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UFC lightweights continue to set the bar
Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard will have their trilogy fight this fall, and there is no shortage of potential challengers awaiting the winner: Anthony Pettis was supposed to get a title shot and Jim Miller had become a #1 contender, but their losses to Clay Guida and Ben Henderson have thrown a wrench into those [...]
Remembering Shawn Tompkins
The mixed martial arts world lost a great man this week: Shawn Tompkins trained Sam Stout, Mark Hominick, Chris Horodecki, and was also part of Xtreme Couture’s staff for awhile where he trained fighters like Vitor Belfort, Randy Couture, and Wanderlei Silva. On the same day as UFC Live, Tompkins died of a heart attack. [...]
Chael Sonnen said UFC 133 Rashad Evans was the best light heavyweight of all time
Chael Sonnen is known for running his mouth, especially with regards to Brazilian fighters like Anderson Silva. Now, he is speaking in the other direction about one of the light heavyweights, a weight class that he has also dissed in the past. On Bruce Buffer’s most recent podcast, Chael stated that the Rashad Evans who [...]
Strikeforce is done- integrate it into the UFC already
Strikeforce’s last event, which featured Fedor Emelianenko taking on Dan Henderson, pulled in strong ratings. However, the cost of putting the 2 most expensive fighters on 1 show that is not on PPV probably lost Strikeforce money. On top of that, Fedor has been released, Henderson’s contract has run out, Henderson is in no hurry [...]
Happy trails, Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle ended his fighting career with a win Sunday night, defeating Dan Hardy in the main event of UFC Live. Finishing with a 10-10 record in the UFC, a 31-18-5 record overall in MMA, and a 13-1-1 professional boxing record, Lytle was not the type of fighter that would become a champion. However, his [...]
Nostalgia: Wanderlei Silva wants to WHAT Chuck Liddell?
Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell were 2 of the biggest stars back in the day, and their status as the 205 pound champions for the 2 biggest companies had fans salivating at what a Silva-Liddell matchup would look like. Pride and the UFC never came to a deal to have a champion vs champion matchup, [...]
Oddsmakers for tonight: UFC Live- Hardy vs Lytle
The UFC returns to Versus tonight with Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle providing what should be a Fight of the Night, if not Fight of the Year, candidate. Here’s a look at the betting lines: Odds from BetUS Sportsbook. Accurate as of 1040 August 14, 2011 Dan Hardy (-110) vs Chris Lytle (-120) Pick: Lytle [...]
Weekly video roundup: Pat Barry, Stefan Struve, and much more
Last week, we witnessed Rashad Evans decisively beat Tito Ortiz to take an advantage in their series and become the #1 contender to face the winner of Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson. This week, we’ve witnessed a number of offkey moments- here are the top 5 videos of the week: Pat Barry, aka the funniest [...]
Happy trails, Matt Hamill
Matt Hamill announced his retirement from fighting this week, closing the book on an inspiring career. Hamill broke in as ‘the deaf kid’ on TUF’s 3rd season, training under Tito Ortiz. Matt went on to beat Seth Petruzelli, Tim Boetsch, send Mark Munoz to middleweight, and face his former mentor Ortiz. Along the way, he [...]
World MMA Rankings: The Flyweight Division
Dana White has stated that the UFC is still going to be adding a flyweight division, though there have been some delays in the plans. The flyweights are an extremely entertaining division, and it would also be interesting to see bantamweights like Demetrious Johnson, Joseph Benavidez, and others drop to the 125 class. Many of [...]
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