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Shogun Rua: UFC Fight Night 26 fire fueled by Sonnen’s attacks on Brazil, Silva

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:30:00 +0000

Mauricio Rua is quick to note that Chael Sonnen has been respectful to him in the buildup to their headliner at this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 26 event. Not that it’s really mattered in how “Shogun” approached the fight, but still. “I kind of imagined he wouldn’t start talking smack this time,” Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) said of his silver-tongued opponent in a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). The ex-UFC champ did, however, take exception to something Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) said at the outset of the promotional cycle

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WSOF 4′s Nick Newell: ‘I’ve learned growing up to have thick skin’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 20:40:00 +0000

Nick Newell knew that a move to a bigger stage would bring new questions and doubts about his career in MMA. But from the outset, he wasn’t paying attention to any of that.

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UFC 163 Results: Phil Davis Steals a Decision From Lyoto Machida on the Brazilian’s Home Turf

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 09:01:18 +0000

Normally when a fighter competes in his hometown, there is a term commonly referred to in the fight game as “the hometown advantage.” Well, someone forgot to tell UFC light heavyweight and Belem, Brazil, native Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida about this saying before his UFC 163 bout with Phil Davis on Saturday night. And if they did tell him, rest assured, Machida would tell you that old fighting adage is for the birds. In front of his hometown faithful, inside a packed HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Machida dominated the former two-time National Champion from Penn State from pillar to post for the majority of the fight, only to suffer a perplexing unanimous decision loss as the scorecards were read. Round one was all Machida as he peppered Davis with counter jabs and body kicks from the outset. Davis circled to the left, showing some improved striking, but nothing to write home about. Midway through the first frame, Machida scored a slick straight left that drilled Davis on the chin and had him retreating. Machida followed up with a thudding flying knee to the body, as Davis recouped to the center of the Octagon. It took the former All-American almost four minutes into the round to attempt his first takedown, but when he did it was successful. As the first round came to a close, Davis was in Machida’s half-guard scoring powerful ground and pound. Round two was more of the same from Machida, as Davis opened with flashy front kicks and uncharacteristic combination punching. It looked good, but the attempts were more or less futile. Davis shot on Machida and the Brazilian sprawled with precision. The Dragon spent the majority of the round peppering his opponent with well-timed counter punching and textbook defense – something that has become a trademark of the former UFC light heavyweight champion

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UFC 161 results/photos: Ryan Jimmo tops Igor Pokrajac in snoozer

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:20:00 +0000

WINNIPEG – In a fight in which referee Yves Lavigne earned every penny of his commission pay, light heavyweights Ryan Jimmo and Igor Pokrajac plodded along to the scorecards. In the end, judges were unanimous in their call for Jimmo, who won all three rounds on the scorecards, but it wasn’t the type of fight that advanced his career. The bout was part of today’s UFC 161 event at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. It aired on pay-per-view after prelims on FX and Facebook. Afterward, Jimmo apologized to the crowd, which apparently was distracted by a fight in the stands that contained more action than the 15 minutes that took place in the cage. From the outset, the fight went in fits and starts as Jimmo and Pokrajac traded heavy punches, only to lock up and stall against the cage. They were repeatedly separated by Lavigne, whose interventions failed to break the stalemate

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