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Mark Hunt Wins UFC 127 Knockout of Night

Filed under: UFC, NewsFormer K-1 World GP champion Mark Hunt won the “Knockout of the Night” award at Sunday’s UFC 127 event at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Hunt was announced by the UFC during the post-fight press conference as one of the fou…

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Mark Hunt wins knockout of night at UFC 127.Former K-1 World GP champion Mark Hunt won the “Knockout of the Night” award at Sunday’s UFC 127 event at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Hunt was announced by the UFC during the post-fight press conference as one of the four recipients of a $75,000 performance award bonus. The other post-fight winners were Kyle Noke for “Submission of the Night” and Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole for “Fight of the Night.”

Michael Bisping Wins at UFC 127, Loses Cool in Ugly Post-Fight Spitting Incident

Filed under: UFCMichael Bisping gets booed nearly everywhere but in his home country of the UK. He might not particularly care about that, or even the reasons behind it. Lots of successful people have haters after all, and he’s made big dollars, establ…

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Michael Bisping gets booed nearly everywhere but in his home country of the UK. He might not particularly care about that, or even the reasons behind it. Lots of successful people have haters after all, and he’s made big dollars, established himself as a top middleweight and is a lightning rod for attention. Some of those people who have booed him in the past had no real reason other than group mentality, others simply don’t like the way he’s trash-talked opponents in the past.

Whatever your thoughts on what he’s done before, on Saturday night, Bisping deserved it. He deserved boos in victory. He deserved boos for his illegal knee strike that could have cost him the fight, and he deserved boos for his actions just after the fight ended, spitting at Jorge Rivera‘s cornermen.

Winner in the cage, loser by behavior.

Bisping Denies Spitting on Cornerman, Rivera’s Team Wants Suspension

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsIn the immediate seconds following the conclusion of an emotionally charged fight between Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera, Bisping walked to the Octagon corner nearest to Rivera’s team and spit. That much is c…

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Michael Bisping vs. Jorge RiveraIn the immediate seconds following the conclusion of an emotionally charged fight between Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera, Bisping walked to the Octagon corner nearest to Rivera’s team and spit. That much is clear. But the two sides disagree on what exactly he was aiming at, and whether he hit it.

Rivera’s team says that the spit was directed — and hit — boxing coach Matt Phinney. Bisping denies it.

“No, not at all. I was spitting on the floor to let him know what I thought of him,” Bisping told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani in a UFC 127 post-fight interview. “I apologized for that, and I never want to act like that.”

Kyle Noke Explains Why He Wore Mask During Entrance

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Kyle Noke about after his submission win over Chris Camozzi at Sunday’s UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia and why he wore a high elevation training mask on his way to the cage.

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Kyle Noke about after his submission win over Chris Camozzi at Sunday’s UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia and why he wore a high elevation training mask on his way to the cage.

Alexander Gustafsson Wants to Fight Again as Soon as Possible

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Alexander Gustafsson after his win at Sunday’s UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia about beating the home favorite James Te Huna and training with rising light heavyweight Phil Davis.

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Alexander Gustafsson after his win at Sunday’s UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia about beating the home favorite James Te Huna and training with rising light heavyweight Phil Davis.

Nick Ring Defends Controversial Decision Win

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Nick Ring about his controversial win over Riki Fukuda at Sunday’s UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia. Ring stated his case as to how he won the first two rounds, but admitted he was a “little bit” surprised that he ended up with the unanimous decision win.

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Nick Ring about his controversial win over Riki Fukuda at Sunday’s UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia. Ring stated his case as to how he won the first two rounds, but admitted he was a “little bit” surprised that he ended up with the unanimous decision win.