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UFC Fight for the Troops 3 Gets Lightweight Bout Between Bobby Green and James Krause

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:55:15 +0000

The UFC Fight for the Troops 3 fight card slated for Nov. 6 is starting to fill up fast. The latest addition is a lightweight bout pitting Bobby Green against James Krause .

UFC Fight for the Troops 3 Gets Lightweight Bout Between Bobby Green and James Krause – MMA Weekly

James Krause vs. Bobby Green booked for UFC Fight Night 31′s ‘Troops’ event

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:25:00 +0000

A lightweight bout between James Krause and Bobby Green has been added to “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3.”

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For James Krause, two bonuses, one drug test, $100K and a lot of paranoia

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:00:00 +0000

In the month since his submission victory over Sam Stout at UFC 161 in Winnipeg, James Krause has had plenty of time to think about what substances may or may not have been floating around his system. “You just start thinking about everything,” Krause told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Every little thing runs through your mind, like, ‘What did I have, what did I eat?’” And yeah, that’s about what it feels like when you have a very important drug test to pass. Even when you know you haven’t used any banned substances – even when you are absolutely sure that there’s no valid reason why your test shouldn’t come back clean – it’s hard not to stress about it when there’s $100,000 on the line, as there was for Krause after he netted dual $50,000 bonuses for “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” at UFC 161 on June 15.

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RFA president Ed Soares takes pride in building next UFC talent

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 22:05:00 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance has a nice little streak going, and Ed Soares probably wouldn’t complain if it continued after Friday night. Soares, RFA’s president and a longtime MMA manager, is in Milwaukee for his promotion’s latest show, RFA 8, which takes place Friday at The Rave. The main card airs live on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET. With a main event between Sergio Pettis (7-0), the younger brother of UFC standout Anthony, and Dillard Pegg (5-1), Soares might be wondering if lightning might strike for a third time. “The headliner of RFA 6, James Krause , and the headliner of RFA 7, Brandon Thatch , now are both in the UFC,” Soares on Friday told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) from Milwaukee just hours ahead of RFA 8. Krause took a seven-fight win streak, including five straight in the RFA, into a short-notice UFC debut this past weekend at UFC 161 – where he took home a double bonus and an extra $100,000 for his submission of hard-to-finish Sam Stout

Video: Never a drug user, but UFC 161 winner James Krause is sweating drug test

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:45:00 +0000

Your brain has a funny way of working when $100,000 is all but guaranteed to be heading your way. Just ask James Krause . After accepting a late-notice bout with fellow lightweight Sam Stout (21-8-1 MMA, 8-8 UFC) this past weekend at UFC 161, Krause (20-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earned “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” honors after tapping out the Canadian for the first time since 2006. That guillotine choke comes with a $100,000 windfall in bonus money for the UFC newcomer. Assuming, of course, that Krause passes his post-fight drug test. “Yes, I’m sweating it, but no, I’ve never done an illegal drug in my life,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “But I’m sweating it

Radio (noon ET): Muhammad ‘King Mo’ Lawal, James Krause, Josh Burkman

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:10:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to a two and a half hour show Muhammad Lawal, James Krause and Josh Burkman . “King Mo” returns to the cage on Wednesday at Bellator 96 with a light heavyweight tournament fight in the “Summer Series” against Seth Petruzelli . Krause is coming off a submission win over Sam Stout at UFC 161 this past Saturday that earned him a pair of $50,000 bonuses in his UFC debut. And Burkman pulled a big upset Friday at WSOF 3 by choking Jon Fitch unconscious in just 41 seconds. MMAjunkie.com Radio airs today from noon to 2:30 p.m.

Radio (noon ET): Muhammad ‘King Mo’ Lawal, James Krause, Josh Burkman – MMA Junkie

UFC 161 upset winner James Krause says choke of Sam Stout was ‘for my life’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:40:00 +0000

WINNIPEG – James Krause ‘s life changed a few weeks back when he got the call he’d been waiting a long time for – that he was finally in the UFC. But that was just the precursor. On Saturday, his life really changed. Krause (20-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) stopped Sam Stout (20-9-1 MMA, 8-8 UFC) with just 13 seconds left in their fight at UFC 161.

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UFC 161 upset winner James Krause says choke of Sam Stout was ‘for my life’ – MMA Junkie

UFC 161 results/photos: James Krause upsets vet Sam Stout in UFC debut

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:25:00 +0000

WINNIPEG – After three rounds vying with James Krause’s sizable reach advantage, Sam Stout nabbed a takedown, likely hoping to curry favor with judges. Instead, he found himself trapped in a guillotine choke that allowed short-notice replacement Krause to secure his first-ever octagon win. The lightweight bout was part of today’s UFC 161 event at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. It aired on FX after additional prelims on Facebook and ahead of a pay-per-view main card. London, Ontario, native Stout cursed himself as the two separated and the final bell rang. With several Canadians coming out ahead on scorecards, he might have taken home a close win. Krause peppered him throughout the fight with a stiff jab and brought out a variety of well-timed kicks that found their target. Late in the first, a sneaky high kick slammed into Stout’s head and splattered the two of them in blood as they worked on the mat.

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UFC 161′s Sam Stout discusses added pressure, opponent’s biggest threat

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:30:00 +0000

WINNIPEG, Canada – Sam Stout doesn’t want to take anything for granted, but come Saturday night at UFC 161, he knows he’s got just about every factor working in his favor. That could make it a long night for opponent James Krause . Stout (20-8-1 MMA, 8-7 UFC), a veteran lightweight who competes for the 16th time under the UFC banner, meets injury replacement and promotional newcomer Krause (19-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 161, which takes place at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their bout, which is part of the FX-televised preliminary card, pits a UFC newbie against a fighter who entered the octagon for the first time way back in 2006. “I can’t count on him having the first-fight jitters, but I’ve experienced it before,” Stout today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

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The third call’s the charm for UFC 161′s James Krause

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0000

For James Krause , perhaps the third time is the charm. For a while now, Krause (19-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been considered one of the best fighters around not signed to a major promotion. But the UFC took care of that earlier this week when Krause stepped in for an injured Isaac Vallie-Flagg to meet Sam Stout (20-8-1 MMA, 8-7 UFC) at UFC 161 in two weeks. It wasn’t the first time Krause had gotten the call from the UFC. But this time, he was ready.