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Arguably the face of the Strikeforce promotion, welterweight champion Nick Diaz was extremely close to not even being part of the company. Prior to signing with Elite XC in 2007, and subsequently finding his current home in Strikeforce, Diaz was in deep negotiations with Bellator FC, the same promotion that has recently been making serious moves [...] Five-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre wants to right a career wrong when he meets Dan Hardy at UFC 111. The last time St-Pierre faced a massive underdog, he lost his title. He bought into his own hype and underestimated “The Ultimate Fighter 4″ winner Matt Serra. He ended up on the wrong end [...] Props: Graciemag Quoteworthy: “I’m a fighter who takes it one opponent at a time and my next fight is in Strikeforce against (Dan) Henderson. When you talk about guys like Anderson Silva and St.-Pierre, the best in the world, obviously I fight want to fight them. I want to be the best in the world and to be the [...] Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le suffered the first loss of his MMA career this past December but could be back in the cage at a Strikeforce event planned for June. Le has already begun a campaign to rematch the man who handed him his first loss, Scott Smith, who scored a come-from-behind TKO victory when [...] UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy won’t bring too many surprises to the cage when he faces champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC The British slugger’s striking attack has earned him a perfect mark in the UFC, so why change things now? In fact, Hardy said the only surprise will be finding out what round [...] The UFC scored a ratings bonanza for its premiere episode of “Primetime,” the first of a three-part series featuring an in-depth look at the upcoming UFC 111 welterweight title fight between current champion Georges St. Pierre (19-2) and number one contender Dan Hardy (23-6). According to the cable television network, the debut episode aired on March [...] Product DescriptionJudo for Mixed Martial Arts is the first instructional series ever produced on how to effectively use the power of Judo for real No Holds Barred fighting! Starring Karo Parisyan, 4 time International Judo champion and Ultimate Fighter, this series breaks down the most powerful throws that can be used in a real MMA [...] Props :FightHype Quoteworthy: “Randy Couture, he respects my game like I respect his game. He’s the best at what he do in his sport; I’m the best at what I do in my sport. We gonna see who has the better style and everybody know it’s James Toney. If he tries to throw blow for blow with [...] The reaction on the James Toney signing has been mixed in the United States. Many of you think, it’s a good promotional move and if matched correctly Toney has a shot to do a little damage. Matched incorrectly, against a Randy Couture, and the old boxer may get destroyed and embarrassed because of a lack [...] It wasn’t that long ago that the WEC’s bantamweight division appeared little more than a showcase for then-champion Miguel Torres. My, how things have changed. At this past weekend’s WEC 47 event in Columbus, Ohio, Joseph Benavidez stunned Torres with a one-sided submission win and likely earned |
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