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Junior dos Santos Plans to Target Brock Lesnar’s ‘Weak Chin’

Filed under: UFCJunior dos Santos said he knows exactly what he has to do to beat Brock Lesnar when the two heavyweights meet at UFC 131 in Vancouver, Canada, and the game plan shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone.

As dos Santos told Ariel H…

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Junior dos Santos said he knows exactly what he has to do to beat Brock Lesnar when the two heavyweights meet at UFC 131 in Vancouver, Canada, and the game plan shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone.

As dos Santos told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, success in this fight will depend on his ability to defend against Lesnar’s takedowns and target the former champ’s suspect chin.

“He’s a wrestler, so he feels uncomfortable when people throw punches on him,” dos Santos told Helwani. “I think his fight against Cain Velasquez shows good things for me, because I think he’s got a weak chin. I will try to use that, try to throw some punches and…try to use my boxing.”

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Tyson Griffin’s Featherweight debut against Manny Gamburyan will take place June 26th at UFC on Versus 4.
UFC on Versus 4 tickets on sale April 23rd.
Gina Carano begins training with Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn for Strikeforce fight in June.
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Tyson Griffin’s Featherweight debut against Manny Gamburyan will take place June 26th at UFC on Versus 4.

UFC on Versus 4 tickets on sale April 23rd.

Gina Carano begins training with Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn for Strikeforce fight in June.

UFC renews partnership with Bud Light and plan September 17th even in New Orleans.

M-1 Global Light Heavyweight belt up for grabs for Vinny Magalhaes vs. Viktor Nemkov on April 28th.

Eric Koch vs. Cub Swanson rescheduled for UFC 132.

UFC 131: Lesnar vs. dos Santos officially set for June 11th in Vancouver.

Chris Weidman Steps in to Face Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131

Filed under: UFC, NewsMiddleweight prospect Chris Weidman and Jesse Bongfeldt have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 131 after Bongfeldt’s original opponent, Court McGee, pulled out of the fight, MMA Fighting has learned from sources close to the event.

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Middleweight prospect Chris Weidman and Jesse Bongfeldt have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 131 after Bongfeldt’s original opponent, Court McGee, pulled out of the fight, MMA Fighting has learned from sources close to the event.

Both fighters have agreed to the fight as of Tuesday, although contracts have yet to be signed.

MMA Junkie reported late Monday evening that McGee was forced to pull out of the fight due to a knee injury.

Cerrone vs. Danzig Added to UFC 131, Guillard vs. Roller at UFC 132

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC continues to fill up cards in its busy summer season, slotting a pair of lightweight fights for upcoming events in June and July, respectively.

At UFC 131, Donald Cerrone will look for his fourth straight win in a match a…

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The UFC continues to fill up cards in its busy summer season, slotting a pair of lightweight fights for upcoming events in June and July, respectively.

At UFC 131, Donald Cerrone will look for his fourth straight win in a match against former Ultimate Fighter winner Mac Danzig, while UFC 132 will feature surging Melvin Guillard against Shane Roller. The verbal agreements were announced on UFC.com.

Strikeforce Heavyweights Beware: Fedor Training with Shane Carwin

The Underground posted a thread with Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament contender, Fedor Emelianenko saying he plans to train in Russia but wouldn’t mind training with UFC Heavyweight, Shane Carwin. Carwin got wind of the thread and posted this response:
“I would be honoured to train with Fedor. After seeing his CBS special I was […]

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The Underground posted a thread with Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament contender, Fedor Emelianenko saying he plans to train in Russia but wouldn’t mind training with UFC Heavyweight, Shane Carwin. Carwin got wind of the thread and posted this response:

“I would be honoured to train with Fedor. After seeing his CBS special I was impressed with the isolation and hardcore and yet raw training I saw,” he wrote. “Fedor has been a good guy to me. After the Lesnar fight he sent me some very kind words that put things into perspective. He is a great guy and a great fighter. I am going to be travelling for training this time around. I want to take in as much MMA as I can. I hope to make it out to Duke Rufus’s and maybe even a trip to Russia if all things go as planned.”

Shane Carwin is tentatively scheduled for a June return to the Octagon at UFC 131, though an opponent has yet to be named. Fedor Emelianenko will face Antonio Silva in the highly anticipated Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix on February 12th.

Shane Carwin Talks Recovery, His Next Fight and Possibly Training With Fedor

(Video courtesy of Comcast Sportsnet)Shane Carwin appeared on Comcast Sportsnet’s Fight Fix recently to expound on the tidbit revealed by Fedor Emelianenko during the Strikeforce conference call last week that he was planning on training with the forme…


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Shane Carwin appeared on Comcast Sportsnet’s Fight Fix recently to expound on the tidbit revealed by Fedor Emelianenko during the Strikeforce conference call last week that he was planning on training with the former UFC interim heavyweight champ in the near future. According to Carwin, his management reached out to the former PRIDE heavyweight champion to try to set up a pairing between the heavyweight superpowers.
Carwin explained that besides the obvious, the reason why he instigated talks with The Last Emperor’s camp were Fedor’s humility, faith in God and family values.

As far as his recovery from his neck injury, Carwin says that he is on track to get off the bench for a planned main event bout in June at UFC 131, but says that no opponent has been named as of the time of the interview. 

Hopefully if he does ever end up training with Fedor for the bout, he records it so we can see how he fares.