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Brazilian Fighter Leandro Souza Dies Prior to Shooto 43 Weigh-ins, Event Cancelled

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 00:02:44 +0000

The Shooto 43 event slated for Friday in Brasilia, Brazil, has been cancelled following the death of one of the fighters slated to participate. Shooto Brazil president and Nova Unaio head trainer Andre Pederneiras announced the cancellation a few hours after he revealed that Nova Unaio fighter Leandro “Feijao” Souza, 26, passed away prior to weigh-ins on Thursday. Pederneiras, as of yet, has not released details of Souza’s death, other than to say it took place in the Botafogo neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. Botafogo chief of police, John Ismar, in a statement to Brazilian news organization UOL , said that Souza died of a stroke, but the cause of the stroke was still unconfirmed

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Report: UFC Fight Night 29 set for Oct. 9 in Brazil, Silva-Kim added

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 02:45:00 +0000

As promised, the UFC is making trips to Brazil a regular thing. The promotion will venture back to the MMA hotbed in October for UFC Fight Night 29. Sources close to the event recently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the UFC would touch down in Brazil in October. And though the event has yet to be announced by the company, Brazilian news outlet Combate has reported the location as a done deal.

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Report: Sicilia out, Edimilson Souza in vs. Felipe Arantes at UFC Fight Night 28

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:15:00 +0000

The UFC’s next trip to Brazil in a month has seen a change to its preliminary card lineup – again. Sam Sicilia (11-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has been forced out of a featherweight bout against Felipe Arantes (15-5-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 28 and will be replaced by promotional newcomer Edimilson Souza (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The change was reported by Brazilian news outlet Globo , but has not yet been made official by the UFC. UFC Fight Night 28 takes place Sept. 4 at Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The six-fight main card airs on FOX Sports 1 as the third UFC event set for the new cable network.

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Tim Kennedy vs. Vitor Belfort? Belfort would rather fight at heavyweight

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:00:00 +0000

A middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Tim Kennedy looks to have been a very real possibility – but according to a report out of Brazil, Belfort may have nixed things. Kennedy (16-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on Friday said on his official Twitter account that he would be heading to Brazil to fight Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC). The same night, UFC President Dana White said the bout was being put together . But according to a report from Brazilian news outlet Globo.com, through its Combate site, Belfort was offered the fight by UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta – but, through his wife and manager, Joana Prado, turned the bout down.

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Bellator’s Maiquel Falcao, Kaue Mena kicked off Renovacao Fight Team

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:30:00 +0000

Following a public brawl caught on tape, Bellator middleweight Maiquel Falcao (31-6 MMA, 3-1 BFC) and undefeated featherweight Kaue Mena (7-0) have been kicked off their MMA team. Marcelo Brigadeiro, who heads the Renovacao Fight Team in Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil, today issued a statement that said the fighters’ behavior was not compatible with his team’s philosophy. Falcao appears to have initiated a brawl at a gas station near the team’s home by shoving a female, which prompted several men to brawl with he and Mena both inside and outside the establishment. Both were hit with a wooden board, and Mena was badly beaten while unconscious, according to a Brazilian news report that contained surveillance footage of the incident. Both were taken to Hospital do Coracao in Balneario Camboriu, as previously reported. Falcao was released, but according to Brigadeiro, featherweight Mena remains in a coma

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Report: Magnus Cedenblad vs. Robert McDaniel slated for UFC’s in Indianapolis

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000

The card for the UFC’s return to Indianapolis in late summer continues to take shape with the addition of a middleweight bout to the lineup. According to a report from Brazilian news outlet Ataque Total , Magnus Cedenblad (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Robert McDaniel (21-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will meet on the second UFC on FOX Sports 1 card. UFC officials have not yet announced the fight. UFC on FOX Sports 1 2 takes place Aug. 28. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in the Indiana state capital city of Indianapolis

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