?UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields? Part III Airs Tonight on Spike TV

The final installment of ?UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields? airs tonight at Midnight ET/PT on Spike TV. The three-part series features welterweight king Georges St-Pierre and challenger Jake Shields as they prepare for Saturday’s UFC 129 title affair inside the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. This marked the third time GSP was featured in a [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale, June 4

The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale
Saturday June 4, 2011
Pearl at the Palms
Las Vegas, NV
Airing on Spike

* Anthony Pettis (#9 Ranked Lightweight) vs. Clay Guida
* Finalist No. 1 vs. Finalist No. 2
* Jonathan Brookins vs. Jeremy Stephens
* Josh Grispi vs. George Roop
* Tim Credeur vs. Ed Herman
* Scott Jorgensen (#6 Ranked Bantamweight) vs. Ken Stone
* Fabio Maldonado vs. Kyle Kingsbury
* Reuben Duran vs. Francisco Rivera

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_8692.shtml

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Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama booked for UFC 133 in August

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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The UFC's August return to Brazil has been filling up over the last couple of weeks with plenty of Brazilian fighters on the UFC's roster, but one who won't be making his way there to fight on the card is Vitor Belfort.

Instead, Belfort will meet Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133 earlier in the month, the organization announced on Thursday.

Belfort takes just his second middleweight fight in the UFC, the first coming in February for the division's title, a fight he lost by knockout in the first round. Prior to the loss to Silva, Belfort had won five straight fights, including a knockout of Rich Franklin in his UFC return in September of 2009.

Akiyama hasn't been very successful in the organization since debuting at UFC 100. After a split decision win over Alan Belcher that many believed should have gone the other way, Akiyama has lost back to back fights to Chris Leben and Michael Bisping. He was scheduled to return last month against Nate Marquardt, but the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan the week before his scheduled fight took him off of the card.

UFC 133 is expected to take place from Philadelphia, Penn., though no exact date, location, venue or headliner has yet been set for the card.

Penick's Analysis: I don't know why this fight isn't being brought to the UFC Rio card when it's happening in the same month. With how big Belfort's fight with Silva was in Brazil, it seems like a no-brainer that he'd be on that card. Other than that, this is a really tough fight for Akiyama after two straight losses. It's not an un-winnable fight or anything like that, but Belfort is still a very dangerous opponent regardless of the loss to Silva in February. I'm just really confused as to why this fight isn't on the Rio card.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9133.shtml

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Bellator 44, May 14

Bellator 44
Saturday May 14
Harrah's Resort
Atlantic City, NJ
Airing on MTV2

MAIN CARD

* Hector Lombard (#10 Ranked Middleweight) vs. Falaniko Vitale (non-title Middleweight fight)
* Michael Chandler vs. Patricky Freire (Lightweight tourney final)
* Dan Hornbuckle vs. Lyman Good
* Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brett Cooper

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Giedrius Karavackas vs. Sam Oropeza
* Anthony Morrison vs. Bryan Goldsby
* Jay Silva vs. Armand Mrkanovic
* Anthony Leone vs. Jeff Lentz
* Azunna Anyanwu vs. Randy Smith

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_8552.shtml

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UFC debuts "UFC CENTRAL" this Saturday on UFC.TV prior to UFC 129

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The following Press Release was sent to MMATorch this evening...

UFC® DEBUTS ?UFC CENTRAL? THIS SATURDAY ON UFC.TV

Fans Encouraged to Watch UFC® 129: ST-PIERRE vs. SHIELDS Pay-Per-View on UFC.TV and Experience UFC Central?s Comprehensive Coverage of the Event

HOSTED BY TODD HARRIS, WITH FIGHT ANALYSTS STEPHAN BONNAR AND KENNY FLORIAN, AS WELL AS REPORTER MOLLY QERIM

Las Vegas, NV (USA) ? The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today the debut of UFC Central, a news and analysis show that will air just in time for UFC® 129: ST-PIERRE vs. SHIELDS this Saturday, April 30. Available live and exclusively on UFC.TV, UFC Central will be hosted by Todd Harris, along with fight analysts Stephen Bonnar and Kenny Florian. Molly Qerim will join the show as the backstage reporter during the entire broadcast.

UFC Central, which begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, will feature pre-fight analysis and be available for free during the first hour on UFC.TV. Once the UFC 129 live broadcast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, UFC Central will only be available to fans that purchased the event for viewing on UFC.TV and will capture interviews with fighters on the fight card during the live broadcast as well as other analyst commentary.

UFC Central will be offered as a seventh video feed and fifth audio feed, leveraging UFC.TV's multi-camera view and multi-audio feed experience. During the live event, fans will have the option inside of UFC.TV to select UFC Central as the main broadcast; or, drag and drop it into Picture-n-Picture or Quad View so that UFC Central can be watched and/or listened to alongside the broadcast of the main fight card.

Immediately following the live broadcast, UFC Central will be offered for free at UFC.TV with post-fight analysis, making it the ultimate destination for the most comprehensive UFC 129 news.

?We are really excited for the debut of UFC Central this Saturday during the biggest weekend in the history of the sport,? UFC President Dana White said. ?The UFC.TV experience allows us to test many different types of programming options, such as UFC Central, with the end goal of making for a better fan experience. Nothing will get you closer to the full UFC event experience.?

UFC® 129: ST-PIERRE vs. SHIELDS, which is presented by TapouT®, will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on UFC.tv for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition.

For more information, or current UFC fight news, visit UFC.com. All bouts live and subject to change.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9175.shtml

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Watch ?UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields? Pre-Fight Press Conference Video

All the major players participating in Saturday?s ?UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields? extravaganza will be hitting the podium today inside the Ricoh Coliseum ? Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Canada. Stream Wednesday’s the pre-fight press conference live right here on 5thRound.com starting at 1PM ET/10AM PT. Today’s festivities are free and open to the public. [...]

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Georges St. Pierre Works on Striking, Gymnastics to Prepare for Jake Shields

by Michael David Smith

With just a week and a half to go before UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre puts his title on the line against Jake Shields at UFC 129, the Official GSP YouTube channel is offering up some inside looks at St. Pierre's preparation.

Some of the videos, like the one above of St. Pierre working on his striking, are about what you'd expect from any MMA fighter. But a few of the videos show how unique GSP is when it comes to his strength and conditioning work.

 

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Jeff Curran To Take Part In Bellator's Summer Series 145lb Tournament

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 22, 2011) ? Bellator Fighting Championships today announced Season Two Lightweight Tournament winner Pat Curran will drop to 145lbs. and enter the Bellator Summer Series Featherweight Tournament. Curran will make his featherweight debut on June 25th at Bellator 46, broadcast LIVE on MTV2 from the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. The Featherweight Tournament will begin at Bellator 46, with semifinal fights taking place at Bellator 47 and finals at Bellator 48. The winner will earn a title shot against reigning Bellator Featherweight World Champion Joe Warren. <Br><Br> ?I?ve fought at featherweight for most of my career, so I?m really excited to get back to a weight class where I can really do some damage,? said Curran. ?I had some great results as a lightweight, but I?m really going to make some noise in this summer featherweight tournament.?<Br><Br> After three straight victories in Bellator?s Season Two Lightweight Tournament, Pat Curran walked away with $100,000 and a title shot at Bellator 39 against current Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez. After five grueling rounds with the champ, Alvarez retained his Lightweight title. However, Alvarez was quick to sing the praises of his opponent, saying, ?Pat?s got more heart than I could ever dream of having at 23 years old. The resiliency he showed for five rounds was incredible.?<Br><Br> ?Eddie Alvarez was right on target when he talked about Pat?s heart, but Pat also has spectacular knockout power and a great all-around mixed martial arts arsenal. Pat Curran will be a beast at 145,? said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. <Br><Br> The Season 5 Featherweight Tournament is shaping up to be one of Bellator?s most competitive tournaments to date, with Sengoku veteran and Bellator 42 competitor Ronnie Mann, and Brazilian knockout artist Marlon Sandro as possible participants in the summer tournament, with additional fighter announcements coming shortly. <Br><Br> For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

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