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UFC: Ricardo Almeida Announces His Retirement from MMA

After an 11-year career that has spread from Pancrase to Pride to, most recently, the UFC, the “Big Dog” has called it a career. Under his coach and mentor, Renzo Gracie, Almeida amassed a 6-5 record with the UFC. Almeida has previously tak…

After an 11-year career that has spread from Pancrase to Pride to, most recently, the UFC, the “Big Dog” has called it a career. Under his coach and mentor, Renzo Gracie, Almeida amassed a 6-5 record with the UFC. Almeida has previously taken a four-year break from fighting where he focused on teaching and running […]

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UFC: Ricardo Almeida Announces His Retirement from MMA

UFC: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ace Ricardo Almeida Announces Retirement

After going 13-5 in his mixed martial arts career, Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida has announced his retirement, according to MMABay.  Almeida posted an official release on his website, stating, “After Much Deliberation Since My Fight …

After going 13-5 in his mixed martial arts career, Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida has announced his retirement, according to MMABay.  Almeida posted an official release on his website, stating, “After Much Deliberation Since My Fight At UFC 128 I Have Decided To Step Away From The Sport As A Fighter.” “I Will Continue To Fully […]

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UFC: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ace Ricardo Almeida Announces Retirement

UFC 128 Fight Card Preview: Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle

Ricardo Almeida and Mike Pyle will face off at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19.  The welterweight bout will be broadcast by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on their Facebook page.  The Facebook stream will begin at 8 PM ET. Both fighters hav…

Ricardo Almeida and Mike Pyle will face off at UFC 128 on Saturday, March 19.  The welterweight bout will be broadcast by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on their Facebook page.  The Facebook stream will begin at 8 PM ET. Both fighters have strong ground games, as they are both well-versed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, with Almeida […]

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UFC 128 Fight Card Preview: Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle

Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle Targeted For “Shogun vs. Evans” Card

Mike “Quicksand” Pyle’s last UFC fight saw him do something that very few people gave him a chance to do in his UFC 120 outing against then-undefeated John “The Hitman” Hathaway. He didn’t just get a Unanimous Decisi…

Mike “Quicksand” Pyle’s last UFC fight saw him do something that very few people gave him a chance to do in his UFC 120 outing against then-undefeated John “The Hitman” Hathaway. He didn’t just get a Unanimous Decision win over the young prospect, he earned a score of 30-27 on all three judges’ scorecards against […]

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Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle Targeted For “Shogun vs. Evans” Card

UFC 124: Jason MacDonald and Ricardo Almeida To See Action in Montreal

What a night UFC 124 is shaping up to be.
When the UFC makes its return to Montreal, Quebec, Canada this December, the card will be memorable in the minds of the Canadian crowd for more than just the Welterweight Title Showdown between Josh Koscheck an…

What a night UFC 124 is shaping up to be.
When the UFC makes its return to Montreal, Quebec, Canada this December, the card will be memorable in the minds of the Canadian crowd for more than just the Welterweight Title Showdown between Josh Koscheck and the UFC Welterweight Champ, arguable pound-for-pound king Georges “Rush” St-Pierre.
MMA […]

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UFC 124: Jason MacDonald and Ricardo Almeida To See Action in Montreal