Author: Cody Guinn

Strikeforce MMA: Sara McMann vs. Liz Carmouche Set for Nov. 3

While Ronda Rousey has been the marquee female figure in MMA this year, you won’t want to miss these two women face off later this year in Strikeforce.MMAfighting.com reports that Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir will now feature a women’s bantamweight bou…

While Ronda Rousey has been the marquee female figure in MMA this year, you won’t want to miss these two women face off later this year in Strikeforce.

MMAfighting.com reports that Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir will now feature a women’s bantamweight bout between top up-and-comer Liz Carmouche and Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann.

Carmouche has looked very impressive since losing back-to-back fights in Strikeforce against Marloes Coenen and Sarah Kaufman in 2011 by bouncing back to win back-to-back fights in Invicta. In Carmouche’s last bout, she picked up the win by submission via rear-naked choke in the second round.

Her opponent is the former Olympian Sara McMann. McMann, whose ink is still wet on the Strikeforce contact she signed earlier this week, will be making her Strikeforce debut coming off her Invicta Fight of the Night victory over Shayna Baszler back in July. 

Since making her MMA debut in 2011, McMann has gone 6-0 and will look for the biggest win of her young MMA career against Carmouche.

Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir is scheduled for November 3 in Oklahoma City and will be headlined by a huge Strikeforce-UFC crossover fight between Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Also on the card is a fight for the middleweight championship between Luke Rockhold and Lorenz Larkin.

There was no indication whether the bout would be featured on the main or preliminary card, but the winner of this bantamweight matchup will likely be next in line for a title shot against Ronda Rousey sometime in 2013.

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UFC 154 Picks Up Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara

If you’re looking for a middleweight slugfest, a potential good one was booked today.MMAjunkie.com reports that UFC middleweight veterans Patrick Cote and Alessio Sakara will fight at UFC 154 in Montreal.Cote, who was briefly linked to a fight against …

If you’re looking for a middleweight slugfest, a potential good one was booked today.

MMAjunkie.com reports that UFC middleweight veterans Patrick Cote and Alessio Sakara will fight at UFC 154 in Montreal.

Cote, who was briefly linked to a fight against Wanderlei Silva, has lost four straight fights inside the Octagon. During a short stint outside the UFC, Cote won four fights in a row and was called to return to the Octagon on short notice against former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Cung Le at UFC 148. Le picked up the win in a highly contested bout.

Sakara was beginning to climb the ranks in the UFC middleweight division before being derailed by back-to-back losses to top contenders Chris Weidman and Brian Stann.

With both men having a tough go of late with the UFC, the loser of this bout may receive his walking papers unless both men just put on a heck of a fight, which both Cote and Sakara are known to do.

UFC 154 is scheduled to be headlined by the return of Georges St-Pierre in a unification Welterweight Championship bout against current interim champion Carlos Condit. The event will be co-headlined by a title eliminator fight between Martin Kampmann and Johny Hendricks.

The bout is likely to serve on the preliminary card scheduled to appear on FX.

UFC 154 is scheduled to take place on November 17th at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

 

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UFC 153: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar, Head to Toe Breakdown

As reported yesterday, UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo will no longer face young, up-and-comer Erik Koch, but will now step inside the Octagon against former Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.MMA fans have been dreaming of this matchup since it w…

As reported yesterday, UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo will no longer face young, up-and-comer Erik Koch, but will now step inside the Octagon against former Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.

MMA fans have been dreaming of this matchup since it was announced that the WEC had merged with the UFC. The realistic possibility of this “superfight” increased when it was announced just about a week ago that Edgar had decided to drop from lightweight to featherweight.

Now, with Koch out with injury, Edgar will step up and face the best featherweight fighter in the world in his debut at 145.

So how does this dream matchup look on paper? Let’s breakdown the dream-come-true bout between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.

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Jon Jones, Dan Henderson and the Top 25 Light Heavyweights of All Time

At one point, the light heavyweight division was the primary division when you thought of MMA. With names like Liddell, Couture, and Ortiz headlining 205 fights throughout the years, it’s easy to understand why the division was MMA for many years.Now, …

At one point, the light heavyweight division was the primary division when you thought of MMA. With names like Liddell, Couture, and Ortiz headlining 205 fights throughout the years, it’s easy to understand why the division was MMA for many years.

Now, times have changed just a bit.

With the growth of the UFC, every division and the majority of fighters are featured and many divisions have leaped over the light heavyweight division when it comes to how deep the division runs.

Still, the light heavyweights have a storied history and finding the best 25 guys to represent the division is a tough duty.

Nonetheless, looking throughout the years, from the Liddell-era to the Bones-era, we bring you the best light heavyweight fighters of all time. 

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8 Fighters 1 Win Away from a UFC Title Shot

When you look at the current champions in the UFC, one can’t help but wonder who will be the next man to challenge.Now, the majority of the champs already have their next fight booked, but if you’re like me, you’re always looking one step further.So, w…

When you look at the current champions in the UFC, one can’t help but wonder who will be the next man to challenge.

Now, the majority of the champs already have their next fight booked, but if you’re like me, you’re always looking one step further.

So, we already know that Cain Velasquez, Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida, Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks, Martin Kampmann, Nate Diaz and Erik Koch are all in the title picture.

But who will be next?

Here are eight fighters that you may be surprised to know are just one win away from a title shot.

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UFC 155: Joe Lauzon vs. Gray Maynard Added to December Card

UFC 155 is already shaping up to be one of the best cards of the year; and it’s still four months away!Already featuring the Heavyweight Championship rematch between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez and the anticipated clash of Chael Sonnen and For…

UFC 155 is already shaping up to be one of the best cards of the year; and it’s still four months away!

Already featuring the Heavyweight Championship rematch between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez and the anticipated clash of Chael Sonnen and Forrest Griffin, now the UFC has added some top lightweights to the mix.

MMAFighting.com reports that Joe Lauzon and Gray Maynard will now be fighting at the year end show.

Maynard, who is best known for his rivalry with former Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar, is coming off a win against Clay Guida at UFC on FX back in June. The bout was noted for being very lackluster due to Guida seemingly running away from Maynard throughout the contest.

In the end, Maynard picked up a much needed decision victory as he was coming off a knockout loss to the then-champion Edgar.

Lauzon is coming off on what many considered to be the best fight of the year so far with his big submission win against Jamie Varner at UFC on Fox just two weeks ago.

Lauzon is a top med-tier fighter in the lightweight division, so a fight with former title contender Maynard is a nice step-up for “J-Lau” and a win would likely be the biggest of his career.

The bout is likely to serve on the main card at UFC 155 which is expected to take place on December 29th in Las Vegas.

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