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The official weigh-in event for UFC 111: “St. Pierre vs. Hardy” is set to go down from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, March 26, 2010. It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as several other online destinations via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to [...] “I’ve beaten everyone the UFC has put in front of me; I’ve never turned down a fight and I am not about to now. I would have been happy having a couple more fights before getting my shot, but I was offered a spot as a late replacement against Mike Swick in a final eliminator [...] Props: ProFightingFans.com Quoteworthy: “I’ve made huge improvements in my last year of training. I think I’m at the point where I can technically matchup with [Georges St. Pierre] and I think I can beat him. I think right now I’m a better fighter than him. I’m just waiting for the opportunity to prove it. [Thiago Alves] is [...] 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: Top MMA News Quoteworthy: “[Koscheck's] just bitching because I’m in this position and he’s not. There are a lot of guys out there and I know Jon Fitch said a few things the other day as well. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion and I’m sure those guys feel like they’re in a better position than me [...] If Thiago Alves knocks out Jon Fitch, thank his mom. Alves, who attempts to avenge a 2006 loss to Fitch next month at UFC 111, had a good chat with mom in Fortaleza, Brazil, after welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre beat him this past July at UFC 100 and internal strife at American Top Team pulled him [...] “Being the underdog in this fight is exactly the position I want. I wouldn’t have it any other way. When you step into a fight as a favourite, it takes some of the excitement and drama away from it all. It almost takes my interest out of the fight. If I’m looking at moving forward [...] A welterweight bout and long-awaited rematch between Jon Fitch (21-3 MMA, 11-1 UFC) and Thiago Alves (16-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC) officially has been added to next month’s UFC 111 event and completes the March 27 fight card. MMAjunkie.com first reported the UFC 111 bout, which was initially expected to take place at UFC 107, back in [...] Mike Swick is a good friend to Josh Koscheck. So much so that he’s stepping in at UFC 109 for his fellow welterweight and American Kickboxing Academy training partner, and will attempt to avenge Koscheck’s only defeat of 2009. If Swick beats Paulo Thiago this weekend it leaves him, Koscheck and Jon Fitch all waiting in [...] 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 [...] |
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