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With the results of former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem’s surprise drug test, Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmakers are now searching for a replacement to face current heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 146.
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It seems “The Last Emperor” has his next fight booked.
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It appears Mark Bocek has a new opponent for UFC 145.
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MMA FIGHTING: Local fighter takes down opponent in India
San Angelo Standard Times By Andy Atterbury aatterbury@gosanangelo.com 325.653.1221 SAN ANGELO, Texas — Travis Bell took a break from building homes in San Angelo to fight in the Super Fight League mixed martial arts event in Mumbai, India, last month. |
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Despite a 17-3 pro record, J.J. Ambrose believes he’s fallen short when it matters most.
So as he prepares for an opening-round matchup in Bellator’s season-six lightweight tournament – one that finally could bring him some international notoriety – he has some advice for opponent Brent Weedman.
“The message I have for Brent Weedman is this: Brent, just sit on your coach and play video games. Watch romantic comedies, and don’t do any cardio before the fight,” he told MMAjunkie.com
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SYDNEY – Kyle Noke has been in his opponent’s shoes.
After a quarterfinal-round finish on “The Ultimate Fighter 11,” the Australian got a fight on the card’s live finale.
As he expects from UFC on FX 2 opponent Andrew Craig this weekend, Noke would have ripped off someone’s head to assure he got a coveted first-ever UFC victory.
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SAITAMA, Japan – This is the same Tim Boetsch who was unceremoniously dumped after a 2-2 record in his first UFC stint, right?
The same guy everyone disregarded following a submission loss to Phil Davis upon his 2010 return?
Following a drop to middleweight and a stunning come-from-behind victory over recent title challenger Yushin Okami on Saturday at UFC 144, Boetsch has solidified his surprise content status.
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The fight card for May’s Legacy Fighting Championship 11 event continues to take shape.
Slated for the HDNet-televised main card is a bout between Jorge Patino and Jesus Rivera for a lightweight title vacated by recent signee Daniel Pineda, MMAjunkie.com confirmed.
Additionally, following the high-profile signing of Robert Drysdale, officials now have an opponent for the jiu-jitsu ace’s promotional debut: middleweight Isaac “Ike” Villanueva.
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Some of the UFC light-heavyweight division’s biggest names are in a bit of limbo.
Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz all have UFC officials scratching their heads over what’s next.
UFC president spoke to MMAjunkie.com on Wednesday and gave updates on the trio of veterans, though no immediate bookings are scheduled for any of them.
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These days, the UFC encourages fighters to air their matchmaking wishes in a public forum. Provided it’s not too wacky a request, callouts can help gauge interest in future bouts.
But that’s one offer Matt Brown is going to turn down.
“I sort of called out one person in my entire career, and that was Renzo,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I wished I never did it; I pretty much got barred from their team.”
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