Martins Denis, UFC – The fighting career of Brazil’s Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares came to an abrupt halt when he terribly injured his left leg in May. The injury, a fracture of his tibia while wrestling, forced him to the sidelines for more than three months and was just another difficult hurdle to be added to [...]
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“I’m going to call out Jose Aldo and drop down to 145. I’m really looking forward to that. I’m not running away from the 155 pound weight class. I’m going to stay at 155, but just also going to fight at 145.” – Perennial WEC lightweight contender Donald Cerrone dropped in on the MMA Madness“The [...] “I don’t want the media to make any excuses if I go out there and he beats me fair and square. I don’t want people thinking that he beat me because I had all this time off or ring rust or whatever. I’m telling you right now I’m 100 percent. I’m ready to fight and [...] “… he’s walking around and moving around. He’s not ready to jump into that cage, that’s for sure at this point…. I’m not 100 percent sure right now [when he'll start training again]. We’re not really pushing it right now. We’re just letting things take their course so he can be 100-percent healthy when he [...] The UFC has received plenty of practice in booking replacement fighters for the upcoming “UFC 108: Silva vs. Evans” event, so today’s loss of Carlos Condit in the evening’s co-feature slot was no problem. Dustin Hazelett (12-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has verbally agreed to fill the open role and face British slugger Paul Daley (22-8-2 MMA, [...] According to this post on The Underground Forum, Jon Jones’ management team intends to protest its client’s loss to Matt Hamill at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale this past Saturday. It’s their belief that they have grounds to overturn the loss to a “No Contest” (NC): “Let’s be clear, Jon is not ‘unhappy’ he feels as [...] “Kenny’s very laid back, which I can be too. I have the utmost respect for him and that he’s one of the top fighters in the world. Look where he’s came from. He came from being a soccer player, to a jiu-jitsu practitioner, to an MMA fighter. The guy played soccer in college, which is [...] Props: MMA Fanhouse Quoteworthy: “Well, I don’t want to get into the whole Dana White thing. All I can say is, how often does a guy like Dan Henderson become available? He’s a main event fighter. Every promotion would like to have Dan Henderson fight in a main event for them. Main event fighters are few and [...] The Ultimate Fighting Championship today officially announced five bouts for its Super Bowl weekend event in Las Vegas. “UFC 109: Relentless” features a headliner between former UFC champions and current UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, and takes place Feb. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Other announced bouts include [...] Just hours after Strikeforce announced the signing of former UFC fighter Dan Henderson, one potential opponent said he’s open to a matchup. Henderson, who struck out on a potential second middleweight title shot against UFC champion Anderson Silva before signing a four-fight deal with Strikeforce, apparently won’t face similar roadblocks at his new home. Strikeforce’s recently crowned [...] Martins Denis, UFC – The reputation of Wilson Gouveia inside the Octagon goes beyond his record. As he prepares for his tenth UFC bout against Alan “The Talent” Belcher Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee, Gouveia – a former light heavyweight now competing at middleweight – has become known for his action-packed style. And whether losing or [...] |
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