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185-Pound Boxing Champ Danny Green Wants to Fight Brock Lesnar

Filed under: Fighting, NewsAfter opening the door to James Toney, the UFC better get used to other boxers trying to wedge their way into the octagon.

The newest name on the list? Australian boxer and IBO cruiserweight champ Danny Green, who claims he…

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Danny GreenAfter opening the door to James Toney, the UFC better get used to other boxers trying to wedge their way into the octagon.

The newest name on the list? Australian boxer and IBO cruiserweight champ Danny Green, who claims he wants to face Brock Lesnar next February, when the UFC likely returns to his home country. The cruiserweight division, for those of you who don’t follow boxing, goes up to 200 pounds. According to BoxRec.com, Green weighed in at 184.75 for his last fight, meaning he’d give up around 80 pounds in the hypothetical matchup against the UFC heavyweight champion that will never, ever, in a million years happen.

Of course, there’s a huge caveat to Green’s interest anyway: He wants to fight under amended rules.

Cain Velasquez Won’t Trade Trash Talk With Brock Lesnar

Filed under: UFCIf you’re one of the fans who wanted Shane Carwin to engage in a little talk trash with Brock Lesnar to hype their UFC 116 fight, Cain Velasquez has some bad news for you.

Velasquez tells Fight Magazine that as he prepares to fight Les…

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If you’re one of the fans who wanted Shane Carwin to engage in a little talk trash with Brock Lesnar to hype their UFC 116 fight, Cain Velasquez has some bad news for you.

Velasquez tells Fight Magazine that as he prepares to fight Lesnar at UFC 121, he’s going to take the Carwin approach: He’ll show nothing but respect for the champion.

UFC 116 Drug Tests Come Back Clean

Filed under: UFC, NewsAll 15 fighters tested for drugs of abuse and performance enhancers at this month’s UFC 116 tested clean, according to results given to MMA Fighting by Nevada state athletic commission executive director Keith Kizer.

UFC 116 took…

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All 15 fighters tested for drugs of abuse and performance enhancers at this month’s UFC 116 tested clean, according to results given to MMA Fighting by Nevada state athletic commission executive director Keith Kizer.

UFC 116 took place on July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with Brock Lesnar defeating Shane Carwin via second-round submission in the main event. With the win, Lesnar retained the UFC heavyweight championship..

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club: Tom Lawlor Cuts Weight the Hard Way

("Filthy" Tom Lawlor gives an interview to Aaron Tru while getting a colonic. Luckily, the years spent training with Seth Petruzelli have prepared him for this moment. Props: truplya777)
Some selected highlights from our friends around t…

("Filthy" Tom Lawlor gives an interview to Aaron Tru while getting a colonic. Luckily, the years spent training with Seth Petruzelli have prepared him for this moment. Props: truplya777)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Midseason MMA Awards: Best Knockout (MMA Fighting)

– Dana White: Vladimir Matyushenko Deserves Shot Against Jon Jones (Versus MMA Beat)

– GSP Says He’ll Retire Once He’s the Best Pound-for-Pound (Watch Kalib Run)

– FIGHT! Girl Galleries (Fight! Magazine)

– M-1 Global Is Launching Its Own TUF-Style Reality Show (LowKick)

– It’s Official: Dan Quinn vs. Aaron Brink Is Going Down August 20th (MiddleEasy)

– 5 Biggest Threats To Brock Lesnar’s Belt (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Rusty Business: Addressing the Problem of Ring Rust in MMA (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Jose Canseco’s Celebrity Boxing Record Drops to 1-2-1 After Losing to 60-Year-Old Athletic Trainer Gary Hogan (MMA Scraps)

Video: Cain Velasquez Expects Fight With Brock Lesnar to Go Everywhere

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Number one UFC heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez was on Friday night’s episode of MMA Live to talk about his upcoming UFC 121 showdown with heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar in October in Anaheim, California.
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Number one UFC heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez was on Friday night’s episode of MMA Live to talk about his upcoming UFC 121 showdown with heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar in October in Anaheim, California.

In the interview, the undefeated American Kickboxing Academy product, who has been sitting out since February waiting for his shot at Lesnar, weighed in on the champ’s win over Shane Carwin at UFC 116, the biggest hurdles he will face going up against a guy of Brock’s size,  strength and wrestling pedigree and the advantages he feels he needs to utilize to pull out a win in the fall.

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Lesnar vs. Velasquez Set for October 23rd in Anaheim + More UFC Booking News

(They don’t like smiling. Put that in your little notebook.)
Dana White confirmed with MMAFighting.com over the weekend that Brock Lesnar’s expected title defense against Cain Velasquez will come at UFC 121, slated for October 23rd at the Honda …


(They don’t like smiling. Put that in your little notebook.)

Dana White confirmed with MMAFighting.com over the weekend that Brock Lesnar‘s expected title defense against Cain Velasquez will come at UFC 121, slated for October 23rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The meeting will come nearly four months after Lesnar’s comeback submission win over Shane Carwin at UFC 116, and eight months after Velasquez stormed through Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110.

Though betting odds for the fight opened with Lesnar as a minor favorite (-125 to Cain’s -105), Lesnar has already moved as high as -160, due to money flooding in on the champ. At this point, the only other matchup reported for UFC 121 is a lightweight scrap between Sam Stout and Paul Taylor. In other booking news…

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