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Benson Henderson, Anthony Pettis talk conspiracy theories heading into UFC 164

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:30:00 +0000

To many MMA fans, it seemed a bit too convenient that Anthony Pettis injured his knee and withdrew from a fight at UFC 163 against featherweight champ Jose Aldo, only to be cleared in time to rematch Benson Henderson one month later at UFC 164.

Benson Henderson, Anthony Pettis talk conspiracy theories heading into UFC 164 – MMA Junkie

Twitter Mailbag: Fowlkes on conspiracies (again), Rousey vs. ‘Cyborg,’ rematches

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:30:00 +0000

This week’s Twitter Mailbag is still feeling a little of the old Chris Weidman – Anderson Silva hangover, but we also power through with discussions on Cristiane Justino , T.J. Grant , wild conspiracy theories and the ethics of two disabled fighters having at each other in a cage. Sound like fun? That’s because it is. So get in here and join the party, then direct a question of your to @BenFowlkesMMA . * * * * Why are we assuming that Benson Henderson will get an immediate rematch if he loses? Is it because Anderson Silva is getting one after dropping his title

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Dana White again blasts conspiracy theories, Sports Illustrated on UFC 162 claim

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Responding again today to questions of whether the main event of UFC 162 was fixed, UFC President Dana White ranted at conspiracy theorists and then targeted one of the most respected institutions in sports reporting. “Who’s going to throw a fight by getting viciously knocked out?” the UFC executive ranted during an appearance on ESPN2′s “Highly Questionable.” “You know how stupid you’d have to be to even think that?” “Speaking of morons, Sports Illustrated had this group of people together, and they actually – Sports Illustrated! – had this panel saying, ‘Yeah, so I heard over the weekend, this fight might have been fixed.’ First of all, these people looked like they covered tennis – not fighting – and you could tell none of them even watched the fight.” White was referring to a panel of reporters that mused on whether Anderson Silva took a dive against the newly minted UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman during a segment on the web series SI Now, which covers hot topics in sports. “For somebody like Sports Illustrated – people are supposed to be credible journalists – to go out and say something that stupid when they never even watched the fight, it’s just a testament to how bad reporting is getting these days,” White continued. “It’s more about the shock factor than the fact factor.” It’s not the first time White has let expletives fly on the topic. Immediately after the pay-per-view event, which took place July 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, he said people who thought that Weidman’s knockout was predetermined were “f—ing idiots.” Yet for several days, the topic hung in the air, which likely prompted the SI panel to address the situation. None of the journalists, however, were MMA reporters for the storied news outlet. Reps for SI.com could not be reached for comment. As White pointed out on ESPN2, if the fight was fixed, it would have been far smarter to have Silva tap to Weidman’s submission attempts prior to his fight-ending KO, and under better odds.

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Dana White has little patience for ‘f—ing idiots’ who say UFC 162 was fixed

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 17:10:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC President Dana White has a term for people who think Saturday’s UFC 162 headliner was fixed. It’s not a very nice one. However, when stakes are high and your brain can’t fully comprehend what just happened, White said it should be a reminder about the uncertain nature of combat sports – and not fodder for conspiracy theories. Soon after Anderson Silva tempted fate one too many times and suffered a crushing second-round TKO loss to new UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman , the cries of a fight fix inundated social media. “It happened so fast – and some of you said it, and I was thinking the same thing – ‘What just happened

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