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Dana White, Fedor Emelianenko, and MMA’s Revisionist History

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceIt must be nice to have a memory as pleasantly selective as Dana White’s. It’s always there when he needs it, and it never fails to leave him feeling like the smartest guy in the room.

Take the recent upset loss that knock…

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It must be nice to have a memory as pleasantly selective as Dana White‘s. It’s always there when he needs it, and it never fails to leave him feeling like the smartest guy in the room.

Take the recent upset loss that knocked Fedor Emelianenko from the top spot in the heavyweight division. To hear White tell it, he alone saw through the outsized fiction of Fedor, so it doesn’t surprise him to see the Russian fall.

“I’ve been saying that forever, but the media overhyped this mythological creature that they thought was the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, which is just so…it’s so asinine and ridiculous,” he told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani in this video interview.

UFC 116 Odds: Best Bets

From a betting perspective, UFC 116 is all about Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.
Pretty simple math. If you like Lesnar, Bookmaker has the best value for him at -130 here. If you like Carwin in the upset, grab him at +115 at BetUs here.
Bookmaker some of the better prop bets as well. You can bet […]

brock-lesnar-shane-carwin-side-by-sideFrom a betting perspective, UFC 116 is all about Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.

Pretty simple math. If you like Lesnar, Bookmaker has the best value for him at -130 here. If you like Carwin in the upset, grab him at +115 at BetUs here.

Bookmaker some of the better prop bets as well. You can bet $100 and win $1,600 if Forrest Petz vs. Daniel Roberts wins fight of the night. On that note, decent value there on Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin at +350. Get the Bookmaker props here.

And BetUs has a ton of Lesnar vs. Carwin prop options. Like Carwin to win the entire fight in Round 5? You can grab him at +2000. Check out the BetUs props here.

Lesnar and Carwin Jockey for No. 1 Ranking While Gridlock Forms Behind

Filed under: UFC, NewsLAS VEGAS — The first thing that came out of Dana White’s mouth was an admission.

“Our heavyweight division used to suck,” the UFC president said. “But now, it’s stacked with incredible talent, and all these guys are lined up, …

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Brock Lesnar and Shane CarwinLAS VEGAS — The first thing that came out of Dana White‘s mouth was an admission.

“Our heavyweight division used to suck,” the UFC president said. “But now, it’s stacked with incredible talent, and all these guys are lined up, waiting to fight.”

Indeed, gridlock is forming on the road to the division’s championship. On Saturday night at UFC 116, current champion Brock Lesnar returns from illness to defend his belt against top contender and interim champ Shane Carwin with the world’s No. 1 heavyweight ranking on the line, but both guys don’t have to look too far in their rearview mirrors to see rival war wagons speeding up behind them.

Dana White: After Loss, We Have No Interest in Fedor Emelianenko

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsLAS VEGAS — For a time, Russian MMA heavyweight star Fedor Emelianenko was UFC President Dana White’s obsession. Negotiations ensued, wild money figures were thrown about, and the flirtation ended short of consummati…

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Fedor EmelianenkoLAS VEGAS — For a time, Russian MMA heavyweight star Fedor Emelianenko was UFC President Dana White‘s obsession. Negotiations ensued, wild money figures were thrown about, and the flirtation ended short of consummation.

But the love story that never was will forever remain unrequited, it seems. White says that after Emelianenko lost to Fabricio Werdum last Saturday night in a Strikeforce show, any interest in him is gone for good.

“I’m not interested,” White said after a UFC 116 press conference. “Listen, how many times have you seen us sign a guy when he just loses in another promotion, you know? Oh, the guy just lost in Strikeforce, let’s sign him!”

UFC 116 Pre-Fight Press Conference Video

Filed under: UFCBrock Lesnar, Shane Carwin and UFC President Dana White will meet the press Thursday at the UFC 116 pre-fight press conference for the last time before Saturday night’s heavyweight title fight, and we’ve got the live video right here at…

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Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin and UFC President Dana White will meet the press Thursday at the UFC 116 pre-fight press conference for the last time before Saturday night’s heavyweight title fight, and we’ve got the live video right here at MMAFighting.com.

The press conference takes place at the MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theatre and is the final chance for the media to question Lesnar and Carwin before they step into the Octagon. The weigh-in begins at 4 PM ET and the video is below.

Watch the UFC 116 Press Conference Live at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT

(Will Shane bring the pain, or does Brock have this on lock? Anybody want a peanut?)
UFC president Dana White, heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, interim champ Shane Carwin, and middleweights Chris Leben and Yoshihiro Akiyama are all about to take t…

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(Will Shane bring the pain, or does Brock have this on lock? Anybody want a peanut?)

UFC president Dana White, heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, interim champ Shane Carwin, and middleweights Chris Leben and Yoshihiro Akiyama are all about to take the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena’s Hollywood Theatre for a UFC 116 press-conference. You can follow the presser live on CagePotato.com via the media-player after the jump, starting at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. If you’re watching, let us know your thoughts in the comments section…

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