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Rampage Jackson Says There’s Always Been a Secret Rivalry with Tito Ortiz

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 02:43:13 +0000

Former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Tito Ortiz have been friends for over a decade. They’ve been training partners, and at one time, they said they would never fight each other. Times have changed. Their friendship is intact, but the two no longer train together and are going to fight. Ortiz and Jackson will headline Bellator MMA ’s first ever pay-per-view on Nov. 2, and Jackson says there’s always been a bit of a secret rivalry between the two. When Jackson was making his way up the ranks in Japan with the Pride organization, Ortiz was the reigning UFC 205-pound champion. The two began training together at Ortiz’ gym in California under the direction of Colin Oyama. “I trained with Tito for years and I can tell secretly there’s been a little competition between me and Tito. I remember when I first started training with him and Ricco Rodriguez, they used to kick my ass all the time and stuff like that.

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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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Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:30:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – Fabricio Werdum beat legendary jiu-jitsu ace Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at his own game and ended a night of submissions in fitting fashion. The Brazilian heavyweights, who also recently served as head coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2,” met in the FUEL TV-televised headliner of Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) largely controlled the action and overcame some first-round fatigue before getting the fight to the ground, where he eventually caught Nogueira (34-8-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC) in the second round with an armbar. It avenged a 2006 defeat to “Big Nog” that came in the PRIDE organization. Check out the highlights above. And for complete coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 10 , stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site. Edit this article

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