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UFC 163 to feature Jhenny Andrade as newest Brazilian octagon girl

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:00:00 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO – Twenty-five-year-old Sao Paulo native Jhenny Andrade is the newest addition to the UFC’s roster of octagon girls. UFC officials on Friday announced the full-time model will serve alongside Camila Oliveira at Saturday night’s “UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie” event, which takes place at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. “It will be great to be a part of this team and to contribute to the brand’s success,” Andrade said through an interpreter. “I’m going to embrace this and do my best for the UFC. “UFC events are very well organized and glamorous events.

UFC 163 to feature Jhenny Andrade as newest Brazilian octagon girl – MMA Junkie

UFC 162′s Edson Barboza: Frankie Edgar’s team proved missing puzzle piece

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 03:45:00 +0000

As Brazilian striking specialist Edson Barboza (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) puts the finishing touches on the preparations for his upcoming UFC 162 appearance, he’s brimming with confidence. After all, 13 fights into his MMA career, the knockout artist believes he’s finally found all the answers – or at least, “The Answer.” “The first day I trained with these guys over here, I felt like I was at home,” Barboza told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through an interpreter. “The whole team welcomed me in. The first day I boxed with coach Mark Henry, it was like I had met him 15 years ago. Ricardo Almeida and Renzo Gracie are such nice guys. Frankie Edgar is a great person. Everyone here helps each other. “Things were so great, I brought my partner Marlon Moraes to train here with us.

UFC champ Anderson Silva still set on boxing Roy Jones Jr.

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:45:00 +0000

Despite being told no by boss Dana White four years ago, Anderson Silva said he still wants to fight boxer Roy Jones Jr. before hanging up his gloves. “Of course I want to fight him, and maybe after this fight against (Chris) Weidman, regardless of the outcome, I would love to fight him,” Silva said through an interpreter. “He’s already said he’d fight me, so that’s something I’d really like to happen.” Now, there’s just two things in the way. One is the undefeated Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who will try to be the first man to beat Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) in the octagon in 17 outings and take the Brazilian’s middleweight belt, which he’s held for 10 fights. That will happen next Saturday at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena for UFC 162.

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UFC on FUEL TV 10 results: Raphael Assuncao taps Vaughan Lee to go to 4-0 at 135

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 03:35:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – Raphael Assuncao knew exactly where he wanted his bout with Vaughan Lee to be contested, and it didn’t take long to see why. After a first round controlled almost entirely by Assuncao on the mat, the Brazilian turned up the heat in the second frame and locked up an armbar to force the tap at 1:51 of Round 2. The bantamweight bout closed out the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It streamed on Facebook ahead of a main card on FUEL TV. Early on it was clear that Assuncao had the advantage on the mat, as Lee seemed fortunate to survive the opening round after getting mounted early on. When he was unable to stop Assuncao’s takedown to start the second, things only got worse. “I was training specifically to be able to fight Vaughan Lee because he’s a very good striker, and my strategy worked,” Assuncao said via an interpreter after the victory. Though specifying that he didn’t want “to say anyone’s name,” Assuncao added, “All I want is the chance to go for the title.” Assuncao (19-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has now won four straight in the UFC since dropping to 135 pounds in 2011

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UFC on FUEL TV 10′s William Macario knows both he and Leonardo Santos belong

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:15:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, Brazil – After downing four different opponents, there is no doubt that William Macario (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) deserves to be in the finals of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2.” But does Leonardo Santos (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)? “Patolino” says there is no doubt. “I definitely think so,” Macario told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through an interpreter. “I think he definitely deserves to be on the finale because he had a great fight with Santiago Ponzinibbio . It was a fight that could have been for either one of them.” That fight took place in the semifinal round of “TUF: Brazil 2,” with Ponzinibbio earning a hard-fought unanimous decision. However, he injured his hand in the contest and was unable to recover in time for the tournament final, which takes place Saturday at UFC on FUEL TV 10 at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Brazil. That allowed Santos to step back in the tournament as a replacement finalist, and he now meets Macario in the final round. Meanwhile, Macario earned three stoppage wins during his four “TUF: Brazil” victories

Fabrico Werdum looks to prove he’s as good as best nights, not as bad as worst

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:15:00 +0000

It’s been almost seven years since Fabricio Werdum lost a decision to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the 2006 PRIDE open weight grand prix, and a lot has changed. For one thing, PRIDE is but a memory. So are the days when Nogueira was the unfinishable, unsubmittable zombie warrior of MMA’s heavyweight division. But a lot has changed for Werdum as well, and that loss is one of the big reasons why. “The first time I fought [Nogueira] I was mostly just a jiu-jitsu fighter,” Werdum told MMAjunkie.com (mmajunkie.com) through an interpreter. “Ever since that fight I felt like I had to evolve.” The fruits of that labor were on display just last year when Werdum made his return to the UFC with a dominant decision victory over heavyweight contender Roy Nelson at UFC 143. For three rounds, Werdum battered Nelson on the feet, showing off a striking game that he’d only hinted at in previous fights

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Patricky ‘Pitbull’ lobbying Bellator to fight alongside brother at July event

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Onetime Bellator MMA tournament finalist Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (10-4 MMA, 3-3 BFC) hasn’t fought since October, and he’s anxious to get back to work. And if his employers are willing, the lightweight said he’d love to fight alongside brother Patricio “Pitbull” Freire at next month’s Bellator 97 event. “I think that me and him on the same card we would be doing a big favor to Bellator,” Freire told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through an interpreter. “It would be huge for the event and would be a great show for the event. The guys of Esporte Interativo, the Brazilian channel that airs Bellator, are crazy about the idea. I heard they’d even be willing to talk to Bellator, as well.

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Ten-fight deal in place, UFC champ Anderson Silva says he only asked for four

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000

When UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) steps in to the cage at UFC 162, it will be the first appearance of a massive 10-fight deal. Will Silva actually fight 10 more times? The champ said he doesn’t know, especially since he only asked for a four-fight contract. “Maybe there’s a contradiction lost in translation,” Silva told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through an interpreter. “I wanted to do four more fights, and they said eight, so I said, ‘Whatever. Let’s do eight, 10

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