Powerful, but a little misunderstood: UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:30:00 +0000

At first I thought the UFC matchmakers were just being paranoid. As soon as they showed up for their USA TODAY photo shoot in the bowels of Winnipeg’s MTS Centre before UFC 161 in June, Zuffa executives Joe Silva and Sean Shelby couldn’t stop joking – half-seriously, it seemed – about the possibility that this was all an elaborate setup.

Powerful, but a little misunderstood: UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby – MMA Junkie

USA TODAY: Photo shoot lets Miesha Tate show fighting form

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:15:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) LAS VEGAS – UFC women’s bantamweight contender Miesha Tate soon will become the latest fighter to appear nude in ESPN the Magazine’s “Body Issue.” While the publication strives for artful shots done in a tasteful fashion, Tate admits her participation wasn’t a decision she took lightly. “I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous when they first approached me,” Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) told USA TODAY Sports. “It really took some quality group decision-making for me to do it. But now that I did it, it was an awesome experience, and I’m definitely very honored to be a part of this issue.” Tate is in Las Vegas filming Season 18 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” in which she serves as a team coach opposite her rival, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey .

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Powerful, but a little misunderstood: UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby

USA TODAY: Photo shoot lets Miesha Tate show fighting form