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At 42 years old, it’s been more than two years since MMA pioneer Renzo Gracie (13-6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has set foot in a cage. But this April, Gracie will debut for the UFC on the main card of “UFC 112: Invincible” in Abu Dhabi when he takes on UFC legend and future Hall-of-Famer Matt Hughes [...] Props: GracieFighter.com Quoteworthy: “It was embarrassing. I can tell you he wasn’t in that bad of shape. Fact is the nerves drained him of his energy. His stand up and ground work looked bad, nothing at all like he was doing in training leading up to the fight and it was if he couldn’t hear what I [...] Now that Matt Serrais back on the winning track, he’s ready to take some time off. When asked about who and when he wanted to fight next, Serra was non-committal on the topic saying whenever Joe Silva calls. If it fits in his schedule, he’ll be ready to go. His first order of business is to [...] UFC 109’s main event features two guys who are a combined 91 years old, so it’s bit odd to hear 35-year-old Matt Hughes joke about his reasoning in accepting a fight against Renzo Gracie at UFC 112. “Cause he’s older than I am to be honest,” joked Hughes about the 43-year-old Gracie. Hughes did say his motivation [...] The official weigh-in event for UFC 109: “Relentless” is set to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. For those fortunate enough to be in “Sin City” for the promotion’s return trip to the Mandalay Bay, remember that the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open [...] The UFC really hits the road this year with an aggressive international expansion that include shows in Sydney, Australia and Abu Dhabi. The Aussies are ready. Boy, are they ever. The Acer Arena, configured for 17,300, is already sold out. The UFC’s U.K. president told Cagewriter the show will be adding a closed circuit seating [...] The news of Abu Dhabi andits UFC purchasehas come fast and furious. The UAE government now owns 10 percent of the fight promotion and an Apr. 10 event has been rumored for months. It makes sense and there seems to be plenty of money in Abu Dhabi to draw a nice crowd. One problem, where [...] A heavyweight battle between the division’s tallest fighter on the UFC roster, Stephan “Skyscraper” Struve (19-3,) and perhaps its most rotund, Roy “Big Country” Nelson (14-4,) is in the works for UFC Fight Night 21 in North Carolina on March 31. The event, which will mark the second of three scheduled events for the promotion in [...] It seemed like the last place the UFC would venture as it expanded its goals of international saturation. When Abu Dhabi entered the discussion as the destination for a future fight card it seemed like there had to be more to the story. Multiple blogs are now reporting that all those trips taken by UFC [...] Because of so many injuries to big stars around MMA, it was a lackluster close to the year in terms of marquee title fights and superfights. Now everyone is getting healthy. Look out 2010. Strikeforce’s Jan. 30 card is just about complete. Robbie Lawler against Melvin Manhoef was recently confirmed along with Nick Diaz-Marius Zaromskis, [...] |
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