Nick Diaz Nearly No Shows, Talks UFC 137 Main Event with BJ Penn

One day after moving back into the UFC 137 main event against BJ Penn following an injury to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Nick Diaz nearly no showed another media event on Wednesday, the same reason he was pulled from the headliner against St-Pierre in September. This time, however, it may have been the UFC's fault that Diaz joined the press conference call nearly 45 minutes late.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/26403/nick-diaz-nearly-no-shows-talks-ufc-137-main-event-with-bj-penn/

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Silva-Sonnen II, what?s taking so long? Camp Silva doesn?t sound too enthused

Chael Sonnen called the champ out in front 16,000-plus in Houston and millions more watching on pay-per-view. He's insulted his homeland, his character and even his wife. So why isn't Anderson Silva-Sonnen II booked?

Listening to his manager Ed Soares, Camp Silva is either playing minds games or it doesn't want the fight.

"Let's see what the big boss is going to do. My opinion is that he (Sonnen) had his chance and tapped, he should go back to the end of the line. The same thing is true with Vitor Belfort. They're great fighters, but they had their chance," Soares said. "Sonnen would make a big fight, as would Dan Henderson and Georges St-Pierre, but we should recognize that Anderson only has around four fights left in his career."

Soares says it isn't personal with Sonnen, but the champ will determine his own schedule.

"Chael is not the person that's going to determine when [Silva] is going to take the fight. When he's going to take this fight is when his shoulder is completely healed up, and he's ready to start his training camp for the fight," Soares told MMAjunkie on fight night at UFC 136. "It's not because Chael says he wants to fight in February. Who is Chael to determine that? Chael needs to take a number and wait his turn. He got his opportunity, and he tapped. It's not the first time he's tapped, and I guarantee you it won't be the last."

Dana White confirmed that Silva's shoulder bursitis has to take care of before he can book the fight for Super Bowl Saturday weekend in Las Vegas.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Silva-Sonnen-II-what-8217-s-taking-so-long-Ca?urn=mma-wp8258

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UFC PPVs return to 10:00 PM EST starting with final event of 2011

After testing the waters of an earlier start, the UFC has decided to push PPV broadcasts back an hour to their original timeslot ? 10:00 PM EST – instead of taking place at 9:00 PM EST as had been the case for the last six months. The move also means preliminary pairings will start an [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/12/ufc-ppvs-return-to-1000-pm-est-starting-with-final-event-of-2011

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UFC releases official preview for UFC 137

Though it may be hard to believe, as fantastic as UFC 136 was it may not even be the best Octagon-based offering in October depending on how things unfold in a few weeks from Las Vegas at UFC 137. Headlined by elite welterweight Georges St. Pierre defending his championship against Carlos Condit, and featuring former [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/11/ufc-releases-official-preview-for-ufc-137

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Bellator signs Brazilian middleweight Maiquel Falcao

The Bellator middleweight roster just got even better as company CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the organization has signed Brazilian striker Maiquel Falcao. The signing was made official last night during the Bellator 54 event. “Big Rig” is best known for his one bout in the UFC where he defeated the highly-touted Gerald Harris at [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/10/16/bellator-signs-brazilian-middleweight-maiquel-falcao/

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Chad Mendes thinks Kenny Florian could have beaten Jose Aldo

With 11-0 Chad Mendes up next in the long line of talented contenders UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo has thus far fended off with relative ease, the Team Alpha Male representative has already started studying the belt-wearing Brazilian in anticipation of their future fight. Mendes recently offered up his assessment of Aldo?s performance this past [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/11/chad-mendes-thinks-kenny-florian-could-have-beaten-jose-aldo

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Nick Diaz Nearly No Shows, Talks UFC 137 Main Event with BJ Penn

One day after moving back into the UFC 137 main event against BJ Penn following an injury to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Nick Diaz nearly no showed another media event on Wednesday, the same reason he was pulled from the headliner against St-Pierre in September. This time, however, it may have been the UFC's fault that Diaz joined the press conference call nearly 45 minutes late.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/26403/nick-diaz-nearly-no-shows-talks-ufc-137-main-event-with-bj-penn/

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