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MMAjunkie.com’s Gorgeous George on ‘The Fight Club Chicago’ at 4:35 p.m. ET

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:49:07 +0000

“Gorgeous” George Garcia, host of MMAjunkie.com Radio, is a guest on today’s edition of “The Fight Club Chicago” at 4:35 p.m. ET (1:35 p.m. PT).

Garcia and host Steven Muehlhausen recap this past weekend’s “UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit” event, as well as the continued fallout from the card and what comes next for UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit.

Catch the show live at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.

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With UFC 143 win, Fabricio Werdum eyes fight in Brazilian homeland

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:46 +0000

Fabricio Werdum is officially back in the UFC.

With a decision over Roy Nelson at this past
Saturday’s UFC 143, Werdum has a little job security after a three-year
absence from the promotion.

Now, he’d like to fight in his home country when the UFC returns to
Brazil in an event targeted for June 2 at a location to be determined.

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Swanson Would Like to Fight Koch

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:48:43 +0000

The UFC wanted to match Cub Swanson against Erik Koch last year, but the matchup just seemed doomed to never happen.

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MMAjunkie.com streams Saturday’s Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 event at 2 p.m. ET

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:48:50 +0000

UFC vets Kyle Watson and Tommy Speer are featured in the
headlining contests of this weekend’s Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 event,
and MMAjunkie.com will feature a live stream of the
evening’s main-card action.

Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 takes place Saturday The Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Center & Spa in Beirut, Lebanon. The stream kicks off at 2 p.m. ET.

Watson meets Juha-Pekka Vainikainen in the night’s lightweight
main event, and Speer faces Mats Nilsson in a middleweight
contest.

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With Josh Koscheck’s AKA relations strained, is Jon Fitch fight finally possible?

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:48:44 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC 143 winner Josh Koscheck dropped
the first hint of trouble at this past Thursday’s pre-fight press
conference, when he talked about the importance of “Team Me.”

Following his split-decision win over Mike Pierce at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas, Koscheck opened the flood gates.

“I’ll be training out of Fresno for now,” Koscheck told MMAjunkie.com. “I’m no longer affiliated with some of the people
at the gym that I’ve been training at.”

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MMAjunkie.com’s John Morgan on pre-UFC 143 ‘Fight Day’ show at 6 p.m. ET

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:48:55 +0000

MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter and MMA insider John Morgan is a guest on today’s official UFC 143 pre-event show, “Fight Day.”

The show, hosted by Dave Farra and Megan Olivi, also includes perennial UFC lightweight contender Clay Guida and Strikeforce female title challenger Ronda Rousey.

You can watch the show, which airs live from Las Vegas, from 6-7 p.m. ET at www.heavy.com.

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UFC 143 weigh-in results: Diaz (169) and Condit (169) cleared for title fight

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:15 +0000

LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight’s “UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit” official fighter weigh-ins.

The festivities take place at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and the first fighter is on the scale at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

Join us for live text-only updates in this post, or catch a live video stream of the proceedings on the MMAjunkie.com homepage.

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Nick Diaz’s straightforward fight approach defies crazy portrayal (Yahoo! Sports)

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:48:52 +0000

Welterweight contender Nick Diaz doesn’t follow the mold for MMA fighters, putting him in a class of his own.

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UFC 143 preview: Against Nick Diaz, Carlos Condit looks for upset in interim-title fight

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:49:59 +0000

Nowadays, Nick Diaz’s plan of attack isn’t just strategy – it’s philosophy.

Fans can pretty much bet that he’ll walk down his opponent and throw
punches until he buckles under the pressure. That’s real fighting, the
way he sees it, and though the variables may change inside the cage, his
approach is the same.

Carlos Condit is next in line to accept the Diaz challenge. Will he be able withstand the onslaught?

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UFC boss says top contender Alistair Overeem unlikely to be pulled from title fight

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:49:25 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White doesn’t anticipate having to find a new heavyweight contender a week after the current one was charged with misdemeanor battery.

White said today that it’s his understanding that the charge arose when Alistair Overeem was confronted outside the restroom of a popular Las Vegas club.

“I don’t think he’s in that much trouble,” White said. “This isn’t a situation where he beat somebody up; I don’t think that’s the case.”

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