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BOOM! Chris Weidman! now 5-0 in UFC

Chris Weidman! Get used to the name because he is a beast.  Since his UFC Debut in March of 2011 Chris has gone 5-0, working his way up the Middle weight division. Chris hasn’t had an easy run either, taking home wins against Alessio Sakara, Jesse Bongfeldt, Tom Lawlor, Demian Maia, and Mark Munoz. …

Meet your Tuf 16 Coaches: Roy Nelson/Shane Carwin

by John Morgan | source: usatoday.com Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight contenders Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin will serve as coaches on the 16th season of The Ultimate Fighter, and they’ll meet in a season-ending fight in the show’s live finale UFC President Dana White exclusively revealed the coaches’ selections to USA TODAY …

UFC on FuelTV 4

Source |UFC.com Main Bouts (Live on Fuel TV, 8:00 PM) Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman James TeHuna vs. Joey Beltran Aaron Simpson vs. Kenny Robertson Karlos Vemola vs. Francis Carmont T.J. Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee Rafael dos Anjos vs. Anthony Njokuani Preliminary Bouts (Live on Facebook, 5:00 PM) Damacio Page …

Anderson Silva: “You’re gonna die”

by Michael Anderson| FanMMA At the UFC 148 press conference Champ Anderson Silva had one more message to deliver to challenger Chael Sonnen.  Silva was calm and waited for the staredown to provoke Chael.  Chael stood posing un-phased.  Before Anderson was pulled back he leaned in close and whispered,  “You’re gonna die” …

Nick Diaz’s Fines total to $79,500… for WEED?!!?

Source | MMAJunkie.com Initially, after Diaz failed a drug test due to marijuana metabolites, the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended him one year and fined him 30 percent of his fight purse. But NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) the fine was more than the originally reported $60,000. …

Cung Le: “I wasn’t used to the heavy pounding,”

Source | MMAWeekly.com  After coming back from a 17-month lay off, the Sanshou ace’s first opponent back was Pride legend Wanderlei Silva at UFC 139. While Silva stopped Le in the second round, Le had an impressive first-round showing, but just couldn’t keep the momentum going. Le, however, doesn’t believe the …

Korean Zombie: “I want Jose Aldo,”

By MMA Fighting Newswire | MMAFighting.com The Korean Zombie called out his next desired opponent on Friday and it’s none other than UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. “I want Jose Aldo,” Chan Sung Jung Tweeted. “I will end his reign as a champion.” Jung, 25, most recently competed at UFC on FUEL TV 3 where he …

Forrest Griffin: “I’m old now.”

By Brett Okamoto | ESPN.com ESPN.com: Why do you think Tito Ortiz wanted you specifically for his last fight? Griffin: I feel like, from his perspective, there’s a kid I beat once. I could have beat him a second time, but I was hurt. Let me put the stamp on him; let me …

Disclosed UFC on FX 3 payrolls:$423,500

Source: MMAJunkie.com UFC on FX 3: “Johnson vs. McCall” Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida Demetrious Johnson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Ian McCall: $9,000 Erick Silva: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Brenneman: $18,000 Mike Pyle: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: $14,000 Eddie Wineland: …

UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall

    UFC on FX: Ian McCall vs Demetrious Johnson Charlie Brenneman vs Erick Silva Josh Neer vs Mike Pyle Scott Jorgensen vs Edward Wineland FuelTV Prelims: Carlos Eduardo Rocha vs Mike Pierce Lance Benoist vs Seth Baczynski Matt Grice vs Leonard Garcia Jared Papazian vs Dustin Pague Justin Salas vs Tim Means Caio Magalhaes vs Buddy Roberts FaceBook Prelims: Bernardo Magalhaes vs Henry Martinez Sean Pierson vs Jake Hecht   Date/Time: June 8, …

Kenny Florian Retires

  Source: The Underground UFC President Dana White announced after the official weigh in event for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 Live Finale: “Ellenberger vs. Kampmann” that three-time world title challenger Kenny Florian, who had announced he would make the decision by June, has retired from mixed martial arts competition. “It’s been …

Rich Franklin Vs Wanderlei Silva 2 at UFC 147

  Source: UFC UFC 147 now has a new five-round main event, as former middleweight champion Rich Franklin will face “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva in a 190-pound catchweight feature. The two first met at UFC 99 in Germany, where Franklin earned a decision win and both men took home …