Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero added to UFC 126 in Las Vegas

A light heavyweight bout between Kyle Kingsbury and Ricardo Romero will be part of UFC 126.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the two fighters have agreed to the bout, which was first reported by MMADieHards.com.

UFC 126 takes place Feb. 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view. Kingsbury vs. Romero is slated for the preliminary card.


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Jake Ellenberger faces Carlos Eduardo Rocha at UFC 126

In the wake of recent events, Ellenberger will now face virtual ufc newbie Carlos Eduardo Rocha this February, at UFC 126. Jake, a budding contender in the welterweight division, was expected to face perennial contender Jon Fitch on the main card of the Feb. 5 event, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Center in [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/30/jake-ellenberger-faces-carlos-eduardo-rocha-at-ufc-126

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Key to the Jets victory? UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar

The New York Jets had a rough game on Sunday. Heading into the fourth quarter, they led the Houston Texans 20-7, but they then gave up 20 fourth quarter points, and were losing with just seconds left in the game. Then QB Mark Sanchez hit Santonio Holmes for a touchdown with 10 seconds on the clock, giving the Jets the win. That come from behind victory helped solidify the Jets spot atop the AFC East.

Just who inspired that come from behind victory? Frankie Edgar, the UFC lightweight champ. Jets coach Rex Ryan brought in Edgar to speak to his player the night before the game, and Edgar talked to the team about mental toughness.

According to Sanchez, it made a difference. Via press release:

Talk about a guy who is mentally tough and physically tough. He came in and spoke to the team last night. It was a perfect time. He talked about never giving up, being counted out, playing until the end; fighting and believing in yourself and your team and the people around you.

Edgar, a native New Jerseyan and a former wrestling coach at Rutgers University, enjoyed the game from the front row of the New Meadowlands. His next challenge is Gray Maynard, who Edgar will fight on Jan. 1 at UFC 125.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Key-to-the-Jets-victory-UFC-lightweight-champ-F?urn=mma-288570

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"The Ultimate Fighter 12" episode No. 11 ratings remain strong with 1.7 million viewers

Wednesday night's two-hour episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 12" on Spike TV retained strong ratings and scored a 1.3 household rating and an average audience of 1.7 million viewers.

Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.

The audience size for episode No. 11 fell short of the season-high 1.9 million viewers who tuned in for two previous episodes. Ratings, though, were similar to the competition-reality series' quarterfinal round of fights, a two-week run of episodes that each drew 1.8 million viewers.


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