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Overeem will get TKO'ed, and not cuz he got knocked out by Tiki Head. We'll probably see him fight Mir after he gets smashed by Black Fedor.

Rory Mac out of UFC 158 v Condit

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there goes my bet I was gonna do

fuck

- Rory MacDonald is out of his fight vs. Carlos Condit at UFC 158, due to a neck injury.

- Carlos Condit vs. Johny Hendricks at UFC 158. (Tarec Saffiedine turned down the Condit fight.)

- Nate Marquardt steps in to meet Jake Ellenberger at UFC 158 in Montreal.

- Cain Velasquez vs. Bigfoot Silva and Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem will go down at UFC 160 on May 25th in Las Vegas.

- Alexander Gustafsson gets title shot if victorious against Gegard Mousasi at UFC on FUEL TV 9.

- Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold to headline UFC on FX 8 in Brazil on May 18th.

- Frank Mir joins Jackson's MMA for an 8 week camp in order to help him with his upcoming fight against Daniel Cormier. We'll see Greg Jackson in his corner on fight day.

- Constantinos Philippou vs. 'Jacare' Souza at UFC on FX 8 in Brazil.

- Cristiane 'Cyborg' Santos signs to fight Ediane Gomes at Invicta FC 5.

- Stephen Thompson Vs. Amir Sadollah set for UFC 160.

- T.J. Dillashaw replaces Mitch Gagnon, meets Issei Tamura at UFC 158.

- Boxing veteran Ricardo Mayorga set to make MMA debut on April 27th in Nicaragua.

- The Harlem Shake - MMA Fighters GONE WILD.
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Johny Hendricks is dangerous for condit yo

Jon Fitch among 16 fighters released from UFC on Tuesday

http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/2/20/4009518/jon-fitch-among-16-fighters-released-from-ufc-on-tuesday

list of released fighters:

Jon Fitch (Overall record: 24-5-1, 1 no-contest; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Demian Maia at UFC 156; 1-2-1 in last four UFC fights)

Wagner Prado (Overall record: 8-2-1, 1 no-contest; Last fight: Submitted by Ildemar Alcantara at UFC on FX 6; 0-2 with 1 no-contest in last three UFC fights)

Mike Russow (Overall record: 15-3, 1 no-contest; Last fight: TKO loss by Shawn Jordan at UFC on FOX 6; 0-2 in last two UFC fights)

Jacob Volkmann (Overall record: 15-4; Last fight: Submitted by Bobby Green at UFC 156; 1-2 in last three UFC fights)

Vladimir Matyushenko (Overall record: 26-7; Last fight: Submitted by Ryan Bader at UFC on FOX 6; 0-2 in last two UFC fights)

Che Mills (Overall record: 15-6, 1 no-contest; Last fight: Lost split decision to Matthew Riddle at UFC on FUEL TV 7; 1-2 in last three UFC fights)

Jay Hieron (Overall record: 23-7; Last fight: KO loss to Tyron Woodley at UFC 156; 0-2 in last two UFC fights)

Terry Etim (Overall record: 15-5; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Renee Forte at UFC on FUEL 7; 1-3 in last four UFC fights)

Paul Sass (Overall record: 13-2; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Danny Castillo at UFC on FUEL 7; 0-2 in last two UFC fights)

Jorge Santiago (Overall record: 25-11; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Gunnar Nelson at UFC on FUEL TV 7; Was return to UFC)

Mike Stumpf (Overall record: 11-4; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Pascal Krauss at UFC on FOX 6; 0-2 in his last two UFC fights)

Simeon Thoresen (Overall record: 17-4; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to David Mithcell at UFC on FOX 6; 0-2 in his last two UFC fights)

C.J. Keith (Overall record: 8-2; Last fight: Submitted by Francisco Trinaldo at UFC on FX 7; 0-2 in his last two UFC fights)

Motonobu Tezuka (Overall record: 19-6; Last fight: Unanimous decsion loss to Vaughan Lee at UFC on FUEL TV 7; 0-2 in his last two UFC fights)

Josh Grispi (Overall record: 14-5; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Andy Ogle at UFC on FUEL TV 7; 0-4 in his last four UFC fights)

Ulysses Gomez (Overall record: 9-4; Last fight: Unanimous decision loss to Phil Harris at UFC on FUEL TV 7; 0-2 in his last two UFC fights)

Dana was on Joe Rogans podcast today .. anyone got a link?

So I guess Silva will finally fight Weildman:

http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f2/a...idman-4th-july-weekend-vegas-2393175/

Thinking of betting against Silva. Anyone having any thought?

On February 22 2013 02:22 Minion wrote: Dana was on Joe Rogans podcast today .. anyone got a link?

http://vimeo.com/60232846

On February 22 2013 03:45 DustySwedeDude wrote: So I guess Silva will finally fight Weildman: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f2/a...idman-4th-july-weekend-vegas-2393175/ Thinking of betting against Silva. Anyone having any thought?

The Weidman hype train is set to be derailed in July.

Weidman is an upgraded version of Sonnen, but Silva will have the speed and striking advantage to keep the distance like always.

If Weidman never landed that luckbox elbow as Munoz was coming in, people would still say he isn't ready for Silva, especially with the layoff he's had.

Oh my fucking god... you release Jon Fitch after 1 loss? Jon Fitch is like the 2nd nuts in the welterweight division wtf!!?!?!?!?!

That elbow wasn't lucky at all. He set it up and timed it perfectly. He's not good enough to beat Anderson though. His takedowns aren't as effective as Sonnen's and I don't think he'll be able to get Anderson down before he gets knocked out.

Dana's explanation cutting Jon Fitch and others

http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/2/21/...te-explains-why-he-released-jon-fitch

man this video is hilarious

Toally agree with Dana on Fitch, the guy has a huge contract and he hasnt improved in ages as the sport leaves him behind.... he is just not worth the contract he has, he doesnt win anymore and he is boring as fuck.

^ Skip to 1:50 of the video. The one with the longer hair is a woman. She is fighting Cyborg at the next Invicta FC event. Cyborg will kill her, but the stare down will be crazy. Both terribly ugly, but both beasts in the cage.


- Dana White: Jose Aldo earns lightweight title shot with win over Anthony Pettis.

- Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader slated for UFC 160.

- Donald Cerrone vs. KJ Noons fight set for UFC 160 on May 25th in Las Vegas.

- Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan Agreed for UFC Bout Sometime in May.

- Jacob Volkmann released from the UFC following UFC 156 defeat to Bobby Green.

- Steven Siler vs. Jimy Hettes at UFC 159.

- Melvin Manhoef vs. Brock Larson added to April's ONE FC 8 event.

Dana White: Lyoto Machida is No. 1 contender after beating Dan Henderson

DA FUCK DANA

This basically tells me if Alex cant knock out Mousasi - he'll have to beat yet another person before he gets his shot.

I do like Jon Jones tweet a few days ago though
Jon Bones Jones ‏@JonnyBones
@AlexTheMauler I'll be waiting for you tall man

- Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen is The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale's new headliner.

- Daniel Straus out with a broken hand, Featherweight champion Pat Curran now meets Shahbulat Shamhalaev at Bellator 95.

- Demetrious Johnson injured, title fight with John Moraga off TUF 17 Finale.

- Matthew Riddle again tests positive for marijuana, cut from UFC.

- Evan Dunham vs. Rafael dos Anjos added to UFC on FX 8.

- Sam Sicilia vs. Maximo Blanco added to TUF 17 Finale in April.

- John Lineker vs. Azamat Gashimov at UFC on FX 8.

- Jeremy Stephens vs. Estevan Payan slated for UFC 160 on May 25.

- UFC vet Jacob Volkamnn signs World Series of Fighting deal.

- Ramon Dekkers dead, Muay Thai kickboxing legend suffers heart attack at 43.

- The full UFC 157 payouts included:
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Everyone's favorite Gunnar Nelson to fight at UFC 160 on the 25th of May, so he'll possibly fight up to 4 perhaps even 5 times this year.

Gunnar Nelson (11-0-1) vs Mike Pyle (24-8-1) (Won last 3 fights via T/KO)


Mike is fairly weak on the ground but then again quite strong lately in the stand-up (although his recent opposition hasn't been 10/10 fighters).

I say Gunnar will be T/KOd 15% of the time here, wins UD 50% of the time here and Gunnar via RNC or armbar after TD=>SC=>Mount and/or back control 25% of the time.

I wouldn't call him weak in the ground, guy grapplefucked Hathaway fairly badly. That said Gunnar is obviously a much better grappler. Not sure if he gets the takedown though, Pyle might sprawl and brawl. I wanna see the odds.

- Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson on June 15th at UFC Winnipeg.

- Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley at UFC 161.

- Report: Alistair Overeem's testosterone levels 'dangerously low' for a competitive athlete.
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/2/28/404...terone-levels-dangerously-low-ufc-mma

- Gunnar Nelson meets Mike Pyle at May's UFC 160 in Las Vegas.

- Paulo Thiago vs. Lance Benoist added to UFC on FX 8 in Brazil.

- Olympic medalist Sara McMann vs. Sheila Gaff joins UFC 159 lineup

- UFC veteran Jason 'The Athlete' MacDonald announces retirement from MMA.

- Bellator fighter Daniel Straus arrested in Florida on traffic and drug charges. According to arrest records, Straus was charged with driving on a suspended license, possession of cannabis of more than 20 grams, possession of MDMA/ecstasy, and use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

- Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie rebooked for UFC 159 on April 27th.

- Tim Kennedy vs. Roger Gracie Set For UFC On FX 8.

- UFC on FX 8 adds C.B. Dollaway vs. Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira to May 18th lineup.

- Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker set for UFC 160.

- Riding eight-fight win streak, heavyweight Soa Palelei signs with UFC.

- Takanori Gomi broke his hand in the first round against Diego Sanchez.
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- Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Ole Laursen - March 3rd, 2013 (head kick KO)
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