“I know I’m going to fight soon. I’m going to have a great surprise for my fans what date I’m going to fight. (Akiyama’s) a great match because he’s an incredible fighter. He’s got an Olympic gold medal. He’s had great performances in Dream in Japan, (he’s) very famous there. I think it’s a great [...]
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Women’s fighting is still battling a severe uphill climb. It’s tough to find places to train. Once you’re there most of the guys are too big or shy away from sparring or rolling with the girls. No one knows that better than Erin Toughill. She’s overcome much of the negative stigma about female fighters to [...] “I don’t know what’s next. We’ll see. Dana will probably call me tomorrow and say ‘Hey, do you want to fight next week?’…. I was very happy. We couldn’t have mapped it out better. The last few camps have been fantastic and this camp went great too. Everybody talked about Mark and expected the fight [...] Demian Maia has deadly submissions, and Dan Miller knew that coming into their fight at UFC 109. Appropriately, Miller tried to keep the fight standing all along, but he didn’t do enough to win. Maia took the 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 unanimous decision. In deciding to stand, Miller gave Maia an opportunity to show off how he’s [...] With a win tonight at UFC 109, Nate Marquardt is going to get exactly what he wants. Another shot at the UFC middleweight title against Anderson Silva or Vitor Belfort. Marquardt missed out on his opportunity back at UFC 73. He admits he wasn’t right mentally for the fight and approached the great Silva tentatively. His confidence [...] Randy Couture’s role in mixed martial arts is so much bigger than just a main event fighter next week at UFC 109. The 46-year-old has really set the standard for maturing fighters on how to train, stay in shape and get better with age. Couture fought Chuck Liddell, three times, losing twice, yet his career is steaming [...] Props: Bleacher Report Quoteworthy: “Winning this fight (at UFC 109) is super important; I don’t like losing. I hate losing that’s why it still hurts so bad after my last fight, but I have an opportunity now to get back on the winning track. If I were to win this fight and get a choice between a [...] With today’s announcement of the FLASH investment in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC President Dana White took the opportunity to talk about various aspects of the deal and its impact on the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization.UFC News Credit and Full Story: UFC.com LAS VEGAS – Dutch striker Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has taken the long road to the UFC, and “The Hurricane” has encountered more than his share of obstacles. And as fans that have followed Yvel’s career know, many of those obstacles have been of his own creation. But despite Yvel’s controversial history that includes biting [...] |
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