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(Georges St.Pierre (red) throws punches at Nick Diaz (blue) during their Welterweight title bout at UFC 158 at the Bell Centre. Eric Bolte, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Georges St-Pierre wins by unanimous decision; all three judges score 50-45 St-Pierre’s intensity was evident from the moment he stepped into the cage A frustrated Diaz at [...]
Nick Diaz showed up to a pre-fight news conference back in January but was a no-show for Wednesday’s UFC 158 open workout.(Photo: Paul Chiasson, AP) Story Highlights Diaz’s trainer insists Diaz will be in attendance at Thursday’s pre-fight news conference UFC president hints there would be serious consequences if Diaz pulls this stunt again (PhatzRadio [...]
Story Highlights Ronda Rousey defeated Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 Rousey got the win with an armbar 4:49 into the first round It was Rousey’s first bantamweight title defense ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ronda Rousey got her seventh consecutive first-round armbar victory — but only barely. The Olympic bronze-medal judoka faced adversity in the UFC’s first-ever [...]
(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Cain Velasquez will fight Antonio Silva on Memorial Day weekend at UFC 160 The co-main event will be Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem Velasquez will defend his heavyweight title for the first time since regaining it in December (PhatzRadio / MMA) — For the second [...]
Jose Aldo celebrates his unanimous-decision victory over Frankie Edgar.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Aldo scored a unanimous decision to remain undefeated in UFC and win his 15th straight fight Edgar suffered his third straight loss, all of which have been close decisions Aldo scored early heavy leg kicks that helped him [...]
Ben Henderson improved to 6-0 in the UFC with a unanimous-decision win over Nate Diaz.(Photo: Joe Nicholson, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / MMA) — Benson Henderson’s second title defense was more decisive than his first. After earning a questionable decision win over Frankie Edgar earlier this year, Henderson (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) left no doubt [...]
(Photo: Ryan Remiorz, ASSOCIATED PRESS) Story Highlights Dana White said Wednesday Anderson Silva and Georges St Pierre could meet in an in-cage faceoff. White said the match was likely if St. Pierre beats Carlos Conduit at UFC 154. Cowboys Stadium in Dallas and Rogers Centre in Toronto are among the sites in play for the [...]
(PhatzRadio / MMA) — TORONTO — On the bright side, Vitor Belfort lasted far longer than anyone expected. Still, it wasn’t enough for the heavy underdog to unseat UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who rebounded from a turbulent few months outside the cage for a gutsy performance inside it. Jones (17-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) survived [...]
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Chael Sonnen’s coach Scott McQuarry today told MMAjunkie.com that Anderson Silva’s second-round TKO of Sonnen is “an injustice” and he plans to appeal the bout’s official result. “Obviously, there were minor infractions of grabbing shorts and greasing himself up,” McQuarry said. “But the knee to the face … I’ve looked [...]
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UFC / MMA: Ex-UFC champ Rashad Evans shrugs off retirement talk
Rashad Evans (left) during UFC 156 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / MMA) — Retirement isn’t imminent for ex-UFC champion Rashad Evans, nor was it prior to his UFC 156 fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. “I think I may have brought retirement up,” Evans told MMAjunkie.com Radio [...]