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Get To The Champ: UFC Middleweight Division

Get To The Champ: UFC Middleweight Division

| September 27, 2012 | Reply

Here we are once again with the middleweight division’s number one contender spot up for grabs, well in most people’s eyes anyway. Everyone seems to have their definitive number one contender but it seems to change with each event. In this article we will lay down who are the top names in the division and give some points on why they may or may not get a shot at Anderson Silva and the twelve pounds of gold he wears around his waist.

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Amidst the chaos, Alan Belcher is out!

Amidst the chaos, Alan Belcher is out!

In all the mayhem of UFC 151 being canceled, and fighter after fighter saying they would have stepped up, you may have missed Alan Belcher tweeting that he was ok with Vitor Belfort taking the Jon Jones fight. Belcher revealed he has a spinal fracture and he was unfortunately going to have to pull out of their UFC 153 fight anyway. Alan said the timetable for his return will be in November, and that he wants a top 5 guy. Belcher is on a four fight win streak with impressive wins over Jason MacDonald and Rousimar Palhares.

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UFC 153: Aldo vs. Koch Card Complete & Ticket go on sale Thursday

UFC 153: Aldo vs. Koch Card Complete & Ticket go on sale Thursday

| August 21, 2012 | Reply

The UFC will return to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 13th with UFC 153: Aldo vs. Koch. Tickets for the event will go on sale this Thursday August 23rd and the complete UFC 153 fight card has now been finalized. The card will take place at the HSBC Arena, which held the successful UFC 134 and UFC 142 events.

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Helping the Dust Settle in the UFC Middleweight Division

Helping the Dust Settle in the UFC Middleweight Division

This past week’s action has shaken up the ranks of the UFC middleweight division. In the span of just four days, two of the top five middleweights in the world tasted defeat and the dust has yet to settle. Chael Sonnen last his rematch against the UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 148 and the man thought to be next in line, Mark Munoz, had those dreams shattered by an elbow from Chris Weidman.

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Chris Weidman vaults himself into Possible title contention

Chris Weidman vaults himself into Possible title contention

Coming into the UFC, many proclaimed New York native Chris Weidman a can’t miss prospect in the making. A stand-out wrestler for Hofstra University, Weidman stepped up to take on Mark Munoz in a potential #1 Contender’s match for the UFC Middleweight Championship at last night’s UFC on FUEL TV 4.

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UFC on Fox 3 – The Winners and Losers

UFC on Fox 3 – The Winners and Losers

| May 7, 2012 | 2 Replies

UFC on Fox 3 took place Saturday night and the event was fantastic. The four main card fights were idealistic in terms of what you’d want a national audience to witness. There were submissions, knockouts, a hotly contested battle on the mat and a decision. It was everything the first two Fox events were not. Here you’ll find who impressed us and who maybe lost ground in their UFC career.

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UFC on FOX 3 Main Card Results

UFC on FOX 3 Main Card Results

Coming off a solid preliminary portion, the UFC on FOX 3 main card featured four top fights across four different divisions. The UFC on FOX 3 main card was headlined by a lightweight bout with title shot implications between the Ultimate fighter winner Nate Diaz and the New Jersey native Jim Miller.

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The UFC on FOX 3 intro you won’t see on FOX

The UFC on FOX 3 intro you won’t see on FOX

| May 4, 2012 | Reply

The intro for tomorrows UFC on FOX 3 main card will be the standard FOX sports intro, but the UFC put together a pay per view style intro that won’t be airing on FOX. Watch the intro below for all four main card bouts and make you to check out all the UFC on FOX 3 coverage on MMA Valor.

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