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WSOF 3′s Jacob Volkmann appreciates quick signing, says arthritis may end career

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:40:00 +0000

Jacob Volkmann will correct you if you say he got released from the UFC. To him, there’s no mistaking what happened after his eighth fight in the octagon, which resulted in a submission loss to Bobby Green at UFC 156. “I got fired,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). Volkmann (15-4), who fights Lyle Beerbohm (21-2) on Friday at World Series of Fighting 3 in Las Vegas, said he was sick the week of the Green fight and had to take medication to make it into the octagon. He did, but his typically steady endurance failed him in the later rounds of the fight

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Radio (noon ET): Volkmann, Shields, Pague, Maguire, Figueroa, Robertson, Gaethje

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC 163 fighters Jake Shields , Dustin Pague , John Maguire , Edwin Figueroa and Kenny Robertson . We’re also joined in studio by WSOF 3 fighters Jacob Volkmann and Justin Gaethje . MMAjunkie.com Radio airs today from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9 a.m.-noon PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio , or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV. MMAjunkie.com Radio listener guide : HOW TO LISTEN: Go to www.mmajunkie.com/radio and choose a streaming option (such as Windows Media Player or Quicktime) to listen to the show live.

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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Jacob Volkmann, Jon Fitch hit pause on WSOF 3 to discuss MMA fighters’ union

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:00:00 +0000

A middle-of-the-road media teleconference briefly turned into an informal union meeting as World Series of Fighting signees Jacob Volkmann (15-4) and Jon Fitch (24-5-1) swapped ideas about collective bargaining. “I did have a question for Fitch after this question,” Volkmann said in response to a query from MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) about his feelings about the promotion. “I was wondering if Fitch wanted to get a fighter’s union started for the UFC, to see if we can get a union started so fighters have a little better pay and a little more leverage in their contract.” As it turned out, Fitch already was on the same page. Like Volkmann, he had been unceremoniously released from the industry-leader following a loss and signed with the WSOF. In several interviews after his departure, he criticized the UFC’s business practices. Both Fitch and Volkamnn will turn over a new leaf when they compete on June 14 at the upstart promotion’s third event, which takes place at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event’s main-card airs live on NBC Sports Network following prelims that will stream at MMAjunkie.com

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Radio (noon ET): Sarafian, High, Wilkinson, Mendez, Smith, WSOF call

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:25:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC on FUEL TV 10 fighters Daniel Sarafian , Jason High , Mike Wilkinson , Eddie Mendez and Anthony Smith . We also stream the WSOF 3 media call with Josh Burkman , Jon Fitch , Jacob Volkmann , Lyle Beerbohm and Ray Sefo . MMAjunkie.com Radio airs today from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9 a.m.-noon PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio , or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV

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Lyle Beerbohm Rides Six-Fight Winning Streak into WSOF 3 Bout with Jacob Volkmann

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:00:21 +0000

Following back-to-back losses in Strikeforce in 2011, lightweight Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm has rebounded with six wins in a row as he heads into his World Series of Fighting debut on June 14. “I didn’t go anywhere or do any camps or anything like that,” said Beerbohm of his rebound. “I haven’t changed anything. I’ve got great training up here in Spokane (Wash.), so things are good.

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Injury knocks Rolles Gracie from WSOF 3, Beerbohm-Volkmann moved to main card

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:30:00 +0000

The third World Series of Fighting show has taken a hit to its main card later this month. A sprained wrist has forced Rolles Gracie (8-1) out of his main-card fight against Dave Huckaba (20-5) at WSOF 3. Rather than seek a new opponent for Huckaba on short notice, WSOF officials on Wednesday announced the fight has been scrapped. Taking its place on the main card will be a lightweight bout between Lyle Beerbohm (21-2) and Jacob Volkmann (15-4), which previously had been slated to wrap up the preliminary card. WSOF 3 taeks place June 14 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The main card airs on NBC Sports Network following prelims that will stream live at MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)

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Rolles Gracie Forced Off World Series of Fighting 3 Card; Fight Cancelled

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:20:12 +0000

Rolles Gracie has been forced off of the World Series of Fighting 3 fight card due to injury. WSOF matchmaker Ali Abdel-Aziz on Wednesday confirmed Gracie’s injury to MMAWeekly.com. It was first reported by MMAFighting.com . Gracie injured his wrist, forcing him out of the fight, and forcing WSOF officials to shuffle its fight card. Gracie was to have fought Dave Huckaba on the four-bout main card televised on the NBC Sports network. With Gracie out, WSOF officials will not seek a replacement. They will instead elevate Jacob Volkmann vs. Lyle Beerbohm from the preliminary status up to the televised main card

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