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The bookmakers say the fight is a whitewash. Several media members chuckled during yesterday’s UFC 111 conference call when Georges St. Pierre called Dan Hardy. “the toughest fight of his career.” Yet the case is being built across the pond that their hero has a real shot at knocking off GSP. Gareth Davies from The Telegraph [...] “Dan’s in a great position. All the pressure is on GSP for this fight. I know Dan’s a consummate professional and I know from the UK scene he’s come up with a great game plan to bring the UFC welterweight title back to England. I will be up late, and cheering Dan on for sure. [...] 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 [...] Former dual Pride FC middleweight and welterweight champion, Dan Henderson, will likely make his Strikeforce debut a meaningful one, taking on current 185-pound champion Jake Shields at the promotion’s upcoming April event. No word from Strikeforce officials as of yet; however, Shields confirmed to MMAWeekly Radio on Tuesday that “It’s a done deal” following months of [...] At the UFC 110 press conference, UFC president Dana White hinted at a sexy matchup that would pique massive interest among Japanese MMA fans. We previously reported that the winner of Wanderlei Silva-Michael Bisping may face Yoshihiro Akiyama. Following Silva’s victory on Saturday night at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, White revealed that “Akiyama wants [...] To borrow a line from Georges St-Pierre, Michael Bisping was not impressed by his opponent’s performance at UFC 110. Sure, the end result of the 15-minute contest saw Wanderlei Silva earn his first victory at 185 pounds, but at the evening’s post-event press conference, Bisping said he believes he made a strong case for a victory [...] In a close fight that made the Australian crowd happy, Wanderlei Silva won a 29-28 unanimous decision over Michael Bisping. Bisping ran through the first round methodically, taking down Silva three times, but Silva was able to get up after each takedown. At the very end of the round, Silva threw a flurry of punches, including [...] The public loves Cain Velasquez to take the main event at UFC 110. Velasquez, 27, is taking his first big step up against top five welterweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. “Big Nog” is 33 but he’s got plenty of wear and tear on the treads. Tons of fighters from Frank Mir to Chael Sonnen rave about [...] UFC 110: “Nogueira vs. Velasquez” is set to go down this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 from the Acer Arena Center in Sydney, Australia, live via pay-per-view. Remember: MMAmania.com will provideLIVE updates with blow-by-blow, round-by-round commentary of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET. To get us [...] |
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