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Wednesday
T.J. Dillashaw Injured, Bryan Caraway Steps In To Face Mike Easton At UFC On Fox 5
Bryan Caraway will get the opportunity to compete in his home state, as Caraway has agreed to face Mike Easton at UFC on Fox 5 in December. Caraway replaces an injured T.J. Dillashaw, who was recently announced as the opponent for Easton. Caraway is a native of Washington, as the card goes down from the [...] 
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Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar set for UFC 156 on Super Bowl weekend
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his title against former lightweight Frankie Edgar at UFC 156. The event will be held in Las Vegas on February 2nd which will be during Super Bowl weekend. Aldo and Edgar were originally expected to face each other in the main event of UFC 153 in Rio. However, [...]
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Dustin Poirier battling Jonathan Brookins at TUF 16 Finale
UFC featherweight Dustin Poirier suffered his first loss in the Octagon earlier this year, falling to Chan Sung Jung in a surprisingly one-sided affair. The 23-year old will look to erase any lingering aftertaste from the defeat this December 15 when he faces Jonathan Brookins at the Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale.
The match-up has been confirmed by UFC officials.
Poirier, who had a five-fight winning streak snapped with the loss to Jung, holds an overall record of 12-2 including past success against the likes of Pablo Garza, Zach Micklewright, and Josh Grispi.
Comparably, Brookins is a former Ultimate Fighter winner with victories over Yves Jabouin and Michael Johnson. The 13-5 Brookins has finished eleven of the opponents he’s beaten.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale is headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Roy Nelson-Shane Carwin.
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Tuesday
Antonio Rodrigo Noguera/Fabricio Werdum rumored for coaching gigs on TUF Brasil 2
Though not officially announced, it appears the UFC has made a decision regarding who will serve as head coaches on the follow-up to Brazil?s wildly successful version of the Ultimate Fighter. The first season featured local legends Wanderlei Silva-Vitor Belfort, knocking it out of the park ratings-wise and introducing the MMA world to a new [...]
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The Pro Wrestling Post: 10.29.2012 edition
Welcome to another edition of The Pro Wrestling Post. �In this edition we look at a new show for the Miz, news on the WWE Network and a look at Linda McMahon?s political campaign The Miz gets a role in ABC Family show WWE Studios and ABC Family announced on Friday that an upcoming television [...]
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JDS, 'He Is Pretty Good On His Feet, But...'
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Carlos Condit: ?The fact that I'm kind of being looked past, it puts a little bit of a fire under my ass.?
With all the talk about a potential meeting between welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and middleweight king Anderson Silva, it?s apparently been easy for some folks to forget GSP has to get by interim title-holder Carlos Condit at UFC 154 for Silva to even be a relevant option. And, considering Condit is 28-5 with 26 stoppages and wins over a number of notable opponents, beating the ?Natural Born Killer? is much easier said than done.
However, Condit doesn?t seem to mind the notion that a lot of fans are overlooking him. In fact, he relishes it.
?I love kind of being the spoiler. I was the spoiler in the Nick Diaz/Georges St-Pierre scenario. Now I get to play that role again,? said Condit in an interview with The MMA Hour. ?It doesn’t bug me, if anything it motivates me. The fact that I’m kind of being looked past, it puts a little bit of a fire under my ass.?
The talented 170-pounders are set for a showdown on November 17 in Montreal. Condit will enter the evening on a five-fight winning streak including success against Diaz, Dong Hyun Kim, Jake Ellenberger, and Rory MacDonald.
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Melendez Won?t Need Surgery, January Return Uncertain
It would seem that the AC tear suffered by Gilbert Melendez, which caused the cancellation of Strikeforce’s September 29 event, will not require surgery. The lightweight champion, however, remains uncertain as to when exactly he can return to action. When asked by MMAJunkie if he would be a part of the promotion’s mid-January card, the [...]
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Monday
Junior dos Santos: "I'm ready to submit someone to really show how good I am in my jiu-jitsu."
There are only a few constants when it comes to the build towards fights featuring Junior dos Santos, but one of them is the answer to questions about he plans on approaching his adversary. Since starching Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90 in his Octagon unveiling, Dos Santos has said he was always there to do one thing – knock people out.
According to the hard-hitting Brazilian, his second fight with Cain Velasquez will be no exception even if he’s ready for anything the former title-holder may throw at him.
“That time it was perfect for me. My first strategy is always to knock my opponents out and I will try to do that again. I know Cain Velasquez, I respect him a lot. He’s really tough. But I will give my best to win this fight, it doesn’t matter where,? Dos Santos recently told MMA Live. ?Of course I want to knock him out but if the fight goes to the ground, I will be ready to submit him too.?
Fans might have a lack of reference when it comes to the ground acumen of Dos Santos, but the Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira-trained brown belt wants folks to know he is always working on his ground game.
?I train a lot of jiu-jitsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu. I’m working on my takedown defense. I know he’s a really good wrestler and he’s going to try to take me down and use his ground-n-pound where he’s very good but if the fight goes to the ground, I’m ready,? Dos Santos reiterated. ?Like I said, I’m ready to submit someone to really show how good I am in my jiu-jitsu.”
In his first fight with Velasquez, “Cigano” took his heavyweight title home after 64 seconds of cage time. If he comes out the winner for the second time, Dos Santos said he expects to fight the currently-suspended Alistair Overeem even if he’s not necessarily happy about the prospect.
?Dana White already said the winner from me and Velasquez is going to fight Overeem,” began the 28-year old before adding, “I don’t think he deserves to be fighting for the title because he failed the drug test (but) I want to fight this guy because he said a lot of things and I want to fight with the best. If he thinks he’s one of them, I want to fight him.”
Overeem Predicts Velasquez Will Beat Dos Santos
Dos Santos will get in the octagon with Velasquez on December 29 at UFC 155. In the co-main event former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin will face Phil Davis and also on the card is a possible middleweight number one contender bout between Chris Weidman-Tim Boetsch.
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Sunday
Matt Hughes isn?t retired yet, but headed towards it
It's been more than a year since UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes was knocked out by Josh Koscheck at UFC 135. At 39, he has a career record of 45-9, and was the UFC welterweight champion twice with a total of seven defenses. With that sort of career, is it time for him to call it quits?
On the MMA Hour, Hughes said maybe. Since his last fight, he's sold his gym, and spent time raising his four kids and working on the family farm with his twin brother.
"I wouldn't say I've closed the door [on my career], but I've got my hand on the door handle," Hughes said. "You know it's been over a year since I've fought, and I've having a good time with my family raising my kids, which I think is a bigger thing than me competing, making sure my family is raised right. So I'm having a good time at home with the family, and kind of, maybe, lost the desire just a little bit to compete. I'm not retired yet, but it is looking like that's where I'm going."
Hughes said both his wife and UFC president Dana White have both gently encouraged him to hang it up. If he does, he wants to stay involved in MMA by working to improve the quality of judging.
Does Hughes have anything left to prove or is it a good time for him to hang it up? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
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UFC 156 Targeted for January 19 in Brazil [Updated]
The UFC is planning its return to Brazil for January 19 at a site to be determined. The promotion hopes to headline the card with a featherweight title fight between UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. The event would be the fifth UFC event in Brazil in the last year and a half.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/30949/ufc-156-targeted-for-january-19-in-brazil/
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Phil Davis to replace Chael Sonnen in fight against Forrest Griffin
The UFC was forced to do some shuffling at UFC 155 when it was announced that Chael Sonnen would be coaching the next season of The Ultimate Fighter and then face light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The switch left Forrest Griffin without a dance partner at the December event, though the vacancy didn’t last long as officials have revealed Phil Davis will be stepping into the slot to face the former champion.
Griffin Not Mad at Sonnen for Taking Fight with Jones
Davis (10?1) is coming off of his UFC 153 win over Wagner Prado. In a controlling performance over Prado, Davis sunk in an Anaconda Choke late in the second round to get the tap. Unharmed in the fight, the timing seems to work as he will now face Griffin on December 29. Davis was looking for his first win since he suffered his first loss against Rashad Evans. He owns other past victories over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Brian Stann, Tim Boetsch, and Alexander Gustafsson.
Griffin (19?7) was last seen beating Tito Ortiz in July. Putting on a Fight of the Night performance, Griffin outworked the no-retired Ortiz for three rounds and got the decision. The fan-favorite has come out triumphant in three of his last four tilts.
UFC 155 is set to feature Junior dos Santos defending his heavyweight title in the main event against Cain Velasquez with other interesting match-ups including Joe Lauzon-Gray Maynard, Boetsch-Chris Weidman, and Yushin Okami-Alan Belcher.
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Foupa-Pokam vs. Da Silva anchors SFL 6: Friday Night Fights
Super Fight League wraps up their first month of Friday Night Fight Nights with SFL 6 on October 26th. Headlining the fight card is a middleweight clash matching Xavier Foupa-Pokam against Claudio Henrique Da Silva. Foupa-Pokam (22-17), a UFC veteran, will be making his second appearance under the SFL banner. He recorded a first round [...]
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