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Josh Barnett signs multi-fight deal with UFC

Posted on 21 May 2013

It has been a long-time coming, but former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett has signed a multi-fight deal with the organization. On Tuesday MMAJunkie.com dropped the news on the heavyweight signing. Barnett has been fighting in professional MMA since 1997 and won the UFC heavyweight championship back in 2002 at UFC 36. He was later [...]

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Roy Nelson vs. Stipe Miocic added to the UFC 161 fight card

Posted on 21 May 2013

The UFC has beefed up it’s UFC 161 main card by adding a heavyweight tilt to the PPV portion of the show, as Roy Nelson will take on Stipe Miocic. UFC President Dana White announced the match-up to MMAJunkie.com on Tuesday. Miocic was expected to take Australian fighter Soa Palelei, who is now left without an opponent. [...]

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Norwegian Celine Haga pens a deal with ROAD FC

Posted on 21 May 2013

Celine Haga (4-11) becomes the latest female athlete to be added into the ever-expanding ROAD FC roster and according to an article by MMA-In-Asia.com, the former Jewels staple looks set to make her promotional debut in a Featherweight ‘Super-Fight’ at ROAD FC 012 that’s been slated for June 22nd in Wonju, South Korea. An opponent, [...]

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Has Vitor Belfort earned another chance at UFC gold?

Posted on 21 May 2013

This past Saturday night, the  UFC brought their unique brand of entertainment back to Brazil with UFC on FX 8. In the main event, UFC veteran Vitor Belfort faced off against former Strikeforce champ, Luke Rockhold. The stakes were high as Luke Rockhold made his UFC debut, and his first time returning to action since [...]

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EA Sports unveils new UFC video game for Xbox ONE

Posted on 21 May 2013

The much anticipated EA UFC game was displayed (sort of) at Tuesday’s ”Xbox reveal” event in Redmond, Washington,  home of Microsoft. EA Sports’ Andrew Wilson unveiled the new “Ignite” game engine which will bring players a brand new feel for the companies new and existing franchises. During the EA presentation, a clip was shown of UFC fighters [...]

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With Renan Barao out, Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson moved to main event slot at UFC 161

Posted on 21 May 2013

It was rumored on Saturday night that UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao had been injured in training and would be out of his scheduled UFC 161 bout with Eddie Wineland. On Tuesday officials made it clear that he would be unable to compete in Winnipeg on June 15. With under a month to find [...]

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Kalib Starnes looks to resurge career and get back to the UFC

Posted on 21 May 2013

At the age of 38 most professional mixed martial artists are contemplating retirement, however former UFC middleweight Kalib Starnes is looking to resurge his career and find a way to get back to the big show. This past Saturday night was the start for Starnes as he made it back to the win column at [...]

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Pride flashback: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark Hunt

Posted on 21 May 2013

UFC heavyweight contender Mark Hunt is preparing for the biggest fight of his career this weekend, a showdown with former divisional ruler Junior dos Santos. With a victory, it would be almost impossible for the UFC to deny Hunt a crack at the heavyweight crown, the first title that he would fight for in the [...]

MMA Musing: Weed and TRT – oh my!

Posted on 20 May 2013

Everyone is talking TRT and Marijuana again. One you can put in a cookie the other not so much. Maybe MMASucka’s Jeremy Brand has tried to blend the two in his fancy Blendtec blender and make a juice, but in my opinion both “drugs” are completely different and should be treated as such.

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Three questions following UFC on FX 8

Posted on 20 May 2013

With controversy abound, thanks to Vitor Beflort’s now confirmed TRT use, the UFC returned to Brazil for UFC on FX 8 last Saturday night. The aforementioned Belfort headlined the card, knocking out rising prospect and former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold in devastating fashion. In co-main event action, jui-jitsu ace Ronalda “Jacare” Da Souza made easy [...]

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