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He’s baaaaack… Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski will return to the sport of mixed martial arts after finalizing a 16-month, multi-fight contract with the San Jose-based Strikeforce promotion. “The Pitbull” confirmed the signing viahis official websiteearlier today. Arlovski is no stranger to Strikeforce audiences. He accepted a short-notice bout against heavyweight wrecking ball Brett Rogers at [...] “I’m happy to fight again with (Machida), not because I think I won the first match but to have a new opportunity to fight for the belt. My big dream is to win the belt, so I want that fight again because it is a fight for the belt … I can’t change a lot [...] Brock Lesnar has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 106 heavyweight title fight on Nov. 21 against Shane Carwin after battling a lengthy illness that kept him from training for over three weeks. From UFC President Dana White, courtesy ofYahoo Sports: “He said he’s never been this sick in his life. He said it’s been going [...] “Honestly, I though (the UFC) forced him to take the fight. Stylistically, I was like ‘Really? Dude, are you serious? Alright, happy birthday!’ I executed a lot of things right, but I felt like I couldn’t get the takedown and I was making excuses, ‘Man he feels slippery, he feels oiled up’ and I felt [...] 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 [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Lyoto Machida is human. He also remains the UFC light heavyweight champion after a grueling five round unanimous decision win over Mauricio Rua Saturday night at STAPLES Center in a bout that may have shown more about the challenger than the champion, as ‘Shogun’ finally showed UFC fans the form that [...] UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” went off tonight (Sat., Oct. 24) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., featuring a main event between undefeated light heavyweight championLyoto Machidaand former Pride FC 205-pound wrecking machine,Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Machida somehow remained undefeated with a unanimous decision, but it is certainly a controversial outcome. Perhaps the most controversial [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – He’s only had seven pro bouts, but with rapid fight-to-fight progress and a one-sided second round thumping of highly regarded Ben Rothwell Saturday night at STAPLES Center, it’s clear that Cain Velasquez isn’t just the future of the heavyweight division; he may be ready to be its present.UFC News Credit and [...] |
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