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After splitting a pair of bouts with UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, former title holder Frank Mir has made little effort to hide his current motivation. As such, some have labeled Mir a “stalker” because of his singular focus on a rubber match with the champ. Nevertheless, Mir carries on in search of facing Lesnar once again. [...] “[Benavidez] can get a title shot now. I think there’s a great argument for him to get one. When Dominick Cruz comes back will factor in immensely. I think Benavidez recognized that since his loss to Cruz and the last two times out he’s really making a case. The problem with that is, and I’m [...] “I have never said Frank Mir was mentally unfit or a terrible human being. What I did say is that if ANY fighter really wishes to kill someone in the Octagon they IN FACT ARE a terrible person. I also stated that I had not heard any of Mir’s comments so I was not directing [...] The main event of this weekend’s “UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez” card is based on a great storyline of “young buck meets grizzled veteran.” But at today’s pre-event press conference in Sydney, Australia, UFC president Dana White confirmed what many MMA observers had already suspected: an immediate title shot might hinge on the bout as well. Despite [...] Yee-haw! WEC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson will defend his 155-pound title for the first time against the man he defeated, Donald Cerrone, to earn his shot at unifying the title in the first place. Henderson and Cerrone will collide in a rematch at WEC 48, which is scheduled for the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on April [...] “If I stop [Thiago Alves], I don’t see how they could deny me a shot at GSP. At that point I would have stopped someone twice who GSP couldn’t finish in five rounds, so I think that’s a very strong argument for me to get a title shot. We’re both fighting for another crack at [...] Props: Bleacher Report Quoteworthy: “Winning this fight (at UFC 109) is super important; I don’t like losing. I hate losing that’s why it still hurts so bad after my last fight, but I have an opportunity now to get back on the winning track. If I were to win this fight and get a choice between a [...] It appears Frankie Edgar is “The Answer” to which fighter is most qualified to face UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn. In an interview with MMAFighting.com, UFC president Dana White said he felt that Edgar was better prepared than undefeated 155-pounder Gray Maynard for a crack at the dominant champion. Official word from the UFC said Maynard’s [...] Props:Vancouver Sun Quoteworthy: “When people start going to jail, people will stop doing it. It’s going to be a battle, man. It’s going to be a battle, but I’m ready to (expletive) fight. We’re gonna go after them, we’re gonna go after them hard, and we’re gonna hurt ‘em. (Piracy) hasn’t cost us anything compared to what [...] Props:Honolulu Advertiser Quoteworthy: “I definitely want to fight (St. Pierre) again. What kind of fight do they want to put on in Abu Dhabi? Do they want me to fight a Frankie Edgar or a Gray Maynard? Or do they want me to fight a ’super fight’ against somebody in Aloha Stadium, and do they think they [...] |
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