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Video: Anderson Silva cries on Brazilian TV when asked about fight-fixing

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

While he’s usually fairly tightlipped with the U.S. media, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is more likely to open up in his native Brazil. Check out the video above as Silva (33-5 MMA, 16-1 UFC) discusses his UFC 162 title loss to Chris Weidman (10-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and the conspiracy cries that he threw the July 6 fight. Silva, in Portuguese, said he was embarrassed that the allegations might make his home country look bad. The segment was part of Saturday’s edition of the “Legendários” talk show.

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Video: Anderson Silva cries on Brazilian TV when asked about fight-fixing – MMA Junkie

Friend of Bellator’s Maiquel Falcao remains in hospital following brutal beating

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 03:30:00 +0000

Undefeated MMA fighter Kaue Mena (7-0) remains in a Brazilian hospital after an altercation that involved Bellator fighter Maiquel Falcao (31-6 MMA, 3-1 BFC) turned violent. Falcao’s wife, Danielle, wrote on Facebook that Mena’s condition is improving after surgery, though “his condition remains very grave.” She asked friends and loved ones for their prayers. “Great news,” she wrote in her native Portuguese. “Our brother Kaue has shown improvements. We are following his recovery. Glory be to God. We will continue praying in earnest.” Falcao and Mena were at a gas station this past Saturday when Falcao apparently got into an argument with a pair of women, one of whom he pushed away, according to a news report from a Brazilian TV station Band Santa Catarina. A group of men then came into the store and began fighting with the two, and the violence spilled outside

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Friend of Bellator’s Maiquel Falcao remains in hospital following brutal beating – MMA Junkie

UFC Champ Anderson Silva Sings in the Studio

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:18:07 +0000

We’ve all seen UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva ’s dance moves throughout his career, whether it was during his entrances in the Pride organization or his post-fight celebrations in the UFC . But we’ve never heard him sing. Until now! Silva recently entered the studio and recorded a song with friends following a barbeque in Brazil. (There’s some commentary in the beginning of the video in Portuguese. Silva begins singing at the 1:45 mark.) Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira avoids injury in UFC on FUEL TV 10 loss

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:15:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was a no-show at Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 post-fight press conference, but the veteran heavyweight avoided any serious injuries. Nogueira (34-8-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC), who suffered a loss to Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in the event’s FUEL TV-televised headliner, submitted to a second-round armbar as he was trapped in an awkward position in the clash of Brazilian grappling standouts. Nogueira was coming off a win over Dave Herman , but a bout prior, Frank Mir snapped his arm with a kimura. It was an ugly scene that was difficult for “Minotauro’s” fans to watch. This time around, though, the former champ avoided any serious injuries. “Our champion @Minotauromma already did an X-ray, and thank God, did not fracture (his arm) and is already out of the hospital,” his coach, Luiz Dorea, tweeted in Portuguese earlier this morning. Potential shoulder and arm injuries were both ruled out. Although his late career has been plagued by injuries and extended layoffs, the 37-year-old MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) prior to the fight that he was focused on one final title run and not on retirement.

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Thiago Silva accepts Antonio Silva’s challenge for UFC fight – at 205 pounds

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:20:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, Brazil – Recent UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva (18-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) wants a fight with former teammate Thiago Silva (15-3 UFC, 6-3 UFC). While Silva is a light heavyweight, he said he’ll take the fight – at 205 pounds. “He must be sad because I left American Top Team, but if he wants to fight me he has to come down to 205,” Thiago Silva said at Saturday night’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 post-fight press conference in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. “That’s it.” The two Silvas were once teammates at American Top Team, though Thiago has since moved on to the Blackzilians. The pair had never before publicly bickered, but heavyweight Antonio took to Twitter mere moments after Thiago’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 win over Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante to issue the challenge. “Thiago weighs 105 kilograms (approx. 231 pounds),” Antonio Silva wrote in Portuguese

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Thiago Silva accepts Antonio Silva’s challenge for UFC fight – at 205 pounds – MMA Junkie

With soccer dreams scrapped, UFC on FUEL TV 10′s Leandro Silva turned to MMA

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, Brazil – Had things worked out the way he planned, Leandro Silva (11-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) might have been in Brazil preparing for this month’s FIFA Confederations Cup rather than UFC on FUEL TV 10. “I actually started training in martial arts at 20 years old,” Silva told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) in his native Portuguese. “Before that, I was a soccer player and almost made it professional. I played around Sao Paulo and Santa Catarina. “Ultimately it wasn’t my destiny, and I became frustrated with not reaching my objective

With soccer dreams scrapped, UFC on FUEL TV 10′s Leandro Silva turned to MMA – MMA Junkie