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MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Ken Shamrock and Kevin Iole

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:00:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock and Yahoo! Sports MMA/boxing reporter Kevin Iole.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Ken Shamrock and Kevin Iole – MMA Junkie

Dana White: TJ Grant Will Get Next Crack at UFC Lightweight Title

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 03:08:10 +0000

Although new UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis ‘ health is currently in question, his first title defense is not. UFC president Dana White told Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports – an official MMAWeekly.com content partner – that TJ Grant will get the next shot at the lightweight title.

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Dana White: TJ Grant Will Get Next Crack at UFC Lightweight Title – MMA Weekly

Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson Being Considered for UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:30:53 +0000

function not found Daniel Cormier has been constructing his move from heavyweight down to light heavyweight for quite some time. He’s currently in the midst of working his way down to 205 pounds, planning to fight one more time at heavyweight before making the drop. And there seems to be no shortage of opponents for him before he finally debuts at light heavyweight. UFC president Dana White recently confirmed that Fabricio Werdum asked him to fight Cormier after Werdum defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his most recent fight. Cormier said he was fine with that fight, but White may have other plans for the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion. White told Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports that he is currently in negotiations with Roy Nelson for a new contract. Nelson fulfilled his last contract with a loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 161 in June. White told Iold, “If he re-signs Nelson in time, he plans to pair him with Daniel Cormier at UFC 166 on the Velasquez-dos Santos III undercard.” UFC 166: Velasquez vs.

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Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Pulled from UFC 161; Chael Sonnen and TUF Brazil 3 Future Possibilites

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:12:16 +0000

Despite efforts and reports to the contrary, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will not be fighting Chael Sonnen at UFC 161 on June 15 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After Shogun’s original UFC 161 opponent, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira , had to withdraw from the bout due to back problems, Sonnen tweeted to Shogun that he was still looking for a fight. UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta told Kevin Iole, a reporter for MMAWeekly.com official content partner Yahoo! Sports, that Shogun vs. Sonnen was an option they were considering, but that no deal had been struck. The deal did not get done, at least not for UFC 161, as UFC officials announced late Monday night. “With Lil Nog injured, @ShogunRua is left opponentless 2 weeks out; #ufc161 will proceed with 11 fights and Shogun will fight on a card soon,” the UFC stated on its official Twitter account. With the removal of the Shogun fight, a preliminary bout between Ryan Jimmo and Igor Pokrajac has been moved to the main card on pay-per-view. Shogun’s agent, Lucas Pires, told Brazilian website Combate.com that his fighter immediately accepted when he was told that Sonnen had offered to fight him, but Sonnen could be the reason the fight won’t happen at UFC 161.

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Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Pulled from UFC 161; Chael Sonnen and TUF Brazil 3 Future Possibilites – MMA Weekly