Claude Patrick vs. James Wilks on Tap for UFC 120

Filed under: UFC, NewsA welterweight bout between Claude Patrick and James Wilks for UFC 120 is close to being finalized, MMA Fighting has learned. The fight was first reported by Mauro Ranallo of Hardcore Sports Radio’s The Fight Show.

UFC 120 is set…

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A welterweight bout between Claude Patrick and James Wilks for UFC 120 is close to being finalized, MMA Fighting has learned. The fight was first reported by Mauro Ranallo of Hardcore Sports Radio’s The Fight Show.

UFC 120 is set to take place at the O2 Arena in London, England, on Oct. 16. It will air on tape delay in the United States on Spike TV.

Claude Patrick Has a Legitimate Gripe About UFC 115 Submission Bonus

Filed under: UFCPublicly, UFC fighters will always tell you that they don’t count on receiving an end of the night bonus check. Privately however, they’re looking at their counterparts on each fight card and calculating their chances of pocketing some …

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Publicly, UFC fighters will always tell you that they don’t count on receiving an end of the night bonus check. Privately however, they’re looking at their counterparts on each fight card and calculating their chances of pocketing some extra cash.

UFC newcomer and Canadian MMA veteran Claude Patrick admitted as much in a post on the Underground Forum earlier today, where he wrote that he had sized up the lineup and concluded that the Submission of the Night bonus would likely be awarded either to himself or fellow submissions expert Mike Pyle.

Of course, that’s not how it went down, and the end result was both Patrick and Pyle going home somewhat disappointed after the UFC elected to award Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic the $85,000 bonus for Submission of the Night at UFC 115.

Claude Patrick Interested in Fight Against Dong Hyun Kim Next

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosVANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting spoke to Claude Patrick following his UFC 115 win over Ricardo Funch Saturday night.

The UFC newcomer talked about why he was looking for the guillotin…

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — MMA Fighting spoke to Claude Patrick following his UFC 115 win over Ricardo Funch Saturday night.

The UFC newcomer talked about why he was looking for the guillotine choke going into the fight, how he felt competing in the UFC for the first time and why he would like to fight Dong Hyun Kim next.

Check out the video interview below.