Remember that Tank Abbott fight that was supposed to go down at a strip club? Well, we have video of it… (MiddleEasy)
“Last month we told you about a borderline legendary rematch of early UFC stars, Tank Abbott vs. Scott Ferrozzo, which was slated to be a no time limit match that would only end if one person dies in the cage. It was slated to be a PPV event and the location was in Dayton, Ohio at the Dixie Cowgirls Night Club—essentially an old-school strip club.
“Alright, in order not to get your hopes up too high, replace the word ‘strip club’ with ‘someone’s backyard’ and swap ‘PPV event’ for ‘filmed on someone’s camera and placed on YouTube.'”
UFC 138 Main Event Breakdown: Mark Munoz vs. Chris Leben: (MMAFighting)
“On Thursday afternoon in the UK, Chris Leben suggested that the winner of the Saturday night’s UFC 138 main event should become the middleweight division’s No. 1 contender.”
Interview with UFC 138 main eventer Mark Munoz (MMAMania)
“I’ll take a submission victory or a knockout. I will take that for sure. I don’t see this fight going five rounds at all. I think we’ll see guys that come in there swinging and there’s just gonna be fireworks happening. We fight to finish and not just score points, so I don’t see this fight going to the end of the fifth round at all.”
Photo Gallery: Chael Sonnen, Rampage Jackson and Chuck Liddell test out UFC Undisputed 3 (LowKick)
“In addition to the electrifying bout between Nick Diaz and BJ Penn, last weekend’s UFC 137 also featured a number of UFC Undisputed 3 promotional events.”
Gallery: 16 GIFS of Georges St. Pierre Being Awesome (CagePotato)
“Now that Georges St. Pierre is booked to face Nick Diaz on Super Bowl weekend, we thought it was time to put together a moving-picture tribute to the French-Canadian UFC superstar.”
Bas Rutten on his new show “Punk Payback” and self-defense (TheFight Nerd)
“The Fight Nerd spoke with Bas Rutten, whose new show on FUEL TV, “Punk Payback” debuts Wednesday, November 2, which is a show that has the former UFC Heavyweight Champ and King of Pancrase breaking down real-life self-defense situations caught on tape, and showing you at home what to do if you were in that situation.”
Zuffa Maintains “BB” Credit Rating, “Stable” is Key (MMAPayout)
“UFC’s seven-year TV deal with Fox Sports Media Group, replacing Zuffa’s current deals with Spike TV and Versus, offers more stable and favorable economics over the term of the TV deal in hope of potentially reducing Zuffa’s dependency on the more volatile event-based revenue.”
Miguel Torres Joins Ranks Of ‘Blackzilians’ Camp (FightLine)
“In shifting his training to Florida, Torres will now work with the likes of former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, Anthony Johnson and Matt Mitrione.”
Joe Rogan: If NASCAR’s not a monopoly, UFC isn’t either (FightOpinion)
“You know, people always say that the UFC is a monopoly, you know, they’re actually even investigated by someone, Federal, Federal Trade, FTC, Federal Trade Commission and they’re being investigated as being a monopoly but… it’s not a monopoly, they just do it better than anybody else.”
Roland Delorme Discusses ‘TUF 14’ Loss to TJ Dillashaw (5th Round)
“Injuries and illness are a part of the game. Unfortunately for Roland Delorme, “The Ultimate Fighter 14″ bantamweight contestant had to find out the hard way heading into his quarterfinals scrap against TJ Dillashaw.”
UFC 138 Breakdown: The Main Card (Five Ounces of Pain)
“While it might be no more than an underwhelming overseas card vastly overshadowed by the following week’s mega title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos, UFC 138 still features a main event with direct title implications. In a relatively shallow middleweight division…”
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