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News from Mr. Dana White
(javno.com)
In a little less than two weeks, the UFC is preparing a new spectacle, this time on European soil, in London. The central fight will be between Rampage Jackson and Dan Henderson for the semi-heavyweight category belt. But, for us, the much more interesting fight will be that between Croatia’s Mirko Filipovic and France’s Cheick Kong. For first fight after Mirko’s defeat in April
Submitted Aug 28, 2007 3:05PM by cmill21 - 8 comments
 
Barnett call out Couture, Calls him "Paper Champ"
(mmanews.com)
Josh Barnett released a myspace blog saying that since the UFC heavyweight belt was never taken from him he is the real champ, and that Randy is just a "paper champ." I would love to see Randy and Barney go at it.
Submitted Aug 28, 2007 2:39PM by duggy - 37 comments
 
UFC 74 Medical Suspensions
(boxing.nv.gov)
The medical suspensions from UFC 74 have been announced by the NSAC. Always an interesting read, especially when you can find these actual documents; This is just medical suspensions so nothing is mentioned about potential punishment against Sobral. Also no suspensions against Couture despite the broken arm.
Submitted Aug 28, 2007 10:33AM by DCRage - 7 comments
 
Anderson Silva Embraces The Challenge of Fighting Rich Franklin
(ufcmania.com)
UFC 77 in Cincinnati, Ohio, is dubbed “Hostile Territory” for a reason: Former middleweight champion and hometown hero, Rich Franklin, will look to reclaim his 185-pound title from current titleholder, Anderson Silva. The October 20 showdown at the U.S. Bank Arena will be almost exactly one year to the day that “The Spider” crushed “Ace” en route to championship glory at UFC 64: “Unstoppable” on October 14, 2006.
Submitted Aug 28, 2007 10:29AM by AmericanFighterAce - 10 comments
 
Shogun’s Quest - Conquer the UFC Light Heavyweight Division
(ufc.com)
Without question, it’s tough to be a professional fighter, to train, sacrifice, suffer, and then be judged on how you perform for 15 minutes or so in front of thousands, when one second of lost focus could be the difference between victory and defeat.
Submitted Aug 28, 2007 9:30AM by grappler0000 - 3 comments
 
Dana White "guarantees" Brock Lesnar
(ufcmania.com)
UFC President Dana White tells 15Rounds.com that four-time wrestling All-American and professional wrestling star-turned mixed martial artist, Brock Lesnar, will soon join the UFC heavyweight ranks. Lesnar and White met up this past weekend at UFC 74: “Respect.”
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 9:53PM by AmericanFighterAce - 25 comments
 
A Word From The Asian Sensation
(mmaweekly.com)
Doubt 1. to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. 2.to distrust 3.to be uncertain about something; be undecided in opinion or belief. 4.a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 3:22PM by zephead - 1 comment
 
Dana White Will Wait To Hand Out Bonuses
(msn.foxsports.com)
Dana White may be tired of publicly talking about steroids, but the UFC President is taking extra steps behind the scenes to try and eradicate use by performers inside his promotion.
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 2:55PM by zephead - 2 comments
 
Seven Things we learned from UFC 74: Respect
(sports.espn.go.com)
see what ESPN writer Ryan Hockensmith has to say about ufc 74. i personally disagree with some of them, especially the comments about kendal grove and roger huerta. read the article
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 1:33PM by loller90278 - 33 comments
 
Renato "Babalu" Sobral's Punishment
(ufcjunkie.com)
Babalu was fined 25,000 for holding on the choke for too long. read the article
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 1:29PM by loller90278 - 8 comments
 
Randy's arm broke on saturday
(thefightnetwork.com)
randy caught a high kick from gonzaga in the third round that broke his ulna in his arm
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 12:32PM by papercut - 23 comments
 
PRIDE is dead … or so it seems
(ufcmania.com)
During the UFC 74 post-fight press conference this past weekend, UFC President Dana White more or less revealed that plans to keep PRIDE FC running are all but dashed, according to FightNetwork.com.
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 12:06PM by szucconi - 6 comments
 
TUF6 Welterweights announced.
(ufcjunkie.com)
Matt Arroyo Daniel Barrera Blake Bowman Mac Danzig Paul Georgieff Richie Hightower John Koloski Troy Mandaloniz Billy Miles Roman Mitichyan Dorian Price Jared Rollins Ben Saunders Joe Scarola George Sotiropoulos Tommy Speer
Submitted Aug 27, 2007 11:55AM by AchillesHeel - 7 comments
 
Couture wants Fedor next, but might get ‘Big Nog’ instead
(ufcmania.com)
“While not confirmed, UFC officials after the fight were talking about another Brazilian, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, the former Pride heavyeight champion, as Couture’s next opponent…"
Submitted Aug 26, 2007 11:34AM by AmericanFighterAce - 28 comments
 
"Babalu" Disgraces the Sport
(sports.yahoo.com)
Wow, was I wrong on the Renato "Babalu" Sobral -David Heath fight. I figured Babalu's recent personal problems would be too much for him to overcome and I thought Heath would defeat him Saturday at UFC 74. Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commisison, said he was going to hold half of Renato "Babalu" Sobral's $50,000 purse pending a review of his actions during his UFC 74 win Saturday over David Heath at Mandalay Bay.
Submitted Aug 26, 2007 10:41AM by zephead - 67 comments
 
Couture Seems To Get Better With Age
(msn.foxsports.com)
Some day age will catch up with Randy Couture. Saturday was not that day.
Submitted Aug 26, 2007 10:31AM by zephead - 10 comments
 
Couture, at 44, KOs Gonzaga in Third Round
(msn.foxsports.com)
Randy Couture keeps defying logic. The 44-year-old defeated the bigger and younger Gabriel Gonzaga by a third-round TKO to retain his heavyweight championship at UFC 74 on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Arena.
Submitted Aug 26, 2007 10:29AM by zephead - 8 comments
 
Fighters & Experts Pick Couture VS. Gonzaga
(mmaweekly.com)
Randy Couture versus Gabriel Gonzaga is fast approaching and just about everyone has an opinion about what will happen in the fight that will decide the UFC Heavyweight Championship
Submitted Aug 25, 2007 5:06PM by zephead - 9 comments
 
MMANews.com Roundtable Breakdown Of UFC 74 Main Card
(mmanews.com)
As has been the norm for him throughout his career, Randy Couture comes in to this fight with Gabriel as the underdog whilst wearing the UFC Heavyweight championship.
Submitted Aug 24, 2007 5:10PM by zephead - 5 comments
 
Bigger Challenge Could Await Couture
(msn.foxsports.com)
LAS VEGAS - Another mixed martial arts heavyweight is stealing some of the spotlight from Saturday night's title fight between champion Randy Couture and challenger Gabriel Gonzaga on the "UFC 74: Respect pay-per-view show."
Submitted Aug 24, 2007 5:08PM by zephead - 22 comments
 
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