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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki widely is considered a torchbearer for MMA in Japan. And he’s very protective of its landscape, particularly when it comes to the interests of stateside promoters. UFC president Dana White repeatedly has said he’s interested in returning to Japan for the first time since Zuffa, LLC purchased the [...] The long-expected non-title fight between Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and UFC veteran/recent signee Josh Neer now has a date. While a guest on today’s edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said the fight takes place May 6 at Bellator 17. Bellator announced last month that the fight was being targeted for a May card, [...] “It’s great to be recognized by the UFC as the No. 1 contender. I put a lot of work into this. It’s midnight right now and I left my house at 5:30 in the morning and I won’t be home until after midnight. I work hard and I think I deserve it… By the time [...] Props: DREAM Quoteworthy: “I appreciate the offer of a title match – I am genuinely happy. Having always claimed that Japan is at the top of the MMA world, I have no choice (but to go compete in the US). I will just step right in and walk right out with submission victory and prove that the [...] It’s official. After weeks of speculation, CBS and Strikeforce today announced that “Saturday Night Fights” will return to the airwaves with three world title fights from the Bridgestone Arena (formerly known as the Sommet Center) live on April 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET in Nashville, Tennessee. The main event of the evening will feature current Strikeforce Middleweight [...] DREAM import Shinya Aoki will get first crack at newly-crowned lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez when the Japanese submission fighter makes his stateside debut on the main card of the upcoming Strikeforce event planned for April 17 on CBS. Josh Gross of SI.com tweeted the proposed match-up earlier today. The bout is expected to serve as one of [...] Props:MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “Every time I’ve fought I’ve gotten better. Every time I’ve lost I’ve gotten better. Even from my first fight I lost to Jesse Moreng seven years ago, I lost that one, but it made me a much better fighter. Same with Hermes, even the Cowboy fight. Even though I won that fight, I felt like [...]
In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Chile, the world is on tsunami watch. Hawaii is on alert, getting ready for a possible tsunami. Who should CNN turn to for trusted information in this frightening time? UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn, of course. The 24-hour news network used the live feed from BJPenn.com to keep [...] The UFC’s first-ever lightweight champion, current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver has never felt better. While that might be difficult to believe when it relates to a 35-year-old prizefighter who has just one win in his past seven trips Since electing to end a brief retirement, [...] |
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