Tag: FanHouse Exclusive

Former Champ Mike Brown Spared Cut, Recovering From Hand Surgery

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsEnd the speculation about Mike Brown.

The former WEC featherweight champion, the rumor of a potential cut after suffering his third loss in four fights during the recent UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event, will…

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End the speculation about Mike Brown.

The former WEC featherweight champion, the rumor of a potential cut after suffering his third loss in four fights during the recent UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event, will be given another opportunity to get back into the UFC win column.

American Top Team general manager Richie Guerriero confirmed to MMA Fighting that in the days since his unanimous decision loss to Rani Yahya, Brown has been told he would remain on the roster.

Strikeforce Fight Journal: Robbie Lawler

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MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon followed Strikeforce middleweight contender Robbie Lawler in San Jose, Calif., prior to his title fight against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Watch as Lawler attends the pre-fight press conference, eats lunch, takes part in a couple of photo shoots and trains.

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MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon followed Strikeforce middleweight contender Robbie Lawler in San Jose, Calif., prior to his title fight against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Watch as Lawler attends the pre-fight press conference, eats lunch, takes part in a couple of photo shoots and trains.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva Prelims to Air Live on HDNet

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsPreliminary bouts on the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva card on Feb. 12 in East Rutherford, N.J. will be televised live on HDNet.

The four undercard bouts planned for airing are Igor Gracie vs. John Sal…

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Preliminary bouts on the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva card on Feb. 12 in East Rutherford, N.J. will be televised live on HDNet.

The four undercard bouts planned for airing are Igor Gracie vs. John Salgado, John Cholish vs. Marc Stevens, Sam Oropeza vs. Don Carlo-Clauss and Anthony Leone vs. Josh LaBerge, HDNet tells MMAFighting.com.

HDNet will also mix up its usual broadcasting teams, placing Michael Schiavello and Bas Rutten in the booth for this event.

Tyron Woodley Believes He’s No. 1 Contender and on Nick Diaz’s Mind

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsHere’s what we know is true about Tyron Woodley: he’s 28 years old; he made his MMA debut two years ago; he’s 8-0; and he just signed a new four-fight deal with Strikeforce.

Here’s what Woodley would l…

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Here’s what we know is true about Tyron Woodley: he’s 28 years old; he made his MMA debut two years ago; he’s 8-0; and he just signed a new four-fight deal with Strikeforce.

Here’s what Woodley would like you to know: he should be fighting for the Strikeforce welterweight title as soon as possible.

“I think I’m the No. 1 contender at this point,” the American Top Team member said on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “I think, realistically, from the communication I got from Strikeforce, me and Tarec [Saffiedine] wasn’t just an irrelevant fight. It meant something. It meant that we were fighting for either the No. 1 contendership spot or to bang heads with [Paul] Daley, and I’m more than willing to go against Daley to solidify that I’m the No. 1 contender and I deserve a title shot.

“But quite frankly, I believe he don’t want to fight a wrestler. He wants to fight KJ Noons. He wants somebody to stand in front of him and bang with him. He don’t want somebody that can strike, somebody that can put him on his back, somebody that can dominate him.”

For Brendan Schaub, Nothing Motivates Like Sheer Terror

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveWHEAT RIDGE, Colo. – Enough about the ear. It’s big, red, and it stings something fierce anytime someone touches it. When your job consists of hitting and being hit all day, that happens fairly often, so it’s not as …

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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. – Enough about the ear. It’s big, red, and it stings something fierce anytime someone touches it. When your job consists of hitting and being hit all day, that happens fairly often, so it’s not as if Brendan Schaub is any danger of forgetting about the mass of tissue hanging off the left side of his head.

Still, the remarks keep coming, mostly from Grudge’s head trainer, Trevor Wittman.

“Can you even hear through that thing?” he asks. Yes, Schaub can hear, perhaps a little too well when it comes to the non-stop cracks about his ear.

“Does it hurt?” Wittman wants to know. It hurts like hell, Schaub tells him, and talking about it doesn’t seem to be helping all that much.

Matt Mitrione Would Be ‘Honored’ to Fight Cheick Kongo

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsMatt Mitrione has been around sports for the better portion of his life so he knows all about paying your dues and respecting veterans.

That’s why when pressed on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour about who he …

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Matt Mitrione has been around sports for the better portion of his life so he knows all about paying your dues and respecting veterans.

That’s why when pressed on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour about who he wants to fight next, the now 4-0 heavyweight really didn’t want to share the opponent he had in mind for fear of disrespecting him.

However, after hearing of the way Brian Stann tactfully expressed a desire to fight Wanderlei Silva following UFC 125, Mitrione finally spilled the beans.