Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Long considered to be one of the top light heavyweights in the game, Brazil's Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua rebounded from a rough patch that included a loss to Forrest Griffin and two knee surgeries to again ascend up the ranks with TKO wins over UFC Hall of Famers Mark Coleman and Chuck Liddell. Less than a month away from his challenge of light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 104, we look back at Rua's seven defining moments.
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Chuck Mindenhall, UFC - Eric Schafer, like many in his native Wisconsin, is two things—a cheesehead, and a hater of all things Chicago. He loves his Packers and Brewers, hates ursine animals (Cubs, Bears), and can't stand wind. He doesn't make any qualms about this. But when he was growing up he wasn't as enamored with Brett Favre or B.J. Surhoff as he was with a string-bean Brazilian in a rumpled Gi who fought in a cage.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - You could call Dan Hardy mixed martial arts' first true viral marketer. How else do you explain his ability to take a bout that was intriguing, but without title implications in the welterweight division, and turn it into a fight that may have stolen the thunder from the main event at UFC 99 in terms of fan anticipation?
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World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today three changes to the Oct. 10 card slated for the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
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Frank Curreri, WEC - If MMA were structured like other professional sports leagues, and its athletes were subjected to a draft, a prospect like Anthony Njokuani would have coaches, journalists and fans stuttering over their superlatives. The scouting report on the Nigeria-born fighter might read something like this:
Exceptionally fast hands. One-punch knockout power. Devastating leg and head kicks. Pinpoint striking accuracy. First-rate athlete. Very coachable. Hard worker. Ground game is suspect, but he has as big of an upside as any fighter in the WEC today.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Some of the best lightweights and welterweights in the UFC will return to the Octagon on October 24th to compete in pivotal bouts that will be featured on the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun card at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
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CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED - The fights have begun on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, and this week, Team Rashad will look to go up 2-0 on Team Rampage in a competition that is rapidly heating up.
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The first round is over, and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell is on his way to round two on ABC's Dancing With The Stars. Eliminations were held on Wednesday night, and 'The Iceman' and partner Anna Trebunskaya survived the cut, setting the stage for next Monday's performance. Don't forget to tune in and vote for Chuck and Anna on Monday, September 28th, at 8pm / 7pm central.
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Elliot Worsell, UFC - It took Paul 'Semtex' Daley just 151 seconds of his UFC debut to turn style into substance, hype into reality, a game plan into a knockout and Martin Kampmann, as well as millions of fans, from cynics to believers.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Professional mixed martial arts is like a pyramid. At the bottom sits every fighter in the game, all hoping to one day make it to the top. But as you go up the pyramid, those who can't handle the ramp up in competition start falling off, leaving only the most talented prospects. Eventually, most of these prospects are eliminated as well, as they find out that to reach the level of contender, and then champion, it takes more than just good technique and natural talent.
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