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Props: MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “This is like the highest point you can reach. It’s still a little bit difficult to believe, but I am in the UFC. What better way to prove myself than to knock out Dos Santos … If I play my game and I be relaxed, and listen (to my corner) through the whole thing, [...] In the first UFC 108 video blog, Dana White introduces new UFC heavyweight Gilbert Yvel. Gilbert, a former Pride fighter has fought for a variety of promotions over the last few years. His most recent fight was a first round KO of Pedro Rizzo at Fight Force International – Ultimate Chaos this past [...] “Paulo Filho is confirmed. He couldn’t fight in Japan recently and was calling me everyday willing to fight at Bitetti Combat. He has been training very hard to erase any bad impression. His opponent will be a Japanese fighter who still has to be confirmed. It seems a foreign website stated that Jeff Monson won’t [...] In his first fight in two and a half years, former PRIDE Fighting Championships notable Ricardo Arona made a successful return to competition with a unanimous decision win over UFC veteran Marvin Eastman. The fight headlined the newest offering from Bitetti Combat, a Brazil-based organization founded by Amaury Bitetti. Also picking up wins at the event were [...] “Striking is like chess, where I put all my technique. Sometimes I make the guy walk for where I want, I make him attack me like I want to counter attack. Sometimes I leave my leg open for him to kick and then I pull his leg and kick him.” – UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto [...] “We think that Couture will fight standing against him, and Rodrigo thinks that too. Rodrigo is 100% prepared standing. I always said that this fight were good to Rodrigo, because Couture has no punch to knock him out, and Rodrigo boxes better than him… Rodrigo is prepared in the ground too and will work to [...] All 24 fighters, including 255-pound Bobby Lashley and 322-pound Bob Sapp as well as co-main-event fighters Gilbert Yvel and Pedro Rizzo, have officially made weight for Saturday night’s “Ultimate Chaos” event in Biloxi, Miss. Today’s weigh-ins took place at the Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi, Miss., while Saturday’s event, co-promoted by Prize Fight Promotions and Fight [...] |
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