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Ricky Rainey and Reggie Pena shoot it out in XFC 24 Co-Main Event

MMA Valor — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:56 +0000

Independence Day might be celebrated in July, but the XFC will be setting off fireworks June 14th, when Welterweight sensation Ricky Rainey answers the call to take on Middleweight iron man, Reggie Pena. Xtreme Fighting Championships guarantees all out warfare when the “Sniper” and the “Regulator” shoot it out in the center of the cage. Who will be left standing when the dust settles?

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UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 Bold Predictions

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:51:05 +0000

Back from another trip to Brazil the UFC returns home this Memorial Day weekend with a heavyweight title fight and UFC 160. Having regained his title in December of last year, Cain Velasquez defends the heavyweight title against a man in Antonio Silva that he completely destroyed almost exactly one year ago.

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Exploring the MMA Problem of Bad Judges Decisions

Mike Hammersmith (Featured Staff Writer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:23:39 +0000

There was one last weekend, there will be one this weekend, and there will likely be one every weekend for the foreseeable future. As fans, we're all heart-broken when we feel an injustice has been done to a fighter via poor judges decisions. Sometimes we had money on someone we feel was "robbed" or perhaps we just wanted to see our favorite guy advance. If you take pains to be impartial, you might just hate the fact these decisions are a blemish on the sport we all love and a disservice to fighters.

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Injury to Renan Barao Puts two fighters on the UFC 161 Bench

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:24:50 +0000

Next Month’s UFC 161 suffered a major loss this past weekend when the night’s main event was scratched and replaced by the co-main event. In an attempt to bolster the main card, a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Stipe Miocic was added. The side effects of the resulting turn of events have currently left two fighters on the UFC 161 bench.

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The Fight Report: Championship Fighting Alliance 11

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:28 +0000

A small fight organization trying to make some waves, Championship Fighting Alliance has parlayed a national news story into a chance to appear on AXS TV. While the co-main event with Fallon Fox is what everyone is talking about, there's actually some substantial quality fights on the card that should more than exceed expectations.

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The Fight Report: UFC 160

Mike Hammersmith (Featured Staff Writer) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:34:27 +0000

Another night and another title on the line as the UFC rolls into Fight City USA with an outstanding UFC 160 fight card. Our main event is a rematch you wouldn't expect, yet one that is hard to argue against, as Cain Velasquez faces Antonio Silva for the second time. Silva was destroyed in their last fight, but a win over Travis Browne and Alistair Overeem paved his way to another chance at a win over Velasquez. The gold at the end of the rainbow just sweetens the pot.

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Former Strikeforce Champs wind up on Opposite Ends of the Spectrum

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:03:58 +0000

Last night’s UFC on FX was supposed to be the coming out party for the last two Strikeforce middleweight champions. Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza were making their long-awaited UFC debuts in the top two fights on the card. What transpired though were outcomes at the opposite ends of the spectrum, leaving one fighter overjoyed and the other extremely disappointed.

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UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Quick Results

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:04:50 +0000

The UFC made its second trip to Brazil this year for tonight’s 13 bout UFC on FX 8 fight card. Headlined by an important middleweight bout featuring Vitor Belfort, who also in the main event of Brazilian card back in January.

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Scott Holtzman now Faces John Mahlow at XFC 24

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:50:56 +0000

Now that the XFC and Nick Newell have both said their sides of the story the promotion has returned its focus on finding the odd man out, Scott Holtzman, an opponent for next month’s XFC 24.

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The Towel was out During the UFC on FX 8 Weigh-ins

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:51:14 +0000

The main scale for today’s UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins must have been slightly off from the one backstage because several of the fighters needed the towel in order to make weight. Factor in the handful of fighters that took an inordinately long time to get on the scale and today’s festivities seemed to go on forever.

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