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TJ Grant Out, Josh Thomson Steps In to Challenge Anthony Pettis at UFC on Fox 9

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:57:29 +0000

Josh Thomson has been anxiously awaiting his next opponent on his return trip to the UFC , and now he’s got it. Thomson will get the first crack at newly minted UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in the UFC on Fox 9 main event on Dec. 14 at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif

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Breaking Ground: Ronda Rousey Premiers Monday Night at 8p ET

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 01:41:24 +0000

The first female UFC champion, Ronda Rousey , opens up about her struggles and what drives her to become a better fighter. The documentary airs Monday at 8 pm ET on Fox Sports 1. Rousey begins her coaching stint opposite her next opponent and longtime foe Miesha Tate Wednesday night on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs.

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Matt Brown Likely to Face Former Strikeforce Champ Tarec Saffiedine Next

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:59:21 +0000

Following his victory over Mike Pyle at UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston, Matt Brown didn’t call out one specific fighter; he called out everyone in the Top 10. And it now looks like his request will be fulfilled. UFC president Dana White confirmed to Fox Sports that Brown’s next opponent is going to be former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine

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Video: Ben Askren still not worried about any big talkers ahead of Bellator 97

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Ben Askren no longer makes a point of watching the opening rounds of Bellator tournaments. Before, the Bellator welterweight champion did so, in part, because he wanted to see what his prospective opponents were saying about him. He seemed to notice that just about everyone had something to say. He got to the point, though, where he decided he was wasting his time. “I’ve been the champ since fall of 2011, so it’s getting to be quite a while – every single season, there’s six or seven of the eight guys that say, ‘Oh, I’m going to kick Askren’s ass,’” Askren told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “And then half of them lose in the first round, and you’re laughing at them like, ‘Well, maybe you could beat me up if you could win the first round of the tournament.’” Askren (11-0 MMA, 8-0 BFC) is aware of what his next opponent, Andrey Koreshkov (13-0 MMA, 5-0 BFC), has to say about him in advance of Bellator 97, where they meet in a co-main event bout at Santa Ana Center in Albuquerque, N.M., and what he hears are a lot of empty words. (The event’s main card airs live on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.) Koreshov, who won Bellator’s Season 7 tourney with three straight wins, recently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Askren “has no idea what he is in for,” and claimed he’s a stronger, faster and more powerful fighter than any previous title challenger. But forgive Askren if he simply hears empty words. “It’s kind of a funny thing because it happens over and over again,” he said. “Most people that I fight, they see a semi-chubby white kid with an afro (and think) ‘How tough could he be?’ “They all think the same thing, and all of a sudden, they’ve got this person on top of them that they can’t get off and is repeatedly punching them in the face for 25 minutes. So I don’t think he has anyone to simulate that, so I would guess that he actually doesn’t have any idea, but I would never say that because it’s so cliche.” Askren’s smothering style is, of course, an easy target for welterweights looking to end his reign as champion. It’s not the most aesthetically pleasing thing to watch, and so the title hopefuls promise to be different than others who’ve tried to stay on their feet against the decorated wrestler and wound up on their back for the better part of 25 minutes. Three successive tournament winners, including experienced UFC vet Jay Hieron , and five title hopefuls have been dominated en route to a decision loss against Askren, who remains undefeated after 11 pro fights. “Some of these schmucks get three or four chances at the tournament, and they can’t even win the tournament, and they’re still talking about me,” he said

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UFC 162 preview: Will Weidman’s grappling pedigree mean Silva’s first UFC loss?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:15:00 +0000

As Anderson Silva ‘s next opponent, Chris Weidman has just the kind of story that fits into an all-too-familiar narrative for the UFC’s promotional machine. The 29-year-old fighter’s resume is the stuff of prodigies. He was a two-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Division I Hofstra University, showed well at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship after a just one year of training, and has put together a 9-0 record in four years of MMA. He’s young, unlike decorated wrestler Dan Henderson , and more of a complete submission grappler than Chael Sonnen . He’s also a fresh face to the fill the role of the dangerous ground specialist who possesses the skills to exploit Silva where he’s weakest: on the mat

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UFC 162 preview: Will Weidman’s grappling pedigree mean Silva’s first UFC loss? – MMA Junkie

Vitor Belfort lobbies for UFC 162′s Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman winner

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 04:45:00 +0000

Vitor Belfort is coming around to the idea of asking for fights as well as earning them. The ex-champ eliminated any doubt of that today when he tweeted UFC President Dana White that he wants to fight the winner of Saturday’s UFC 162 headliner between middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) and Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). “The fans and me are very excited to see who is going to my next opponent on this Saturday,” Belfort tweeted . “I deserve the winner!” That’s a bold proclamation from Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC), who this past month told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that he’d rather prove his title worthiness than crow about it. “I don’t think it’s time to ask; I think it’s time to earn,” Belfort said. “That’s my ethic in life

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UFC’s Dana White: I don’t know why Anderson Silva likes to f— with the media

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva claims he doesn’t even have Dana White’s digits, let alone the desire to lobby for a fight with Jon Jones . During a media teleconference today in support of UFC 162, Silva denied that he called the UFC president post-UFC 159 to request his next opponent, which White then hinted to be the light-heavy champ. “I think everyone already knows that I didn’t call Dana,” Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) said. “I don’t even have his phone number personally.” That’s news to White, who today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Silva did call him following the April 27 event in Newark, N.J.

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Intimidation of Mendez not a factor for Daniel Sarafian at UFC on FUEL TV 10

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:30:00 +0000

“The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” veteran Daniel Sarafian has bumped into his next opponent, Eddie Mendez , more than a few times prior to UFC on FUEL TV 10. For some fighters, that’s a cue to mean-mug or get bent out of shape. But the way Sarafian (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) sees it, as long as they’re not sharing a gym for training camp, it will be just the kind of distraction he needs before their fight, which is part of the event’s main card at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. “I really don’t try to intimidate my opponent or anything like that when I run into him,” Sarafian told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I think it’s good, because in a sense, it gives me some motivation and it serves as a stimulus to me to be more alert. “And there’s an adrenaline rush

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