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VIDEO | Vinny Magalhaes: Sonnen Can Submit Jon Jones Off His Back | UFC NEWS
UFC Fighter Vinny Magalhães discusses who he would like to fight next in the light heavyweight division. With Phil Davis now facing Forrest Griffin at UFC 155, Vinny expresses interest in facing Matt Hamill Next. Magalhães also comments on his so called “history” with the Nog brothers and possibly facing Lil Nog as well. Vinny […]
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Ratings Report: TUF 16 Episode 6 See’s Rebound In Ratings | UFC NEWS
The UFC’s 16th season of their popular reality series, “The Ultimate Fighter”, has seen better days. With Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin in the coaching slots, this year’s FX program has posted two all-time-low ratings with episode 5 being the lowest watched episode in franchise history. Last Friday’s episode 6 showed a slight resurgence in […]
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Matt Riddle Explains And Defends His Use Of Medical Marijuana | UFC NEWS
“I do smoke but I’m not smoking to get stoned. I’m smoking so I can finally relax, sit back and just not worry about things. People, maybe they did it in college one way, but for a guy like me, for a professional athlete that goes through what we go through, it’s medicine for me. […]
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“Big Nog” Fought And Beat Dave Herman With A Broken Rib | UFC NEWS
“Fractured my rib three weeks ago on my right side. I went to the doctor, I took a local anesthetic to be able to train and when he (Dave Herman) gave me a shot there, gave me a shortness of breath and took a swung from one side to the other to see what had […]
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Matt Hughes Not Ready To Officially Retire But Admits Loss in Desire | UFC NEWS
“I wouldn’t say I’ve closed the door [on my career], but I’ve got my hand on the door handle. You know it’s been over a year since I’ve fought, and I’ve having a good time with my family raising my kids, which I think is a bigger thing than me competing, making sure my family […]
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UFC Gym Brand Hitting East Coast | UFC NEWS
UFC GYM, the fitness destination that goes beyond the traditional workout, announces plans to bring the brand’s first east coast facility to Long Island, NY (2020 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040). The 24-hour full-service facility is set to open for workouts in spring 2013 and will offer an array of programming for the […]
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Rich Franklin Would Rather Retire Than Use TRT To Lengthen Career Due to Fan Reaction | UFC NEWS
“The public perception of TRT is that it’s cheating. The moment I said I was actually thinking about it, I started getting quite a bit of backlash.” … “I don’t believe I’ve dropped off with my speed or strength or any of that. You can’t look at my last fight and say, ‘Yeah, Rich has […]
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Martin Kampmann Looking To KO Hendricks And Earn Title Shot | UFC NEWS
“If I win this fight, I am the No. 1 contender No doubt. Nobody’s got the same resume I do in the UFC in the welterweight division. I’ve beaten the best guys. There’s no other welterweight that’s coming on the same streak that I have. There’s other guys coming up with a bunch of hype […]
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“UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II” Tickets On Sale This Week | UFC NEWS
On Saturday, Dec. 29 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the Ultimate Fighting Championship closes 2012 with a bang, as UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos meets former champion Cain Velasquez in a long-awaited rematch between two of the sport’s hardest-hitting competitors. Dos Santos (15-1, fighting out of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) ended […]
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POLL | Does Chael Sonnen Deserve Jones Fight Over Other 205 Contenders? | UFC NEWS
We recently learned that multiple time middleweight title challenger, Chael Sonnen, has been given a slot opposite UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and the two will coach the Ultimate Fighter Season 17 as well as fight next April. But does Sonnen really deserve the booking or should the shot have gone to a Dan Henderson […]
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Ratings Report: UFC 153 Pulls Decent But Not Great PPV Ratings | UFC NEWS
While we will never know the truth of the matter, the lone source for UFC pay-per-view figures has and always will be, Mr. Dave Meltzer. When people talk of buys, stating this PPV did this amount and this one did that, it is all based on his industry intelligence. The UFC never confirms figures, nor […]
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UFC’s Tom Lawlor Explains Why He Doesn’t Take Performance Enhancers | UFC NEWS
UFC middleweight, Tom Lawlor, recently put out a blog on The Underground forum giving his take on Performance Enhancing Drugs and why he has made the decision to not take them. Check it out: This is a hot button topic in the MMA world in the past few years, and with Conte recently saying that […]
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Ed Soares: California’s Commission is unethical, unorganized, completely ridiculous joke | MMA NEWS
“Once again, it goes to show you what a joke the California State Athletic Commission is,” said Soares. “It’s just a bunch of idiots out there, man. I just can’t believe that they’d sit there and admit they were wrong the way that they did. ‘Oh yeah, we did this wrong, we did that. There […]
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Quick Twitt | Following Suspension Matt Riddle Shares His Medical Marijuana Card | UFC NEWS
UFC welterweight Matt Riddle recently received a suspension from Calgary Athletic Commission following his UFC 149 victory over Chris Clements. The TUF alum tested positive for marijuana and as a result got his victory overturned and will serve a 90-day suspension.
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Ian McCall Admits He Didn’t Take Mighty Mouse Rematch Serious, Says John Dodson Acts Like An Annoying 12-Year-Old Girl | UFC NEWS
“I’m still kind of pissed off at the fact that I lost (to Demetrious Johnson), obviously, but I think I’m only two or three wins away from getting a title shot. “Speed is a big thing. With me, the second time I came in too heavy, I mean I cut 18.8 pounds in the last […]
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VIDEO | GSP Hopes Carlos Condit Targets His Injured Knee | UFC NEWS
“It’s been a year and a half. … I’m back stronger and better than ever. The hardest part to being out for so long is to be inactive, to be unable to do what you like to do for a living. This will be the biggest challenge of my whole career. I have to fight […]
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Shane Carwin Declines VADA Enrollment | UFC NEWS
“The Ultimate Fighter” coaches have taped their season and put their focus in the training room as they prepare for their upcoming heavyweight clash. Roy Nelson, has enlisted in the VADA testing program and, it appears up until this point, has been lobbying for his opponent to do the same. According to a twitter posting […]
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Rashad Evans Says Anderson Silva Is A Dream Fight | UFC NEWS
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Rashad Evans, had hoped to get in one more fight before the year’s end. However, coming off a UFC 145 loss to Jon Jones and with the rest of his division tied up with other bouts, there is no one for the former champ to fight inside the top 10 of […]
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VIDEO | Carlos Condit on GSP Fight: We’re Both Missing Greg Jackson, Ready To Beat GSP In His Hometown | UFC NEWS
“The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit currently holds UFC gold as the UFC interim welterweight champion of the world. In order to drop the “interim” and become the true king of the UFC’s welterweight division he must get past Georges St-Pierre at UFC 154. GSP will have home court advantage but according to this video […]
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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FRIDAYS EPISODE 6 RECAP AND RESULTS | UFC NEWS
The first-ever active duty member of the United States Armed Forces claimed his first preliminary round win of the competition, as Staff Sgt. Colton Smith won a majority decision over Eddy Ellis on The Ultimate Fighter® Fridays episode six – “One Mission” – that aired on FX on Friday evening. The victory gets Team Nelson, […]
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VIDEO | “Lil Heathen” Out To Prove His Innocence, Ready To Fight Anytime | UFC NEWS
Jeremy Stephens is in a new kind of fight, one that’s taking place in the court room instead of a cage. Out to prove his innocence Stephens recently released the following interview to discuss what he is going through: “It was an up and down roller coaster for me. I have to support my family […]
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Carlos Condit Planning On Playing Spoiler And Stopping The GSP vs. Silva Talks | UFC NEWS
“It doesn’t bug me, if anything it motivates me. The fact that I’m being looked past; it puts a fire under my ass. I love being the spoiler. I spoiled Nick Diaz vs. George St. Pierre and now I get to play that role again. The hype for a superfight between Georges and Anderson has […]
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Ed Soares: In Brazil Anderson Silva Is Bigger Than Kobe Bryant In America | UFC NEWS
“He’s bigger than Kobe Bryant and LeBron James here. He’s bigger than that there. It’s crazy. Every time I go there, I don’t think it can get any bigger, but he seems to get even bigger. He went from a guy who was a top fighter in the world, a top pound-for-pound fighter to just […]
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Sonnen Says “The Ultimate Fighter” Is Tougher Than The Olympics | UFC NEWS
“The show is coming up, it’s on FX and it’s coming to a living room near you. I would also like to mention to the media, and I really hope they report this, this show is the single biggest and toughest tournament that we have in this sport. This isn’t a four-man tournament that gets […]
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Benson Henderson Believes the Blueprint To Beat Nate Diaz Has Already Been Revealed | UFC NEWS
“Every time a fighter does what they’re supposed to do, and improves and gets better every fight, I wouldn’t say the blueprint goes out the window, but it can be harder to execute the blueprint,” Henderson steadily explains. “Guys leave holes open in their game. Those holes get smaller if you do what you’re supposed […]
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Matt Riddle Popped For Weed / Francisco Rivera Popped For Stimulants, Both Suspended | UFC News
By Evan Stoumbelis Following UFC 149, welterweight Matthew Riddle failed his post-fight drug test while testing positive for Marijuana. Riddle won his bout by defeating Canadian Chris Clements via arm-triangle. The third round submission was enough to earn Riddle submission of the night honors. Riddle was suspended for 90-days following the July 21st event. His […]
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Phil Davis Fills In For Chael Sonnen Against Forrest Griffin At UFC 155 | UFC NEWS
When Chael Sonnen got the call to host “The Ultimate Fighter” season 17 opposite Jon Jones he was forced to bow out of his scheduled UFC 155 bout with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin. The UFC has scrambled and now just announced that Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis has agreed to step in as his […]
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NSAC Hits Carwin & Nelson With Out Of Competition Drug Test | UFC NEWS
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has requested out-of-competition drug screenings from “The Ultimate Fighter” season 16 coaches, Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson. The last occurrence of such testing was when Alistair Overeem was scheduled to fight Junior dos Santos on an all heavyweight UFC pay-per-view. In the aftermath it was found that the UFC’s number […]