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Monday
Chris Weidman Battles Tim Boetsch at UFC 155
It appears Chris Weidman (Pictured) will have to prove his middleweight mettle at least one more time before getting a shot at the gold. The planet’s most prestigious mixed martial arts promotion announced Friday afternoon Weidman will battle Tim Boetsch at UFC 155. “I think I?m the number-one contender in the division but with Anderson [...]
Sunday
November Strikeforce Event Adds Sara McMann vs. Liz Carmouche To Card
A women’s bantamweight match has been added to the recently announced Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir event as Sara McMann (6-0) gets set to make her promotional debut versus Liz ‘Girl-Rilla’ Carmouche (7-2). McMann recently signed with Strikeforce, moving over from the Invicta FC promotion. News of the matchup was first broke by MMAFighting.com on Friday. [...]
Source: http://www.themmanews.com/november-strikeforce-event-adds-sara-mcmann-vs-liz-carmouche-to-card/
Dana White Discusses Anderson Silva vs. GSP on ?UFC Tonight?
UFC President Dana White gave an extended interview Tuesday night on "UFC Tonight." White spoke on a variety of topics, including a possible matchup of welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and middleweight champion Anderson Silva. The UFC President indicated the bout would be possible with a St-Pierre victory at UFC 154 and would likely take place at a catchweight of 180lbs.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/30234/dana-white-discusses-anderson-silva-vs-gsp-on-ufc-tonight/
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Saturday
Chael Sonnen?s pizzeria selling the Jon Jones special ? full of chicken and cheese
Jon Jones' refusal of a bout with Chael Sonnen may have led to a cancellation of fights set for Saturday night, but it also led to a whole new pizza at Sonnen's Mean Streets Pizza. TMZ found Sonnen's pizzeria has a whole new pizza in Jones' honor.
Though it doesn't sound particularly appetizing, the pizza is full of chicken and cheese. Sonnen throws two more barbs at Jones by saying the deal is only good until "the chicken runs out," and offers delivery so to "avoid a DUI." Jones crashed his Bentley into a tree when driving drunk in May.
If you're in West Linn, Ore., check out Mean Streets and tell us if the Jon Jones pizza is any good.
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Matchmaker, matchmaker: What happened to the UFC 151 bouts, and Sarah Kaufman?s next bout
-- Kyle Noke and Charlie Brenneman's fight was moved to UFC 152 after Dan Miller's fight with Sean Pierson was canceled for a really good reason. Miller's son will finally get a kidney transplant in mid-September.
-- Several UFC 151 fights were shifted to UFC on FX 5. Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares, Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson, Shane Roller vs. Jacob Volkmann was all moved to the October 5 fights in Minneapolis.
-- Takeya Mizugaki's bout with Jeff Hoaglund and Yasuhiro Urushitani's fight with Jeff Lineker will move to UFC on Fuel in 6, which is taking place on Nov. 10 in Macau.
-- Alan Belcher's injury and Vitor Belfort's fight with Jon Jones forces their fight off of UFC 153. Phil Davis' bout with Wagner Prado was promoted to the main card.
-- In non-UFC fight booking news, former Strikeforce bantamweight champion Sarah Kaufman will fight Kaitlin Young at Invicta's next bouts on October 6. Kaufman's fight will be a one-time deal for her to fight on Invicta's all-female card.
Ben Henderson retains belt in controversial split decision: The UFC 150 Main Card Rundown
When they first met, they went the distance and the judges gave it to Benson Henderson.� But this time, when former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and reigning champ Henderson scrapped, it seemed just a little more clear-cut, and it appeared as if "The Answer" had done enough in their five rounds of hard-fought conflict to reclaim that precious belt that was once his.� But the judges ? in their infinite wisdom, or lack thereof ? disagreed.� That's the story of UFC 150's main event.� More after the jump.
- The youngest man on the UFC's roster also just happens to possess a wicked body shot, as TUF veteran Justin Lawrence found out much to his dismay.� In the bout between 20-year-old striker Max Holloway and 22-year-old striker Lawrence, there was zero grappling on the ground and tons of lightning-quick exchanges on the feet, with both fighters dinging each other up throughout all of the first and most of the second round.� But Holloway was relentless in his pressure, and when he softened Lawrence up with a knee to the body, then followed it up with a pair of hooks to the ribs, Lawrence folded in pain against the cage.� The ensuing storm of punches had referee Josh Rosenthal stepping in and making the TKO official at 4:49 of Round 2.
- Buddy Roberts established early on that standing and trading with him would be a very dangerous prospect ? established with hard jabs, crosses and kicks that clearly hurt ? so former middleweight contender Yushin Okami made every effort to make this match a ground war.� And he was successful, pulling Roberts down and punishing him with punches from back-mount at the end of the first round, and doing the same early on in the second.� The American had no answer for the predicament Okami put him in, and the referee was forced to end it at 3:05 of the round, giving the Japanese fighter the win via TKO.
- For some odd reason, Ed Herman felt that his best chance at beating Jake Shields was to pretend the walls of the Octagon were a giant cheese grater and the former Strikeforce champ was a piece of cheese.� That was the uneventful story of Round 1, and Shields avoided being the cheese in Round 2 by taking the TUF runner-up down and trying to methodically jiu-jitsu him to death.� The third round was pretty much the same as the second, and though it was the furthest thing from an exciting, crowd-pleasing battle, for Shields, it got the job done.� He took the unanimous decision (29-29, 30-27, 30-27) when time ran out.
- It was quick, but damn was it fun.� In the lightweight co-main event between former teammates Donald Cerrone and Melvin Guillard, Cerrone came out full of confidence and walked into a left hook that had him stumbling and in grave danger of going to sleep.� But even though Guillard pursued him and tried to land the coup de grace, Cerrone recovered ? at least, well enough to clip the "Young Assassin" with a high-kick and finish him with a devastating right.� Guillard was out cold at 1:16 of the first round, and while it lasted, this one was a thriller.
- Whenever Henderson and Edgar fight, they're destined to go five rounds.� No ifs, ands or buts about it.� That's simply what they'll do.� Round 1 saw the former champ eating low-kicks to the calf that had him stumbling and falling, and though he scored a takedown in the late seconds of the frame, Edgar was caught in a tight guillotine.� He survived, and in Round 2, he dropped Henderson with a right and threatened with a guillotine of his own while sprawling away from the champ's takedown attempt.� With Henderson and Edgar picking and choosing their shots and neither really hurting the other, the third was extremely tough to score, but "The Answer" made it a little easier in the fourth by landing a takedown.� If we've learned anything from watching these two fight for so many rounds, it's that they'll never make it easy for the judges, and Round 5 was true to form, as both pecked at each other and neither took the definitive lead.� However, when it came to scoring, his unerring right hand seemed to be at least racking up points, it did seem like Edgar took the round� The end result?� A split decision (46-49, 48-47, 48-47) in favor of Henderson, who retained his belt but was showered by boos from a crowd that thought Edgar had deserved the "W."
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World Series of Fighting announces star-studded inaugural event featuring Miguel Torres and more
It appears there?s a new player on the MMA scene, at least for the immediate future. While the cement seems to still be setting on the organization?s foundation, the World Series of Fighting held a press conference this week where four fights were announced for the company?s upcoming debut on November 3.
As expected, former WEC champion and UFC fan-favorite Miguel Torres will headline the show though he has not received an opponent yet. Other match-ups on the card include Josh Burkman-Gerald Harris, Gregor Gracie-Tyson Steele, Ronys Torres-Brian Cobb, and Gesias Cavalcante-John Gunderson. Bobby Lashley, Rolles Gracie, and James McSweeney will also see action in the WSoF?s ten-sided cage.
The Las Vegas-based event is expected to be broadcast live on NBC Sports.
Torres recently announced he?d signed with WSoF after being released by the UFC. He holds an overall record of 40-5 including 32 stoppages and wins over Takeya Mizugaki and Antonio Banuelos.
PHOTO CREDIT – UFC
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Rashad Evans looking for December fight against top opponent
Former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans had a four-fight winning streak snapped in April by current title-holder Jon Jones. Now, a few months removed from the loss, Evans is ready to make a return to the Octagon and already has a date in mind.
Unfortunately, it appears he isn?t in a rush either and won?t be seeking action until the end of the year rather than sometime sooner?.unless a certain middleweight great steps up to the plate, that is.
?If the UFC offered him Anderson Silva at 185 right now today, he would go and fight Anderson Silva at 185,? said Evans? manager (Glenn Robinson) in an interview with MMAWeekly Radio. ?The UFC is not offering him Anderson Silva at 185 today, so that’s not something that’s going to happen. His goal is to stay at 205 and to fight the best possible 205-pounder; he’d like to fight in December. That’s his goal.?
Evans has pointed to a possible super-fight with Silva for a few months though the Brazilian?s plate is currently full with contenders and a possible showdown against Georges St-Pierre. Other potential opponents who aren?t currently locked into bouts include Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida.
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TweetSource: http://www.fighters.com/08/29/rashad-evans-looking-for-december-fight-against-top-opponent
Friday
Ken Shamrock accidentally scores a knockout
While sitting at a mall in Modesto, Calif., he saw two women involved in a fight. He jumped in to try to separate them, when another person jumped on his back. He threw the back-jumper to the ground and threw a knockout punch, earning his first knockout since 2004.
It wasn't until she was out that Shamrock and the crowd yelled at him that he saw he had knocked out a woman. Though a report was taken, the police told TMZ they most likely won't press charges because Shamrock was acting in self-defense.
Shamrock's rep notes, "Outside the ring, Ken is not a violent man ... and was only trying to do the right thing."
Inside the ring, Shamrock's last fight was in November of 2010. He lost in a TKO due to leg injury. His last UFC fight was a 2006 loss to Tito Ortiz, an ending to their longstanding rivalry. Shamrock's career spanned 17 years and included wins in PRIDE, Pancrase and the UFC.
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Miguel Torres signs on with World Series of Fighting
Bantamweight Miguel Torres made a name for himself under the Zuffa banner thanks to a slew of entertaining efforts including a WEC title-run and wins over solid opposition such as Chase Beebe, Takeya Mizugaki, and Antonio Banuelos. Now he?ll look to do the same outside of the company?s domain, first inking a deal with Titan FC and now one with the World Series of Fighting.
The WSoF is a newly-formed promotion poised to present a tournament-style format featuring a handful of recognizable competitors with the added bonus of bouts being televised on NBC Sports. Fighters such as Gilbert Yvel and Roger Huerta have also been linked to the organization?s roster.
Torres? signing was first reported by MMAFighting and has since been confirmed by WSoF officials. He is expected to make his debut on November 4 meaning he will no longer be fighting for Titan FC on November 3 as a result.
A Look at Torres Deal with Titan FC
The 40-5 Torres has finished 32 of the opponents he?s beaten but is coming off a loss to Michael McDonald. However, he was 3-1 leading up to the defeat and hasn?t fallen to a fighter outside of the Top 10 in nearly a decade.
PHOTO CREDIT – UFC
TweetSource: http://www.fighters.com/09/03/miguel-torres-signs-on-with-world-series-of-fighting
Reader rants: Cagereaders weigh in on Frankie Edgar?s fight, GSP?s return and more from the MMA world
Frankie Edgar is moving to featherweight and getting an immediate title shot against Jose Aldo at UFC 153. What say you, Cagereaders?
Interesting move for Frankie. If he doesn't win, then where does he go from there. I guess one challenge at a time� -- Mark Jimerson
Frankie has a huge chance don't count him out! -- Monzeil Jhamal Flemming
Jon Jones' reported request to Dana White to get Chael Sonnen to cool it with the trash talk also got you talking.
I don't know if I buy this story. There has been so much Jones hate, and I am sure this post will draw even more. This one sounds like BS to me. -- Eric Chism
I wonder if this is a sign of things to come with jones? Can't believe he wouldn't take the fight! I don't blame dana for feeling the way he does. I think jones is a terrific fighter, but wonder if character flaws will be a problem. I'll be watching. -- Kevin Armitage
Whether he deserves it or not, Sonnen is now the uncrowned 205 lb champ until Jones proves otherwise. Refusing to accept a challenge is the same as forfeiting. -- Jason Zachary
Georges St-Pierre was medically cleared to fight. Will he be back to his former self? Cagereaders weighed in.
I hope not. I hope he will fight to win instead of fight to not lose his belt. Maybe knowing that Condit has the interim belt it will motivate him to prove he deserves to be the champion. -- David Bernetich
There is no upside to the time off, obviously. It's a negative performance-deflating incident no matter how great his rehab went. The only question is if he is indeed good enough to come away with a win against Condit so that he can get BACK to where he should be AFTER the fight...no doubt in my mind this will be his biggest challenge in his entire life...any athletes out there would agree with me. -- Kyle Ertl
Anderson Silva said he didn't finish Thales Leites because of their friendships. Here's what Cagereaders had to say about this.
During one of Joe Louis's title defenses, he fought John Henry Lewis. Before the fight, Joe told his trainer that he didn't feel comfortable fighting such a good friend of his. Joe planed on carrying John for the full 15 rounds because he
did not want to hurt him.
Joe's trainer stated that he would be more likely to hurt John if he were to carrying him the full fight. Therefore, Joe went out and KOed John in the first round.
Both continued to be good friends. John Henry Lewis retired after his fight with Joe. It was the biggest purse of his career. -- Wrestling Roots
Its an embarrassment to the sport. They are professional fighters so they should act like it. -- Helio Fabian Rangel
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Sarah Maloy faces Sofia Bagherdai at XFC 20 in Knoxville
Fans of women’s MMA have come to expect some of the best female mixed martial artists in the XFC cage. On Friday, Sept 28th they won’t be disappointed as Sofia Bagherdai faces Sarah Maloy in Knoxville, TN at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. XFC 20 will be the epicenter of the women’s MMA universe, live on [...]
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Thursday
Strikeforce?s Three Stars: Ronda Rousey, Ronaldo Souza and Miesha Tate
After an exciting night of fights, Ronda Rousey still distinguished herself as the biggest star. Here are Cagewriter's picks for Saturday night's three stars. Tell us yours in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
No. 1 star -- Ronda Rousey: What is there left to say about Rousey? She got Kaufman to the ground with ease and threw an armbar on in less than a minute. Before Saturday, Kaufman had only lost once. Rousey then turned her sights on Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, telling the former featherweight champ to come down to bantamweight. If it's physically possible for Cyborg to do is a discussion for another day. For now, just enjoy every part of Rousey's blistering performance.
No. 2 star -- Ronaldo Souza: With "Jacare's" world-class grappling credentials, it's easy to forget he has power in his hands, too. He quickly reminded Derek Brunson and everyone watching with a 41-second knockout.
No. 3 star -- Miesha Tate: One of the best fights of the night was on the prelims, as Miesha Tate and Julie Kedzie put on a memorable fight for three rounds. Tate was on the wrong end of an armbar in her last fight, but must have learned something about the submission move as she used it to submit Kedzie in the third round.
Matt Mitrione talks bout Jon Jones. "As arrogant as i can handle"
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"I'm not a fan of Jon Jones as a person, but I like Jon Jones as a fighter. I think he's athletic and I think he has a lot of talent. As...
"I'm not a fan of Jon Jones as a person, but I like Jon Jones as a fighter. I think he's athletic and I think he has a lot of talent. As...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/104981-matt-mitrione-talks-bout-jon-jones-arrogant-i-can-handle.html
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