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Texans Derrick Krantz and Booker Arthur face tough tests on Bellator 69 undercard this Friday

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LAKE CHARLES, LA, May 16, 2012 – The Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the southern region with Bellator 69 taking place at the L’Auberge Casino Resort this Friday, May 18th. The event will feature the middleweight tournament season finale between Brazilian bomber Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao and Swedish striker Andreas Spang along with the long-awaited [...]

May 16th, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier – Match-by-Match Preview and Predictions

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May 15, 2012 – UFC on FUEL 3, also known as UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, kicks off from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA at 4:30PM CST today with the Prelims on Facebook while the main card kicks off on FUEL at 7PM. Without further adieu, let’s take a look at [...]

May 15th, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

Adopted Texans Prater and Shalorus seeking wins tonight on UFC on FUEL TV 3 undercard

Carlo Prater | photo: Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

May 15, 2012 – Of note for tonight’s UFC on FUEL TV 3 preliminary broadcast is the return of two adopted Texan fighters in Carlo Prater and Kamal Shalorus. The two will be part of the undercard broadcast to be streamed LIVE via the UFC on Facebook prior the main card to be broadcast on [...]

May 15th, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

TXMMA Guide to HDNet’s Legacy Fighting Championship 11 – Fight-by-Fight Previews and Predictions

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HOUSTON, TX, May 10, 2012 – Yet another exciting night of LIVE professional MMA is rapidly approaching for the city of Houston with Legacy Fighting Championship 11 set to take place tomorrow night at the Houston Arena Theater. As always, the event will be aired LIVE on HDNet. This rendition of the show will provide [...]

May 10th, 2012 | Posted in Event Coverage,Featured,Houston & Surrounding Areas,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

Dominick Cruz injured; Who should replace him against Urijah Faber for the interim UFC bantamweight title?

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May 9, 2012 – As you may or may not have heard b now, the UFC 148 rubber match between The Ultimate Fighter: LIVE coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber is off after the bantamweight champion (Cruz) suffered a severe knee injury (ACL) in training that will keep him out of action for an estimated [...]

May 9th, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller – Match-by-Match Fight Predictions

Jim Miller | Photo: Josh Hedges via Zuffa LLC/Getty Images

May 4, 2012 - The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to network television for the third time this Saturday night with UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller taking place this Saturday, May 5th, at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.It should be an exciting event all the way around with an exciting welterweight matchup headling the [...]

May 4th, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller – Fight Night Event Preview

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May 1, 2012 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to network television for the third time this Saturday night with UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller taking place this Saturday, May 5th, at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It’s not quite the mecca (e.g. Madison Square Garden) but this is about [...]

May 1st, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

NorCal’s Chris Quitiquit ready to make the most of his opportunity at UWF’s Tournament of Warriors

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, April 27, 2012 – With the UWF “Tournament of Warriors” only a week away, it’s time to profile some of the fighters competing for the $25,000 grand prize in each division and the inaugural title of UWF champion. Today we begin with the lightweight bracket and Chris Quitiquit of the Team GracieFighter [...]

April 27th, 2012 | Posted in Featured,Interviews,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered – Decorated Bellator Middleweight Champ Hector Lombard Moving to the UFC

Hector Lombard | Photo: Bellator Fighting Championships

April 24, 2012 – So it’s official… the greatest Cuban that’s ever competed in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts is finally in the UFC with the organization signing longtime Bellator middleweight champ Hector Lombard. Speculation has been rampant about the move for a few weeks, with Dana White and the UFC expressing interest in [...]

April 24th, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe | Read More »

UFC 145 Thoughts: Could Jon Jones and Rashad Evans develop into UFC’s version of Ali vs. Frazier?

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By: Raul Rangel April 23, 2012 – Every once in awhile in MMA, there comes a time when a feud between two bitter rivals outshines everything else leading up to fight night. These are the types of matchups that bring casual and hardcore fans together – mega fights, so to speak. This past Saturday night, [...]

April 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Featured,MMA Around the Globe,Thoughts & Opinions | Read More »

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