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Instant classic: The UFC 117 conference call with Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. I’ll have more on this fight, and this loaded card, next week, but the dialogue did not disappoint. Text | Listen
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Mixed Martial Arts returned from a brief break with force, as in Sarah Kaufman’s third-round knockout of Roxanne Modafferi at Friday’s Strikeforce [...]
The image was classic: Dana White sitting ringside at WEC 48 with Jake Shields to his right. His arm around the Strikeforce middleweight champion, White couldn’t contain his glee when he smiled and said to the camera, “He’s mine!”
This was before Strikeforce ended negotiations with Shields, but the handwriting was on the wall once Shields [...]
The UFC returns to cable television and the Versus network with UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs Matyshenko, taking place on August 1st in sunny San Diego, California. This card is no push over. It features some of the brightest young guns in the UFC. Let’s take you through the UFC on Versus 2 preliminary [...]
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Jumping Ship: Jake Shields’ Watershed Moment
3 Comments | Posted by Jason Moles in MMA News, UFC
In sports, as in literature, there are moments in time that will forever change the course of action heretofore. Darth Vader revealing that he is Luke Skywalker’s father, Vince McMahon purchasing WCW, and realizing that you are Tyler Durden are all examples of watershed moments. Star Wars, Pro Wrestling, and your life were never the [...]
Guest post by Rowan Carlsen
Say what you want about the matchmaking provided to young phenom Jon Jones: his opponent, the heavy underdog Vladimir Matyushenko, seems like more of a lateral move than a step up for the prospect. But the card “Bones” is headlining promises to answer some interesting questions for the more savvy UFC [...]
For once the MMA community has a chance to breathe. UFC 116 put an exclamation point on a loaded June that bled into the July 4 weekend. Come August MMA events ramp up again with five major shows: UFC on Versus 2, UFC 117, Strikeforce: Houston, WEC 50 and UFC 118, when Boston will host [...]
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Could Jon Jones be the Next Kimbo Slice?
1 Comment | Posted by Jason Moles in UFC, Upcoming Fights
On August 1, the UFC will, for only the second time, broadcast live fights on the Versus network. Headlining this free fight card is Jon “Bones” Jones (10-1) against Vladimir Matyushenko (24-4). Walk into any bar and ask which fighters name rings a louder bell. Chances are you will not find five people who have [...]
