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Andrei Arlovski Trains with Greg Jackson

Posted: Oct 20th 2009 11:59AM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: Fighting

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has begun training with renowned coach Greg Jackson at his academy in New Mexico as Arlovski looks to end a streak of back-to-back high-profile losses.

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Greg Jackson: I Won't Be Part of My Guys Fighting Each Other

Posted: Aug 22nd 2009 5:11PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

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Mixed martial arts is an individual sport, but many of the best fighters train together, and the bonds that form among training partners are increasingly becoming a headache for UFC President Dana White. White says that he'll force top fighters to fight each other, even if that means two training partners in the Octagon. But many fighters say they'll refuse to fight friends, and the coach at one of the best MMA gyms, Greg Jackson, says he'll have nothing to do with two of his fighters taking each other on.

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Anderson Silva: People Who Booed My Last Fight Don't Understand MMA

Posted: Jul 28th 2009 3:30PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is moving up to light heavyweight for his upcoming fight with Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 because he has looked in his last couple fights like he was bored at middleweight: He's so much better than the rest of the middleweight division that he doesn't need to be particularly aggressive to beat his opponents.

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Ken Hahn: 'We're Not Going to Let Him Go. We're Going to Break Something'

Posted: Jul 8th 2009 7:11PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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Ken Hahn is not a well-known MMA trainer to casual fans the way Greg Jackson is, but those who know the sport well know that he has an excellent reputation as a striking coach. Hahn has been working with Frank Mir for years, so it's interesting to hear his comments about where Mir stands in the last few days leading up to his UFC 100 matchup with Brock Lesnar.

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UFC 100 Fight Breakdown: Thiago Alves vs. Georges St. Pierre

Posted: Jul 8th 2009 4:00PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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Looking at Georges St. Pierre's list of opponents throughout his career, you can make a substantive case that GSP has faced the toughest list of foes top to bottom of any high-level fighter. Suffice it to say that given his resume, St. Pierre has faced some studs, but a closer look reveals a lengthy series of opponents who were primarily ground fighters.

His UFC 100 welterweight championship fight with Thiago Alves will be different, in that it will present him his first opportunity to fight a striker since a November 2003 fight with Pete Spratt.

So how will it go? Let's take a look.

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UFC 100 Video: Thiago Alves' Knee, Left Hook Threaten Georges St. Pierre

Posted: Jun 29th 2009 6:15PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

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As Greg Jackson helps UFC welterweight champion Georges St Pierre prepare for his title defense at UFC 100, he says the two biggest weapons that challenger Thiago Alves can threaten St. Pierre with are his left hook and his knee.

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UFC 98 Breakdown: Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans

Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:49AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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In some ways, the UFC 98 Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida light-heavyweight title match is not getting its due. The first UFC championship fight ever to boast two unbeatens deserves more attention than its currently getting.

As it stands, Evans (13-0-1) will enter the octagon as a sizable underdog, with Machida (14-0) riding a growing surge of respect for his game. While many point to his unique striking skills as the biggest reason for his success, there are many other reasons.

So how will the matchup go down? Let's take a look.

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Rashad Evans Preparing for Title Defense Like a 'Guy Trying to Break In'

Posted: May 8th 2009 4:39AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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Four years ago, Rashad Evans was just another guy trying to make a name for himself on The Ultimate Fighter. Now he's the champion of the UFC's most talented division, and he's getting ready to defend his title against the undefeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 98.

In an interview this week, Evans said that despite Machida's unorthodox style, he's still preparing the way he always does -- like he's still just another guy trying to make a name for himself. Evans also talked about his experiences on The Ultimate Fighter and his goal of breaking Anderson Silva's record for most consecutive UFC wins. The full interview is below.

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Passed Over for Title Shot, Ground Wiz Maia Focuses on Marquardt

Posted: May 6th 2009 8:00AM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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If a UFC fighter was unbeaten and had knocked out nine of 11 opponents, including five in a row, there'd be a fan frenzy around him. But change the knockouts in that formula to submissions, and it's a whole different world.

Demian Maia has an undefeated MMA record, a ridiculous string of submission victories, and one of the most impressive Brazilian jiu-jitsu pedigrees in the sport.

A title shot? He's still waiting for that.

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Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone Talks WEC and Returning to His Bull Riding Roots

Posted: May 5th 2009 7:30PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: WEC

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For most MMA fighters, a nickname is just something designed to make them sound tough as their names are called during pre-fight introductions. For Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, the No. 1 lightweight contender in World Extreme Cagefighting, his nickname is a way of life. Cerrone was a cowboy before he was a fighter, and during his youth in Colorado he took up the sport of bull riding.

Cerrone will return to the cage on June 7 at WEC 41 (televised on Versus), but before then he will return to the bull riding arena when he makes an appearance at the May 16 Professional Bull Riders event in Pueblo, Colorado. Cerrone says he won't be climbing back on a bull any time soon because he doesn't want to risk an injury that could derail his MMA career, but when I interviewed him Tuesday, he talked about his passion for both sports. The full interview is below.

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