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UFC Releases Its No.6 Ranked Middleweight, Yushin Okami

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:05:27 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released its No. 6 ranked middleweight, Yushin Okami . UFC officials confirmed Okami’s release to MMAWeekly.com on Friday.

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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 164 Fighter Bonuses: Chad Mendes Leads the Way with Knockout of Clay Guida

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 09:41:07 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship handed out $50,000 post-fight bonuses to four fighters following UFC 164 on Saturday at Milwaukee’s Bradley Center. Newly crowned lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis , Chad Mendes , Pascal Krauss, and Hyun Gyu Lim took home the bonuses. “Knockout of the Night” honors went to Chad Mendes for his third-round knockout of veteran Clay Guida

UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 Live Gate and Attendance

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 09:40:13 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship released the UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis attendance and gate figures on Saturday following the pay-per-view event. The event drew 9,178 spectators at the HMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, garnering gate receipts totaling $907,116.

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Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson Official for UFC Fight Night 32 in Brazil

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 00:29:07 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday made a rematch between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson official for Goiania, Goiás, Brazil. UFC president Dana White recently revealed the fight to UFC Tonight. It will take place at UFC Fight Night 32 on Nov. 9 at the 15,000-seat Goiania Arena

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Josh Koscheck vs. Tyron Woodley Added to UFC 167 20th Anniversary Fight Card

BAD MMA News — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 03:07:34 +0000

Ultimate Fighting Championship officials on Thursday announced a welterweight match-up between Josh Koscheck and Tyron Woodley for the UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks fight card. The event is slated for Nov.

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UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields Announced for Brazil, Several Bouts Revealed

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:47:20 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday announced the long-rumored UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields .

UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields Announced for Brazil, Several Bouts Revealed – MMA Weekly

UFC Terminates Reza Madadi’s Contract Following His Conviction for Aggravated Burglary

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:45:40 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday officially released Iranian-born Swedish fighter Reza Madadi . Madadi on Friday was sentenced to a year-and-a-half in jail following his conviction for aggravated burglary. He was part of a group convicted of breaking into and stealing merchandise from a high-end handbag store in Stockholm

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UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen Helps Drive FOX Sports 1 to Strong TV Ratings

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 03:43:31 +0000

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday helped launch the new FOX Sports 1 network with UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen occupying the first prime time programming on the 24/7 sports network. It was a strong move in the TV ratings game

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UFC Plans Call for Seven Events in 2013 and 2014, but Could Face World Cup Soccer Hurdles

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:30:58 +0000

With UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie on Saturday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has held four events so far in 2013 in Brazil, but that’s only slightly past the halfway mark for what the promotion plans to deliver to the South American country this year and next. “The plan is to deliver a total of seven this year. So we’ve got two more to deliver after September,” said UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik. “We’re still working on those dates, October, November, December time frame.” UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs

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UFC Plans Call for Seven Events in 2013 and 2014, but Could Face World Cup Soccer Hurdles – MMA Weekly