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UFC Live Barry vs. Kongo: High Five/Low Five

Dan Rose — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:00:08 +0000

The UFC rolled into Pittsburgh and it was another night of UFC action and another tremendous card. The talk of the MMA world focused on Nate Marquardt being released on the eve of the event, but thanks to the fighters laying it on the line, the talk after the event is how jaw-dropping the action inside the cage turned out to be.

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Kongo Comes Back From the Dead, KO’s Barry

Hank Booth — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:54:03 +0000

UFC Heavyweight Cheick Kongo scored a comeback in Pittsburgh tonight that people will be talking about for years. Barry seemed to be holding his own early, absorbing some heavy legs kicks from Kongo before all hell broke loose. Barry caught Kongo with a huge knock at around the two-minute marker that looked to be the beginning of the end for Kongo.

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Results: UFC Live Kongo vs. Barry Emerges from the Cloud of Mystery

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:57:07 +0000

Just a day before what was supposed to be UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Story one of the oddest events in MMA occurred as Nate Marquardt was not medically cleared to fight and subsequently released from the UFC. Emerging victoriously from the shadows of the Marquardt situation, the newly titled UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry; brought down the house.

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A Classic Fight Spoiled: Lentz and Oliveira Ends in Unfortunate Foul

Dan Rose — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:57:15 +0000

Anything can happen in a fight, but when the occasional illegal blow happens, you’d like to think the referee will step in and halt the action and give the injured fighter time to recover. Today on the third fight of the UFC undercard, Referee Chip Snider missed a blatant illegal knee by Oliveira that ultimately [...]

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Matt Mitrione Looks to Continue his Accent up the Heavyweight Ladder

Jeremy Self — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:19:45 +0000

When the Octagon door closes on Matt Mitrione at UFC Live on Versus this Sunday, the Springfield, Illinois native will face his first true test as a professional fighter in 7-1 prospect Christian Morecraft. Wins against fighters such as Tim Hague and Joey Beltran provide great tune ups in the UFC’s ever improving heavyweight division, but the former Boilermaker will need more than victories over mid-tier gatekeepers if he is to make his mark as a fighter worthy of main card status

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Nate Marquardt out of the UFC Live on Versus 4 Main Event and the UFC

Darren Winkelman — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:56:46 +0000

UFC President Dana White released a video via his Twitter account earlier today stating that Nate “The Great” Marquardt has failed his medical clearance and has subsequently been released from the UFC roster altogether. The video was posted a mere hour before the weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s UFC Live event in Pittsburgh.

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John Howard vs. Matt Brown Breakdown

Matthew Wheeler (Contributor) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:45:01 +0000

One of Sundays best matchups on Paper would have to be Matt Brown (11-10) and John Howard (14-6) welterweight match-up. Both fighters have shown grit and have been able to overcome adversity, making some of the best fights and finishes from modern-day UFC highlight reel.

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Who’s going to win at UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Story and why [Updated]

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:50:22 +0000

This weekend offers Mixed Martial Arts fans a virtual cornucopia of MMA with three high profile, televised events will take place over a three day span. It all kicks off Friday night but the grand finale of the weekend is Sunday’s UFC Live: Marquardt vs. Story on the Versus Network.

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Joe Lauzon bringing the Heat at UFC Live

Thomas Volkert (Contributor) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:40:14 +0000

If there is one thing you can't deny when it comes to Joe Lauzon's fighting style it's almost always exciting. J-Lau will look to rebound from a disappointing submission loss to George Sotiropoulos back at UFC 123 when he takes on Wolfslair Academy's Curt Warburton. The fight will be apart of the Preliminary fights shown on Facebook.

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The MMA Pulse Podcast Episode #5: A Busy Weekend of MMA

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:27:01 +0000

Join Josh Wood and Dan Rose as they recap the Strikeforce Grand Prix event and preview Strikeforce Challengers 16, Bellator 46, and UFC Live. Episode five is by far the wackiest show to date and one not to miss.

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