KID Yamamoto Apologizes to Supporters for UFC 126 Loss

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to KID Yamamoto following his UFC 126 loss to Demetrious Johnson about his lack of takedown defence, fighting in the UFC for the first time and when he would like to fight next. Yamamoto even apologized to his many fans for his performance.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to KID Yamamoto following his UFC 126 loss to Demetrious Johnson about his lack of takedown defence, fighting in the UFC for the first time and when he would like to fight next. Yamamoto even apologized to his many fans for his performance.

Jon Jones on Title Shot: ‘I’m Not Afraid of This Moment’

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Jon Jones about his UFC 126 win over Ryan Bader, whether he knew a title shot was at stake and his thoughts on fighting Shogun Rua at UFC 128.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Jon Jones about his UFC 126 win over Ryan Bader, whether he knew a title shot was at stake and his thoughts on fighting Shogun Rua at UFC 128.

Emotional Donald Cerrone Talks UFC 126 Win With Heavy Heart

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Donald Cerrone following his win over Paul Kelly at UFC 126 about his performance, fighting in the UFC for the first time and why he still wants to fight Cole Miller. An emotional Cerrone dedicated the win to his grandfather, who recently passed away.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Donald Cerrone following his win over Paul Kelly at UFC 126 about his performance, fighting in the UFC for the first time and why he still wants to fight Cole Miller. An emotional Cerrone dedicated the win to his grandfather, who recently passed away.

Cowboys Stadium, Rogers Centre Possible Hosts for Silva-GSP Superfight

Filed under: UFC, NewsLAS VEGAS — Georges St. Pierre will main event the first stadium show in UFC history when he takes on Jake Shields in April.

If he wins, he’ll likely get a second big stage immediately following it.

UFC president Dana White sai…

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LAS VEGAS — Georges St. Pierre will main event the first stadium show in UFC history when he takes on Jake Shields in April.

If he wins, he’ll likely get a second big stage immediately following it.

UFC president Dana White said that if St. Pierre defeats Shields, it will set up a long-awaited St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva superfight for the middleweight championship, and the event is a near-lock to take place at a stadium. Among the possible hosts? Texas’ Cowboys Stadium, and Toronto’s Rogers Centre.

Jon Jones One Step Away From Meteoric Rise to Championship

Filed under: UFCLAS VEGAS — Mixed martial arts has had its “Prodigy” and its “Phenom.” Jon Jones may not have a nickname that so accurately captures his youthful brilliance or rapid ascent in the MMA world — he goes by “Bones” — but he appears every…

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LAS VEGAS — Mixed martial arts has had its “Prodigy” and its “Phenom.” Jon Jones may not have a nickname that so accurately captures his youthful brilliance or rapid ascent in the MMA world — he goes by “Bones” — but he appears every bit the next-level talent with the capabilities of dominating his weight class for the next decade.

Or maybe even longer.

“I think this kid has all the tools to be maybe the best ever someday,” UFC president Dana White said after Jones handed Ryan Bader his first career loss during a second-round submission win at UFC 126.

UFC 126 Aftermath, Part One: Jesus Picks Anderson

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Well, the last few seconds were outstanding. Most of the rest of the televised portion of UFC 126 was extremely middle-of-the-road, but in the end no hyperbole was needed: Anderson Silva &…


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Well, the last few seconds were outstanding. Most of the rest of the televised portion of UFC 126 was extremely middle-of-the-road, but in the end no hyperbole was needed: Anderson Silva – that magnificent bastard — front kicked Vitor Belfort in the face and knocked him out. No, we’ve never, ever seen anything like it before and probably never, ever will again. It was, in a word, awesome and underscored why (no matter how lackluster the rest of a UFC PPV seems) you absolutely must watch until the bitter end. Just in case something amazing happens. Because sometimes it does. So amazing in fact that all across the country on Saturday night, aging karate masters and mail-order blackbelts jumped out of their seats and shouted, “See? I told you that shit worked!”

As for the rest of us, our abusive relationship with the UFC middleweight champion goes on. Let’s be honest here, through the first three minutes, 20 seconds, it appeared as if Silva and Belfort were conspiring to make Dana White’s nightmare of “the worst staring contest in the history of mankind” come true. Silva came out and circled, and shucked, and even did some stupid dancing just like he did against Demian Maia last April. The initial physical contact of the fight didn’t come until 1:40 into the first, when Belfort nicked Silva with a leg kick. Then, just as the grim reality of his suckiness started to set in all over again – just as we started to think of all the other things we could’ve spent that $50 on – boom, front kick to the face. Game over. And we love him again.

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