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July 2012

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 …

Alert!: Ronda Rousey ESPN Body Issue

It’s not playboy, but it will definitely do!  Ronda Rousey will be featured in ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue, which will be on newsstands on July 13. “I work hard. I’m proud of how I look,” “It’s something that should be celebrated. I can finally put my past [self-conscience] issues behind me and …

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 …

UFC 148: Payouts

Source | MMAJunkie.com UFC 148 payouts included: Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Chael Sonnen: $50,000 Forrest Griffin: $275,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000 Cung Le: $150,000 (no win bonus) def. Patrick Cote: $21,000 Demian Maia: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim: $44,000 …

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” …

Miesha Tate returns to the ring!

  Source | CagePotato It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a few short months since Miesha Tatenearly had her arm torn in two by Ronda Rousey in the their bantamweight championship showdown on March 3rd. It was undoubtedly one of the most heated (not to mention hyped) fights in WMMA history, and did not …

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 …