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UFC 162 co-headliner Frankie Edgar tougher after surviving ‘mental test’ of skid

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0000

It hasn’t been a feeling that Frankie Edgar has been thrilled to relive, but it’s been one he’s felt before. And it’s certainly not one he has wanted to get used to – though like it or not, he probably has at this point. Edgar’s past three fights, all title bouts, have resulted in relatively close decisions – all three going against him, and all three fights that have been argued by some as fights he may have done enough to win. He lost his lightweight title to Benson Henderson at UFC 144 in February 2012. It was a unanimous nod in Henderson’s favor, but many observers, including some major MMA media outlets, scored the fight for Edgar

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UFC’s Hector Lombard officially headed to welterweight, wants Nate Marquardt

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:15:00 +0000

After his much-anticipated arrival in the UFC middleweight division provided mixed results, Hector Lombard is officially dropping a weight class. Lombard (32-4-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) today confirmed the move to welterweight via Twitter . Additionally, FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight” confirmed the move on Tuesday, with reporter Ariel Helwani reporting Lombard is interested in a fight with Nate Marquardt (32-12-2 MMA, 10-5 UFC). UFC officials haven’t confirmed a date or an opponent for the former Bellator champion’s next bout. Lombard, who’s ranked No. 12 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA middleweight rankings , joined the UFC in 2012 on the strength of a 25-fight unbeaten streak (24-0-1). The run saw the Olympic judoka win Bellator’s inaugural middleweight tournament and make a lone title defense over Alexander Shlemenko . However, in his UFC debut, Lombard looked flat in suffering a split-decision defeat to Tim Boetsch (though most media outlets scored the fight for Lombard)

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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira out at UFC 161, promotion seeks replacement

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 01:40:00 +0000

An ailing Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from this month’s UFC 161 event, and UFC officials are currently seeking a replacement opponent for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC). The scratch was first reported by GloboEsporte.com , and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since confirmed the change with multiple sources close to the promotion. GloboEsporte.com’s report cited a herniated disc as the reason for the withdrawal. A timetable for his return was not immediately established. Rua and Nogueira had been looking to renew a rivalry that began in 2005 when the two faced off in the quarterfinal round of PRIDE’s middleweight grand prix. In a fight that many news media outlets dubbed fight of the year, Rua earned a hard-fought unanimous decision victory. Rua went on to win the star-studded and historic 16-man tournament a few months later. The two fighters have seen mixed results in recent years

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