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Bellator 98 Results: Alexander Shlemenko Outduels Brett Cooper to Retain Title

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 08:47:29 +0000

Bellator 98 suffered several bumps in the road en route to finally taking place on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., but eventually did take place with the Bellator middleweight championship on the line. Alexander Shlemenko defended his belt, winning a unanimous decision over Brett Cooper, who stepped into the fight as a replacement for the injured Doug Marshall. Shlemenko established his dominance early with his stand-up game, landing with greater frequency and greater power than Cooper.

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Bellator 98 Results: Alexander Shlemenko Outduels Brett Cooper to Retain Title – MMA Weekly

UFC 162: Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver Video Preview

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:00:23 +0000

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman features a featherweight match-up between Cub Swanson and Dennis Siver . The fight has title contention implications. Siver (21-8) made his featherweight debut in April 2012 and has won both of his fights in the 145-pound weight class. Swanson (19-5) is on a four-fight winning streak, finishing three of his last four opponents by knockout. Stylistically, the two stand-up fighters are front-runners for a UFC 162 performance based award. Watch the UFC 162: Swanson vs. Siver video preview, courtesy of UFC.com

UFC 162: Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver Video Preview – MMA Weekly

Former UFC Champ Frankie Edgar Picks Chris Weidman to Upset Anderson Silva at UFC 162

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:30:04 +0000

Former UFC lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar takes on Charles Oliveira in the co-main event of UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman on July 6. Like many other fighters, however, he’s been asked to weigh in on the night’s headlining bout. He predicts Chris Weidman will upset Anderson Silva in the main event UFC middleweight title bout that night. “Gotta go with the East Coast boy Weidman. He’s the whole package,” said Edgar when asked about the match-up on Wednesday during a live chat on UFC.com . The undefeated Weidman (9-0) is a two-time Division I All-American in wrestling. He’s also a brown belt in jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie black belt and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra . “Anderson has fought good wrestlers, but Chris has got great jiu-jitsu and a solid stand-up game as well,” said Edgar

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