MMA Coverage » MMA News http://mmacoverage.com Complete Mixed Martial Arts News Coverage Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 ‘Cursed’ Event Delivers Big for UFC http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/cursed-event-delivers-big-for-ufc/ http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/cursed-event-delivers-big-for-ufc/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:34:00 +0000 MMA Fighting http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/cursed-event-delivers-big-for-ufc/ Mike Chiappettaby Mike Chiappetta

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Rashad Evans and Thiago SilvaOne after another, fighters dropped from the card, matchups were erased and critics complained.

UFC 108, they said, was cursed.

How bad did the "curse" get? Even UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, who was left scrambling several times trying to fill holes in the card, blew out the medial collateral ligament in his knee in the days before the event.

'Cursed' Event Delivers Big for UFC originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:34:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Rashad Evans and Thiago SilvaOne after another, fighters dropped from the card, matchups were erased and critics complained.

UFC 108, they said, was cursed.

How bad did the "curse" get? Even UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, who was left scrambling several times trying to fill holes in the card, blew out the medial collateral ligament in his knee in the days before the event.

'Cursed' Event Delivers Big for UFC originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:34:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/cursed-event-delivers-big-for-ufc/feed/ 0 Paul Daley’s Excuse Doesn’t Cut It http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/paul-daleys-excuse-doesnt-cut-it/ http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/paul-daleys-excuse-doesnt-cut-it/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:45:00 +0000 MMA Fighting http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/paul-daleys-excuse-doesnt-cut-it/ Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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After knocking out Dustin Hazelett on Saturday, Paul Daley explained away his failure to make weight on Friday by saying he missed a day and a half of his weight cut because of a travel snafu.

That excuse doesn't cut it. If Daley had no history of missing weight, I could maybe -- maybe -- see using a travel problem as a reason for coming in over. But Daley does have a history of missing weight. After stepping on the scale at 172 for Friday's weigh-in, Daley has now missed weight in three of his last six fights: He came in at 171.5 for MFC 20 in February of 2009 and at 174 for MFC 19 in December of 2008.

Paul Daley's Excuse Doesn't Cut It originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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After knocking out Dustin Hazelett on Saturday, Paul Daley explained away his failure to make weight on Friday by saying he missed a day and a half of his weight cut because of a travel snafu.

That excuse doesn't cut it. If Daley had no history of missing weight, I could maybe -- maybe -- see using a travel problem as a reason for coming in over. But Daley does have a history of missing weight. After stepping on the scale at 172 for Friday's weigh-in, Daley has now missed weight in three of his last six fights: He came in at 171.5 for MFC 20 in February of 2009 and at 174 for MFC 19 in December of 2008.

Paul Daley's Excuse Doesn't Cut It originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/paul-daleys-excuse-doesnt-cut-it/feed/ 0 Rashad Evans Discusses UFC 108 Victory, Upcoming Rampage Jackson Fight http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/rashad-evans-discusses-ufc-108-victory-upcoming-rampage-jackson/ http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/rashad-evans-discusses-ufc-108-victory-upcoming-rampage-jackson/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:55:00 +0000 MMA Fighting http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/rashad-evans-discusses-ufc-108-victory-upcoming-rampage-jackson/ Ariel Helwaniby Ariel Helwani

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LAS VEGAS -- Rashad Evans met with the media following his UFC 108 victory over Thiago Silva on Saturday night, and reflected on his first victory since losing the light heavyweight title to Lyoto Machida in May.

"Suga" also talked about Silva's antics in the fight, the possibility of finally fighting Rampage Jackson later this year, and his road back to the 205-pound title. Check out the video below.

Rashad Evans Discusses UFC 108 Victory, Upcoming Rampage Jackson Fight originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:55:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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LAS VEGAS -- Rashad Evans met with the media following his UFC 108 victory over Thiago Silva on Saturday night, and reflected on his first victory since losing the light heavyweight title to Lyoto Machida in May.

"Suga" also talked about Silva's antics in the fight, the possibility of finally fighting Rampage Jackson later this year, and his road back to the 205-pound title. Check out the video below.

Rashad Evans Discusses UFC 108 Victory, Upcoming Rampage Jackson Fight originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:55:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/rashad-evans-discusses-ufc-108-victory-upcoming-rampage-jackson/feed/ 0 Sam Stout Believes UFC 108 Victory Is Best Performance in Octagon http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/sam-stout-believes-ufc-108-is-victory-best-performance-in-octago/ http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/sam-stout-believes-ufc-108-is-victory-best-performance-in-octago/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:04:00 +0000 MMA Fighting http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/sam-stout-believes-ufc-108-is-victory-best-performance-in-octago/ Ariel Helwaniby Ariel Helwani

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LAS VEGAS -- Sam Stout kicked off 2010 right where he left off in 2009, picking up a UFC 108 Fight of the Night award for his victory over Joe Lauzon after winning the same award following his win over Matt Wiman last April.

MMA Fighting spoke to "Hands of Stone" at the post-fight press conference about getting his career back on track and his performance against Lauzon.

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LAS VEGAS -- Sam Stout kicked off 2010 right where he left off in 2009, picking up a UFC 108 Fight of the Night award for his victory over Joe Lauzon after winning the same award following his win over Matt Wiman last April.

MMA Fighting spoke to "Hands of Stone" at the post-fight press conference about getting his career back on track and his performance against Lauzon.

Sam Stout Believes UFC 108 Victory Is Best Performance in Octagon originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:04:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/sam-stout-believes-ufc-108-is-victory-best-performance-in-octago/feed/ 0 Dana White Has to Answer to James Toney Following UFC 108 http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/dana-white-has-to-answer-to-james-toney-following-ufc-108/ http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/dana-white-has-to-answer-to-james-toney-following-ufc-108/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:01:00 +0000 MMA Fighting http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/03/dana-white-has-to-answer-to-james-toney-following-ufc-108/ Ariel Helwaniby Ariel Helwani

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LAS VEGAS -- Dana White didn't have much time to celebrate Saturday night's UFC 108 event because former boxing champion James Toney demanded to speak to him about fighting in the UFC in the near future. Toney has been talking about making the transition to MMA recently, and he finally tracked down White at Saturday night's post-fight press conference.

MMA Fighting spoke to White about the possibility of Toney fighting in the UFC and his thoughts on Saturday night's card. Check out the video interview below.

Dana White Has to Answer to James Toney Following UFC 108 originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:01:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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LAS VEGAS -- Dana White didn't have much time to celebrate Saturday night's UFC 108 event because former boxing champion James Toney demanded to speak to him about fighting in the UFC in the near future. Toney has been talking about making the transition to MMA recently, and he finally tracked down White at Saturday night's post-fight press conference.

MMA Fighting spoke to White about the possibility of Toney fighting in the UFC and his thoughts on Saturday night's card. Check out the video interview below.

Dana White Has to Answer to James Toney Following UFC 108 originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:01:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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