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MFC Adds Ryan Ford Vs. Douglas Lima At Retribution Card

The Maximum Fighting Championship has added a hotly anticipated welterweight matchup to complete its co-main event for the upcoming MFC 26: Retribution card.
Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford, returning to the MFC after a year-and-a-half absence, will face the stiffest test of his career as he takes on American Top Team product Douglas “The Phenom” Lima. […]

The Maximum Fighting Championship has added a hotly anticipated welterweight matchup to complete its co-main event for the upcoming MFC 26: Retribution card.

Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford, returning to the MFC after a year-and-a-half absence, will face the stiffest test of his career as he takes on American Top Team product Douglas “The Phenom” Lima. The Ford-Lima matchup shares main-event status and tops the card that will air live on HDNet Fights with the recently announced lightweight title fight between reigning belt-holder Antonio “Mandingo” McKee and Brazilian challenger Luciano Azevedo.

“For the remainder of 2010 and into 2011, the Maximum Fighting Championship’s top priority will be making its own stars,” noted MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich.

“Ryan Ford and Douglas Lima have a great opportunity in the MFC to become internationally known hot commodities, and the same goes for guys like Luciano Azevedo, Tom Watson, and Ryan Jimmo. Even Antonio McKee, who has an incredible record and has not lost in seven years, can really step forward and make his name bigger than it has ever been before.”

Ford (12-2) is a former two-time challenger for the MFC welterweight title and is eagerly eyeing a return to the top of the organization’s 170-pound division. The Edmonton, Alberta, native is riding a four-fight winning streak coming into the matchup against Lima – the biggest of those victories being a first-round submission verdict over reality show competitor Tommy Speer back in March.

Ford began his mixed martial arts career under the MFC banner in 2007 and catapulted to the top of the ranks with his aggressive, crowd-pleasing style. A fan favorite, Ford worked his way into two title fights by taking out a list of tough opponents including C.J. Fernandes and Pete Spratt. Ford fell short in his two quests for the MFC belt, dropping a pair of hard-fought battles to rugged veteran Pat Healy.

Lima (14-4) has earned stoppage victories in 12 of his verdicts – four by knockout and eight by submission. The Goainia, Brazil, native, who has signed a three-fight contract with the MFC, trains under top-rated trainer Roan Carneiro at American Top Team’s Atlanta operation and is also an instructor at the camp.

A brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a devastating Muay Thai practitioner, Lima is a decorated competitor, holding multiple titles in the North American Grappling Association, and for the past two years has been considered one of the top young prospects in mixed martial arts. Lima has had two long runs of success in his MMA career, with five- and six-fight winning streaks to his credit.

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Video Captures Roger Huerta in Street Fight

If you’re a casual MMA consumer (which typically means you only watch the UFC ‘here and there’) the name Roger Huerta may sound familiar, due to the fact that it wasn’t long ago when the lightweight was one of the UFC’s top selling commodities. So what’s Roger been up to? Well, 1) he shocked the […]

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If you’re a casual MMA consumer (which typically means you only watch the UFC ‘here and there’) the name Roger Huerta may sound familiar, due to the fact that it wasn’t long ago when the lightweight was one of the UFC’s top selling commodities. So what’s Roger been up to? Well, 1) he shocked the MMA world by signing with Bellator FC 2) he won his promotional debut only to lose to underdog Pat Curran one month later, and 3) apparently he brutalized some dude recently in Austin, who just seconds earlier, had sent a woman crashing to the street with a sucker punch. No; this isn’t a bit.

TMZ has posted video of the incident and although the footage is scrambled at the best of times, you can definitely make out that some serious sh-t went down. The report includes a quote from Huerta’s manager, who reportedly stated:

“I have not spoken to Roger yet about this incident, but I can say that it’s in his nature to be very protective of women.”

In an updated report from TMZ, UFC President Dana White is quoted saying:

“In no way do I condone street fighting, but when a guy puts his hands on a woman he deserves to be knocked the f*ck out. Good for Roger.”

That’s probably a sentiment that more than a few people share…As of this afternoon no charges have reportedly been laid.

Kenda Perez Featured in Latest UFC Magazine

If you’re having a tough day then it likely got much, much, much better, having seen the above pic. Yes, we’ve conceded in the past that the world is a much prettier place with Kenda Perez walking around, and if you haven’t seen her host Spike’s “Best of Pride” your life is incomplete (not just […]

If you’re having a tough day then it likely got much, much, much better, having seen the above pic. Yes, we’ve conceded in the past that the world is a much prettier place with Kenda Perez walking around, and if you haven’t seen her host Spike’s “Best of Pride” your life is incomplete (not just because she’s hot as hell but because Pride was the sh-t).

The new edition of the UFC Magazine features Randy Couture on the front, as well as, a multiple pic spread of Kenda (more importantly). We’d be remiss if we didn’t give huge props to Cage Potato for running the above picture of Kenda, including several others from the shoot. Now run along and be happy.

UFC 117 Dana White Video Blog Episode 1.

UFC 117 is set for this Saturday August 7th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California and UFC president Dana White has started his latest blog for the event. As always the shows provide fans with all the backstage access their hearts can desire. Here’s the breakdown for UFC 117:
Main card
Middleweight Championship bout: […]

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Main card

Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos

Preliminary card

Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace
Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown
Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft
Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman

Chael Sonnen Says Drug Use Gave Lance Armstrong Cancer

Only a couple days out from Saturday’s tilt between Chael Sonnen and middleweight champ Anderson Silva, you may have been thinking that by this point, Sonnen’s steady flew of ‘what now?’ statements would be coming to an end. After all, how many over the top quotes can a fighter come up with to hype a […]

Well, while speaking on Pro MMA Radio a couple of days ago, Sonnen made a few more comments which if he was still involved in politics, would have given his campaign handlers the biggest ‘oh no’ gulp of their lives. Anderson, you can relax, it’s not about you. When asked a follow up question about people who don’t take responsibility for their mistakes (Sonnen had been discussing “Rampage” Jackson and his recent legal issues ), the middleweight contender turned to 7 time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong (thanks to MMA Mania for the quote).

“When you screw up, you have to own it. That stuff really gets under my skin. Take Lance Armstrong. Lance Armstrong did a number of things and he gave himself cancer. He cheated, he did drugs, and he gave himself cancer. Well, instead of saying ‘Hey listen, I cheated and gave myself cancer, don’t be like me.’ He actually made himself the victim and then went out and profited something like $15 million dollars from this ‘Hey, poor me, let’s find a cure for cancer’ campaign instead of just coming clean and saying, ‘Look, here’s what I did, I screwed myself up, and I hope people learn from my mistakes.”

Wow. Looks like Chael isn’t thinking about politics longterm either..

Chael Sonnen Sparring With Team Quest.

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UFC 117 will feature a middleweight title bout between current UFC champion Anderson Silva and number one contender Chael Sonnen. The two will lock up on August 7 from Oakland, California and Sonnen is seen training with Team Quest teammates as well as head coach Robert Follis. Will it […]

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UFC 117 will feature a middleweight title bout between current UFC champion Anderson Silva and number one contender Chael Sonnen. The two will lock up on August 7 from Oakland, California and Sonnen is seen training with Team Quest teammates as well as head coach Robert Follis. Will it be enough to defeat The Spider? We’ll find out Saturday evening.