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UFC Fight Night 24 Live Chat

Filed under: UFCTalk all things UFC Fight Night 24 with Matt Erickson and other members of the MMA Fighting team as you watch the Spike TV broadcast live at 10 p.m. ET.

The four fights we’ll be discussing are Phil Davis vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, …

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Talk all things UFC Fight Night 24 with Matt Erickson and other members of the MMA Fighting team as you watch the Spike TV broadcast live at 10 p.m. ET.

The four fights we’ll be discussing are Phil Davis vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson, Amir Sadollah vs. DaMarques Johnson and Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung.

And we’ll weigh in on the five preliminary card bouts from the UFC’s Facebook stream, as well, including the heavyweight tilts between Jon Madsen vs. Mike Russow and Sean McCorkle vs. Christian Morecraft.

The live chat is below.

Three More Bouts Added to UFC Fight Night 24 Facebook Stream

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC has once again raised its own bar. After previously announcing a pair of free preliminary card fights for UFC Fight Night 24 would be streamed live on Facebook, the company has upped the ante to five – apparently thanks to…

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The UFC has once again raised its own bar. After previously announcing a pair of free preliminary card fights for UFC Fight Night 24 would be streamed live on Facebook, the company has upped the ante to five – apparently thanks to some social media pressure put on company president Dana White.

Posters on The Underground forum started an impromptu campaign asking White, via the message boards and Twitter, for more fights on Facebook. After scheduling two earlier in the week, the UFC boss came through and added three additional to the stream.

Leonard Garcia Looks to Remake Himself in ‘Korean Zombie’ Rematch

Filed under: UFCLeonard Garcia has a problem. To put it more precisely, he has a difficult decision to make. He has to choose between being the fighter fans have come to expect and being the fighter his coaches and teammates see glimpses of in the gym….

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Leonard Garcia has a problem. To put it more precisely, he has a difficult decision to make. He has to choose between being the fighter fans have come to expect and being the fighter his coaches and teammates see glimpses of in the gym. He has to choose between wild brawls and technical displays.

Maybe, when it comes down to it, he even has to choose between entertaining and winning. The thing is that, lately, he’s begun to wonder whether it’s even his choice to make in the end.

“I get a lot of talk about how I’m willing to go out there and brawl,” Garcia said. “The fans like it, the UFC likes it, but then everybody in the gym says, hey, when you’re technical and you do things correctly, it’s hard to stop you. But when we go out for the rules meeting and Dana White is talking about the Fight of the Night bonus, he stares right at me. I mean, right at me. And all the guys in the room, you can see them, they’re like, man, Leonard’s on the card. He’s going to go get that bonus. So it is a double-edged sword.”

Tito Ortiz Wants to Return Soon, Fight Forrest Griffin for Third Time

Filed under: UFC, NewsAfter pulling out of his main event fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira later this month thanks to a training injury, Tito Ortiz said he will be ready to fight again later this spring – and wants a trilogy fight with Forrest Gr…

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Tito Ortiz wants to fight Forrest Griffin in his next fight.After pulling out of his main event fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira later this month thanks to a training injury, Tito Ortiz said he will be ready to fight again later this spring – and wants a trilogy fight with Forrest Griffin.

Ortiz, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, was scheduled to face Nogueira at the UFC’s Fight Night card in Seattle on March 26. But last month, a cut suffered in an accidental sparring headbutt required 22 stitches. On Monday, he told Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour” losing training time for an opponent of Nogueira’s caliber would be a crucial setback.

“I just got the stitches out at the end of last week, and I’m not able to wrestle for another week and a half,” Ortiz said. “I can’t take three weeks off and (be prepared) for Nogueira – it’s impossible to do. So I had to pull out of the fight.”

Tito Ortiz Out of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Bout, Phil Davis In

Filed under: UFC, NewsTito Ortiz has pulled out of his main-event bout next month against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and will be replaced by Phil Davis.

UFC president Dana White made the announcement Saturday afternoon on his Twitter feed. Ortiz-Nogueir…

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Tito OrtizTito Ortiz has pulled out of his main-event bout next month against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and will be replaced by Phil Davis.

UFC president Dana White made the announcement Saturday afternoon on his Twitter feed. Ortiz-Nogueira was scheduled to headline the UFC’s Fight Night 24 show in Seattle, the promotion’s debut in that city.

Instead, Davis (8-0, 4-0 UFC) will get his first taste of a main event, stepping in for Ortiz, the former light heavyweight champion. White’s announcement on Twitter said Ortiz needed stitches and was out of the bout. Ortiz confirmed the news in a Twitter post of his own Saturday afternoon, saying he needed 22 stitches and had suffered a concussion.

Mike Russow, Jon Madsen Expected to Meet at UFC Fight Night in Seattle

Filed under: UFC, NewsA bout between heavyweights Mike Russow and Jon Madsen, both unbeaten in the UFC, is expected for the promotion’s Fight Night 24 card in March.

The bout agreement was first reported by MMA Weekly on Saturday and sources close to…

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A bout between heavyweights Mike Russow and Jon Madsen, both unbeaten in the UFC, is expected for the promotion’s Fight Night 24 card in March.

The bout agreement was first reported by MMA Weekly on Saturday and sources close to Russow’s camp have confirmed the news to MMA Fighting.

Though not yet announced by the promotion, Fight Night 24 is expected to take place at the Key Arena in Seattle on March 26. It will make the UFC’s first event in Washington. The promotion last visited the Pacific Northwest in August 2009 for UFC 102 in Portland. The main card is expected to air live on Spike TV.