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Twitter Mailbag: Fowlkes on Teixeira’s title shot, Pettis-Aldo superfight

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 01:30:00 +0000

Another Wednesday offering from the UFC leaves us with plenty to discuss in this week’s Twitter Mailbag. Plus you know we’re still working through our UFC 164 hangovers, mostly because we are old and frail and can’t party like we used to.

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Twitter Mailbag: Fowlkes on Teixeira’s title shot, Pettis-Aldo superfight – MMA Junkie

With a win over Rousey, UFC’s Miesha Tate would want ‘Cyborg’ to drop to 135

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE – Miesha Tate must first see whether she’s able to avenge a gruesome submission loss to now-UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey , who took her Strikeforce belt and set the stage for for her rise to stardom. After replacing the injured Cat Zingano , she’ll get a chance to do that when the two rematch at UFC 168 on Dec. 28 in Las Vegas, which follows a stint serving as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter 18.” But fans also are interested to know what will happen next if she’s able to pull off the upset. Should Rousey win, most would say that a superfight with newly minted Invicta FC featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) would be closer than ever. The logical follow-up to that possibility, which was broached on Friday during a Q&A session with Tate at KeyArena in Seattle, is what would happen if Tate (13-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is able to pull off the upset. Rousey is a huge favorite to win the fight, with early lines making her an 11-1 favorite. But Tate said she’s calling in a decorated judo player to help prepare her for the grappling skills of “Rowdy.” Besides, upsets are all too common when people start to make fights before they could potentially happen.

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With a win over Rousey, UFC’s Miesha Tate would want ‘Cyborg’ to drop to 135 – MMA Junkie

Demetrious Johnson on His UFC on Fox 8 Performance and Superfight Prospects (Video)

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 18:00:08 +0000

Demetrious Johnson continued to put his stamp on the UFC flyweight division with a dominant victory over John Moraga at UFC on Fox 8 on Saturday night in Seattle. Johnson controlled the fight, nearly from bell to bell, save for a couple explosions from Moraga, and finished with an armbar late in the fifth and final round. It was only Johnson’s second title defense, but talk already has shifted to whether or not he should step outside his division and take on a superfight, which seems to be all the rage lately. Johnson, and company president Dana White, certainly had a lot to say about Johnson’s performance on Saturday night and the prospects of fighting up against bantamweight champions following his victory on Saturday night.

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UFC champ Demetrious Johnson teasing superfights, sees challenges at flyweight

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:30:00 +0000

SEATTLE – As a new father, UFC flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) is all about cashing the biggest checks possible, and he thinks a superfight with either of the UFC’s two current bantamweight champions could provide exactly that. However, he believes there are still plenty of challenges at flyweight, as well. “I’ve beat the best of the best in the flyweight division, and there are still up-and-comers in there,” Johnson said at Saturday night’s post-UFC on FOX 8 press conference in Seattle. “I know there’s some key matchups coming up pretty soon. … There are still a couple of flyweights out there that I haven’t fought yet, and I wouldn’t mind fighting them.

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UFC champ Demetrious Johnson teasing superfights, sees challenges at flyweight – MMA Junkie

Demetrious Johnson: Future could hold UFC superfight with bantamweight champ

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 03:45:00 +0000

SEATTLE – For the past several years, any talk of UFC superfights has centered around former middleweight champion Anderson Silva either moving down to fight Georges St-Pierre or up to meet Jon Jones . With Silva’s recent loss, those discussions have cooled, but if UFC flyweight title holder Demetrious Johnson has his way, that talk may start centering around the sport’s lighter divisions. Right now my focus is John Moraga ,” Johnson told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “But I think if everything goes well with this fight and I tackle this challenge and come out victorious, everybody is talking about the superfights and middleweight with Anderson Silva and Jon Jones and ‘GSP.’ I think there are superfights to be had in the flyweight division and bantamweight division.” Johnson, of course, used to compete in the UFC’s bantamweight division and even competed once for the title in that weight class, though he ended up losing a unanimous decision to current champ Dominick Cruz . But when the UFC added the 125-pound division, “Mighty Mouse” dropped to flyweight and claimed the promotion’s first title in that division. On Saturday night, Johnson (17-2-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) meets Moraga (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC on FOX 8, which takes place at Seattle’s KeyArena and airs on FOX. According to oddsmakers, Johnson is as much as a 5-to-1 favorite to retain his title, which would mark the second consecutive defense of his belt.

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Demetrious Johnson: Future could hold UFC superfight with bantamweight champ – MMA Junkie

With superfights now scrapped, UFC boss insists Weidman vs. Silva II up next

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:30:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Chris Weidman (10-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) promised to ruin the UFC’s plans for an interdivisional superfight, and he made good on his end of the bargain by downing MMA legend Anderson Silva (33-5 MMA, 16-1 UFC). And while “The Spider” doesn’t seem interested in a rematch right now, UFC President Dana White believes Weidman and Silva will meet again in their next appearance. “Anderson Silva needs to go home, hang out with his family, take a week or two to shake this thing off,” White told a small group of reporters following Saturday’s post-UFC 162 press conference. “There are times when guys will win a fight, and they don’t want to talk for three weeks. It’s really part of the process, it really is, and especially a big night like tonight. And when you lose the way that he lost, there’s a process for this.” Weidman and Silva headlined Saturday’s UFC 162 event at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. The undefeated Weidman was supremely confident throughout the buildup to the fight, and he shocked the world with a crushing second-round knockout of the former champ, whose showboating antics did little to get inside his opponent’s head.

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With superfights now scrapped, UFC boss insists Weidman vs. Silva II up next – MMA Junkie

Dana White: Georges St-Pierre doesn’t want UFC superfight with Anderson Silva

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 02:15:00 +0000

Dana White still would love to put one of those coveted superfights together. But for one of them, he may be past the point of believing it’ll ever happen. The UFC president consistently has been badgered for several years about putting together a fight between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (24-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC) and middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC). And more recently, there have been calls for a fight between Silva and light heavyweight champ Jon Jones (18-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC).

Dana White: Georges St-Pierre doesn’t want UFC superfight with Anderson Silva – MMA Junkie

Georges St-Pierre Doesn’t Want to Fight Anderson Silva, “That’s a Fact,” Says Dana White

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 02:07:30 +0000

Talk of a superfight between UFC welterweight titleholder Georges St-Pierre and middleweight champion Anderson Silva has swirled for years, but according to UFC president Dana White , St-Pierre doesn’t want the fight. “Georges St-Pierre would not even think about this fight because Anderson Silva isn’t going to win (against Chris Weidman ), according to Georges St-Pierre,” said White following the UFC 162 pre-fight press conference on Thursday. But there’s more to the story. When asked if he sensed St-Pierre doesn’t want the fight, White said, “There’s no doubt about it. That’s a fact.” “St-Pierre had his chance to pronounce himself about fighting me and he didn’t do it,” said Silva on a recent media conference call. White doesn’t hold it against St-Pierre for not wanting to go up a weight class to challenge Silva. “At the end of the day he weighs 170 pounds. He’s a 170-pounder. If he weighed 185 pounds and felt that way I’d be real pissed,” said White. “I’m the man here at 170. If I thought I was the man at 185 I’d be at 185. I get it, but it’s a fight that a lot of fans want to see. It’s a big fight. It’s a legacy fight. It’s a fight for the pound-for-pound best in the world.” While White gets it, he still doesn’t completely understand St-Pierre’s unwillingness to fight Silva. “What’s crazy to me is GSP opted to take a very dangerous fight at 170 without trying to take a dangerous fight at 185,” he said. St-Pierre instead faces Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 on Nov.

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Georges St-Pierre Doesn’t Want to Fight Anderson Silva, “That’s a Fact,” Says Dana White – MMA Weekly

Anderson Silva: Boxing Roy Jones Jr. means more than GSP or Jon Jones superfight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 17:30:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – As far as Anderson Silva is concerned, his legacy is already complete. But if the UFC middleweight champion can stray from the normal title defenses for one blockbuster, he’d rather it comes against boxer Roy Jones Jr. than with UFC champs Georges St-Pierre or Jon Jones. Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC), who fights undefeated challenger Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 162 pay-per-view headliner, would claim his 17th straight UFC win and 11th consecutive title defense if victorious. Yet, heading into the fight, and despite a new 10-fight contract, the 38-year-old has spent a lot of time talking about his legacy. Why?

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Anderson Silva: Boxing Roy Jones Jr. means more than GSP or Jon Jones superfight – MMA Junkie

UFC 162 headliner Chris Weidman motivated by new fan in GSP, longtime fan in dad

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 05:10:00 +0000

If Chris Weidman is going to do what no one else in the UFC has been able to do, he’ll have two supporters looking in closely – on opposite ends of the fan spectrum. Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) on Saturday challenges Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) for the UFC middleweight title in the UFC 162 main event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Weidman is about a 2-to-1 underdog, but many believe he has a better chance to take Silva’s title than anyone before him. One of those who like his chances is a new fan – none other than UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre . He is so confident in Weidman pulling the upset that he moved forward with preparations for Johny Hendricks rather than holding out hope Silva will defend his title and set up a long-discussed superfight against St-Pierre

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