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USA TODAY: Rory MacDonald’s lackluster UFC on FOX 8 win hurts title hopes

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0000

(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) UFC welterweight contender Rory MacDonald spent much of the past few weeks insisting he would not and could not fight friend and teammate Georges St-Pierre . Not even for the UFC welterweight title St-Pierre has held for the last five years. Before MacDonald’s lackluster unanimous decision win against Jake Ellenberger (29-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC) at UFC on FOX 8 in Seattle, UFC President Dana White said he didn’t believe it. After the plodding performance by MacDonald (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who used a jab and a front kick and little else to win the fight on all three judges’ scorecards, it seemed like persuading MacDonald to accept a UFC title shot was the least of White’s concerns. “I don’t think he moves down the ladder,” White said of MacDonald after the event. “But do you think anybody’s screaming to see him fight again?” White had a point. With the win, MacDonald, 24, who’s ranked No. 6 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings , found himself in a sort of no-man’s land

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‘UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2′ lineup set with FOX Sports 2 prelims

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000

The fight card is set for “UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann 2″ (formerly UFC on FOX Sports 1 2) with a main card on FOX Sports 1 and prelims on FOX Sports 2 and Facebook. The event, which is the second UFC on FOX Sports 1 event, takes place Aug. 28 at Indianapolis’ Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The headliner features a rematch between Carlos Condit (28-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Martin Kampmann (20-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC), who currently are ranked No. 4 and No. 9, respectively, in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings . Condit and Kampmann first met at UFC Fight Night 18 in April 2009.

White: Rory MacDonald, Jake Ellenberger on even footing in UFC title picture

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:10:00 +0000

They’ve seen setbacks, but Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald undoubtedly are on a roll in the welterweight division. Ellenberger (29-6 MMA, 8-2 UFC) currently is No. 3 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings , while MacDonald (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is the No. 6 fighter behind Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz , both of whom lost recent title shots against UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre . Next Saturday, they meet in the FOX-televised co-main event of UFC on FOX 8, which takes place July 27 at KeyArena in Seattle. But whether or not either is in line to meet St-Pierre is a question for later, according to the fighters and UFC President Dana White. “For Jake, a win over Rory is a big fight for him,” White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “For Rory, a win over Jake is a big fight for him, too

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Video: A look ahead at MMA’s top 10 welterweights ahead of summer’s key matchups

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 02:10:00 +0000

With a break in action from any major MMA events this week, the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings stood firm. But that won’t be the case for long, as several ranked fighters have key bouts scheduled in the coming months. One month from now, No. 3 Jake Ellenberger and No. 6 Rory MacDonald meet in a fight that’s quickly becoming a grudge match as a war of words escalates on Twitter. Bellator MMA champ Ben Askren defends his belt just four days later.

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Josh Burkman: I wouldn’t leave WSOF for UFC

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Josh Burkman is a man of his word. So when he signs a contract, you can expect him to fulfill the terms of it. That’s why the resurgent welterweight, who upset former UFC title challenger Jon Fitch this past weekend in World Series of Fighting 3′s main event, won’t be returning to the UFC even if his former home made him a new offer. Right now, his loyalty is to the WSOF, where he’s 3-0 with wins over Fitch, Aaron Simpson and Gerald Harris . Now 8-1 since his 2008 UFC release, Burkman recently nabbed an honorable mention slot in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings . That was a direct result of his 41-second guillotine-choke victory over Fitch (24-6-1), which aired June 15 on NBC Sports Network from Las Vegas.

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Video: Preview of WSOF 3′s Jon Fitch vs. Josh Burkman main event

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:45:00 +0000

Ahead of next week’s World Series of Fighting 3 event, the organization has released a video preview of Jon Fitch vs. Josh Burkman , a welterweight headliner that’s been flying under the radar. Fitch (24-5-1), who’s ranked No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings , fights for the first time since his UFC release and makes his WSOF debut when he takes on Burkman (25-9), who’s on a 7-1 run and four-fight win streak since his own UFC release. WSOF 3, which airs on NBC Sports Network, takes place June 14 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Burkman and Fitch fought once before

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