This November, with Lyoto Machida, Quinton Rampage Jackson appears to be heading for a light-heavyweight showdown. Jackson’s could be a meeting with Machida’s friend and training partner, Anderson Silva, if he gets past the Brazilian.
As Jackson completes the outstanding fights on his contract, his MMA career is understood to be winding down, with Machida is [...]
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Paul Kelly has warned the American, Jacob Volkmann at UFC, that his ground-and-pound ‘rips people apart’ and he has promised to ‘hurt’ Volkmann.
In San Diego, when Kelly takes on the NCAA Division I wrestler, he is anticipating a ground war. He insisted that Volkmann would be ‘deluded’ if he stayed on his feet. Kelly has [...]
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Paul Kelly feels that it would be a nightmare for him if he ever had to step inside the same Octagon as BJ Penn. As per him, he says that the reason behind such confession is that the former UFC lightweight champion is someone he respects a lot.
Building a 10-2 record ahead of the clash [...]
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Quinton Rampage Jackson will not be Lyoto Machida’s first choice opponent if the pair meets, as expected, at UFC 123 lines.
On November 20, Machida will reportedly meet Jackson. The UFC has plenty of time for a rethink, with the bout yet to be confirmed. With both men coming off high-profile defeats, for their respective careers, [...]
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After Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama was announced as the main event for UFC 120 in London, British MMA fans have been asked to trust the UFC.
England’s two-year wait to host another title fight will continue, because of Tuesday’s confirmation of the October 16 event. Back at UFC 80 when BJ Penn defeated Joe Stevenson, [...]
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On the understanding, Jake Shields has entered the UFC that he may only need one victory to set up a welterweight title shot with Georges St-Pierre.
After a stellar career, Shields lands in MMA’s top organization that saw him become the Strikeforce middleweight champion. In a lengthy catalogue of victims, Dan Henderson was just the latest, [...]
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UFC has confirmed a between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir which will headline UFC 119 in Indianapolis. Nogueira is all set to prove that Mir’s 2008 victory over him was a ‘fluke’.
To a card that also features Rogerio Nogueira, Mir vs. Nogueira will provide the main event. For the first time, Rogerio Nogueira fights [...]
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Jon Jones is already talking about a future step up to the heavyweight realm, even though he has only dipped his toe into the shark-infested waters of the UFC light-heavyweight division.
On the UFC’s books, Jones is without doubt the hottest young talent, boasting a flashy Greco Roman wrestling style and hugely unorthodox Muay Thai Skills. [...]
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Ahead of the August 1 encounter, Jacob Volkmann has been hit back by England’s Paul Kelly, insisting he will leave the Minnesota Martial Arts grappler looking red-faced.
Of Volkmann, Kelly has remained respectful in the build-up to their lightweight clash at the UFC on Versus event, previously telling, “You can’t underestimate Volkmann… he’s one of those [...]
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Yoshihiro Akiyama, in both of his hands, has serious power, says Chris Leben, as a warning to Michael Bisping. At UFC 116, he admitted that Judoka rocked him badly.
In the middleweight bout between Leben and Akiyama, the former arguably produced the performance of his career by defeating Akiyama with still 20secs remaining on the clock. [...]
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