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While he may have fought just once under the UFC banner thus far, Cung Le scored himself two quarterly Twitter bonuses and a cool
$10,000.
Le was awarded $5,000 awards in the “most followers” and “biggest
percentage growth in followers” categories during the company’s
most-recent quarterly contest.
UFC officials today announced the bonuses.
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UFC lightweight Jacob Volkmann said he followed the rules – to the letter – when he said President Barack Obama needed a “glassectomy,” even after being placed on paid administrative leave a second time by the high school that employs him as a part-time wrestling coach.
Now, the rules are a little bit stricter.
Volkmann was taken off administrative leave from White Bear Lake High School today after a meeting with school administrators.
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UFC lightweight Jacob Volkmann said he followed the rules – to the letter – when he said President Barack Obama needed a “glassectomy,” even after being placed on paid administrative leave a second time by the high school that employs him as a part-time wrestling coach.
Now, the rules are a little bit stricter.
Volkmann was taken off administrative leave from White Bear Lake High School today after a meeting with school administrators.
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PHILADELPHIA — The scene inside Daddis Fight Camps on Saturday afternoon was something straight out of a movie.
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CHICAGO – It’s official: Evan Dunham has put himself back into the fray of UFC lightweight title contention.
Dunham primarily used his standup to secure a second-round TKO (via doctor’s stoppage) over a game Nik Lentz, who was stopped for the first time in his UFC career.
The bout served as the featured preliminary-card contest and aired on FUEL TV as part of the UFC on FOX 2 preliminary card.
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Gegard Mousasi is still his biggest critic.
Following a decision over up-and-comer Ovince St. Preux at “Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal” earlier this month, he is blunt about his shortcomings during the fight. Or rather, the end of the fight.
But he’s now got his eye on a Strikeforce title shot and a possible move to the UFC.
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Following his UFC 140 victory over Lyoto Machida, UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has supplanted Georges St-Pierre for the No. 2 spot in Yahoo! Sports’ pound-for-pound MMA rankings.
Middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva retains the top spot.
However, Jones earned one first-place vote, which means Silva is no longer the consensus No. 1.
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Looking from the outside in at Alistair Overeem, his UFC career is threatening to go off the rails before it even starts.
However, Overeem, who makes his UFC debut later this month in a UFC 141 headliner opposite Brock Lesnar,, said he’s been in far lower places in the 12 years he’s been a mixed martial artist.
“This is way better,” he told MMAjunkie.com on Friday.
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Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos will likely take its place among the most important heavyweight bouts in MMA history
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Scott Jorgensen is ready for his rematch with UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz right now.
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