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One-Legged Fighter Matt Betzold Successful in MMA Debut

Posted: Oct 5th 2009 12:17PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: Fighting

One-legged fighter Matt Betzold won his MMA debut late Saturday night, defeating Robert Mendoza via first-round arm bar in a Rage in the Cage show.

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ESPN Executive: UFC 100 Was Great, But No Deal Is Imminent

Posted: Aug 27th 2009 5:59PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Media Watch, UFC

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BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN Executive Vice President John Skipper says he loved attending UFC 100 last month and would be interested in finding ways to work with the UFC, but he said nothing is in the works to have ESPN televise live UFC fights.

"I was quite impressed," Skipper said of attending UFC 100 in Las Vegas. "From the organization of the event to the production, the music, the way they engaged the 12,000 screaming fans. The fans really enjoy the sport and these guys who run the UFC have done a good job."

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Still Recovering from Injury, Georges St. Pierre Likely to Return After New Year

Posted: Aug 20th 2009 2:22PM by Mike Chiappetta (author feed)
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive

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Georges St. Pierre/Thiago Alves Reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre -- still on the mend from a groin injury he suffered in his last successful title defense against Thiago Alves -- is targeting a likely January 2010 return to the octagon, his manager Shari Spencer told FanHouse.

The 28-year-old St. Pierre suffered the injury in the third round of the UFC 100 bout and gutted his way through the pain for the remainder of the five-round fight, earning a lopsided unanimous decision. In the aftermath, he feared a torn groin, but received a reprieve when doctors informed him the injury was not as serious as previously thought, and that no surgery was necessary. St. Pierre, who is hoping to gain clearance to return to full-contact sparring within the next two weeks, has recently been enjoying his downtime with a trip to Saint-Tropez, France.

"He's feeling well and just waiting for clearance to resume his full-contact training," Spencer said.

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MMA Twitter Mailbag: Strikeforce Carano vs. Cyborg Picks, UFC 100

Posted: Aug 12th 2009 3:18PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Strikeforce

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MMA Twitter universe is starting to buzz about Saturday night's Strikeforce main event between Gina Carano and Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos. But the MMA Twitter world really started to buzz on Wednesday morning, when the UFC and Spike announced that they would compete with that show by putting some UFC 100 fights -- including Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir -- on basic cable at the same time as the Strikeforce show.

Your questions and comments and my responses on Carano vs. Cyborg and the UFC-Spike broadcast are below.

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UFC Takes on Strikeforce, Will Air Brock Lesnar-Frank Mir Fight on Spike

Posted: Aug 12th 2009 10:42AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: MMA Media Watch, UFC, Strikeforce

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is raising the stakes in its fight with rival MMA promotion Strikeforce, announcing that it will air the Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir UFC 100 fight on Spike Saturday night -- at the same time that Gina Carano is fighting Cris Cyborg on Showtime.

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Tito Ortiz Re-Signs with UFC, Could Face Mark Coleman in Return

Posted: Jul 31st 2009 3:05PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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Tito Ortiz is coming home.

Ortiz has re-signed with the UFC, extending an on again, off again relationship that has spanned 12-plus years with the company and even longer with his former manager and current UFC president Dana White.

"I think time really cures everything," Ortiz (15-6-1) said Friday during a UFC media call. "Dana came to me, he was a man of his word, and he apologized to me for the things he did prior.

"We're kinda like boyfriend-girlfriend – of course him being the girlfriend," Ortiz jokingly added.

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UFC 100 Sells 9,793 Tickets for Gate of $5.12 Million

Posted: Jul 21st 2009 4:16PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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The live gate for UFC 100 is officially $5,128,490, making the July 11 event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas the second richest in UFC history.

The final number released today by Nevada State Athletic Commission resembles the $5.1 million the UFC initially estimated at the event's post-fight conference.

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Mirko Cro Cop: Brock Lesnar Winning the UFC Title Is a Defeat for MMA

Posted: Jul 21st 2009 2:55PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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It's been fascinating to see the reaction to Brock Lesnar becoming the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion by defeating Frank Mir at UFC 100: The response is just about evenly split between those who think Lesnar's larger-than-life persona is great for the sport, and those who think he has tarnished MMA.

Count Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic as part of the latter camp.

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Michael Bisping: Dan Henderson Did What I Would Have Done at UFC 100

Posted: Jul 21st 2009 2:03PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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Dan Henderson has been criticized in some quarters for punching an unconscious Michael Bisping at the end of their fight at UFC 100, and then saying he landed the punch just to shut Bisping up. But Bisping says if he'd had the opportunity, he would have done the exact same thing to Henderson.

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All Fighters Pass Drug Tests at UFC 100

Posted: Jul 17th 2009 3:24PM by Ray Hui (author feed)
Filed under: UFC

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13 out of the 22 competitors at UFC 100 underwent drug testing Saturday and all passed.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed Friday that tests administered for Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Georges St-Pierre, Thiago Alves, Shannon Gugerty, Jon Fitch, Dan Henderson, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Mark Coleman, Tom Lawlor, Jon Jones, Dong Hyun Kim and Jim Miller have all come out negative.

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