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Frankie Edgar, B.J. Penn selected as ‘TUF 19′ coaches, will meet at 145 pounds

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:03:00 +0000

The UFC’s pound-for-pound king of rematches will takes part in another career trilogy.

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Video: Watch as Anderson Silva sees replay of UFC 162 KO loss to Chris Weidman

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:45:00 +0000

More than a month later, the collective MMA world still is abuzz over the knockout loss longtime pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva suffered at the hands of Chris Weidman . UFC middleweight champ Silva was dropped by Weidman on July 6 at UFC 162 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for his first loss in the UFC after a 16-0 start – and first knockout loss of his career. Weidman, as the new champ, will defend the title in a rematch against Silva in the same building he won the belt when the two headline UFC 168 on Dec. 28.

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Dana White: UFC 162 already has hit $4.26 million gate on 12,400 ticket sales

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:00:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Ticket sale problems? What ticket sale problems? Despite apparent rumors to the contrary earlier this week, sales for Saturday’s UFC 162 event in Las Vegas appear to be just fine. UFC President Dana White on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the pay-per-view event has sold 12,400 tickets so far for a $4.26 million gate. The numbers are early, of course, and will be updated with preliminary totals following Saturday’s event, then made official by the Nevada State Athletic Commission likely sometime next week. UFC 162 takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and features a middleweight title fight between pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) and Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). The UFC’s most recent fight at MGM Grand Garden took place in May for UFC 160

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Joseph Benavidez Happy Biding His Time Before UFC Title Shot Number Two

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:29 +0000

When the UFC announced it was expanding to open up a 125-pound division, Joseph Benavidez believed that, campaigning at his natural weight for the first time, nothing could stop him from becoming a champion. His only two career losses at that stage were to Dominick Cruz , but moving down a division meant that the 28-year-old would never again have to deal with opponents possessing the same sort of height and reach as the undisputed 135-pound king. Benavidez dispensed with Yasuhiro Urushitani in the opening round of the four-man UFC flyweight tournament only to be outpointed by Demetrious Johnson in the final. The fight was sufficiently close to have ended in a split decision, but it is a setback that is still fresh in his memory. “I think about it a lot (because) that was something I counted on for a long time, that once they start the flyweight division I was going to be the champion automatically,” he said.

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