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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – For World Extreme Cagefighting, the recipe for near-guaranteed success is simple: Bring Urijah Faber to ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. Sunday night’s WEC 46 event was no exception to that rule, and while But what about the [...] With the state of Massachusetts finally set to regulate MMA, the UFC UFC vice president Marc Ratner today told theBoston Heraldthat the organization plans on visiting Boston as soon as July. “It was just a big celebration here,” Ratner told theBoston Herald. LAS VEGAS – First came the phone call from training partner and friend Jorge Gurgel. Then the reporters started calling about the same rumor. And after a quick call to UFC Vice President of Talent Relations Joe Silva, Dustin Hazelett got the official word. Opponent Karo Parisyan had pulled out of their UFC 106 main card [...] Let’s Get It On! First, it was Randy Couture. Now, it’s Brock Lesnar. Each time former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko (31-1) adds another win to his already impressive career total, fans from across the world call for the Russian to face the UFC’s reigning king. Emelianenko toppled the previously undefeated Brett Rogers at Saturday night’s Strikeforce and [...] Mixed-martial-arts fans rejoiced last month when the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Spike TV announced two bouts from UFC 103 would air for free on the cable station. Used to dishing out $45 for pay-per-view events, fans got two preliminary fights for free – and they’ll get two more on Saturday when Spike TV again broadcasts two [...] Going head to head with Strikeforce’s CBS debut and its headliner between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Spike TV debuts its “UFC Main Events: Couture vs. Nogueira” special on Nov. 7. Spike TV Vice President of Sports and Specials, Brian J. Diamond, revealed news of the special on today’s edition of [...] Although the Ultimate Fighting Championship usually returns to its Las Vegas home for a big, year-end blockbuster pay-per-view show, this year’s holiday schedule has apparently forced a slight change of plans. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has tentatively approved a Jan. 2 UFC fight date at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event [...] While the upcoming weekend features a host of tantalizing tussles at both “UFC 101: Declaration” and “WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles,” it’s difficult to deny the stir that has been created by Strikeforce’s recent signing of Fedor Emelianenko and partnership with M-1 Global. With UFC president Dana White recently going on the offensive against |
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