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Melvin Guillard vs. Ross Pearson booked for UFC Fight Night 29 in Manchester

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 06:30:00 +0000

A lightweight matchup and potential slugfest has been added to the UFC’s return to England. UFC officials announced on Tuesday’s new edition of “UFC Tonight” that Melvin Guillard (31-12-2 MMA, 12-8 UFC) and Ross Pearson (15-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) will meet at an Oct. 26 UFC Fight Night event scheduled for Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The contest serves as the co-main event of a card that sees Michael Bisping face Mark Munoz in the main event. The main card airs on FOX Sports 2 followig prelims that stream on Facebook. Guillard looks to build on the strength of a “Knockout of the Night” win over Mac Danzig at July’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The much-needed result helped Guillard snap out of a 1-4 slump and once again showed the potential the 30-year-old slugger always packs in his back pocket

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Video: UFC on FOX 8 title challenger John Moraga discusses his troubled youth

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:50:00 +0000

On Tuesday’s new edition of “UFC Ultimate Insider” on FUEL TV, UFC on FOX 8 headliner John Moraga discussed his troubled youth and how wrestling, and ultimately MMA, got him on the right track. Check out the video as Moraga (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) discusses his turnaround, which eventually led to Saturday’s network-televised title fight with flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (17-2-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) at Seattle’s KeyArena. In the segment, Moraga explains why he’s been “an underdog my whole life,” and why he has a handful of people to thank for keeping him out of jail. For the latest on UFC on FOX 8 , stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site. Edit this article

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Photo: Miesha Tate goes nude in ESPN the Magazine’s ‘Body Issue’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 23:15:00 +0000

Why beat around the bush and pretend this post serves another purpose? Ladies and gentleman, here’s the nude photo of UFC fighter Miesha Tate that will appear in ESPN The Magazine’s “The Body Issue.” The photo, taken by Ben Watts and first released to nydailynews.com , appears in Friday’s new edition of the magazine. Tate is one of 21 athletes who appears in various states of undress for the annual “Body” edition. Tate, a former Strikeforce champion, recently made her UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale and suffered a loss to Cat Zingano , who mounted a third-round comeback to get the TKO victory. Zingano then earned the right to coach opposite Rousey on “The Ultimate Fighter 18,” but due to a knee injury, Tate recently replaced her. Rousey (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) are the first females to serve as head coaches on the show, which debuts Sept

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UFC 162′s Anderson Silva: ‘I’m not scared of Jon Jones’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:55:00 +0000

One day after telling a group of reporters that he didn’t think he could beat Jon Jones (18-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC), UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) is apparently doing a bit of an about face. With a looming potential superfight on the horizon with UFC light heavyweight champ Jones, Silva wanted to make it perfectly clear that he’s not intimated by the bigger man. “My opinion is this: I’ll fight Jon Jones, all the guys from my class, all the guys that work in the UFC – all the fighters,” Silva said on Tuesday’s new edition of “UFC Tonight.” “I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman , but I’m here for working. “I’m not scared of Jon Jones, of Chris Weidman or whoever

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