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UFC 144: Japan Bold Predictions

UFC 144: Japan Bold Predictions

| February 23, 2012 | 9:05 pm | Reply

The UFC returns to the land of the rising sun this weekend with a card that has a little bit of everything for those in attendance as well as the viewers watching on TV. Headlined by a lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson, UFC 144 also has former Pride stars and several of the promotions top Japanese fighters.

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MMA Campfire Tales: MMA Cop-outs

MMA Campfire Tales: MMA Cop-outs

| February 23, 2012 | 8:25 am | Reply

UFC is back in Japan huh? I don’t see what the point is. Unless you’re holding a tournament with Sakuraba and Tank Abbott in the same weight bracket, I’m not interested in what’s going on in the land of the rising sun. Back in my day, the only reason you fought in Japan was to avoid an athletic commission. Who’s to tell two men they can’t fight with razor blades strapped to their foreheads? It boggles the mind it does. The men of old school MMA weren’t afraid of anything though, and you couldn’t keep them out of a thumb-tack filled cage if you tried. There are, of course, a few bad apples in the bunch though.

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Rampage Jackson Get his fight in Japan at UFC 144

Rampage Jackson Get his fight in Japan at UFC 144

| November 24, 2011 | 6:35 pm | Reply

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-9) wanted on the UFC 144 card in Japan and what once looked unlikely, is now going to happened. The former Pride star was briefly rumored to be facing Stephen Bonnar but he will in fact be facing the Ultimate fighter season 8 winner, Ryan Bader (13-2).

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Ben Henderson Earns his Shot at Frankie Edgar’s Lightweight Belt

Ben Henderson Earns his Shot at Frankie Edgar’s Lightweight Belt

| November 14, 2011 | 9:00 pm | Reply

It’s the fight UFC fans have been calling for and, finally, UFC top dog Dana White has given those fans what they want. Following his unanimous victory over opponent Clay Guida at this weekend’s UFC on FOX, the UFC president confirmed that Ben Henderson will take on Frankie Edgar for Edgar’s lightweight belt in early 2012.

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Yoshihiro Akiyama gets Jake Shields for Welterweight Debut

Yoshihiro Akiyama gets Jake Shields for Welterweight Debut

| November 14, 2011 | 1:42 pm | Reply

UFC President Dana White talked openly about wanting Yoshihiro Akiyama to drop down to 170 lbs. after being knocked out by Vitor Belfort at UFC 133. Having lost three fights in a row and being just 1-3 overall in the UFC will send the Japanese Judoka down to the welterweight division. He won’t be getting an easy fight though as he’ll be taking on the former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields at UFC 144.

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Dream Promo Video for Kawajiri/Aoki/Takaya Fight!!

Dream Promo Video for Kawajiri/Aoki/Takaya Fight!!

| April 6, 2011 | 9:34 am | Reply

With the disaster in Japan and the hard time the citizens of Japan are currently dealing with DREAM has put out a promo video with the message of “Let us entertain you!” Japanese born fighters Tatsuya Kawajiri, Shinya Aoki and Hiroyuki Takaya will all be fighting on this Saturdays Strikeforce card.

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Dream 16 Quick Results

Dream 16 Quick Results

| September 25, 2010 | 5:13 pm | Reply

Last night kicked off Dreams 16th installment, a jam packed MMA card out of Japan that had some of the MMA elitist clogging up the late night twitter feeds. The event is showcased very differently from the big dogs like UFC, WEC, and Strike Force but is a visual masterpiece.

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