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USA TODAY: UFC on FOX 8′s Jake Ellenberger says Rory MacDonald is no GSP

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) SEATTLE — Welterweight opponents Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald say they’ve had fun taking jabs at each other in the weeks leading up to Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event. For the fans, a round of Twitter sparring, which went to the witty Ellenberger, has provided some sizzle to an otherwise bland promotional buildup. But now, as a potential title shot hangs in the balance for the winner of the co-headliner at Seattle’s KeyArena (FOX, 8 p.m. ET), the two standouts agree it’s all about business. “I’m pretty confident that this will be a No. 1 contender fight, and verbally, I’ve been told that, too,” Ellenberger (29-6 MMA, 8-2 UFC), 28, told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I’m not looking past this fight.” Neither is the grim-faced MacDonald (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), though his path could lead to a move up to middleweight if he keeps his word not to challenge his friend and training partner, Georges St-Pierre , who’s scheduled to defend his welterweight title this fall against Johny Hendricks . Although MacDonald’s career frequently draws parallels with the champion, he shrugs off comparisons and is noncommittal about his next step.

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Cage Warriors 61 set for November in Russian republic of Dagestan

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:15:00 +0000

Cage Warriors Fighting Championship continues to branch out beyond its England home base, and now will add Dagestan to its list of host countries. The promotion will visit the Russian republic in November for what is expected to be Cage Warriors 61, promotion sources on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). An official announcement of the event is expected later today. Cage Warriors 61 will take place at Ali Aliev Arena near the Dagastan capital city of Makhachkala. The main card of the event will stream live to North American viewers on MMAjunkie.com following prelims on Facebook. Dagestan has produced a pair of current UFC standouts in Khabib Nurmagomedov (20-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Rustam Khabilov (16-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)

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The Sunday Junkie: June 9 edition

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:00:00 +0000

In a week that started with headlines involving former UFC standouts like Quinton Jackson , Jon Fitch and Jacob Volkmann taking their former employer to task, it ended with a whole bunch of people tapping. The Sunday Junkie, MMAjunkie.com’s weekly reader-feedback feature, got lots of entries about the aforementioned fighters, as well as the glut of submissions on Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 card. But this week’s winner, “SheepOverflow,” of Santa Ana, Calif., wants to see MMA announcers step up their game when it comes to accuracy in fighter name pronunciation. Offering up more than 25 different ways to pronounce “Magalhaes” is effort worth the read. For the winning entry, “SheepOverflow” wins a free one-year subscription to ” Fighters Only ” magazine, the world’s leading MMA and lifestyle magazine. Want to submit to next week’s edition of The Sunday Junkie? Scroll to the bottom of the page for instructions. Also, as a reminder, please be sure to include your hometown and stick within the 150-word limit (and include your submission in the body of an email, not in an attachment)

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