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Video: Watch a vintage Josh Barnett TKO over Gan McGee from UFC 28 in 2000

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 18:16:17 +0000

Filed under: News It’s not often Josh Barnett finds himself at a big size disadvantage. But nearly 15 years ago, he had 40 pounds to overcome. At UFC 28 in November 2000, Barnett fought Gan McGee in a super heavyweight fight. McGee was nearly 300 pounds, well above the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds

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Video: Watch a vintage Josh Barnett TKO over Gan McGee from UFC 28 in 2000 – MMA Junkie

Video: Watch Andrei Arlovski’s quick debut win at UFC 28

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:24:27 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos It’s time to fire up the MMA way-back machine to head back to the turn of the century. Andrei Arlovski made his UFC debut in November 2000 at UFC 28. Back then, “Big” John McCarthy got bigger applause as a ref than did most of the fighters, Bruce Buffer didn’t quite know how to pronounce Arlovski’s home country of Belarus, and the UFC was spelling the future heavyweight champion’s last name “Orlovskiy.” But the then 21-year-old made a fast impression in his first UFC fight when he submitted Aaron Brink with an armbar just 55 seconds into the first round.

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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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