The UFC is treating Versus well with its debut card on the network. With any luck, all the fighters will make it through the week in one piece so they can fight on Sunday night. It sets up some dynamite matchups at the top of the card with potential fireworks in store. The main event [...]
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Have the floodgates opened? Mere weeks after former Jose Canseco’s potential foray into U.S. mixed martial arts appeared to be a dead issue, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he’s not entirely opposed to the former baseball star entering the cage. That’s not to say Coker is actively campaigning to sign Canseco, a former MLB All-Star. But as [...] Heading into his UFC 107 contest with Stefan Struve, much of the talk surrounding Paul Buentello’s training camp – or rather, his lack of one. Forced out of his normal routine at California’s American Kickboxing Academy, Buentello scrambled to find a suitable training home. But as his UFC on Versus 1 bout with Cheick Kongo approaches, little [...]
Joseph Benavidez staked his claim for the next title shot in the WEC bantamweight division with a submission at 2:57 in the second round over Miguel Torres. Benavidez controlled the first round with takedown skills and elbows, but his performance in Round 2 was what took out the former champ. After Torres finally started to [...] Props: TATAME Quoteworthy: “I knew about it last night. I still can’t believe it. My manager called me and they asked if I wanted to fight for the belt. I said ‘of course, you don’t even have to ask it’…. I’ll have time to prepare an strategy. I’m coming from a heavy training camp and I’m in a fight [...] “I’m not expecting to go into this fight and win this fight in the first or second round. Most likely this is going to be a brutal fight, a lot of blood everywhere on both sides. I know he’s going to come out very aggressive. I mean his job could be on the line with [...] Gray Maynard is a pretty grounded and patient dude. That’s why it was shocking to see him lose his cool and throw his gameplan out the window at Ultimate Fight Night 20 against Nate Diaz. With an impressive win, Maynard was in line to get the next shot at B.J. Penn’s UFC lightweight title. It [...] Coach has now become enemy. Shawn Tompkins worked for years at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and helped Randy Couture through many of his recent fights. Now he’s the mastermind on the other side as Mark Coleman preps for his fight against Couture next week at UFC 109. Tompkins said at first he was apprehensive about [...] “I have had a great training camp and this is going to be one hell of a fight because he is one of the best ever in my opinion and he is very mentally tough; which is one of the most important things in this sport and I actually think that is his best attribute. [...] Props: Heavy.com Quoteworthy: “It’s getting scary. Georges is getting better and better, believe it or not. If I compare him to last year he is far beyond where he was. He’s a very scary individual. I can’t even put him in with anybody his size. I can’t put him with another welterweight because there is no other [...] |
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