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Despite seeming gassed, Ryan Bader pulled out a knockout of UFC veteran light heavyweight of Keith Jardine at 2:10 of the third round. Bader easily controlled the first round, with effective wrestling and punch combos, but that didn’t fly in the second round. Jardine’s kick, which was effective in previous wins, did some damage in the [...] With an undefeated record and a recent upset victory over UFC veteran Jorge Gurgel at “Strikeforce Challengers IV: Evangelista vs. Gurgel,” Strikeforce contender Billy Evangelista (10-0) is quickly climbing the ranks of the promotion’s lightweight division. And after earning a hard-fought win over a “name” opponent, Evangelista recently told MAjunkie.com Radio that he plans on challenging [...] A lightweight match-up between former No. 1 WEC 155-pound contender Donald Cerrone (10-2) and Ed Ratcliff (7-1) has been verbally agreed to by both fighters for WEC 45, which is expected for Dec. 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to Sherdog.com. “Cowboy” is coming off a loss to Benson Henderson in a fight to determine the [...] Yoshihiro Akiyama, a fourth-generation Japanese-born Korean who made his Zuffa debut at UFC 100, will bring a lethal dose of sexiness to the Octagon in early 2010 in hopes of dulling the blade of Brazilian “Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva. “Sexyama” made the announcement earlier today during a news conference for the UFC’s “Undisputed” video game release [...] The famed Xtreme Couture gym will add more world class talent to the “Who’s Who” of mixed martial artists who train or have trained at the Las Vegas, Nevada-based gym. Yoshihiro Akiyama, a Korean-Japanese middleweight who made his UFC debut at UFC 100, will travel to “Sin City” to train at Xtreme Couture in October, according [...] “If anything, [coming to the UFC] added some motivation. You know, some fire under my ass to get moving again and have something to shoot for. Training to maintain the title is one thing. Training to climb the ladder is something else. That’s just how life goes. You get to one place and think you’re [...] Fresh off his submission victory over Melvin Manhoef at DREAM 10, former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho (17-1) will lock horns with IFL veteran Alex Schoenauer (14-9) this Fall at “Bitetti Combat” from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 12, according to Super Lutas. Filho — the last man to hold the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) [...] “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ winner Ryan Bader (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will reportedly look to keep his undefeated record intact against five-time UFC veteran Eric Schafer (11-3-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) while returning to action at UFC 104. Bader today announced the contest via his Twitter account. MMAjunkie.com was not immediately able to reach Schafer for comment. UFC [...] |
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