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You could say Dana White is trying to prevent another logjam.

During a press conference held in New York City in support of UFC on FOX
3, the UFC president said that he’s meeting today with former
lightweight champ Frankie Edgar to (respectfully) convince him that he
belongs at featherweight, where an immediate title shot possibly awaits.

“I’d like him to go to 145,” White said. “So I’m talking to Frankie, and we’ll figure this thing out.”

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Sean McCorkle talks a big game and often wages legendary trash-talking campaigns against his opponents.

But “Big Sexy,” who continues a post-UFC run on the prelims of Friday’s Bellator 60 event, said such bravado sometimes masks his own nerves and stress. For example, there was the time UFC president Dana White pulled him aside just before a massive UFC 124 co-main-event opportunity.

“You know, if you win this, it’ll change your life,’” White told him before an eventual TKO flop to Stefan Struve.

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SYDNEY – UFC president Dana White has always contended that as a
promoter, it’s not his job to tell his fighters what they can and can’t
do in terms of career direction.

That said, White remains confident he knows the best decision for former
UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar as he
looks to rebound from a UFC 144 loss.

White, who today promised Edgar an immediate shot at the featherweight
title if he’s willing to make the drop, still believes “The Answer”
should be at 145 pounds. That said, he’s still not going to make
anything a requirement.

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As if the travel, near-silent crowd and incredibly early start weren’t enough to factor into betting UFC 144, along comes the weight snafu of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The former UFC light heavyweight champ whiffed badly on making weight at 205 … Continue reading →

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The rumors of Quinton Jackson having a lousy training camp appeared to have been true based on his condition when he stepped on the scales tonight in Tokyo. The former UFC light heavyweight champion missed the 205 pound limit … Continue reading →

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson talks about losing to light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and his motivation for fighting Ryan Bader.

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A month after telling the Boston Herald he was considering retirement due to a back injury, Kenny Florian still isn’t sure if he’ll fight again.

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A month after telling the Boston Herald he was considering retirement due to a back injury, Kenny Florian still isn’t sure if he’ll fight again.

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Tommy Speer is up at 4 a.m. every day, without exception.

He may be a professional fighter, but first and foremost, he’s a professional farmer.

“In a way, I do feel like I’m short-changing it,” Speer told
MMAjunkie.com Radio. “But I probably wouldn’t
be that much more successful if I did move away and concentrate on
fighting because the guilt would probably weigh on my mind.”

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Although a small cross section within the army of current UFC fighters,
those reached by MMAjunkie.com supported
Carlos Condit’s controversial decision over Nick Diaz at this past
Saturday’s UFC 143.

That support ultimately boiled down what they saw was more effective aggression and a superior gameplan.

“It’s not a bar fight, dude,” said two-time lightweight challenger Gray Maynard.

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