Pros pick Maynard to overthrow Edgar at UFC 125 tonight

Frankie Edgar has had to do a lot of proving in recent years. Arguably the UFC’s most undersized lightweight fighter, Edgar has done the impossible, twice in defeating former division king BJ Penn en route to his current position as the organization’s 155-pound champion. Now, the only man to defeat Frankie in his professional mixed [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/01/01/pros-pick-maynard-to-overthrow-edgar-at-ufc-125-tonight

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James Toney on Rampage: "If he really want to do it, all he gotta do is call me.-.

*"I saw the little video. It's comical; that [expletive] sound like Lady Gaga in that video. He is a joke. If he really want to do it, all he gotta do is call me. He knows my number; he got it. Don't...

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?71884-James-Toney-on-Rampage-quot-If-he-really-want-to-do-it-all-he-gotta-do-is-call-me.-.&goto=newpost

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STRIKEFORCE NEWS: Weigh-in results for Strikeforce Challengers 13

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Weigh-ins took place this evening for tomorrow night's Strikeforce Challengers 13 event from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Tennessee. All fighters on the night's main card made weight for the event, which will air live on Showtime beginning at 11PM ET. Weigh-in results for the night's main card are below:

* Tyron Woodley (170.2) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (170.2)
* Ovince St. Preux (204.8) vs. Ron Humphrey (205.4)
* Daniel Cormier (249) vs. Devin Cole (239.2)
* Julia Budd (144.2) vs. Amanda Nunes (143.2)
* Rhadi Ferguson (205) vs. John Richard (206)

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_8077.shtml

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Just When You Thought They Stood A Chance, SHINE Fights Parts Way With COO And Matchmaker

Struggling promotion SHINE Fights has faced so many roadblocks in recent months that it?s gotten to the point where not facing a setback would be a break from the norm. This is a promotion that has dealt with cancelled shows, fighter controversies, and being forced to change venues with barely a week?s notice. But through [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/01/04/just-when-you-thought-they-stood-a-chance-shine-fights-parts-way-with-coo-and-matchmaker

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Strikeforce Challengers Preview and Predictions

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Tarec SaffiedineThe first Strikeforce event of 2011 takes place on Friday in Tennessee, and it's a Challengers card that has a good array of young talent and five fights on Showtime that should do a lot to identify some of the up-and-coming contenders on the Strikeforce roster.

What: Strikeforce Nashville Challengers: Woodley vs Saffiedine

When: Friday, the Showtime broadcast begins at 11 PM ET

Where: Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Predictions on the five televised fights below.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/01/07/strikeforce-challengers-preview-and-predictions/

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Au revoir: Vera, Davis, Baroni and McKee cut after UFC 125 losses

Four more fighters became victims of the post-merger UFC. Brandon Vera, Marcus Davis, Phil Baroni and Antonio McKee all were given pink slips after losing at UFC 125.

Vera has had a long, strange trip through the UFC. He's headlined cards and fought legends like Randy Couture, but is on a three-fight losing streak. Cage Potato called him one of the MMA's best can-crushers. Perhaps he needs to take out a few tomato cans to get his career back on track.

Davis started with the UFC on the second season of "The Ultimate Fighter," and has had 14 bouts with the promotion. He won Fight of the Night three times, but lost four of his last five. Dropping to lightweight didn't help him, as he was knocked out by Jeremy Stephens at UFC 125. 

Despite long careers in MMA, both McKee and Baroni had short stints with the UFC. McKee fought for the IFL and Canadian-based MFC before getting his shot in the Octagon against Jacob Volkmann at UFC 125. Baroni fought for PRIDE, Strikeforce and EliteXC before getting two fights in the UFC. Both were losses, to Amir Sadollah and Brad Tavares. 

Losing fighters like these robs the UFC of some of the fun and personality that fighters like Baroni bring to it. Davis, Vera and McKee have perfected the art of trash-talking like few others. But with so many fighters on the roster after the merger with the WEC, this is the reality of the UFC today. This is especially true at lightweight, where McKee and Davis competed.

The upside is that it gives fighters in the UFC a level of accountability that is unheard of in professional sports. Football players can slump for an entire season and not worry about being cut. The same is true in basketball and baseball. The closest comparable can be found in golf, where players who don't make the top 125 in earnings don't automatically get their tour card for the next year. Like golfers, fighters know that they have to perform to keep their jobs.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Au-revoir-Vera-Davis-Baroni-and-McKee-cut-aft?urn=mma-304313

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Nick Gage Update Promoter Gordon Scozzari Dies

Promoter Gordon Scozzari passed away yesterday at the age of 40. Scozzari promoted in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and England and ran a version of the AWF for a very brief time. Due to kidney issues, Scozzari had been in poor health for years, and had lost both kidneys and was living on dialysis. He was said to have been in severe pain and fighting to survive. On behalf of all of us, I would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Scozzari. For ...

Source: http://www.ifight365.com/2011/01/nick-gage-update-promoter-gordon-scozzari-dies/

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Au revoir: Vera, Davis, Baroni and McKee cut after UFC 125 losses

Four more fighters became victims of the post-merger UFC. Brandon Vera, Marcus Davis, Phil Baroni and Antonio McKee all were given pink slips after losing at UFC 125.

Vera has had a long, strange trip through the UFC. He's headlined cards and fought legends like Randy Couture, but is on a three-fight losing streak. Cage Potato called him one of the MMA's best can-crushers. Perhaps he needs to take out a few tomato cans to get his career back on track.

Davis started with the UFC on the second season of "The Ultimate Fighter," and has had 14 bouts with the promotion. He won Fight of the Night three times, but lost four of his last five. Dropping to lightweight didn't help him, as he was knocked out by Jeremy Stephens at UFC 125. 

Despite long careers in MMA, both McKee and Baroni had short stints with the UFC. McKee fought for the IFL and Canadian-based MFC before getting his shot in the Octagon against Jacob Volkmann at UFC 125. Baroni fought for PRIDE, Strikeforce and EliteXC before getting two fights in the UFC. Both were losses, to Amir Sadollah and Brad Tavares. 

Losing fighters like these robs the UFC of some of the fun and personality that fighters like Baroni bring to it. Davis, Vera and McKee have perfected the art of trash-talking like few others. But with so many fighters on the roster after the merger with the WEC, this is the reality of the UFC today. This is especially true at lightweight, where McKee and Davis competed.

The upside is that it gives fighters in the UFC a level of accountability that is unheard of in professional sports. Football players can slump for an entire season and not worry about being cut. The same is true in basketball and baseball. The closest comparable can be found in golf, where players who don't make the top 125 in earnings don't automatically get their tour card for the next year. Like golfers, fighters know that they have to perform to keep their jobs.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Au-revoir-Vera-Davis-Baroni-and-McKee-cut-aft?urn=mma-304313

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UFC NEWS: Randy Couture agrees to bout with Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 in Toronto

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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Randy Couture may not be done yet. According to a report from Ariel Helwani, Couture has verbally agreed to a bout with Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30.

The fight has not been finalized, and negotiations are still on-going, but if the fight is set it could serve as the night's co-main event.

Couture had made some comments on Twitter and Facebook last month that suggested he was ready to hang up his gloves to concentrate on acting, but the right fight at the right time was always going to see him give it another shot. He had also reportedly been interested in a fight with either Machida or Light Heavyweight Champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, but initially it wasn't expected that the UFC would make that fight.

Couture hasn't fought since defeating boxer James Toney at UFC 118 last August. The multi-time champion and UFC Hall of Famer is 3-0 in his last three fights since moving back to the light heavyweight division following consecutive losses to Brock Lesnar and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Machida will look to rebound from consecutive losses of his own. After losing the Light Heavyweight Championship in a knockout loss to "Shogun," Machida dropped a split decision to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in November.

UFC 129 is set to take place from the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Penick's Analysis: This is a great fight if it gets finalized, and is one of the two fights Couture was going to come back for. Machida now has a chance to get a big win over a big name fighter in front of a massive audience. For Couture, he has a chance to prove that he can still compete in the sport at an elite level at 47. This would be a fight that could really help sell out the Rogers Center, along with what will likely be a main event between Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields.

[Randy Couture art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8010.shtml

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