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With much at stake at UFC 143, Rafael Natal more confident than ever

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:49:25 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Not sure if nicknames are an important part of Brazilian fighting culture?

Ask UFC 143′s Rafael “Sapo” Natal.

“My nickname comes from doing capoeira,” Natal told MMAjunkie.com in his native Portuguese. “When I showed up, I
didn’t have a nickname, so they gave me one. There was a book about
animals. They opened the book to a page with a frog. So that was it.”

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UFC 143′s Ed Herman still proving he’s more than the guy from the reality show

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:48:45 +0000

Reality TV is a powerful thing when you’re on it for more than 10 minutes.

One one hand, Herman, now 31, is happy to have had the opportunity to be
seen on such a powerful platform as “The Ultimate Fighter.” For a fight career, nothing could be
better than weekly exposure, even if it consists of you monkeying around
a house in Las Vegas with free booze.

But it also means he’s that guy on “TUF.”

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Is Davis more than ‘just’ a wrestler? (Yahoo! Sports)

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:48:43 +0000

Unbeaten Phil Davis has a big platform to prove he’s got the complete MMA package.

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White fine with Strikeforce-UFC callouts, wants more control of sister promotion

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:50:05 +0000

For Strikeforce fighters, the move has become commonplace: Win a fight, call out a UFC fighter.

Of course, both UFC and Strikeforce officials have insisted the two
promotions are going to remain separate for the time being, and fighter
sharing isn’t a current part of the plan.

So does UFC boss Dana White cringe each and every time he hears a
fighter asking for a matchup he’s not going to get? Not at all, says the
fiery UFC boss. But there are some other changes he wants to make.

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Stann-Sakara, 4 More Bouts Slated for UFC on Fuel 2 in Sweden

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:49:29 +0000

Just one day after being confirmed by promotion officials, the fight card for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s maiden voyage to Sweden has begun rapidly filling.

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UFC 142′s Mendes more than ready for champ Aldo, no matter what Maynard says

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:50:48 +0000

Two-time lightweight title challenger Gray Maynard thinks featherweight Chad Mendes isn’t ready for a title shot.

Mendes, who’s four years into pro MMA with 11 fights to his name, strongly disagrees.

“Maynard saying that he doesn’t think that I’m ready for a title shot – I don’t know why Maynard’s saying anything about anyone,” Mendes said today during a media call in support of UFC 142

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Veteran ref Mario Yamasaki wants to see more regulation in native Brazil

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:48:50 +0000

Mario Yamasaki will be a third man in the cage when the UFC takes its third trip to Brazil for UFC 142, which takes place Jan. 14 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Working within a well-oiled machine is by now something he’s used to, but the longtime referee wants to help the country build a stronger regulatory framework as the sport gets bigger.

“Brazil is no man’s land,” Yamasaki recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio.

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Overeem: More than meets the eye (Yahoo! Sports)

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:48:20 +0000

Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem may seem like a striker vs. wrestler battle, but the latter says there’s more to the bout than surface comparisions.

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‘Minotauro’ Believes Camp More Focused for Mir Rematch

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:49:07 +0000

The first time Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira stepped into the Octagon with Frank Mir, things didn’t turn out so well.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio: Louis Gaudinot, Ulysses Gomez, Audie Attar, Matt Polly and more

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:50:24 +0000

MMAjunkie.com
Radio today welcomes to the show The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
main-card fighter Louis Gaudinot, Tachi Palace Fights 11 title
challenger Ulysses Gomez, MMA author Matt Polly and boxing writer Percy Crawford.

Paradigm Sports Management president Audie Attar and noted wrestling coach Kenny Johnson also stop by the studio.

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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