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Prior to his UFC 108 bout with Joe Lauzon earlier this month, lightweight slugger Sam Stout told anyone that would listen that the contest would not prove a simple “striker vs. grappler” affair. While Stout would eventually earn a victory – and one-half of the evening’s “Fight of the Night” honors – through his striking expertise, [...] Daniel Puder, in pausing a conversation with MMAjunkie.com about his transition from professional wrestling to mixed-martial-arts and its aftermath in a group that followed him, displayed Lesson No. 1 in marketing learned from WWE: Females. “Hey, girls!” Puder said through the crowd at the L.A. Convention Center on Saturday afternoon during the Los Angeles Fitness Expo. [...] By all accounts, Rashad Evans’ first-ever coaching stint on “The Ultimate Fighter” was an unequivocal success. Evans, himself a “TUF 2″ winner, produced seven of the eight quarterfinalists on “TUF 10,” three of the four semifinalists, and both finalists: Brendan Schaub and Roy Nelson, who meet at Saturday’s live finale in Las Vegas. But while an in-studio [...] OKLAHOMA CITY – Former WEC welterweight champ Carlos Condit (23-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) appeared nearly unstoppable during his five-fight WEC run. But after fighting at Wednesday night’s “UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Former heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia wants to return to the place where he first found major success. The former two-time title-holder, who left the UFC in early 2008 after mutually agreeing with the organization to terminate his contract, has lost three straight fights, which included an embarrassing nine-second knockout loss to 48-year-old boxer Ray Mercer in [...] For Mark Munoz, success at the Division I collegiate wrestling level and now in the most prominent mixed-martial-arts organization in the world is the result of his support system. Munoz looks to his parents, his wife and kids, and even his training partners as one big, extended family. So when Munoz, who returns this coming weekend to [...] Earning your way into the UFC is all about winning. Staying there is a numbers game. With the world’s biggest mixed martial arts organization constantly looking to bring new talent to sport’s biggest stage, holding on to your roster spot requires consistent effort, success in the cage, and fighting the way the UFC expects you to [...] |
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