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Nick and Nate Diaz and the Top Five Brother Duos Ever

Since MMA’s inception, the general concept of family has been an integral part of a sport that is often billed as individualistic. Now more than ever the sport has seen family competition, with fathers training sons, brothers fighting on the same cards…

Since MMA‘s inception, the general concept of family has been an integral part of a sport that is often billed as individualistic.

Now more than ever the sport has seen family competition, with fathers training sons, brothers fighting on the same cards, and overall family camaraderie on high display.

The Gracie family popularized the idea of one style being better than another, with numerous fighters and families have tried to disprove the Gracie theory, with not very many proving successful.

Take Royce Gracie for example at UFC 1. After his impressive wins over Art Jimmerson, Ken Shamrock, and Gerard Gordeau, Gracie realized his family’s true purpose: proving his family’s style was the best in the world. Surely a better feeling than any belt or dollar can give a fighter.

Flash forward to UFC 128 in New Jersey. Dan and Jim Miller of Sparta, N.J., fight in front of their hometown crowd at the Prudential Center. Though Dan lost and Jim won, nothing will take away the experience the brothers had that night.

And so, brotherly love has been redefined in and outside of the octagon. However, one question remaining is which brotherly duo is the best MMA has to offer?

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MMA News: Mark Coleman Contemplates Retirement; Willing to Fight Herschel Walker

Bleacher Report’s Mike Hodges:UFC Hall Of Famer Mark Coleman is well aware of his capabilities at 46 years old and has strongly considered retirement.However, there is one bout Coleman would be willing to compete in before he calls it a career.&nb…

Bleacher Report’s Mike Hodges:

UFC Hall Of Famer Mark Coleman is well aware of his capabilities at 46 years old and has strongly considered retirement.

However, there is one bout Coleman would be willing to compete in before he calls it a career. 

“An opportunity to fight Herschel Walker would be something that I would drop everything [for] and try to train and prepare for him,” Coleman recently told MMAJunkie.com.

A bout against an opponent who is around the same age as Coleman wouldn’t exactly excite fans to watch or pay the price of admission to see. Fans saw Coleman already get battered and beaten up by another middle-aged veteran in Randy Couture at UFC 109, and Coleman said he hasn’t felt the desire to train and prepare since then.

However a bout with the former NFL star would motivate Coleman to get back in the gym and train accordingly, at this point it is only a rumour, and “The Hammer” tries not to think too much about it. 

Coleman has been comfortable with his post-fight career, as he recently took a position at Ultimate Brand Management. The licensing company, which owns multiple MMA-related companies, allows Coleman to travel and make appearances and sign autographs.

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MMA News 5/19: UFC 130, Georges St-Pierre, Nick Diaz, Michael Bisping and More.

Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Thursday May 19:
Tim Kennedy offers to fight Michael Bisping and donate his purse to charity.
Michael Bisping talks Chael Sonnen and TUF Season 14.
UFC 130: all preliminary fights available on facebook or Spike TV.
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Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Thursday May 19:

Tim Kennedy offers to fight Michael Bisping and donate his purse to charity.

Michael Bisping talks Chael Sonnen and TUF Season 14.

UFC 130: all preliminary fights available on facebook or Spike TV.

UFC 140: Georges St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz possible?

Hermes France arrested on sexual abuse charges.

Maiquel Falcao plans to return to the UFC in the future.

Mark Coleman willing to fight Herschel Walker.

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Tom Wright: UFC 140 in Montreal in December Quite Possible and GSP vs. Nick Diaz Main Event Isn’t Being Ruled Out


(One of the instances when we’d overlook the flagrant violation of Zuffa’s “business as usual” policy)

Montreal is being targeted as the site of UFC 140 on December 10 according to the UFC’s director of Canadian operations Tom Wright who revealed the news on Ringside Report Radio Wednesday night.

“We’ll do Vancouver on June 11 and then most likely we’ll be back in Montreal on December 10,” Wright said.“We know how important this market is to us and putting on great fights. [Bell Centre’s]  a great venue, it’s a great fan-base, it’s a great environment. The energy in that building is as good as any building in North America. We’ll always have a soft spot for Montreal.”


(One of the instances when we’d overlook the flagrant violation of Zuffa’s “business as usual” policy)

Montreal is being targeted as the site of UFC 140 on December 10 according to the UFC’s director of Canadian operations Tom Wright who revealed the news on Ringside Report Radio Wednesday night.

“We’ll do Vancouver on June 11 and then most likely we’ll be back in Montreal on December 10,” Wright said.“We know how important this market is to us and putting on great fights. [Bell Centre’s]  a great venue, it’s a great fan-base, it’s a great environment. The energy in that building is as good as any building in North America. We’ll always have a soft spot for Montreal.”

Although he said that talk of a proposed title-unification bout between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz for the card is premature, Wright didn’t exactly discount the notion.

“Well I’ve heard about the Nick Diaz-GSP fight but it is too early [to tell],” Wright said.

When you look at the current contenders in the UFC, who could they put in at this point against GSP who would have a better chance than Jake Shields or any of the other half dozen fighters who have challenged St-Pierre the past few years?

Time for us to give Dana a call.

UFC 140 Likely for Montreal: Georges St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz Possible?

Tom Wright, Director of Operations for UFC Canada spoke to Montreal’s CKGM-AM’s “Ringside Report Radio” recently and revealed that the UFC would most likely return to Montreal, Quebec, before the end of 2011.”We’ll do  Vancouver on June 11 (…

Tom Wright, Director of Operations for UFC Canada spoke to Montreal’s CKGM-AM’s “Ringside Report Radio” recently and revealed that the UFC would most likely return to Montreal, Quebec, before the end of 2011.

“We’ll do  Vancouver on June 11 (UFC 131), and then most likely we’ll be back in Montreal on Dec. 10,” Wright said.

“It would be (UFC) 140. It’s one of several dates we’ve got held. We haven’t made any final decisions, but it’s definitely in the mix.”

Prior to UFC 129, Montreal held the top three attendance numbers in UFC history, 21,390 for UFC 83, 21,451 for UFC 97 and 23,152 for UFC 124.

UFC 129, which was held in Toronto’s Rogers Centre drew 55,724 fans.

UFC 124 was the last time the promotion visited Montreal. That fight card featured a main event bout between UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck.

St-Pierre used a highly effective left jab to pick apart his challenger, cruising to a unanimous decision victory and leaving Koscheck with a broken orbital bone that required surgery.

Wright stressed that the date, location and time were not set in stone.

As far as a main event, Wright stated, “Well, I’ve heard about the Nick Diaz-GSP fight, but it is too early (to tell).”

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