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Deep – Tribe Tokyo Features Stacked Card Headlined by Ryo Chonan’s Retirement Fight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:03:44 +0000

Ryo Chonan will be given the opportunity to win the Deep welterweight belt in his retirement bout, when he takes on reigning champion Dan Hornbuckle on Oct. 20 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Chonan (21-13) has fought for Pride and the UFC and is one of only five fighters to ever defeat Anderson Silva, but his last bout will under the banner of the promotion where he has competed for the majority of his career, when he headlines Deep – Tribe Tokyo. At stake will be the welterweight strap, which Hornbuckle (24-6) won by beating Yuya Shirai by unanimous decision in April

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Dana White: Silva vs. Weidman II is Massive… Could Rival Superfight (UFC 162 video)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 00:26:30 +0000

function not found Anderson Silva losing to Chris Weidman toppled a lot of dominoes. Not only did Silva lose his UFC middleweight championship and take a hit to his stake as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, his loss sent UFC president Dana White’s hopes for a superfight into a tailspin. White isn’t exactly crying in his beer over the change in plans. He wanted to put on a superfight between Silva and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones or Silva and welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre , but he also believes a rematch between Silva and Weidman will be a monumental bout. “Silva vs.

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