Jose Aldo on Receiving New UFC Title, Upcoming Defense vs. Josh Grispi

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MMA Fighting recently caught up with Jose Aldo following a ceremony held prior to UFC 123 where he was presented the new UFC featherweight title. The former WEC 145-pound king talked about receiving the belt, why he turned down a fight against Kenny Florian and his next title defense against Josh Grispi at UFC 125.

UPDATE: Jose Aldo Forced Out of UFC 125 Due to Injury

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MMA Fighting recently caught up with Jose Aldo following a ceremony held prior to UFC 123 where he was presented the new UFC featherweight title. The former WEC 145-pound king talked about receiving the belt, why he turned down a fight against Kenny Florian and his next title defense against Josh Grispi at UFC 125.

UPDATE: Jose Aldo Forced Out of UFC 125 Due to Injury

Aldo Out of UFC 125 Bout With Josh Grispi With Undisclosed Injury

("Easiest title win EVA!!")
According to a report from Heavy.com, newly crowned UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has  been forced out of his planned first title defense against Josh Grispi at UFC 125 in January.
Aldo was presented wi…


("Easiest title win EVA!!")

According to a report from Heavy.com, newly crowned UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has  been forced out of his planned first title defense against Josh Grispi at UFC 125 in January.

Aldo was presented with the belt during last weekend’s UFC 123 event in Auburn Hills, Michigan and if he really wanted to make an interesting mark in the MMA record books, he would go through with our suggestion that he retire as the only UFC champion with an 0-0 record in the Octagon.

There’s no word on the nature of the injury, but there’s bound to be a plethora of rumors about how Aldo got hurt. We actually have it on good authority that it was groin pull he sustained during his first Smashers Club get together on Saturday night.

We’ll have more details as they emerge.

Brittney Palmer Should Do Playboy

If you haven’t picked up the latest issue of UFC Magazine, you really should. WEC Ring Girl and soon to be UFC Octagon Girl, Brittney Palmer has a spread that shows us she is every bit as Playboy worthy as the lovely Arianny Celeste. Palmer starts her gig in the UFC on January […]

If you haven’t picked up the latest issue of UFC Magazine, you really should. WEC Ring Girl and soon to be UFC Octagon Girl, Brittney Palmer has a spread that shows us she is every bit as Playboy worthy as the lovely Arianny Celeste. Palmer starts her gig in the UFC on January 1st at UFC 125. Snapshots of the pics are below, but this is definitely an issue to purchase and keep hidden in your drawer.

LAME UPDATE: Got the old copyright infringement email and had to take the pics down.

Gray Maynard Defends Arianny Celeste: “It’s Playboy Not Swank!”

On this installment of MMA Fix, RawVegas.tv catches up with UFC Lightweight Champion Contender, Gray Maynard as he prepares for his UFC 125 Main Event bout against Champion, Frankie Edgar. Maynard gives choice comments on fellow teammate, Ryan Couture’s staph infection and his views on Arianny Celeste’s Playboy spread. Maynard also states […]

On this installment of MMA Fix, RawVegas.tv catches up with UFC Lightweight Champion Contender, Gray Maynard as he prepares for his UFC 125 Main Event bout against Champion, Frankie Edgar. Maynard gives choice comments on fellow teammate, Ryan Couture’s staph infection and his views on Arianny Celeste’s Playboy spread. Maynard also states that the Lightweight Division is the best division in the UFC and welcomes the WEC Lightweights into the promotion. Watch the full video below:

Watch GRAY MAYNARD TALKS CELESTE, WEC/UFC MERGER AND HIS TITLE SHOT AGAINST EDGAR on RawVegas.tv

UFC 125 to Feature Marcus Davis’s Lightweight Debut, Mike Brown’s UFC Return

("That’s it. Diet starts tomorrow.")
After getting put to sleep by Nate Diaz at UFC 118 — his third loss in four attempts — Marcus Davis announced his intention to drop to lightweight. According to MMA Junkie, the Irish Hand Gre…

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("That’s it. Diet starts tomorrow.")

After getting put to sleep by Nate Diaz at UFC 118 — his third loss in four attempts — Marcus Davis announced his intention to drop to lightweight. According to MMA Junkie, the Irish Hand Grenade’s 155-pound debut will take place at the UFC’s stacked New Year’s Day card in Las Vegas against Jeremy Stephens, who publicly requested to be Davis’s first lightweight opponent. Stephens most recently lost a split decision to Melvin Guillard at UFC 119.

Another likely matchup for UFC 125: Resolution will be former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown making his promotional return against Diego Nunes. Brown made a single UFC appearance as a lightweight back at UFC 47 in 2004, losing by first-round submission to Genki Sudo. He most recently scored a quick TKO over Cole Province at WEC 51 in September. Representing Nova Uniao, Nunes has put together a 4-1 record in the WEC, and is coming off of consecutive decision wins against Raphael Assuncao and Tyler Toner.

The tentative lineup for UFC 125 is after the jump…

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Daniel Roberts vs. Greg Soto Added to UFC 125 Undercard

Filed under: UFC, NewsA welterweight fight pitting Daniel Roberts against Greg Soto has been added to UFC 125, according to Roberts, who posted the news via Twitter.

Roberts (11-1) will be looking to make it three straight wins in the octagon after wi…

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A welterweight fight pitting Daniel Roberts against Greg Soto has been added to UFC 125, according to Roberts, who posted the news via Twitter.

Roberts (11-1) will be looking to make it three straight wins in the octagon after winning back-to-back victories over Forrest Petz and Mike Guymon. Soto meanwhile captured his first UFC victory in August, defeating Nick Osipczak in a decision. That win improved his career record to 8-1, with his only loss coming via disqualification.