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Four years ago, Brandon Vera (11-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was the new kid on the block that everyone talked about. But as his March 21 fight with Jon Jones (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC on Versus 1 nears, Vera is now the veteran, and “Bones” is the new fast-rising hotshot. At 32, Vera remembers being in [...] Elliot Worsell, UFC – Ross ‘The Real Deal’ Pearson couldn’t have looked better in winning season nine of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Richie Whitson, Jason Dent and then teammate Andre Winner in the final, more than living up to his audacious nickname. Fast-forward five months and Pearson incredibly looked even better, this time mauling [...] Roger Gracie, a 2005 ADCC champion, finally is set to make his Strikeforce debut on May 15. Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman is the leading candidate to face the grappling ace at the as-yet-unannounced show, which is likely to be hosted by the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, [...] Boxing champion James Toney (72-6-3 Boxing, 0-0 MMA) already has a trainer to shepherd him into the world of mixed martial arts. Juanito Ibarra, a 30-year veteran of boxing and MMA who once trained champions Oscar De La Hoya and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, is training Toney in his Southern California MMA gym. Ibarra told MMAjunkie.com on Wednesday [...] When Matt Serra learned he was slated to fight fellow veteran Frank Trigg last month at UFC 109, he naturally began looking back on a career he’s proud to call his own. The former champ called any fights after his memorable upset of then-champ Georges St-Pierre in 2007 “gravy,” and some suggested that a loss to [...] You’ll excuse Strikeforce’s Trevor Prangley (22-5 MMA, 3-1 SF) if he’s not buying into the hype. Prangley’s opponent at tonight’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi” event in San Jose, Calif., Karl Amoussou (11-2-1 MMA, 0-0 SF), enters the contest as a much ballyhooed prospect. But Prangley, a nine-year veteran, has dealt with his share of [...] Props: Bleacher Report Quoteworthy: “My goal has always been to hold a legitimate world championship before I retire. I have a bunch of titles with some smaller organizations but I want to hold a title in one of the bigger organizations. I’d be happy if that was in the UFC or Strikeforce, it doesn’t matter to me. I love [...] One punch can derail a career. It’s exactly what happened to hotshot prospect George Sotiropoulos during Season 6 of “The Ultimate Fighter” when the Aussie was upset by Tommy Speer. That punch didn’t stop things completely for Sotiropoulos. He officially sent word to the MMA world, that he is a quick riser to be reckoned [...] |
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