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These days, the UFC encourages fighters to air their matchmaking wishes in a public forum. Provided it’s not too wacky a request, callouts can help gauge interest in future bouts.
But that’s one offer Matt Brown is going to turn down.
“I sort of called out one person in my entire career, and that was Renzo,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I wished I never did it; I pretty much got barred from their team.”
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Brazilian prospect Saul Almeida isn’t waiting on a call from the UFC.
He’s waiting on another one.
“I got a call one week before UFC on FX 1, and they were looking for a
replacement to fight against Fabricio Camoes,” Almeida told
MMAjunkie.com. “It was almost a done deal, and then
they got another replacement, but I’m patient. I’m not in a hurry. If
I’m patient and keep training, it will come pretty soon.”
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MMAjunkie.com Radio today open the phone lines to discuss all things from this weekend’s UFC 140 event and this past weekend’s The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale.
Additionally, the crew broadcasts today’s “Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal” media conference call.
MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. 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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Miguel Torres is more than a year into a journey to get a different perspective on the sport he loves.
That journey has led him to Montreal to train with one of the masterminds behind UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Tristar trainer Firas Zahabi, who successfully broke him of a longstanding habit of brawling.
But a recent shakeup in the business foundation of Torres’ career led him to Boca Raton, Fla., prior to his fight with Nick Pace on Saturday’s UFC 139 preliminary card.
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Brazilian slugger Wanderlei Silva has long provided MMA fans with
highlight-reel finishes, but he’s struggled to just a 2-6 mark in his
past eight trips to the cage.
This weekend, “The Axe Murderer” faces former Strikeforce champ Cung Le
in the co-feature of UFC 139, and UFC president Dana White has suggested
Silva’s career may hang in the balance.
In our latest MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” poll, we asked readers to
consider Silva’s future. If he falls short against Le, should Silva hang it up?
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A slimmed-down Roy Nelson took care of business on Saturday night, finishing Mirko Filipovic in the third round of their UFC 137 heavyweight affair.
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Matt Hughes will fight Josh Koscheck in the Denver cradle of the sport, but this might be his going-away party.
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Alistair Overeem is coming to the Octagon and he wants to add the UFC heavyweight title to his grown collection of belts. Read More >>
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‘Minotauro’ First to Call Dibs on UFC Japan Card
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The UFC called a special media conference call on Friday to announce Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title as their first main event fight on Fox. Listen to the full conference call. Read More >>
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