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Ultimate Fighter Finale

Ultimate Fighter Finale “Fight of the Night” Free!

As mentioned earlier, Dustin “McLovin” Hazellet and Josh “The People’s Warrior” bout last night ended up earning “Fight of the Night” recognition. Unfortunately they were on the preliminary card so it was not televised, but thanks to Harley Davidson - it’s free on UFC.com! So check out all the JUjitsu craziness that Mclovin throws down that earned him $40,000 in bonus money.

“I got to train with Shogun!!”

Over at Sherdog.com , one of the regular forum goers shares his experience when he unexpectedly got to train with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

One particular quote of interest is that while they were rolling, Shogun seemed to miss the old Pride days..

Nowhere left to go but up: Anderson Silva to Light Heavyweight Division

Nowhere left to go but up: Anderson Silva to Light Heavyweight Division

Speculated all day today, word on the street was someone from the middleweight division was moving up to light heavyweight to be part of Dana White’s counter to the stacked Affliction’s “Banned” event on July 19th. It turns out that it is no other than current middleweight champion Anderson Silva (21-4).

Rampage:

Rampage: “That fight (Forrest vs Shogun) didn’t impress me much”

An question and answer segment with current light heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson goes indepth about his time coaching for the 7th season of The Ultimate Fighter, what he feels about his last organization (Pride), and how his training is shaping up in preparation for his next title defense against fellow TUF coach Forrest Griffin. Oh, and by the way - Rampage thought that Shogun’s girlfriend would’ve beat Forrest that night, so he wasn’t overly impressed with his victory.

#1 P4P Fighter Interview: Fedor Emelianenko

#1 P4P Fighter Interview: Fedor Emelianenko

An interview with the fighter that is widely considered the number one “pound for pound” fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko.  The interview asks a wide array of questions, so check it out if you want to take a peek at what makes Emelianenko tick.
Quote:
Nizhniy Novgorod Combat Sambo Team is training with the Red Devil [...]

UFC coming to HBO?

With all the speculation on Dana White’s “mind blowing” announcement slated for June 17th, Ben Thompson over at fighthype.com provides compelling reasoning on why he thinks Dana has finally struck at deal with HBO to broadcast live events for the next 5 years.
The recent ratings success of the EliteXC event on CBS, along with some of the shortcomings of [...]

What The F**k Is Dana White Fighting For?

An interesting article featured in the upcoming June 12th edition of RollingStone magazine goes indepth and tells the story of a man who helped turn a failing and outlawed sport into a rapidly growing billion dollar industry, Dana “It’s good to be” White.
(editor: a nickname coined by current UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson [...]