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Chael Sonnen To Host 2011 World MMA Awards

Just went you thought Chael Sonnen couldn’t receive any more press, enter the 2011 World MMA Awards. Fighters Only Magazine recently announced that Sonnen will take the center stage once again and announce the Awards Ceremony on November 30, 2011. Sonn…

Just went you thought Chael Sonnen couldn’t receive any more press, enter the 2011 World MMA Awards.

Fighters Only Magazine recently announced that Sonnen will take the center stage once again and announce the Awards Ceremony on November 30, 2011.

Sonnen will be accompanied by his co-host Molly Querim when the event takes place at the Pearl Theatre at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

While Sonnen has always been recognized as an above average mixed martial artist, he hit the mainstream after his electrifying bout with Anderson Silva at UFC 117.

Sonnen, who pounded the UFC middleweight champion for the first four-and-a-half rounds was submitted at 3:10 of the fifth and final round in what would end of being arguably the craziest finish in mixed martial arts history.

Following his loss to Silva, Sonnen became the UFC’s most outspoken fighter taking his thoughts to Twitter, the Jim Rome Show and even national pay-per-view television following his victory over Brian Stann at UFC 136.

The “quick to speak” Sonnen will once again get to address the nation as the MMA Awards Ceremony will be broadcasted by FOX Sports Network in the eastern and western parts of the United States.

Fighters Only CEO Rob Hewitt addressed the up and coming event by saying:

“I say it every year that we want to make the awards show bigger and better and every year we have done just that. However, none of it would be possible with out the support of the MMA industry, the fans, our sponsors and TV and venue partners who all believe as much as we do in this project.”

While the MMA Awards may need to monitor every word that comes out of Sonnen’s mouth, it will certainly be bigger and better than ever before.

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Every UFC Fighter on Twitter

Over the past several years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has evolved into one of the world’s fastest growing sports.UFC fans across the globe have had the opportunity of following their favorite fighters in televised or pay-per-view events over …

Over the past several years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has evolved into one of the world’s fastest growing sports.

UFC fans across the globe have had the opportunity of following their favorite fighters in televised or pay-per-view events over the course of each year.

Now, fans can receive minute-by-minute updates, breaking news, live posts and a variety of other information by simply following their favorite fighters via Twitter.

Twitter has allowed fans to communicate and connect with professional athletes around the world by a simple click of a mouse.

The following slides display the Twitter names for every fighter in the UFC, consisting of all seven weight classes.

Let’s take a look.

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UFC Coming to Theaters in 3D in Early 2012

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has become one of the world’s fastest growing organizations for a reason.UFC President, Dana White has been the engine of the UFC since it’s rapid growth began and has catapulted the organization into a league of thei…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has become one of the world’s fastest growing organizations for a reason.

UFC President, Dana White has been the engine of the UFC since it’s rapid growth began and has catapulted the organization into a league of their own.

And, as expected, the UFC has outdone themselves again.

Variety.com recently revealed that Cinedigm has collaborated with the UFC to bring forth four UFC events a year in 3D.

While the first fight card has yet to be determined, the first pay-per-view event will hit theaters February 4th, 2012.

Chris McGurk, Cinedigm’s CEO, wasn’t hesitant at all in joining forces with the UFC as he stated,

“Regardless of the network you have, the most important thing is to be providing content avid audiences want to see in a social setting. UFC, the way it’s exploded in the last few years, is the perfect content to put in theaters live and in 3D.”

While Cinedigm has not shared which locations would show the first pay-per-view event in 3D, they have stated February’s event will be shown in approximately 120 theaters.

Joining forces with Cinedigm has allowed the UFC to gain another stepping stone on way to the top of the sports world.

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Power Ranking Every UFC Event of 2011

Up until this point, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has produced 20 fight cards since New Years Day on January 1st.While there are still seven events set to take place before 2011 comes to a close, we’ve already seen some of the greatest knockouts,…

Up until this point, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has produced 20 fight cards since New Years Day on January 1st.

While there are still seven events set to take place before 2011 comes to a close, we’ve already seen some of the greatest knockouts, submissions and decisions in UFC history.

We’ve seen up and coming fighters hit the ground running, and we’ve seen fighters sadly walk away from the sport they deeply love.

As we move closer to the New Year, let’s take a look at the Power Rankings for every UFC event of 2011 thus far.

Lets begin with…

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Nick Diaz and the Top 5 Most Disrespectful Fighters in MMA

As we’ve come to realize, the sport of mixed martial arts is built on far more than just the spectacular knockouts, submissions and grueling decisions.In fact, it’s the fighters who play a crucial role in defining who MMA is today.And, while MMA has so…

As we’ve come to realize, the sport of mixed martial arts is built on far more than just the spectacular knockouts, submissions and grueling decisions.

In fact, it’s the fighters who play a crucial role in defining who MMA is today.

And, while MMA has some of the most class acts and down to earth men in the world, they’ve also got their fair share of jerks.

The following slides display the top five most disrespectful fighters in MMA today.

Lets take a look.

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UFC Undisputed 3 Releases Bantamweight Roster

The highly-anticipated UFC Undisputed 3 video game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is just a few short months away from being released on Jan. 3, 2012. The game will be headlined around UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who will be featured…

The highly-anticipated UFC Undisputed 3 video game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is just a few short months away from being released on Jan. 3, 2012.

The game will be headlined around UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who will be featured on the front cover.

And while UFC fans must wait until early 2012 until they have full access to UFC Undisputed 3, ESPN.com recently revealed the bantamweight roster.

UFC Undisputed 3 is the first video game to have released the bantamweight rosters.

The roster consists of 16 bantamweight fighters:

Antonio Banuelos

Dominick Cruz

Brian Bowles

Urijah Faber

Brad Pickett

Charlie Valencia

Chris Cariaso

Damacio Page

Demetrious Johnson

Eddie Wineland

Joseph Benavidez

Miguel Torres

Norifumi Yamamoto

Renan Barao

Scott Jorgensen

Takeya Mizugaki

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