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UFC welterweight Rory Markham isn’t just training to fight – he’s training to fight trash talk. At UFC 111, Markham (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) faces a dynasty in the world of trash talking: a Diaz brother. Although Nate Diaz (11-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is the kinder, gentler version of older brother Nick Diaz, he also can [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Ask Ivan Hippolyte about the sparring sessions he put Mirko Cro Cop through at Amsterdam’s Vos Gym in preparation for the Croatian star’s UFC 110 bout against Ben Rothwell this weekend at the Acer Arena, and he breaks into a wide grin. UFC News Credit and Full Story: UFC.com “I see myself [in Mousasi]. But two weight classes above. He’s a great fighter. He’s very open-minded. He’s amazing. He taught me two great techniques. Those two things I learned today are worth my whole trip. I’m very happy, and I’m going to be working on it a lot…. If I could have a choice [...] Props: Sunday Sun Blog Quoteworthy: “This is the moment I’ve been waiting for since I first started watching my old UFC DVDs, dreaming of one day competing in the Octagon. I sometimes watch the early UFC events in between training sessions and it’s crazy to think I’m now a part of this thing. I’m no longer just [...] Rhett Butler, UFC – Brandon Vera is tired of all the talking. It is very easy to imagine the typical Vera training sessions as intense mental battles where talking, save light colloquialisms with teammates, is a punishment. Be clear, Vera loves the MMA public. Had it not been for you, me and the world, his [...] While M-1 Global has been in the news frequently as of late, most of it centering around the failed negotiations between Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC, organization officials aren’t solely focused on their new partnership with Strikeforce. M-1 Global is set to launch a two-day “mega-taping” of its team-based “M-1 Challenge” series today just outside of [...] Hardly a weekend goes by that top MMA trainer and namesake of the New Mexico-based camp Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts, Greg Jackson, isn’t in the corner of a world-class fighter. But somewhere between the training sessions, travel and pay-per-view events, Jackson – along with occasional MMAjunkie.com contributor Kelly Crigger – has penned a new striking manual [...] The upcoming 10th season of “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ is so packed with storylines that the show’s producers aren’t sure how to cram all the content into the 12 scheduled 42-minute episodes. That’s according to Dana White, who discussed the heavyweights-only season in media sessions before and after UFC 100. White said the show, which debuts Sept. [...] If the chance to meet several of your favorite UFC, WEC and PRIDE veterans, watch or participate in a Grapplers Quest event – complete with superfights featuring Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champions – training sessions with some of the sports most well-known fighters and a host of other activities weren’t enough to convince you to attend [...] |
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