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UFC Should Shut Down Homophobic Slurs

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In the UFC’s latest promotional video blog for this weekend’s UFC 127 card, Michael Bisping uses a homophobic slur to insult his opponent, Jorge Rivera. This is the latest example of an ongoing problem of people involved with the UFC …

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In the UFC’s latest promotional video blog for this weekend’s UFC 127 card, Michael Bisping uses a homophobic slur to insult his opponent, Jorge Rivera. This is the latest example of an ongoing problem of people involved with the UFC using completely unacceptable language. It needs to stop.

To be more specific, the UFC needs to stop it: The biggest and best mixed martial arts organization in the world needs to tell its fighters, staff and other employees that in 2011, homophobic slurs aren’t acceptable, and that those who can’t or won’t refrain from using such language are going to face serious consequences. And the UFC certainly shouldn’t feature the use of homophobic slurs in promotional materials like this video blog on the UFC’s own YouTube channel.

Dana White Talks UFC 127 Title Implications, Fedor Emelianenko’s Loss

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting caught up with Dana White following the UFC 127 weigh-ins to talk about the BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch fight, the state of the welterweight division, what’s next for Michael Bisping and his take on Fedor Emelianenko’s recent loss to Antonio Silva.

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting caught up with Dana White following the UFC 127 weigh-ins to talk about the BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch fight, the state of the welterweight division, what’s next for Michael Bisping and his take on Fedor Emelianenko’s recent loss to Antonio Silva.

MMA Fan Helps Capture Alleged Murderer, Gets Thanks from Dana White

Filed under: Fighting, NewsJoe Lozito was just another guy heading to work on the New York City subways last Saturday morning when he was suddenly faced with a life-or-death situation.

Lozito was riding the uptown No. 3 train when knife-wielding Maksi…

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Dana White meets with Joe Lozito.Joe Lozito was just another guy heading to work on the New York City subways last Saturday morning when he was suddenly faced with a life-or-death situation.

Lozito was riding the uptown No. 3 train when knife-wielding Maksim Gelman boarded his car before approaching Lozito and uttering the words “You are going to die.” Gelman had already allegedly killed four people and injured five others, but Lozito’s ensuing actions helped make sure the death toll would rise no higher. Lozito used a takedown he says he learned while watching many hours of mixed martial arts to put Gelman on his back. Gelman stabbed Lozito multiple times, but Lozito was able to restrain him long enough for police to jump in and arrest the madman.

“I wouldn’t win any style points for taking him down, but it did the job,” Lozito told the New York Daily News.

Yet it was a takedown that would have made Georges St. Pierre proud.

Years of Watching MMA Helped Heroic Joe Lozito Help End Murder Manhunt

Filed under: Fighting, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsJoe Lozito is a longtime fan of mixed martial arts. He remembers watching UFC 1 back in 1993, he once attended an EliteXC event with Kimbo Slice just to watch Joey Villasenor, and on his 12th wedding …

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Joe LozitoJoe Lozito is a longtime fan of mixed martial arts. He remembers watching UFC 1 back in 1993, he once attended an EliteXC event with Kimbo Slice just to watch Joey Villasenor, and on his 12th wedding anniversary, he surprised his wife Andrea with tickets to UFC 101. Ask him which fighters he’s enjoyed watching most over time, and he’ll unfurl a laundry list ranging from Dan Severn to Eddie Alvarez to Keith Jardine, who he admits is probably his favorite. Lozito goes on and on, afraid to leave anyone out.

“I admire the heck out of all the guys,” he says. “I hate to list them because I don’t want to short-change anyone and leave them out.”

In the beginning, though, Lozito had a preference for freestyle wrestlers, which makes his story a little bit ironic and a whole lot heroic. Because last Saturday at just a few minutes before 9 a.m. ET, Lozito executed a takedown for the ages, one that would have made any MMA fighter proud. His heroic actions helped capture alleged multi-murderer Maksim Gelman on a New York city subway train.

Dana White: BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch Will Decide Next No. 1 Contender

Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC president Dana White confirmed Tuesday that the main event fight between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch on Feb. 27 will determine the next No. 1 contender for the UFC welterweight championship.

“Let’s face it, the reality is B.J. Pe…

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UFC president Dana White confirmed Tuesday that the main event fight between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch on Feb. 27 will determine the next No. 1 contender for the UFC welterweight championship.

“Let’s face it, the reality is B.J. Penn has held titles in both weight classes,” White said on the UFC 127 media call. “Fitch has fought for the title and has literally dominated that division for a long time, just didn’t win the title. Any one of these guys that wins this fight is in the mix — the No. 1 guy.”

Scott Coker on Dana White Twitter Rant: ‘Keep Watching Strikeforce’

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceAfter Fedor Emelianenko lost on Saturday night’s Strikeforce card, UFC President Dana White went wild on Twitter, where he ripped Fedor’s management at M-1 Global for, in White’s view, tarnishing Fedor’s legacy by keeping h…

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Strikeforce CEO Scott CokerAfter Fedor Emelianenko lost on Saturday night’s Strikeforce card, UFC President Dana White went wild on Twitter, where he ripped Fedor’s management at M-1 Global for, in White’s view, tarnishing Fedor’s legacy by keeping him away from fighting in the sport’s premier promotion.

White’s tweets included comments like, “Fedor has been fighting bums for years!” and “Last nights fight was a set up for Fedor to win and he got his face smashed!” Many of the tweets included profane insults about Fedor’s managers and fans, some of whom were using Twitter to argue with White about Fedor’s legacy.

But while White was animated and many of his Twitter correspondents were, too, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he didn’t get worked up about any of it.