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Posts Tagged ‘Thiago’

January’s UFC 142 event today took a major hit as Siyar Bahadurzada, Rob Broughton and Stanislav
Nedkov were all officially scratched from the event.

Additionally, Tatame is reporting that Paulo Thiago has also been forced to withdraw from the card, though UFC
officials have yet to confirm the change.

Replacement opponents have yet to be determined.
The UFC blamed injury for all three official withdrawals.



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An intriguing welterweight matchup between Mike Pyle and Paulo Thiago is now official for UFC 142.

Additionally, a heavyweight affair between English slugger Rob Broughton and Brazilian newcomer Ednaldo Oliveira will also take place at the event. UFC execs today announced both contests.

UFC 142 takes place Jan. 14 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena.



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MMA pre-fight talk is often bland, even predictable. After all, in a
sport where fractions of inches and seconds can mean the difference
between winning and losing, why tip your hand and give opponents a
potential advantage?

But in advance of Saturday’s Bellator 59 event, heavyweight tournament
finalist Thiago Santos is making no attempt to hide
his strategy.

“I’m a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, and the ground is my world,”
Santos said. “I know if this fight with Eric Prindle goes to the ground,
I’m going to have the advantage.”



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A key welterweight matchup is in the works between Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann.

MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with sources close to the fighters that at least one of
the fighters has agreed matchup, which is expected to take place at an
as-yet-unannounced March 3 event.

The matchup was first reported by MMAWeekly.com.



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The Brazilians are stacking up for the UFC’s third trip to Brazil.

Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com
that welterweights Mike Pyle and Paulo Thiago are targeted to appear at UFC 142, which takes place
Jan. 14 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Tatame first reported the impending matchup.



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A lightweight bout between Sam Stout and Thiago Tavares has been added to January’s UFC 142 event.

UFC officials today announced the fight.

UFC 142 takes place Jan. 14 in Brazil. Although UFC officials haven’t announced exact details, event sources told MMAjunkie.com it’ll be held at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena.



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BIRMINGHAM, England – UFC 138 had the makings of a disaster for former UFC welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves.

A 16-fight UFC veteran, he was criticized for taking on an unknown UFC newcomer in Papy Abedi, and at Friday’s weigh-ins, his past weight-cutting issues seemed to catch up with him again when he initially failed to make weight.

A victory, though, was Alves needed to reassure himself better days are ahead.



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Bellator Fighting Championships’ season-five heavyweight-tourney finale between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos is set for Bellator 59.

Bellator officials announced the news on the MTV2 live broadcast of Saturday’s Bellator 56 event.

Bellator 59 takes place Nov. 26 at Caesars Atlantic City in New Jersey. The main card airs on MTV2 (and in high-definition on EPIX) while the prelims stream on Spike.com.



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As officials feared, a broken orbital bone has forced Mike Hayes out of Bellator’s current season-five heavyweight tournament.

In his place steps replacement Thiago Santos, who now meets Blagoi Ivanov in a semifinal matchup later this month at Bellator 56, officials today announced.

Bellator 56 takes place Oct. 29 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.



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Saturday’s Bellator 53 main card has a late addition.

With heavyweight-tournament semifinalist Mike Hayes potentially facing a scratch due to a medical suspension, officials have booked a tourney-reserve bout between Thiago Santos and Josh Burns.

The winner gets the tourney spot if Hayes isn’t cleared to continue.



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