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The Case Against an Interim Heavyweight Title
Just a few days ago, Dana White told us Brock Lesnar was very sick. He couldn't comment on what it was specifically, but he let us know it was bad. Real bad. Maybe life threatening. ...
Down With the Sickness: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Out of UFC 108 With Staph Infection; Brock Lesnar in "Bad Shape", Out Indefinitely
The Curse of Autumn '09 continues to haunt the UFC. Dana White says that Brock Lesnar is not only out indefinitely, but the UFC heavyweight champ appears to be in bad shape. From MMA Junki...
Striking Analysis: Countering Randy Couture's Right Uppercut
Doing pre-event "film study" of Randy Couture's recent fights I started to notice an ugly trend. Randy has started to throw punches bent over at the waist, especially his right uppercut. B...
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira set for UFC 108
According to Sensei Sportv’s blog, Nogueira’s manager confirmed that the Brazilian, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) set for UFC 108 will face the undefeated heavyweight Cai...
Quote of the Day: Ed Soares Talks About His Approach to Managing Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and the Nogueira Brothers
"We don’t have a tremendous amount of guys in comparison to some who are out there," Soares said. "I’ve seen some management companies with 60, 70 guys that they’re representing. I ...
Shane Carwin's Mouth Got Him the Title Shot Against Brock Lesnar at UFC 106
Per Heavy.com: Carwin was scheduled to face fellow prospect Cain Velasquez at UFC 104. But when Lesnar returned earlier than expected from a surgery and asked the UFC to give him an opponent before t...
Old School UFC Legend Oleg Taktarov Talks About Steroids
And pulls no punches, from ValeTudo.ru (translation via the UG): It was hard to grapple with Ken Shamrock because he used steroids. It was especially noticeable when he couldn't make it through 12 mi...
Anderson Silva Is 200% Healthy; Still Wants Frank Mir
From Fighters Only: "I don’t know anything at all about any elbow injury," he said, adding with a laugh, "I wonder who hurt me?" ..."I’m 200 percent healthy and there’s no injury. U...
It's Time for a Rematch Between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir
Frank Mir is rumored to be fighting Cheick Kongo in December in a fight that almost nobody cares about. It's a decent heavyweight fight, but there's a much better fight just begging to be made, ...
5 Round Non-Title Fights Still a No-Go in the UFC?
MMAJunkie with the quote worthy goodness from Dana White: "I was saying [last week] I wish this was a five-round fight, Nogueira and Couture, and there's been other fights, too, that I've wished were...
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