UFC NEWS: Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen planned for UFC 129 preliminary card

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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A middleweight bout between Jason MacDonald and Ryan Jensen is in the works for UFC 129 in Toronto, according to multiple published reports.

After getting released by the UFC after an April 2009 loss, MacDonald put together a 3-1 record outside of the organization to get a call back at UFC 113 last May. Unfortunately, MacDonald's return ended in injury, as he suffered a gruesome leg break in the first round of his bout with John Salter. This will be the Canadian's first bout back since suffering the injury.

Jensen is getting another fight in the Octagon despite a 2-3 mark in his most recent run in the organization, and only a 2-5 record overall in seven career fights in the UFC. His most recent bout saw him lose by submission to Ultimate Fighter 11 winner Court McGee at UFC 121 in October.

UFC 129 takes place on April 30 from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, headlined by a Welterweight Championship bout between Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields.

Penick's Analysis: This is another preliminary card fight that will see the loser also lose their spot on the UFC's roster. Both fighters have put on a lot of good fights in the UFC, including MacDonald's fight against Demian Maia that was one of my favorites of 2008, but pedestrian at best records in the UFC won't keep them on the roster. MacDonald is getting another shot because of the freak injury in the last fight, and if he can pick up the win here over a tough Jensen he'll get to keep fighting in the Octagon. Same goes for Jensen, who can get another fight if he can manage to win this one, but it's definitely a "lose and go home" fight.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8107.shtml

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Tim Kennedy vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller III in the works

strikeforce’s first trilogy is being put into works for the promotion’s March event. Two former title challengers in Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Tim Kennedy are set to meet once again inside the cage. Kennedy, the most recent challenger to the promotion’s middleweight title, is coming off of a spirited decision loss to current champion Ronaldo Souza. The [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/01/17/tim-kennedy-vs-jason-mayhem-miller-iii-in-the-works

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MMAjunkie.com Mobile app now available for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android

MMAjunkie.com is proud to announce that the MMAjunkie.com Mobile App is now available on iPad and Android devices, which join the apps currently available for iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.

The downloads are free.

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UFC 130, May 28

UFC 130
Saturday May 28
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Airing on PPV


* Frankie Edgar
(#1 Ranked Lightweight) vs. Gray Maynard (#2 Ranked Lightweight) for UFC Lightweight Championship
* Quinton Jackson (#3 Ranked Light Heavyweight) vs. Thiago Silva
* Frank Mir (#8 Ranked Heavyweight) vs. Roy Nelson
* Thiago Alves (#5 Ranked Welterweight) vs. Rick Story
* Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_7938.shtml

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Matt Wiman ready to fight friend Cole Miller, lumps and all, at UFC Fight Night 23

Lightweight Matt Wiman says his connection to Cole Miller runs deeper than "The Ultimate Fighter 5."

Before either of them became known in households throughout the U.S., they saw each other several times when Wiman was living and training in Florida, and they were friendly, the 27-year-old told MMAjunkie.com.

When the reality show came around, it only bolstered what was first built in the gym.


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Getting to know Strikeforce light heavyweight Rhadi Ferguson

Judo Olympian Rhadi Ferguson (in blue) will make his Strikeforce debut on Friday night as part of the Challengers card airing on Showtime. (Don't forget, it's a free preview weekend for Showtime, so you'll get to see the fights even if you don't normally get Showtime.) What do you need to know about Ferguson?

-- Ferguson has a doctorate and master's degree in education from Howard University.

-- According to Strikeforce, he is the only man to have competed in the Olympics, Abu Dhabi and the BJJ World Championships. Clearly, he'll be looking for a stand-up battle against John Richard.*

-- His cousin is Kevin Ferguson, a fighter you may know better by the name Kimbo Slice.

-- He decided to try MMA when watching fights last year with his wife.

“I’ve trained MMA fighters and participated in MMA seminars since 2005. But I decided that night watching MMA on TV that I wanted to fight. There are certain times at my age when you can say a lot of things that you want to do, but can’t. I could say I want to play in the NFL, but that could never happen," Ferguson said during pre-fight open workouts, according to a promotion press release.

“MMA was different. I was confident I could do this, but didn’t want to wait until it was too late. I can’t look back and say I regret not playing in the NFL, but I could look back and regret not giving MMA a go."

-- This will be his third fight. Despite having a submission-laden background, his first two wins were by TKO. 

*Sarcasm!

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Getting-to-know-Strikeforce-light-heavyweight-Rh?urn=mma-304408

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