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The UFC battened down the hatchesyesterday after Frank Mir’s comments on a Pittsburgh radio show. “I want to break [Lesnar's] neck in the ring. I want him to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.” Apparently, everyone didn’t get the message or memo to shut the heck up about the situation. Without seeing or [...] … and git with da “Flo.” “I think he will find out very quickly that [knocking me out is] going to be a very difficult thing to do. I didn’t get to where I am by getting beat in the first round and I’m looking forward to seeing if that’s going to come true. Gomi is [...] He’s one of the top four fighters for Scott Coker’s Strikeforce. It’s not often the growing promotion gets a fighter at his peak in his 20’s. But there’s a long story behind why Nick Diaz isn’t getting a shot anytime soon at UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre. The 26-year-old from Stockton, California marches to [...] “He (Matt Veach) did win in the UFC and then he went up against Edgar after Pellegrino dropped out. So it’s a new guy. Everyone who I am going up against have maybe one loss, you know? I’m going up against the tough guys. I’m going up against the best every fight. It’s always the [...] After repairing his reputation, Gilbert Melendez is on a mission. A rumored bout between former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk (33-4-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Clay Guida (25-11 MMA, 5-5 UFC) has been scratched from the UFC’s first live card on Versus. The March 21 bout was recently described as “abandoned” by FiveOuncesOfPain.com, and MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed that Sherk was removed from the potential matchup [...] If there was any question as to who BJ Penn was likely to face on April 10 at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, then Gray Maynard probably gave us “The Answer” during his main event against Nick Diaz at UFC Fight Night 20 in Fairfax. “The Bully” was one fight away from emerging as the clear-cut [...] The UFC’s forthcoming debut on the Versus network is already shaping up nicely, and a lightweight scrap between Clay Guida (25-11 MMA, 5-5 UFC) and Sean Sherk (33-4-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) is in the works for the event. The bout was first reported byThe Times of Northwest Indiana, and MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed with sources UFC veteran and former WEC lightweight champion Hermes Franca is retiring from active competition after suffering a TKO loss to Eric Wisely on the Max Fights DM: “Ballroom Brawl IV” card in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 8. according to MMAWeekly.com. The Brazilian at one time was one of the industry’s most feared lightweights. After [...] |
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