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Our partners in crime over atBloodyElbow.comhave once again published their divisional rankings for mixed martial arts in the nation’s largest daily newspaper, USA Today, for the month of February 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here’s how it works: “The rankings, which will offer a definitive perspective of top MMA fighters across all weight-classes, [...] Props: Tatame.com Quoteworthy: “This isn’t jiu-jitsu, it’s MMA, a sport that involves many techniques and elements. It’s hard to say that I would beat him standing up and he would defeat me on the canvas. Logically, each one of us owns a specialty but a fight is always a fight. MMA is a new sport and there’s [...] Official UFC 112 posterHT: Demian Maia’s website UFC News Credit and Full Story: MMA Mania Props: TATAME Quoteworthy: “I knew about it last night. I still can’t believe it. My manager called me and they asked if I wanted to fight for the belt. I said ‘of course, you don’t even have to ask it’…. I’ll have time to prepare an strategy. I’m coming from a heavy training camp and I’m in a fight [...] The speculation is over. Demian Maia has been tapped as Vitor Belfort’s replacement for the UFC middleweight title fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 112 from the Concert Arena from Ferrari World, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, on Saturday, April 10. MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) confirmed the news with a source close to the situation earlier today. Belfort’s shoulder injury that [...] With a win tonight at UFC 109, Nate Marquardt is going to get exactly what he wants. Another shot at the UFC middleweight title against Anderson Silva or Vitor Belfort. Marquardt missed out on his opportunity back at UFC 73. He admits he wasn’t right mentally for the fight and approached the great Silva tentatively. His confidence [...] It’s been a dicey road in the UFC for national champion wrestler Mark Munoz. The former Oklahoma State grappler was thrown into the Octagon with little experience. He had a rough time last March at UFC 96 when he got knocked unconscious by Matt Hamill with a head kick. His hard work and resilience paid [...] A middleweight contest between Demian Maia (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Dan Miller (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) originally slated for the un-aired preliminary card has been promoted to the pay-per-view portion of UFC 109 in February. The fight takes the spot that opened when Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pulled out of a fight with Brandon Vera earlier [...] A pair of middleweights looking to bounce back from disappointing losses have been targeted to meet at the UFC’s as-yet-unannounced Super Bowl event, as a bout between Demian Maia (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Dan Miller (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is in the works for February. MMAjunkie.com has learned that both fighters have been approached about [...] PORTLAND, Ore. – While many observers felt Saurday’s UFC 102 contest between Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia was an unofficial No. 1 contender contest, the next challenger for middleweight champ Anderson Silva remains unclear. Marquardt impressively dispatched of Maia in just 21 seconds, picking up the Portland, Ore., event’s “Knockout of the Night” in the process. But [...] |
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