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Former Champ Mike Brown Eager to Return to Action at UFC Fight Night 26 After Long Layoff

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:36:52 +0000

It wasn’t that long ago when Mike Thomas Brown sat atop the 145-pound division as champion, but a lot can change in five years. Brown (26-8) defeated then-champion Urijah Faber in November 2008 to capture the WEC featherweight title. He defended the belt twice before losing it to current UFC titleholder Jose Aldo . After losing the title, Brown went 2-3 in his next five fights. The 37-year-old American Top Team trained athlete has won his last two bouts, but hasn’t competed since May 2012. Long layoffs typically don’t benefit fighters, but Brown spent the time improving his game

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Brian Cobb Sees WSOF 3 as Opportunity to Put His Name in Eventual Title Talk

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:30:16 +0000

Following a start to his career where he fought as much as twice in one night, having an extended layoff has now become the norm for former PFC lightweight champion Brian “Bandit” Cobb . While Cobb’s layoffs haven’t been by design, he’s been using the time off to his benefit. “If anything, with technology the way it is nowadays, people can watch all my fights online. So with the longer layoff between fights, I can do things to change up from what I did in my previous fights,” said Cobb. “I can really pose different problems for the next fight than what they saw in my previous fight.

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira avoids injury in UFC on FUEL TV 10 loss

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:15:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was a no-show at Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 post-fight press conference, but the veteran heavyweight avoided any serious injuries. Nogueira (34-8-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC), who suffered a loss to Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in the event’s FUEL TV-televised headliner, submitted to a second-round armbar as he was trapped in an awkward position in the clash of Brazilian grappling standouts. Nogueira was coming off a win over Dave Herman , but a bout prior, Frank Mir snapped his arm with a kimura. It was an ugly scene that was difficult for “Minotauro’s” fans to watch. This time around, though, the former champ avoided any serious injuries. “Our champion @Minotauromma already did an X-ray, and thank God, did not fracture (his arm) and is already out of the hospital,” his coach, Luiz Dorea, tweeted in Portuguese earlier this morning. Potential shoulder and arm injuries were both ruled out. Although his late career has been plagued by injuries and extended layoffs, the 37-year-old MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) prior to the fight that he was focused on one final title run and not on retirement.

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