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Monday, 30 September 2013
Who do you think won? Jones or Gustafsson?
Thursday, 13 June 2013
World Series Of Fighting 3: Fitch Vs Burkman Live Weigh In Results
World Series of Fighting takes place this tonight, and we will be bringing you live updates as the fighters hit the scale. In the main event at WSOF 3: Fitch Vs Burkman, perennial top ten welterweight Jon Fitch takes on Josh Burkman in a rematch of a bout they had more than 6 years ago.…
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Rashad Evans Says His Swagger is Back
If fans felt UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans looked like a shell of himself in a February loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira it?s because he was. Outside of dealing with a few personal issues, Evans recently revealed he decided to reel in his personality instead of approaching the bout as he usually would. Evans explained…
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?Big Nog? Should Call it Quits
Antonio Rodrigo ?Minotauro? Nogueira has hit an unfamiliar point in his career as of late. He?s a former PRIDE heavyweight champion and a former interim UFC heavyweight champion, but going 3-4 in his last seven fights and having not recorded consecutive victories inside the Octagon since his debut in 2007, one has to wonder how…
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How come the scots
Discuss.
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Chael Sonnen says LeBron James is a ?dork?
Chael Sonnen, the man who has dropped his last two UFC fights, thinks LeBron James, the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, is a "dork." Sonnen appeared on "The Jim Rome Show" and called James names, and then went on to rip the NBA's practice of calling their champs world champions.
"I think LeBron's a dork. He won one world championship, and that was in the Olympic Games. It's so aggravating to hear a title be called a 'world champion' when it's only done in America. It's not a global event where the whole world can participate. You didn't win a world title. You won a national title."
Sonnen trained for the Olympics before switching to MMA. He got to the Olympic Trials, so you can see why he might be sensitive about throwing around the "world title" moniker.
To be fair, the NBA has become an international force. Six players on the Spurs were born outside the U.S. Chris Anderson, James' teammate on the Heat, is from another world. James has had a rough time during the NBA Finals. His Miami Heat are down 2-1 to the San Antonio Spurs. James said after Tuesday's shellacking that he had to put it "on his chest." No need to kick him while he's down, Chael.
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Bellator bounces to Fridays this Fall
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UFC/WEC veteran Diego Nunes signs with Bellator MMA
Six-fight UFC veteran Diego Nunes has signed a deal with Bellator MMA and will likely make his...
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Anderson Silva Dream
This is just hilarious :thumb02:
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This is not my kinda humor
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UFC 161: Evans Vs Henderson Extended Preview (VIDEO)
Take a closer look at the top of the main card of UFC 161: Evans Vs Henderson in this extended video preview. Hear from former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, Dan Henderson, Roy Nelson, Stipe Miocic, and all of your favorite UFC analysts as they breakdown the card. UFC 161 takes place on June 15…
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How come the scots
Discuss.
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UFC 161 Countdown: Barry vs. Jordan
The�Countdown to UFC 161�continues with an in-depth look at a heavyweight matchup between Pat Barry and Shawn Jordan. Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy as we provide continuing coverage of�UFC 161�throughout the week.
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Video game choices for fight fans: Get in the UFC octagon or fight animal abusers
The UFC game will a...
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013
UFC changes how it will test for marijuana
The UFC has decided to follow the lead of the World Anti-Doping Agency and change the way it tests fighters for marijuana. In international fights where the UFC acts as a commission, the detection levels will be at a higher threshold. The commission in Brazil has also decided to change its threshold, meaning that a fighter will have had to use more marijuana to come up positive.
Marc Ratner, the UFC vice president of regulatory affairs, spoke about the change at a meeting of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. According to MMA Junkie, he also encouraged the NSAC to change its levels. Currently, state commissions decide their own levels for fights. Nevada, however, is one of the leading states in regulating MMA. If it changes its threshold, other states would likely follow.
Recently, the UFC has had to deal with several fighters who tested positive for marijuana. Pat Healy lost $130,000 in bonuses to a positive test after UFC 159. Matt Riddle had two positives and was cut from the UFC after the second one. Alex Caceres also tested positive in March. With attitudes and laws changing in the United States about marijuana, fighters being punished for marijuana use made little sense.
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Trans fighter Fallon Fox wins unimpressively (Video)
Considering Fallon Fox won her first two fights in the first round, it was expected for the first openly trans fighter to walk through her next opponent, Allanna Jones at Championship Fighting Alliance on Friday. In her first nationally televised bout, Fox won with a submission in the third round, but it was not the overwhelming win that oddsmakers were expecting.
You can watch the full fight in the video above. Fox and Jones both made mistakes like keeping their hands too low and holding their chin out too far throughout the bout. They looked like two inexperienced fighters because that's what they are.
Much of the controversy that surrounded Fox was the perception that since she was born a man, she would have clear advantage over her opponents. As Sherdog's Jordan Breen pointed out, "So, did anyone watch that and think, 'Wow, what an insurmountable advantage Fallon Fox has, no one could ever beat her!'?" She beat a 2-1 fighter, but not soundly. When she goes up in level of competition, as she will do in the next round of the CFA tournament, she will have a hard time.
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Quinton ?Rampage? Jackson signs with Bellator
Quinton Jackson has found life in MMA after the UFC. He signed with Bellator and TNA professional wrestling. Both entities are backed by Spike TV, and Jackson will appear on both shows. They will also create a reality series to follow him.
He is the second Bellator fighter to get a deal with both Bellator and TNA Wrestling. "King Mo" Lawal also has a contract both for MMA and professional wrestling. The two are both light heavyweights and had a beef years ago. A bout -- or a tag-team partnership? -- could be in their future.
He is joining the 205-lb division that includes Lawal, and fellow UFC veterans Renato "Babalu" Sobral and Vladimir Matyushenko. Other UFC vets who are now in Bellator include Paul Daley, Paul Sass and Matthew Riddle.
Jackson was once the UFC light-heavyweight champ, but left the UFC after he claimed poor treatment by the promotion. He left the organization on a three-fight losing streak, dropping a title bout to Jon Jones, then lost to Ryan Bader and Glover Teixeira. He's 34 years old, and has a record of 32-11.
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Watch ?Rampage? Jackson make his Impact Wrestling debut, perfect his snarling technique
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson made the switch from the UFC to Bellator this week, and that included a stint with TNA Impact Wrestling. Jackson made his debut in pro wrestling on Thursday night, and it included a staredown with longtime pro wrestler Kurt Angle. I wasn't particularly impressed with Jackson's acting in the movie "The A-Team," but for his moment with Angle? He deserves an Oscar.
Jackson isn't the first fighter to turn to pro wrestling after MMA. "King Mo" Lawal has a similar deal that allows him to fight in Bellator and appear with TNA. Brock Lesnar was a star in WWE, then became a champion in the UFC before returning to pro wrestling.
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Phil Davis: ?I?m a big time ?Hendo? fan.?
UFC Light Heavyweight Phil Davis knows a thing or two about fighting Rashad Evans. Evans handed Davis his first and only professional loss, and Davis has since defeated his last two opponents reminding the division he belongs at the top. As Davis gets ready for his UFC 163: Aldo Vs Pettis bout with Lyoto Machida,…
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Hendo thinks UFC needs random, Olympic style drug testing
*Legitimate TRT user Dan Henderson pushing for...
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?UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson? Bout Order Complete
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?Shogun? Rua not fighting at UFC 161; Chael Sonnen and TUF coaching in his future
UFC 161 will be a little shorter than most cards, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira had to pull out of his fight with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Though Chael Sonnen did ask for the fight, the UFC announced that they decided to scratch Rua from the card.
With Lil Nog injured, @shogunrua is left opponentless 2 weeks out; #ufc161 will proceed with 11 fights and Shogun will fight on a card soon
? UFC (@ufc) June 4, 2013
Sonnen lobbied for the fight by calling Rua a chicken. A fight between the two of them could still happen. Sonnen had been pushing for a fight with Wanderlei Silva, but knows the value of stepping in at the last minute for a bout. MMA Fighting says the Rua-Sonnen bout could happen in Boston in August.
The UFC also has other plans for Rua. His agent told Globo TV in Brazil that Rua will coach against Nogueira in an upcoming season of the Brazilian "Ultimate Fighter."
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Not a single beer bottle was injured in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5NAXH8_kd8&feature=player_embedded
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Joe Warren talks Bellator's Fight Master; will return in Sept at 135lbs - Videos
BUAKAW BANCHAKAEK vs MALIK WATSON [Max World Champion 2013]
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Metamoris II - June 9 - 4PM PST
Metamoris II Fight Card *
Shinya Aoki vs. Kron Gracie
Roberto �Cyborg� Abreu vs. Brendan Schaub
Andre Galvao vs. Rafael Lovato Jr.
* Fight card subject to change
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UFC on FUEL TV 10: Fabricio Werdum Submits Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Video Highlights)
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***OFFICIAL*** Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson Thread
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Xbox1 is fucking up
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?Big Nog? Should Call it Quits
Antonio Rodrigo ?Minotauro? Nogueira has hit an unfamiliar point in his career as of late. He?s a former PRIDE heavyweight champion and a former interim UFC heavyweight champion, but going 3-4 in his last seven fights and having not recorded consecutive victories inside the Octagon since his debut in 2007, one has to wonder how…
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Mark Hunt in Hospital Due to Leg Infection
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt was recently forced to go under the knife, though not based on the broken toe he suffered at UFC 160 in a loss to Junior dos Santos. Rather, Hunt had surgery to take care of an infection in his other leg. ?Right leg is fractured big toe and left leg is…
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Vitor Belfort on TRT: I just want people to know that I have a conscience
UFC's Vitor Belfort on TRT: I just want people to know that I have a conscience
by John Morgan on Jun 11, 2013 at 1:15 pm ET
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UFC on FUEL TV 10: Leonardo Santos Post-Fight Interview - Videos
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We want your UFC 161 picks
Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson
Stipe Miocic vs. R...
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UFC on FUEL TV 10: Post-fight Press Conference - Videos
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Ian McCall and Iliarde Santos Lined Up For UFC 163: Aldo Vs Pettis
According to a reports, UFC 163 has a gained a new flyweight bout. Flyweights Ian McCall and Iliarde Santos have agreed to meet on the card set for early August. Both fighters are looking for their first win, but it is McCall who needs it more. Having gone 0-2-1 so far in the division, only…
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Fabricio Werdum: ?Nogueira is a legend in the sport.?
UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum may not have any regrets regarding his submission win at UFC on Fuel TV 10 over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira but that doesn?t mean he necessarily enjoyed putting ?Minotauro? away. Despite having been opponents on two occasions, Werdum has a ton of respect for Nogueira based on the contributions his fellow Brazilian…
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Ronny Markes-Derek Brunson Canceled After Markes Involved in Car Accident
According to multiple reports, the middleweight bout between Ronny Markes and Derek Brunson has been cancelled from tomorrow?s UFC On FUEL 10: Nogueira Vs Werdum II card. The UFC has confirmed that Markes was involved in a car accident, and is at the hospital undergoing tests. There were no details as to how or when…
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UFC helps the environment at UFC on Fuel TV 10
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Wanderlei Silva responds to Chael Sonnen?s callout in an extremely gross way
After losing to UFC champions Anderson Silva and Jon Jones, Chael Sonnen called out Wanderlei Silva for a bout. Silva responded on Fuel's "UFC Tonight," and his words just may gross you out.
"Jon Jones and Anderson Silva have been too nice to Chael. I want to suck his blood. I want to smell it. Not just fight ? I want to hurt him. Chael is a joke, man. He?s going to be second forever. He?s never going to be first," Silva said to Ariel Helwani.
MMA is a bloody sport, and we're used to seeing blood cover fighters, their clothes and canvases. But we are not vampires, sparkly or otherwise. Blood sucking, Wanderlei? Really? Perhaps Wand is a fan of the "Twilight" novels, but let's keep the vampire aspects out of MMA and in young adults novels, OK?
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SEIG HEIL SEIG HEIL SEIG HEIL SEIG HEIL!!!!!!!!!!!
oh shit, sorry about that, thought i was still posting at the ultima thule norse skinhead nazi forum
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UFC 161: Evans Says ?I Have To Be Cocky?
While both Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans are coming off decision losses heading into UFC 161, most fans and critics didn’t openly question what might be wrong with Hendo following his split decision loss to Lyoto Machida (event though it was a ‘forget this’ kind of a bout). Evans, on the other hand, was widely [...]
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Fuel TV 10 Discussion
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EA SPORTS UFC Official E3 2013 Trailer
EA SPORTS UFC Official E3 2013 Trailer. Feel the fight as the action, emotion, and intensity inside the Octagon are brought to life like never before. The next generation of MMA fighting begins spring of 2014 when EA SPORTS UFC is released for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
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Mr Crunchie
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Phil Davis: ?I?m a big time ?Hendo? fan.?
UFC Light Heavyweight Phil Davis knows a thing or two about fighting Rashad Evans. Evans handed Davis his first and only professional loss, and Davis has since defeated his last two opponents reminding the division he belongs at the top. As Davis gets ready for his UFC 163: Aldo Vs Pettis bout with Lyoto Machida,…
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Ian McCall meeting Illarde Santos at UFC 163
UFC flyweight Ian McCall entered the promotion with status as the top 125er in Mixed Martial Arts. However,...
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UFC changes how it will test for marijuana
The UFC has decided to follow the lead of the World Anti-Doping Agency and change the way it tests fighters for marijuana. In international fights where the UFC acts as a commission, the detection levels will be at a higher threshold. The commission in Brazil has also decided to change its threshold, meaning that a fighter will have had to use more marijuana to come up positive.
Marc Ratner, the UFC vice president of regulatory affairs, spoke about the change at a meeting of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. According to MMA Junkie, he also encouraged the NSAC to change its levels. Currently, state commissions decide their own levels for fights. Nevada, however, is one of the leading states in regulating MMA. If it changes its threshold, other states would likely follow.
Recently, the UFC has had to deal with several fighters who tested positive for marijuana. Pat Healy lost $130,000 in bonuses to a positive test after UFC 159. Matt Riddle had two positives and was cut from the UFC after the second one. Alex Caceres also tested positive in March. With attitudes and laws changing in the United States about marijuana, fighters being punished for marijuana use made little sense.
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if the current champ in each weight class retired TODAY.....
you can use grand prix style elimination if you feel more than 2 deserve this shot,...
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Chad Dawson vs Adonis Stevenson Fight Video WBC Boxing Complete HQ
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UFC on FX 8?s Three Stars: Vitor Belfort, Ronaldo Souza and Fabio Maldonado
Who stood out in Saturday night's fights?
No. 1 star -- Vitor Belfort*: We will be watching highlights of that knockout for years to come. The timing, explosion and landing spot of the kick were just perfect. The knockout was so great the UFC didn't even have to say who they were talking about when they announced who the $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus was awarded to.
#UFConFX8 Fight of the Night, Martins vs. Larsen; Sub of the Night, Jacare. KO - c'mon now, be reasonable. 50K each.
? UFC (@ufc) May 19, 2013
Then why the asterisk? Because it's hard to look at what Belfort did and not wonder if the testosterone replacement therapy he used throughout his camp played a part. His late-career resurgence doesn't pass the smell test.
No. 2 star -- Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza: Did Chris Camozzi even realize he was in the arm triangle choke that Souza so expertly applied? Souza's performance on Saturday night served notice to the UFC middleweights. It also earned him a $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus. All in all, it was a pretty good start in the UFC for the Strikeforce veteran.
No. 3 star -- Fabio Maldonado: Perhaps it wasn't the prettiest win of the night, but it got the job done against some tough odds. Maldonado withstood a kick to the groin that made even me wince and came back to win by decision. That's more than enough to earn a star.
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XFC 24: Collision Course
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Fight Card-
Lightweight Championship bout: John Mahlow vs. Scott Holtzman
Middleweight bout:...
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UFC on Fuel TV 10 bonuses and attendance
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UFC on FUEL TV 10: Fabricio Werdum Submits Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Video Highlights)
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Urijah Faber admits he has little to gain from beating Yuri Alcantara
UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber knows UFC on FS 1 foe Yuri Alcantara is a difficult draw. He just doesn?t know what Alcantara looks like, and therein lays the problem given the importance of beating an opponent with name value when it comes to title-contendership. ?The face didn’t pop into my head when they said his [...]
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Super Fight League 19 Singh vs. Tavakoli Live Shown Here At 11:30 est.
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UFC on FUEL TV 10: Post-Fight Press Conference Highlights - Videos
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Monday, 10 June 2013
Recap: Marcos Maidana vs. Josesito Lopez & Alfredo Angulo vs. Erislandy Lara - SHOWTIME Boxing - Videos
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The tweets of The Iron Sheik
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John Lineker-Phil Harris locking horns at UFC 163
The UFC?s flyweight division has a limited number of options at the moment when it comes to contendership but the organization is certainly trying to build up new challengers for the championship. Though John Lineker and Phil Harris both have the potential to play a major role on that front, one will be eliminated from [...]
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Thanks for the memories, Forrest Griffin
The retirement of a UFC pioneer happened this weekend as Forrest Griffin, the original winner of "The Ultimate Fighter," announced his retirement at UFC 160. His career with the UFC had an effect on the sport, but also an effect on me.
I watched the UFC at different wrestling parties in high school. A dear friend in college would watch fights with me when we didn't feel like hitting the bar scene. I heard about the career of Matt Hughes, this wrestling coach I once knew, but that's it. I followed wrestling like a hawk, but I didn't know the names and stories of the MMA competitors.
"The Ultimate Fighter" changed that. Josh Koscheck, the friend of a wrestling friend, had been chosen to be on a reality show. If he won it, he'd be in the UFC. Since Josh -- as we knew him before he was Kos -- was on the show, my friends and I wanted it to succeed. We tuned in every week and discussed the episodes by email. It was liveblogging before we knew what liveblogging was.
Though Koscheck took center stage for his antics, it was the wisecracking Griffin who stood out to me. He was funny and smart, and despite his love of being punched in the face, refreshingly normal. He showed that fighters weren't meatheads who could talk about nothing but fighting. Griffin became the fighter I wanted to see succeed.
He did, making it to the finale in a bout against Stephan Bonnar. I watched the first "Ultimate Fighter" finale on a 16-inch television in my grandmother's kitchen. I couldn't believe what was happening on that tiny screen. Neither Griffin nor Bonnar would give an inch. They threw together an unbelievable bout.
Was it technically perfect? Nah. Both fighters had plenty to learn about how to throw an efficient punch or how to get a takedown. It didn't matter. Though they were both bloodied, they fought through until the final bell.
This was before Twitter and Facebook were everywhere. I had no idea if other people were watching, but I was, and I was hooked. Griffin and Bonnar and Koscheck and Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez made me care about them. Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell made me want to find the closest bar to watch them fight. I started following MMA more closely, until I wanted an outlet to write about the sport. I started my own site, which led me to covering the Olympics and MMA here on Yahoo! Sports.
Now, with Forrest Griffin walking away from the sport, I have to take a second to say thank you. He may not have realized the effect he had on MMA when he was swinging at Stephan Bonnar, but it was profound.
John Lineker-Phil Harris locking horns at UFC 163
The UFC?s flyweight division has a limited number of options at the moment when it comes to contendership but the organization is certainly trying to build up new challengers for the championship. Though John Lineker and Phil Harris both have the potential to play a major role on that front, one will be eliminated from [...]
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Georges St-Pierre 's car was stolen
*Georges St-Pierre @GeorgesStPierre
My car got stolen last week, first time this happened to me- I wish I could have caught the guy while he was doing it!*
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I can...
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UFC suspends Nate Diaz for homophobic slur
UFC lightweight Nate Diaz has been suspended by the promotion for using a homophobic slur in a tweet about fellow fighter Bryan Caraway. After Pat Healy lost his UFC 159 Submission of the Night bonus for testing positive for marijuana, the bonus was given to Caraway. Diaz apparently didn't think Caraway should have accepted the money. Apologies for the language he used in the tweet showing on Cagewriter:
I feel bad for pat Healy that they took a innocent mans money and I think the guy who took the money is the biggest Fag in the world ..
? Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) May 16, 2013
He followed that up with a slur against women.
? Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) May 16, 2013
The UFC responded quickly, suspending Diaz as they investigate what their next move is. The promotion issued a statement on the matter.
"We are very disappointed by Nate Diaz's comments, which are in no way reflective of our organization. Nate is currently suspended pending internal investigation and we will provide further comment once the matter has been decided."
Diaz's Mike Kogan manager then responded that Diaz wasn't using a homophobic slur. Instead, he told MMA Junkie that Diaz was using a misogynistic term.
"Guess what? The word [expletive], at least in Northern California, and where Nate is from, means bitch. It means you're a little punk. It has nothing to do with homosexuals at all. So when Nate made the comment that he made, he didn't make it in reference to homosexuals or calling Caraway a homosexual. He just said it was a bitch move."
Calling someone that word isn't OK, either. Kogan's defense of his fighter is completely out of touch with the UFC's fighter code of conduct, which reads that a fighter will be disciplined for "insulting language about a person's ... gender or sexual orientation." Whether it's a misogynistic or homophobic term, fighters are specifically told not to use it by their code of conduct.
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Where did Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin and Miesha Tate fall on Cagewriter?s Hot or Not list
On a week shortened by holiday, MMA still kept us busy. Let's see who was having a good week, and who wasn't.
Hot -- Forrest Griffin: After being a pioneer for the UFC, Griffin announced he was hanging up his clothes. He did it on his own terms, and will stay with the UFC in some executive role.
Not -- Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz: The one-time UFC champ and his one-time adult actress ex-girlfriend are going through a very messy break-up. For the most part, it has been tabloid fodder that had nothing to do with MMA. But on Thursday, Jameson made allegations that Ortiz did drugs during his MMA career, and posted what she thought were damning pictures. Ortiz denied her allegations, and said he is focused on raising their kids.
Hot -- Miesha Tate: Cat Zingano's misfortune worked out in Tate's favor as Tate took over coaching "The Ultimate Fighter" this week because of an injury to Zingano. Now, it will be Rousey vs. Tate fighting each other both as coaches and in the cage.
Hot -- Latin American UFC fans: Americans who are lucky enough to get Fuel get a crazy amount of MMA programming. Now, fans in most Latin American countries will have access to a 24-hour UFC channel that will launch late this year.
Still taking temperature -- Nick Diaz: He launched his new MMA promotion this week. How will it work out? We'll find out when he has his first event on June 22.
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UFC 161 Fight Card: Rashad Evans
The heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2 competition, Rashad Evans, entered the UFC on a 5-0 winning streak with a 60% finish rate.� After defeating Brad Imes via split decision at the Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale, Evans dropped back down to the 205lbs division.� At light-heavyweight, Evans continued his winning ways with a majority [...]
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Lawler v Bahadurzada @ UFC on Fox 8
good, can't wait for robbie to knock this fuckstick out.
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Bristol Marunde ? Viscardi Andrade Slotted For UFC 163
Welterweights Bristol Marunde and Viscardi Andrade are scheduled to meet at UFC 163. Marunde is looking to rebound from a two fight skid against Viscardi who is making his first trip to the octagon. Andrade is on a six fight win streak coming into the fight and five of those were decided without the judges.…
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Benson Henderson Vs T.J. Grant Tapped To Headline UFC 164
The UFC has finally announced the main event for UFC 164, and it will feature the biggest prize the lightweight division has to offer. Defending UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson will be putting it title on the line against T.J. Grant. Henderson is fresh off razor thin split decision title defense against Gilbert Melendez and…
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