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Hang tight, West Coast fans. Bellator Fighting Championships hasn’t forgotten about you. The promotion, which kicks off its second season next month with live shows on FOX Sports Net, is skipping West Coast markets for its 12-week run due to its 8 p.m. ET start times. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio that logistics forced [...] Many top MMA fighters love boxing, but even they admit that the sport is on the ropes. This past weekend’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight came with a fraction of the hype for a long-anticipated showdown between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. And when it was finished, fans slapped their collective foreheads. Today, while promoting their respect [...] Sista love “on the beaches of hawaiiiiiiiiiyyyyyy” with Arianny Celeste and Anne Rivera (Pic) UFC News Credit and Full Story: MMA Mania Props: Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: “This is the fight I’ve waited for since I got in the WEC. It feels great to get a win off him coming off his (Bowles) loss knowing he was going to come in determined and inspired and bring everything [he had]. I always thought I was going to win this fight, I always [...] Props:Wisconsin Combat Sports Quoteworthy: “Several boxers have stepped up and said that we are no good at striking and they would knock us out, and James Toney is no different. He’s the first one that is willing to step up and put his money where is mouth is though, and I’d love to welcome him into MMA. [...] Props: TheTandD.com Quoteworthy: “I love [Hamman's approach]. I love people that go for knockouts in the first round. That’s my favorite type of person to fight, somebody that is confident to come in with their hands. I don’t ever lose confidence when I’m fighting somebody. That is just me. You can beat me five times in a [...] Props: Bleacher Report Quoteworthy: “My goal has always been to hold a legitimate world championship before I retire. I have a bunch of titles with some smaller organizations but I want to hold a title in one of the bigger organizations. I’d be happy if that was in the UFC or Strikeforce, it doesn’t matter to me. I love [...] “I’m going get back into the gym and say I’d love to have another fight, and I’m gonna work hard, but I’m leaving it my trainers and coaches’ hands and the fighters at the gym. If they think I’m not ready, they gotta tell me, and I will swallow my pride and not do it. [...] |
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