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Props: MMAWeekly (via Yahoo Sports) Quoteworthy: “He has enough fights to know what it’s all about. He’s a little bit younger, but he’s not too young. He’s a black belt in jiu-jitsu and I think it will be a good match. The cage is not that big, so it is hard to move around me. He has [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – When Jason Brilz dropped a three round unanimous decision to Eliot Marshall last September in Dallas, it wasn’t losing for the first time since 2001 that baffled the light heavyweight up and comer, it was the way things played out at American Airlines Center, as Marshall, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, [...] There’s nothing left to say to Jens Pulver after his latest loss. His fall from the elite has been very sad and done very much in the public eye. Sure, he’s only 34 years old, but Pulver has been passed from a technique standpoint and he’s less competitive with each passing fight. Javier Vazquez worked [...] “He was in his home town for the first time and he stepped up tonight, and I tell you, I’m proud of him. He was amazing. He didn’t just beat Joe Stevenson, he dominated Joe Stevenson. All the judges had 30-27 [on their scorecards]. He just catapulted himself right into the mix. If he continues [...] The UFC’s “Countdown” show once again did a great job of getting the juices flowing for UFC 110. Cain Velasquez and his trainers Bob Cook and Dave Camarillo, show nothing but respect for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That wasn’t quite the case from Michael Bisping’s camp with regards to Wanderlei Silva. During Countdown to UFC 110 [...] Demian Maia has deadly submissions, and Dan Miller knew that coming into their fight at UFC 109. Appropriately, Miller tried to keep the fight standing all along, but he didn’t do enough to win. Maia took the 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 unanimous decision. In deciding to stand, Miller gave Maia an opportunity to show off how he’s [...] Fresh off a technical knockout win over Houston Alexander little more than two weeks ago, Joey Beltran will get a shot in the big show, taking on decorated grappling champion and member of the famed Gracie clan, Rolles Gracie, at UFC 109: “Relentless” at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 6, [...] LAS VEGAS – With “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ now in production, head coach Tito Ortiz today confirmed his assistant coaches: WEC fighter Rob McCullough, veteran trainer and “TUF 3″ assistant coach Saul Soliz, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu/judo black belt Cleber Luciano. Ortiz today confirmed the selection with MMAjunkie.com at a media day for “TUF 11,” which debuts [...] |
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