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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a bill into law that regulates mixed martial arts in the “Bay State,” paving the way for the sport’s top brand, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and other promotions to host events in 2010 and beyond. UFC President Dana White, a Boston-area native, has gushed for years about the possibility of [...] UFC lightweight standouts Kenny Florian (11-4) and Clay Guida (25-10) have been scratched from their scheduled bout at UFC 106 in Las Vegas and rebooked for UFC 107 from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on December 12 according toESPN’s MMA Live. The move was likely done to help bolster the latter card after the departure [...] Lightweights Kenny “Ken Flo” Florian (11-4) and Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (25-10) are in talks to square off at UFC 106 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 21, adding more pop to an already powerful-looking fight card. Michael David Smithwas the first to float the possible 155-pound match up, and [...] Props:Boston Herald Quoteworthy: “It was amazing … Dreams come true. I still can’t believe it. Every day I wake up and I thank God, because for that to happen — for someone to go to the UFC for the first time and get that [”Fight of the Night”] bonus — is unbelievable…. It was a blessing from [...] It took years for mixed martial arts and the UFC to shed the John McCain-issued moniker of “human cockfighting.” But just as soon as that loaded term has begun to wane, in steps the New York State Catholic Conference with an updated descriptor: human dog fighting. The Boston Globe’sPeter Funt recently penned a column which largely [...] |
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