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Rumors ran rampant around Twitter and different MMA sites today that the planned bout between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz was off, and that Liddell would instead face Rich Franklin. Those rumors were all refuted by one simple tweet from UFC president Dana White.
Ortiz and Liddell are coaches of the upcoming eleventh season of “The [...] There’s still a bizarre dynamic between boxing and mixed martial arts. For some reason many boxing head honchos still view MMA as the enemy. Some like Bob Arum even lash out at the growing fanbase by saying the fighters “roll around like homosexuals” and the followers are “skinheads.” I’ve never gotten it. I never will. There [...]
Happy Friday, Cagewriter readers. Here’s a quick rundown of news you need to know. If you’re a boxing fan, don’t forget to check in with Yahoo! Sports’ coverage of Pacquaio vs. Clottey. – Rachelle Leah is going to step back into her old role, one time only, as an Octagon Girl at UFC 111. In [...] Is there a better story teller than Floyd Mayweather? During his recent media tour, he visited the offices of USA Today and was asked about mixed martial arts cutting into the boxing fanbase. The legendary pugilist responded by telling a story that suggested he pointed UFC president Dana White in the right direction. “My uncle Jeff [...]
The UFC has been working for years to get MMA legalized in the state of New York, and though they’ve inched closer to seeing the sport in the Empire State, they’re not quite there yet. That won’t keep them from trying to get into New York City in every imaginable way, though. Since UFC 111 [...] Two brothers in Massachusetts brought home medals from the New England North American Grappling Association tournament. In itself, that’s not noteworthy, until you learn that one of the brothers is a cancer survivor, and the other has dealt with bullying. “The medals were a great thrill for all of us,” said their mother, Rhonda Callum-King. She [...] Top Rank boxing chief Bob Arum has plenty of people in his crosshairs this week he doesn’t need to unload on prior enemies like UFC president Dana White and owner Lorenzo Fertitta. The Las Vegas Sun reports that both of the UFC head honchos will be amongst the 45,000 to take in the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey [...] It’s 17 days out from his clash against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111 and the Dan Hardy hype machine has arrived in the New York area. Hardy posted his first stateside video blog. There’s not a whole lot to it aside from cup shopping, some awful teeth and revealing the nugget that he’ll be [...] The UFC and Spike are revisiting their popular “Primetime” series to hype up UFC 111, coming up Saturday, Mar. 27. In the short sneak preview that was released on Youtube, we learn that Georges St. Pierre can jump really, really high. The last time the UFC and Spike did “Primetime,” it was for St. Pierre’s fight [...] |
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