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GSP Discusses Upcoming UFC Fight with BJ Penn

By Marc Middleton • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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Source: themmanews.com
UFC 94 takes place on January 31, 2009 and featues a huge fight between fan favorites Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn, with GSP’s title on the line. Recently St. Pierre did an interview with The Fight Network, and here’s his take on the upcoming fight:
I knew we were going to meet each other [...]



Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell 4 Not Guaranteed

By Marc Middleton • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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Source: MMAJunkie.com
While recent reports have indicated that the UFC is interested in booking a fourth bout between former champions Randy Couture (16-9 MMA, 13-6 UFC) and Chuck Liddell (21-6 MMA, 16-5 UFC) for the organization’s German debut at UFC 99 in June, the bout is not yet a guarantee.
During this week’s edition of “MMA Live” [...]



Palaszewski Ready to Make His WEC Debut

By Marc Middleton • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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Source: MMAweekly.com
Despite some of its shortcomings, the International Fight League helped produce some of the best young talent in MMA across multiple weight divisions over the last couple of years.
In particular, the lightweight division saw the coming of lone league champion Ryan Schultz, Canadian standout Chris Horodecki, and Jeff Curran product Bart Palaszewski.
With Schultz headed [...]



Update on Davis vs. Lytle at UFC 93

By Marc Middleton • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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Source: MMAweekly.com
It’s not much of a secret anymore that Marcus Davis has great hands. The former boxer developed a respectable submission game to keep up with the UFC Joneses, and in doing so, has been more able to use his fighting base in the still-young sport.
With questions of his viability as a complete fighter long [...]



WEC’s Nissen Osterneck Headed To The UFC

By Steve Carrier • Nov 29th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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Dan Plunkett recently spoke with WEC & HDNet Fights veteran Nissen Osterneck and he confirmed that he will be joining the UFC in early-2009. Zuffa announced recently that the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions from the WEC would be merging with the UFC so the WEC could focus on the lighter weight classes. Osterneck made [...]



Alistair Overeem/Mirko Cro Cop Rematch Called Off

By Steve Carrier • Nov 29th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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According to FiveOuncesOfPain.com, the much-anticipated rematch between Alistair Overeem and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will not go down at K-1 Dynamite’s!! New Year’s Eve show as originally planned. FEG Executive Sadaharu Tanigawa recently announced during a press conference that the fight won’t happen on New Year’s Eve but is still expected to go down at [...]



UFC 91 PPV Buys Expected To Reach Over 800,000

By Steve Carrier • Nov 29th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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The pay per view buyrates for UFC 91 “Couture vs. Lesnar” will reach over 800,000 orders and the show stands to take in a minimum of $35,960,000 in revenue. The final tally will not be available for months but the number is expected to be even higher, yet it is doubtful the company will reach [...]



Nate Marquardt Wants Coaching Spot On “Ultimate Fighter”

By Steve Carrier • Nov 27th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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Also wants to fight Maia and Bisping…..
UFC middleweight Nate Marquardt recently sat down with Sherdog.com and discussed his desire for a coaching spot on “The Ultimate Fighter”, fighting Demian Maia and Michael Bisping, and more:
On a coaching spot on “The Ultimate Fighter”:
“Being a coach on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ is something I’d love to do. [...]



Jorge Gurgel Released By UFC; Signs With Strikeforce

By Steve Carrier • Nov 27th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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UFC has released lightweight fighter Jorge Gurgel. However, Gurgel’s free agency didn’t last long. Within minutes of being released by the UFC, Gurgel signed a multi-fight deal with the Strikeforce organization. Gurgel is coming off a tough unanimous decision loss against Aaron Riley at UFC 91 which won “Fight of the Night” honors. Gurgel had [...]



Urijah Faber Likely To Rematch Jens Pulver At WEC 38

By Steve Carrier • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: mma news
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Former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber will rematch Jens Pulver at WEC 38 on January 25. The two fought last June and Faber ended up winning via unanimous-decision after five hard fought rounds. Both fighters are coming off of TKO losses at WEC 36. Faber dropped his title to Mike Brown while Pulver lost to [...]