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UFC on Versus 2 predictions

This Sunday the UFC comes to the San Diego sports Arena for the UFC on Versus 2 live and free on the Versus network. Originally suppose to be held in Utah until poor ticket sales forced a mov to San Diego.

The night is headlined with a light heavyweight clash between raising star Jon Jones (10-1) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko(24-4). A middleweight fight between Mark Munoz (9-1) and Yushin Okami (24-5) will co-main event the night. Plus after three years away from the UFC popular referee “Big” John McCarthy will return to duty inside the octagon. (more…)

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Why to watch UFC on Versus

In a stacked week for the UFC we get one great event free, that takes place this Sunday live on Versus. The UFC has another test for its young prospect and giving him the main card slot is the perfect stage for him to shine on. John “Bones” Jones (10-1 MMA) looks to take a step up the tall light heavyweight ladder facing a tough veteran in Vladimir Matyushenko (24-4 MMA). The Fight card is still stacked with well known names and is a great addition to a week packed with UFC fights when paired with UFC 117. (more…)

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Who is Vladmir Matyushenko?

At UFC on Versus on August 1, Vladmir Matyushenko will fight one of his toughest opponents to date, Jon Jones. He may be the underdog, but Matyushenko is not one to take lightly. After nearly 13 years of competing in the sport, the 39-year-old Belarusian knows how to handle the pressure of taking on bigger challenges.

Matyushenko began his MMA career in the IFC. After having much success there and in other small promotions, “The Janitor” made his UFC debut at UFC 32. After defeating Yuki Kondo, Matyushenko was awarded a title shot against the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion at the time, Tito Ortiz. After a lackluster five rounds, Ortiz was given the unanimous decision. (more…)

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UFC Veteran Razak Al-Hassan Q and A

UFC veteran Razak Al-Hassan (9-2-0) went 0-2 in the UFC, yet is a perfect 9-0 for other promotions with 2 knockouts and 6 submissions. The 28 year old, fighting out of Des Moines, Iowa, is slated to fight for Victory Fighting Championships at VFC 32 against Demetrius Richards (5-3-0 3KO) on July 30th in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

So close to fight time, Al-Hassan was nice enough to spend a few minutes with us for a little Question and Answer session. (more…)

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Anderson Silva Wants to Stay at Middleweight

Anderson Silva stated in an interview yesterday that “I like my weight division that I fight in, and I’m prepared to stay in my weight division” through his translator Ed Soares. Silva further stated that he wants to retire as a middleweight.

That it is good news for fighters like Vitor Belfort and Nate Marquardt who have indicated that they want to fight Silva, but is that bad news for Silva and the MMA world?  If Silva decides that he does not want to move up to the light heavyweight or heavyweight division to showcase his skills what will that do to his legacy? (more…)

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Todd Brown Replaces an Injured Thiago Silva at UFC 117

It seems as if the plague of injuries the UFC experienced last year is happening again. Most recently, Thiago Silva sustained an injury that has required him to pull out of his bout with Tim Boetsch at UFC 117. The UFC was quick to find a replacement though. MMAWEEKLY.com confirmed that UFC newcomer Todd Brown has accepted the challenge, with the fight just over a week away. (more…)

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MFC and HDNet extend partnership

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The Maximum Fighting Championship will remain a frontrunner in showcasing live mixed martial arts to a massive international audience with a new six-event contract teamed with broadcast partner HDNet. (more…)

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The Voice vs Mayhem Miller full episode review

This Friday on HDNet, the world will get its first chance to watch the second installment of “The Voice vs.” with Michael Schiavello. The first special was The Voice vs Joe Rogan which aired earlier this year to a huge success, prompting MMA fans to want more.

Fans are getting their wish and then some as The Voice takes on Jason “Mayhem” Miller. The highly entertaining Miller is best known for his gig on MTV as host of bully beatdown and for entering the ring which incited the in ring riot at Strikeforce: Houston(more…)

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Five minutes with Kris McCray

Kris McCray is one of the UFC’s newest rising stars. After suffering a defeat in the opening round of the Ultimate Fighter season 11, many people wrote McCray off. One of the few people that didn’t write off McCray was McCray himself. Instead of accepting defeat, McCray continued to work hard and train hard and he earned the wildcard position, giving him a second opportunity. McCray made the most of his second chance by winning his next three fights including a rematch with Josh Bryant and earning a spot in the Ultimate Fighter Season 11 finale against Court McGee. (more…)

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JZ Cavalcante wants Josh Thomson in Debut, Thomson responds

In a recent interview with MMA Weekly, Brazilian lightweight Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (15-3-1, 1NC) called out former Strikforce champ Josh Thomson(17-1, 1NC). Cavalcante recently signed a four-fight deal with Strikeforce and is coming off a split decision win over Katsunori Kikuno at Dream 15.

Cavalcante was originally in talks to debut against Thomson at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum but the fight was too close to his Dream fight so instead Thomson fought Pat Healy. Thomson went on to win that fight by third round submission and is now ready to take another step towards the title. (more…)

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Hayato Sakurai and Matt Brown play Band Hero [Video]

Picture Dream fighter Hayato “Mach” Sakurai and UFC fighter Matt “the immortal” Brown staring in a No Doubt cover band. Well if you can’t see it check out Sakurai on Vocals and Brown on lead guitar for the No Doubt classic “Don’t Speak”. Thanks to Luke Thomas, MMANation on twitter for the heads up.

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Tito Ortiz Returns to Face Matt Hamill at UFC 121

During his first stint as a coach on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter, Ortiz’s number one pick was standout wrestler Matt Hamill. Ortiz will now look to beat the man he coached and Hamill looks to get the biggest win of his career.

Since being removed from his coaching spot the latest season of TUF, Ortiz has been fighting his own battles outside the cage. Ortiz was removed as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter after discovering issues in his back that needed another surgery. Things only got worse for the former Light Heavyweight Champion when it was reported that his longtime girlfriend Jenna Jameson was pressing charges for domestic violence. Although Jameson ended up not pressing charges, it was not what Ortiz wanted to be dealing with at the time. (more…)

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Strikeforce Challengers 9 results

The Strikeforce Challengers series came into the Comcast Arena in Everett, Washington and put on another solid event. The Challenger series are designed to showcase the up and coming fighter Strikeforce has to offer and give them experience and exposure. Tonight event Headlined by co-main events, Sarah Kaufmann vs. Roxanne Modafferi for the 135 lbs. title and heavyweights Shane Del Rosario vs. Lolohea Mahe.

The main card started out with Carlos Fodor vs. Thomas Diagne, which was controlled by Fodor’s aggressive in your face style. Not giving Diagne any room to use his striking Fodor easily took a unanimous Decision. (more…)

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