Randy Couture is now 2-0 in his latest return to the light heavyweight division. After wins over Brandon Vera at UFC 105 and Mark Coleman at UFC 109, he appears to be in line for a potential title shot. The 46-year-old Couture just finished his third fight in less than five and half months. He [...]
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Props: Las Vegas Sun Quoteworthy: “These six weeks should motivate me. I did one interview with [Ortiz] today and I’m already getting pumped about punching him in the mouth. I knocked him out twice already, but I have no problem getting up to fight him. I’d want another fight (after Tito). Hopefully, Dana will be happy [...] After plenty of speculation that the UFC may bail from its May 1 date for UFC 113, the promotion has decided to push the event back a week. The reason? It’s all but a certainty that Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will meet in Las Vegas on May 1. The UFC does not want to [...]
Props: Graciemag.com Quoteworthy: “I don’t want to face him because I felt I won. I want to fight Lyoto because it’s for the title, and that is my dream. What I want most is that belt and, therefore, I want to fight Lyoto again.” After the rematch was announced for May 1, [...] UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has his sights firmly set on rematch with recent challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. It just might not happen quite as soon as Machida, Rua and UFC president Dana White might like. MMAjunkie.com today spoke with Machida’s manager, Ed Soares, who confirmed “The Dragon” went under the knife on Friday and will [...] Add UFC President Dana White to the long list of disappointed mixed martial arts fans who felt Mauricio “Shogun” Rua did enough to win a decision over undefeated light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida, last night at UFC 104 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The only problem is he didn’t, losing two rounds two [...] With UFC 104’s long-awaited main event between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua now just a day away, fans (and gamblers) are in fight-prediction mode. But when handicapping the championship bout, how much should we take into consideration Rua’s past ACL troubles? In our latest “Ask the Doc” installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist [...] Props: Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: “I still love fighting. I don’t know what we’re going to come up with. I’m going to start spending a lot of time training guys or get back in there –- one of the two. I needed some time off. “Dancing” actually gave me something to concentrate on and get in shape on. I [...] Props:SI.com Quoteworthy: “I haven’t personally made a decision one way or the other. Hopefully my brain can heal over time. The shot last fight is something that normally wouldn’t hurt me. I think I need at least some time off from getting hit. I’m going to take time off sparring then. I’ll train still. Still gonna roll. [...] “I can’t retire him, but he gave me his word that he was going to retire so … To be honest with you, he and I have talked, and he has said, yes, he will retire … So we’ll see what happens. He and I are getting together next week … We’re going to get [...] |
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