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Fourth of July Fun: Anderson Silva is a Troll (video)

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 01:39:10 +0000

Yes, it’s fight week. Yes, Anderson Silva puts his middleweight belt on the line against Chris Weidman on Saturday. And that’s serious business. But… it’s the 4th of July holiday in the United States and this video is funny. Check out Anderson Silva trolling everyone from surfers to skaters to gymnasts… Happy 4th of July! Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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Twitter Mailbag: Promoting UFC 162, cage corrosion, bonuses, Alvarez’s future

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:15:00 +0000

Do you know what today is? Well, yes, it is the Fourth of July, which is kind of a big deal here in the USofA. But it’s also your two-day warning for UFC 162, so this week’s Twitter Mailbag is bursting with questions about Saturday night’s showdown between UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and challenger Chris Weidman. You expected that, if you have any sense at all, but did you also expect discussions on the real economic impact of removing UFC bonuses, or on whether Eddie Alvarez would be better off dropping his lawsuit and going back to work for Bellator? Maybe you did. Probably. Either way, this week’s TMB features all that and much more, so get in here and face the pain.

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USA TODAY: For UFC 162′s Tim Kennedy, duty calls in Las Vegas

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:30:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) Special forces soldier Tim Kennedy would usually be celebrating the Fourth of July weekend on a pontoon boat, grilling for family and military friends in his adopted home state of Texas. Instead, Kennedy (15-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will be in Las Vegas, cutting weight in preparation for a fight against fellow UFC newcomer Roger Gracie (6-1, 0-0) at UFC 162 on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET). Fighters competing at holiday weekend events get a raw deal by having to shed pounds as others grill outside and eat freely. But for Kennedy, 33, who walks into the cage as a 185-pound middleweight, it might be an even crueler twist. In addition to his skills as a Green Beret sniper and weapons specialist, Kennedy is a budding chef who turned down offers to appear on cable TV cooking shows “Top Chef” and “Grill Masters” to make his UFC debut. “I’m going to make it up Saturday night,” he told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). You won’t hear any other complaints, though, from the former Strikeforce title challenger, who is assigned to the Texas National Guard’s special operations detachment after a five-year stint at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

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All work and no play for UFC 162′s Tim Boetsch during fight week – almost

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Tim Boetsch certainly isn’t alone in the club of fighters who take the sport seriously. Just try getting other people to understand that fighting in Las Vegas isn’t an excuse to have a good time on the job. Boetsch (16-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) next week takes on Mark Munoz (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) to open up the main card of UFC 162, which takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Sin City. Vegas over Fourth of July? Come on – gotta be time for a little fun, right?

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USA TODAY: For Vegas, UFC Fight Week could be a $150 million jackpot

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:30:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) LAS VEGAS – The UFC’s Fourth of July plans include a week-long slate of fan-driven activities that is expected to generate more than $150 million for the city of Las Vegas. Next week’s schedule, which includes a pool party with UFC octagon girls at luxury hotel Aria, a free concert at downtown’s Fremont Street Experience, meet-and-greet opportunities throughout the city and a two-day UFC Fan Expo, is centered around one of the promotion’s biggest events of the year, “UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman,” on July 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Nevada-based analytics firm Applied Analysis estimates past UFC Fight Week events have generated more than $140 million each in economic impact for Las Vegas, and UFC officials promise an even bigger extravaganza this time. “We’re sending in twice as many fighters as we’ve ever had for an event,” UFC President Dana White told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Anybody who’s been before knows you go in and there’s all kinds of different distributors of MMA products and everything MMA, plus you have so many different fighters there

USA TODAY: For Vegas, UFC Fight Week could be a $150 million jackpot – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Week 2013 Schedule of Events Surrounding UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 23:16:46 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Las Vegas for its traditional Fourth of July Weekend event, and has once again instituted UFC Fight Week in Las Vegas. This year’s festivities center on UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman , which takes place Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and airs live on pay-per-view. UFC Fight Week includes a week-long schedule of events that includes open workouts, the UFC 162 pre-fight press conference and weigh-ins, parties, concerts, the UFC Fan Expo, and more. UFC Fight Week 2013 Schedule of Events WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 1 p.m. UFC 162 Open Workouts , XS Nightclub inside Encore at the Wynn (free and open to the public) THURSDAY, JULY 4 11 a.m. UFC 162 Pre-fight Press Conference, MGM Grand main lobby (free and open to the public) 1 p.m. Pool Party at Liquid at Aria ($10 for women front-of-line admission; $20 for men) 6 p.m.

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