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Delay of Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz Bout Adding Fuel to the Fire

Delay of Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz Bout Adding Fuel to the Fire

| January 24, 2012 | Reply

Fans have been dying to see UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre fight former Strikeforce 170 pound title holder Nick Diaz, ever since the announcement that they would be fighting in October of last year. You all know the story; Diaz missed a couple of key press conferences to promote the bout and was subsequently replaced by former WEC welterweight king Carlos Condit. St. Pierre then would withdraw from the Condit bout due to a knee injury and Diaz went on to fight BJ Penn in a fight that was elevated into the main event slot at UFC 137.

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Dana White Video Blogs for UFC on FOX Week

Dana White Video Blogs for UFC on FOX Week

| November 8, 2011 | 1 Reply

The big week has finally arrived, the UFC will make debut on FOX this Saturday with UFC on FOX 1 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Dana White and the rest of the UFC has been waiting for this moment and they are now just days away from seeing the dream become a reality.

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Mixed Martial Thoughts: BJ Penn

Mixed Martial Thoughts: BJ Penn

| November 1, 2011 | Reply

For the first round of past Saturday’s main event against Nick Diaz, BJ Penn displayed the boxing skills that many consider among the best in mixed martial arts. He displayed the slick ground game that earned him the nickname of, “The Prodigy”; then the first round ended.

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The UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Medical Report

The UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Medical Report

| October 31, 2011 | Reply

Saturday’s UFC 137 from Las Vegas, Nevada is now two days old and today the Nevada State Athletic Commission issued its medical suspensions to 10 fighters. While most were minor or for precautionary reasons, undercard fighters Brandon Vera and Bart Palaszewski could be out for up to six months.

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The Winners and Losers of UFC 137

The Winners and Losers of UFC 137

| October 31, 2011 | Reply

UFC 137 was shuffled around numerous times in weeks leading to the fight on Saturday night. In the end though everything happened and it was a night of amazing fights, legends hanging them up, prospects disappointing us and one fighter continuing his division dominance.

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Ask and you shall receive, Donald Cerrone gets his December Fight

Ask and you shall receive, Donald Cerrone gets his December Fight

| October 30, 2011 | Reply

Donald Cerrone has stepped in for injured fighters in back to back fights, winning them both in impressive fashion. It seems as if he’s now being rewarded for those actions by getting what he requested following his first round submission of Dennis Siver at UFC 137.

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Diaz Pisses off St. Pierre, Gets Title shot over Condit

Diaz Pisses off St. Pierre, Gets Title shot over Condit

| October 30, 2011 | Reply

The strange times leading up to yesterdays UFC 137 continued on through the event and carried right into the post fight press conference. Following a unanimous decision victory by Nick Diaz over the now potentially retired BJ Penn, Diaz went on an insult-laden call out of the welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in his post fight interview.

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Listen to Today’s Verbal Submission 59 with UFC 137 & Bellator 56 Talk

Listen to Today’s Verbal Submission 59 with UFC 137 & Bellator 56 Talk

| October 30, 2011 | Reply

The day after both UFC 137 and Bellator 56 the guys at the Verbal Submission Radio will breakdown the crazy night of not only the fights but what happened after them as well. Hosts Brian Hemminger, Ben Thapa and Gerry Rodriguez will hit the airwaves today with this jam-packed episode at 3:30pm PT / 6:3opm ET.

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