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Leben and London would've been fun
In honor of Chris Leben's recent detainment and inability to get a visa ot fight in UFC 85 in London, we decided to bring out this old youtube video. It would've been nice to see Leben and Bisping ban...
UFC 85: the Bastard Child
In an ironic reversal of history the UFC has been attempting to colonize the U.K from the United States. UFC 85 was suppose to be a blockbuster European card with 'Shogun' Rua fighting Chuck Liddell. ...
UFC 85 Preview: Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites
Nate Marquardt (26-7-2, 6-1 UFC) vs. Thales Leites (12-1, 3-1 UFC)The UFC's middleweight division is similar to the NBA three point shootout when Larry Bird was around. Everyone was competing for sec...
UFC 85 Preview: Brandon Vera vs. Fabricio Werdum
Brandon Vera (8-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1, 1-1 UFC)Tom Cruise famously screamed "I Want the Truth!" Well the truth for the UFC is their heavyweight division is melting before their very ...
UFC 85 Preview: Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick
Marcus Davis (14-3, 6-1 UFC) vs. Mike Swick (11-2, 6-1 UFC)This will be fight of the night (at least for the main card). Mike 'Quick' Swick has dropped from middleweight to welterweight and gets a rea...
UFC 85 Preview: Michael Bisping vs. Jason Day
Michael Bisping (15-1, 5-1 UFC) vs. Jason Day (17-5, 1-0 UFC)The last time Bisping fought in England he was the benefactor of a little hometown favoritism (that's putting it mildly, check it out here)...
UFC 85 Preview: Thiago Alves vs. Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (42-6, 14-4 UFC) vs. Thiago Alves (14-3, 7-2 UFC)The greatest welterweight in UFC history vs. a guy who beat Karo Parysian. While that may be unfair to Thiago that is his only win the top ...
Legends of the Fall
First let me begin by apologizing for no post yesterday, a friend from Sweden was visiting. But we did watch UFC 85: Bedlam in Swedish (it wasn't as repetitive as Goldie and Joe). Unfortunately it app...
"He did a lot of illegal things to me" ~Thales Leites
Besides being one the most sexually ambiguous quotes Thales Leites above statement accurately sums up his victory over Nate Marquardt. Thales achieved the victory due to two point deductions for illeg...
Thales Leites: No Rematch for Nate Marquardt
Harsh, but reasonable, as he told Top Gun MMA : Franz: What's your take on the Marquardt fight, and the controversial ending you guys had? Thales Leites: The fight was an excellent fight. I ...
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