Hockey Fight of the Day: Krys Barch vs. Brandon Prust

Occasionally hockey teams will go out and sign an “enforcer” to add a bit of toughness to their squad. Such was the case with the Florida Panthers’ Krys Barch who was brought over to bring the sort of physicality exhibited in a scrap last night against the New York Rangers’ Brandon Prust. Based on the [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/12/hockey-fight-of-the-day-krys-barch-vs-brandon-prust

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Cristiane ?Cyborg? Santos Willing to Pull Double-Duty

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (Pictured) makes her highly-anticipated return to the hexagon this Saturday when she defends her Strikeforce featherweight crown against Hiroko Yamanaka. Much has changed in the female MMA landscape during her 18-month sabbatical, most notably the budding stars developing in the bantamweight division. With more box office challengers blossoming in the weight class [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/98821/cristiane-cyborg-santos-willing-to-pull-double-duty/

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Former WEC champ Miguel Torres cut from UFC for rape tweet

Former WEC champ Miguel Torres cut from UFC for rape tweet

Former WEC champion and UFC veteran Miguel Torres was reportedly released from the organization Thursday after tweeting a joke about "rape vans." Sports Illustrated first reported the news in an interview with UFC president Dana White.

Torres' tweet originally read "If a rape van was called a surprised van":

Former WEC champ Miguel Torres cut from UFC for rape tweet

White says that he was disturbed by the tweet:

Now there's no explanation for that. There's absolutely nothing I could say to make any sense of that. And the fact that he even thinks that's funny or that's a joke, it disturbs me. It bothers me. Again, you're dealing with a guy that's a smart guy, that owns his own business, that's been one of the top fighters in the world forever. And I cut him today. He's no longer with the UFC.

Torres most recently fought at UFC 139, winning a decision over Nick Pace. He went 2-1 in the UFC. He was the bantamweight champion of World Extreme Cagefighting before losing the title to Brian Bowles.

Now, he will need to find a new place of employment, and other UFC fighters have been sent a clear message to think before they tweet.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Former-WEC-champ-Miguel-Torres-cut-from-UFC-for-?urn=mma-wp10456

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Michael Bisping booked to face Demian Maia at UFC on FOX 2

Fresh off a lopsided victory over Jason Miller, it looks like UFC middleweight Michael Bisping won?t be wasting any time before getting back inside the Octagon as the UFC has announced ?The Count? will clash with Demian Maia at UFC on FOX 2 as part of a televised broadcast already featuring Chael Sonnen vs. Mark [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/07/michael-bisping-booked-to-face-demian-maia-at-ufc-on-fox-2

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Rashad Evans used Penn State child abuse in trash talk

Rashad Evans used Penn State child abuse in trash talkCHICAGO -- At Wednesday's UFC on Fox 2 press conference, light heavyweight contender got into a war of words with his opponent, Phil Davis. When a fan asked if Evans would be more likely to grind out a war or get the knockout, Evans answered:

"I prefer to bring the knockout because Phil, he needs to get knocked out."

"Glad you mention that cause one of your buddies, Jon Jones, said you don't have much of a chin," Davis, an alumnus of Penn State University, replied.

"I guarantee you'll be the first one to take a shot cause I'm going to put my hands on you worse than that dude did them other kids at Penn State," Evans said.

It's not even worth debating if this was funny or not, or over the line or not. Funny or not funny is not the point. It was shocking, and too often people mistake shock and offense for humor, but that's not the point.

Because it doesn't matter if I'm offended, or if Fox executives are offended, or if MMA fans are offended. This isn't about us. It's about victims who are reminded of their trauma every time someone brings it up. It's about parents of victims trying to shield their children from the avalanche of news about a high profile alleged abuser, and not being able to even take refuge in a sport that has nothing to do with Penn State football.

Those victims deserve better than being the the punch line in pre-fight trash talk.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Rashad-Evans-used-Penn-State-child-abuse-in-tras?urn=mma-wp10429

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Never accuse Urijah Faber of running from a bet

Urijah Faber is a busy man. In addition to running Team Alpha Male and training, he's also been spending time at the hospital as his sister recovers from a serious car accident. (He tweeted that she's alert, aware and rapidly improving.)

But even with all that on his plate, Faber still met the obligations of a bet he made with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Faber bet that his teammate T.J. Dillashaw would beat John Dodson, Jones' teammate at Jackson's MMA. Dodson won the fight at Saturday's "The Ultimate Fighter" finale, so Faber paid up.

Well done, Faber.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Never-accuse-Urijah-Faber-of-running-from-a-bet?urn=mma-wp10342

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