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UFC Sign Three UK Fighters

editor — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:50:50 +0000

http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk

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

editor — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:30:59 +0000

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

editor — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:36:36 +0000

A quick video which highlights the changes made to the combat mechanics in the upcoming UFC: Undisputed 2010 by THQ.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiAATykXCFY

White Says “We’d Love To Take” Shields, Plays Coy Regarding Emelianenko

editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:27:18 +0000

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

editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:31:15 +0000

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

editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:26:10 +0000

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

editor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:47:51 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMFWIl0aWlc

Fighters Only Catches Up With Rampage

editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:27:48 +0000

During 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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tup4Sy_0Q28

Countdown To UFC On Versus: Vera vs Jones

editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:27:06 +0000

Brandon 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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJIgllaOA9g

UFC Primetime St-Pierre vs Hardy Video Round-Up

editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:33 +0000

What 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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCC7Gf6tl0c

Take a car ride with the Welterweight Champ as he talks Olympic Hockey and friendly bets.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGhjhiRaPtM

A short snippet of Dan Hardy that includes a classic impression of his UFC 111 opponent, Georges St-Pierre.