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Paul Daley talks about his passion for MMA and traditinal Martial Arts

n this Full Contact Fighter exclusive, correspondent Aaron Tru caught up with UFC heavyweight contender and former Strikeforce and K-1 Grand Prix heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem at the K-1 fighter tryouts in Venice Beach, Calif. Tru pushes the envelope and asks Overeem about his thoughts on other UFC superstars, including reigning Junior dos Santos, and the growing use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in MMA, something that Overeem was recently suspended for.

Amateur MMA champ Shedrick Goodridge on Bellator debut, Romance, Chocolate Thunder

Watch Pat Barry destroy a heavy bag and talk about his upcoming bout with Christian Morecraft at the UFC on FX 1 open workouts Wednesday in Nashville. More videos from the UFC on FX 1 open workouts at http://prommanow.com

On March 5, 2011, BJJ black belt Jorge Gurgel (14-7) scored his first submission victory since 2005. Gurgel has taken quite a bit of criticism in recent years for choosing to stand and trade with his opponents instead of going to where his best strength lies, on the ground. However, for someone who is used to giving the fans three-round stand-up wars, Gurgel seemed a bit disappointed it only took him 44-seconds to finish the fight. HT: ProMMAnow.com

Dan Henderson talks about his win over Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante to become the new Strikeforce light heavyweight champion. HT: ProMMAnow.com

Jorge Gurgel talks about his upcoming fight against KJ Noons at Strikeforce Houston on Aug. 21. He also says the judges in his last fight must have "been smoking something" and believes he actually won the fight against Billy Evangelista. Source: ProMMAnow.com

Dustin Hazelett talks about the injury he sustained in his last fight, which was against Paul Daley and also discusses his upcoming UFC 117 fight this weekend against Rick Story. Hazelett, a fighter known for his submissions and submission of the night wins talks about how he will deal with someone like Story, who has never been finished. [SOURCE]

Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis talks about his upcoming fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 118 and getting to fight in Boston. How will Davis match up against Diaz who has moved up from lightweight? Should be good. [Source: ProMMAnow.com]

Wanderkei Silva discusses Akiyama vs. Leben result at UFC 116 and responds to Leben calling him out. SOURCE