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Props: Tatame.com Quoteworthy: “First thing, he (Belfort) was never my friend. Second, a fight is fight. I’m here to fight and whoever is better prepared will win and one of us will lose. I’d be upset if I had to face Rodrigo, Rogerio, Feijao, Lyoto or even Wanderlei or Shogun, but Vitor? He’s just another opponent like [...] Thales Leites, Glover Teixeira and Danillo Villefort were among the winners at Friday’s Bitetti Combat MMA 6 event, but perhaps the biggest story coming out of Friday’s show is the withdrawal of former WEC champion Paulo Filho from the card. Filho, who no-showed Thursday’s event weigh-ins to prompt the cancellation of a would-be headliner with Yuki [...] With just 48 hours remaining until the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Australian debut, the promotion this evening announced a couple major changes to the fight card. Anthony Perosh replaces ill Ben Rothwell in a UFC 110 main-card fight with Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, and a shoulder injury suffered by Elvin Sinosic has forced the cancellation of his [...] It may be a while before Anthony Johnson returns from a knee injury that forced the cancellation of his much-anticipated war against John Howard on Mar. 21. Johnson and Howard were talking a lot of trash before “Rumble” had to bail with a torn meniscus in his left knee. As much as he dislikes Howard, [...] Props:Winnipeg Free Press Quoteworthy: “I think he’s going to be my toughest fight so far, to be honest with you. He’s got an interesting style, a little bit unorthodox and difficult to train for because he’s not a typical guy. He goes for a lot of interesting submissions that most guys don’t go for, and from strange [...] An ankle injury has forced recent UFC addition Antonio Rogerio Nogueira While the latest bout cancellation in the UFC may cause many fans to groan, the potential replacement contest may result in the complete opposite. MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close [...] After weeks of searching for a main event for the first event of 2010, MMAjunkie.com has learned from a source close to Carlos Condit (24-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) that the “Natural Born Killer” has suffered an injury in training and has been forced to withdraw [...] LAS VEGAS – First came the phone call from training partner and friend Jorge Gurgel. Then the reporters started calling about the same rumor. And after a quick call to UFC Vice President of Talent Relations Joe Silva, Dustin Hazelett got the official word. Opponent Karo Parisyan had pulled out of their UFC 106 main card [...] As Fedor Emelianenko prepares to make his Strikeforce debut Saturday in Chicago, he still wants a piece of Affliction. The Russian heavyweight and M-1 have filed suit in California district court against Affliction and its MMA promotional division seeking damages for breach of contract. The lawsuit stems from Affliction’s cancellation of its Trilogy show in August. MMA News [...] Mark Hominick (16-8 MMA, 0-2 WEC), a former UFC and WEC fighter who was slated to fight at “Affliction: Trilogy” before the recent cancellation of the Aug. 1 event, has signed a multi-fight deal with World Extreme Cagefighting and will debut at the organization’s WEC 43 show in September. WEC officials today told MMAjunkie.com the featherweight [...] |
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