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UFC: Greg Jackson Cornering Jon Jones Will Have No Effect on Rashad Evans

Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently announced that Greg Jackson would be cornering him for his title defense against Rashad Evans at UFC 145. The two fighters had a messy falling out after Jones captured UFC gold in March of 2011 …

Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently announced that Greg Jackson would be cornering him for his title defense against Rashad Evans at UFC 145.

The two fighters had a messy falling out after Jones captured UFC gold in March of 2011 and proclaimed that he would have no problem facing Evans, who at the time was his teammate. As a result, Evans chose to leave the New Mexico gym run by Jackson.

Evans would go on to join Imperial Athletics in Florida, while Jones continued to evolve under the tutelage of Jackson. Over the past year, Evans has scored dominant victories over former champion Tito Ortiz and undefeated prospect Phil Davis. Based on his performances inside the Octagon, it does not appear that Evans is missing his former coach.

Certainly Evans was not happy about the split with Jackson’s MMA, as he predicted it would happen when Jones was asked to join the camp. However, Evans has been joined by former Jackson’s wrestling coach Mike Van Arsdale and has not missed a beat.

While Jones is still maturing and coming into his own as a fighter, Evans is entering his seventh year with the promotion. The former Ultimate Fighter winner has been a consensus top-level competitor throughout his time with the UFC and is hungry to recapture UFC gold.

The announcement that Jackson would be in Jones’ corner should not come as a surprise based on the sequence of events over the past year. The public nature of it may very well be an attempt from Jones to throw Evans off his game, but it is unlikely that it will rattle the former champ.

With two impressive wins under his belt since leaving the camp, Evans will look to use his experience to upset the champion on April 21 in Atlanta. After more than a year away, Evans’ performance against Jones is unlikely to be driven by who is cornering his opponent.

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Brittney Palmer vs. Arianny Celeste: The Ultimate Sexy Pic Fight

Complementing the violent yet artistic nature of MMA is a crew of sexy ring girls, all scratching and clawing for a chance in the spotlight.Possessing perhaps the most skilled judges of talent in the world, the UFC has always had only the most beautifu…

Complementing the violent yet artistic nature of MMA is a crew of sexy ring girls, all scratching and clawing for a chance in the spotlight.

Possessing perhaps the most skilled judges of talent in the world, the UFC has always had only the most beautiful specimens gracing their arenas, innocently prancing around, looking good as usual.

But amid the surplus of historically breathtaking women is a pair of stars, two beauties who continue to hog cameras and cause chaos.

Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer began to dominate the competition the moment they stepped into the ring, and haven’t looked back since.

Now it’s time for them to battle for the No. 1 spot in a sexy pic fight that is sure to make history.

Ali vs. Liston has nothing on this stunning matchup.

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UFC 144 Fight Card: Why the UFC Wants Frankie Edgar to Win

The UFC has seen many champions come and go. But Frankie “The Answer” Edgar breaks the mold in so many ways. He’s not your usual UFC champion. He is unique in many ways. Edgar is just plain good for the UFC’s bottom line. The best thing that coul…

The UFC has seen many champions come and go. But Frankie “The Answer” Edgar breaks the mold in so many ways. He’s not your usual UFC champion. He is unique in many ways.

Edgar is just plain good for the UFC’s bottom line. The best thing that could happen this Saturday at UFC 144 would be for Edgar to defeat Benson Henderson by knockout.

Here is why.

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UFC 144: Head-to-Toe Breakdown of Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson

For the first time since 2010, UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will defend his title against an opponent not named BJ Penn or Gray Maynard at this weekend’s UFC 144.Challenging his crown will be former WEC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson, …

For the first time since 2010, UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will defend his title against an opponent not named BJ Penn or Gray Maynard at this weekend’s UFC 144.

Challenging his crown will be former WEC Lightweight champion Benson Henderson, who took the top contender status after rolling over some of the best 155ers since coming over to the UFC.

Both fighters are explosive and well-rounded, making for a sure fire show in the promotion’s long awaited return to Japan. With these two exciting lightweights headlining the event, there is no doubt that the Japanese fan base will be treated to a possible Fight of the Night war.

Here’s the head-to-toe breakdown of this lightweight title fight.

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UFC 144: Main Card Odds

UFC 144 will take place this Saturday, February 25 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Headlining the card will be a lightweight title bout that will see Frankie Edgar attempt to defend his title against former WEC lightweight champio…

Also appearing on the card will be former UFC champion and Pride favorite, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who will meet Ryan Bader in the evening’s co-main event.

Below you will find early odds as well as a full list of the fights that will take place at UFC 144.

Main Card Odds:

Frankie Edgar (-135) favorite over Benson Henderson (+105)

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (-240) favorite over Ryan Bader (+190)

Cheick Kongo (-280) favorite over Mark Hunt (+210)

Anthony Pettis (-240) favorite over Joe Lauzon (+190)

Other Main Card Fights (Odds Unavailable)

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Jake Shields

Yushin Okami vs. Tim Boetsch

Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski

Preliminary Card (FX):

Takanori Gomi vs. Eiji Mitsuoka

Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Vaughan Lee

Riki Fukada vs. Steve Cantwell

Takeya Mizugaki vs. Chris Cariaso

Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Zhang Tiequan vs. Issei Tamura

MMA: 25 Fights We Wish We Could Have Seen

Valentine’s Day 2012 is not a day that my wife wants to remember. Instead of roses and a box of chocolates on our kitchen counter, she found a Best Buy receipt for UFC Undisputed 3. Maybe I’m a terrible husband, but I simply couldn’t wait any longer than necessary to rip open my fresh copy of the game and start soccer kicking all of my friends on Xbox Live.

PRIDE mode with Bas Rutten and The Fight Professor on commentary was an awesome touch that made me feel warm and nostalgic all at once. Playing multi-player mode on my couch was a blast until my buddy Jeff asked “Who is Bas Rutten?”

I understand that MMA didn’t break into the mainstream until the inaugural Ultimate Fighter Finale, and by that point, guys like Bas Rutten, Frank Shamrock and Don Frye were well out of the spotlight. However, thinking about Bas Rutten’s premature retirement has always made me wonder about the fights that we could have seen if the last generation of fighters stepped into the cage of current MMA elite.

With that, I decided to let the fantasy bookings run wild. Could you imagine if fighters like Bas Rutten and Ken Shamrock could have avoided the sands of time, and competing in their physical primes against the best that MMA has to offer? What about fighters like Fedor Emelianenko and Wanderlei Silva, whose physical primes have passed them, but are still active?

Here is a look at 25 fights that the world will never see, but we wish we could.

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