MMA FIGHTS » head http://www.mmafights.biz LATEST UFC & MMA ACTION Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Papy Abedi vs. James Head added to UFC on FUEL TV 2 http://www.mmafights.biz/papy-abedi-vs-james-head-added-to-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2/ http://www.mmafights.biz/papy-abedi-vs-james-head-added-to-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:49:27 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/papy-abedi-vs-james-head-added-to-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2/ Swedish resident Papy Abedi will fight in front of a friendly audience this April.

MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with sources close to
the fight that Abedi and former middleweight James Head have agreed to meet in a welterweight contest at UFC on FX 2.

Both fighters seek their first octagon win in a bout first reported by MMAFighting.com.



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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/papy-abedi-vs-james-head-added-to-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2/feed/ 0 BAMMA 8′s Andre Winner looking to build head of steam, earn trip back to UFC http://www.mmafights.biz/bamma-8s-andre-winner-looking-to-build-head-of-steam-earn-trip-back-to-ufc/ http://www.mmafights.biz/bamma-8s-andre-winner-looking-to-build-head-of-steam-earn-trip-back-to-ufc/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:48:52 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/bamma-8s-andre-winner-looking-to-build-head-of-steam-earn-trip-back-to-ufc/ A shift back to the second tier MMA scene isn’t always a bad thing.

Not if you’re on a roller coaster of wins and losses and feel you’re not
implementing what you’ve trained into your performances on a consistent
basis. Time spent away from the UFC has been kind so far to Britain’s
Andre Winner, but nobody yet knows how this story will play
out.

His next test will come in the form of Diego Gonzalez on the
HDNet-televised main card of BAMMA 8. The event takes places Dec. 10 at
Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England.



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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/bamma-8s-andre-winner-looking-to-build-head-of-steam-earn-trip-back-to-ufc/feed/ 0 Showtime Names Espinoza as New Head of Sports Programming http://www.mmafights.biz/showtime-names-espinoza-as-new-head-of-sports-programming/ http://www.mmafights.biz/showtime-names-espinoza-as-new-head-of-sports-programming/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:49:32 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/showtime-names-espinoza-as-new-head-of-sports-programming/ Showtime Networks, Inc. has a new man in charge of its sports programming, but how long the channel’s schedule will continue to include mixed martial arts remains unclear.

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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/showtime-names-espinoza-as-new-head-of-sports-programming/feed/ 0 James Head out, Justin Edwards in against John Maguire at UFC 138 http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-out-justin-edwards-in-against-john-maguire-at-ufc-138/ http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-out-justin-edwards-in-against-john-maguire-at-ufc-138/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:49:54 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-out-justin-edwards-in-against-john-maguire-at-ufc-138/ Perhaps the third time will be the charm for an injury-plagued booking.

As MMAjunkie.com first reported this past week, promotional newcomer John Maguire recently replaced
injured Mark Scanlon in a UFC 138 booking with welterweight James Head.

Now, Head, too, is injured, and in his place steps Justin Edwards, officials today announced.



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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-out-justin-edwards-in-against-john-maguire-at-ufc-138/feed/ 0 James Head vs. John Maguire official for UFC 138 preliminary card http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-vs-john-maguire-official-for-ufc-138-preliminary-card/ http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-vs-john-maguire-official-for-ufc-138-preliminary-card/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:49:45 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-vs-john-maguire-official-for-ufc-138-preliminary-card/ As expected, promotional newcomer John Maguire has replaced injured Mark Scanlon and now meets fellow welterweight James Head at UFC 138.

MMAjunkie.com first reported the bout this past week, and UFC executives since have made it official.

UFC 138 takes place Nov. 5 at LG Arena in Birmingham, England.



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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/james-head-vs-john-maguire-official-for-ufc-138-preliminary-card/feed/ 0 Bellator 51′s Alexis Vila on champ Joe Warren: ‘He’s got little balls and a big head’ http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-51s-alexis-vila-on-champ-joe-warren-hes-got-little-balls-and-a-big-head/ http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-51s-alexis-vila-on-champ-joe-warren-hes-got-little-balls-and-a-big-head/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:48:58 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-51s-alexis-vila-on-champ-joe-warren-hes-got-little-balls-and-a-big-head/ Along with an impressive wrestling resume, Joe Warren has brought a mouth to his MMA fights.

That’s infuriated Alexis Villa, who on Saturday meets Warren in the opening round of Bellator’s season-five bantamweight tournament.

Villa is on the warpath one day after Warren came on MMAjunkie.com Radio and called him a “juiced-up Cuban.”



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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-51s-alexis-vila-on-champ-joe-warren-hes-got-little-balls-and-a-big-head/feed/ 0 Mark Scanlon out of UFC 138, John Maguire debuts against James Head http://www.mmafights.biz/mark-scanlon-out-of-ufc-138-john-maguire-debuts-against-james-head/ http://www.mmafights.biz/mark-scanlon-out-of-ufc-138-john-maguire-debuts-against-james-head/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:50:12 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/mark-scanlon-out-of-ufc-138-john-maguire-debuts-against-james-head/ Mark Scanlon has been forced to withdraw from UFC 138 for undisclosed reasons.

Scanlon had been set to face James Head on the event’s preliminary card, but fellow U.K. welterweight John Maguire now gets that opportunity, a source close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com.

UFC 138 takes place Nov. 5 at LG Arena in Birmingham, England.



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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/mark-scanlon-out-of-ufc-138-john-maguire-debuts-against-james-head/feed/ 0 Bellator 48 results: Pat Curran wins tourney with highlight-reel head kick (MMAJunkie.com) http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick-mmajunkie-com/ http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick-mmajunkie-com/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:48:40 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick-mmajunkie-com/ With a dramatic highlight-reel knockout of Marlon Sandro, Pat Curran has become the first Bellator fighter to…

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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick-mmajunkie-com/feed/ 0 Bellator 48 results: Pat Curran wins tourney with highlight-reel head kick http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick/ http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:49:52 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick/ With a dramatic highlight-reel knockout of Marlon Sandro, Pat Curran has become the first Bellator fighter to win tournaments in two weight classes.

In the finale of the organization’s featherweight “Summer Series” tournament, Curran – a season-two lightweight-tourney champion – blasted Sandro with a second-round KO via head kick.

The bout headlined Saturday’s Bellator 48 event.



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]]> http://www.mmafights.biz/bellator-48-results-pat-curran-wins-tourney-with-highlight-reel-head-kick/feed/ 0 Fox Schedules Major Press Conference for Thursday, GSP and Other Major UFC Fighters Head to LA http://www.mmafights.biz/fox-schedules-major-press-conference-for-thursday-gsp-and-other-major-ufc-fighters-head-to-la/ http://www.mmafights.biz/fox-schedules-major-press-conference-for-thursday-gsp-and-other-major-ufc-fighters-head-to-la/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:49:31 +0000 admin http://www.mmafights.biz/fox-schedules-major-press-conference-for-thursday-gsp-and-other-major-ufc-fighters-head-to-la/ > View full post on MMAWeekly.com]]> It appears the official announcement about UFC fighters sharing space with American Idol, Family Guy and Sons of Anarchy may be less than 24 hours away. Read More >>

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