Brazil’s Barboza vs. England’s Pearson Set for UFC: Rio

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC’s August 27 fight card in Rio de Janeiro is continuing to fill up with fights featuring a Brazilian fighting on his home turf against an opponent from another country.

The latest fight announced for the card features unde…

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Edson BarbozaThe UFC’s August 27 fight card in Rio de Janeiro is continuing to fill up with fights featuring a Brazilian fighting on his home turf against an opponent from another country.

The latest fight announced for the card features undefeated Rio native Edson Barboza taking on Sunderland, England’s Ultimate Fighter winner, Ross Pearson. The fight was reported by Pearson’s hometown paper in Sunderland and was confirmed on the UFC’s official UK Twitter account.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC 128

Filed under: UFCIt would be overdramatic and not completely accurate to claim that a star was born in the main event of UFC 128. Jon Jones was already a star, which is why the UFC did a pre-fight special on him after giving the champion, Mauricio ‘Shog…

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It would be overdramatic and not completely accurate to claim that a star was born in the main event of UFC 128. Jon Jones was already a star, which is why the UFC did a pre-fight special on him after giving the champion, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, no such fully-focused push.

But while Jones showed up at the Prudential Center in Newark already a celebrity, it was his domination of Rua that made him an instant colossus in this sport. With that will come a lot of fame, money, and attention — all things that can derail any 23-year-old if he’s not ready for them. Whether this will be one more rule that simply doesn’t apply to Jones as it does to mere mortals, time will tell. For now, he gets to relax and enjoy being champ. He just shouldn’t enjoy it too much, since this title has had a way of slipping through the fingers of his predecessors.

Now on the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after UFC 128.

Edson Barboza: ‘This Is Just the Beginning’

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NEWARK, N.J. — Watch below as Edson Barboza discusses his thrilling UFC 128 win over Anthony Njokuani, what he did to secure the win, his performance in the fight, what’s next and his place in the UFC.

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NEWARK, N.J. — Watch below as Edson Barboza discusses his thrilling UFC 128 win over Anthony Njokuani, what he did to secure the win, his performance in the fight, what’s next and his place in the UFC.

UFC 128 Live Blog: Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani Updates

Filed under: UFCNEWARK, NJ — This is the UFC 128 live blog for Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani, a lightweight bout on the Spike TV portion of tonight’s UFC 128 event from the Prudential Center.

Barboza (7-0) won his UFC debut at UFC 123 in Novembe…

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Edson Barboza takes on Anthony Njokuani at UFC 128.NEWARK, NJ — This is the UFC 128 live blog for Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani, a lightweight bout on the Spike TV portion of tonight’s UFC 128 event from the Prudential Center.

Barboza (7-0) won his UFC debut at UFC 123 in November via TKO with leg kicks. Njokuani (13-4) is making his UFC debut after going 4-3 in the WEC.

The live blog is below.

Brazilian MMA Community Rallies Support After Deadly Landslides

Filed under: Fighting, NewsThe climbing death toll from the flooding and landslides in the state of Rio de Janeiro have made it the worst climactic disaster in Brazil’s history. So far, over 700 have died in the tragedy, with the cities of Nova Friburg…

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The climbing death toll from the flooding and landslides in the state of Rio de Janeiro have made it the worst climactic disaster in Brazil’s history. So far, over 700 have died in the tragedy, with the cities of Nova Friburgo and Teresopolis the hardest hit, losing over 270 people each.

The impact has been felt in the region’s strong mixed martial arts community. Nova Friburgo is the hometown of well-known MMA manager Alex Davis, along with UFC lightweight Edson Barboza, and other fighters including Pablo Popovitch and Marlon Moraes.

Edson Barboza Refuses to Believe His Own Hype

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — MMA Fighting spoke to UFC newcomer Edson Barboza following his UFC 123 win over Mike Lullo about winning his first UFC fight, the comparisons to Jose Aldo and how not to let the hype surrounding him go to his head.

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — MMA Fighting spoke to UFC newcomer Edson Barboza following his UFC 123 win over Mike Lullo about winning his first UFC fight, the comparisons to Jose Aldo and how not to let the hype surrounding him go to his head.