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Lyoto Machida vs. Nick Diaz off the table

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 13:00:00 +0000

BOSTON – A proposed fight between ex-light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida and former welterweight champ Nick Diaz isn’t happening, contrary to previous indications.

Cain Velasquez skips out on final leg of UFC World Tour 2013

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:30:00 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO – The UFC’s ambitious World Tour 2013 wraps up Friday in Rio de Janeiro, but one famous face will be missing from the announced lineup. UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will not take part in the final stop of the UFC World Tour 2013 after reportedly citing security concerns in Brazil. Combate.com first reported the fighter’s decision, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since confirmed Velasquez’s withdrawal from several sources close to the event. Velasquez’s camp confirmed the champion will not be traveling to Brazil but said he never intended to, despite UFC announcements to the contrary. “He’s never been scheduled to go,” Heidi Seibert, a rep for Velasquez’s camp, told MMAjunkie.com.

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Daniel Cormier Wants an Immediate Title Shot Should He Get Past Roy Nelson at UFC 166

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 22:02:17 +0000

Daniel Cormier does not want to fight teammate Cain Velasquez . He’s said so on numerous occasions, adding that he’s working his way from the heavyweight division down to the 205-pound class. He recently signed to fight Roy Nelson in a heavyweight bout at UFC 166 on Oct. 19 in Houston. That’s not an indication that he’s scuttling his light heavyweight plans. To the contrary, Nelson is just the next step towards 205… and a big one

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Nick Diaz rep refutes UFC offer talk

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:10:00 +0000

In an email to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), Nick Diaz rep Jonathan Tweedale today the fighter has not received an offer to return to the octagon. On Wednesday, BJPenn Radio quoted longtime Diaz trainer Cesar Gracie , who said the onetime title challenger had been communicating with the UFC in Las Vegas and that there was ” an offer on the table ” from the promotion that included a potential fight against an unspecified opponent. “Dana has offered him a fight,” Gracie said. “There is an offer on the table, I can’t say who it is, but it’s kind of neat I think. But no decision’s have been made for sure.” In a brief interview today with MMAjunkie.com, however, Gracie downplayed the seriousness of the talks and stressed that, contrary to several media reports, no new contract had been offered, because Diaz was already under contract with the promotion. “I was misquoted by BJPenn.com,” he said. “There’s no bout agreement.

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Dana White: UFC 162 already has hit $4.26 million gate on 12,400 ticket sales

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:00:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Ticket sale problems? What ticket sale problems? Despite apparent rumors to the contrary earlier this week, sales for Saturday’s UFC 162 event in Las Vegas appear to be just fine. UFC President Dana White on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the pay-per-view event has sold 12,400 tickets so far for a $4.26 million gate. The numbers are early, of course, and will be updated with preliminary totals following Saturday’s event, then made official by the Nevada State Athletic Commission likely sometime next week. UFC 162 takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and features a middleweight title fight between pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) and Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). The UFC’s most recent fight at MGM Grand Garden took place in May for UFC 160

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Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Pulled from UFC 161; Chael Sonnen and TUF Brazil 3 Future Possibilites

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:12:16 +0000

Despite efforts and reports to the contrary, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will not be fighting Chael Sonnen at UFC 161 on June 15 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After Shogun’s original UFC 161 opponent, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira , had to withdraw from the bout due to back problems, Sonnen tweeted to Shogun that he was still looking for a fight. UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta told Kevin Iole, a reporter for MMAWeekly.com official content partner Yahoo! Sports, that Shogun vs. Sonnen was an option they were considering, but that no deal had been struck. The deal did not get done, at least not for UFC 161, as UFC officials announced late Monday night. “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,” the UFC stated on its official Twitter account. With the removal of the Shogun fight, a preliminary bout between Ryan Jimmo and Igor Pokrajac has been moved to the main card on pay-per-view. Shogun’s agent, Lucas Pires, told Brazilian website Combate.com that his fighter immediately accepted when he was told that Sonnen had offered to fight him, but Sonnen could be the reason the fight won’t happen at UFC 161.

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