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He’s back. After coming up short against BJ Penn in his Dec. 12 bid for the 155-pound crown, Diego Sanchez (21-3) will make his return to the welterweight division opposite John Hathaway at the upcoming UFC 114 pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, May 29. The “Nightmare” tweeted the good [...] HDNet continues to cement its status as the “Home of MMA,” with the upcoming broadcasts of live, monthly King of the Cage (KOTC) events starting with KOTC: “Vengeance” on Feb 12. A household name among the American MMA promotions, KOTC will begin airing their monthly shows on the all-high-definition cable station next month as part of [...] You know how people used to think Albert Einstein was a crazy dude, but then long after he died we realized he was a genius? Well, maybe that’s what we have in Nick Diaz. A man respected for his craft, yet someone who doesn’t seem to fully understand his surroundings. A man, who despite possessing the [...] Props: Fighter’s Only Quoteworthy: “I am happy at 155lbs right now and am looking forward to fighting Frankie. I have a tough opponent in front of me at UFC 112. I don’t think any champion can really ‘clean out’ a division because there are so many great fighters coming through all the time as soon as you [...] Props: CagePotato.com Quoteworthy: “You know, I pretty much predicted that [Diego returning to welterweight]. The skill level at 155lbs is the best in the UFC, if you look across the board, in terms of well-rounded fighters. You are not going to come in to the UFC 155 division and start finishing guys right away. People see me [...] The holidays and possibly some intense weight work may have Quinton Jackson, Georges St. Pierre and Diego Sanchez considering a jump to a new weight class. Jackson was seen last night in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock’s new club Vanity. St. Pierre is pictured with heavyweight Brendan Schaub and middleweight Nate Marquardt. GSP looks [...] After repairing his reputation, Gilbert Melendez is on a mission. UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn expects his next bout to take place in April at a currently unannounced (but close to finalized) UFC 112 event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. However, in a short video bjpenn.com today released by the fighter, Penn said no opponent has been determined, and nothing has been signed. Penn most recently [...]
A post from this Web site brings us the pictures of some of MMA’s stars when they were young. Check it out to see Fedor Emelianenko, Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida and more from a simpler time. The one that stuck out the most to me is this one of Diego Sanchez. Though Dan Henderson’s hair [...] Despite a gutsy but bloody effort against lightweight champion B.J. The lightweight contender was tagged with a loss at UFC 107 after suffering a busted lip, facial cuts and a deep forehead gash that prompted a fifth-round TKO stoppage in the pay-per-view-televised main event. Sanchez [...] |
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