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Cro Cop-UFC Drama Not Done

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 12:20PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Dream, UFC

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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic's on-again, off-again relationship with the UFC might not be off again after all.

Cro Cop -- who signed with the UFC in 2006, lost two of his three fights in 2007, fought in Japan in 2008 and successfully returned to the Octagon in 2009 -- infuriated UFC President Dana White when he abruptly quit after winning at UFC 99, reportedly agreeing to go back to Japan to fight for Dream.

But a new report in Cro Cop's native Croatia says UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta may have convinced Filipovic to step back into the Octagon.
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Stephan Bonnar: Even at 44, Mark Coleman Still Dangerous

Posted: Jun 29th 2009 12:01PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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Since his April 2005 slugfest with Forrest Griffin, a fight which helped launch the UFC to its current place in the sports landscape, Stephan Bonnar has been a consistent crowd favorite.

In January, Bonnar returned from a serious knee injury, but dropped a decision to top prospect Jon Jones. Now, he looks to get back into the win column at July's UFC 100, and will have to do so against UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman.

Bonnar recently took some time to speak to FanHouse about his "lifetime contract" with UFC, what Coleman has left in the tank at age 44, and how he plans to beat "the Hammer."

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Tito Ortiz Claims He's Close to Strikeforce Deal, No Return to UFC

Posted: Jun 28th 2009 4:11PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce

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In the 13 months since his last fight, Tito Ortiz has said more times than I can count that he's close to signing a new contract to return to MMA with another organization. So take this with a grain of salt: Ortiz claims he's close to a new deal with Strikeforce, and he's already targeting an October return to fight Renato "Babalu" Sobral. He also says he has his eyes on a future fight with Fedor Emelianenko, and he says he won't return to the UFC as long as Dana White runs the company.
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How Likely Is Vitor Belfort-UFC Deal? Just Follow the Evidence

Posted: Jun 23rd 2009 4:00PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: Affliction, MMA Rumors, UFC

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Last week, UFC President Dana White surprised a few people by saying that he'd like to put together a matchup between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and current Affliction middleweight Vitor Belfort.

The statement was surprising because White's been burned in the past announcing matchups that never happened and deals that fell through. Most recently, he did a verbal contract with Mirko Cro Cop prior to UFC 99, but the Croatian star bolted after one fight. Most famously, he had then-PRIDE fighter Wanderlei Silva enter the octagon at UFC 61 to announce a matchup with UFC superstar Chuck Liddell. But talks soon fizzled and White wasn't able to put the two together until after he bought PRIDE and acquired Silva's contract.

So what do those situations tell us about Belfort?
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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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Lyoto Machida to Fight Shogun Rua in First UFC Title Defense

Posted: Jun 20th 2009 10:51PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has an opponent for his first title defense: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. UFC President Dana White confirmed during the Ultimate Fighter Finale that Machida will take on Shogun in the fall.
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UFC 100: Dana White on Thiago Alves' Opportunity of a Lifetime

Posted: Jun 20th 2009 8:59AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

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UFC welterweight champion Georges St Pierre is a heavy favorite in his July 11 title defense against Thiago Alves at UFC 100, but as UFC President Dana White says in videos to promote the fight, Alves is probably the toughest challenger St. Pierre has faced, and this fight represents the biggest opportunity Alves has ever had as a professional fighter.
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Dana White a Popular Man in Germany

Posted: Jun 16th 2009 9:40PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

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UFC President Dana White is back with the final installment of his UFC 99 video blog, showing him getting hounded for pictures with fans in Germany on fight day.
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In Cro Cop-UFC Drama, Only Man With Legit Gripe Is Todd Duffee

Posted: Jun 15th 2009 12:30PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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The MMA soap opera of the moment seems to be whether or not Mirko Cro Cop has left the UFC to sign with DREAM. UFC President Dana White says he did; a translation of a Croatian newspaper story says he did not.

One day in the near future we'll know the truth, but lost in the shuffle of whether or not White got screwed is Todd Duffee.

"Who is Todd Duffee?" you might ask.

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Dana White: Brock Lesnar Could Be the Best Heavyweight in UFC History

Posted: Jun 15th 2009 11:36AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

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UFC 99 has just ended, and we've still got the Ultimate Fighter Finale ahead of us this Saturday, but the hype is already building for UFC 100. And UFC President Dana White has some very strong words about Brock Lesnar, who will fight Frank Mir in the UFC 100 main event.
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