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No Return Date in Sight for Brock Lesnar; White Shoots Down WWE Rumors

Filed under: UFC, NewsMONTREAL — With UFC cards filling up into March of next year, one name has been notably absent from prospective matchups: that of the former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

According to UFC president Dana White, figuring …

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MONTREAL — With UFC cards filling up into March of next year, one name has been notably absent from prospective matchups: that of the former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

According to UFC president Dana White, figuring out a course of action for Lesnar is one of his future priorities after getting this weekend’s UFC 124 out of the way. And while he has no idea what’s next for the major drawing card, it’s something he plans of figuring out soon.

GSP Plans to Never Talk About Josh Koscheck After UFC 124

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MONTREAL — UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has often been accused of being too packaged in interviews or press conferences, but his final answer in the lead up to UFC 124 might have been the most raw emotion and passion he’s ever exemplified while answering a question prior to a fight.

When asked about potentially fighting Josh Koscheck after Saturday night, St-Pierre said he doesn’t want to hear or think about the American Kickboxing Academy fighter ever again.

Watch the video of his response below.

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MONTREAL — UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has often been accused of being too packaged in interviews or press conferences, but his final answer in the lead up to UFC 124 might have been the most raw emotion and passion he’s ever exemplified while answering a question prior to a fight.

When asked about potentially fighting Josh Koscheck after Saturday night, St-Pierre said he doesn’t want to hear or think about the American Kickboxing Academy fighter ever again.

Watch the video of his response below.

Shinya Aoki vs. Yuichiro ‘Jienotsu’ Nagashima Booked for Dynamite!!

Filed under: DREAM, News, JapanA mixed rules bout between DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki and K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan tournament winner Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima has been booked for Fighting and Entertainment Group’s end of year event…

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A mixed rules bout between DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki and K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan tournament winner Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima has been booked for Fighting and Entertainment Group’s end of year event, MMA Fighting has learned from sources.

The bout between two of Japan’s most eccentric lightweights will be contested under alternating rounds of MMA and K-1 rules as we first saw at Dynamite!! 2004, when Jerome Le Banner and Bob Sapp fought to a draw.

Le Banner may have missed out on a K-1 Finals berth on Saturday due to his temper tantrum against Kyotaro in Seoul, but the Frenchman will instead be appearing at Dynamite!! 2010, Le Banner’s management has told French website Ikusa.fr. The K-1 veteran will take on Dream light heavyweight GP finalist Tatsuya Mizuno in a mixed martial arts rules bout. Le Banner has not fought MMA since a 2006 victory of Jimmy Ambriz and has a notable 2005 win over current UFC standout Yoshihiro Akiyama.

Sean Pierson Thought About Quitting ‘1000 Times’ Before Getting UFC Shot

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Canadian Sean Pierson at Wednesday’s UFC 124 media workouts about his upcoming fight against Matt Riddle, taking this fight on short notice, his long road to the UFC and more.

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Canadian Sean Pierson at Wednesday’s UFC 124 media workouts about his upcoming fight against Matt Riddle, taking this fight on short notice, his long road to the UFC and more.

Stefan Struve Doesn’t Think Sean McCorkle Is on His Level

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Stefan Struve prior to his UFC 124 fight against Sean McCorkle about his opponent’s excessive trash-talking leading up to the fight, how it affected him, why he isn’t impressed with McCorkle and much more.

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MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Stefan Struve prior to his UFC 124 fight against Sean McCorkle about his opponent’s excessive trash-talking leading up to the fight, how it affected him, why he isn’t impressed with McCorkle and much more.

Josh Koscheck Is Only No. 3 on GSP’s ‘Best Trash Talkers’ List

Filed under: UFC, NewsMONTREAL — Josh Koscheck had six weeks to get under Georges St. Pierre’s skin, six weeks to needle him, taunt him, bait him to react. St. Pierre rarely showed any hint that Koscheck’s mind games were getting to him, even though i…

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MONTREAL — Josh Koscheck had six weeks to get under Georges St. Pierre‘s skin, six weeks to needle him, taunt him, bait him to react. St. Pierre rarely showed any hint that Koscheck’s mind games were getting to him, even though it’s fairly obvious now that he wants to finish his challenger in a decisive manner, partially as retribution for the constant verbal barrages that came his way during filming of The Ultimate Fighter.

Of course, Koscheck isn’t the first guy to try to work his way into St. Pierre’s head; he’s only the latest. And the UFC welterweight champion says his UFC 124 challenger is not the best of the bunch when it comes to talking smack.

In fact, St. Pierre rates him at No. 3.