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Potential UFC return for Nick Diaz? UFC boss ‘more than happy to get him a fight

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 20:25:00 +0000

There’s never a dull moment in the world of Nick Diaz . And don’t be surprised if the drama soon returns to a UFC cage. Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC), who (kinda) announced his retirement following a March title loss to champion Georges St-Pierre , recently tried his hand at MMA promoting with this past month’s debut War MMA event. However, the fiery 29-year-old may be ready to return to his fighting roots. “He said he broke up with his girlfriend, wants to fight, ‘Dana get me a fight,’” White said of their recent exchange

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USA TODAY: Ex-champ Evans returns to roots, revives swagger for UFC 161

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) Even as the fight was happening, Rashad Evans knew it was a bad one. The former UFC light heavyweight titlist could feel it as he stood in the cage across from Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 156 in February. Nogueira waited for Evans to attack. Evans waited for Nogueira. In the end, Evans acknowledges, “Really nothing happened.” Actually, one thing did happen. Evans (17-3-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) lost a unanimous decision, his second in a row. In nine years as a pro, he had never lost back-to-back fights. He had also never lost while doing so little to try to win, which was what really bothered him.

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UFC 163′s Demian Maia committed to BJJ roots – and shot at welterweight title

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:15:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, Brazil – When Demian Maia entered the sport of MMA, he brought with him true world-class submission skills. As time went on, the world-champion grappler seemed to move away from those core skills and focus more on other aspects of the sport. That’s not going to be the case anymore. “I think when you’re training MMA, it’s a new sport,” Maia (18-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “People like myself come from one area, one martial art, and we need to improve on our other areas. So we’re training a lot in these other sports, like in my case on my boxing. Of course, you start to get sharper in that sport, but in the previous one you lose a little bit. “The main thing is when you’re fighting, you do what you were training

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BJJ Match with Kron Gracie Next, Shinya Aoki Then Wants One FC Featherweight Title Shot

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:00:25 +0000

Fresh off of a ONE FC title win, Shinya Aoki will be returning to his grappling roots on Saturday when he takes on Kron Gracie at Metamorsis II . The Japanese veteran will compete with the BJJ world champion over the course of a single 20-minute round in Los Angeles. Aoki’s decision to accept an invitation to join this competition was something of a surprise, but the ONE FC and Dream 155-pound champion says he felt that the challenge of testing himself against one of the world’s best grapplers was one that appealed to him. “I accepted this fight with Kron Gracie because I want to gain invaluable experience and also because I am a warrior,” he told MMAWeekly.com. “I don’t know if I can beat him, but I will do my best. I’d like to compete more regularly in grappling tournaments.” Gracie’s grappling credentials are impeccable. He’s a two-time world champion who outranks Aoki in BJJ terms

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