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Jorge Rivera Says He’s Returning in Australia Against Michael Bisping

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Following UFC 122, our Euro buddies at Kimura.se caught up with scheduled co-headliner Jorge Rivera to discuss his reaction to Alessio Sakara’s surprise illness-withdrawal. Rivera’s hands were already wrapped by the t…

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Following UFC 122, our Euro buddies at Kimura.se caught up with scheduled co-headliner Jorge Rivera to discuss his reaction to Alessio Sakara‘s surprise illness-withdrawal. Rivera’s hands were already wrapped by the time he got the news, and he was "in shock" to learn he wouldn’t be fighting. On the bright side, he already has bigger things lined up. Said Jorge: 

"I’ve got a good fight coming up in Australia, and I’m gonna take a couple weeks off to go home and just relax, because I’ve training hard since about June. My last fight, I had to pull out about July, because I had broken my arm, but I was still training with a broken arm, I wanted to fight. I’ve been training hard now for about five, six months, so I need some time just to relax, man…And then I’m gonna train real, real, real hard. I really want this next fight, man. I not only want the fight, I wanna fuck him up. [Interviewer: Who are you fighting in Australia?] Michael Bisping…that is a scoop I’m giving you right now."

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UFC 127 to Be Held in Sydney, Australia

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsAfter a successful maiden voyage Down Under in 2010, the UFC will be returning in 2011.

MMA Fighting has learned that UFC 127 will be held in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 (Feb. 26 in North Americ…

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Joe StephensonAfter a successful maiden voyage Down Under in 2010, the UFC will be returning in 2011.

MMA Fighting has learned that UFC 127 will be held in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 (Feb. 26 in North American time zones).

Kenny Florian ‘Very Excited’ to Face Evan Dunham at UFC 127

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On last night’s episode of ESPN’s "MMA Live", co-host Kenny Florian revealed that his next fight is close to finalized. As the two-time lightweight title contender said, "We’ve verbally agreed to fight Evan Dunham, …

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On last night’s episode of ESPN’s "MMA Live", co-host Kenny Florian revealed that his next fight is close to finalized. As the two-time lightweight title contender said, "We’ve verbally agreed to fight Evan Dunham, which is great news. Phenomenal opponent, which I’m very excited about, and it looks like it may happen on Super Bowl weekend." 

Ken-Flo is coming off of his unanimous decision loss to Gray Maynard at UFC 118, while Dunham — previously #7 on our increasingly-buckshot list of the 10 greatest undefeated fighters in MMA — recently left it in the hands of the judges at UFC 119, losing a decision to Sean Sherk that Dana White publicly called a robbery. As we wrote then, "it will be interesting to see if the UFC simply ignores the amazing incompetence of the ringside officials on Saturday night and keeps the kid full-speed-ahead on his rise to a title shot." Even though Florian is coming off his own loss, the matchup definitely feels like a well-deserved step up the ladder for Dunham.

It’s also another potentially sick addition to UFC 127 (February 5th, Las Vegas), an event that may feature Silva vs. Belfort, Jones vs. Bader, and Griffin vs. Franklin. Now that we think about it, a Florian vs. Sherk rematch would have made just as much sense here. Your thoughts?

Kenny Florian vs. Evan Dunham Likely for UFC 127

Filed under: UFC, NewsKenny Florian has agreed to face Evan Dunham, likely at UFC 127 on Feb. 5, Florian announced on Thursday night’s edition of ESPN’s MMA Live.

The bout will feature two highly ranked lightweights seeking to avoid two-fight losing s…

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Kenny Florian has agreed to face Evan Dunham, likely at UFC 127 on Feb. 5, Florian announced on Thursday night’s edition of ESPN’s MMA Live.

The bout will feature two highly ranked lightweights seeking to avoid two-fight losing streaks.

Florian came out on the wrong side of a judges decision to Gray Maynard in a recent No. 1 contenders fight at UFC 118, while Dunham lost in a very controversial split decision to former champ Sean Sherk at UFC 119 in September.

WHO CARES ABOUT FOOTBALL!

Yes a girl is writing this; ironically this same girl (me) cares very deeply about the exciting line up rumored to make up the UFC 127 event which will take place over Superbowl weekend. Light Heavyweights Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin may be gracing the already stacked card which will feature the Main Event […]

Forrest Griffin Vs. Rich Franklin on Superbowl Weekend

Forrest Griffin Vs. Rich Franklin on Superbowl Weekend

Yes a girl is writing this; ironically this same girl (me) cares very deeply about the exciting line up rumored to make up the UFC 127 event which will take place over Superbowl weekend. Light Heavyweights Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin may be gracing the already stacked card which will feature the Main Event Middleweight Championship battle between Vitor Belfort and titleholder Anderson Silva.

Also expected on the card is 2010 World MMA Awards Breakthrough Fighter nominee Jon Jones who will be facing off against Ryan Bader in a Light Heavyweight Top Contender battle.

Now how can you be more excited about football on Superbowl weekend? Do you even know who’s playing yet? Even Forrest Griffin “switched teams” from football to MMA after college…

Reports: Carwin vs. Nelson at UFC 125, Franklin vs. Griffin at UFC 127

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Earlier today, Shane Carwin tweeted that he expects to return to the Octagon at UFC 125 (January 1st, Las Vegas), but doesn’t have an opponent yet. He also promised that "If I knock my opponent out on 1-1-11 in the 1st round at …

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Earlier today, Shane Carwin tweeted that he expects to return to the Octagon at UFC 125 (January 1st, Las Vegas), but doesn’t have an opponent yet. He also promised that "If I knock my opponent out on 1-1-11 in the 1st round at the 1:11 mark I will give the gloves to a follower on Twitter." In other words, Shane will probably be hanging on to those gloves.

So who is this mystery opponent? The answer might be the most obvious one. Sources have informed MMAFighting.com that the UFC is trying to book Carwin against TUF 10 winner Roy Nelson, though the matchup could be delayed depending on Nelson’s knee surgery recovery. Carwin and Nelson had a brief Twitter feud in August regarding steroids and obesity, so they already seem to dislike each other. Plus, both guys are coming off of nasty losses, so the fight also has a nice redemption angle. Makes sense to us, especially since UFC 125 needs a prominent co-headliner. We expect Carwin to be the odds-on favorite in this one. Who’s picking Big Country for the upset?

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