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The MMA Hour With Fitch, Phan, Barry, Sadollah and Palaszewski

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosAnother Monday, another live two-hour edition of The MMA Hour for you viewing pleasure. Here’s who will be stopping by this week.

* UFC welterweight star Jon Fitch will preview …

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Another Monday, another live two-hour edition of The MMA Hour for you viewing pleasure. Here’s who will be stopping by this week.

* UFC welterweight star Jon Fitch will preview Saturday’s title fight between Josh Koscheck and Georges St-Pierre, as well as his upcoming fight against BJ Penn at UFC 127.

* Nam Phan will talk about his controversial decision loss to Leonard Garcia on Saturday night.

* Heavyweight Pat Barry will discuss his upcoming fight against Joey Beltran on Jan. 22.

* Amir Sadollah will look back on his win at UFC 122 and discuss what’s next.

* Lightweight Bart Palaszewski will talk about his fight on the final card in WEC history against Kamal Shalorus at WEC 53.

Plus, we’ll look back on this weekend’s Strikeforce and UFC cards and ahead to UFC 124 in Montreal.

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

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda Inked for UFC 127 February 27 in Australia

("The Promise" and "Killer Bee" will clash down under.)
CagePotato.com has learned from a source close to the fight that a middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 11 standout Nick Ring (10-0) and Kazuo Misaki’s Grabaka teamma…


("The Promise" and "Killer Bee" will clash down under.)

CagePotato.com has learned from a source close to the fight that a middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 11 standout Nick Ring (10-0) and Kazuo Misaki’s Grabaka teammate, Riki Fukuda (17-4) has been signed for UFC 127 February 27 in Sydney, Australia.

The fight will be the first for Ring since the undefeated Canadian notched a majority decision win over eventual TUF 11 winner Court McGee while filming the show in January. After the bout, Ring, who had been competing with a lingering knee injury, was forced to pull out of the competition due to a torn ACL which would require surgery. The favorite to win the competition, the 30-year-old has been rehabbing the joint since having it surgically repaired in April and has been training in Montreal at Tristar Gym with fellow UFC fighters, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and longtime training partner Rory MacDonald.

Fukuda, who, like Ring,  will also be making his Octagon debut at the event down under, is the DEEP middleweight champion and has not lost since 2008. An EliteXC and DREAM veteran, his most notable victory is a unanimous decision he won over Murilo "Ninja" Rua at DREAM 8 in 2009. The 29-year-old native of Tokyo who has only been finished once in his career surprised many when he took veteran Joe Doerksen to a decision in his first bout in 2004.

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Jon Fitch Chasing BJ Penn’s AKA Reputation

Filed under: UFCJon Fitch’s upcoming fight against B.J. Penn at UFC 127 on Feb. 27 will be an opportunity for the longtime American Kickboxing Academy member to fulfill a personal mission within his gym.

“Coming out of AKA,” Fitch said Monday on The M…

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Jon Fitch‘s upcoming fight against B.J. Penn at UFC 127 on Feb. 27 will be an opportunity for the longtime American Kickboxing Academy member to fulfill a personal mission within his gym.

“Coming out of AKA,” Fitch said Monday on The MMA Hour. “B.J. has kind have been the older brother or the older cousin that you never really knew, but everybody always talks about.”

Before Fitch arrived at the San Jose gym around 2003, Penn had already left the gym to branch out on his own, but not before leaving a lasting impression with AKA owner Javier Mendez and then-AKA star Frank Shamrock, among others.

“It’s kind of like I’ve been chasing that reputation my whole career,” Fitch added. “It’s a huge thing for me to fight B.J. Penn.”

Michael Bisping is Tired of All These Guys Calling Out Michael Bisping

(“So then I say, ‘Chuck Liddell? Why, he’d get knocked out if a feather landed on his chin.’ Oh, we had quite a laugh and … what? Ah crap, he’s standing right behind me, isn’t he?” PicProps: Lutaluta.com…


(“So then I say, ‘Chuck Liddell? Why, he’d get knocked out if a feather landed on his chin.’ Oh, we had quite a laugh and … what? Ah crap, he’s standing right behind me, isn’t he?” PicProps: Lutaluta.com)

Admittedly, it’s a little weird that Jorge Rivera went straight from getting stood up by a rotten-tuna-fish-infested Alessio Sakara at UFC 122 into a co-main event spot against Michael Bisping at February’s UFC 127. Who knew working your way up the middleweight ladder was this easy? Still, Rivera vs. Bisping seems like a decent little fight (and Rivera has at least a puncher’s chance, maybe better to actually win) so we’re not going to complain about it. You know who is going to complain about it, though? Michael Bisping of course. The UFC’s European Middleweight Champion is apparently so upset about guys continually calling him out that he told MMA Junkie this week he feels compelled to teach them a lesson by, uh, fighting them.

So I guess calling out Michael Bisping actually totally works.

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TUF 11 Alumni Chris Camozzi and Kyle Noke Set for UFC 127 Scrap

Filed under: UFC, NewsGiven different circumstances, Chris Camozzi and Kyle Noke could have fought each other on season 11 of the Ultimate Fighter. The men were castmastes for the show until Camozzi was forced out after it was discovered he suffered a …

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Given different circumstances, Chris Camozzi and Kyle Noke could have fought each other on season 11 of the Ultimate Fighter. The men were castmastes for the show until Camozzi was forced out after it was discovered he suffered a broken jaw during his prelim win to get into the house.

Instead, the middleweights will square off at UFC 127 in Australia.

Jorge Rivera to Face Michael Bisping at UFC 127

After two failed attempts to pit Jorge Rivera and Alessio Sakara in a middleweight contenders bout ended without the two ever squaring off, the UFC is moving on from the proposed matchup.

Rivera will have a significantly higher-profile bout the next t…

After two failed attempts to pit Jorge Rivera and Alessio Sakara in a middleweight contenders bout ended without the two ever squaring off, the UFC is moving on from the proposed matchup.

Rivera will have a significantly higher-profile bout the next time around. He will face Michael Bisping at UFC 127 on February 27, the Massachusetts fighter told Kimura.se in a video interview just hours after his match with Sakara was scratched at UFC 122.