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Georges St. Pierre Gets No Love from the Canadian Press

On Thursday December 30, the Canadian Press handed out their male athlete of the year award. The award, named after famed all-around athlete Lionel Conacher, was awarded to NHL superstar Sidney Crosby. The victory was Crosby’s third straight Lion…

On Thursday December 30, the Canadian Press handed out their male athlete of the year award. The award, named after famed all-around athlete Lionel Conacher, was awarded to NHL superstar Sidney Crosby. The victory was Crosby’s third straight Lionel Conacher Award. When the votes were tallied, one name was suspiciously absent from the final count: […]

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Georges St. Pierre Gets No Love from the Canadian Press

WEC/UFC Merger: Pettis Gets Title Shot, What About The Other Top Lightweights?

After defeating Benson Henderson at WEC 53, Anthony Pettis earned a shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship.  But what about the other top lightweights coming in from the WEC to the UFC? The lightweight division is the one division that the UFC a…

After defeating Benson Henderson at WEC 53, Anthony Pettis earned a shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship.  But what about the other top lightweights coming in from the WEC to the UFC? The lightweight division is the one division that the UFC and WEC shared, so now with the merger, it makes for an interesting […]

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WEC/UFC Merger: Pettis Gets Title Shot, What About The Other Top Lightweights?

Mark Munoz Gets Back on Middleweight Title Track in UFC 123

Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz has picked up his fourth win in the UFC middleweight division since dropping from light heavyweight after Munoz defeated Aaron Simpson.
Munoz kept a ferocious pace that would eventually tire out hi…

Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz has picked up his fourth win in the UFC middleweight division since dropping from light heavyweight after Munoz defeated Aaron Simpson.
Munoz kept a ferocious pace that would eventually tire out his elder Simpson, and would get the better of the exchanges on the feet.
I believe that Rafael Cardeiro has […]

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Mark Munoz Gets Back on Middleweight Title Track in UFC 123

UFC 122 Results: Yushin Okami Gets Shot, B.J. Penn Talks and 25 Lessons Learned

You can’t say that Yushin Okami abused Nate Marquardt on his way to victory in the UFC 122 co-main event. I’m not even sure you can say he clearly beat Nate the Great, but Thunder got the victory on the scorecards and to the victor go the s…

You can’t say that Yushin Okami abused Nate Marquardt on his way to victory in the UFC 122 co-main event. I’m not even sure you can say he clearly beat Nate the Great, but Thunder got the victory on the scorecards and to the victor go the spoils.
As the saying goes.
The Japanese middleweight’s long-awaited date […]

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UFC 122 Results: Yushin Okami Gets Shot, B.J. Penn Talks and 25 Lessons Learned

UFC-WEC Merger: Pettis Vs. Henderson Winner Gets UFC Title Shot; Is It Too Soon?

Current WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson (12-1) and No. 1 contender Anthony Pettis (12-1) will do battle at WEC 53, which will be the last WEC event before all the fighters are placed into UFC. The winner of this fight will face the winner of the…

Current WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson (12-1) and No. 1 contender Anthony Pettis (12-1) will do battle at WEC 53, which will be the last WEC event before all the fighters are placed into UFC. The winner of this fight will face the winner of the Frankie Edgar/Gray Maynard fight for the Lightweight title.
Is this […]

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UFC-WEC Merger: Pettis Vs. Henderson Winner Gets UFC Title Shot; Is It Too Soon?

Anti-MMA Crusade of NY State Assemblyman Gets it All Wrong

New York is one of only six states that do not allow legal Mixed Martial Arts Fights and it appears that this will not change in the near future.
New York Governor David Paterson had included the legalization of MMA in a budget bill that failed to get …

New York is one of only six states that do not allow legal Mixed Martial Arts Fights and it appears that this will not change in the near future.
New York Governor David Paterson had included the legalization of MMA in a budget bill that failed to get past committee. The Governor was hoping that legal […]

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Anti-MMA Crusade of NY State Assemblyman Gets it All Wrong