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Amir Sadollah Realizes He Belongs in UFC After Defeating Phil Baroni

Posted: Nov 22nd 2009 2:57AM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

LAS VEGAS -- Amir Sadollah entered his UFC 106 fight against Phil Baroni surrounded by many question marks: how would he recover from the controversial loss to Johny Hendricks? Could he outslug the slugger, Phil Baroni? And does he have what it takes to win a grueling fight in the UFC?

Well, Sadollah answered all those questions and more in his unanimous decision victory over Baroni, and when FanHouse caught up with him after the victory, his boss, UFC president Dana White, said he was very impressed with his performance. The video interview is below.

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UFC 106 Amir Sadollah Beats Phil Baroni by Unanimous Decision

Posted: Nov 21st 2009 10:32PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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Amir Sadollah earned his first victory in the Octagon since winning Season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter at UFC 106 Saturday night in Las Vegas, defeating Phil Baroni by unanimous decision in a bloody mess of a fight.

It was a violent and action-packed first round, with Baroni and Sadollah going toe-to-toe for all five minutes. Baroni got the better of the early exchanges, but Sadollah came back in a big way and landed some hard punches and knees late in the round, badly cutting Baroni's face.

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Phil Baroni Plans on Knocking Out Amir Sadollah at UFC 106 in November

Posted: Sep 2nd 2009 5:04PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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Phil Baroni will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 106 on Nov. 21 against Amir Sadollah. The official bout agreements have yet to be signed, but both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight. This will mark the first time Baroni competes in the UFC since his UFC 51 loss to Pete Sell in February 2005. It's a big fight for both men, as each needs a convincing victory to help get their respective careers back on track.

Baroni told FanHouse via e-mail on Wednesday that while he is happy to be fighting in the UFC again, he still feels like he has a lot to prove.

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Anderson Silva Steals the Show With KO of Forrest Griffin at UFC 101

Posted: Aug 9th 2009 1:14AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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PHILADELPHIA -- Anderson Silva walked into UFC 101 surrounded by boos, a goat, and left bathed in adulation, the G.O.A.T., or at least something close.

Needing a highlight-reel worthy performance to quiet the sudden doubts emanating from two straight lackluster performances, Silva -- fighting for only the second time at 205 pounds -- toyed with former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin before putting him away with a stunning short right in just 3:23 of the first round.

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UFC 101 Live Blog: Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks Round-by-Round Updates

Posted: Aug 8th 2009 10:59PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
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PHILADELPHIA -- This is the UFC 101 live blog for Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks, a welterweight matchup on the televised portion of the pay-per-view card.

You can also keep track of action by following me on Twitter, and by participating in our live chat.

The live blog is below.

More Coverage: UFC 101 Results | UFC 101 Fight Card | UFC 101 News

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Finally Healthy, Amir Sadollah Looks to Re-Start Career at UFC 101

Posted: Aug 5th 2009 10:03PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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PHILADELPHIA – It's been over a year since Amir Sadollah beat CB Dollaway to capture The Ultimate Fighter's season seven championship and earn a UFC contract. But since then the world's most popular 1-0 fighter has been snakebit, suffering back-to-back setbacks during two separate training camps that forced him to pull out of scheduled bouts.

Finally healthy after a staph infection and a broken clavicle, Sadollah returns to the octagon on one of the featured bouts of UFC 101, taking on former two-time NCAA wrestling champion Johny Hendricks. Not surprisingly, the 28-year-old is feeling like a kid on Christmas Eve, anxious to finally reach a highly anticipated day.

"I'm trying to control the excitement as best I can and stay focused," he told FanHouse. "I've got to try to save the excitement for when the cage door shuts and I'm ready to fight."

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UFC Twitter Mailbag: Dana White, Vitor Belfort, Fedor Emelianenko, More

Posted: Aug 1st 2009 9:30AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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Today's UFC Twitter mailbag features a healthy dose of questions stemming from UFC President Dana White's conference call Friday, including the new UFC 103 main event of Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin, the inability of Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC to reach an agreement, and more.

Your questions and my answers for our UFC Twitter mailbag are below.

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Dana White Hints at Possible Vitor Belfort-Anderson Silva Title Fight

Posted: Jun 20th 2009 11:53PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Affliction, UFC

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Is Vitor Belfort headed back to the UFC? During Saturday night's "Ultimate Finale" telecast on Spike, UFC president Dana White told Amir Sadollah during an "Inside the Octagon" segment that he is considering booking the former UFC light heavyweight champion in a middleweight title fight against current champion, Anderson Silva.

"If his head is right, he's a dangerous, dangerous guy," White said. "I think that would be a great a match-up."

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UFC 91 Video: Amir Sadollah Works on His Wrestling as He Prepares for Nick Catone

Posted: Nov 8th 2008 12:32PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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Amir Sadollah will fight for the first time since winning Season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter when he takes on Nick Catone at UFC 91, and he tells Dave Farra of RawVegas.tv that he's spending his time at Xtreme Couture working on his wrestling:

Asked what he thinks he's improved, Sadollah says, "I hope my wrestling. We'll see on fight night, but I'm just trying to work on everything: Standup, ground, wrestling, clinch."

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MMA Live on 'Ultimate Fighter' Finale

Posted: Jun 26th 2008 6:29PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
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Here's the latest episode of ESPN.com's MMA Live:

The show began with a look at the Ultimate Fighter finale and Amir Sadollah's upset victory, including the dispute over whether C.B. Dollaway really tapped out. (Kenny Florian insists that he did.) They also discuss the upcoming mixed martial arts schedule and take a look at Kim Couture's MMA debut.