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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. [...] Alistair Overeem (32-11 MMA, 2-0 SF) wants American fans to get ready. There are no more obstacles in the way of his American MMA career; Strikeforce is the priority for 2010. In an exclusive interview with MMAjunkie.com today, the Strikeforce heavyweight champion said he is likely to meet Brett Rogers (10-1 MMA, 2-1 SF) in a [...] Highly touted heavyweight prospect Cole Konrad (2-0) is the latest addition to the upstart Bellator Fighting Championships organization. The former NCAA wrestling champion and current training partner of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was officially announced as the newest member of the organization immediately after a first-round TKO MMAjunkie.com has [...] “You know I don’t know what he [Frank Mir] thought… he’s still trying to pull his foot out of his mouth and when you say something like that and your wife has to go out and apologize for you, you know you pissed somebody off. I think his wife made the apology before he did [...] Seems like “The Maine-iac” just can’t catch a break these days. Former UFC Heavyweight ChampionTim Sylvia tweetedthat he’ll no longer be facing fellow Zuffa castaway Brandon Lee Hinkle at the upcoming Adrenaline MMA show planned for March 20 in Youngstown, Ohio. This comes just one week after the Ohio Athletic Commission denied Wes Sims the chance to [...] Props: UOL Esporte Quoteworthy: “I’m ready for all situations. When you face a good opponent who fights standing and on the mat you must be ready for everything. He’s a very good wrestler besides having an excellent conditioning. In this aspect I’m also feeling very well. I think my ground game is better than his and I [...] The Ultimate Fighting Championship will stay home for its Fourth of July weekend event, and the show now has a likely venue: the MGM Grand Garden Arena. MMAjunkie.com first reported earlier this month that UFC officials plan to host a July 3 show, likely to be UFC 116, in Las Vegas and that UFC heavyweight champion [...] Props: Miami Herald Quoteworthy: “I love martial arts. I’ve loved it for years. I love the sport of it. When I saw MMA years ago, I fell in love with it. They’ve cleaned it up so much that it is now a mainstream sport, and I wanted to get involved in it. There are incredible athletes doing [...] BusinessWeektoday named famed Strikeforce heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar two of the 100 most powerful athletes in the world. Emelianenko ranked No. 82 and Lesnar No. 96 in the “Power 100 of 2010,” which takes into account factors such as performance, marketability and earning potential. Golfer Tiger Woods, the NBA’s LeBron James, golfer [...] Props:The Sydney Morning Herald Quoteworthy: “I am preparing for an all-out war on February 21 in Sydney. My opponent Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is an incredible boxer, incredible with jiu-jitsu, so I can’t really take the fight anywhere and expect it to be easy. I expect a war the whole time. I have been training with a lot [...] |
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