Newcomer John Makdessi Felt No Jitters in UFC Debut

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MONTREAL -- MMA Fighting caught up with John Makdessi, who won his Octagon debut against Pat Audinwood at UFC 124 on Saturday night. Makdessi talked about his game plan going into the fight and how he felt prior to making his UFC debut in his hometown.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/12/newcomer-john-makdessi-felt-no-jitters-in-ufc-debut/

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UFC 124 RESULTS: Georges St. Pierre dominates Josh Koscheck in brilliant striking display in Montreal to retain Welterweight Championship

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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Georges St. Pierre once again proved his dominance over the welterweight division on Saturday night in Montreal, picking Josh Koscheck apart through five rounds to earn a unanimous decision, retaining his Welterweight Championship bout.

St. Pierre employed liberal use of the jab throughout the fight, constantly finding his target and damaging the right side of Koscheck's face. It began from the outset of the fight, as St. Pierre's jabs and leg kicks kept Koscheck on the outside.

Koscheck's right eye began to badly swell in the second round, and St. Pierre continued to connect on strikes to the eye, causing it to further swell. The fight was nearly stopped by the cageside doctor after the third round because of the damage to the eye, but a resilient and very tough Koscheck gutted it out and continued in the fight.

But he was simply unable to get any offense going in the fight. He attempted to engage throughout, but was beaten to the punch, countered or swung aside at every turn.

The fight was contested on the feet for the most part due to Koscheck's excellent takedown defense. St. Pierre tried to mix in takedowns with his strikes in most of the rounds, but was held off and forced to continue working in the exchanges.

But that worked fine for the Champion, as his activity picked up in the later rounds. With Koscheck's eye swelling shut, St. Pierre added in hooks and kicks to Koscheck's right side that found their mark more often than not.

After 25 minutes of this beating, Koscheck and St. Pierre squashed the partially manufactured beef from their time on the Ultimate Fighter. Koscheck freely admits a lot of his talking heading into the event was to hype up the fight, and the two shared a sportsmanlike moment after the bout. St. Pierre then implored the crowd to give Koscheck respect for coming into his back yard for this fight and for being the tough challenger that he was.

The question now moves to what is next for St. Pierre. Although Jake Shields has been promised a title shot, St. Pierre has now cleared out just about every challenge he could face in the division, and has done so in dominating and one sided fashion. That said, the next fight for St. Pierre is likely to take place on April 30 in Toronto, and whether it's the bout with Jake Shields or a move up to middleweight, St. Pierre once again proved he deserves his spot as one of the best fighters in the world.

Penick's Analysis: Although there was some disappointment in the fact that GSP couldn't finish this fight, disappointment he himself shared, it just shows how tough of a fighter Koscheck is. St. Pierre had him in some very bad spots in this fight. He lit him up with combinations in every round, he continued to land punches and kicks throughout the fight, and as soon as he got a takedown on Koscheck he was looking to improve his position for a chance to finish. This was a masterful performance from the best fighter on the planet, and I just don't know who, if anyone, stands a chance of beating him right now.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_7811.shtml

Yves Edwards  Justin Eilers  Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund

UFC 124 Live Blog: Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig Updates

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MONTREAL -- This is the UFC 124 live blog for Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig, a lightweight bout on tonight's UFC pay-per-view card at the Bell Centre.

Stevenson (31-11), who is coming off a loss to George Sotiropoulos at UFC 110 in February, was scheduled to fight against Takanori Gomi in August but was forced out due to injury. Danzig (19-8-1) suffered a loss to Matt Wiman at UFC 115 in June due to the referee calling off the fight thinking Danzig was unconscious even though he was not.

The live blog is below.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/11/ufc-124-live-blog-joe-stevenson-vs-mac-danzig-updates/

Gilbert Aldana  José Aldo  John Alessio  Houston Alexander

Singh Jaideep Vs. Sergei Kharitonov Fight Video K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Super Fight

K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Super Fight video of Singh Jaideep Vs. Sergei Kharitonov. The bout took place on Dec,11, 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . var s1 = new SWFObject("http://www.mmatko.com/player-viral.swf","JW","480","420","9"); s1.addParam("allowscriptaccess", "always"); s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true"); s1.addParam("wmode","transparent"); s1.addParam("flashvars","file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjmYwnDa-fM"); s1.addVariable("enablejs", "true"); s1.write("mediaspace");

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/singh-jaideep-vs-sergei-kharitonov-fight-video-k-1-world-grand-prix-2010-super-fight/

Pete Spratt Brian Stann Aaron Stark Kalib Starnes

"The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale" Results: Jonathan Brookins Wins a Night Mired in Mixed Feelings

The live finale event to the twelfth season of the popular UFC reality TV show ?The Ultimate Fighter? is now a thing of the past. A new champion has been crowned, and several stars looked great in their main-card attractions. Stephan Bonner surprised most of the viewing public by using his grappling and wrestling to [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/05/the-ultimate-fighter-12-finale-results-jonathan-brookins-wins-a-night-mired-in-mixed-feelings

Robert Berry David Bielkheden Michael Bisping  Dan Bobish

UFC 124 Press Conference Video

by Michael David SmithDana White will run the UFC 124 press conference in Montreal.UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and No. 1 welterweight contender Josh Koscheck, along with UFC President Dana White, will meet the media Thursday for the UFC 124 pre-fight press conference, and if you can't be there in Montreal, you can watch it live at MMAFighting.com.

Throughout the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter, Koscheck has talked trash to St. Pierre and attempted to goad his rival into responding in kind. St. Pierre, as usual, has kept a level head about him, and that dynamic is likely to continue as they hype their fight for the press on Thursday.

The press conference begins at 1 PM ET and the video is below.

 

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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/09/ufc-124-press-conference-video/

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UFC Fight for the Troops 2, January 22

UFC Fight for the Troops 2
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Fort Hood
near Killeen, TX
Airing on Spike
MAIN CARD

* Evan Dunham (#9 Ranked Lightweight) vs. Melvin Guillard
* Tim Hague vs. Matt Mitrione
* Mark Hominick (#9 Ranked Featherweight) vs. George Roop
* Pat Barry vs. Joey Beltran
* Cole Miller vs. Matt Wiman

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Yves Edwards vs. Cody McKenzie
* David Mitchell vs. Mike Swick
* Mike Guymon vs. DaMarques Johnson
* Chan Sung Jung vs. Rani Yahya (#9 Ranked Bantamweight)
* Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire vs. Waylon Lowe
* Amilcar Alves vs. Charlie Brenneman

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_7370.shtml

Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton  Mike Brown  Junie Browning