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It depends on which Kongo comes out. It totally depends if he’s going for the takedowns and trying to hold people down, or if it’s the Kongo that wants to stand and strike. It all depends on which Kongo shows up. No matter what fight I get into, everybody knows which Paul Buentello [...]
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“Training is always good here at the Country Club. Preparation for Stefan has been interesting. We just started to put people on shoulders so I get that look. The best thing about this fight is that we are mixed martial artists, so you never know. I intend on beating Struve with my length [...]
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“I was very close. I was done. I just didn’t make the announcement. I told Dana and everybody that it was over. The name Jens Pulver was done…. That’s the mortality I was talking about after the fight. People were rushing me to say goodbye to something I’ve done my whole life. I [...]
“I see this as a step up and I do see the difference between fighting on the undercard and the main card. I’m getting more exposure, and I can see that makes a huge difference. I haven’t been fighting on main cards and obviously people are going to see you less. But I feel like [...]
Spike TV’s one-hour “UFC Prelim” broadcast for this past weekend’s “UFC 109: Relentless” event scored a series-high 1.7 million viewers, which
topped the 1.5 million who tuned in for January’s UFC 108 event.
The one-hour broadcast, which featured two preliminary-card bouts and aired before the night’s pay-per-view telecast, scored a 1.2 household rating overall, as well as [...]
“I really haven’t thought much about it, but if Frank wants to take this fight in that direction, then that’s what will happen. Some fighters need to talk and do things like that. I respect Frank as a fighter and all that and if people want to see a great fight all they have to [...]
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – When the doors opened at the first UFC® Gym™ in Concord, Calif. late last year, the response from fitness enthusiasts was overwhelming. From the time membership enrollment began in June 2009, nearly 3,500 people signed up to take part in UFC Gym’s incredible experience. From training inside the hallowed Octagon™ [...]
If there’s one lesson that Strikeforce middleweight Scott Smith (17-6 MMA, 3-1 SF) has taught the MMA world during his career, it’s to never, ever count “Hands of Steel” out of a fight.
Smith famously added to his growing legend with a come-from-behind, knockout win over previously undefeated striker Cung Le in December.
And while Smith doesn’t [...]
When Ben Henderson submitted Jamie Varner at this past Sunday’s WEC 46 event in Sacramento, Calif., it’s probably a safe assumption that the new undisputed lightweight champion was the most thrilled among the 10,000-plus people gathered in the ARCO Arena about the result.
But Army veteran Dominque Haynes was probably a close second.
“Ben is my favorite [...]
LAS VEGAS – Mixed martial arts fans who watch pirated internet content
could soon be pressed against the cage says the president of an industry-leading fight promotion. In a move that could signal a sea change in the viral presence of MMA, UFC president Dana White said his company is readying a legal assault on individuals [...]