Rampage & King Mo a tag team? In 2009, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, had an infamous argument while riding together. Since, the two have continued a war of words. Today, both Jackson & Lawal have a contract that allows for them to compete in Bellator and in TNA. Will their old rivalry resurface in the TNA? In a...
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White wants to book a super-fight pitting Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre vs. Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. The two have been publicly haggling over what weight the hypothetical match-up would be contested at but another consideration here is money. And "Rush" reportedly wants a lot of it. During...
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Here is the updated card for UFC on FOX 5. UFC on FOX 5 takes place Dec. 8 at Seattle’s KeyArena with the following card… MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) Champ Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz (for lightweight title) Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 6 p.m. ET) Lavar...
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UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre was on Radio-Canada’s “Tout Le Monde en Parle” (“Everyone is Talking”) on Sunday night, discussing the possible fight with Anderson Silva. Here is the translation of his appearance… “This fight is the cherry on the sundae. He wants to fight me so he can then retire. I would like to...
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"Awakening is natural, delusion is not." – Buddha Not every interview is the same, even if in general the questions are. It truly depends on who is answering them, and when it is UFC bantamweight Alex Caceres, one should prepare to have their mind blown away. If asked about his fight, he will talk about his fight. When asked about training, he'll talk about...
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With a distance of roughly 1,800 miles between Macao and Tokyo, the countries of China and Japan aren't exactly next door neighbors, but on November 10th, Japanese MMA will be well represented on the first UFC event to take place in China, as standouts Takanori Gomi, Yasuhiro Urushitani, Riki Fukuda, and Takeya Mizugaki all take to the Octagon for what promises to be an...
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The UFC sends its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of former commentator and judge Jeff Blatnick, who passed away Wednesday after complications following heart surgery. He was 55. A 1984 Olympic Gold medal winner in Greco-Roman wrestling AFTER battling cancer, Blatnick was a pioneering force in mixed martial arts who introduced countless people to the sport...
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“Since he’s come to camp, I’m real blessed that this young man listens and he went from being mostly a wrestler to now he’s turning over to becoming a great striker in the division. He’s almost there, he’s almost to that Anderson Silva place where he is going to start getting those one punch and one kick knockouts. Just wait, you...
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It will be a clash of hard-hitting kickboxers when Pat Barry collides with Shane del Rosario at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 16 Finale, which is set to pop off from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Dec. 15, 2012. The heavyweight Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) showdown, which was confirmed earlier today via a report that...
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The sport of kickboxing, which focuses solely on striking with kicks and punches, is undoubtedly a popular sport in places such as Japan and Holland, as well as other countries all over the globe. However, in the good old United States of America, people haven’t really accepted it and been drawn to it as much as the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). There have...
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XFC Officials announced the Co-Main event of the second Night of Champions event as a Welterweight bout between two XFC vets, Corey “The Real Deal” Hill and Ryan “The Tank Engine” Thomas. Set for Dec. 7 and broadcasting live from Nashville on AxsTV, the bout has been added to the already stacked line up that also features a Lightweight...
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It’s safe to say most people have the same wish as Matt Hughes. Georges St. Pierre is undoubtedly one of the most gifted mixed marital arts (MMA) fighters competing in the sport today. Ruling the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight division for the last five years, “Rush” has cemented himself as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in...
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Be careful what you wish for. Arnaud Lepont got his dream fight against Shinya Aoki, the one he begged Victor Cui to give him, but it didn’t turn out quite like the Frenchman might have imagined. At ONE FC: ‘Rise of Lions’ the Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) legend left him unconscious on the canvas after submitting him in a matter of seconds. Lepont...
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“Let’s go back to how he got this title shot. Before the August 4th fight, he wasn’t mentioned to get a title shot. The reason he was mentioned to get a title shot was because Dana White mentioned that the winner of Brandon Vera and ‘Shogun’ would get the title shot. The fans started saying, ‘Well what about Bader and Lyoto?’ So,...
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The most anticipated return in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA)? Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns with its “Primetime” preview for UFC 154: “St. Pierre vs. Condit,” a three-part series featuring a behind-the-scenes look as current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre prepares to defend his belt against Interim division...
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The upcoming Bellator 78 fight card, which goes down this Friday night (Oct. 26, 2012) from Wright State’s Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, features the promotion’s 115-pound women’s champion, Zoila Gurgel, as she takes on Casey Noland. But you won’t get to see her on MTV2. That’s because “The Warrior Princess,” who hasn’t...
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight contender Anthony Pettis just can’t seem to stay out of the hospital. “Showtime,” who recently went under the knife to repair a bum shoulder, was re-admitted in Milwaukee on Monday after Staph infection was discovered in his elbow, according to the gang at Inside MMA (via MMA Weekly). The good news is,...
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Case closed. Chad Mendes — who was “shocked and surprised” when he was being pursued by authorities for allegedly uncorking a sucker punch in a bar room brawl — has been cleared of any wrongdoing. The local district attorney today dropped the misdemeanor battery charge that he was facing; however, he still had to cough up the “Money”...
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At 39 years old, Matt Hughes hasn’t closed the door on his mixed martial arts (MMA) career just yet, event though the nine-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion recently revealed it looked like he was “fully retired” from the sport. Not having competed since UFC 135 — a first round knockout loss to Josh Koscheck back in...
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight contender Matt Riddle doesn’t think it’s “fair” his win at UFC 149 was overturned to a no-contest (NC) and was suspended for three months for failing a post-fight drug test for marijuana. That’s because he told the Calgary Athletic Commission (CAC) beforehand and he holds a medical license to...
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“I'm a guy that, thanks to my genetics, I can eat anything and I'll feel great the next day. I'm different. I have resistance and I don't get sick and I'm very thankful for that. I promised myself that I would try any food given the chance so I've eaten the weirdest foods you can imagine. I ate dog in China, I ate rattlesnake in Brazil, I've eaten...
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to populate its UFC 155: “Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2″ fight card, which emanates from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, live via pay-per-view (PPV) on Dec. 29, 2012. In bantamweight action, Brad Pickett (22-6) will look to make it three in a row when he takes on Eddie Wineland (19-8). “One...
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Not bad, considering there were no titles at stake. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) can breathe a sigh of relief after giving its UFC 153 fight card a major face-lift in the few short weeks leading up to the show. That’s because a report from MMA Fighting indicates the pay-per-view (PPV) buys for “Silva vs. Bonnar” are in the range of 340,000 to...
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In late August, Bellator made a big deal about the return of its women’s champion, Zoila Gurgel. Turns out it may not be that big of a deal after all. That’s because “The Warrior Princess” has been relegated to the un-televised portion of the Bellator 78 fight card, which goes down this Friday night (Oct. 26, 2012) from Wright State’s Nutter...
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