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Props: Las Vegas Sun Quoteworthy: “I came out to New Jersey to finish camp, because I didn’t want to fly out too close to the fight. I decided to put some feelers out to see if there was an opportunity to train with Matt and he was very welcoming. More than anything, Matt’s been in there twice [...] Acquiring the services of an athlete who’s graced the cover ofSports Illustratedis a big deal by any standard. After an extended negotiation period, Bellator Fighting Championships scored Roger Huerta for its second season of tournament action – which begins April 8 in Hollywood, Fla. – in one of Huerta was a breakout star [...] Props: Graciemag Quoteworthy: “I’m a fighter who takes it one opponent at a time and my next fight is in Strikeforce against (Dan) Henderson. When you talk about guys like Anderson Silva and St.-Pierre, the best in the world, obviously I fight want to fight them. I want to be the best in the world and to be the [...] A replay of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first event of 2010, “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva,” re-airs tonight on Spike TV at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT. The event initially aired on pay-per-view and took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Featured bouts from the event, which had been decimated by injuries in the months [...] It’s official: The Ultimate Fighting Championship will own the South end of the Las Vegas Strip on Memorial Day weekend. With the second-annual UFC Fan Expo already announced for the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, the coinciding UFC 114 event is now set for the nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena. The location was first reported [...] Is there a better story teller than Floyd Mayweather? During his recent media tour, he visited the offices of USA Today and was asked about mixed martial arts cutting into the boxing fanbase. The legendary pugilist responded by telling a story that suggested he pointed UFC president Dana White in the right direction. “My uncle Jeff [...] A middleweight bout between Michael Bisping (18-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Dan Miller (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), established contenders both desperately in need of a win, is likely to take place in May at UFC 114. Multiple sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that UFC officials are working to sign the bout and that [...] “Of course, number one, it sucks. Maybe I could have still fought, but I’m taking the smart choice and letting it heal. The doctor says there’s a risk if it get’s any impact on it, it will open right back up. It was so deep they had to stitch it on the inside and then [...] Props: Las Vegas Sun Quoteworthy: “I don’t exactly know what a lucky punch is. You’re out there fighting. You’re throwing punches, trying to hit somebody and you hit them. I don’t know how that’s lucky. It’s kind of expected [the hesitance of people accepting him as champion], when somebody is as big of an underdog as I was, [...] |
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