Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Thiago Alves Set for UFC 149 in Calgary
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UFC 149 just got a whole lot sexier! In the midst of a 4 fight losing streak, Yoshihiro Akiyama…
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Read MoreChael Sonnen-Jason ?Mayhem? Miller take aim at each other on Twitter
Chael Sonnen doesn’t tend to let a fight – physical or verbal – go without getting in his fair share of blows. After making some remarks concerning Alistair Overeem and his failed drug test for elevated levels of testosterone over the weekend, Sonnen was verbally attacked by Jason “Mayhem” Miller. Apparently, like many fans, Miller [...]
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Read MoreDos Santos PED Free, Still Training For Overeem
By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>
UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos took to his Twitter account this morning to discuss the current Alistair Overeem/failed drug test situation and let it be known that earned what he has without ever using PED's:<Br><Br>
"I am professional and I'm champion without ever having used anything for better performance when you guys see me fighting that's really me. About what happened to Overeem I don't know anything more than you guys know and for me It's between him and the Nevada Athletic Commission. I know a lot about me that's it! I'm doing my whole training camp to fight against Overeem!"<br><Br>
The chances of Overeem being able to fight on May 26th are pretty slim so who do you think the Champ should be preparing for?<Br><Br>
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Read MoreCharles Oliveira?s win over Nik Lentz changed to No Contest
Charles Oliveira scored a second round submission win over Nik Lentz in their “Fight of the Night” at the UFC on Versus 4 event. However, after review from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission (PSAC) the fight has been ruled a No Contest. The lightweights were engaged in a back-and-forth contest when Oliveira connected with a [...]
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Read MoreBellator welterweights, Myles Jury and more: Welcome to the Friday talkback thread
Welcome to your weekend talkback thread, where you are welcome to hang out, enjoy the atmosphere and discuss the weekend’s fights.
On “The Ultimate Fighter,” Al Iaquinta will try to break the Team Faber losing streak against Myles Jury. According to Dana White, this fight is even on the board in a Las Vegas sportsbook. “FYI, TUF Live on FX 2 morrow nite Al iaquantia +200 Myles Jury -250 you can bet it on line or at the The Las Vegas Hilton!!” White tweeted. TUF airs on FX at 10 p.m. ET.
Bellator’s welterweight tourney will kick off on MTV2. Karl Amoussou and Chris Lozano had to be separated during Thursday’s weigh-in. Raul Amaya will face UFC vet Ben Saunders, David Rickels will take on Jordan Smith, and Bryan Baker will fight Carlos Pereira.
If you’re in Chicago, you can also tune in to CSN Chicago and see me on “Chicago Tribune Live” 5:30 p.m. CT. As always, thank you for reading Cagewriter, follow on Facebook and Twitter, and have a fantastic weekend.
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Read MoreRashad Evans turns down request to sign picture of him getting knocked out
UFC light heavyweight contender Rashad Evans turned down a fan for an autograph in a video uploaded over the weekend.
Can you blame him? Though Evans has a stack of signature cards on the table, the fan wants him to sign this:
It’s from his one loss. In that bout, Evans lost the UFC light heavyweight belt to Machida by knockout. It’s a bad memory, and he does not want to be reminded of it as he prepares to try to get that title back from Jon Jones at UFC 145.
Though Evans is often booed by fans, he still rarely turns down an autograph. In an interview with Cagewriter in 2010, he talked about it.
“If they didn’t boo me, that would be strange. It’s funny, I’ll sign autographs all day, and everyone’s my number one fan. Then they’ll show me on the screen, and I’ll get booed. I think, ‘I just signed a million autographs. Who is booing me?’”
He can bet that one fan he turned down is joining in the boos, but since he was carrying around a picture of Evans getting knocked out, he wasn’t much of a fan in the first place.
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Read MoreBrookins vs. Oliveira Heads Three New Bouts Added to TUF Live Finale
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday announced that a trio of bouts has been verbally agreed to…
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Read MoreMatt Wiman Injured, John Alessio in Against Mark Bocek at UFC 145
Matt Wiman has suffered a knee injury ahead of his UFC 145 matchup with Mark Bocek. According to Bocek’s twitter account, Wiman will be replaced by UFC and WEC veteran John Alessio.
UFC 145 will take place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA on April 21. The card will be headlined by a matchup between UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Rashad Evans.
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Read MoreMMA Calender of events
Since I`m generally putting threads together on what MMA is on and when, I will now be in charge of the MMA Calender.
To navigate it should be straight forward.
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Read MoreWeekend warriors: Amoussou, Rickels stand out at Bellator and Iaquinta wins on TUF
Join Cagewriter for a look around the MMA world’s weekend happenings.
Amoussou, Rickels shine at Bellator
Karl Amoussou moved on to the Bellator welterweight semifinals with a rear naked choke just two minutes into his bout with Chris Lozano. David Rickels wasted no time, knocking out Jordan Smith in just 22 seconds. Ben Saunders tried every submission in the book, but couldn’t finish Raul Amaya on the way to a unanimous decision win. Bryan Baker, who was once a finalist in the Bellator middleweight tournament, won a less-than-thrilling split decision over Carlos Pereira.
Al Iaquinta stops Team Cruz
On “The Ultimate Fighter,” Team Faber was in desperate need of a win. It came in the form of a three-round split-decision win over Myles Jury. Both Jury and Iaquinta were supposed to appear on earlier seasons of TUF, but injuries kept them off the show.
In their bout, Jury started strong with kicks in the first round. He tried for a choke late in the round, but couldn’t secure it. Iaquinta pressed forward in several exchanges as he took a close second round. Since they were tied after two, Iaquinta and Jury went to a third round. Iaquinta came on strong in the third round, swarming Jury with strikes as he pushed ahead to win the final round.
With that, Team Faber won their first bout of the season and the next fight pick. On Friday, Michael Chiesa will represent Team Faber against Jeremy Larsen of Team Cruz.
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Read MoreA Look at Leaf Metal MMA 2012
Leaf Trading Cards have released their second entry into the Mixed Martial Arts market in the form of Leaf Metal MMA, out at your local hobby stores and featuring some of MMA’s biggest/brightest superstars. Unlike Leaf’s original set from 2010, this group features no base cards. You simply purchase a box and there are eight [...]
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Read MoreUFC 129 Weigh-In Video
by Michael David SmithAll 24 fighters who will compete at UFC 129
will first step on the scale Friday for the UFC 129 weigh-ins, and we’ll have the video right here at MMAFighting.com.
In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and his opponent Jake Shields will have to make the 170-pound limit, while in the co-main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo and his opponent Mark Hominick will have to make the 145-pound limit. There is no one-pound buffer for title fights.
The weigh-in starts at 4 PM ET and the video is below.
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Read MoreMMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: GSP, Aldo Miss a Chance to Move Up
by Michael David Smith
Heading into UFC 129, I thought both welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and featherweight champion Jose Aldo had a good chance of putting on the kind of performance that would move them up in the pound-for-pound rankings.
GSP did what he usually does and won a dominant unanimous decision over a good opponent in Jake Shields, but he didn’t do anything that makes him leapfrog Anderson Silva at the top of the list. And Aldo won a classic battle with Mark Hominick, but it wasn’t the kind of transcendent performance that could put him on top of the MMA world.
So as we review the Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts, there’s no change at the top.
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Read MoreBen Askren vs. Douglas Lima and Michael Chiesa?s ?The Ultimate Fighter? bout: Friday talkback thread
It’s a busy Friday night at Bellator puts a belt on the line and “The Ultimate Fighter” rolls on. Douglas Lima will challenge Ben Askren for the welterweight belt. In other main card action, Alexandre Bezerra will take on Marlon Sandro in the featherw…
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Read More50 Year Old Maurice Smith *SPOILER*
KTFO of his young opponent Cordoba. HOLY SHIT!!!!!!
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Read MoreTo aid title quest, UFC 148′s Michael Bisping chose Tim Boetsch over Cung Le
When it comes to his immediate fighting future, Michael Bisping has an admittedly one-track mind.
After winning “The Ultimate Fighter 3,” picking up a dozen UFC victories over the past six years, and recently falling just short to now-top contender Chael Sonnen in his most recent bout, Bisping is focused on getting a title shot – and little else.
That’s why he chose Tim Boetsch instead of Cung Le as his next opponent.
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Read MoreWeekend Warriors: Bellator?s lightweight final four emerges and Lawrence advances on TUF
Welcome to another edition of weekend warriors, your rundown of what happened while you were watching the state of Kentucky break out in a war over a round, orange ball.
Bellator got to its lightweight final four. Watch the recap video above of Lloyd Woodard’s fantastic win over Patricky Freire. (Seriously. It’s worth your seven minutes.) Rick Hawn, an Olympic judo player, showed off striking skills with a TKO halfway through the first round. Brent Weedman advanced to the semifinals with a second-round submission of J.J. Ambrose. Thiago Michel rounds out the field after a split decision win over Rene Nazare.
TUF Awkwardness
This week’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” started with last week’s awkward fight pick. Since Dominick Cruz’s team won the first fight, he had the next fight pick. When given the chance, he picked Justin Lawrence, the no. 1 pick from his own team. But he didn’t name an opponent. Instead, Cruz asked Urijah Faber who he wanted to face Lawrence.
Put on the spot, Faber didn’t have an answer, and no one from the team raised his hand to fight. Yikes. Cruz finally picked Cristiano Marcello, the experienced BJJ specialist who trained at Chute Boxe in Brazil.
Team Faber had good reason to be concerned, as Lawrence stopped Marcello in the second round. A push kick to the abdomen in the first round knocked Marcello down, but Marcello was effective in pushing the fight. His success was short-lived. Midway through the the second round, Lawrence threw a big left and ended the fight.
The second win for Team Cruz gave them another fight pick. Myles Jury from Team Cruz will take on Al Iaquinta from Team Faber.
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Read MoreJon Jones says Rashad Evans is out for a ?rude awakening? at UFC 145
One point light heavyweight contender Rashad Evans has consistently made during the build up to his much-anticipated bout against Jon Jones at UFC 145 relates to the way he used to handle ?Bones? in training sessions when the two were teammates at Greg Jackson?s gym in New Mexico. Rather than be annoyed by Evans? assessment, [...]
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