UFC 116: Lesnar Vs Carwin. Carwin Has A Great Shot at Toppling Brock!

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
Well, come UFC 116, that question will finally be answered as Brock Lesnar makes his return from injury to take on the undefeated behemoth Shane Carwin.
Although Brock Lesnar is inexperi…

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
Well, come UFC 116, that question will finally be answered as Brock Lesnar makes his return from injury to take on the undefeated behemoth Shane Carwin.
Although Brock Lesnar is inexperienced in the Octagon, with only five mixed martial arts fights to his name, he has looked […]

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UFC 116: Lesnar Vs Carwin. Carwin Has A Great Shot at Toppling Brock!

Prediction to Fruition: Fedor Emelianenko Is Defeated By Fabricio Werdum

It was on the tip of everyone’s tongue “Upset”, but you would hear no one even whisper the words “Upset”. 
On June 24, 2001, against popular opinion, I made a rare, lonely pick for Fedor to lose to Werdum in one …

It was on the tip of everyone’s tongue “Upset”, but you would hear no one even whisper the words “Upset”. 
On June 24, 2001, against popular opinion, I made a rare, lonely pick for Fedor to lose to Werdum in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport:
Preview: Fedor Emelianenko Vs Fabricio Werdum, Why Fedor Is Ready to Lose
I made my pick clear and displayed […]

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Prediction to Fruition: Fedor Emelianenko Is Defeated By Fabricio Werdum

Where Does Werdum’s Stunner Over Fedor Fall on All-Time Upsets List?

Any time a monumental upset takes place in mixed martial arts, it’s pretty much mandatory to start up the discussion about where the fight falls on the list of biggest upsets of all time.

With Fabricio Werdum’s Strikeforce win over Fedor Emelianenko …

Any time a monumental upset takes place in mixed martial arts, it’s pretty much mandatory to start up the discussion about where the fight falls on the list of biggest upsets of all time.

With Fabricio Werdum‘s Strikeforce win over Fedor Emelianenko on Saturday, the debate began as soon as the shock of seeing Fedor tapping out wore off: Was this the biggest upset in the history of the sport?

This is just one Top 10 list. Yours will likely differ in inclusions, snubs and placement. There have, of course, been plenty of other notable upsets beyond this set, some of which are listed here as Honorable Mentions. But like unofficial pound-for-pound lists, big upsets like Werdum over Fedor are a part of what keeps MMA fans debating. So let the discussion begin.

Win A Copy Of “UFC Undisputed 2010? With Us!

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Well here’s your chance to win your very own copy […]

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Tired of everyone else playing your copy of UFC Undisputed 2010? Having to go over to your friends place every time you want to play the game? Or maybe your mom got you UFC 2009 Undisputed instead of UFC Undisputed 2010 for your birthday?

Well here’s your chance to win your very own copy on us.

The MMA News will be giving away two copies of THQ’s UFC Undisputed 2010. We have one copy for the Xbox and one copy for the PS3 (which includes the coupon code to unlock TUF 10 fighters Roy “Big Country” Nelson, James McSweeney, Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub and Marcus Jones).

Were also announcing our official partnership with MMAFans.net who will now host our official forums board.

MMAFans.net is a brand new forum board that provides MMA fans a chance to talk about the latest fights, fight news, as well as a wide range of other subjects.

So help us kick off our partnership with MMAFans.net with a bang by signing up and speaking out on the forum boards.

We’ll be giving away one copy of UFC Undisputed 2010 on our FaceBook page and the other on MMAFans.net. We’ll announce the winners on July 11th 18th.

To enter the draw on FaceBook, simply become a fan of The MMA News, post your favorite fighter and preference for gaming platform (Xbox or PS3) on our discussion board.

Contest notes for The MMA News Facebook page:
– We’ll handle the shipping costs for North America. If anyone wins living outside of NA, you’ll be contacted to discuss shipping and handling.

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– Sign up on the forum board and start posting.
– You’ll have to reach a minimum number of posts on the site to qualify and will include everyone who signs up between now and July 17th. They’ll be monitoring for anyone who is just spamming to make the number of posts.

That’s it, good luck everyone and we’ll be including a few extras for the winners which we’ll announce later.

UPDATE: Sorry folks the wrong date was posted as the 11th when it should have been the 18th!!!!

TapouT Pulls Fedor-T Due To UFC Pressure

The fighter who many consider the number one heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, was to have walked out wearing a TapouT t-shirt tonight (pictured above) for his fight against Fabricio Werdum at the “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event, but will instead be wearing clothing supplied by Dan Henderson’s Clinch Gear.
Several MMA […]

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The fighter who many consider the number one heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, was to have walked out wearing a TapouT t-shirt tonight (pictured above) for his fight against Fabricio Werdum at the “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event, but will instead be wearing clothing supplied by Dan Henderson’s Clinch Gear.

Several MMA news sites have quoted several sources including a post by M-1 Global President Vladim Finkelchtein from M-1 Global’s web site (translated by MMAFighting.com).

I’m afraid to disappoint the fans, but it seems that Fedor’s shirt will never be available. Just today I got the call from TapouT, and was told representatives of the UFC threatened to break all contracts with their organization and categorically demanded TapouT discontinue the Fedor Emelianenko T-shirt line. That Dana White has displayed such an attitude toward Fedor shows they are trying to hinder us even in such things that do not pertain directly to the UFC. So the Fedor TapouT shirts probably will remain obscure, and fans will see them only in photographs. Say thanks to the UFC and their policy of monopoly.

While BJPenn.com is reporting that TapouT withdrew their support from Fedor because they were threatened with a lifetime ban by the UFC.

…while spending time with very legitimate sources close to the situation, I was advised that certain parties within the UFC halted TapOuts participation in the event and threatened a UFC lifetime ban, if Emelianenko came out wearing their line.

Similarly, In Fedor’s last outing he came out wearing the ever popular RVCA clothing line which resulted in the UFC’s temporary ban from the Orange County based lifestyle Apparel Company. We witnessed evidence of said ban when UFC star BJ Penn did not come out in his traditional RVCA gear during his title fight against Frankie Edgar.

Since the UFC has been unable to woo the Russian into their fold with large sums of money in the past, we’re sure that scaring off potential sponsors to Fedor’s camp, won’t go far in gaining Emelianenko’s respect or that of his management at the negotiating table.

Fedor’s walkout T-shirt for tonight’s event is below, which you can own for $32.00 at Clinch Gear plus a whole range of other Fedor branded clothing.

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