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Camozzi-Larkin, Markes-Romero added to UFC’s ‘Fight for the Troops 3′ card

BAD MMA News — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:15:00 +0000

The UFC’s next “Fight for the Troops” show continues to fill out with the addition of a pair of middleweight fights. Chris Camozzi meets Lorenz Larkin, while Ronny Markes takes on Yoel Romero.

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Derek Brunson vs. Ronny Markes pulled from UFC on FUEL TV 10 lineup

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:30:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, Brazil – A last-minute issue has forced the cancellation of a planned UFC on FUEL TV 10 matchup between Derek Brunson (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Ronny Markes (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC). MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with sources close to the fighter that Markes was today ruled out of the matchup. Additional sources said the the 25-year-old Brazilian was on Friday morning involved in an automobile accident. While Markes is said to not have been seriously injured, the incident will prevent the fighter from competing. According to Tatame.com’s Guilherme Cruz , Markes was a passenger in the vehicle and hurt his “neck, head and ribs” when a car driven by manager and trainer Andre Pederneiras was involved in the crash.

Derek Brunson vs. Ronny Markes pulled from UFC on FUEL TV 10 lineup – MMA Junkie

How a drunken tradition led UFC on FUEL TV 10′s Ronny Markes to wrong birth name

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:45:00 +0000

Here’s something you might not know about UFC on FUEL TV 10 fighter Ronny Markes : His actual name is Ronny Marki (or Ronny Marki Sales da Silva, to be specific). So how has that middle name – the one that he now uses as his last name when fighting in the world’s biggest MMA promotion – been wrong for the past 25 years? Alcohol, the fighter said with a laugh. “It’s a curious thing,” the Brazilian fighter told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Here in Brazil, people like to commemorate the birth of a new child with lots of alcohol

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UFC on FUEL TV 10′s Ronny Markes: Most fighters give 70 percent; I’m only at 30

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Ronny Markes , who quietly goes for his eighth straight win and fourth straight UFC victory this weekend at UFC on FUEL TV 10, wants to talk numbers. Specifically, he wants to talk about the amount of effort fighters give during training camp and what they have left to give on fight night. And more specifically, he wants to explain why we haven’t seen anything close to his best. “As athletes, I’m not sure if people will agree with me, but we train at 100 percent so that on fight day we can give at least 70 percent,” he told MMAjunkie.com , referencing the grueling and sometimes injury-riddled 12-week camps. “I feel I haven’t demonstrated more than 30 percent of my real abilities. I know some of my decision wins may have been boring for the audience. I believe part of it was lack of confidence on my part.” However, Markes (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) said his confidence is soaring ahead of Saturday’s preliminary-card bout with fellow middleweight Derek Brunson (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), which takes place at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Brazil.

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