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UFC on FOX 5 includes prelims on FX and Facebook, Schaub-Johnson in featured bout
In addition to a stacked main card, next week's UFC on FOX 5 event includes a super-sized preliminary-card lineup with nine fights. Unlike past UFC on FOX events, the featured prelims air on FX instead of FUEL TV.
In the main FX bout, which follows additional prelims on Facebook, heavyweights Brendan Schaub and Lavar Johnson clash at Seattle's KeyArena.
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UFC 155 Weigh-in Video: Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez Square Off - Videos
http://www.MMAWeekly.com/ -- See Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez face-off for their second fight at the MGM in Las Vegas, Nev.
Jose Aldo Wants to Be Three-Division Champ
UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo has already established himself as one of the best 145ers MMA has ever seen, compiling an overall record of 21-1 including fifteen finishes and wins over the likes of Cub Swanson, Mike Brown, Chad Mendes, Kenny Florian, and Urijah Faber. He?s also teased the likelihood of an eventual move up…
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Plenty of MMA on cable television this weekend
If you don't feel like leaving your home this weekend, MMA is giving you a plenty of reasons to give in to that urge. Both Friday and Saturday nights will be filled with MMA on cable television. Tune in, order some food, and relax while you watch people pummel each other.
Here's the line-up:
Friday night:
-- UFC on FX 6: Airing both on Fuel and FX, these fights from Australia also serve as the finale of the British-Australian version of "The Ultimate Fighter." Coaches Ross Pearson and George Sotiropoulos will face off in the main event.
-- Bellator 84: On their last card of this season, Bellator will feature their heavyweight and lightweight finals in live bouts from Hammond, Ind. Tune in to MTV 2 to see Richard Hale and Alexander Volkov in the heavyweight bout, Marcin Held and Dave Jansen in the lightweight bout, a feature fight between Felice Herrig and Patricia Vidonic.
-- Legacy FC 16: On AXS TV (formerly HD Net), Will Campuzano will fight Jimmy Flick for their inaugural flyweight belt. Collegiate wrestling fans will want to see Darrion Caldwell fight Quaint Kempf.
Saturday night:
-- "The Ultimate Fighter" finale: Though Shane Carwin is injured, Matt Mitrione has stepped in to fight Roy Nelson in the main event. Mike Ricci and Colton Smith will fight in the show's finale, and the rest of the card is filled with UFC veterans.
Check your listings for local times, and enjoy a few nights of nothing but fights.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/plenty-mma-cable-television-weekend-224849581--mma.html
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Bellator Releases Season 8 Primer (VIDEO)
The end of Bellator?s seventh season, and their last on the MTV2 network, didn?t go very smoothly. They had two feature fights fall apart, they posted their second lowest ratings in history, and they are in the middle of one of the toughest contract negotiations in MMA with former champion Eddie Alvarez and the UFC.…
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UFC bantamweight Nick Denis retires, cites potential brain injuries
UFC bantamweight Nick Denis has announced his MMA retirement. The 29-year-old Canadian fighter, who made an impressive UFC debut earlier this year, made the announcement on Thursday on his personal blog.
Denis, who went 1-1 in the UFC, cited concerns over potential brain injuries.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
RFA 5 card set with Downing-Rinaldi featherweight title fight, Krause vs. Jordan
Resurrection Fighting Alliance puts its featherweight title up for grabs when it returns this week. The show is set for Friday's RFA 5 event in Nebraska with a seven-bout main card, including Jared Downing vs. Jordan Rinaldi for the 145-pound title and WEC vet James Krause vs. Joe Jordan.
RFA 5 takes place Friday at Viaero Event Center in Kearney, Neb. The main card airs live on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET.
Manny Pacquiao Dominates Shane Mosley
by Michael David Smith
Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he's the biggest attraction in boxing, dominating Shane Mosley on Saturday night to win a one-sided unanimous decision in the biggest fight of the year.
Although Mosley came out fighting hard with a good first round, it was all Pacquiao from there on. Pacquiao knocked Mosley down in the third and dominated the fight throughout. Technically Mosley knocked Pacquiao down in the 10th round, but in reality Pacquiao fell when Mosley tripped him, and the referee made a mistake in calling it a knockdown. In reality, Mosley never had Pacquiao in any trouble, at any point in the fight.
All three judges awarded it to Pacquiao by lopsided scores: 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107. According to the pay-per-view broadcast, Pacquiao landed exactly 100 more punches than Mosley did (182 to 82) and threw more than twice as many punches (552 to 260).
Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he's the biggest attraction in boxing, dominating Shane Mosley on Saturday night to win a one-sided unanimous decision in the biggest fight of the year.Although Mosley came out fighting hard with a good first round, it was all Pacquiao from there on. Pacquiao knocked Mosley down in the third and dominated the fight throughout. Technically Mosley knocked Pacquiao down in the 10th round, but in reality Pacquiao fell when Mosley tripped him, and the referee made a mistake in calling it a knockdown. In reality, Mosley never had Pacquiao in any trouble, at any point in the fight.
All three judges awarded it to Pacquiao by lopsided scores: 119-108, 120-108 and 120-107. According to the pay-per-view broadcast, Pacquiao landed exactly 100 more punches than Mosley did (182 to 82) and threw more than twice as many punches (552 to 260).
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UFC 155 Fight Night Bonuses
UFC 155 returned to Las Vegas for their annual New Year’s Eve Weekend show, and the packed house was treated to another night of heavy-hitting mixed martial arts. The UFC has announced the fight-night bonuses where each winner was awarded $65,000 for their handy work in the Octagon. Fight of the Night: Jim Miller vs.…
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Jim Miller: ?It?s going to be a fun night.?
The last time fans saw UFC lightweight Jim Miller in the Octagon the New Jersey native suffered the only stoppage loss of his career, succumbing to a submission from Nate Diaz in their May match-up. Rather than look for a relatively easy win to get back on track in his follow-up fight, Miller instead opted [...]
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Cain Velasquez: All That Matters is What Happens Saturday Night (UFC 155 Pre-Fight Press Conference) - Videos
http://www.MMAWeekly.com/ -- The last time Cain Velasquez fought Junior dos Santos, he had the UFC heavyweight championship belt wrapped firmly around his waist. Just over a minute into that first fight and the belt was gone. Despite oddsmakers heavily favoring JDS in the rematch, Velasquez has had more than a year to think about that fight and gear himself for their second meeting. Velasquez knows that it doesn't matter what happened the first time or what anyone else is saying, all that matters now is what happens in the Octagon when the door slams shut on Saturday night. Check out what Cain Velasquez had to say at the UFC 155 pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas.
UFC 155 Results: Live Play By Play
The UFC returns to action on December 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada for their annual New Year’s Eve Weekend card with UFC 155, and everyone in the world will know who “the baddest man on the planet” is before the night is over. The heavyweight title will be on the line when Junior dos Santos…
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Take a closer look at Benson Henderson?s win over Nate Diaz (VIDEO)
Take a closer look at UFC on Fox 5's main event through Fuel TV's Fight Flashback. It shows how champion Benson Henderson and challenger Nate Diaz prepared moments before their fight, as well as different angles of the bout. Nick Diaz, Nate's brother and also a UFC fighter, winces as he watches his brother get kicked. You'll also hear advice from both men's corners, including Henderson's saying, "You know why he's talking, right?"
You can also see the same treatment for other bouts on the card here.
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
FightMatrix 2012 Awards: Comeback Fighter of the Year ? Georges St. Pierre
We’re starting to release our yearly awards and there’s not really much to add to this subject line. �You have to give it to GSP for coming back from a torn ACL to dominantly defending his Welterweight Championship.
Fighter loses by TKO: Vomiting (VIDEO)
Levi West has two losses in his professional career, but something tells me his second one will be more memorable. As shown on Inside MMA, West lost by technical knockout: vomiting. (It's the second fight mentioned in the short clip.)
The old wives tale advises swimmers to stay out of a pool for at least 30 minutes after eating. Perhaps it needs to be revised for fighters, as well.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/fighter-loses-tko-vomiting-video-235121053--mma.html
Chris Weidman out, Costa Phillipou in against Tim Boetsch at UFC 155
According to Newsday, Chris Weidman is out of UFC 155 with an injury. Costa Phillipou, whose UFC 154 bout was canceled at the last minute because of opponent Nick Ring's illness, will step in to fight Tim Boetsch.
Weidman is one of the top contenders at middleweight. He is undefeated, and has recent wins over Demian Maia and Mark Munoz.
This injury is the second blow to Weidman in the past month. His home in Long Island was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Though no one in his family was injured, much of the house was wrecked.
Tomasz Adamek Defeats Steve Cunningham On NBC, Displaying Best Of And Worst Of Boxing
If anyone who doesn't usually watch boxing tuned in to the show on NBC Saturday afternoon, I hope they changed the channel before the decision was announced. Heavyweights Tomasz Adamek and Steve Cunningham delivered a worthy sequel to their classic cruiserweight fight four years ago, even if it didn't reach those lofty heights. Then ring announcer Michael Buffer read the scores, then read them again, and both times they made no damn sense.
The universal view was that Cunningham deserved the victory. Instead, Buffer announced scores of 115-115, 115-113 for Cunningham and 116-112 for Adamek. That it was a split draw would've been screwing Cunningham enough. But that 115-115 scorecard was odd -- it would've meant the judge, Debra Barnes, scored a bunch of rounds even, which you don't see in boxing judging these days. Seconds later, Buffer announced a correction. Barnes' scorecard was actually 115-112 for Adamek, which is wrong in several ways, too, namely that it turned Adamek into the winner, and it meant that at some point she scored a round so dominantly for Adamek that he got a 10-8 round, something that, in reality, never came close to happening.
Cunningham dominated the first half of the fight with his jab, movement and defense, and Adamek couldn't find him and couldn't pull the trigger, which probably had something to do with Cunningham's intelligent game plan but just as much if not more with the fact that Adamek is old, battle-worn and no longer the offensive machine he once was. You could give Adamek a round here or there, but the first half of the fight belonged to Cunningham.
When Adamek tried to mount one of the mid-round surges we've seen from him before, Cunningham didn't wilt: Rather, the much smaller man (he has only fought at heavyweight twice and was outweighed by nearly 20 pounds) staved off the Adamek charge with nasty power punches. Cunningham's legs look like sticks at heavyweight, but his upper body is legit, and apparently he had enough power to make Adamek think twice. And he stuck to his plan by not engaging in a brawl. His trainer, Naazim Richardson, advised him at one point: "You ain't gotta prove your heart. You gotta prove you're smart."
Adamek did muster an authentic late-rounds surge, finally upping his punch volume and connecting on some big shots to win the 11th and 12th on my card and bring it to a narrow 115-113 Cunningham win. And it's not like there weren't some close rounds, or it wouldn't have been as good a fight as it was. But overall, Cunningham controlled the bout, and in situations like that, the tide of overall opinion favors the fighter in charge. Yet one of the judges -- I didn't catch his name -- thought Adamek won EIGHT rounds. Where he found them, only he knows.
It was a shameful conclusion to an otherwise happy occasion: a quality heavyweight bout on network television, the second weekend in a row when live boxing graced one of the four major networks. The hasty NBC cutoff after this disaster -- commentator Freddie Roach offered a succint, "That's boxing," and this fight likely indeed will reinforce for casual fans that poor decisions are a fact of life in the sport -- didn't exactly help, either.
Adamek moves on to a fight with Kubrat Pulev, and based on quality of performance, I wouldn't favor Adamek in that bout. But based on the fact that Adamek has gotten two straight decisions he didn't deserve -- the first against Eddie Chambers -- I'll pick Adamek to win anyway. Cunningham moves on to Walgreen's, where he'll purchase some Advil and some ointment to help him recover from being screwed.
The undercard bout had its own mysterious conclusion. Heavyweight Vyacheslav Glazkov got a 4th round stoppage win over Tor Hamer after Hamer's corner called it off. We haven't heard yet from them why that happened, but by all appearances Hamer simply quit. Glazkov was the superior fighter in there, and the career boost Hamer got from his win in the U.K. "Prizefighter" TV tournament was evaporating before our eyes under Glazkov's superior speed, timing and hard counters, particularly his left hand. It's hard not to speculate that Hamer, a very intelligent man with a college degree, saw that the fight wasn't going his way and wondered whether he needed this whole boxing thing anymore.
UFC on FUEL TV 7 Lineup Set
The UFC's return trip to London is set with a six bout FUEL TV main card, punctuated by an interim bantamweight title between champ Renan Bar�o and Michael MacDonald. The action will begin at noon on February 16 with a six fight Facebook card. The FUEL TV card will begin airing live at 3PM ET. UFC on FUEL TV 7 will be headlined by UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Bar�o taking on Michael McDonald. The card will be co-headlined by Dennis Siver and Cub Swanson. The billing will take February 16 in at the historic Wembley Arena in London, England.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/31862/ufc-on-fuel-tv-7-lineup-set/
Bellator and ?TUF? to new nights: How your MMA-watching will be different in 2013
Your MMA watching schedule will look drastically different in 2013. You will be able to catch MMA from the UFC and Bellator on weeknights.
According to MMA Junkie, an advertisement in the next edition of UFC 360 (formerly the UFC magazine) said the next edition of the show will air on Tuesdays on FX. Chael Sonnen and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones are the coaches for the next season. Currently, the show airs on Friday nights, and ratings have taken a nosedive. With a new night and two of their most popular fighters serving as coaches, the UFC is hoping to right the TUF ship.
Bellator announced Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal's debut will air on Jan. 17, a Thursday, according to MMA Fighting. There have also been reports that the promotion's first show on Spike will air on Jan. 10, but only the Jan. 17 date has been confirmed. This signals the promotion's move from Friday to Thursday nights.
The best part of this is that the two promotions won't be fighting for MMA fans' eyes. Tuesday nights are generally light on sports, so the UFC has a chance not just to have MMA fans tune in, but also to pick up new fans.
For Bellator, their season begins when the NFL is in playoffs. They won't have to compete with football on Thursday nights. The new night and the move to Spike -- and a widely available HD channel -- should help to get more eyes on the tournament-based promotion.
Will the night change affect how much you watch "The Ultimate Fighter" and Bellator? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
Ronda Rousey: ?I try to have as much sex as possible before I fight?
UFC/Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey appeared on Jim Rome's show on Wednesday. What does the champion use as her training secret? Does she have high-level training methods not available to amateur athletes and workout warriors?
Nope. She likes to have as much sex as possible before fights. Though Mick advised Rocky that women weaken the legs, Rousey believes it has the opposite effect on women.
"For girls it raises your testosterone, so I try to have as much sex as possible before I fight actually. Not with like everybody, I don't put out like a Craigslist ads or anything, but if I got a steady I'm going to be like, 'Yo, fight time's coming up,'" Rousey said.
She is not the first athlete to claim sex has benefits on the field of play. Elias Figueroa, a Chilean soccer player, said his coach advised him to have sex before important games. Argentinian soccer players were advised they could have sex during the World Cup, as long as it was with a regular partner and not accompanied by champagne.
There is little medical evidence that says sex has an effect, positive or negative, on an athletic performance.
"It certainly doesn't fatigue you in any particular way. So if we actually test your strength or your endurance the day after you've had sex, there's no effect," said Ian Shrier, a sport-medicine physician at the Jewish General Hospital at McGill University.
But if there is an exception, it's in combat sports like MMA. Maria Cristina Rodriguez Gutierrez, the director of sports medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, told CNN that sex can reduce aggression.
"For combat athletes like fighters or boxers, having sex before an important fight can reduce the aggressiveness and make them passive," although effects vary from person to person.
It clearly works for Rousey, who has steamrolled every opponent she has faced on her way to the championship and a 6-0 record. She's won every fight with a first-round submission, and she recently was named the first woman in the UFC. Though her opponent and the date for her first UFC fight are currently unknown, UFC president Dana White said her bout will be a main event on a pay-per-view.
Rousey is also a two-time Olympian, and she won a bronze medal for judo in 2008. It was a fight before the Beijing Olympics that made her think she could be successful in the cage.
"Yes. I got in a fight with a couple of guys at the end of 2007 in a movie theater. It was four couples so four guys and one girl tried to get into it. And I had two friends with me. But I was only really handling two guys by myself. They sued me for assault because it didn't really go too well for them. I guess if you lose a fight in Santa Monica the next option is to sue. Everyone in the theater was cheering for me. I was thinking I might have a future in this. It was before the whole MMA thing."
Goldberg Temporarily Out, Anik Steps in at UFC 155 [Update]
Turns out the injury bug is not limited to fighters, the UFC's regular pay-per-view play-by play announcer Mike Goldberg will not be on air tomorrow night after coming down with an illness. Filling in for Goldberg will be Jon Anik. UFC analyst Joe Rogan will still remain on the broadcast with Anik.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/31888/goldberg-ill-anik-steps-in-at-ufc-155/
Friday, December 28, 2012
Goldberg Temporarily Out, Anik Steps in at UFC 155 [Update]
Turns out the injury bug is not limited to fighters, the UFC's regular pay-per-view play-by play announcer Mike Goldberg will not be on air tomorrow night after coming down with an illness. Filling in for Goldberg will be Jon Anik. UFC analyst Joe Rogan will still remain on the broadcast with Anik.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/31888/goldberg-ill-anik-steps-in-at-ufc-155/
Video: Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez full fight
Apparently Floyd Mayweather wants everybody to remember what happened when he fought Juan Manuel Marquez a few years ago. Mayweather has placed the entire fight video of his bout against Marquez on his YouTube channel, just to give everybody a glimpse at what happened when these two fought. It's his latest shot not only at Marquez, but at Manny Pacquiao, who was the victim of this year's Knockout of the Year at the hands of his arch-rival.
Mayweather vs. Marquez was Floyd's first fight in almost two years. He absolutely dominated ...
Mayweather vs. Marquez was Floyd's first fight in almost two years. He absolutely dominated ...
Source: http://www.proboxing-fans.com/video-floyd-mayweather-vs-juan-manuel-marquez-full-fight_12281/
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Pacquiao vs. Mosley: Why MMA Fans Should Care
by Michael David Smith
We'll have full results and live round-by-round scoring for Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley on Saturday night, which may lead to a few readers wondering, What's boxing news doing on an MMA site? Here are five reasons why you, if you're an MMA fan, should care about Pacquiao vs. Mosley:
1. It's the biggest combat sports event of the year.
For as much as the UFC has gained on -- and in some respects surpassed -- the popularity of boxing, the biggest fights in boxing still exceed the biggest fights in the UFC in terms of pay-per-view buys and worldwide media attention. Although the MGM Grand in Las Vegas obviously won't attract nearly as many fans as the 55,000 who came out to see Georges St. Pierre in Toronto, Pacquiao vs. Mosley will surely get more pay-per-view buys in the United States, far more mainstream media attention and far more attention globally, as Pacquiao is a draw throughout Asia and the single biggest celebrity in the Philippines, a country of nearly 100 million people. This is a major worldwide sporting event.
We'll have full results and live round-by-round scoring for Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley on Saturday night, which may lead to a few readers wondering, What's boxing news doing on an MMA site? Here are five reasons why you, if you're an MMA fan, should care about Pacquiao vs. Mosley:1. It's the biggest combat sports event of the year.
For as much as the UFC has gained on -- and in some respects surpassed -- the popularity of boxing, the biggest fights in boxing still exceed the biggest fights in the UFC in terms of pay-per-view buys and worldwide media attention. Although the MGM Grand in Las Vegas obviously won't attract nearly as many fans as the 55,000 who came out to see Georges St. Pierre in Toronto, Pacquiao vs. Mosley will surely get more pay-per-view buys in the United States, far more mainstream media attention and far more attention globally, as Pacquiao is a draw throughout Asia and the single biggest celebrity in the Philippines, a country of nearly 100 million people. This is a major worldwide sporting event.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/06/pacquiao-vs-mosley-why-mma-fans-should-care/
MMA Top 10 Women's Pound-for-Pound
by Michael David Smith
These are uncertain times for women's mixed martial arts. Strikeforce has been the industry leader in female fights, while the UFC has maintained that it has no interest in putting women in the Octagon. So now that the UFC runs Strikeforce, does that mean women's MMA is endangered?
Not necessarily. The Strikeforce women were invited to the UFC's recent fighter summit in Las Vegas, which indicates that Zuffa thinks women have a future within the company, and next month's return of the sport's biggest female star, Gina Carano, will result in a publicity boost for women's MMA.
So as I review the top 10 female fighters in mixed martial arts, I'm confident that it's a list of fighters whose futures are bright. Even if I'm not sure where and when most of them will fight next.
These are uncertain times for women's mixed martial arts. Strikeforce has been the industry leader in female fights, while the UFC has maintained that it has no interest in putting women in the Octagon. So now that the UFC runs Strikeforce, does that mean women's MMA is endangered?Not necessarily. The Strikeforce women were invited to the UFC's recent fighter summit in Las Vegas, which indicates that Zuffa thinks women have a future within the company, and next month's return of the sport's biggest female star, Gina Carano, will result in a publicity boost for women's MMA.
So as I review the top 10 female fighters in mixed martial arts, I'm confident that it's a list of fighters whose futures are bright. Even if I'm not sure where and when most of them will fight next.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/14/mma-top-10-womens-pound-for-pound/
Gus Johnson's Contract Up at CBS
by Michael David Smith
Gus Johnson, the lead mixed martial arts play-by-play man for CBS who has called many of the most-watched fights in the sport's history, is reportedly leaving the network.
Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reports that Johnson, who's best known for calling college football and the NFL, is leaving after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the network. UPDATE: The New York Daily News reports that while Johnson's contract with CBS has expired, it's still possible he could reach a new deal.
It's not clear whether Johnson is also out at Showtime, where he has been both a boxing and MMA play-by-play voice. Johnson will still be part of Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley pay-per-view broadcast, but it seems unlikely that Johnson would stick around at Showtime, which a division of the CBS Corporation, for long.
Gus Johnson, the lead mixed martial arts play-by-play man for CBS who has called many of the most-watched fights in the sport's history, is reportedly leaving the network.Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reports that Johnson, who's best known for calling college football and the NFL, is leaving after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the network. UPDATE: The New York Daily News reports that while Johnson's contract with CBS has expired, it's still possible he could reach a new deal.
It's not clear whether Johnson is also out at Showtime, where he has been both a boxing and MMA play-by-play voice. Johnson will still be part of Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley pay-per-view broadcast, but it seems unlikely that Johnson would stick around at Showtime, which a division of the CBS Corporation, for long.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/05/gus-johnson-out-at-cbs/
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Wanderlei Silva Talks About Fighting in Japan (VIDEO)
Few characters in MMA are as endearing to fans as Wanderlei Silva. He is atop of most hardcore fans’ list of favorite fighters, he embodies the true definition of warrior in the cage to analysts around the globe, and there is no doubt he is a future Hall of Famer. Recently, the former PRIDE champion…
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Inside MMA - 2012 Best of - Videos
Bas and Kenny take you back through 2012. The biggest fights, controversial stories and the moments that made you laugh and cry from 2012 in Mixed Martial Arts. Watch an All New Inside MMA Monday on AXS TV.Source: http://mmalice.com/videos/inside-mma-2012-best-of-video_skh7urwy.html
Thursday, December 27, 2012
FightMatrix 2012 Awards: Upsets of the Year / Most Improved
We feature two upsets per year, the most “noteworthy” and the most “lopsided”. The most “noteworthy” upset is based on a net difference of pre-fight rating points, normalized by division. This was not a big year for notable upsets, but the most noteworthy based on our standards was: Josh Sampo UD(3) Antonio Banuelos. �For this [...]
Source: http://www.fightmatrix.com/2012/12/25/fightmatrix-2012-awards-upsets-of-the-year/
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Timothy Bradley Jnr wins unification match
Amir Khan may still be seeking an opponent for his next bout but Timothy Bradley Jnr put himself firmly into the picture for a major match-up after unifying two of the other world light-welterweight titles.
Bradley entered the ring at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, as the WBO champion and walked out with the WBC belt [...]
Bradley entered the ring at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, as the WBO champion and walked out with the WBC belt [...]
Source: http://www.boxing-blog.com/index.php/timothy-bradley-jnr-wins-unification-match/
Alan Belcher: ?I don?t want a shortcut to the title.?
Few fighters have been as hot recently as UFC middleweight Alan Belcher. The 28-year old Roufusport product has won his last four fights with finishes in each including three in the opening round of action. This Saturday night, at UFC 155, Belcher will face former #1 contender Yushin Okami in hopes of extending his streak [...]
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Marvin Garcia Post FightWhat Nate Diaz looked like after his loss to Benson Henderson (PHOTO)
On the left, you can see what Nate Diaz's face looked like before his UFC on Fox 5 main event bout against Benson Henderson. In the poster for the event, Diaz is sporting a perfect pre-fight mean mug. On the right is Diaz after the fight. That's what he looks like after five rounds in the cage with the champion. He's smiling but his face is swollen and beat up. If you're considering trying MMA, take a look at the two faces of Diaz. You have to be ready for your face to make this kind of change.
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DREAM 18/GLORY 4 NYE show gets CBS Sports broadcast
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MMA Top 10 Featherweights: Aldo on Top, Mendes No. 2
by Michael David Smith
Jose Aldo has now made his UFC debut and won the UFC's first featherweight title fight, an entertaining if not terribly competitive unanimous decision over Mark Hominick at UFC 129. So what does the UFC do with Aldo from here?
The fight I think the UFC really wants to make for Aldo is against Kenny Florian, who has more name recognition than anyone else on the UFC's featherweight roster. If Florian wins his featherweight debut against Diego Nunes at UFC 131, he'll instantly step into title contention -- and into the featherweight Top 10.
But for now, the No. 1 featherweight appears headed toward an August showdown with the undefeated Chad Mendes -- and on my featherweight rankings, that's the right call.
Jose Aldo has now made his UFC debut and won the UFC's first featherweight title fight, an entertaining if not terribly competitive unanimous decision over Mark Hominick at UFC 129. So what does the UFC do with Aldo from here?The fight I think the UFC really wants to make for Aldo is against Kenny Florian, who has more name recognition than anyone else on the UFC's featherweight roster. If Florian wins his featherweight debut against Diego Nunes at UFC 131, he'll instantly step into title contention -- and into the featherweight Top 10.
But for now, the No. 1 featherweight appears headed toward an August showdown with the undefeated Chad Mendes -- and on my featherweight rankings, that's the right call.
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Jose Aldo would be willing to drop to 135 for bantamweight title-shot
There?s been tons of talk about the possibility of UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo beefing up to fight at 155 pounds, but it turns out the 26-year old Brazilian also believes he could go the other direction to compete as a bantamweight under the right circumstances. Though it?s unlikely to occur anytime soon, especially with [...]
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
After successful surgery, mess in Macau, David Mitchell primed for UFC victory
More than two years after dropping his UFC debut, things haven't exactly gone David Mitchell's way.Injuries, surgery and rehabilitation have left Mitchell out of action for more than 15 months - a streak he had hoped to end earlier this month.
Left without an opponent and some 7,000 miles from home, Mitchell admits it was a frustrating plight. Now he's aiming for a January return, and he's anxious to show the world what he can do when fighting at full strength.
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Chad Mendes and Manvel Gamburayn Sign To Meet At UFC 157
Chad Mendes, riding high off of his UFC on FX 6 win, wanted to jump right back in the Octagon for another fight and UFC officials obliged. Mendes will meet Manvel Gamburayn �at UFC 157 on February 23. Both former #1 contenders, Mendes just knocked out Yaotzin Meza this past weekend in Gold Coast, Australia,…
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UK fighter tries to fake a glove tap, gets knocked out (VIDEO)
At Absolute Adrenaline Platinum in Dorset, England, Adam Fyfe tried to pull the old-fake-a-glove-tap-and-go-in-for-the-knockout shtick. It didn't work. His opponent Alex Thorne recognized it, then came back to knock Fyfe out in 29 seconds.
Fyfe was never taught the old adage that cheaters never win, and winners never cheat.
By the way, eight days after Fyfe was knocked out here, he made his pro debut and was knocked out in less than a minute. The UK regularly hosts the UFC and will do so again in February for an event at Wembley Stadium. It has several burgeoning smaller promotions, but it looks like their regulation leaves much to be desired.
Former WEC announcer Joe Martinez tapped for octagon debut at UFC on FX 6
Former WEC announcer Joe Martinez will soon make his octagon debut.Martinez recently revealed to Examiner.com that he has been hired for in-cage duties at next month's UFC on FX 6 event, which takes place on Saturday, Dec. 15 in Australia but due to the time difference airs live in the U.S. on Friday night.
Promotion mainstay Bruce Buffer is set for his familiar announcing role that same weekend at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale.
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Champ Rockhold calls Larkin attack 'pretty amateur,' eyes early 2013 for return
Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold today told MMAjunkie.com that he never signed a bout agreement to fight Lorenz Larkin and never intended to fight at the promotion's final event. When officials announced the Jan. 12 event in early November, Rockhold said he informed them a wrist injury lingered and that he was unable to fight.
That's why he's particularly irritated by a series of verbal attacks from Lorenz Larkin regarding his willingness to compete.
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