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Jon Fitch, Dominick Cruz and Five UFC Fighters to Watch If You Have Insomnia

Yes, boring fighters exist in combat sports, especially in MMA.Sometimes it’s because they take people down and hold them there, sometimes it’s because they pin opponents against the cage for three rounds and sometimes it’s the fact that they’re just s…

Yes, boring fighters exist in combat sports, especially in MMA.

Sometimes it’s because they take people down and hold them there, sometimes it’s because they pin opponents against the cage for three rounds and sometimes it’s the fact that they’re just so hard to catch.

Now, for some people like myself, guys such as the more-elusive fighters are actually interesting to watch because you never know when they’ll pull the trigger and land their proverbial one-kill-shots on opponents, but if you’re an insomniac and haven’t gotten a good night’s rest since the sixth grade, there’s a good chance that some guys might actually help out with that.

It’s tough to say who would be the biggest cure for insomnia outside of the UFC, but wherever you look, there are guys that are just flat out boring to watch in MMA. The only reason we watch them fight is really in the hopes that whomever they face will be the man to put them in a coma.

Some of the guys you’re about to see will cure your insomnia and there might be some that may actually cause it to linger for some, but all of the men you’re about to see have been accused of being boring fighters.

Would you guys like to meet these five guys?

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10 Upcoming Under-the-Radar UFC Fights and Their Implications

By now, every slightly more than casual UFC fan knows that each of the seven UFC champions will defend their titles between now and Thanksgiving. Those are the kinds of fights that every fight fan knows about. The kinds of fights that people pay $50 to…

The fights on this list are the fights that not everybody is talking about that they shouldn’t look at as “just a throw-in fight to fill out a fight card.” The fights on this list are the bouts people should not forget about.

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Jake Shields Says He Wanted to Fight Jon Fitch Before Jake Ellenberger

Coming off his first loss in fifteen fights to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129, Jake Shields will headline the main card at UFC Fight Night 25 against welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger on September 17.The bout provides some intrigue to the event, ho…

The bout provides some intrigue to the event, however Ellenberger was not the first challenger who Shields would expected to face.

“I fight whoever they tell me, but when they asked me (to fight) Ellenberger, my first reaction was I want to fight someone like B.J. or Fitch,” Shields told MMAWeekly Radio.

Considering Shields status in the welterweight division, it’d be hard to not slot the former Strikeforce Middleweight champion in a bout against a top contender. While holding victories over Carlos Condit, Dan Henderson and Yushin Okami, it be even harder to sell a Shields fight without a top contender.

However, Shields put the company before himself and decided to accept the bout.

“I’m willing to fight whoever they want. I’m not one to say no, especially if it’s a main event. So I said, ‘sure, I’ll do it.’ But I was hoping to fight Fitch on the San Jose card,” he said.

Ideally, however, it won’t hurt Shields to be put in the main event for a second consecutive fight. It certainly will build his image and help propel him back into welterweight contention. But first, he will have to get past Ellenberger, an opponent who he admittedly knows nothing about, but understands he will be a durable challenge.

“He looks like a tough wrestler with pretty good boxing,” he explained. “So, he’s just a basic tough guy, you know. Definitely not taking him lightly,” Shields said of his opponent.

“He’s got a lot of power, so he’s got good knockout power, but I think he’s lacking in his jiu-jitsu, my strength.”

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UFC 132 Results: 5 Opponents We Want to See Carlos Condit Fight Next

Carlos Condit impressed MMA fans with his finishing ability once again when he put away top Korean prospect Dong Hyun Kim in the very first round at UFC 132.All it took was a flying knee and some follow up punches to put the standout Judoka down a…

Carlos Condit impressed MMA fans with his finishing ability once again when he put away top Korean prospect Dong Hyun Kim in the very first round at UFC 132.

All it took was a flying knee and some follow up punches to put the standout Judoka down and out, giving him the first loss of his entire career. Before the fight, Kim had gone 5-0-1 in the UFC.

Now, fans are viewing Condit as the next title challenger for the winner of Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz.

Whatever the result of that fight is, it will make for a good fight. If he wants to fight again, these are other opponents he could possibly take on.

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Shields vs. Ellenberger Slated for September’s ‘Battle on the Bayou’, UFC Conveniently Forgets ‘Five-Round Non-Title Main Event’ Rule

“From this day forward, any [main event] that is signed after right now today will be a five-round fight.” — Dana White, 6/9/11

The main event for UFC Fight Night in New Orleans on September 17 has been verbally agreed to as Jake Shields takes on Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger…”Ellenberger is on a mission to get his first shot at a world title, and Shields is determined to get another crack at it,” said UFC President Dana White. The televised bout is scheduled for three rounds. — UFC.com, 6/29/11

And so, the UFC’s new five-round non-title fight rule is immediately ignored. Considering that Shields’s recent bouts haven’t all been barn-burners, you have to wonder if the UFC’s decision to make this a three-rounder was some calculated hedging against a boring match. After all, nothing kills a good party like 25 minutes of stalling.

“UFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou” (aka UFC Fight Night 25) goes down 9/17 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

“From this day forward, any [main event] that is signed after right now today will be a five-round fight.” — Dana White, 6/9/11

“UFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou” (aka UFC Fight Night 25) goes down 9/17 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jake Shields, Jake Ellenberger Will Headline UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans

Filed under: UFCA pair of Jakes will battle on the bayou in September.

MMA Fighting was first to report Sunday a planned fall welterweight fight between former title challenger Jake Shields and surging contender Jake Ellenberger. Tuesday, UFC officia…

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A pair of Jakes will battle on the bayou in September.

MMA Fighting was first to report Sunday a planned fall welterweight fight between former title challenger Jake Shields and surging contender Jake Ellenberger. Tuesday, UFC officials announced the fight will headline UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou on Sept. 17 in New Orleans.

Despite some reports to the contrary, a UFC official on Tuesday told MMA Fighting that the fight will be a three-round main event, not five rounds. Earlier this month at UFC 131, UFC president Dana White announced that all main events in the UFC would be five-round fights, including non-title fights. It was not immediately clear why Shields-Ellenberger will be a three-round main event.

Shields (26-5-1, 1-1 UFC) is coming off his first loss in in six and a half years, a unanimous decision setback to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129 in April. Ellenberger (25-5, 4-1 UFC) fought on the same card, knocking out Sean Pierson in the first round for his fourth straight victory.

Fight Night 25 will be the UFC’s first trip to New Orleans in more than a decade. In April, the promotion announced a renewed sponsorship deal with Bud Light, and as part of the deal the two companies will produce an annual live event.

The first joint venture, “Battle on the Bayou,” will take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and is expected to include fan expo-like events, a concert tie-in and meet-and-greets with Zuffa fighters. As with all UFC Fight Night cards, Fight Night 25’s main card will air live on Spike TV.

The UFC has held three shows in New Orleans, all prior to Zuffa’s purchase of the company in 2001. The last UFC show in Louisiana was UFC 37 in May 2002 in Bossier City, near Shreveport. Several UFC fighters hail from the New Orleans area, most notably Pat Barry, Melvin Guillard and Alan Belcher, who trains in nearby Biloxi, Miss.

Belcher is expected to fight on the card in a middleweight bout against Jason MacDonald. Also confirmed by the UFC for the card is a middleweight bout between Season 11 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Court McGee and Dongi Yang and a featherweight bout between Season 12 TUF winner Jonathan Brookins and Erik Koch.

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