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UFC Quick Quote: With Couture on the horizon, Rich Franklin looking for one last title run

“It’s not signed yet, but we’ve been working Randy now for a while. We’ve talked June, then we talked August and now we’re talking June again. I think we’re having problems with Randy’s scheduling. So I really don’t know what the plan is at this point. I’m at a point now where I’ve fought enough [...]

UFC on Versus: 'The Janitor' hoping to put out 'The Fire' on March 21

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Quoteworthy:

“He has enough fights to know what it’s all about. He’s a little bit younger, but he’s not too young. He’s a black belt in jiu-jitsu and I think it will be a good match. The cage is not that big, so it is hard to move around me. He has [...]

The hype begins: Hardy is primed for a win over GSP?

The bookmakers say the fight is a whitewash. Several media members chuckled during yesterday’s UFC 111 conference call when Georges St. Pierre called Dan Hardy. “the toughest fight of his career.” Yet the case is being built across the pond that their hero has a real shot at knocking off GSP.

Gareth Davies from The Telegraph [...]

Report: Paulo Filho vs Hector Lombard possible for May 20 Bellator event

The underrated and often overlooked Hector Lombard (24-2-1) has been clamoring for a step up in competition to make some noise in the middleweight division.

Well, if it’s attention he wanted, he probably couldn’t have picked a better fighter to square off with than Paulo Filho (19-1).

That’s according to a report from Tatame.com, who was informed [...]

Jake Shields may look to the UFC for competition with a win over Dan Henderson

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Quoteworthy:

“I’m a fighter who takes it one opponent at a time and my next fight is in Strikeforce against (Dan) Henderson. When you talk about guys like Anderson Silva and St.-Pierre, the best in the world, obviously I fight want to fight them. I want to be the best in the world and to be the [...]

MMA Quick Quote: Roger Huerta enters Bellator tournament with a target on his back

“Bellator provided me with a sense of security. I control my own destiny in the tournament. The winner gets to face one of the best lightweight fighters in the world — that’s the goal. If I lose, then it’s my fault. I know I’ll have a target on my back and that these guys will [...]

Roger Gracie confirms May 15 Strikeforce debut against Kevin Randleman

World class grappler and mixed martial arts enigma Roger Gracie will finally make his Strikeforce debut when he tangles with free-falling light heavyweight Kevin Randleman at the upcoming Showtime event planned for May 15 in St. Louis, MO.

Gracie confirmed the pending match up to Graciemag.com earlier today.

The celebrated ADCC and CBJJ jiu-jitsu champion made his [...]

Freddie Roach: The UFC is using James Toney to prove MMA fighters are better than boxers

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Quoteworthy:

“I think they’re using James as a way to say MMA fighters are better than boxers. If he fights a quality ground guy, once he goes to the ground he’s gonna get killed. But If a guy chooses to stand up with James, James is gonna destroy him. That’s why they [...]

Arum extends the olive branch to UFC

Top Rank boxing chief Bob Arum has plenty of people in his crosshairs this week he doesn’t need to unload on prior enemies like UFC president Dana White and owner Lorenzo Fertitta. The Las Vegas Sun reports that both of the UFC head honchos will be amongst the 45,000 to take in the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey [...]

One year after the passing of 'Mask,' the Lewis family still waits for justice

Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Jr., founder of the popular multi-million dollar MMA clothing line and television show TapouT, was killed on the morning of March 11, 2009, when his Ferrari collided with a Porsche driven by Jeffrey David Kirby of Costa Mesa.

One year later, the Lewis family still waits for justice.

While most of the mixed martial [...]