“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 [...]
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UFC lightweight title contender Frankie Edgar will take the stage prior Edgar will be the UFC’s guest at the UFC on Versus 1 Fight Club Q&A Check-in for the Q&A, which is only open [...] Columbus, Ohio will host a World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) event for the first time this Saturday night (Mar. 6) when newly crowned bantamweight champion Brian Bowles defends his title against top contender Dominick Cruz at the Nationwide Arena. The main card, including the featured 135 pound championship bout, will air live on the Versus network beginning [...] 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 [...] The UFC battened down the hatchesyesterday after Frank Mir’s comments on a Pittsburgh radio show. “I want to break [Lesnar's] neck in the ring. I want him to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.” Apparently, everyone didn’t get the message or memo to shut the heck up about the situation. Without seeing or [...] Gray Maynard is a pretty grounded and patient dude. That’s why it was shocking to see him lose his cool and throw his gameplan out the window at Ultimate Fight Night 20 against Nate Diaz. With an impressive win, Maynard was in line to get the next shot at B.J. Penn’s UFC lightweight title. It [...] LAS VEGAS – In Urijah Faber’s dominant days as WEC featherweight champion, he always had a blemish on his perfect record. In September 2005, an unknown 21-year-old upstart named Tyson Griffin handed him his first loss in nine fights to take the Gladiator Challenge lightweight title. Shortly after, Faber realized he was too small for the [...] When it comes to pushing for his chance at a UFC lightweight title In fact, “The Bully” is quite content to watch Frankie Edgar – a man Maynard defeated in April 2008 – take the next shot at B.J. Penn. At 30 years old, but still [...] Props: MMA Fanhouse UFC President, Dana White discusses the sale of a 10% share of Zuffa to Flash Entertainment and names Frankie Edgar as the next challenger for BJ Penn’s lightweight title. He also mentions that there will be a press conference next week in Las Vegas to discuss the health status of UFC [...] It appears Frankie Edgar is “The Answer” to which fighter is most qualified to face UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn. In an interview with MMAFighting.com, UFC president Dana White said he felt that Edgar was better prepared than undefeated 155-pounder Gray Maynard for a crack at the dominant champion. Official word from the UFC said Maynard’s [...] |
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