Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney Comments On Eric Prindle-Thiago Santos Situation

Bellator Fighting Championship CEO Bjorn Rebney may not make the same waves across social media sites as UFC president Dana White, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the same hands-on approach as White. On Thursday, Rebney was forced to cancel the planned Bellator season five heavyweight tournament final between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos [...]

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Dana White talks after UFC 137 "I Will Never Trust Nick Diaz Again" - Dana White

Nick Diaz was a no-show at the UFC 137 press conference in Las Vegas - just like he was a no-show at the press conference in Toronto the day before. Dana White decided enough is enough and axed him from the card, giving Carlos Condit the title shot in his place. In this interview with MMA:30's Dave Farra; Dana White talks about the trust lost, why he thinks he'll never heard from Diaz again, and touches on Overreem vs. Lesnar and the UFC's return to Japan. See more videos at MMA30.com

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Eddie Wineland vs. Scott Jorgensen On Tap for UFC on FX 3

Two former WEC bantamweights are set to square off in the UFC Octagon, as Eddie Wineland and Scott Jorgensen have been added to the main card of UFC on FX 3 on June 8th. The event, which has a set date, but does not have a set city or venue, will have its location selected by fans in the Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown.

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Eric Prindle gets title-shot after Thiago Santos fails to make heavyweight limit for Bellator 62 headliner

For the second time in as many weeks a bout between Bellator Season 5 heavyweight tournament finalists Thiago Santos and Eric Prindle was scratched from a card?s headlining slot due to one of the involved fighters? inability to compete. While last week?s cancellation involved Prindle suffering from an undisclosed illness, it appears his health was [...]

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Brian Ebersole vs. TJ Waldburger Slated for UFC on FX 4

Another matchup for the rapidly filling up UFC on FX 4 card was announced, which coincidentally just so happens to be another welterweight battle. The day after three welterweight matchups were announced, another one was added to the card with Brian Ebersole set to take on TJ Waldburger at the June 22nd event. The event takes place at The Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Brian Ebersole vs. TJ Waldburger Slated for UFC on FX 4

Another matchup for the rapidly filling up UFC on FX 4 card was announced, which coincidentally just so happens to be another welterweight battle. The day after three welterweight matchups were announced, another one was added to the card with Brian Ebersole set to take on TJ Waldburger at the June 22nd event. The event takes place at The Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Bellator 62 ? Patricky Freire vs. Lloyd Woodard ? Full Fight

Bellator continues their streak of highlight reel fights with this lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout between Patricky “Pitbull” Freire and Lloyd “Cupcake” Woodard. A highly competitive fight, this bout is an early candidate for ‘Fight of the Year’.

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American Top Team mining NCAA wrestling for talent

Though most of the people who set attendance records at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in St. Louis last week were fans, at least one attendee was there to look for up-and-coming talent. Ricardo Liborio, the leader of American Top Team in Florida, headed to Missouri to find the best athletes who want to make the transition from wrestling to MMA.

Cagewriter spoke to Liborio, who has worked with such fighters as Thiago Alves and Tyron Woodley, about why he is looking to wrestling to find his next great star.

"The endpoint is to recruit guys who are done with their careers as a wrestler. Probably senior guys who want to start their MMA career. Some guys are not making it through their careers, the guys who couldn't make the Olympic team. And, we're open. I have some offers for athletes, depending on their caliber of what they can bring to the table. Guys like Bubba [Jenkins], we're recruiting, we're negotiating, and we're willing to invest in them. We're building them from the ground up," Liborio said.

He said he's been looking to wrestlers for years, but attended the NCAA championships for the first time last year. There, he watched Arizona State's Bubba Jenkins win a national title. Not long after, Jenkins joined ATT, where he's won both of his fights with a submission.

Liborio says wrestlers make great fighters because of the culture of the sport.

"Work ethic, athletic ability, but mental toughness of keep going, don't quit. The culture of other sports, that's not as exalted as it is in wrestling. There are great athletes with a great work ethic who are tough. They compete every weekend, they cut their weight."

ATT has created a boot camp of sorts to help athletes who have excelled in wrestling transition to MMA, but it works best when future fighters will open themselves up to learn.

"Those guys who understand they're learning a completely different discipline. Learning, striking, ground game. We have it right now as a science. All those guys who came from just wrestling and go into a kind of boot camp that makes them much better fighters."

Though several wrestlers will pursue Olympic gold this summer or in 2016, most will not make the team. With ATT and other camps looking out for wrestlers, they have a way to "go pro" in their sport.

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