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The MMA Hour With Werdum, Barnett, Coker, Marquardt, Walker and More

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour makes its 2011 debut in a very big way. Monday’s show will be a three-hour, nine guest extravaganza, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport. The show will also …

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The MMA Hour makes its 2011 debut in a very big way. Monday’s show will be a three-hour, nine guest extravaganza, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport. The show will also start at a special start time of 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT.

* Fabricio Werdum, Josh Barnett and Scott Coker will all be in studio to discuss Strikeforce’s upcoming heavyweight tournament.

* Another Strikeforce heavyweight, Herschel Walker, will return to discuss his Jan. 29 fight against Scott Carson.

* UFC middleweight Nate Marquardt will talk about his 2011 plans and his recent loss to Yushin Okami.

* Mike Roberts, Chael Sonnen and Anthony Pettis’ manager, will lay out what’s next for his clients.

* Jacob Volkmann will talk about getting a visit from the Secret Service and being featured on The Tonight Show after making comments about President Obama.

* Mark Hominick will talk about his UFC fight against George Roop on Jan. 22 and a potential title fight against Jose Aldo.

* And Matt Mitrione will stop by to deliver his “Mitrione Minute.”

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at a special start time 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

Chael Sonnen to Appeal Positive Drug Test

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsChael Sonnen’s camp has released a statement for the first time since it was reported last Saturday night that the middleweight contender tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug following his UFC 117 l…

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Chael Sonnen‘s camp has released a statement for the first time since it was reported last Saturday night that the middleweight contender tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug following his UFC 117 loss to Anderson Silva.

In an MMA Fighting exclusive, Sonnen’s manager, Mike Roberts, wrote that Sonnen will appeal the California State Athletic Commission’s claim that he tested positive for “abnormally high” levels of testosterone and that Sonnen will break his silence on the matter in the coming days.

Manager: ‘Really Good Chance’ Scott Smith Headed to Welterweight Division

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsScott Smith is one of the more popular middleweights in Strikeforce, but according to his manager Mike Roberts, “Hands of Steel’s” days of fighting at 185 may be on the verge of coming to end, at least …

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Scott Smith is one of the more popular middleweights in Strikeforce, but according to his manager Mike Roberts, “Hands of Steel’s” days of fighting at 185 may be on the verge of coming to end, at least for now.

Roberts said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that Smith, who most recently lost to Cung Le in June via second round KO, is seriously considering dropping down to welterweight.

Chael Sonnen Believes ‘the Party Ain’t Over Yet’

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsFollowing his heart-breaking loss to Anderson Silva Saturday night, Chael Sonnen made it very clear at the post-fight press conference that he wanted an immediate rematch against Silva.

That wasn’t just his e…

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Following his heart-breaking loss to Anderson Silva Saturday night, Chael Sonnen made it very clear at the post-fight press conference that he wanted an immediate rematch against Silva.

That wasn’t just his emotions talking. Sonnen obviously thinks he has what it takes to beat the middleweight champion, and his manager, Mike Roberts, backed up his client on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.

Roberts said that both he and Sonnen met with the UFC Monday to talk about what’s next for Sonnen, and in that meeting, Sonnen let it be known that he is ready to dance again with “The Spider.”

“We’ve had talks,” Roberts said. “I just had a talk with [the UFC] [Monday] morning. You know, we don’t tell them how to do their job. The only thing that we do is tell them what we want, and the simple question was asked, ‘What does Chael want?’ And Chael’s answer was, ‘I want to do this again. The party ain’t over yet.’