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UFC 163′s Thales Leites explains 16-month MMA absence

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 02:45:00 +0000

Onetime UFC middleweight challenger Thales Leites was in the midst of a comeback after being released from the promotion in 2009. In three years, he’d amassed a 6-1 record and beaten a list of UFC vets that included Dean Lister , Jesse Taylor and Jeremy Horn . A loss to Matt Horwich in 2010 was avenged two years later. But it was that March 2012 fight in Brazil that forced him to take a step back from the sport and get his house in order. “Before I fought Horwich the second time, I was recovering from surgery on my left knee,” Leites told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Then I tore the ACL on my right knee, my good knee.

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Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson Being Considered for UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:30:53 +0000

function not found Daniel Cormier has been constructing his move from heavyweight down to light heavyweight for quite some time. He’s currently in the midst of working his way down to 205 pounds, planning to fight one more time at heavyweight before making the drop. And there seems to be no shortage of opponents for him before he finally debuts at light heavyweight. UFC president Dana White recently confirmed that Fabricio Werdum asked him to fight Cormier after Werdum defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his most recent fight. Cormier said he was fine with that fight, but White may have other plans for the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion. White told Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports that he is currently in negotiations with Roy Nelson for a new contract. Nelson fulfilled his last contract with a loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 161 in June. White told Iold, “If he re-signs Nelson in time, he plans to pair him with Daniel Cormier at UFC 166 on the Velasquez-dos Santos III undercard.” UFC 166: Velasquez vs.

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Veronica Rothlenhauser Riding a Freight Train into Invicta FC 6 Bout

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 22:00:49 +0000

function not found Having to drop out of a fight for the first time in her professional career, women’s 145-pound up-and-comer Veronica “Heartbreaker” Rothlenhauser was not pleased, but ultimately feels it may have helped in the long run. “I wasn’t going to pull out from the fight. I still planned on fighting, but once they (pulled my opponent at Invicta FC 5 to replace another fighter on the card) I decided to get an MRI on my knee,” said Rothlenhauser. “I told them the situation and Janet (Martin) and I decided to wait until this card to have this fight. “At Team Alpha Male, if there’s a fight camp, it’s no joke. Once you’re in the midst of it, it’s for real. That sucked being a week out, but I think everything happens for a reason.” The time off allowed Rothlenhauser to work more extensively with Alpha Male’s newest coaching addition, UFC veteran Duane “Bang” Ludwig .

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