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Hazelett vs. Bocek Signed for UFC 124 in Montreal

(Hazelett could easily drop five pounds by shaving off his Unabomber beard.)
CagePotato.com has learned that Dustin Hazelett will return to lightweight for the first time since facing Diego Saraiva at that weight in 2007 to challenge another submission…


(Hazelett could easily drop five pounds by shaving off his Unabomber beard.)

CagePotato.com has learned that Dustin Hazelett will return to lightweight for the first time since facing Diego Saraiva at that weight in 2007 to challenge another submission specialist at UFC 124.

According to sources close to the fight, "McLovin" will take on Canadian grappling standout Mark Bocek on the Montreal, Quebec card, which, although the event details have yet to be officially announced, will likely take place on December 11 at the Bell Centre.

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Georges St. Pierre: I Know Josh Koscheck Better Than Ever Now

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveGeorges St. Pierre won’t lie, he didn’t exactly have a great time filming season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which premieres Wednesday night on Spike TV.

Don’t misunderstand him, he’s glad he went through it, he …

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Georges St. Pierre won’t lie, he didn’t exactly have a great time filming season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which premieres Wednesday night on Spike TV.

Don’t misunderstand him, he’s glad he went through it, he said. He’s also glad that it’s over. While some fighters dislike the reality show coaching gig because it takes them away from home and disrupts their normal routine, for St. Pierre the problem wasn’t so much the atmosphere as the company.

“I was with Josh Koscheck, so that was hard,” the UFC welterweight champ told MMA Fighting. “He’s very arrogant and I don’t like to be close to this guy. But I didn’t have a choice. It was a few weeks where I had to be there close to him.”

But while being alongside the brash challenger made St. Pierre’s coaching job considerably more irritating, there were some upsides to being forced to see Koscheck’s smirking mug in the gym.

St. Pierre, Koscheck Exchange Barbs as Leadup to UFC 124 Fight Begins

Filed under: UFC, NewsIt’s still three months away from the date when Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck can fight for real, but the UFC welterweight champion and No. 1 contender are already beginning the verbal sparring that often precedes a title m…

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Georges St-PierreIt’s still three months away from the date when Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck can fight for real, but the UFC welterweight champion and No. 1 contender are already beginning the verbal sparring that often precedes a title match.

That’s not so surprising from Koscheck, who has never shied away from controversy and has fully embraced the villain role handed to him after the UFC chose to stage the UFC 124 main event in Montreal — St. Pierre’s hometown.

It’s a little bit more shocking from St. Pierre, who rarely chooses to engage in word games, often admitting that it’s something at which he’s just not very good.

The MMA Hour Live Featuring Griffin, Koscheck, Henderson, Gamburyan

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThis week’s live edition of The MMA Hour features another loaded line-up of guests from around the MMA world:

* Forrest Griffin will stop by to talk about his new book and his road back from…

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This week’s live edition of The MMA Hour features another loaded line-up of guests from around the MMA world:

* Forrest Griffin will stop by to talk about his new book and his road back from shoulder injury.

* Josh Koscheck will discuss his upcoming fight against Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124 and his coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter.

* WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will discuss a potential title fight against Anthony Pettis.

* Manny Gamburyan will weigh-in on his WEC featherweight title fight on Sept. 30 against Jose Aldo.

* Finally, MMA referee Yves Lavigne will stop by to clear the air on last week’s Koscheck-GSP interview controversy.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Download this show and previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

Yves Lavigne Talks Controversy Over Comments: ‘Those Are Not My Quotes’

Filed under: UFCMMA referee Yves Lavigne said he wanted to clear the air regarding some inflammatory quotes attributed to him in a Canoe.com story by Vincent Morin recently, so he put it as plainly as he possibly could.

“I did not give him an intervie…

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MMA referee Yves Lavigne said he wanted to clear the air regarding some inflammatory quotes attributed to him in a Canoe.com story by Vincent Morin recently, so he put it as plainly as he possibly could.

“I did not give him an interview on or off record,” Lavigne told Ariel Helwani during Tuesday’s episode of “The MMA Hour.” “Those are not my quotes. This is not me. Is that enough?”

Lavigne found himself at the center of the controversy after the story quoted him as saying that UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre will dominate Josh Koscheck in their rematch at UFC 124 in Montreal this December, and that Koscheck was scared to exchange punches with Paul Daley in his last fight in Montreal.

But Lavigne, who’s a regular at UFC events and may have likely been slated to work the main event bout in his home province of Quebec, insisted that he never spoke with Morin, nor does he have any idea where the quotes came from.

Alves vs. Howard Added to UFC 124 in Montreal December 11

(Rogan was right. That DOES look like a goat’s vagina.)
It looks like Mike Pierce won’t be getting the bone he wanted the UFC to throw him for earning his third Octagon appearance last weekend at UFC 118 against Amilcar Alves.
Yesterday Pierce called o…


(Rogan was right. That DOES look like a goat’s vagina.)

It looks like Mike Pierce won’t be getting the bone he wanted the UFC to throw him for earning his third Octagon appearance last weekend at UFC 118 against Amilcar Alves.

Yesterday Pierce called out Thiago Alves via Twitter and "The Pitbull" accepted the Washington native’s challenge, however the UFC had other plans for the American Top Team fighter who will now face John Howard at UFC 124 in Montreal on December 11.

The news was first reported by MMAJunkie this afternoon and we were able to confirm with a source close to Alves.

The fight may well be Alves’ last stab at remaining at welterweight after he failed to make weight for the second time in his UFC career, this time for an important number two contendership match-up with Jon Fitch at UFC 117 last month that would determine who was next in line for a shot at the winner of the Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck bout, which is also slated for the December 11 card.

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