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Thales Leites Signs with Canada's MFC

Posted: Sep 29th 2009 3:57PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
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Thales Leites, the most recent UFC middleweight title challenger, has found a new home in the Maximum Fighting Championship in Canada.

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UFC 101 Undercard Live Blog: Leites vs. Sakara, Nelson vs. Riley, More

Posted: Aug 8th 2009 7:33PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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PHILADELPHIA -- This is the UFC 101 undercard live blog for all six matches on the undercard. FanHouse is live in Philly and will provide round-by-round details of every match.

The live card begins below.

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UFC 100 Forgotten Storyline: Is Paulo Thiago For Real?

Posted: Jul 8th 2009 8:18AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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Among the storylines somewhat hidden due to the stacked card at this weekend's UFC 100 is whether or not Brazilian Paulo Thiago has the goods to become a true welterweight title contender.

Thiago debuted at UFC 95 in February, signing a one-fight deal. His opponent was Josh Koscheck, making Thiago a decided underdog in the match, but shockingly, he TKO'd the usually durable Koscheck in the first round.

The victory was surprising as much for the method as the result. In his 10 previous fights, he had only one other TKO, and that was due to an opponent injury. Seven of Thiago's wins had come via submission (he remains unbeaten at 11-0).

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Houston Alexander Breaks Hand, Out of UFC 98 Matchup

Posted: May 4th 2009 12:29AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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UFC light-heavyweight brawler Houston Alexander has broken his hand, forcing him out of his UFC 98 matchup with Andre Gusmao.

The news was first reported on the UFC's Twitter page.

The 37-year-old Alexander made a major first impression on UFC fans, knocking out Keith Jardine as a major underdog in his May 2007 debut, then following it up with another highlight-reel KO over Alessio Sakara.

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UFC Fight Night in Omaha: Houston Alexander Will Have the Home Crowd on His Side

Posted: Sep 15th 2008 10:58AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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Here's Houston Alexander, a native of Omaha, talking on the local news about his bout with Eric Schafer at UFC Fight Night at the Omaha Civic Auditorium on Wednesday night:

Alexander isn't a great mixed martial arts fighter, but he does give the fans great shows: In his four UFC fights, he has two first-round knockout wins and two first-round knockout losses. I'm sure he'll have the home crowd behind him, and it's good to see that he's promoting the fight on the local news.

Also, kudos to Channel 6 in Omaha for reporting on UFC Fight Night and for explaining to the viewers that MMA is a legitimate sport. Fox 5 in New York could learn a thing or two from Channel 6 in Omaha.

After the jump, a couple more UFC Fight Night-related videos, featuring Alessio Sakara and Wilson Gouveia.

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