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Spencer Fisher: Bring on BJ Penn

Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 3:00PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

LOS ANGELES -- Spencer Fisher has yet to be seriously viewed as a contender in the UFC's lightweight division, but the veteran says he is ready to face the best 155-pound fighter in the world, BJ Penn. First things first, though, Fisher must get by Joe Stevenson at UFC 104 on Saturday night. And while a win over Stevenson will probably not put him in the title mix yet, it would mark his fourth victory in a row over quality opponents.

FanHouse spoke to Fisher about why he thinks he is ready to fight Penn and why he already knows what Stevenson will try to do to him on Saturday. Check out the video interview below.

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Penn-Sanchez, Mir-Kongo, Alves-Thiago Set for UFC 107 in Memphis

Posted: Oct 13th 2009 4:05PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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The UFC formally announced Tuesday the first three bouts for UFC 107 on Dec. 12 at the FedExForum in Memphis: BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo and Thiago Alves vs. Paulo Thiago.

The promotion had booked the show with the location in mind to coincide with Memphis-born light heavyweight Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's expected fight against Rashad Evans as the culmination of their coaching feud on The Ultimate Fighter 10 series. However, Jackson's film pursuits will stall the grudge match and Penn vs. Sanchez was moved from UFC 105 to UFC 107 to have a championship bout round out the final UFC event of 2009.

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Rashad Evans Not Yet Told of Possible UFC 107 Fight Postponement

Posted: Sep 6th 2009 12:58PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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Rashad Evans has yet to be officially informed that his UFC 107 main-event matchup with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has been scrapped, according to his manager, Jervis Cole.

FanHouse contacted Cole on Saturday to find out whether the ex-UFC light-heavyweight champion had been informed of any change in scheduling. As of yesterday afternoon, he had not.

"Haven't heard anything yet," Cole wrote in a text message to FanHouse. "As far as we know the fight is still on. Until the UFC tells us something different, Rashad Evans starts training in mid-October."

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Report: Rampage Jackson-Rashad Evans Match Scrapped From UFC 107

Posted: Sep 4th 2009 5:40PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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The Dec. 12 UFC 107 main event between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans has been scrapped from the card, according to UK Web site MMABay.com, which has close ties to Jackson's Wolfslair team.

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'Fight Night For Heroes' Presents First-Ever MMA Fights in Iraq

Posted: Sep 4th 2009 2:03PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: Fighting

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Right now in Mosul, Iraq, there are soldiers preparing for a different kind of fight. Not the kind with guns and bombs and IEDs. But mixed martial arts.

It's no secret that MMA is wildly popular among the U.S. military, who are taught hand-to-hand combat and share a kinship with the fighters. Many MMA fighters, including BJ Penn, Urijah Faber and Kenny Florian have traveled to the Middle East to visit troops. Others, like Randy Couture, Tim Kennedy and Brian Stann served in the military. And the UFC has even put on shows at U.S. bases to benefit veterans' causes.

But this one is different.

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MMA Top 10 Lightweights: B.J. Penn Is the Best, Then There's Everyone Else

Posted: Aug 11th 2009 7:00PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: DREAM, UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator

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In B.J. Penn's seven fights since returning to the UFC in 2006, he's 4-3. That record doesn't even come close to telling the story of Penn, the most dominant lightweight fighter in MMA history.

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MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Anderson Silva Makes a Move, Not to Top

Posted: Aug 10th 2009 2:36PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, M-1 Global

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After a big win at UFC 101, Anderson Silva has moved up the mixed martial arts pound-for-pound rankings. But is he now the No. 1 fighter in the world? Not in my rankings, which are below.

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UFC 101 Morning After: Silva, Penn Among the UFC's Dominant Champions

Posted: Aug 9th 2009 9:38AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn looks so unbeatable that Kenny Florian, a legit No. 1 contender, never had him in any trouble at all Saturday night at UFC 101. Middleweight champion Anderson Silva looks so unbeatable that he moved up in weight class and absolutely dominated former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin. So what does this say about the state of the championship picture in the UFC?

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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: BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian Round-by-Round Updates

Posted: Aug 9th 2009 12:02AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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PHILADELPHIA -- This is the UFC 101 live blog for BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian, the lightweight championship and main event 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 begins below.

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