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12 December 2011 at 05 : 29 AM
Jon Jones Wins Again, What Will it Take To Take His UFC Title?
Written By: Matt Saccaro UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has proven to be an amazing fighter, but he can be beat. How exactly? Lyoto Machida demonstrated a very important lesson: Jon Jones can be hit and stumbled. Before the Machida fight, we never saw Jones really ever take a hit. Feared strikers Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Quinton ...
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24 November 2011 at 12 : 13 PM
MMA Fans Among The Most Disloyal In Sports
MMA fans have to be the most disloyal and judgmental fans of any sport. After a fighter strings together a few wins and gains some hype behind them, many people jump on the bandwagon and declare him their favorite fighter or the next big thing in the UFC. However, all it takes is one lackluster performance or loss for many fans to turn on that fighter ...
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13 October 2011 at 06 : 33 AM
UFC 137: If Nick Diaz Defeats BJ Penn, Will He Get A Title Shot?
Written By: Jordy McElroy Despite blowing his UFC 137 title shot, former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is likely a win away from receiving another opportunity to contend for UFC gold. The controversial welterweight star wasted no time in stirring up drama in his UFC arrival earlier this year. After being awarded a shot against ...
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30 September 2011 at 15 : 05 PM
Why MMA and Boxing Are Still Fighting For Mainstream Acceptance
The debate between whether MMA will replace boxing is still raging on, and will probably never be settled. Lines are being drawn in the sand that boxing is the “old man’s” sport, while MMA is being touted as the sport of the new generation. You can’t help but notice all of the old school, mobster types that seem to hang around boxing and are ...
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29 August 2011 at 08 : 09 AM
Is Anderson Silva’s Competition Overrated?
Written By: Mike Hodges After his win over Yushin Okami at UFC 134, there is no question where Anderson Silva lies in the middleweight division. The victory earned Silva his 15th consecutive win and ninth consecutive title defense, both UFC records. The achievement of erasing a loss to Okami definitely left the champion and the Brazilian crowd in a ...
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2 August 2011 at 16 : 18 PM
UFC 133: Did Tito Ortiz Take A Fight He Can’t Win?
Written By: Andrew Barr It's been a pretty good year for Tito Ortiz. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion is finally injury free and competing at the level that is expected from a man who once held a UFC belt. At UFC 132, Ortiz earned his first victory inside the UFC since defeating Ken Shamrock way back in 2006. He defeated the highly favored ...
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5 July 2011 at 06 : 54 AM
Tito Ortiz is Looking For Revenge After His UFC 132 Victory
Written By: Trent Reinsmith Before Tito Ortiz stepped into the Octagon on July 2 to face Ryan Bader, UFC president Dana White made one thing clear to Ortiz, lose and his run with the UFC, which began in 2007 at UFC 13, would be over. The odds were against Ortiz going into the fight, as Bader was a huge favorite over Ortiz. White refused to write ...
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27 June 2011 at 06 : 49 AM
Monday Morning Sports Session – 6/27/2011
The College world series final starts tomorrow between Florida and South Carolina, the NFL labor talks are continuing but no significant progress has been made. What is going on between Nate Marquardt and UFC president Dana White? Has Walter Dix become the top U.S. track and field athlete, and did you notice the NBA draft happened last week. Click on ...
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22 June 2011 at 18 : 24 PM
It Seems Like There is a Kimbo Slice Movie In The Works
Written By: Jordy McElroy Kimbo Slice could be "throwin' dem thangs" on the big screen. "Entourage" director Kevin Connolly is apparently interested in directing and producing a movie centering around the life of the former UFC and EliteXC superstar. "Kimbo Slice is known as one of the first YouTube celebrities," Connolly told TheWrap. "He ...
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30 May 2011 at 08 : 07 AM
Monday Morning Sports Session – 5/30/2011
The Monday Morning Sports Session This week covers the Indy 500, UFC 130, Baseball, along with some NFL and NBA Finals information. Click on the slideshow below to advance to see each story. [imagebrowser ...
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Sports Session’s 2011/2012 College Bowl Preview (2 of 4)
Sports Session’s 2011/2012 College Bowl Preview (1 of 4)
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Monday Morning Sports Session – 12/5/2011