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A battle of heavyweight strikers has been assembled for the upcoming UFC debut on the Versus network as Cheick Kongo (14-6-1) faces Paul Buentello (27-11) at the The Odeum Colorado in Broomfield on Sunday, March 21. The UFC confirmed the heavyweight tilt earlier today. Kongo is undoubtedly hoping to erase the memories of his last performance after [...] Props: MMA Fanhouse Quoteworthy: “Whoever came up with Houston Alexander’s game plan ought to be kicked in the nuts for about five minutes. I don’t know if his coaches came up with that or whatever but not only did they give him the wrong game plan, they completely destroyed everything about Houston Alexander. It was making me [...] UFC lightweight Phillipe Nover is in a delicate position heading into Wednesday’s “UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Despite the hype surrounding “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ cast member after UFC president Dana White called him “the next Anderson Silva,” Nover could be served his walking papers if Sam Stout can hand the 25-year-old [...] After Kyle Bradley sustained an undisclosed injury while training, Phillipe Nover (5-2-1) has agreed to step in and replace him against Sam Stout (14-5-1) at UFC Fight Night 19: “Diaz vs. Guillard” from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Wednesday, Sept. 16., according to MMA Fanhouse. Nover has been anxious to prove he [...] The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner Nate Diaz (10-4) will get a chance to break out of an 0-2 slump when he tangles with Melvin Guillard (22-7-2) in a lightweight match up at UFC Fight Night 19 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Sept. 16, 2009. Diaz is coming off a disappointing unanimous [...] Props:Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: “Joe’s a good dude, a tough fighter. I did some things I shouldn’t have did, I shoulda pushed off and played a little smarter game … I felt kinda discouraged when I hit my back in the first round, just didn’t seem like it was goin’ so good. I shoulda just changed things up a [...] |
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