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Thales Leites, Glover Teixeira and Danillo Villefort were among the winners at Friday’s Bitetti Combat MMA 6 event, but perhaps the biggest story coming out of Friday’s show is the withdrawal of former WEC champion Paulo Filho from the card. Filho, who no-showed Thursday’s event weigh-ins to prompt the cancellation of a would-be headliner with Yuki [...] Seems like the UFC isn’t the only promotion to be snake-bitten on the heels of a major event. Somebody on the Bitetti roster must have gone all Bobby Brady and unearthed an ancient Tiki when they got to Brazil, because the bad luck continues to befall the Feb. 25 fight card just hours before showtime. Cocky and [...] PRIDE veteran and former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho has withdrawn from his Feb. 25 bout against Yuki Sasaki at Bitetti Combat 6 due to “personal problems” according to a report from Tatame.com. Stepping in for him as a last minute replacement is UFC and MFC veteran Thales Leites. The talented-but-troubled Filho has been all over the [...] The Maximum Fighting Championship will cap its 2009 campaign with the organization’s 16th straight sold-out show and an amazing lineup of fights set for MFC 23: Unstoppable. MFC 23: Unstoppable will take place on Friday, December 4 at the River Cree Resort and Casino just outside Edmonton, Alberta, and will [...] The Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) will cap its 2009 campaign with the organization’s sixteenth straight sold-out show and an amazing lineup of fights set for MFC 23: Unstoppable. MFC 23: Unstoppable will take place on Friday, December 4 at the River Cree Resort and Casino just outside Edmonton, Alberta, and will be aired live throughout the [...] Tamdan McCrory and his camp aren’t ready to celebrate just yet. Earlier today Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reported that McCrory (as well as former top UFC middleweight contender Thales Leites), who were dropped from the UFC after weekend losses at UFC 101, would remain in the organization, after all. However, a representative from the fighter’s camp [...] Thales Leites was stunned on Saturday when he heard that judges had come to a split decision in his fight with Alessio Sakara at UFC 101 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. He was even more stunned when he came out on the short end of the verdict. But the really shocking news came on Thursday, [...] Following a 3-3 record in the organization and a close split-decision The 22-year-old welterweight prospect, also known as “The Barncat,” was cut from the UFC’s roster following the defeat. McCrory’s camp discussed the cut [...] The official weigh-in event for UFC 101: “Declaration” is currently underway from the Wachovia Center LIVE in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is currently airing on UFC.com via streaming video. As usual, MMAmania.com will provide the latest coverage of the UFC 101 weigh-in, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude. “Declaration” will [...] Anderson Silva needs no introduction. He is arguably the best mixed martial arts fighter on the planet. With a record-breaking nine consecutive UFC wins to his credit (and counting), he has been as dominant as any fighter in the history of the sport during his reign. Recently however, his showings against Patrick Cote and Thales Leites have [...] |
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