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Spike to Air Davis-Saunders, Rosholt-Grove UFC 106 Undercard Bouts

Posted: Nov 10th 2009 5:27PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

The UFC's cable broadcast home Spike will air two UFC 106 preliminary matchups prior to the pay-per-view portion of the card, a pair of sources confirmed to FanHouse on Tuesday.

The two bouts scheduled to air include the welterweight clash between Marcus Davis and Ben Saunders, as well as a middleweight tangle pitting Jake Rosholt against Kendall Grove.

An official announcement of the broadcast should come in the next day or two.

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Efrain Escudero Set to Face Evan Dunham, Not Nik Lentz, at UFN 20

Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 7:28PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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Efrain Escudero (12-0) will now be facing Evan Dunham (9-0) at January's UFC Fight Night 20 event in Fairfax, Va., not Nik Lentz, as was originally reported. No word on why a change in opponent was made, but MMA Junkie reported on Wednesday that Lentz is now scheduled to face Jeremy Stephens on the card.

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Efrain Escudero vs. Nik Lentz Targeted for UFC Fight Night 20 in January

Posted: Oct 16th 2009 4:38PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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A lightweight bout between Efrain Escudero and Nik Lentz is in the works for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 20 show in Fairfax, Va.

The organization has yet to announce the event, but MMA Junkie reported on Thursday that the UFC is targeting a date in mid-January as its debut in the Virginia area. No bouts have been made official for the card just yet.

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UFC 103 Notes: White on Mayweather, Escudero's Hospital Trip and More

Posted: Sep 20th 2009 5:32AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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DALLAS -- While Floyd Mayweather managed to steal most of the major sports headlines away from UFC 103 on Saturday night, UFC President Dana White was in full belief he put on the better event.

How did he know? Because even though White was in the midst of a 13-fight card, he bought the Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez fight and had it playing on a monitor near him.

"It sucked," he said. "It sucked just like I said it would and knew it would."

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Vitor Belfort's KO Win Could Vault Him to Title Match With Anderson Silva

Posted: Sep 20th 2009 2:30AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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DALLAS – While Rich Franklin will likely never say it, he didn't want a fight in September, let alone one against Vitor Belfort. Franklin would have preferred some time off, but the need for a headliner for UFC 103 pushed him into making the decision to participate.

Franklin may be a company man, but that loyalty – along with Belfort's considerable skills – cost Franklin, as Belfort returned to the UFC with a shocking first-round TKO over the ex-UFC middleweight champion in front of 17,428 at the American Airlines Center.

More: UFC 103 Results | Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 103 Coverage

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UFC 103: Ultimate Fighter Winner Efrain Escudero Knocks Out Cole Miller

Posted: Sep 19th 2009 9:35PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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The UFC 103 fight card on Spike TV concluded with Efrain Escudero, in his first fight since winning The Ultimate Fighter last year, dominating Cole Miller and winning a first-round knockout in brutal fashion.

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UFC 103 Live Blog: Miller vs. Escudero, Drwal vs. McFedries

Posted: Sep 19th 2009 9:00PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
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This is the UFC 103 live blog for the Spike TV portion of the night's event, featuring fights between Cole Miller and Efrain Escudero, and Tomasz Drwal and Drew McFedries.

I'm cageside at the American Airlines Center in Dallas for all the blow-by-blow. You can also keep track of all the action by following me on Twitter.
The live blog begins below.

More: UFC 103 Results | UFC 103 Chat | UFC 103 Coverage

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Efrain Escudero: I Have to Prove to Everybody I Belong in UFC

Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:50PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero is all healed up and ready for his first stab at making a mark in the UFC lightweight division since securing a six-figure UFC contract last December.

Escudero is a superb submission wrestler who tapped out all three of his opponents on the show until decisioning Phillipe Nover in the finals. At UFC 103 on Sept. 19, he takes American Top Team's Cole Miller, who, like himself is a master of choke holds.

In this exclusive interview with FanHouse, Escudero talks about returning from injury for the Miller fight, Drew Fickett's recent slump and why it's important for him to finish college even with all the dedication required as a professional fighter.

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UFC 103 Fight Card Set, Just Needs a Main Event

Posted: Jul 15th 2009 1:30PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship formally announced today that UFC 103 will take place on September 19 in Dallas, and four fights have been set: Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann, Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller, Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg and Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca.

Notice anything missing?

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MMA Live on Ryan Bader, Efrain Escudero, UFC 92, Bobby Lashley, Brock Lesnar

Posted: Dec 18th 2008 10:24PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

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Here's the latest installment of ESPN.com's MMA Live:

The panelists discussed Ultimate Fighter winners Ryan Bader and Efrain Escudero, the upcoming UFC 92 show, and whether Bobby Lashley could follow Brock Lesnar into the UFC.