MMA news thread - Page 39

- GSP vs. Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in Montreal.

- Rory MacDonald vs. Carlos Condit at UFC 158.

- Johny Hendricks vs. Jake Ellenberger at UFC 158.

- Bobby Voelker moves over from Strikeforce, meets Patrick Cote at UFC 158.

- Chad Mendes vs. Manny Gamburyan added to UFC 157.

- Josh Koscheck vs. Robbie Lawler official for UFC 157.

- Matt Grice meets Dennis Bermudez at UFC 157.

- Court McGee drops to welterweight, meets Josh Neer at UFC 157.

- Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub added to UFC 157.

- Strikeforce import Caros Fodor meets Sam Stout at UFC 157.

- Tom Watson vs. Stanislav Nedkov at UFC on FUEL TV 7.

- Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson at UFC 155, due to Karlos Vemola being injured.

- Max Holloway replaces injured Cody McKenzie, faces Leonard Garcia at UFC 155.

- Strikeforce import Bobby Green meets Jacob Volkmann at UFC 156

- Ed Herman replaces Lorenz Larkin, fights ‘Jacare’ Souza at final Strikeforce show.

- Aleksander Emelianenko retires from MMA.

- Ross Pearson: George Sotiropoulos punched my boxing coach, and was in turn knocked out by my boxing coach during the filming of "TUF: Smashes."
http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12...-coach-was-knocked-out-in-tuf-filming

- Underground MMA fighters of Cuba.
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Aleksander retires :O!

He was fighting like a total amateur in his last fights, weird.

On September 16 2012 09:24 WhyYouKickMyDog wrote: i expect boetsch to go on a 3 fight loss streak starting now. called it.

i thought it would start vs weidman, but instead he starts off losing to a can.

- Confirmed: Anderson Silva signs new 10 fight deal with UFC.

- Confirmed: Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva, If Bisping Beats Vitor.

- Dana White: I know Cyborg can make the cut to Bantamweight. The UFC is willing to cover the costs and have Mike Dolce, of the Dolce Diet, get her to 135 pounds.

- Retirement: UFC Hall of Famer, Dan Severn, retires at the age of 54. Having amassed a professional record of 101-19-7.

- Joe Lauzon 3 days after sating Jim Miller's bloodlust at UFC 155.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/1/1/3...source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

- The baller life of Anderson Silva, episode 5.
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- Bellator season 8 Light Heavyweight tournament bracket.
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- History Of MMA: Josh Barnett.
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- UFC 155 payout.
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So this new guy called Michael Page is getting a lot of hype. He signed with Bellator after getting 4 wins in UCMMA, will fight again in february.
Very fun to watch and worth to keep an eye on. Lets see if he does well and how far he can go vs. tougher competition.
Link to his 4 fights in order:





This one reminded me of Lei Wulong in Tekken

Do you guys think Frankie Edgar has a chance against Jose Aldo?

Holy shit that guy was impressive to watch lol

The black guy

- [VIDEO] Alistair Overeem receives license to fight Bigfoot Silva at UFC 156 from NSAC - Full Meeting.
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- Bellator sues 'betrayed' Eddie Alvarez, fight future in limbo pending lawsuit.
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/1/7/3846798/eddie-alvarez-bieng-sued-by-bellator

- @MikeChiappetta: "So, according to Bjorn Rebney, Eddie Alvarez was offered a $250K signing bonus, $70,000/$70,000 for first fight, plus PPV points from Zuffa."

- Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami added to March's UFC on FUEL TV 8 event in Japan.

- Tyron Woodley replaces injured Erick Silva, faces Jay Hieron at UFC 156.

- Jeff Monson confirms Aleks' Hep C.
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f61/jeff-monson-confirms-aleks-hep-c-2349067/

- Jordan Mein meets Dan Miller at UFC 158.

- Daron Cruickshank vs. John Makdessi added to UFC 158 in Montreal.

- Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya, Guimares vs. Lim added to UFC on FUEL TV 8.

- Chris Camozzi vs. Nick Ring joins UFC 158 lineup.

- Yves Edwards vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg added to February's UFC 156 fight card.

- Yves Jabouin vs. Johnny Eduardo joins UFC 158's lineup.

- Sean Pierson vs. Rick Story added to UFC 158 in Montreal.

- UFC draws more than 100 fighters to scouting session in Mexico City.

- Diego Nunes leaves Nova Uniao for XGym due to conflict of interest regarding Jose Aldo.
http://fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Dieg...-of-interest-regarding-Jose-Aldo.html

- UFC Buys LA Boxing, Launching UFC Headphones By Monster.
http://www.fightday.com/mma/2013/01/d...-launching-ufc-headphones-by-monster/

- UFC 75 trailer.
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lol sonnen looks scared shitless and sad, what a weird promo poster

'UFC unveils list of Strikeforce fighters joining UFC'

HEAVYWEIGHT

Daniel Cormier (11-0 MMA, 8-0 SF)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2 MMA, 4-1-1 SF)
Gian Villante (10-3 MMA, 3-2 SF)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Roger Gracie (6-1 MMA, 4-1 SF)
Tim Kennedy (15-4 MMA, 6-2 SF)
Lorenz Larkin (13-0 MMA, 4-0 SF)
Champ Luke Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 9-0 SF)
Ronaldo Souza (17-3 MMA, 7-1 SF)

WELTERWEIGHT

Roger Bowling (11-3 MMA, 4-3 SF)
Jason High (16-3 MMA, 3-0 SF, 0-1 UFC)
Nate Marquardt (32-11-2 MMA, 1-1 SF, 10-4 UFC)
Champ Tarec Saffiedine (14-3 MMA, 6-1 SF)
Bobby Voelker (24-8 MMA, 4-1 SF)

LIGHTWEIGHT

Ryan Couture (6-1 MMA, 6-1 SF)
Pat Healy (29-16 MMA, 7-1 SF, 0-1 UFC)
Kurt Holobaugh (8-1 MMA, 0-1 SF)
Adriano Martins (24-6 MMA, 1-0 SF)
Champ Gilbert Melendez (21-2 MMA, 11-1 SF)
K.J. Noons (11-6 MMA, 3-4 SF)
Josh Thomson (19-5 MMA, 10-3 SF, 2-1 UFC)


Jacare finally in the UFC! Want to see him light it up same with Rockhold

PuertoRican you are slacking buddy!
Where is the Belfort vs. Bisping thread?

Where is "warmaster"?

On January 18 2013 11:43 Minion wrote: PuertoRican you are slacking buddy! Where is the Belfort vs. Bisping thread?

On January 16 2013 13:25 PuertoRican wrote: sup guys. I just had eye surgery this past Monday, so I can't make the UFC thread for this Saturday's event. The main fight is Vitor vs. Bisping. If one of you want to just throw together some quick copy/paste from my previous threads, that would work, since it's at the same time as usual. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_F...isping#UFC_on_FX:_Belfort_vs._Bisping

http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-foru...-_Pat_Curran_vs._Patricio_Freire.html

I'll get back to making threads next week. I got a bunch of bets on today's card, lets hope Bisping pulls through~

you all should go see this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648179/

lololo

I bet against Belfort but damn he looks more ripped than ever in the weight-ins I Hope Bisping fights that beat smart and he should take this.

- [VIDEO]: Return of the Reem (Reem 3.0).
http://thereem.com/news/36/23/Return-of-the-Reem.html

- [VIDEO]: Two Lloyd Irvin Brazilian jiu-jitsu students charged with gang rape in Fairfax.
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/1/9/3858...w-maldonado-nicholas-schultz-arrested

- Rener Gracie's survival pooping tactics.
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- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi official for Stockholm, tickets on sale February 9th.

- Rousimar Palhares and Joey Beltran fail UFC on FX 6 drug tests, each suspended nine months. Rousimar Palhares, was popped for an elevated testosterone level, while Joey Beltran tested positive for the anabolic steroid called nandrolone.
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- Invicta FC 5 targeted for California, Penne vs. 'Karate Hottie.'

- Mike Kyle retires from MMA following defeat to Gegard Mousasi.

- UFC 158 adds Antonio Carvalho vs. Darren Elkins, Mitch Gagnon vs. Issei Tamura.

- Akira Corassani vs. Robbie Peralta targeted for UFC on FUEL TV 9 in Sweden.

- The Ultimate Fighter 17 (TUF 17) airs tonight on FX.

- World Series of Fighting inks deal with NBC Sports Network. Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson (heavyweight) to headline.

- Nate Diaz to face Josh Thomson on April 20th (4/20), at 'UFC on Fox 7' in San Jose, CA.

- Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher co-headlines UFC 159 in New Jersey.

- Vinny Magalhaes vs. Phil Davis at UFC 159.

- Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo at UFC 159.

- Jim Miller vs. Pat Healy at UFC 159.

- Paul Sass trains with Ricky Hatton for his upcoming fight. (pic included)
http://www.fightersonlymag.com/conten...e-worlds-collide-as-hatton-meets-sass

- Justin Edwards out with an injury, Jorge Santiago vs. Gunnar Nelson at UFC on FUEL TV 7. (Santiago dropped to 170 after he last left the UFC.)

- FightMetric teams up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to offer UFC fighter rankings.
http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-fighter-rankings-013113

Damn, hope Rumble makes weight.

The official UFC rankings are out

http://www.ufc.com/rankings

lol rankings

from the comments I can see that the categories are voted on separately, but its kind of funny that frankie edgar is like #8 on the p4p and like #5 in his division, while only one guy in his division (aldo obv) is ranked higher on the p4p list

rankings are pretty much a joke right now anyway. now that there is an official list, maybe they will work out a decent methodology over time.


I wonder how much drama this is going to create for their matchmaker when people are all, "omg wtf #10th in the division vs #2? FAVORITISM!11" Its really a good thing for the UFC from the give-the-fans-something-to-talk-about perspective. Still, the list's very existence is going to have an effect on matchmaking one way or another. No clear harm will come from that though.