Silva vs. Sonnen 2 Is On for June in Brazil
Source mmaweekly.com “It’s on.” With those two words, UFC President Dana White made Chael Sonnen the happiest man in all of MMA. On Saturday night following UFC 143, White said that the rematch between Sonnen and middleweight champion Anderson Silva is happening this year, and while contracts haven’t been signed, the fight is [...]
The event’s Fight of the Night bonuses went to Fabricio Werdum and Roy Nelson. The two heavyweights engaged in a back-and-forth battle that took place predominantly on the feet, with Werdum taking the unanimous decision. KO of the Night went to newcomer Thompson, who laid out fellow debutante Dan Stittgen with a highlight-reel head [...]
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By Frank Curreri LAS VEGAS, February 4 – In a battle of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Fabricio Werdum brutalized and bloodied Roy Nelson in the Muay Thai clinch for most of their UFC 143 co-main event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday night, winning a unanimous decision. And yet a slimmed down “Big Country” [...]
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By Frank Curreri LAS VEGAS, February 4 – Dustin Poirier ran his win streak to four in a row in UFC 143 prelim action Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, tapping out Hawaii’s Max Holloway with an armbar from a mounted triangle at 3:23 of round one. Holloway, the youngest fighter on the [...]
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Main Card (PPV) Carlos Condit def. Nick Diaz by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) Fabricio Werdum def. Roy Nelson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27,30-27) Josh Koscheck def. Mike Pierce by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Renan Barao def. Scott Jorgensen by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Ed Herman def. Clifford Starks by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:43, R2 [...]
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Source: The Underground Ken Pavia has taken a long, strange trip through MMA. After graduating from law school in 1991, Pavia was an agent for NHL and MLB players. In 2005 he entered MMA management, and built his MMA Agents up until by 2010 his client roster of 55 fighters, fought in over 192 [...]
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By Thomas Gerbasi When it came to marketing, Scott Jorgensen wasn’t just good; he was damn good. A graduate of Boise State University who earned three Pac-10 wrestling titles in addition to his psychology degree, the Utah native was at a familiar crossroads for successful college athletes who don’t have a logical professional career (like [...]
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Source: Mmaweekly.com The early returns are in for UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis, and Fox officials seem to be happy with the ratings. Saturday night’s UFC on Fox event from the United Center in Chicago, posted a 2.7/5 household overnight rating/share, which is 42-percent better than Fox’s Saturday primetime average for the [...]
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Ripped from the UG Tonight, UFC President Dana White revealed exclusively to the Underground that the opening sequence for it’s PPV broadcast has been redone and the new introduction will be revealed this Saturday for UFC 143. The event will feature Nick Diaz fighting Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight championship in the main event. [...]
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UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani nearly gets caught in the cross-fire. Can Sonnen and Bisping back up their smack talk in the Octagon at UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis? At least Bisping will never take away Chael’s fake belt!
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