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Tito is a one dimensional can, seems like the tito I know and hateQuote:
Originally Posted by Fatal Guillotine
i learn after watching ufc 133 that he took the fight on a late notice, it somewhat like boxing try to keep the fight center in the ring....what got him was evans knee him in the solarplexus
i think belfort and rory mcdonald will keep climbing
kinda wanted jorge riveria to win that fight w/ cosotou
cosotou has an ill uppercut
Bellator Summer Series Featherweight Tournament Finals:
Marlon Sandro (19-2) vs. Pat Curran (15-4)
Cole Konrad (7-0) vs. Paul Buentello (29-13)†
Ricco Rodriguez (46-11) vs. Seth Petruzelli (13-6)
Juan Barrantes (7-5) vs. Rene Nazare (9-0)
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UFC and FOX have agreed to a deal that will results in UFC programming moving to FOX and FX in January, according to Sports Business Daily. The FOX Network will televise up to four events per year, and the weekly programming that currently airs on Spike TV will move to FX. The bidding had reportedly gone as high as $90 million per year.
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SportsBusinessDaily.com is reporting that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization has signed a blockbuster multi-year deal with FOX broadcasting that will see UFC programming airing on FOX networks (Fox, FX, Fuse) for the next seven or eight years.
According to the report on SBD, the deal is worth as much as $90 million per year and as many as four live UFC events will air on Fox each year, marking the first time UFC will be broadcast on network television.
As part of the deal, most of the weekly programming that UFC has on Versus and Spike TV will move to FX starting in January. That includes UFC's live Fight Night cards as well as the company's hit reality series "The Ultimate Fighter."
UFC had reportedly been negotiating with NBC/Comcast for several months, but those talks recently broke down.
As for what this means to the pro wrestling business, this now makes TNA Wrestling the most valuable brand on Spike TV.
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Matt Hamill was brutalized in the second round of his fight with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133. Following the TKO loss it looks like Hamill will be retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts. Hamill lost his last two fights, in addition to the Gustafsson loss he dropped a decision to Quinton Jackson at UFC 130.
Cincinnati.com has the story on Hamill's decision to step away:
HE SAYS HE'S DONE AND THAT'S GOOD. Local UFC man made good, Matt Hamill, Loveland HS grad, is going to retire. That's a good and wise move, given he has lost his last 2 fights. The one Saturday night was especially horrific. Matt was taken down in the 2nd period and blasted repeatedly in the face and head. By the time the ref stopped the bout, Matt was defenseless. I know lots of people enjoy this sport. But when a guy you know is getting brutalized, it's absolutely the worst thing I've ever witnessed.
Matt will be OK. He has a gym in Utica, NY, is part owner of a new sports bar, I believe, and has had a movie done on his life.
I'm very glad he's done with ultimate fighting. No disrespect to those who practice it and follow it, but it's way over the top brutal and, to me, senseless.
Obviously that last sentence will get MMA fan anger flowing, but let's focus on the matter at hand.
Hamill was an interesting story, a deaf man who wrestled at a high level before finding his way to the UFC by way of The Ultimate Fighter. He steps away with an 8-4 record in the world's most elite MMA promotion including wins over names like Keith Jardine, Tito Ortiz and Jon Jones (hey, that still counts as a win).
Some people may feel that he is stepping away too soon, but it is nice to see someone step away from a sport when they feel the time is right.
Maybe he'll find the desire for competition too overwhelming and ends up in the cage again eventually. But for now, it appears The Hammer is done.
this man be dropping his hands putting people on they back with jabs............and will break out the ginga every once in a while. Every UFC should be in Brazil
yes, and it seems so effortless the way he do it
did ya know steven seagal was training him fo a while?
didnt he teach machido?
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Shortly after he booted Nick Diaz from a title fight with UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) that reporters would "flip out" if they knew whom he was putting opposite B.J. Penn, whose original opponent Carlos Condit was promoted to meet St-Pierre.
And considering the past 48 hours, White is not too far off the mark.
The UFC president today tweeted that Diaz (25-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has been re-booked to meet Penn (16-7-2 MMA, 12-6-2 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 137, which takes place on Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Diaz lost the opportunity to fight St-Pierre when he no-showed two press conferences in support of the fall event including one Wednesday in Las Vegas, where White announced his decision to give Condit the fight.
"I'm still blown away by this thing," White told MMAjunkie.com. "I've got to take a couple of days and figure this thing out."
White said he hadn't decided whether to cut Diaz in light of his misbehavior but said this week's episode had been costly to the UFC.
As the announcement of the main event took place, Diaz's manager Cesar Gracie told MMAjunkie.com that the fighter "got what he deserved," but was unsure on whether the UFC had cut him.
The answer is now clear as day.
Diaz this past June signed a new contract with the UFC that gave him the fight with St-Pierre and relieved him of his duties as Strikeforce welterweight champion. It also put the kibosh on a professional boxing career, which he had been within an inch of pursuing before Zuffa came calling.
In a video released after his ouster, Diaz showed little remorse for missing the Las Vegas press conference other than to say he was sorry for missing the "beauty pageant."
Diaz brings a 10-fight win streak into the fight that included three defenses of his Strikeforce belt. This past April, he dispatched Paul Daley at "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley" in an action-packed slugfest that peaked White's interest in signing him.
Penn, meanwhile, returns to action for the first time since a disappointing draw with Jon Fitch at UFC 127.
im rooting for diaz
Mauricio Rua scored a big win at UFC 134: Rio when he knocked out Forrest Griffin. The knockout erased some of the memories of the UFC debut of Shogun when Griffin wore him out and submitted him with a rear nak3d choke. In keeping with the revenge theme, Shogun has said that he would like a rematch with the man who took the light heavyweight championship from him, Jon Jones.
Via Hilton Mattos of iG Rio de Janeiro (translation by Bloody Elbow contributor Tom Mendes):
It's a goal of mine; a rematch with Jon Jones. Of the five losses in my career, I have won three rematches. Only one of them won't happen, which is the loss against Babalu. Today he's part of the team, so this fight won't happen. But, of the rest, I have won three. Now it's only Jones' who's left
While there may be a rematch down the road, Jones is currently set to face Quinton Jackson in his first title defense. A win over Jackson puts Jones into a title defense against number one contender Rashad Evans.
It would appear that Shogun is going to need at least one more win before he can attempt to get his revenge.
DENVER – UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones puts his title on the line at Saturday's UFC 135 event, and the card marks the beginning of a stretch that sees six UFC titles defended in a seven-week stretch.
And while UFC president Dana White doesn't typically like to make future matchups before fight results have been determined, the boss believes Dan Henderson (28-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (20-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and Melvin Guillard (29-8-2 MMA, 10-4 UFC) have all positioned themselves within striking distance of UFC gold.
White shared his ideas following Wednesday's UFC 135 pre-event press conference in Denver.
First up was a UFC 139 matchup between Henderson and Rua. The recently announced headliner, which White said will be contested as a five-round affair, serves as a de facto No. 1 contender matchup on Nov. 19 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
"It would be tough not to give the winner of that fight the next shot after Rashad (Evans)," White said. "Rashad's next."
Henderson, who recently signed an exclusive deal with the UFC, vacated his Strikeforce belt as part of his return to the UFC, where he posted a three-fight win streak (over Rousimar Palhares, Rich Franklin and Michael Bisping) before contract talks stalled in 2009. Henderson, a former two-division PRIDE champion, ultimately signed with Strikeforce, where he went 3-1, which included a title victory over then-champ Rafael Cavalcante and a recent TKO of Fedor Emelianenko.
With Strikeforce now operating under the same roof as the UFC, White said negotiations with the longtime veteran were quick and painless.
"They went smooth," White said. "He wanted to fight in the UFC."
Meanwhile, the UFC's lightweight title picture has been a mess for most of 2011. A draw between current champ Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard – not to mention a pair of injuries that delayed the rematch – has kept the belt on hold for most of the year. The two will hopefully resolve the situation at October's UFC 136 event in Houston.
In a talent-rich division, it's difficult to determine who should get the next crack at the title. Top contenders like Ben Henderson and Clay Guida have each made a case, and the winner of a November bout between the two will certainly find himself in an enviable position.
But White believes Guillard, who faces Joe Lauzon at UFC 136, may truly be the one in the driver's seat.
"In my opinion, if he can keep his head together – because he's such a nutball – Melvin Guillard is very n@sty at 155. (pounds)," White said. "But the problem with Melvin – the problem he's had for years, and hopefully he can keep that under control – season two of 'The Ultimate Fighter,' if you guys remember that, he ended up losing the fight and was out of the house. We sent people to another house then. He was out in Vegas acting like he was Anderson Silva, like he was the longest-reigning champ ever.
"He's always had this problem with getting ahead of himself. If he can control himself and focus and keep training and stay serious, I think Melvin Guillard is a force to be reckoned with."