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Thiago Alves Wants Jake Shields Next

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Thiago Alves following his UFC 124 win over John Howard about why he thought this was his most dominant win inside the Octagon, how he has matured over the years, how nutritionist Mike Dolce helped him cut weight and why he thinks Jake Shields needs to fight him before fighting GSP.

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Thiago Alves following his UFC 124 win over John Howard about why he thought this was his most dominant win inside the Octagon, how he has matured over the years, how nutritionist Mike Dolce helped him cut weight and why he thinks Jake Shields needs to fight him before fighting GSP.

Dana White: Anderson Silva Still Sport’s Pound-for-Pound King

Filed under: UFC, NewsMONTREAL — Even after watching UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre thrash Josh Koscheck for five rounds, UFC president Dana White can’t elevate the Canadian to No. 1 on his pound-for-pound list.

According to White, tha…

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MONTREAL — Even after watching UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre thrash Josh Koscheck for five rounds, UFC president Dana White can’t elevate the Canadian to No. 1 on his pound-for-pound list.

According to White, that honor still belongs to the UFC’s middleweight champion, Anderson Silva.

“This is a guy who’s wiped out the 185-pound division,” White said. “He really has. Not only has he wiped out a division, he beat a couple of guys at 205. That’s why this whole debate over pound-for-pound … I love Georges St. Pierre. He’s awesome, he’s a superstar and everything else. But he lost not too long ago to Matt Serra by knockout. [Anderson] has never lost in the UFC, and he’s moved up a weight class and beat two f—ing tough guys at that weight.”

Newcomer John Makdessi Felt No Jitters in UFC Debut

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting caught up with John Makdessi, who won his Octagon debut against Pat Audinwood at UFC 124 on Saturday night. Makdessi talked about his game plan going into the fight and how he felt prior to making his UFC debut in his hometown.

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting caught up with John Makdessi, who won his Octagon debut against Pat Audinwood at UFC 124 on Saturday night. Makdessi talked about his game plan going into the fight and how he felt prior to making his UFC debut in his hometown.

Alistair Overeem Wins K-1 World Grand Prix Final

Filed under: Strikeforce, K1, News, JapanAlistair Overeem already owns the Strikeforce MMA heavyweight title. Now, he owns the most prestigious championship in heavyweight kickboxing.

Overeem won the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 2010 with a brutal displ…

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Alistair Overeem wins K-1 World Grand Prix final.Alistair Overeem already owns the Strikeforce MMA heavyweight title. Now, he owns the most prestigious championship in heavyweight kickboxing.

Overeem won the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 2010 with a brutal display of striking Saturday in Japan, using a vicious body shot to stop Peter Aerts in the final of his three fights in the eight-man, one-night tournament.

Aerts got to the final with a shocking majority decision upset over defending champion Semmy Schilt, and if the 40-year-old Aerts had won the whole tournament it would have been a great moment for longtime K-1 fans, who have long loved Aerts’ fighting style in the ring and gentlemanly ways out of the ring.

Dana White Discusses Animosity Between GSP and Josh Koscheck

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to UFC president Dana White on Thursday following the UFC 124 pre-fight press conference about a whole host of topics: his relationship with Josh Koscheck, Georges St-Pierre’s fame outside of Canada, Sean McCorkle’s trash-talking prior to UFC 124, how to fix the judging issue in MMA, the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter and much more.

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to UFC president Dana White on Thursday following the UFC 124 pre-fight press conference about a whole host of topics: his relationship with Josh Koscheck, Georges St-Pierre’s fame outside of Canada, Sean McCorkle’s trash-talking prior to UFC 124, how to fix the judging issue in MMA, the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter and much more.

UFC 124 Weigh-In Results

Filed under: UFC, NewsMONTREAL — There are 22 fighters on the UFC 124 card, but as far as most people are concerned, only two matter. UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Josh Koscheck are the stars of the show, and after a figh…

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MONTREAL — There are 22 fighters on the UFC 124 card, but as far as most people are concerned, only two matter. UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Josh Koscheck are the stars of the show, and after a fight week filled with back and forth, the pair finally took to the scale in their last official act before stepping into the cage for their rematch.

After weighing in at the welterweight championship limit of 170 pounds, an animated St. Pierre boldly stated that his constant antagonist would go down hard, before a screaming throng of fans collected at the Bell Centre.

“I guarantee you that tomorrow, the bully will be bullied,” St. Pierre said, making the motion of holding the title belt around his waist.”