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UFC 165 winner Brendan Schaub likely due for quick return

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:30:00 +0000

TORONTO – It wasn’t long ago that heavyweight Brendan Schaub was in desperate need of a win. Now it sounds as if the UFC may be in desperate need of him.

Charles Oliveira vs. Estevan Payan Added To UFC 166 Fight Card in Houston

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 04:53:39 +0000

A featherweight match between Charles Oliveira and Estevan Payan has been added to the UFC 166 fight card slated for Oct. 19 in Houston. Oliveira (16-4-1) debuted in the UFC as an undefeated fighter against Darren Elkins in August 2010, winning by submission. He has gone 4-4-1 during his UFC tenure and is coming off back-to-back losses Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar in his last two outings. Oliveira has faced nothing but top competition since arriving in the organization, but is in desperate need of a victory. Payan (14-4, 1 no contest) made his UFC debut against Jeremy Stephens at UFC 160 on May 25, losing by unanimous decision. He’ll be looking to earn his first UFC win when he faces Oliveira. UFC 166 takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston on Oct

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UFC Fight Night 28 Adds Two New Bouts: Robertson vs. Zeferino and Trinaldo vs. Hallmann

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:29:46 +0000

Two more bouts have been added to the nearly complete UFC fight Night 28 (formerly UFC on Fox Sports 1 #3) fight card. Welterweights Kenny Robertson will face Joao Zeferino while lightweight Francisco Trinaldo takes on UFC newcomer Piotr Hallmann on the Sept. 4 event. Robertson (12-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) lost his first two UFC bouts to Mike Pierce and Aaron Simpson before logging his lone UFC victory against Brock Jardine at UFC 157 . He is coming off a loss in his last outing to Sean Pierson and is in desperate need of a win. Zeferino (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will try to get his first UFC win when he faces Robertson. He made his promotional debut on May 18, losing a unanimous decision to Rafael Natal. Trinaldo (13-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is on a two-fight winning streak with victories over C.J.

UFC 162′s Chris Leben laughs off underdog status with oddsmakers

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Chris Leben is in pretty desperate need of a win, but he certainly doesn’t seem to be freaking out about it. Leben (22-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC) meets Andrew Craig (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) to close out the FX-televised preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 162 event. With two straight losses and three in his past four fights, not to mention a recent drug suspension, the presumed inclination would be to worry. But Leben, who’s been tapped a small underdog, knows better. “You win two, you should be fighting for the title,” Leben told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “You lose two, you’re washed up

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