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Reza Madadi saves son and father from drowning, continues trend of good deeds by fighters

Filed: August 15, 2012 5:45 PM CDT by
Filed under: News, UFC
mmajunkie.com

UFC lightweight Reza Madadi, who is set to face Christiano Marcello at UFC 153 in October, made headlines by saving a one-year-old child and his father from drowning in in the Stockholm Archipelago. According to european MMA site, Kimura.se, the UFC released a press release, detailing the rescue. Stockholm, Sweden – Madadi saved a toddler’s [...]

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UFC News: Alexander Gustafsson vs Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua Added To UFC on Fox 5

Filed: August 15, 2012 4:13 PM CDT by
Filed under: Blog Featured, News, UFC
Gary A. Vasquez-US PRESSWIRE

Dana White made UFC News by adding Mauricio Rua to an already stacked UFC on Fox 5, where he’ll face Alexander Gustafsson. Many MMA fans have argued that Gustafsson should have garnered a light heavyweight title shot before Lyoto Machida. ‘The Mauler,’ though, argued that he was not ready. He said he needs one or two more [...]

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Jon Jones May Be The Biggest Humblebragger In UFC History

Filed: August 15, 2012 2:53 PM CDT by
Filed under: Blog Featured, UFC
Paul Abell-US PRESSWIRE

Jon Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, is a cocky SOB. I like my champions arrogant, that is, if you’re good. Jones is good. There is no doubt about that. He actually makes defeating great fighters look like child’s play. He has defeated four former champions, all with relative ease. But I don’t need to [...]

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UFC News: Chael Sonnen To Fight Forrest Griffin

Filed: August 15, 2012 1:42 PM CDT by
Filed under: Blog Featured, MMA, News, UFC
Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Big news in the UFC as of last night. Former middleweight contender Chael Sonnen is switching his focus to the light heavyweight division to take a run at the belt. It was announced that Sonnen will be fighting Forrest Griffin at UFC 155 in late December. “I could go up to 205 and I could [...]

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Josh Barnett should get crossover fight for his last Strikeforce bout

Filed: August 14, 2012 5:07 PM CDT by
Filed under: MMA, Strikeforce
Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE

As Strikeforce prepares for the clash between Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier and former UFC champion Frank Mir in what fans hope to be the first of many Strikeforce-UFC crossover fights, Josh Barnett, the only other heavyweight on Strikeforce’s roster, has one fight left on his Strikeforce contract. Although UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta [...]

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UFC Rankings: Top 5 Featherweight Fighters In The UFC Today

Filed: August 14, 2012 3:25 PM CDT by
Filed under: Blog Featured, MMA, UFC
Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

The featherweight division is one of the most competitive divisions in the UFC right now and has a lot of potential contenders. I am going to rank the top five featherweight fighters as of today. 1. Jose Aldo – Aldo is the current UFC featherweight champion. He has an amazing 21-1 record and has dominated [...]

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Quick finish for Miesha Tate could lead to title rematch

Filed: August 13, 2012 6:17 PM CDT by
Filed under: Blog Featured, MMA, Strikeforce
James Law-MMA Fighting

When Miesha Tate steps into the cage Saturday night to face Julie Kedzie at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman, she will find herself in a position that many fighters have found themselves in over the years: a former champion who is trying to fight her way back into title contention. In an interview with MMAjunkie.com Radio, [...]

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Anderson Silva Will Wait Until 2013 To Fight Again

Filed: August 13, 2012 2:13 PM CDT by
Filed under: Blog Featured, MMA, News, UFC
Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Anderson Silva will not be fighting again in 2012. The middleweight champion has stated to Dana White that he would like to take some time off until 2013. Dana White:”Anderson said he wants to take some time off until after the end of this year.We’ll start talking to him” White also went on to say [...]

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Tyrone Mims Dies After Competing In A Regional MMA Bout

Filed: August 13, 2012 9:31 AM CDT by
Filed under: MMA
Conflict MMA Promotions

Amateur MMA fighter Tyrone “Teesta” Mims died Saturday night soon after a loss at a regional event in South Carolina. In what is bad news for the world of MMA, Tyrone Mims died on Saturday night after an amateur bout in South Carolina. Mims died immediately following his fight with Blake Poore for “Conflict MMA [...]

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Frankie Edgar Has A Tough Decision To Make

Filed: August 13, 2012 9:06 AM CDT by
Filed under: Blog Featured, UFC
Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE

We all know that winning cures all ills, but it’s an extreme case for Frankie Edgar. Edgar lost a close decision to Ben Henderson on Saturday at UFC 150 in Denver. Many believe Edgar did enough to win, however, the judges saw the fight differently. Honestly, it ended how it should have. I think Edgar [...]

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