Tyson Griffin Tested Positive for Marijuana? at UFC 123?

Adding to the UFC's disclosure woes is the strange revelation that UFC mainstay Tyson Griffin tested positive for marijuana following his lightweight tilt against Nik Lentz at "UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida", which went down in November of 2010. Since then, Griffin has dropped to featherweight and competed twice, with not one word being spoken of a positive drug test until now.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27855/tyson-griffin-tested-positive-for-marijuana-at-ufc-123/

Murilo Bustamante  Grant Campbell  Gesias JZ Calvancante  Luiz Cane 

Video: The greatest hits of Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey

On Saturday, Strikeforce's bantamweight belt will be up for grabs, as Miesha Tate defends it for the first time. She's taking on Ronda Rousey, a judo specialist with Olympic credentials. Who has the better game?

Rousey is undefeated. She hasn't ever seen the second minute of a bout, much less the second round. All four of her wins were armbar submissions in the first minute. She may be a one-trick pony, but when her trick is so effective, who cares?

Tate has been fighting since 2007 and has a record of 12-2. Her last six wins were three submissions, two decisions and a knockout. Tate won the belt with a fourth-round arm triangle of Marloes Coenen. She is well-rounded and has much more experience in the cage than Rousey.

Who will walk away with the belt on Saturday? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/video-greatest-hits-miesha-tate-ronda-rousey-194204354.html

Jason Hollywood Chambers Ryo Piranha Chonan  Dan The Sandman Christison  Logan The Pink Pounder Clark 

Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Russow Scheduled for UFC?s Return to Brazil

The trend of heavyweight matchups continues, as yet another matchup has been put together, with Fabricio Werdum expected to take on Mike Russow at the UFC's next event in Brazil. The event, which is likely going to be UFC 147, is expected to take place at a yet-to-be announced venue in Sao Paulo.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27854/fabricio-werdum-vs-mike-russow-scheduled-for-ufcs-return-to-brazil/

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Pat Curran gets the belt and four new featherweight challengers at Bellator

HAMMOND, Ind. -- Bellator's season six started with a new champ, a terrible stoppage, and four featherweights getting closer to challenging for the belt.

Joe Warren started with a nasty takedown, and from the start, his wrestling controlled most of the bout. Curran's one big moment in the first round came when he knocked Warren down with a head kick, and followed it up with several strikes on the ground, but Warren survived. When Curran tried a flying knee, Warren used it for a takedown. Warren had more takedowns and control in the first round. Action slowed in the second round, as Warren was able to get takedowns, but not hold Curran down.

After Curran's corner told him he was down two rounds, he came out in the third round with full intent to end the fight. Curran's bevy of strikes put Warren against the fence. The fence was the only thing holding Warren up as he withstood several shots from Curran. The fight went on much longer than it needed to, and was finally stopped at 1:25 in the third round.

Warren went to the hospital after the bout. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said he was complaining of nausea and also had a hand injury. Rebney also said he was surprised the stoppage wasn't sooner.

"Watching it live and again on tape, yeah, it could have been stopped earlier," Rebney said.

Curran agreed.

"I knew I had him hurt. I could see in it in his eyes. They could have stopped it a little sooner."

Warren's last fight was a quick knockout, which caused Curran to think Warren couldn't survive many strikes. Though Curran won, he was impressed with Warren's chin.

"I was impressed with his chin and his heart. I thought he was going to have a glass jaw after that."

In earlier action in the featherweight tournament, Daniel Straus and Jeremy Spoon had a back and forth battle that went the full three rounds. Straus showed good takedown defense on his way to a 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 decision win.

Hometown fighter Mike Corey stole the first round with a strong last thirty seconds, taking down Ronnie Mann and throwing several punches. Mann was saved by the bell. That turned the momentum in Corey's favor for the rest of the fight, as he used ground and pound to brutalize Mann on the way to a three-round decision win, 29-28 on all three judges' cards. Corey had taken the fight on short notice after Wagnney Fabiano was injured.

Marlon Sandro moved on n the featherweight tournament by landing punch combos and knees, then choking out Roberto Vargas at 3:35 in the first round. Afterwards, he celebrated by donning the centurion helmet and shield shown in Bellator's logo.

Alexandre "PoPo" Bezerra punched his ticket to the featherweight semifinals by making choking out Kenny Foster in the first round. After battering Foster for much of the round, Bezerra applied a rear naked choke with less than 10 seconds left in the round. Foster tapped as soon as it was applied, giving Bezerra the win at 4:57.

After the fights, Rebney announced the semifinals will pit Sandro vs. Bezerra and Straus vs. Corey.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/pat-curran-gets-belt-four-featherweight-challengers-bellator-141947060.html

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?Cyborg? Santos sets his sights on Paul Daley

Brazilian brawler Evangelista ?Cyborg? Santos has been out of action since September, healing up from a handful of injuries while waiting for a call from Strikeforce to let him know who he?ll face next. While the decision will ultimately be made by the organization?s brass, if given the choice to pick an opponent the 34-year [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/03/10/%e2%80%9ccyborg%e2%80%9d-santos-sets-his-sights-on-paul-daley/

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?Cyborg? Santos sets his sights on Paul Daley

Brazilian brawler Evangelista ?Cyborg? Santos has been out of action since September, healing up from a handful of injuries while waiting for a call from Strikeforce to let him know who he?ll face next. While the decision will ultimately be made by the organization?s brass, if given the choice to pick an opponent the 34-year [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/03/10/%e2%80%9ccyborg%e2%80%9d-santos-sets-his-sights-on-paul-daley/

Robert Berry David Bielkheden Michael Bisping  Dan Bobish

Ronda Rousey has a history of using her voice to make change

Ronda Rousey used her voice to get her a title shot. She will take on Miesha Tate for the Strikeforce bantamweight belt on Saturday in part because she persistently asked for the fight. She knows how to use her mouth to get what she wants.

This isn't new for her. Before becoming the first U.S. woman to win a judo medal in the Olympics, Rousey used her mouth to make a positive change in the judo community.

In 2008, when Rousey had already made the U.S. Olympic judo team, she wrote a post on her blog that shined a light on a judo official. Rousey wrote about accusations made against Fletcher Thornton. In sworn affidavits, then-teenaged judo players said Thornton had drugged and molested them.

The complaints against Fletcher didn't keep him from holding high offices within the judo community until Rousey spoke up. He resigned two weeks before the 2008 Games started.

"I felt it was the right thing to do, and I had already made the Olympic team, so there was nothing anyone could do to me," Rousey told Cagewriter during our January interview.

[ Related: Ronda Rousey can break out in Strikeforce title bout vs. Miesha Tate ]

"Someone had to speak up against this pervert. I thought, if I'm the only one who has the balls to do anything about it, then I'll deal with the consequences. I got a hold of all the affidavits, I spread it all around, and we got the New York Times to write an article about it. Now, he's never going to be around judo or any young women ever. I felt obligated as a woman to do that."

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ronda-rousey-history-using-her-voice-change-151925991.html

Michael Bisping  Dan Bobish Vagam Bodjukyan Kotetsu Boku 

Martin Kampmann: ?I?m definitely going in for the kill.?

UFC welterweight Martin Kampmann is all too familiar with the sting of scorecards. While ?The Hitman? has won his fair share of decisions he?s also been on the losing end of some controversial judging as well. As such, when he faces Thiago Alves tonight in the UFC on FX 2 headliner the 29-year old Dane [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/02/martin-kampmann-%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-definitely-going-in-for-the-kill-%e2%80%9d

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