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Sergio Moraes faces Neil Magny at UFC 163: Aldo vs. Pettis (bloodyelbow.com)

Another 'American vs. Brazilian' matchup looks set for UFC 163: Aldo vs. Pettis as Sergio Moraes faces Neil Magny in a welterweight scrap. Headlined by a featherweight title fight between UFC champion Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis, UFC 163 also boasts an exciting bout between welterweights Demian ...

2 comments - Posted by Budgellism - 5/20/13 9:56PM

Bryan Caraway releases statements on elbowing Cat Zingano, weed gaffe (bloodyelbow.com)

Bryan Caraway is giving his side of the story on the complaints that he elbowed Cat Zingano before her fight against Miesha Tate at the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale as well as his regrets about his choice of words regarding Pat Healy's suspension.

6 comments - Posted by FastKnockout - 5/20/13 4:19PM

Bellator MMA Confirms Matt Riddle Will Fight in Itâ€™s Season 9 Welterweight Tournament (mmaweekly.com)

Bellator MMA on Monday confirmed it has signed UFC veteran Matt Riddle. He will fight in the promotion's upcoming Season 9 Welterweight Tournament.

3 comments - Posted by FastKnockout - 5/20/13 4:14PM

FILA moves on from MMA, IMMAF pledges to continue sport's development (mmajunkie.com)

The International Wrestling Federation, FILA, has removed its claim to be the governing body for MMA, opening the door for the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation to become the official oversight organization for the sport.

0 comments - Posted by FastKnockout - 5/20/13 4:13PM

Rockhold: 'TRT had nothing to do with that kick' (bloodyelbow.com)

Going into his UFC on FX 8 bout with Vitor Belfort, former Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold was in the hunt for the UFC Middleweight title, following a quick and ugly loss he's looking at starting all over.

6 comments - Posted by FastKnockout - 5/20/13 4:11PM

Doctor accidentally cuts Nik Lentz's thumb following UFC on FX 8 win (mmajunkie.com)

NAVEGANTES, Brazil â€“ Nik Lentz continued his steady rise up the featherweight ranks with this past weekend's UFC on FX 8 win, though he didn't leave the fight completely unscathed.

6 comments - Posted by FastKnockout - 5/20/13 11:13AM

Mark Hunt gets visa, now cleared for UFC 160 co-main event vs. Junior dos Santos (mmajunkie.com)

Mark Hunt's short national nightmare apparently is over. The heavyweight, slated for the co-main event this Saturday at UFC 160 in Las Vegas, had been stuck in Australia due to a visa issue, threatening his trip to the States to compete in what amounts to the biggest fight of his MMA ...

7 comments - Posted by Budgellism - 5/20/13 1:54AM

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Nam Phan Talks Short-Notice Fights

Nam Phan is certainly a favorite among MMA enthusiasts. A long time veteran of the sport, he puts on an exciting show every time he competes. He has won “Fight of the Night” Honors in two of his five previous UFC fights. And he has certainly endeared himself to the Zuffa brass, taking his fight ...

1 comment - Posted by pmoney - 12/6/12

An MMA@Work (powered by MMAPlayground) Interview with UFC Bantamweight, Byron Bloodworth

Byron Bloodworth is a bantamweight fighter for the UFC, who debuted in October against 135 pound standout Mike Easton. He lost his debut fight, but doesn't seem set on letting that bring him down. Byron recently took time to answer some questions. * * * MMA@W: Byron, first of ...

1 comment - Posted by gartface - 3/30/12

Fights to Make Following UFC on FOX 2

The UFC held its’ second event on FOX on Saturday night. The main event and the co-main event of the evening both featured number one contender fights. Rashad Evans and Phil Davis squared off in the main event for a chance at Jon Jones’ Light Heavyweight title. There was a lot of trash ...

26 comments - Posted by Budgellism - 2/2/12

Fights to Make Following Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine

Fights to make following Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine Strikeforce held its first event of 2012 on Saturday. The main event of the evening featured Luke Rockhold, defending his Middleweight title, against former UFC fighter Keith Jardine. Rockhold was coming off of his biggest ...

346 comments - Posted by Budgellism - 1/13/12

Fights to Make Following UFC 141

2011 was a huge year for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and what better way to close it out than by pitting two goliaths together in the octagon? The main event of the evening featured the long awaited return of MMA’s largest pay per view draw, Brock Lesnar. Lesnar had been out of action ...

1330 comments - Posted by Budgellism - 1/5/12

2011 MMAPlayground.com Awards

Voting for the first annual MMAPlayground.com Awards is now underway. These awards have been nominated by you, the user and will also be voted upon by you as well. The staff at MMAPlayground.com would like to thank each and every one of you for your contributions to the site. Without ...

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