UFC 145 Fight Card: Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills Head-to-Toe Breakdown

After an impressive victory over Mike Pyle at UFC 133, up-and-coming Rory MacDonald has missed nearly one year of competition due to injury. On Saturday, the promising Canadian will attempt to remind fans why he is a future welterweight star by defeati…

After an impressive victory over Mike Pyle at UFC 133, up-and-coming Rory MacDonald has missed nearly one year of competition due to injury. On Saturday, the promising Canadian will attempt to remind fans why he is a future welterweight star by defeating English opponent Che Mills.

With a dominant victory over Chris Cope in his UFC debut, Mills will try to steal MacDonald’s momentum by picking up a sixth consecutive victory at UFC 145. Though a bit older than MacDonald, the 29-year-old Mills is also a very talented young fighter who stopped Marius Zaromskis twice before signing with the UFC.

Let’s take a look at which fighter has a better chance of winning this fight and moving one step closer to becoming a title contender in the welterweight division.

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Kenny Florian Says ‘King Mo’ Lawal Was Punished Too Harshly By The NSAC

UFC veteran, and UFC Tonight analyst, Kenny Florian spoke to FightHubtv.com recently about the Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal situation which saw the former Strikeforce LHW champ suspended for nine months over a positive drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Florian feels that “the penalty was extremely harsh” and that Lawal was simply upset when he responded harshly on Twitter over being asked if he could “understand English” by one of the NSAC commissioner’s.

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UFC veteran, and UFC Tonight analyst, Kenny Florian spoke to FightHubtv.com recently about the Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal situation which saw the former Strikeforce LHW champ suspended for nine months over a positive drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Florian feels that “the penalty was extremely harsh” and that Lawal was simply upset when he responded harshly on Twitter over being asked if he could “understand English” by one of the NSAC commissioner’s.

UFC Counterpunch With Jon Jones & Rashad Evans (Part 2)

The war of words continues in Part 2 of “Counterpunch: Jones vs Evans” with UFC Ultimate Insider host Jon Anik. Were they really friends to begin with? Who’s the rightful UFC light heavyweight champ? Will Bones really skip to Suga’s lou? You be the judge.

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The war of words continues in Part 2 of “Counterpunch: Jones vs Evans” with UFC Ultimate Insider host Jon Anik. Were they really friends to begin with? Who’s the rightful UFC light heavyweight champ? Will Bones really skip to Suga’s lou? You be the judge.

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Revel Beach To Hosts UFC on FX June 22nd With Maynard vs. Guida Headlining

A Showdown in Ovation Hall Features Lightweights Gray Maynard and Clay Guida in the Main Event; UFC Stars and New Jersey Natives Dan Miller, Nick Catone and Rich Attonito Also Set to Compete Press Release – REVEL BEACH, Atlantic City, N.J. (April 16, 2012) – Revel hosts the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) with a night […]

A Showdown in Ovation Hall Features Lightweights Gray Maynard and Clay Guida in the Main Event; UFC Stars and New Jersey Natives Dan Miller, Nick Catone and Rich Attonito Also Set to Compete

Press Release – REVEL BEACH, Atlantic City, N.J. (April 16, 2012) – Revel hosts the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) with a night of fights on Friday, June 22 in Ovation Hall. UFC is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization.

In the night’s five-round main event telecast live on FX at 9 p.m. ET, lightweight contenders Gray Maynard and Clay Guida collide in a bout that many believe could be an instant contender for Fight of the Year. The card also features New Jersey natives and UFC stars Dan Miller (Whippany, N.J.), Nick Catone (Englewood, N.J.), and Rich Attonito (Elizabeth, N.J.). Additional fights for June 22 will be announced on UFC’s website, www.ufc.com, in the coming weeks.

“The fans have been asking for us to come back to Atlantic City for a long time, and on June 22, we’re going to deliver an incredible night of fights,” UFC President Dana White said. “Atlantic City was where we held our first event as owners of the UFC in 2001 and I can’t wait to get back. This fight between Gray Maynard and Clay Guida could be one of the best of the year. Both of these guys fight at an incredible pace and I expect a five-round war.”

The event will take place in Revel’s Ovation Hall, designed by Scéno Plus, which creates an elevated experience for more than 5,000 fans. The transformative space, technical capability and sightlines combine to ensure that each guest has the ideal UFC experience.

UFC Fight Club members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, April 18 at 10 a.m. EDT on www.ufcfightclub.com. A special internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, April 19 starting at 10 a.m. EDT. To access this pre-sale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.

Tickets for UFC® on FX go on sale Friday, April 20 at 10 a.m. EDT and are priced at $350, $225, $125, and $75. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.

Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas across the globe, the UFC is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and with offices in London, England; Toronto, Canada and Beijing, China, UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world. For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.

Revel, the $2.4 billion entertainment destination, opened its doors April 2 beginning with an eight-week preview culminating in the resort premiere on Memorial Day weekend. Spanning 6.3 million square feet and standing 47 stories tall in Atlantic City, Revel is bringing a true resort option to the Northeast.

The beachfront destination is smoke-free and has more than 1,800 rooms with an ocean view, two performance spaces, more than a dozen restaurants, two nightclubs, a dayclub, spa, beach club, retail shops and a casino.

To receive the latest updates on Revel, book a trip or learn more about the resort, visit revelresorts.com, become a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/revel and follow @revelresorts on Twitter. Revel is located on the Boardwalk at Connecticut Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

UFC 145 Only Days Away, but Rashad Evans’ Mind Is on Greg Jackson

The bitter personal feud between Rashad Evans and Jon Jones leading up to their UFC 145 showdown on Saturday is all but played out now. But in the days leading up to the light heavyweight championship fight, Evans’ vitriol seems now locked in on …

The bitter personal feud between Rashad Evans and Jon Jones leading up to their UFC 145 showdown on Saturday is all but played out now. But in the days leading up to the light heavyweight championship fight, Evans’ vitriol seems now locked in on one-time coach Greg Jackson. In media interviews this week, Evans has […]

[VIDEO] BJ Penn Discusses Retirement Without Ever Using the Word Itself


(Come on brah, would you give up this life to wrestle with a bunch of fence holders? | Photo via FIGHT!)

My good friend Karyn Bryant, host of MMA Heat, recently interviewed former welterweight and lightweight champion BJ Penn and asked him if he was still retired. Penn said he was grateful for the attention but that he doesn’t intend to fight right now.

“At the moment, I don’t have any plans to fight,” Penn said. “I have nothing scheduled, I’m just kind of taking it easy at this point in my life. As of right now, yeah, I’m not entering the Octagon anytime soon.”

Penn says that losing to Nick Diaz last fall was not the only reason he decided to stop competing. “The fight was a tough fight but I don’t think it was just that fight. I’ve been thinking about this for a while,” he said.

Bryant revealed to Penn that she had spoken to his boxing coach Jason Parillo, and that Parillo said he recently held pads for BJ. So why would Penn be hitting pads if he was retired?


(Come on brah, would you give up this life to wrestle with a bunch of fence holders? | Photo via FIGHT!)

My good friend Karyn Bryant, host of MMA Heat, recently interviewed former welterweight and lightweight champion BJ Penn and asked him if he was still retired. Penn said he was grateful for the attention but that he doesn’t intend to fight right now.

“At the moment, I don’t have any plans to fight,” Penn said. “I have nothing scheduled, I’m just kind of taking it easy at this point in my life. As of right now, yeah, I’m not entering the Octagon anytime soon.”

Penn says that losing to Nick Diaz last fall was not the only reason he decided to stop competing. “The fight was a tough fight but I don’t think it was just that fight. I’ve been thinking about this for a while,” he said.

Bryant revealed to Penn that she had spoken to his boxing coach Jason Parillo, and that Parillo said he recently held pads for BJ. So why would Penn be hitting pads if he was retired?

“That’s a good question,” Penn said with a smile on his face. “That’s actually the first time I threw a punch since October, late October, since I fought. I don’t know. I was enjoying myself but I don’t know, it takes a lot. It takes a lot. These guys are the top athletes in the world, and it takes a lot of time and a lot of energy to compete with these people and you have to want to do it and you have to be there mentally.”

Penn’s words give insight to where he is in his life right now. After over a decade of fighting, perhaps he doesn’t see himself as having the commitment necessary to compete at the elite level he always has. Then again, watch the video below for yourself and notice that Penn doesn’t actually ever use the word “retire” himself.

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