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Props: MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “They wanted me to pick an opponent, I didn’t want to. I told (WEC matchmaker) Sean Shelby to give me the toughest guy he could find a match against, and that was Benavidez. He’s one of those guys that just never gets tired, he never seems to be hurt, and he just doesn’t stop [...] At the UFC 110 press conference, UFC president Dana White hinted at a sexy matchup that would pique massive interest among Japanese MMA fans. We previously reported that the winner of Wanderlei Silva-Michael Bisping may face Yoshihiro Akiyama. Following Silva’s victory on Saturday night at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, White revealed that “Akiyama wants [...] To borrow a line from Georges St-Pierre, Michael Bisping was not impressed by his opponent’s performance at UFC 110. Sure, the end result of the 15-minute contest saw Wanderlei Silva earn his first victory at 185 pounds, but at the evening’s post-event press conference, Bisping said he believes he made a strong case for a victory [...] One of the inevitable questions that comes out of every post-UFC press conference is, “What’s next?” for each of the evening’s fighters. While the stock answer for nearly all UFC competitors is simply, “Whoever the UFC puts in front of me,” a few of the fighters from this weekend’s UFC 110 event in Sydney, Australia, had [...] In a close fight that made the Australian crowd happy, Wanderlei Silva won a 29-28 unanimous decision over Michael Bisping. Bisping ran through the first round methodically, taking down Silva three times, but Silva was able to get up after each takedown. At the very end of the round, Silva threw a flurry of punches, including [...] The public loves Cain Velasquez to take the main event at UFC 110. Velasquez, 27, is taking his first big step up against top five welterweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. “Big Nog” is 33 but he’s got plenty of wear and tear on the treads. Tons of fighters from Frank Mir to Chael Sonnen rave about [...] Should he get past Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez’s status relative to his lack of experience will be second only to current champ Brock Lesnar since the UFC’s early days. The two heavyweights meet Sunday in the main event of UFC 110 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, the promotion’s first incursion into the land Down [...] Some fans thought it was matter of when, not if Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic would grab the UFC heavyweight title. A huge star with PRIDE in Japan from 2000-2006, Cro Cop has gone just 2-3 in the UFC and now because of his surly attitude he may be headed for the unemployment line. The Croatian was [...] UFC 110: “Nogueira vs. Velasquez” is set to go down this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 from the Acer Arena Center in Sydney, Australia, live via pay-per-view. Remember: MMAmania.com will provideLIVE updates with blow-by-blow, round-by-round commentary of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET. To get us [...] Michael Bisping has been in this position once before. Prior to this past summer’s historic UFC 100 event and his fight with Dan Henderson, Bisping knew a victory would catapult him into the middleweight division’s elite, and UFC president Dana White even hinted at a possible title shot. Bisping, of course, hopes this weekend’s UFC 110 fight [...] |
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