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The Fight Report: UFC on FOX 7

The Fight Report: UFC on FOX 7

| April 15, 2013 | 12:17 pm | Reply

We’re in the middle of a long schedule of UFC action, and the king of FOX fights, Benson Henderson, is once again on deck in Saturday’s UFC on Fox 7 main event. Having handily defeated Nate Diaz in his last outing, he’ll look to keep his belt away from the next contender from the Scrap Pack, as Gilbert Melendez makes his UFC debut. We also have another Lightweight fight for the ages, as Josh Thomson returns to the UFC to take on Nate Diaz.

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Latest MMA Valor Fighter Rankings for April 2013

Latest MMA Valor Fighter Rankings for April 2013

| April 2, 2013 | 1:56 pm | Reply

If you’re looking for changes to the latest fighter rankings, take a peak at the welterweight rankings and then look no further. The slow month really kept things the same but the lone UFC event in March did reshuffle the ranks of the welterweight division.

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Latest MMA Valor Fighter Rankings for March 2013

Latest MMA Valor Fighter Rankings for March 2013

| March 6, 2013 | 2:47 pm | Reply

This past month saw some exciting MMA action and some not so well, but as a whole the month of February produced several meaningful bouts to MMA Rankings. Champions Renan Barao and Eduardo Dantas made successful title defenses this month and Alexander Shlemenko was crowned the new Bellator middleweight champion.

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MMA Rankings for February 2013

MMA Rankings for February 2013

| February 6, 2013 | 11:56 am | Reply

Last month the MMA Rankings didn’t move much but the last couple weeks have influenced the ranks significantly. This month’s MMA rankings now include the top five-pound for pound fighters as well a slightly new look and feel.

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Matching up the Newly Acquired Strikeforce Fighters

Matching up the Newly Acquired Strikeforce Fighters

| January 17, 2013 | 11:15 am | Reply

Days after Strikeforce held its final event; the UFC announced that several of the promotions fighters have joined the ranks of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Not all of the fighters are coming over but this also wasn’t the complete and final list, expect a few more to be announced in the coming weeks.

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Gilbert Melendez to get immediate Title Shot at UFC on FOX 7

Gilbert Melendez to get immediate Title Shot at UFC on FOX 7

| January 15, 2013 | 9:07 pm | Reply

Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez is finally getting his wish. Unable to defend his title at last weekend’s final Strikeforce event due to injury, Melendez instead will get an immediate title shot against UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson.

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MMA Betting Futures: Cain Velasquez

MMA Betting Futures: Cain Velasquez

| January 15, 2013 | 1:50 pm | Reply

Headlining the lackluster UFC 155 card, Cain Velasquez came to Las Vegas with revenge on his mind. Facing the man who had beaten him for the title at the inaugural UFC on Fox show, Velasquez was counted out by many in the rematch against Junior Dos Santos. A violent punching machine with fast hips and a rock-hard head, Junior Dos Santos hadn’t found himself in a lick of trouble since coming to the UFC, and considering he’d dispatched Velasquez in under a minute last time out, it was hard to imagine anything had changed.

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Strikeforce: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Strikeforce: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

| January 11, 2013 | 9:45 am | 1 Reply

As the finals days dwindle for Strikeforce, you cannot help but head down memory lane. We’ve already taken a look at the future and the present so now it’s time to past of Strikeforce and what they did good, bad and the things we all want to forget.

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