Author: Ariel Helwani

Cain Velasquez Ready for Winner of Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosLAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Cain Velasquez just 24 hours before Saturday’s UFC 116 card.

Velasquez, who Dana White recently named the next one in line to face the winner of the Brock Lesna…

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Cain Velasquez just 24 hours before Saturday’s UFC 116 card.

Velasquez, who Dana White recently named the next one in line to face the winner of the Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin title unification bout, discussed the matchup, who he expects to win, his eventual title shot and what he is working on to improve his game.

Check out the video interview below.

UFC 116 Preview Show Featuring James Toney

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosLAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting enlisted the help of UFC rookie James Toney to help break down Saturday night’s UFC 116 main event, and as expected, “Lights Out” was his usual entertaining self.

Our own Mike Chiap…

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting enlisted the help of UFC rookie James Toney to help break down Saturday night’s UFC 116 main event, and as expected, “Lights Out” was his usual entertaining self.

Our own Mike Chiappetta also stopped by to analyze the rest of the big fights on the card and offer some predictions.

Check out MMA Fighting’s UFC 116 preview video below.

Kurt Pellegrino Puts His Career on the Line Against George Sotiropoulos

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosLAS VEGAS — UFC lightweight contender Kurt Pellegrino was kind enough to open the doors of his hotel room to MMA Fighting a little over 48 hours before his UFC 116 fight against George Sotiropoul…

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LAS VEGAS — UFC lightweight contender Kurt Pellegrino was kind enough to open the doors of his hotel room to MMA Fighting a little over 48 hours before his UFC 116 fight against George Sotiropoulos.

Pellegrino talked about his mindset before the fight, why he considers Sotiropoulos’ controversial tights as “cheating,” his place in the lightweight division and why he is putting his career on the line against the Australian.

Check out the video interview below.

Kennedy vs. Souza, Noons vs. Gurgel in Works for Strikeforce: Houston

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsStrikeforce is moving forward with its middleweight division since releasing their champion Jake Shields.

Mauro Ranallo reported on Thursday’s edition of The Fight Show, that the organization is working towards putting to…

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Strikeforce is moving forward with its middleweight division since releasing their champion Jake Shields.

Mauro Ranallo reported on Thursday’s edition of The Fight Show, that the organization is working towards putting together a middleweight fight between Tim Kennedy and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at Strikeforce: Houston on Aug. 21. Strikeforce hasn’t decided whether the fight will be for the newly-vacated title or a part of the proposed 185-pound tournament.

Also in the works for the Houston card, which is expected to be headlined by Muhammed Lawal vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, is a lightweight fight between KJ Noons and Jorge Gurgel.

Dana White Talks UFC 116, TapouT Issue and Jake Shields

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsLAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Dana White following Thursday’s UFC 116 pre-fight press conference about a whole host of topics.

White discussed if he ever thought Brock Lesnar would never fight for the UFC…

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Dana White following Thursday’s UFC 116 pre-fight press conference about a whole host of topics.

White discussed if he ever thought Brock Lesnar would never fight for the UFC, whether Lesnar is the biggest draw in MMA, Yoshihiro Akiyama‘s initial reluctancy to fight Chris Leben, his thoughts on Fedor Emelianenko‘s recent loss, whether he got in the way of a TapouT deal with Emelianenko, his take on MMA’s future in New York and whether the UFC had signed Jake Shields.

All that and much more in the interview below.

Yoshihiro Akiyama Explains Why He Was Reluctant to Fight Chris Leben

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosLAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Yoshihiro Akiyama Thursday to talk about his UFC 116 fight against Chris Leben.

“Sexyama” explained why he was depressed upon hearing the news that Wander…

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Yoshihiro Akiyama Thursday to talk about his UFC 116 fight against Chris Leben.

“Sexyama” explained why he was depressed upon hearing the news that Wanderlei Silva pulled out of their fight and why he doesn’t think Leben is a high enough caliber opponent. He also showed a very fancy watch he was wearing.

Check out the video interview below.