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UFC Sign Three UK Fighters
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The UFC has signed three fighters from the Wolfslair, Fighters Only has learned. The signings bolster the gym’s UFC fighter roster to six as the line up alongisde Michael Bisping, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Cheick Kongo.
Light-heavyweight Tom Blackledge, welterweight Kurt Warburton and heavyweight Rob Broughton all have four-fight deals in place and will make their debuts for the UFC later this year.
Blackledge has already appeared on The Ultimate Fighter, being one of the season ten coaches on Team Rampage. A jiu jitsu black belt, Blackledge also has some ferocious stand-up and produced one of the KO’s of the year when he stopped Enoc Torres in M-1 last year.
From Fighters Only Magazine – Click here for full article
Paul Buentello Not Officially Cut From UFC, But Camp Anticipates Release
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Paul Buentello (27-12 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has not received his official UFC release, but his representative is preparing for the worst.
“We’ve had discussions with the UFC about moving forward with Paul,” Ellis Pacheco, Buentello’s manager, told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today. “Have we received any paperwork? No.”
Buentello dropped his second consecutive UFC fight when he met Cheick Kongo at UFC on Versus 1 in March.
In a one-sided affair, Kongo dominated the fight on the ground before Buentello submitted unexpectedly in the third round. His cornerman, Trevor Wittman, later confirmed the former heavyweight contender had suffered a dislocated finger in the fight’s first round and was unable to continue due to the pain of the injury.
“It was very frustrating because of how well Paul had done in training camp with takedown defense and wrestling,” Pacheco said. “He had lost 26 pounds for the fight.”
The UFC’s official Web site still lists Buentello on its heavyweight roster.
From MMAJunkie – Click here for full article
UFC Undisputed 2010 – Combat Improvements
Posted by: | CommentsA quick video which highlights the changes made to the combat mechanics in the upcoming UFC: Undisputed 2010 by THQ.
White Says “We’d Love To Take” Shields, Plays Coy Regarding Emelianenko
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While the UFC will remain firmly in the MMA spotlight for the next 10 days with two more shows on the horizon, that focus will briefly shift in April for Strikeforce’s second-ever CBS-broadcast event.
Headlining the April 17 “Strikeforce: Nashville” card is Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields as he meets former UFC star Dan Henderson.
Following Sunday night’s post-UFC on Versus 1 press conference, UFC president Dana White said he’s not very fond of the matchup, but he is keeping an eye on Shields.
“Dan Henderson is fighting [expletive] Jake Shields,” White said to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Come on. Are you serious? Jake Shields is 170 pounds, and he’s their (185-pound) champion.
“And I just found out today that they’re running commercials on [CBS], and the commercials are like three seconds, and it basically says, ‘MMA legend Dan Henderson,’ and he hits a heavy bag, I guess, and looks back at the camera. That’s the [expletive] commercial. How about, ‘Jake Shields is our [expletive] champion’?”
From MMAJunkie – Click here for full article
UFC On Versus 1 Bonuses: Three Fighters Earn $50,000 “KO of Night” Awards
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BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Jon Jones, Junior Dos Santos, John Howard and Clay Guida each earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at Sunday’s UFC on Versus 1 event.
For the first time ever, the organization dished out three “Knockout of the Night” awards (to Jon Jones, Junior Dos Santos and John Howard), a single “Submission of the Night” bonus (Clay Guida) and no “Fight of the Night” honors.
MMAjunkie.com learned of the award winners and bonus amounts at the event’s post-fight press conference.
From MMAJunkie – Click here for full article
Fitch & Alves: A Rematch 4-Years In The Making
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It was June 2006 when Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves last met in the Octagon. The result was Fitch winning his third fight in the UFC with a vicious up-kick followed by punches, and the American Kickboxing Academy fighter had arguably one of the biggest wins of his young career.
Fast forward almost four years later, and Fitch and Alves are ranked almost unanimously by every voting panel as the top two welterweights in the sport behind Georges St-Pierre. They are finally about to step in the cage again, with both hoping to get another shot at the gold.
Fitch says he actually promised Alves a rematch in November of 2007 after the Brazilian got “Fight of the Night” honors for a win over Chris Lytle. Now it’s finally about to happen.
“I promised him that night I’d give him a rematch,” Fitch said. “At the time it was I was promising I was going to win the belt and I was going to give him a rematch as champion, but it didn’t work out that way. I’m happy to be able to give him a rematch now.”
From MMAWeekly – Click here for full article
UFC Undisputed 2010 – B.J. Penn Trailer
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Fighters Only Catches Up With Rampage
Posted by: | CommentsDuring a recent photoshoot for Fighters Only Magazine, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson reminisces about his time in Japanese promotion FC. He has both happy memories (the afterparties, Sakuraba) and bad ones (two weeks notice for fights, lack of medical attention). He also credits the UFC for taking good care of its fighters medically.
Countdown To UFC On Versus: Vera vs Jones
Posted by: | CommentsBrandon Vera and Jon Jones headline the March 21st card that will air Live on Versus at 9pm ET. You won’t want to miss this matchup of exiciting light heavyweight fighters. Other featured fights include: Dos Santos vs Gonzaga and Kongo vs Buentello.
UFC Primetime St-Pierre vs Hardy Video Round-Up
Posted by: | CommentsWhat does it take to be the best 170 lb. fighter in the world?
Apparently high five pushups, which are just some techniques included in this footage of Georges St-Pierre’s workout.
Take a car ride with the Welterweight Champ as he talks Olympic Hockey and friendly bets.
A short snippet of Dan Hardy that includes a classic impression of his UFC 111 opponent, Georges St-Pierre.
UFC Primetime St-Pierre vs Hardy
Posted by: | CommentsPart 1 of UFC Primetime airs this Wed. March 10th at 10pm ET/PT on SPIKE. Tune in to see more of St-Pierre’s freakish athleticism and delve more into the life of the champ.
Countdown to UFC on Versus: Kongo vs Buentello
Posted by: | CommentsTwo heavyweights that plan on engaging in a stand-up war. Chieck Kongo and Paul Buentello will be throwing bombs at UFC on Versus: Vera vs Jones.
GSP Talks Dan Hardy – Video
Posted by: | CommentsGSP talks about his upcoming defence against Dan Hardy and explains how Hardy represents a tough challenge.
Dan Hardy Talks GSP – Video
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UK welterweight contender Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy discusses his upcoming title challenge against GSP at UFC 111 on March 27th.
Shane Carwin “Win Or Lose I Will Be Ready For War!”
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At UFC 111, Shane Carwin faces his toughest test in his MMA career thus far when he takes on former Champ Frank Mir for the UFC interim Heavyweight Championship.
For Carwin, the fight against Mir is make or break…
“This fight with Frank is my career balled up into 25 minutes. If I beat Frank I answer questions about who I am and what I can do in this sport. If I don’t I am just another heavyweight in a sea of great fighters. “
Carwin is a refreshingly honest fighter, totally devoid of bullshit and bravado, Carwin has a no-nonsense approach that most fighters would do well to mimick…
“Thank you to the supporters and fans that will tune in to watch this fight. Win or Lose I guarantee you I will be ready for a war. I have trained harder then I have before, I have sacrificed my mind and body for this opportunity and honestly I can’t wait to release this built up pressure and aggression on Frank.”
UFC 111 Live In Theatres – Video
Posted by: | CommentsNCM Fathom and UFC® are making history by teaming up for the first time to present UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy LIVE in over 300 movie theaters nationwide on Saturday, March 27. Experience the action alongside other UFC fans as the entire Pay Per View event will be shown LIVE like never before larger than life in high-definition on the big screen.
Gabriel Gonzaga Talks Dos Santos – Video
Posted by: | CommentsUFC.com catch up with Gabriel Gonzaga ahead of his March 21st fight against Junior Dos Santos.
James Toney Signs Multi-Fight Contract With The UFC
Posted by: | CommentsFormer Middleweight, Super Middleweight and Cruiserweight world boxing champion James Toney has signed a multi-fight agreement with the UFC.
After calling Dana White a “Ho” a week or so ago, many people thought Toney’s flirtation with the world’s biggest MMA organisation was over with but it seems that talks never really came to the grinding halt that we thought they did.
Quite how the UFC plan to use Toney is anyone’s guess but it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s thrust into a UFN headliner against Kimbo Slice.
Michael Bisping To Return Against Dan Miller?
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MMAWeekly are reporting that Michael Bisping vs Dan Miller is the works for UFC 114.
According to sources close to the fight, either Bisping or Miller has already verbally agreed to it, no one is quite sure who.
It will be an interesting matchup if it does take place as both fighters need the win. It could even be a loser leaves town jobbie…(well, as far as Miller is concerned anyway…)
Junior Dos Santos vs Gabriel Gonzaga Video Promo
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Wanderlei Silva – Michael Bisping Part Two On The Way?
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Wanderlei Silva has revealed that he plans on giving Michael Bisping a rematch. Here’s what he said when he was asked about his future plans…
“The next is Akiyama and he is number one, and the number two is Bisping because I’m going to give a rematch to him,”
What do you guys think, do you want to see Wandy – Bisping 2?
MMA From Around The Web – Catch Up With Dan Hardy…
Posted by: | CommentsYou want to know how Dan Hardy’s training camp is going ahead of his UFC welterweight title challenge against GSP?
Well, check out his regular column in This Is Nottingham, just click on the link below…
UFC 111: GSP vs Hardy – 9 Minute Preview Video
Posted by: | CommentsJoe Rogan and co discuss UFC 111. Previews on both GSP vs Hardy and Mir vs Carwin.
Jon Jones Video Interview
Posted by: | CommentsJon Jones talks about his upcoming fight with Brandon Vera and promises to go toe to toe.
Wanderlei Silva Talks To Fighters Only About His Win Over Michael Bisping At UFC 110
Posted by: | CommentsYou got to love Wanderlei Silva. Here he talks about his win over Michael Bisping at UFC 110 and says how close he feels Bisping came to tapping at the end of round two. Oh, and he’s wearing a pink shirt.
Like I said, you gotta love the guy…
