Del Rio To Cash In Tonight?, AXXESS News & Results, More

– Former WWE Champion Bob Backlund turns 62 years old today while ?Beautiful? Bobby Eaton turns 53. – As noted before, former WWE Tough Enough competitor AJ Kirsch lost to Brodus Clay on this past Thursday?s WWE Superstars. Apparently the match was a WWE tryout match for Kirsch. – Greg sent word that AJ Lee beat Natalya in a match at yesterday?s WWE SummerSlam Axxess. – Alberto Del Rio did a short interview with The Orlando Sentinel this weekend to promote SummerSlam. Here are a few highlights: Cashing in his briefcase at SummerSlam: ??SummerSlam? is ...

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Del Rio To Cash In Tonight?, AXXESS News & Results, More

– Former WWE Champion Bob Backlund turns 62 years old today while ?Beautiful? Bobby Eaton turns 53. – As noted before, former WWE Tough Enough competitor AJ Kirsch lost to Brodus Clay on this past Thursday?s WWE Superstars. Apparently the match was a WWE tryout match for Kirsch. – Greg sent word that AJ Lee beat Natalya in a match at yesterday?s WWE SummerSlam Axxess. – Alberto Del Rio did a short interview with The Orlando Sentinel this weekend to promote SummerSlam. Here are a few highlights: Cashing in his briefcase at SummerSlam: ??SummerSlam? is ...

Source: http://www.ifight365.com/2011/08/del-rio-to-cash-in-tonight-axxess-news-results-more/

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Once fight-adverse, SF Challengers 18's Joe Duarte looks to put Guam on the map

Strikeforce Challengers 18 headliner Joe Duarte grew up in an environment that certainly was conducive to combat.

But it wasn't until later in life that he found the part of himself that liked to fight. For the longest time, his closest allies were doing it for him. When things went sideways, as they often did in Guam's capitol, it was his two older brothers who were first to swing.

"I was the one where they were like, 'Hey, if we fight tonight, you better help out, or we're going to beat you up when we get back to the house,'" Duarte said.


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Ecstatic Belfort calls out the middleweights, can?t wait for Brazil

Vitor Belfort was on top of the world following his devastation of Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133. Lean and trim for his second UFC fight down at middleweight, Belfort exorcised many of the demons from his awful front kick knockout loss at the hands of UFC middleweight king Anderson Silva. At the UFC 133 postfight press conference, he was brimming with confidence and called out the champ.

"If he didn't throw that kick, this would've happened to him. He knows that," Belfort said. "I would like to fight the winner of [Yushin] Okami and Anderson."

Okami and Silva meet later this month at UFC 134. The loss to Silva served as a wake up call. The 34-year-old has renewed vigor.

"I was hungry in the gym. It was even hard to find sparring partners. My speed? I think I'm faster than before," Belfort said. "Some said I was 'vintage Vitor.' I'm telling you in this division, whatever I hit, I make sure that people go down."

Belfort warned other middleweights about standing with him, and don't even try that Anderson front kick.

"Someone in the weight division trades hands with me ... the next time we bring pillows for people," said Belfort. [...] I was part of the past, I'm part of the present and I'm a big part of the future."

Next up for the UFC on the pay-per-view docket is Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. As a Brazilian, Belfort is jacked for the event.

"Bring as many shows as possible to Brazil. We're going to overcome soccer in three years. [...] I'm not a crazy dreamer, this is a reality," said Belfort.

After his rough loss against Silva at UFC 126, Belfort fell pretty far down the ladder, but that doesn't mean he can't back into the hunt quickly. If he produces a few more nasty KO finishes, he's right back in the mix.

It's a good time in the UFC's middleweight division. Belfort can probably turn around quickly, and would be a great fill in there are any injuries before the Chris Leben-Mark Munoz fight in November in England or Chael Sonnen-Brian Stann in October in Houston.

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Poll results: Would you like to see Shaquille O'Neal vs. Hong Man Choi in an MMA match?

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal has long been a fan of mixed martial arts, and the 15-time All-Star has often said he'd like to compete in a real MMA bout at least once in his life.

In fact, O'Neal even has an opponent in mind: Korean giant Hong Man Choi. But would you be interested in seeing the two 7-footers square off in the cage?

That's the question we asked in our latest MMAjunkie.com/"Inside MMA" poll, and the results were revealed on Friday's new episode of HDNet's weekly MMA-news show.


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Ronda Rousey talking Strikeforce debut, bringing attention to women?s MMA

Former Olympic judo medalist Ronda Rousey discusses her upcoming fight against Sarah D’Alelio at Strikeforce Challengers 18. Rousey is 2-0 in her young MMA career with both wins coming via an armbar submission in less than one minute. Strikeforce Challengers 18 takes place on Friday, August 12th from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort [...]

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Junie Browning Way Overweight for MMA Fight Pit: Genesis Bout

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Junie Browning, the former Ultimate Fighter bad boy who was cut by the UFC after an arrest in 2009, has his biggest fight since then on Saturday night, on the MMA Fight Pit: Genesis pay-per-view. But if Friday's weigh-in is any indication, Browning still doesn't have his head screwed on right.

Browning weighed in at 162.25 pounds for the lightweight fight, or 7.25 pounds over the limit. A fighter coming in overweight by any amount is unprofessional, but coming in overweight by that much is absolutely inexcusable.

Browning's opponent, Jacob Clark, also came in overweight, at 158 pounds. MMA Fight Pit says both fighters will be fined per pound over 155, although there was no word on how much the fine would be.

All the other fighters on the card made weight, some taking advantage of the two-pound buffer that MMA Fight Pit and the New Mexico Athletic Commission allowed. The full weigh-in results are below.

205 lbs. - Houston Alexander (205 ½) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (204)
135 lbs. - Jens Pulver (136) vs. Coty "Ox" Wheeler (137)
185 lbs. - Jamie Yager (185 ½) vs. "Slick" Willie Parks (187)
155 lbs. - Junie Browning (162 ¼) vs. Jacob Clark (158)
Heavy - Tyler East (240 ½) vs. Prince Mclean (220)
105 lbs. - Angelica Chavez (106 ¼) vs. Diana Rael (105 ¼)

 

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Junie Browning Way Overweight for MMA Fight Pit: Genesis Bout

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Junie Browning, the former Ultimate Fighter bad boy who was cut by the UFC after an arrest in 2009, has his biggest fight since then on Saturday night, on the MMA Fight Pit: Genesis pay-per-view. But if Friday's weigh-in is any indication, Browning still doesn't have his head screwed on right.

Browning weighed in at 162.25 pounds for the lightweight fight, or 7.25 pounds over the limit. A fighter coming in overweight by any amount is unprofessional, but coming in overweight by that much is absolutely inexcusable.

Browning's opponent, Jacob Clark, also came in overweight, at 158 pounds. MMA Fight Pit says both fighters will be fined per pound over 155, although there was no word on how much the fine would be.

All the other fighters on the card made weight, some taking advantage of the two-pound buffer that MMA Fight Pit and the New Mexico Athletic Commission allowed. The full weigh-in results are below.

205 lbs. - Houston Alexander (205 ½) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (204)
135 lbs. - Jens Pulver (136) vs. Coty "Ox" Wheeler (137)
185 lbs. - Jamie Yager (185 ½) vs. "Slick" Willie Parks (187)
155 lbs. - Junie Browning (162 ¼) vs. Jacob Clark (158)
Heavy - Tyler East (240 ½) vs. Prince Mclean (220)
105 lbs. - Angelica Chavez (106 ¼) vs. Diana Rael (105 ¼)

 

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