“His game is tight. His striking is good. His defense works good. We’ve been studying him for a while, and his biggest weakness is his inexperience. That’s the only X-factor in this game. Everything else is almost like a seasoned vet. Nobody’s ever been able to push Jones. He said he’s trying to stay comfortable [...]
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Jon Jones (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Brandon Vera (11-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) could be headed up a division around the same time. The light heavyweight headliners of UFC on Versus 1 spoke Tuesday to media about their March 21 fight, and both said a trip to the heavyweight division is not out of the question [...] It wasn’t that long ago that the WEC’s bantamweight division appeared little more than a showcase for then-champion Miguel Torres. My, how things have changed. At this past weekend’s WEC 47 event in Columbus, Ohio, Joseph Benavidez stunned Torres with a one-sided submission win and likely earned Looks like the fantasy matchmakers who pegged Kimbo Slice as the UFC’s first opponent for recently-signed pugilist James Toney will be heading back to the drawing boards. Spike TV/CBS ratings monster Kevin Ferguson (4-1) is going to put his drawing power to the test when he makes his pay-per-view debut opposite fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 [...] Props:MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “You take me to the ground this year, you’re going to get submitted, I’ll tell you that much right now. He’s with a new camp, he’s with (Greg) Jackson’s and them. They’re good game plan people so he might try to take me to the ground, but I tell you this much in 2010, my [...] WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby shares a portfolio of fighters looking to fight in the 155-pound division with UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. Since this past March, the lightweight division remains the only weight class in which the two Zuffa, LLC-owned promotions share a common division. Why the overlap? In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com Radio, Shelby said the [...] When Matt Serra learned he was slated to fight fellow veteran Frank Trigg last month at UFC 109, he naturally began looking back on a career he’s proud to call his own. The former champ called any fights after his memorable upset of then-champ Georges St-Pierre in 2007 “gravy,” and some suggested that a loss to [...] 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 [...] |
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