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UFC Champ Jose Aldo Drops Manager Ed Soares And Black House Team

Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title holder Jose Aldo (21-1) has split with manager Ed Soares and the Black House team. News of the departure was announced by Aldo’s coach Andre Pederneiras, head of the Nova Uniao team, who spoke to Tatame.com on Thursday. The split between Aldo and Soares follows the departure of another UFC […]

Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title holder Jose Aldo (21-1) has split with manager Ed Soares and the Black House team.

News of the departure was announced by Aldo’s coach Andre Pederneiras, head of the Nova Uniao team, who spoke to Tatame.com on Thursday.

The split between Aldo and Soares follows the departure of another UFC champ, Junior dos Santos, who left about six months ago under new management.

Fighters Only Magazine reached out to Soares to ask him about what happened.

FO: The news seems to have been a surprise to you; any idea what went wrong with Aldo?

I wouldn’t say anything went wrong as such, other than Andre feels he doesn’t need our services as management any more. And that’s fine, it wasn’t like we were together since the beginning, we managed him once he became champion.

Andre wanted us to manage him and I think we did a great job for him, we did what we were supposed to do. Now with things happening in Brazil and elsewhere, he felt he was better if he could do things himself.

FO: What are your thoughts on Andre Pederneiras’ decision to cease having Aldo managed by yourselves?

I don’t necessarily agree with the decision he made but he is his own man and if that’s what they want then sure, best of luck. It was a surprise to me and I was disappointed Jose is a great kid and a great person and he is about to have his first child… he has to do what is best for him.

Jose is one of the best fighters in the world and we are one of the best management groups in the world. We are both going to be strong without each other but I do feel we would be stronger together. I always believe that together we make a stronger union. We are much stronger together than we are separate. But Jose not being with us won’t change him, and it won’t change us.

War Machine Headed Back To Jail For One Year Over Old Charge

After signing on for Bellator Fighting Championships season six welterweight tournament, War Machine (aka Jon Koppenhaver) received some bad news on Thursday. The former UFC fighter says he’s going back to prison for one year. It wasn’t something Koppenhaver did since leaving jail, it was over something he did previous to his first incarceration. War […]

It wasn’t something Koppenhaver did since leaving jail, it was over something he did previous to his first incarceration.

War Machine posted the news on Twitter (@warmachine170) Thursday evening.

“Seems my year in jail wasnt enough. Just got sentenced to another year in Vegas for some old bullshit. Nevermind Im rehabilitated. Nevermind Ive been out for over 6 months now and doing great and am finally back on my feet. Nevermind all my students that will miss me. Do another year and rot n waste time. Make no money, pay no taxes. Whatever, I just hope my boy @bensaundersMMA wins @BellatorMMA tournament. Fuck the mother fucking system! Fuck the bullshit! Vacation time, back to jail in 2 weeks! Cant stop me, all you can do is delay the inevitable. War Machine will always be back! Oh ya the judge looked and me and said she can tell Im on steroids and that thats prolly why I got in so many fights and am angry..lol Bitch.”

After serving one year for a felony assault conviction, War Machine had one fight since his release, earning a third round TKO win over Roger Huerta at a UWF show in Texas. It appears that he’ll have to sit for another year before he can turn his life around in the cage.

Former MFC Champ Antonio McKee Says Weight Cut Due To “Kidney Issues”

Former Maximum Fighting Championship lightweight title holder Antonio ‘Mandingo’ McKee (27-4-2) had been set to defend his title this past weekend at MFC 32 versus opponent Brian Cobb, but a bad weight cut saw him hit the scales seven pounds over limit. The result of that was to see McKee stripped of the title, and […]

The result of that was to see McKee stripped of the title, and according to MFC President Mark Pavalich, that win or lose ‘Mandingo’ was cut from the Canadian promotion.

McKee would go on to defeat Cobb via unanimous decision for his second straight victory, and sixteenth in eighteen matches.

The former MFC champ talked to Sherdog.com recently, saying that he was having kidney issues during the weight cut, and blames part of his release on the MFC not being able to find an opponent capable of beating him.

“[Pavelich] knew I wasn’t going to make weight before the fight because I told him I wasn’t going to make weight. I was sick. I had f—ing kidney issues. My stomach was messed up. They already knew that.”

“I called Brian Cobb and told him that I wasn’t going to make weight and that he wouldn’t be fighting for the title,” McKee said. “The surprise to me was that Brian Cobb didn’t make weight. He stepped on the scale first, and he was a half-pound over. I stepped on the scale and weighed 159.8 pounds [before the weigh-in]. I started rehydrating, because my organs were starting to give me issues, and I weighed in at 162… ”

“The problem is that Mark Pavelich doesn’t have anyone who can beat me, and it costs him a lot of money to bring in guys to fight me. That’s the real reason why I’m not in the MFC, because he can’t afford me anymore,” said McKee.

MFC 32 took place at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Convention Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main card, including McKee’s win, was broadcast live on HDNet.

Scott Jorgensen Feels He And Renan Barao Are Fighting For A UFC Bantamweight Title Shot

UFC bantamweight, and former WEC contender, Scott ‘Young Guns’ Jorgensen (13-4) feels he’s “at the front of the line” when it comes to determining the next No. 1 contender for the UFC title. Jorgensen faces Brazilian fighter Renan Barão on the main card of this Saturday’s (Feb. 4, 2012) UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit event […]

UFC bantamweight, and former WEC contender, Scott ‘Young Guns’ Jorgensen (13-4) feels he’s “at the front of the line” when it comes to determining the next No. 1 contender for the UFC title.

Jorgensen faces Brazilian fighter Renan Barão on the main card of this Saturday’s (Feb. 4, 2012) UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit event which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Vents Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

‘Young Guns’ was a guest on “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo” on Wednesday, along with UFC newcomer Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson who makes his debut at this weekends show.

Speaking to Strikeforce announcer, and the shows host Mauro Ranallo, Jorgensen talked about the meaning of this fight versus Barao as well as his expectations in the bout.

“I feel I’m at the front of the line. I feel this fight is a very important one in the division to see who’s fighting for the belt next, but ultimately it’s the UFC’s call,” Jorgensen said. “I know me and Barao are the two frontrunners right now and I’m going to go out there and take care of business and do it impressively. Hopefully it’s enough to sway everyone to feel I should be fighting for the belt.”

“I think I’ll win this fight everywhere. The only thing he has over me is reach, and I don’t have a problem getting inside guys, anyways. That’s when I hit them the hardest,” said Jorgensen, a former NCAA Division I wrestler and three-time Pac-10 champion at Boise State University. “I feel my clinch control is some of the best in the bantamweight division. I feel that I’m faster, I’m a better wrestler, better out of the clinch, and while I’m not a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, I’m still very, very solid on the ground. It’s all there. It’s just a matter of me getting in there and getting it done.”

Demian Maia Believed He Could Knock Out Chris Weidman At FOX Event

Many expected to see former middleweight contender Demian Maia (15-4) take the fight to the mat versus UFC on FOX 2 opponent Chris Weidman this past weekend. So it came as a surprise to see the Brazilian continually struggle to keep the fight standing at the Chicago event. Which in the end, proved his downfall […]

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Many expected to see former middleweight contender Demian Maia (15-4) take the fight to the mat versus UFC on FOX 2 opponent Chris Weidman this past weekend.

So it came as a surprise to see the Brazilian continually struggle to keep the fight standing at the Chicago event. Which in the end, proved his downfall losing to Weidman by unanimous decision on the FOX televised main card.

Speaking to Tatame.com, Maia explains that he believed so much in his hands that he felt he could knock Weidman out.

What are your thoughts about the fight?
Man, because they changed my opponent at the last minute I believed a lot my hands. I believed I could knock him out and I wanted to see if I could actually do it. I focused on that the entire fight and not focused on winning, but doing what I wanted to do. Actually I guess it’s easier fighting for the win. If I had worried about points… The guy took me down once, twice, these kinds of things.

Was this the game plan for Michael Bisping or did you decided to do it after they replaced him?
No, the game plan was completely different. Against Bisping I was getting in there and working on grappling. When they’ve changed, since I was doing fine on the stand-up, I thought I could knock him out. Then I kept trying it all the time, but I could not fit a nice coup. I couldn’t do it, I don’t know what happen.

How was the next day? You were on the first fight of FOX’s card, an important fight after a good win against Jorge Santiago. Did you talk to the UFC guys?
No. I guess there’s not much to say. I did what I had to do, I trained like I was supposed to, but I couldn’t do what I wanted to do at the time. Now I gotta train and be ready for the next one.

Mike Pierce Wants To Put The “Break Down” Josh Koscheck At UFC 143

UFC welterweight Mike Pierce (13-4) will step into the Octagon this Saturday to face former No. 1 contender Josh Koscheck on the main card of UFC 143 in Las Vegas. Pierce has been studying his opponent and feels he knows what to expect from one of the original “Ultimate Fighter’s.” His plan is to use […]

UFC welterweight Mike Pierce (13-4) will step into the Octagon this Saturday to face former No. 1 contender Josh Koscheck on the main card of UFC 143 in Las Vegas.

Pierce has been studying his opponent and feels he knows what to expect from one of the original “Ultimate Fighter’s.” His plan is to use Koscheck’s own style of bullying his opponent, taking the fight to him instead of the other way around and to “break down” his opponent.

Speaking as a guest on The MMA Hour (@MMAFighting.com) this past week, Pierce talked about his plans.

“I think you just press the pace on him and wear him down,” he said of his keys to victory. “I tend to think he’s kind of got that bully style where if he goes in there and starts beating someone up, he gets that momentum going, and it’s kind of hard to stop him. But if you come at him from the opening bell and put the pressure on him, and get inside his head and show him that he’s not in the fight, he’s just going to give up and break down.”

“I want to just press the action on Josh and watch him break down,” he said. “Nothing gives me more pleasure than watching a guy mentally and physically give up and then having the referee pull me off of him. That’s what I want.”

Pierce is 1-1 in his last two bouts, coming off a win over Paul Bradley last November at the UFC on FOX 1 event. The loss took place in August in Philadelphia, a split decision defeat versus Johny Hendricks.