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Vitor Belfort Begins Training To Return To UFC.

The Phenom Vitor Belfort is still considered one of only a handful of middleweight fighters capable of giving UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva a sizable challenge, and many MMA fans were eagerly awaiting his return to the Octagon when a shoulder injury sidelined him from UFC 112. Now it seems that the Belfort is […]

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The Phenom Vitor Belfort is still considered one of only a handful of middleweight fighters capable of giving UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva a sizable challenge, and many MMA fans were eagerly awaiting his return to the Octagon when a shoulder injury sidelined him from UFC 112. Now it seems that the Belfort is starting his road to recovery as the video above shows, though he does seem visibly bigger than his usual training weight. Look for Belfort to return within the next six months which should definitely send shock waves through the UFC middleweight division.

Jamie Varner Calls Controversial Split Draw “Bogus”

Hate to sound like a broken record (guess saying ‘skipping cd’ is also rather dated….), but if you didn’t see last night’s WEC broadcast, yup, sh-ts gotta change. Once again the lil bro of the UFC put on one damn entertaining event (one Fix staffer actually wept tears of joy during the Mark Hominick / […]

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Hate to sound like a broken record (guess saying ‘skipping cd’ is also rather dated….), but if you didn’t see last night’s WEC broadcast, yup, sh-ts gotta change. Once again the lil bro of the UFC put on one damn entertaining event (one Fix staffer actually wept tears of joy during the Mark Hominick / Yves Jabouin bout…). The main event tilt between former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner and wrestling powerhouse Kamal Shalorus was also thrilling, that is until the judge’s decision was announced, bringing that aforementioned record to a screeching halt.

Now Shalorus certainly didn’t get blown out in the fight; he was aggressive, constantly pursuing Varner while blasting the Arizona fighter’s with kicks. On the other side, Varner landed far more often, and on a couple of occasions, he rocked the Iranian with hard punches and may have been a shot or two away from finishing the fight. One other, rather, glaringly important detail, in his frequent  attempts to brutalize Varner’s lead leg, Shalorus ended up kicking the former champ’s ‘it can only do so much’ protective cup, not once, not twice, but thrice. Shalorus was deducted a point for the ‘yeesh’ infractions. So, considering Varner won the first two rounds, the deducted point to Shalorus, win for Jamie right? Wrong-o. Judges scored it a 29-27, 27-29, 28-28, draw….

Speaking after the bout, Varner, who actually was somewhat reserved by his usual ‘outgoing’ standards, had this to say about the decision (thanks to MMA Fighting):

“I think that was bogus,” Varner said. “I definitely feel I won the fight.”

You’re not the only one.

James Toney Taps Out King Mo In Training

King Mo Lawal who has been helping the champion boxer turned mixed martial artist prepare for his UFC debut, admitted on his facebook page that Toney did in fact submit him in training.
“Yeah, it’s true… I got tapped by Toney in training. It’s just training… no more questions!!! Lol… Subs happen…”
Toney who is supposed to […]

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King Mo Lawal who has been helping the champion boxer turned mixed martial artist prepare for his UFC debut, admitted on his facebook page that Toney did in fact submit him in training.

“Yeah, it’s true… I got tapped by Toney in training. It’s just training… no more questions!!! Lol… Subs happen…”

Toney who is supposed to be facing UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture in his debut UFC 118, which is set for August 28, in Boston, Massachusetts, has still not signed the contract for the fight. It is hard to tell if Tony is trying delay the fight or if he is having seconds thoughts on how prepared he is to make the transition to MMA.