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The official weigh-in event for UFC 111: “St. Pierre vs. Hardy” is set to go down from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, March 26, 2010. It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as several other online destinations via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to [...] Former dual Pride FC middleweight and welterweight champion, Dan Henderson, will likely make his Strikeforce debut a meaningful one, taking on current 185-pound champion Jake Shields at the promotion’s upcoming April event. No word from Strikeforce officials as of yet; however, Shields confirmed to MMAWeekly Radio on Tuesday that “It’s a done deal” following months of [...] If Thiago Alves knocks out Jon Fitch, thank his mom. Alves, who attempts to avenge a 2006 loss to Fitch next month at UFC 111, had a good chat with mom in Fortaleza, Brazil, after welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre beat him this past July at UFC 100 and internal strife at American Top Team pulled him [...] “Being the underdog in this fight is exactly the position I want. I wouldn’t have it any other way. When you step into a fight as a favourite, it takes some of the excitement and drama away from it all. It almost takes my interest out of the fight. If I’m looking at moving forward [...] “I see myself [in Mousasi]. But two weight classes above. He’s a great fighter. He’s very open-minded. He’s amazing. He taught me two great techniques. Those two things I learned today are worth my whole trip. I’m very happy, and I’m going to be working on it a lot…. If I could have a choice [...] Props: ShoSports Quoteworthy: “I’m proud to be doing what I do. I wasn’t hurt at all [in this fight]. My lip got cut a little, but I wasn’t hurt, I was fine…. My gameplan was that I am a better all-around fighter than him, so I was going take what I was going to get. Try and [...] Props: Fighter’s Only Quoteworthy: “I am happy at 155lbs right now and am looking forward to fighting Frankie. I have a tough opponent in front of me at UFC 112. I don’t think any champion can really ‘clean out’ a division because there are so many great fighters coming through all the time as soon as you [...] Fear not, fight fans — the previously untelevised welterweight showdown between rough-and-tumble brawlers, Joe Riggs (32-10) and Jay Hieron (18-4), will air live on EASports.com at 9:05 ET on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Sherdog.com passes along the good news, setting the table for the Strikeforce: “Miami” event slated for the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., which [...] Tito Ortiz is no stranger to criticism. He’s used to fans either loving him or hating him — in fact, he’s built his career on it. Since his return to the UFC from an 18-month exile, his critics still point to the fact that he hasn’t won in four fights (including a draw to Rashad Evans). In [...] |
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