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UFC on Fox 9 Public Press Conference on Thursday, Oct. 3 in Sacramento

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:23:09 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Sacramento when newly-crowned UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis makes his first title defense against San Jose’s Josh Thomson on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Sleep Train Arena. In advance of UFC on FOX: PETTIS vs.

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UFC on FOX 9 title challenger Josh Thomson: ‘I haven’t won s–t yet’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:15:00 +0000

Josh Thomson has a message for all the well-wishers of the past 36 hours: Cool your jets.

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Radio (noon ET): Thomson, Nurmagomedov, Justino, Caceres, Ronson, Kimura, Ricci

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:00:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with a stacked show that includes Josh Thomson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Cristiane Justino, Alex Caceres, Jesse Ronson, Dustin Kimura and Mike Ricci.

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Chad Mendes and Nik Lentz Square Off at UFC on Fox 9 in Quest for a Title Shot

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:36:39 +0000

Now that the UFC on Fox 9 main event has been put in place, its time for the rest of the fight card to start filling out. Following Monday night’s announcement that UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will square off with Josh Thomson in the headliner, BleacherReport.com has confirmed that Chad Mendes and Nik Lentz have verbally agreed to meet on the Sacramento, Calif., fight card as well. The UFC later added its own confirmation of the bout. Lentz was originally expected to face Steven Siler at UFC Fight for the Troops 3 in November, but reportedly jumped at the opportunity to fight Mendes.

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TJ Grant Out, Josh Thomson Steps In to Challenge Anthony Pettis at UFC on Fox 9

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:57:29 +0000

Josh Thomson has been anxiously awaiting his next opponent on his return trip to the UFC , and now he’s got it. Thomson will get the first crack at newly minted UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in the UFC on Fox 9 main event on Dec. 14 at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif

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Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson booked for UFC on FOX 9 headliner

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:35:00 +0000

T.J. Grant’s loss will be Josh Thomson’s gain.

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Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson booked for UFC on FOX 9 headliner – MMA Junkie

Morning video: What mindset does an MMA fighter need?

BAD MMA News — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 15:45:00 +0000

What kind of mindset is needed when you fighter other people for a living? Some notable fighters weigh in. Roger Gracie , Josh Thomson , Mark Munoz , Luke Rockhold and Graham Parke share their secrets about the mentality that’s needed for a career in MMA. Check out the video above. Edit this article

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Morning video: Which fights do UFC fighters want to see? Superfights

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

When it comes to fights that UFC fighters want to see, they’re not unlike the ones most fans want to see. We asked Roger Gracie , Mark Munoz , Josh Thomson , Cub Swanson and others about their dream matchups, and in addition to anything with Michael Bisping , a lot of cross-division superfights were mentioned. Check out the video above. Edit this article

Morning video: Which non-MMA athletes would be the best fighters?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:45:00 +0000

[unable to retrieve full-text content]UFC fighters Urijah Faber, Josh Thomson and Luke Rockhold give their picks for which non-MMA athletes would make the best fighters.

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UFC’s Josh Thomson: Give me Anthony Pettis, then a title shot

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:15:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Josh Thomson ‘s message to UFC officials is clear: Give me a fight with Anthony Pettis , and then give me the UFC lightweight title shot I’ve been awaiting for the past decade. Thomson, in Las Vegas for UFC 162, spoke to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Wednesday about his recovery from minor knee and elbow surgeries, and his current plan for a September or October return to the cage. “I’m just begging and pleading to Joe Silva and Dana White to give me the Pettis fight,” he said. Thomson (20-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC), a longtime Strikeforce fighter, returned to the UFC in April and upset Nate Diaz via TKO at UFC on FOX 7. It marked the first’s knockout loss of Diaz’s career. Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), meanwhile, recently was forced out of a featherweight title fight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 163. Now, Pettis has said he wants to return to lightweight and possibly fight the winner of UFC 164′s headliner between champion Benson Henderson and T.J. Grant