re a big guy.’ As far as the match […]
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Sonnen Not Retiring Eyes Future At 205 Pounds, Won’t Rule Out Return To Middleweight
After last Saturday’s domination of Chael Sonnen at the hands of Jon Jones, many fans and pundits have been wondering if the sports best trash talker would return to action or settle into retirement. During yesterday’s broadcast of UFC Tonight on FUEL TV, Chael Sonnen addressed this very issue: “I’ll fight at 205. I’m not […]
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PHOTO | UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Official UFC Poster
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman is set to go down from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on 4th of July weekend. With fight night being just over two-months away the UFC has released the official event poster.
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VIDEO | New Vitor Belfort Training Blog
Vitor Belfort doing some training with Pedro Diaz on the beach here in Florida.
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UFC Boss: Fedor’s Manager Must F!@#$ Himself To Sleep At Night
There is a long documented history of failed negotiations between the UFC promotion and the Fedor Emelianenko camp. Prior to his stint with the now defunct Strikeforce banner, Fedor Emelianenko was widely considered the most dominant Mixed Martial Artist in history. With the UFC’s eyes set on Russian territory, the talks of a Russian talent influx […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald Hacks Nick Diaz’ Twitter In Latest Animated Parody
The latest in the Diaz Brothers animated series by Prebek is up and in this video he brings in some familiar faces from the Tri-Star gym in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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VIDEO | Fans Brawl In UFC 159 Crowd
As if UFC 159 wasn’t odd enough… Thanks to the amazing technology of cellphone camera’s moments like this rarely go undocumented.
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Greg Jackson Ready To Prep Jones For Anyone The UFC Wants
“It doesn’t matter to me. It’s whatever the UFC says. As long as we have enough time to prepare, we’re going to have to fight them all anyway. We’re going to have to fight Machida again, we’re going to have to fight Gustafsson, whoever else they put in front of us. It’s just a matter […]
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PHOTO | Alan Belcher Gets 8 Stitches Following Bisping Eye Poke
During Alan Belchers co-main event against Michael Bisping, he was stabbed in the eye with a British finger. The eye-poke put a stop to the bout in the third and Belcher ended up losing a technical decision on the judges scorecards. He received 8-stitches in the eye.
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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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VIDEO | UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva Preview
It’s a night of heavy hands and heavy stakes, as Cain Velasquez, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt invade Las Vegas for UFC 160.
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Alexander Gustafsson Prefers Jon Jones Match But Will Take Fight Against Machida
“I want to fight Jones. I want to fight for the title, that’s what I want to do. But, I am not going to wait for a long time because I fought in December. I fought ‘Shogun’ in December and I want to fight soon, so. I want to fight in a couple of months, […]
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Marc Ratner To Make Formal Request To Change Unified Rules At Summer ABC Convention
This past weekend at UFC 159 we saw light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux get his eyes accidentally gouged by opponent Gian Villante which led referee Kevin Mulhall to halt and call an end to the fight. Immediately following the event, UFC President Dana White discussed his desire to reassess the rules: “What needs to happen […]
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With Jones Injured, Machida Seeks Title Eliminator With Gustafsson
“I would like to fight before the title, maybe, because I don’t want to wait for long time. I need to fight.I’m interested in this (Gustafsson) fight because now I think is a good idea to put Gustafsson against me. He’s a No. 2 contender; I’m a No. 1 contender… (I’m ready to fight) as […]
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Seven Fighters Released By UFC
Make no mistake about it, just because you receive a UFC contract doesn’t mean the promotion is going to keep you around if you under-perform. Such is the case with many fighters, be them fan favorites or not. You want to keep your job as a fighter for the world’s largest fight promotion, you better […]
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VIDEO | UFC 159: Backstage Pass Jon Jones vs Chael Sonnen
From pre-gaming to post-fight interviews, get an all-access look at the action inside Newark’s Prudential Center for UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen.
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MMA Rules In Need Of Revamp Says UFC Boss Following Interesting UFC 159 Event
“He should have had a doctor come in. You stop the fight. You send the guy to a neutral counter. You have a doctor come in a check him out, and the doctor determines whether he can go on or not. That’s what should have happened… The guys said, ‘can you see?’ He said, ‘I […]
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VIDEO | UFC 150: Jones vs. Sonnen Full Event Highlights
It was a night marked by jaw-dropping finishes and one championship performance. Order the UFC 159 replay on UFC.tv to see it all again from any camera angle you choose.
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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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Leonard Garcia’s UFC Future ‘Not Looking good’ According to Dana White
With a particularly lack luster performance against Cody McKenzie on Saturday nights UFC 159 Prelims, Leonard Garcia is left to ponder whether he’ll be called to fight again in the UFC. Garcia has lost his last five fights and one would wonder if something like this would lead the ‘Bad Boy’ to consider whether or […]
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UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen Main Card Play-By-Play and Live Results
UFC 159: Sonnen vs. Jones goes down tonight from a sold out Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In the main event Jon Jones will look to defend his title against Chael Sonnen. In the co-main event Michael Bisping and Alan Belcher will get the chance to settle their well documented rivalry in the cage. […]
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UFC 159 Preliminary Card Live Results
Tonight’s UFC 159 event kicks off at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center. First up on the docket is the preliminary card which will share airspace with both Facebook.com and a live special on FX. If you missed the action, or are looking for quick results from the […]
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Watch The UFC 159 Post-Fight Press Conference Live on BJPENN.COM
Immediately following tonight’s UFC 159 pay-per-view event BJPENN.COM will be broadcasting live, the post-fight press conference. UFC 159 is set to air this evening on pay-per-view from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In the main event UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his title against the infamous Chael Sonnen. Fighters from the […]
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UFC 159’s Nick Catone Forced Off Card, Bout With Head Scratched
Yesterday there was one fighter who missed his contracted weight at the UFC 159 weigh-ins. That man, was Nick Catone. Today news has come out, confirmed by the UFC, that Catone has been forced off the card due to being overly dehydrated and unable to compete. Catone vs. Head was scheduled for the evenings preliminary […]
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VIDEO: Sonnen – Jones is great, but I’m greater
“You know I think Jon Jones is great, I just know I’m greater. I think Jon’s the best, but I’m better. And this is where we seperate in the octagaon tomorrow night, the better from the best. He’s a tough guy, he’s got a lot of skills, but so do I. He’s the champion of […]