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Monday, November 16, 2009

"There's going to be a belt in my future for sure," Ortiz told FanHouse in a recent interview. "It's 'Dream it, work it, win it.' That's the dream comeback. But it's one fight at a time, and I don't want to look past this one." (Fanhouse)


Former PRIDE Fighting Championships lightweight title-holder Takanori Gomi recently departed his home in Japan and plans to meet with UFC officials about a potential contract. (MMA Junkie)


With Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira out of UFC 108, the Ultimate Fighting Championship today announced the event's scheduled co-headliner, Rashad Evans (13-1-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) vs. Thiago Silva (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), has been moved into the night's main-event slot. (MMA Junkie)


“Ultimately I’m looking for the bigger fights,” Shields told MMAWeekly.com “I don’t see any huge fights for me at 170 right now.” (MMA Weekly)




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Friday, November 13, 2009

Mixed-martial arts fighter Junie Browning is wanted by Las Vegas Metro police after he failed to appear in court to face charges of assaulting staff members at St. Rose Dominican Hospital. (Fox5Vegas)

“I should be among that list,” said Sherk. “My credentials over the last ten years have been real good. I’ve been ranked top two in the world in two weight classes, I’ve been the number one contender in the UFC in two different weight classes, won a world title and defended a world title. I’ve done pretty much everything that I could have done in the last ten years. I would hope that people would put me in the list of history’s best fighters.” (WICombatsports)

“I’m just fine, very confident and doing everything just right. For sure Rogerio is the toughest opponent in my career until now, an important fighter and a big name. But I’m fine, very focused and I’m sure it will be a excellent fight,” he told GRACIEMAG.com sister site PortaldasLutas.com. (Gracie Mag)

Mike Brown on Jose Aldo: I'm pretty close to it. My advantages over him are strength, punching power and wrestling. On the ground it's kind of an unknown. I mean, he's a black belt, but there are very different calibers of black belts. There are guys who are black belts and then there are world-class Brazilian jiu jitsu champions, like Marcelo Garcia. (Fanhouse)

JACKSON: I actually hated coaching. The job fucking sucked. And they better not ask me to do it again. It’s just fucking too much. It took too much time out of my day. I’ve got kids I didn’t see, and I’d bust out crying whenever I looked at their picture. I wanted to train, but I could barely train myself because these guys needed so much attention. And I ain’t gonna lie—the pay fucking sucked for how much work I did. It ain’t worth it to me. Those guys are great, but I didn’t like doing it. (Playboy)

"I haven't done anything in the world of mixed martial arts yet, to be honest with you," Pearson told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "'The Ultimate Fighter' was a learning curve. It was a testing ground to see how I would cope. I think now, this is where my official career starts." (MMA Junkie)





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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

"Kimbo's in there every day," Brown said. "He looks great. People don't realize that he really had no formal training. I was watching some of his stand-up and thought maybe he had some boxing training, but he said, 'No, that stuff I just learned on the street with my friends.' It's pretty amazing, and it's also amazing how humble he is. People bad-mouth him all the time, say he's no good, and he never, ever -- not once -- says anything bad about anybody. Even though everyone's looking at him and talking s**t. People think he doesn't deserve what he's gotten. He does deserve it. He's got a huge fan base." (Fanhouse)

"It's almost like a free fight for me because I'm getting in there, and there really isn't too many expectations the way I see it," Kang said. "It's his hometown, and he's the one coming off the rebound. He's the one that's got a little bit more pressure to perform and live up to expectations." (MMA Junkie)

When asked how he was able to withstand Silva’s notoriously strong punching power, the sometimes aloof Werdum responded jokingly, “In the first round I was able to neutralize his striking by blocking his punches with my face." (MMA Weekly)


With Todd Duffee (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) off the card due to injury, UFC rookie Stefan Struve (18-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has been tapped as a replacement and meets Paul Buentello (27-10 MMA, 3-1 UFC) next month at UFC 107. (MMA Junkie)

What I ask is simply this: Does Dana need to take this approach of consistent demeaning of the opposition? Are his comments necessary for his business to not only succeed but succeed at the highest level? Or does saying such things characterize him as little more than the go to source for UFC propaganda and erode his reputation as a bold, straight talking CEO willing to speak his mind? I know it’s my unrealistic, naïve “with a little work we can all see eye-to-eye” side talking, but I’d love to see the UFC president say what we all know as the truth when the truth is obvious. Compliment Fedor and acknowledge his place in history. It’s fair to bring up that the game has evolved significantly over the past five years and that many UFC heavyweights would pose threats to Fedor he hasn’t encountered yet nor is likely to encounter outside of the UFC. It’s fair to talk about how Fedor is small for a heavyweight and may be unable to keep up in the era of hulking 265 pound behemoths. It’s even fair to say that Strikeforce put on an entertaining show that wasn’t a step backwards for the sport ala EliteXC, but the UFC has ten times the depth and talent pool at their disposal. (5 Oz's)

Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic’s former sparring partner Igor Pokrajac will have his second UFC fight when the organisation hits Australia, Fighters Only has learned. (Fighters Only)


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