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Will Royce Gracie Return When the UFC Hits Rio?
The UFC was originally designed to showcase Royce Gracie and his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighting style. Royce's older brother Rorion was one of the co-founders of the UFC and he handpicked Royce, a singularly unintimidating individual, to show that BJJ was truly a martial art whose secrets could...
Roy Nelson Talks Lawyers and Contracts
UFC star Roy Nelson is on the shelf for the foreseeable future as he's tied up in litigation with Roy Jones, Jr.'s Square Ring Productions who claim they had an option on his services before he signed with the UFC. Despite starring in a season of The Ultimate Fighter and having fought three times...
UFC Star Roy Nelson Stuck in Contractual Limbo
Roy Nelson has been the subject of lawsuits and counter-law suits for most of this year, but it hadn't stopped him from fighting for the UFC, until now. When Nelson signed with the UFC to participate in the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter, he apparently believed he was free and clear from...
Kimbo Slice Has Jumped to Boxing, Roy Jones Jr. Says He's Willing to Fight Him
UFC 118 has been a buzz due to James Toney's jump to Mixed Martial Arts, and now, there's another popular fighter who's crossing over. Kimbo Slice (4-2), is officially leaving MMA for boxing and could make his debut late this year. The UFC veteran and former YouTube star talked to ESPN about...
The Week in Quotes: May 3rd - May 9th
IF THE "GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT" GIVES US FRYE/TAKAYAMA II, I'M ALL FOR IT "You won't see a Silva versus Jones fight while Silva is under contract with me." - UFC President Dana White, nixing a potential Anderson Silva/Roy Jones Jr. fight under the UFC banner. (CBS Sports) "That's a Pride or K-1...
Another View on Roy Jones Jr. in MMA
Ben Fowlkes takes the contrarian stance: This is about more than Jones trying to keep his fighting career alive (though it is certainly also about that). This is about the raison d'être for MMA. This is a sport that sprung out of the desire to see a fighter from one traditional discipline...
The Strange Parallels of Anderson Silva and Roy Jones, Jr.
Jordan Breen is befuddled by the overlap and wonders why Silva is aping his boxing idol: And now, after the Cote and Leites bouts, Silva has taken another step in mirroring Jones. The charm of that creativity has now worn out. Because of Silva's stature as the sport's pound-for-pound best, just...
Today on MMA Nation on 106.7 WJFK: Roy Jones Jr., Bobby Lashley
Today on "MMA Nation" we'll be joined by boxing legend and MMA/boxing hybrid promoter Roy Jones, Jr. Roy will talk about his upcoming card, the Ken Shamrock fallout and why some established members of boxing or interested in becoming a part of MMA. We'll also catch up with former WWE superstar...
Bloody Elbow Exclusive: Ken Shamrock to Face Bobby Lashley at Roy Jones Jr.'s "March Badness"
Sources close to Bloody Elbow can exclusively confirm that the heretofore unnamed opponent of former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley set to square off at Roy Jones Jr.'s mixed boxing and MMA event known as "March Badness" is none other than Ken Shamrock. Shamrock is coming off a recent submission...
Today on MMA Nation on 106.7 WJFK: Scott Christ
TODAY on "MMA Nation" we'll be talking MMA and boxing. Joining us will be Sports Blog Nation's very own boxing blogger Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook. We'll talk tonight's Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones, Jr. bout as well as what to expect when Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya lock horns. "MMA...
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