May 23, 2013

UFC / MMA: Despite makeshift main event, UFC 147 pleasantly surprises in Brazil

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(CAPTION /MMA Junkie) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Rich Franklin’s best days may be behind him, but the veteran mixed martial artist still has a flair for the dramatic. The former middleweight champion survived a second-round knockdown and rallied to outpoint Brazilian legend Wanderlei Silva in hostile territory at Saturday’s UFC [...]

‘Rumble’ Johnson blames UFC weight miss on fluid

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — An ingestion of fluids at the urging of a doctor a few hours before Anthony “Rumble” Johnson stepped onto the official scale caused him to miss weight again, his camp said Friday. Johnson was supposed to make his 185-pound debut on Saturday at UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro after [...]

Jones draws derision at UFC 135 weigh-ins

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(PhatzRadio / MMA / USA Today) – DENVER — Light-heavyweight challenger Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has the rough-and-tumble reputation, but champion Jon “Bones” Jones brought out the boos on Friday. The crowd of several hundred people at the Colorado Convention Center cheered loudly for Jackson as he entered to take part in official weigh-ins for the [...]

MMA – Davis, Sadollah among highest risers following UFC Fight Night 24

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(PhatzRadio/ SI) – Things look so clear now in the rear-view mirror. Phil Davis was supposed to cement his reputation as the next big thing in the light heavyweight division. Instead, we saw a pretty talented guy who, after being pressed into a shorter-notice fight, punched the clock with a workmanlike decision against Antonio Rogerio [...]