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UFC 133 Adds Pierce, Hendricks to Fight Card Lineup

Bleacher Report’s Dana Becker:Despite the loss of a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans, the card for Ultimate Fighting Championship’s UFC 133 lineup is beginning to look stacked from top to bottom.According to mmajunkie…

Bleacher Report’s Dana Becker:

Despite the loss of a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans, the card for Ultimate Fighting Championship’s UFC 133 lineup is beginning to look stacked from top to bottom.

According to mmajunkie.com, UFC executives have made it official for welterweight contenders Mike Pierce and Johny Hendricks to meet inside the Wells Fargo Center on August 6. The fight is expected to be part of the pay-per-view lineup.

Hendricks (10-1), a two-time NCAA Div. I national wrestling champion while at Oklahoma State University, rebounded from his first career defeat at the hands of Rick Story with a violent first round technical knockout of T.J. Waldburger.

All ten of Hendricks’ victories have come by knockout.

Pierce (12-3) earned his third straight win with a TKO over Kenny Robertson in the first round. Over his last ten fights, Pierce is 9-1, with the lone loss coming at the hands of top contender Jon Fitch in 2009.

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MMA News 5/3: UFC 129, Lyoto Machida, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre and More

Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Tuesday, May 3:UFC 134: Paulo Thiago versus David Mitchell added to fight card.UFC 130: Renan Barao versus Cole Escovedo added to fight card.Matt Hughes allegedly under investigation for bar fight.UFC 129 Results: L…

Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Tuesday, May 3:

UFC 134: Paulo Thiago versus David Mitchell added to fight card.

UFC 130: Renan Barao versus Cole Escovedo added to fight card.

Matt Hughes allegedly under investigation for bar fight.

UFC 129 Results: Lyoto Machida demonstrates front kick that knocked out Randy Couture.

Vitor Belfort says Anderson Silva would “kill” Georges St-Pierre.

UFC 133 adds Mike Pierce versus Johny Hendricks.

Nick Diaz wants revenge for Jake Shields loss to Georges St-Pierre.

Jason Miller sounds off on CBS and Strikeforce.

UFC 129: Lyoto Machida admits he felt “more aggressive” against Randy Couture.

Fedor versus Dan Henderson possibly set for July.

UFC 129: Jake Shields hopes for another title shot before retiring.

UFC 130: Frank Mir talks Roy Nelson and Strikeforce heavyweights.

Karate coach talks Machida’s kick at UFC 129.

UFC 129: Cesar Gracie says Nate Diaz headed back to lightweight.

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The MMA Hour With Velasquez, Fitch, Hominick, Zahabi, Couture

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour returns on Monday with another star-studded lineup.

* UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will stop by to update everyone on his health.

* Welterweight contender Jon Fitch will…

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Cain Velasquez defeats Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 to win the UFC heavyweight title.The MMA Hour returns on Monday with another star-studded lineup.

* UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will stop by to update everyone on his health.

* Welterweight contender Jon Fitch will also do the same after suffering a shoulder injury.

* Mark Hominick will talk about his thrilling fight against Jose Aldo and how he’s feeling physically.

* Trainer Firas Zahabi will look back at GSP vs. Shields and update us on GSP’s eye injury.

* Strikeforce lightweight Ryan Couture will discuss his future plans.

* Matt Mitrione will grace us with his presence for his popular “Mitrione Minute” segment and we will look back at Saturday’s UFC 129 event with MMA Fighting’s Matt Erickson.

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 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here.

UFC 129: Jake Shields Hopes for Another Shot at Belt Before Retirement

Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:Jake Shields clearly wanted to get Georges St-Pierre to the ground at UFC 129 and he tried to do just that for a round or so.  Then, at some point, he lost focus and decided to try and trade shots with the champion…

Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:

Jake Shields clearly wanted to get Georges St-Pierre to the ground at UFC 129 and he tried to do just that for a round or so.  Then, at some point, he lost focus and decided to try and trade shots with the champion.  It was a horrible idea and Shields never got back into the fight at all.

It was the first loss for Jake Shields in over six years and clearly he was not happy with his performance after the fight. 

MMAjunkie.com was there to get his thoughts. Shields told MMAjunkie, “Obviously I’m not happy. I went in there, and I came up short. Georges has great stand-up, and he kept me away. I couldn’t get him down. He did a great job of stuffing my shots.”

Shields failed to close the distance, get the clinch and take the fight to the ground.  He admitted that he was no match for the boxing and overall standup prowess of the champion. “I guess I need to go back, work on my boxing, and get better,” Shields admitted. 

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UFC 129 Results: Cesar Gracie Says Nate Diaz Headed Back to Lightweight

Nate Diaz suffered a unanimous decision loss to Rory McDonald this past Saturday at UFC 129. The defeat marks his second straight loss at the welterweight division. It now seems that Diaz plans to return to the lightweight division.According to a …

Nate Diaz suffered a unanimous decision loss to Rory McDonald this past Saturday at UFC 129. 

The defeat marks his second straight loss at the welterweight division. It now seems that Diaz plans to return to the lightweight division.

According to a report from MMA Mania, Diaz’s trainer, Cesar Gracie, has said, “Nate Diaz didn’t look too good. I’m gonna be the first one to say it. He looked lethargic out there and he’s been asking me to go back to 155 for some time now.

“Frankie Edgar is the champion over there and he’s the student of a good friend of mine. Nathan was one of the contenders at 155 so we brought him up to 170 but it looks like we’ll probably bring him back down to 155 where he belongs.”

Diaz got his shot in the UFC after he triumphed in The Ultimate Fighter 5 tournament, consisting of 16 lightweights.

After winning in the fifth season finale, Diaz went on a four-fight win streak, before going on a run of 1-3—losing all three by decision.

After a loss to Gray Maynard, Diaz decided to move up to welterweight, citing issues cutting weight.

Here, he picked up two stoppage victories to start off with—one via TKO and one via submission—before suffering these back-to-back decision losses.

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Brazilian Karate Coach Says Machida’s Crane Kick Is "Most Difficult to Land"

Since his highlight reel knockout victory over Randy Couture at UFC 129, Lyoto Machida has been dubbed the “Karate Kid.” The Brazilian’s style is so unique and complex, as he combines different styles into his arsenal, along with his elusive speed and …

Since his highlight reel knockout victory over Randy Couture at UFC 129, Lyoto Machida has been dubbed the “Karate Kid.”

The Brazilian’s style is so unique and complex, as he combines different styles into his arsenal, along with his elusive speed and footwork, including Shotokan karate, Sumo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai.

To put into perspective just how lethal Machida’s flying crane kick was, look no further than former Brazilian karate coach, Geraldo de Paula, who said that the kick Machida used is very hard to land.

“That was a perfect move. For those who know karate well, it is the most difficult attack to land. For those who know less, it’s fatal. Nobody is expecting a front kick like that, a front punch is more common,” de Paula said to UOL Esportes, courtesy of FightersOnlyMagazine.

“The most common kick is mae geri, when one of the feet doesn’t leave the floor, as Anderson Silva did versus Vitor Belfort [at UFC 126]. Lyoto made a more complex kick, mae tabi geri, taking both feet from the floor with a mid-jump,” he explained.  

He went on to explain the intent of the kick is not to attack the face of an opponent, or knock them out. 

“As we don’t look for the knockout in tournaments, but points for landing hits on the rivals, it is more used to hit the abdomen. For karate practitioners the most common head attack is circular kicks.”

The mae tabi geri is practiced in all martial arts, but it is mostly utilized in Shotokan karate. 

Machida, who was accompanied to the Octagon by his family and actor Steven Seagal, credited both his father and Seagal for helping him perfect the kick. 

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