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Brandon Vera said Dana White “never called me back.”
source | MMAFighting.com “It wasn’t handled the way it should be,” said Vera, who had been with the organization for nine years. “I was a loyal employee, never did anything incorrectly. Never beat up my wife. Never had a DUI. The respect wasn’t there.” Vera (12-7, 1 NC) said he …
Dana White open to talks with CM Punk
source | MMAFighting.com “He is a big fan,” White told TMZ. “I like him very much. He’s a great dude. I don’t know if he can fight or anything like that, but sure. I wouldn’t mind talking to CM Punk.” Punk did say last week on Colt Cabana’s Art of …
Anderson Silva leg looking great!!!
Anderson Silva leg looking great!!! Hard workout thanks to all my followers I hit a million here in my Instagram thank you all A video posted by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Dec 12, 2014 at 7:40pm PST A verdadeira medida de um homem não se vê na forma como se …
Diaz Brothers and team have a big month ahead of them
Diaz Brothers and team have a big month ahead of them December our month!! Gilbert Melendez fighting on dec 6th. I'm fighting on the 12th and Na… http://t.co/B4Z83zywO0 pic.twitter.com/5uLH9Ppzum — Yancy Medeiros (@ymedeiros) December 2, 2014
Joe Lauzon skips on Kite Surfing…and the ER
Good call Joe Lauzon! Can’t wait for you to take out Al Iaquinta at Jan 31st, 2015 My friends went Kite Surfing this morning and ended up in the ER. Here's video of why I don't go with a fight booked! http://t.co/igTx0lQuru — Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) December 2, 2014
Cung Le requests UFC® release him of his contract
source | MMAJunkie.com “I asked (my manager) Gary (Ibarra) to ask the UFC to release me for … what they’ve done to me,” Le (9-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) said on the Gross Point Blank podcast. “I really don’t want to be a part of a promotion that doesn’t (give) their …
Most of TUF 20 house makes TUF® Finale card
source | MMAJunkie.com With the semifinal pairings set, next week’s finale for Season 20 of “The Ultimate Fighter” has six new women’s strawweight matchups set. The bulk of the fighters booked for the card were cast members on the show who didn’t reach the semifinals. Felice Herrig (9-5 MMA, 0-0 …
Anthony Pettis on Realer Sports®
Host Peter Rosenberg asked Pettis, a renowned kicker, if the horrific leg break that Anderson Silva suffered struck fear into him. “Not really,” said Pettis. “It was kind of an amateur mistake. I mean, he kicked a check, and that’s like a basic kickboxing move. I mean, he’s probably done …
Josh Koscheck returns to the Octagon® on Feb 28
source | UFC®.com Perennial welterweight contender Josh Koscheck will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon on Saturday, February 28, as he travels down the California coast from the Bay Area to Los Angeles to face Jake Ellenberger in UFC 184 action at STAPLES Center. The bout will be the …
Reebok®/UFC® announce apparel deal, no more in cage sponsors
source | UFC®.com Reebok® and the UFC® are joining forces in a groundbreaking six-year partnership that will see the global fitness leader become the exclusive outfitter and apparel provider for the world’s leading mixed martial arts organization. The Reebok®/UFC® apparel line, which will include exclusive “Fight Week” gear, “Fight Night …
Find out which stardown rattle Ronda Rousey the most!
source | MMAFighting.com But Rousey is willing to admit that one of her opponent’s staredowns actually threw her off her game: Liz Carmouche, her opponent at UFC 157 in the first women’s fight in UFC history. “You know who was the smartest ever, to really f– with me in the …
Lawler: “I’m looking to dominate and dictate.”
source | MMAFighting.com “I was hurt a lot early in my career,” Lawler said. “My coaches did a really good job of keeping my healthy. It’s just a learning process. You learn how to take care of your body. You learn to practice so that you’re healthy to fight, and …
Zingano: “I have heart and you can’t break heart,”
source | sports.yahoo®.com The undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight contender had her fortune take a tumble in the summer of 2013, when a bad knee injury caused her to pull out of a coaching slot alongside Ronda Rousey on “The Ultimate Fighter,” as well as the title shot at Rousey’s belt …
Wanderlei Silva appealing lifetime band
source | MMAJunkie.com Retired MMA legend Wanderlei Silva is asking the court to review his lifetime ban by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. “It’s an appeal to a judge to hear this legal issue that the NSAC gave short shrift to,” Goodman told MMAjunkie. “They didn’t even address it. They …
Pettis: “I outclass him in the striking like he’s a beginner.”
source | FoxSports®.com He doesn’t see anything Melendez does on the feet as a real danger to him, but what Pettis can do to the top ranked lightweight contender is another story entirely. “I think he’s very basic when it comes to standup,” Pettis told FOX Sports about Melendez. “He’s …