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| Want to Try Your Hand at UFC? Here's How |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 5:41 am |
| Tags: Ufc |
| I'd rank "how to become a UFC fighter" pretty low. But The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ultimate Fighting will try to teach you. UFC Junkie reports:The book will discuss the usual, including the history of the sport, rules of engagement, and how a fight is scored. However, the book focuses more on actually competing and not so much on the UFC's |
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| Fedor Emelianenko Likes UFC's Financial Offer, Not Its Restrictive Contract |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 4:35 am |
| Tags: Fedor Emelianenko, Fedoremelianenko, Ufc |
| a Russian heavyweight. And UFC's inability to get Emelianenko under contract has been one of the organization's few failures. In an interview with Sherdog, Emelianenko's manager said UFC's financial offer is solid, but that its contract is quite restrictive? Sherdog.com: As Fedor's manager, can you please fill us in on the current state of his |
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| UFC Could Hit Chicago Soon |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 7:11 am |
| Tags: Ufc |
| and if it does, UFC will have a show in Chicago soon. Crain's Chicago Business reports that UFC could be lucrative for the state, with $1 million a year in taxes on UFC tickets possible. Crain's says UFC already has plans in place to have a show at either Allstate Arena or the United Center when the state lifts the ban. There's |
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| STATS SHMATS: Crazy Eights |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 5:45 pm |
| Tags: Annika Sorenstam, Chicago White Sox, Edmonton Oilers, Lpga, Mlb, Matt Hughes, Montreal Canadiens, Nhl, New York Yankees, Stats Shmats, Ufc, Washington Capitals |
| Crazy Eights: The number of UFC welterweight titles won by Matt Hughes between 2001 and 2005, the most by an individual fighter. Crazy Eights: The record number of LPGA Player of the Year awards won by Annika Sorenstam in 1995, '97-98 and 2001-05. Crazy Eights: A card game for two or more players known for several variations and by a number of |
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| Bob Arum: 'There's More Steroids and Drugs in the UFC Than the Tour de France' |
| Published: August 4, 2007, 5:53 am |
| Tags: Steroids, Ufc |
| with Mr. Sunshine that UFC is "a terrible example" to children, and he went off regarding steroids in UFC:"I'm not a pharmacologist so I'm not qualified for the UFC. There's more steroids and drugs in the UFC than the Tour de France. They'd better clean up their act. Because I don't care if I am 110, it's disgraceful to be involved in a |
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| WWE and Ticketmaster |
| Published: July 20, 2007, 8:40 am |
| Tags: Ufc, Monday Night Raw, Smackdown, Wwe Corporate |
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| UFC: Randy Couture, Gabriel Gonzaga Not Talking Much Trash as Fight Draws Near |
| Published: August 5, 2007, 11:56 am |
| Tags: Gabriel Gonzaga, Gabrielgonzaga, Randy Couture, Randycouture, Steroids, Ufc |
| title on Aug. 25 at UFC 74, but they're not engaging in much trash talk. In fact, they looked like best buddies in this appearance on ESPNews:Neither guy said anything bad about each other, which certainly doesn't fit the typical profile of pre-fight talk. Couture, the heavyweight champion, did talk a bit about steroids, but he insisted |
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| UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk's Lawyer Vows to Fight Steroid Ban |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 2:39 pm |
| Tags: Sean Sherk, Seansherk, Steroids, Ufc |
| FightingThe attorney for UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk, who tested positive for steroids after his title defense at UFC 73, spoke about the process of appealing the positive test and insisted that Sherk has not used steroids:Although his lawyer doesn't come right out and say it, the implication of the interview is that Sherk's appeal |
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| UFC on HBO: 'It Will Happen' |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 8:53 am |
| Tags: Ufc |
| progress to a show like 'UFC Fight Night' before landing on HBO. HBO would then give them the opportunity for a title shot on PPV."White desperately wants the media to treat his sport like it's every bit as legitimate as football and basketball and baseball, and a deal with HBO would help him realize that goal. Just about everything on HBO -- |
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| Gabriel Gonzaga Won't Talk Trash, But He Plans to Knock Randy Couture Out |
| Published: August 20, 2007, 8:17 am |
| Tags: Gabriel Gonzaga, Gabrielgonzaga, Randy Couture, Randycouture, Ufc |
| title on Saturday night at UFC 74.But when he's asked -- as he was in an interview with Dave Doyle of Yahoo! Sports -- Gonzaga answers that he expects to knock Couture out. "Randy Couture is a once-in-a-lifetime athlete," Gonzaga said. "When Randy won, we stood and applauded him like everyone else. Just to have the opportunity to compete |
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| Rampage Jackson on ESPN |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 5:45 pm |
| Tags: Ufc, Espn, Rampage Jackson, Ufc |
| hattip: BloodyElbow |
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| UFC 74 Randy Couture vs Gabriel Gonzaga |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 6:53 pm |
| Tags: Ufc |
| This is going to be an awesome fight. Don’t miss this tomorrow, it should be an incredible show. Also, MMA Insider has a nice roundup of the undercard fights which should be just as exciting. Here’s a preview: |
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| Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson GET IT ON - GROSS |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 7:43 pm |
| Tags: Celebrities, Ufc, Jenna Jameson, Tito Ortiz, Ufc |
| Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson have been an item for a while now… but this photo is truly disturbing. Hat tip to With Leather who has a great title: “Tito Ortiz likes Jenna Jameson”. I would say that’s an understatement. |
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| NO HOLDS BARRED: Pedro Rizzo, CJ Comu, Art of War 3 |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 8:22 pm |
| Tags: Ultimate Fighting, Pedro Rizzo, No Holds Barred, Cj Comu, Ifl, International Fight League, Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Mma, Wrestling, Eddie Goldman, Ufc, Boxing, Extreme Fighting, Art Of War |
| speak with former UFC heavyweight contender and current IFA heavyweight champion Pedro Rizzo, who defends his title against Jeff Monson in the main event at Art of War 3.We also speak with CJ Comu, the chairman and CEO of SUN Sports & Entertainment Inc., the parent company of Art of War, about the business and media aspects of this |
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| NO HOLDS BARRED: Kid Peligro on the BJJ Worlds |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 12:45 am |
| Tags: Ultimate Fighting, No Holds Barred, Mundial, Bjj, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Ifl, International Fight League, Kid Peligro, Mixed Martial Arts, Mma, Eddie Goldman, World Jiu Jitsu Championship, Ufc, Boxing |
| NO HOLDS BARRED on PodOmaticOn this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, the third this week, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Kid Peligro, a senior editor at the ADCC News and also our correspondent on NO HOLDS BARRED.The subject is the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which is organized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. This event will be |
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