MMA Xplosion streams live Jan. 29; Farra, MMAjunkie.com's Morgan broadcast

The upstart MMA Xplosion organization returns to Las Vegas on Jan. 29, and "The Ultimate Fighter 8" finalist Vinny Magalhaes meets undefeated up-and-comer Robert "Damien Knight" Scott in the night's main event.

Knight and Magalhaes cap-off a six-fight "USA vs. Brazil" series that also sees welterweight prospect Chidi Njokuani against Wand Fight Team product and one-time WEC veteran Sidney Silva.

The night's card streams live in its entirety, and MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan and "MMA:30" host and X107.5 FM radio personality Dave Farra once again call the action.


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Young Tavares too much for old-school Baroni at UFC 125

Phil Baroni's been around MMA for a long time. His brawling, attacking style was effective back 2002, but it just doesn't cut it anymore. Baroni dropped to .500 for his career as he lost to Brad Tavares, an "Ultimate Fighter" alum. Tavares took Baroni's biggest shots and scored a TKO finish at 4:20 of the first round in the opening fight of the UFC 125 telecast on ION television.

"I knew going in there against a veteran like Baroni I could come and show what I can do, and show the rest of the UFC that I'm here as a contender," Tavares told UFC.com. "Winning it over Baroni is good, and finishing him like that is just icing on the cake." 

Baroni (13-13, 3-7 UFC) usually comes out like gangbusters, but exhibited self-control early in this one. Trying to manage his stamina, he slowly stalked the much younger Tavares. Just over a minute into the fight, Baroni, 34, showed off that massive power when he caught Tavares with a left hook. The punch buckled Tavares' legs and he hit the ground near the cage. Baroni probably made a mistake by jumping on top of Tavares to ry and finish the fight.

The Hawaiian survived and got his wits about him as the fight got back to the feet. The two minutes were highlighted by clinch work along the cage. With 1:10 left in the round, Baroni drilled Tavares with a knee that landed low. After a short break, the fight was restarted in the middle of the cage. Baroni had a little trouble getting the engine revved up again.

Tavares followed a combination with a left high kick that stopped Baroni in his tracks. The "New York Bad Ass" backed up towards the cage and ate a huge right hook. That was followed by a knee and three more punches that dropped Baroni. Tavares held his head down with his left hand and blasted away with rights. Eight unanswered shots forced referee Josh Rosenthal to stop the fight.

Baroni rose to his feet with blood splattered on his nose and a small cut under his right eye. 

Tavares (7-0, 2-0 UFC) reached the semifinals on TUF 11, where he lost a close decision to the eventual champ Court McGee. He turned 23 just 10 days ago and may be the brightest prospect from that season. 

UFC 125 undercard (Courtesy MMAjunkie):

Jacob Volkmann def. Antonio McKee via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
Daniel Roberts def. Greg Soto via submission (kimura) - Round 1, 3:45.
Diego Nunes def. Mike Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Young-Tavares-too-much-for-old-school-Baroni-at-?urn=mma-302358

Chael Sonnen Krzysztof Soszynski George Sotiropoulos Haik Soukiasian

T-shirt says it all as Duffee arrives in Japan for Dynamite!! 2010

Eliminate that blank spot next to Alistair Overeem's name on the Dynamite!! 2010 fight list. Todd Duffee is in Japan, took this photo and is ready to take on one of the hottest fighters in MMA.

Duffee, once considered a top prospect at heavyweight with the UFC, is looking to rebuild his reputation after getting booted from the promotion over personality issues. Duffee (6-1) recorded a seven-second KO in his UFC debut, but then suffered an upset loss at the hands of Mike Russow in May at UFC 114. 

We're glad to see Duffee steered clear of the Japanese cross-dressing routine during Wednesday's press proceedings. The message on the T-shirt is a nice touch. 

That "chick" Shinya Aoki is fighting is K-1 MAX Japan Tournament Champion Yuichiro Nagashima. As if the get-up isn't weird enough, the fight will be waged under mixed rules according to MMAjunkie:

In addition to the heavyweight bout, DREAM officials clarified the "special rules" for Aoki vs. Nagashima. One three-minute kickboxing round will be followed by a five-minute MMA round. Open-finger gloves will be used, and if a winner hasn't been determined by knockout or submission, the fight will be declared a draw.

Bob Sapp is also on the card fighting with special rules: 

Officials also clarified the rules for a Bob Sapp vs. Shinichi Suzukawa special-rules fight. The fight will be held under MMA rules, but the fighters won't wear gloves. Closed-fist strikes are not allowed, though palm strikes are. 

Dynamite 2010!! card (HDNet Friday 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT):
Satoshi Ishii vs. Jerome Le Banner
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Tatsuya Mizuno
Alistair Overeem vs. Todd Duffee
Bob Sapp vs. Shinichi Suzukawa
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
Marius Zaromskis vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Shinya Aoki vs. Yuichiro Nagashim
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Josh Thomson
Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Caol Uno
Akiyo Nishiura vs. Tetsuya Yamato
Kyotaro Fujimoto vs. Gegard Mousasi
Hideo Tokoro vs. Kazuhisa Watanabe
Jason High vs. Hayato Sakurai
Hiroshi Izumi vs. Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa
Katsuaki Furuki vs. Andy Ologun

As always with Japanese fight cards, Cagewriter will have live coverage of Dynamite!! 2010 on Friday morning beginning around 4:30 a.m. ET. Much of the coverage will be on Twitter. You can follow us @stevecofield and @maggiehendricks.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/T-shirt-says-it-all-as-Duffee-arrives-in-Japan-f?urn=mma-301373

Luiz Cane  Dos Caras Jr   Phil Cardella Roan Jucao Carneiro

UFC NEWS: Frankie Edgar medically suspended up to six months with nasal fracture; eight others handed medical suspensions at UFC 125

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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A fractured nose suffered by UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar in his split draw with Gray Maynard on Saturday night at UFC 125 could hold off their pending rematch for a considerable amount of time.

According to the list of medical suspensions released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (per MMAJunkie.com), Edgar has been medically suspended until July 1 due to the nasal fracture. He can be cleared early by a physician, but he's suspended at a minimum until February 16 with no contact until February 1.

That timetable pushes the rematch with Gray Maynard until likely April at the earliest, and it could be significantly later than that.

The rest of the medical suspensions for the event are below:

* Frankie Edgar: Suspended until July 1 due to nasal fracture, though an ENT doctor can clear him early; regardless, minimum suspension until Feb. 16 with no contact until Feb. 1

* Gray Maynard: Suspended until Feb. 16 with no contact until Jan. 23 due to facial lacerations

* Chris Leben: Suspended until Feb. 6 with no contact until Feb. 1 for precautionary reasons

* Brandon Vera: Suspended until July 1 due to nasal fracture, though an ENT doctor can clear him early; regardless, minimum suspension until Feb. 16 with no contact until Feb. 1

* Marcus Davis: Suspended until July 1 due to nasal fracture, though an ENT doctor can clear him early; regardless, minimum suspension until March 3 with no contact until Feb. 16

* Josh Grispi: Suspended until July 1 due to a jaw injury, though a, oral, maxial and facial doctor can clear him early; regardless, minimum suspension until Feb. 16 with no contact until Feb. 1

* Phil Baroni: Suspended until July 1 due to nasal fracture, though an ENT doctor can clear him early; regardless, minimum suspension until March 3 with no contact until Feb. 16

* Diego Nunes: Suspended until Jan. 23 with no contact until Jan. 16 due to left-eye contusion

* Greg Soto: Suspended until July 1 due to a left-shoulder injury, though an orthopedic doctor can clear him early

Penick's Analysis: This may lead to Anthony Pettis deciding to take a fight in the UFC prior to his title fight, especially if Edgar's return comes later than April, as that would leave him out of action upwards of nine months to a year. But hopefully for all involved Edgar will be able to get cleared to get back to action as soon as possible with that being the only significant damage he suffered in the fight. At least neither were hit with any joint injuries or serious limb breaks, as that could have set this rematch back for an even longer period of time.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8031.shtml

Igor Vovchanchyn Anthony Walsh Wang Guan Wang Sai

UFC NEWS: Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin coming to UFC 129 in Toronto

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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A featherweight bout between Pablo Garza and Yves Jabouin is on deck for UFC 129 in Toronto, according to a report from MMAJunkie.com.

The bout will be Jabouin's UFC debut after a 1-2 stint in the WEC. After losing his debut in a split decision to Rafael Assuncao, Jabouin was finished by Mark Hominick in a "Fight of the Year" contender at WEC 49. He bounced back with a win over Brandon Visher at WEC 52 in November.

Garza, who was eliminated in the opening round of The Ultimate Fighter season 12, got the call from Zuffa to take a fight against Tie Quan Zhang at WEC 51 in September. Although he lost that bout, he was given another shot and made his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale in December. There, he knocked out Fredson Paixao with a vicious flying knee less than a minute into the fight in the first featherweight fight in UFC history.

UFC 129 is set to take place from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, headlined by a Welterweight Championship bout between Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields.

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Penick's Analysis: There's no way this isn't an exciting fight. Garza pulled off a "Knockout of the Year" contender in his last bout, and Jabouin has been in a few highly entertaining fights in his last few. This is a great fight for the night's preliminary card, and the winner will likely get a bout higher up on a card their next time out, provided they bring the fight in this one.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8057.shtml

Evan Tanner Rich Franklin Anderson Silva Pat Miletich

The Sunday Junkie: Jan. 9 edition

While Strikeforce's ambitious eight-man heavyweight tournament captured many of this past week's headlines, MMA fans were still clamoring to discuss the fallout from this past weekend's "UFC 125: Resolution" event.

MMAjunkie.com received numerous submissions to The Sunday Junkie, our weekly reader-feedback feature, to discuss just what the event's main-event draw really meant, and how the organization's lightweight title picture should play out.

But this week's winner, California-based reader Eric Glosson, took his analysis of the situation a bit further.


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Patrick Smith Scott Smith Renato Babalu Sobral Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

5 Oz. MMA Link Club

Welcome back to another ediition of ?MMA Link Club?, Five Ounces of Pain?s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy? A Discussion with Scott Coker Regarding Strikeforce’s Upcoming Heavyweight Tournament (MMAFighting.com) Quinton Jackson Has a Few Choice Words for James Toney (MMAScraps.com) Brock Lesnar’s Beard Growing to Epic [...]

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"UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" weigh-ins set for Feb. 4 in Las Vegas

Official fighter weigh-ins for next month's "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" event are set for Feb. 4.

Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center, which also hosts the following day's pay-per-view event and Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort headliner, plays host.

Doors open to the general public at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT local time), and the first fighter hits the scale at 7 p.m. ET.


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Hayato Sakurai Ivan Salaverry Sean Salmon Diego Sanchez