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LAS VEGAS – As mounting punches clearly took their toll, Matt Brown finally landed the fight-ending blow.
Facing fellow welterweight scrapper Chris Cope, Brown chipped away with dirty boxing before staggering his opponent with a right hook to the ear that set up a second-round knockout victory.
The preliminary-card bout was part of UFC 143 and aired on FX following additional prelims on Facebook. It preceded a pay-per-view main card at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center.
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Where there’s a “woo!” there’s a way.
“The Ultimate Fighter 13″ alum Chris Cope, channeling his childhood love for professional wrestler Ric Flair, has popularized the term in the context of MMA ever since he stepped into frame for the first time on the reality show.
Some guys watch “Rocky” the night before a fight to get motivated. Meanwhile, Cope can be heard belting out a “woo!” or six.
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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the studio three fighters from Saturday’s UFC 143 event: Matt Riddle, Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres and Chris Cope.
We also break down the card with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani and MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa, and we catch up with former UFC ring girl Natasha Wicks and Kings MMA trainer Rafael Cordeiro.
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.
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CHICAGO – A win is a win is a win.
For fast-rising – but still relatively unknown – Chris Weidman, you don’t pass up an opportunity to fight on a FOX main card against a top-10 middleweight.
Not even if you get just 11 days’ notice and still have 32 pounds to shed in order for it to be official.
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While most everyone in the mixed-martial-arts industry believes the
UFC’s deal with FOX is a positive for the sport as a whole, there is at
least one segment of MMA sponsors unhappy with the new arrangement.
UFC officials recently made an internal announcement that “absolutely no firearms, ammo, hunting or
knife companies will be permitted as sponsors in any Zuffa-promoted
events.”
Chris Irwin, owner of Las Vegas’ “The Gun Store,” has long been one of
MMA’s most visible firearm-related sponsors, and while he has yet to
speak directly with any UFC officials, he admits he’s a little
frustrated at the decision.
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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show recent UFC on FX 1 winner Mike Easton.
We also talk to Bart Palaszewski, who meets Hatsu Hioki next month at
UFC 144, and The Gun Store’s Chris Irwin, who discusses the UFC’s new
ban on firearm sponsors.
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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show Bart Palaszewski, who meets Hatsu Hioki next month at UFC 144.
We also talk to The Gun Store’s Chris Irwin, who discusses the UFC’s new ban on firearm sponsors.
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
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Undefeated middleweight prospect Chris Weidman will get a shot to fight on network TV.
UFC president Dana White today announced that Weidman will meet Demian Maia at this month’s UFC on FOX 2 event.
Weidman fills a spot opened when Maia’s original opponent, Michael Bisping, was pulled to replace an injured Mark Munoz and face Chael Sonnen, also at UFC on FOX 2.
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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the studio Ring Rulers promoter Will Broyles, who currently can be seen on MTV’s “Caged” series.
With “Gorgeous” George Garcia out today, we also are joined by two guest hosts who help us recap UFC 142: UFC vet Justin McCully and The Gun Store’s Chris Irwin.
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A welterweight bout between Keith Wisniewski and promotional newcomer Chris Clements is slated for March’s UFC 145 event.
UFC officials recently confirmed the matchup.
UFC 145, which is the first Canadian show of the year, takes place March 24 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
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