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Josh Neer – The Quiet Headliner gets His Chance to Shine

Debbie Lee, UFC – This past April at Colorado’s Broomfield Event Center, Josh Neer stepped into the Octagon with all odds stacked against him. With an extended absence from the UFC, untested mettle in a new weight class, and a formidable veteran opponent, a potential win would not come easy. To add to the burden, this wasn’t an ordinary fight— its outcome would determine his standing in the organization.The funny thing is, it wasn’t the pressure that made Neer choke.

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Alan Belcher Searches for Consistency with Some Unique Summer Schooling

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – If Alan Belcher was still a schoolboy, he would have had some essay to hand in when asked to describe his summer. From a trip to Thailand, to training through Hurricane Gustav for his nationally televised fight this Wednesday against Ed Herman, the 24-year old from Biloxi has had a couple of months to remember, but what will ultimately stick in his mind the most won’t be determined until this week in Omaha.

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Joe Lauzon – There’s No Place Like Home

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Hilo, Hawaii. Not exactly the first place that comes to mind when you think of grueling training for mixed martial arts fights, or at least not the one that fits the stereotype of the gritty and grimy urban landscape which houses gyms that produce mean and nasty prizefighters.It was a helluva fit for lightweight contender Joe Lauzon though, as he took advantage of 155-pound champion BJ Penn’s offer to train with him in the 50th state for much of the time following their stint together as coach and student on the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter.

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