Fighters.com Interview with Martin Kampmann: Fitch and Sanchez options, but a win is most important

In unfamiliar territory, Martin Kampmann is playing the waiting game. The Dane was originally scheduled to return to action last June when he was originally pitted against John Howard in a welterweight bout for “UFC on Versus 4″, though Martin subsequently suffered a knee injury which forced his removal from the bout. It’s the same [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/29/fighters-com-interview-with-martin-kampmann-fitch-and-sanchez-options-but-a-win-is-most-important

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SmackDown Rating, J.R.?s Return, Kevin Nash Hosting Party

? The July 22 episode of WWE SmackDown! scored a 1.89 (1.9) cable rating, the program?s best mark since May 20?also a 1.89. SmackDown! had not scored in the 1.80 range since May 27, with the number fluctuating between 1.63 and 1.77 during that time. Friday?s show averaged 2,821,000 viewers over the course of two hours. ? WWE.com has added Jim Ross to the RAW roster after ?Chief Operating Officer? Triple H reintroduced the WWE Hall of Famer to the RAW announce booth last night on RAW. ? On the WWEShop.com website, ...

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White?s handwriting on the wall: Fedor?s facing a no-win situation

Dana White's a business man first, but fight fan is a close second. Over the years, the UFC president has had opinions on lots of fighters in and out of his organization. He's been particularly dogged about his thoughts on Fedor Emelianenko. White believes Fedor's been overrated for the last five or six years.

It's nothing against the fighter himself, it's just an opinion. It was the same with Kimbo Slice, who he called on the carpet and said couldn't win "The Ultimate Fighter." Slice didn't come close to winning TUF 10 and lasted just two fights in the UFC.

Fedor's recent run against better competition is also showing that he has plenty of warts, but White still believes he can win fights.

"Although I don't think Fedor is anywhere near the pound-for-pound list, and as far as heavyweights go, I'd have him toward the bottom of the top 10 and maybe just out of the top 10, here's what I will not deny Fedor. He can punch, OK? That guy can punch and if he catches you, he can knock you out," White told SI.com

He's facing a tough customer in Dan Henderson, who's never been KO'd. But White wonders what the 230-pound Fedor gains with a win over Henderson, who fought at middleweight in the UFC.

"If I've got to still give Fedor his digs, my dig would be, 'Dude, you're fighting a 185-pounder.' Henderson's got a great chin, he's durable, he's got good wrestling, he can stay out of submissions, and all the great things I can say about Henderson, but Henderson weighs 185 pounds. So I actually think this fight, as far as Fedor is concerned, it's a lose lose for him," White said. "If he knocks out Dan Henderson, he knocks out a 185-pounder. If he gets knocked out, he just got knocked out by a 185-pounder."

Fedor, riding a two-fight losing streak, is a huge favorite at minus-225.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/White-s-handwriting-on-the-wall-Fedor-s-facing-?urn=mma-wp5120

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Daniel Roberts vs. T.J. Waldburger added to UFC "Battle on the Bayou" prelims

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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A welterweight bout between Daniel "Ninja" Roberts and T.J. Waldburger is on its way to the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 25 "Battle on the Bayou."

The UFC announced the matchup on Friday morning.

Roberts will attempt to halt a two fight losing skid in the Octagon that snapped a three fight winning streak. After a knockout loss in his UFC debut, Roberts went on to defeat Forrest Petz by decision before submitting Mike Guymon and Greg Soto in back to back fights. However, decision losses to Claude Patrick and Rich Attonito in 2011 have him in desperate need of a win.

Waldburger made his UFC debut last September after posting a 12-5 record in various organizations around Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, and picked up a decision win over David Mitchell to kick off his UFC career. Waldburger was then stopped by strikes in his second fight, losing in the first round to Johny Hendricks at UFC Fight Night 24 in March.

UFC Fight Night 25 takes place from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. on September 17, airing live on Spike TV and headlined by a welterweight bout between Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger.

Penick's Analysis: Roberts had put together a string of really impressive performances, but against both Patrick and Attonito he was handled fairly easily en route to losing one-sided decisions. He'll need a big turnaround performance to avoid a third straight loss, which would put him at risk of losing his spot on the roster. As for Waldburger, the loss to Hendricks snapped a four fight win streak, so a second straight loss will likely still allow him to stay in the UFC, but he'll absolutely be out to get back into the win column on the undercard of this event.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_10031.shtml

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