McGee decisions Yang at Ultimate Fight Night 25

McGee decisions Yang at Ultimate Fight Night 25

"The Ultimate Fighter" winner Court McGee notched a win after a long layoff from the Octagon, taking a decision over Dongi Yang at Ultimate Fight Night 25 in New Orleans on Saturday. The judges gave McGee the win 30-27, 29-28, 30-28.

McGee wobbled Yang in the first round, getting the better of Yang in the stand-up battle in a very close round that featured Yang stalking, but McGee striking. The second round showed a tired Yang slowing down, but still throwing big shots. As the round wore on, McGee was able to land more kicks and punches. Yang didn't have enough energy to defend the strikes.

The fight exploded in the third round, as Yang knocked McGee down halfway through the round. He followed up with a flying knee, but took some damage of his own as both fighters emerged with bloody faces. McGee defended a toss attempt by Yang, and then took Yang down and went straight into full mount. Yang's conditioning -- or lack thereof -- played a part, as McGee finished the round with an easy takedown into half-guard. McGee followed up with elbows, then moved into a guillotine choke. The round ended before McGee could finish the submission.

McGee hadn't fought since October of 2010 due to a knee injury. His record moves to 14-1, while Yang falls to 10-2.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/McGee-decisions-Yang-at-Ultimate-Fight-Night-25?urn=mma-wp6996

Tony DeSouza  Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon

Friday Link Club: UFC 135 & DREAM.17 Previews

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Strikeforce?s Three Stars: Cormier, Lawal and Mein

Strikeforce?s Three Stars: Cormier, Lawal and Mein

Who stood out from the thrilling card delivered by Strikeforce on Saturday night in Cincinnati? Read Cagewriter's picks, then tell us your stars in the comments or on Facebook.

No. 1 star -- Daniel Cormier: When Strikeforce announced the heavyweight Grand Prix, did you ever expect that one of the finalists would be Cormier? The two-time Olympian was given a golden opportunity when Alistair Overeem left the tournament. Cormier seized the moment, knocking out the much larger Antonio Silva in the first round. Unfortunately, he injured his hand in the process. The timing of his finals bout against Josh Barnett will depend on the severity of the injury.

No. 2 star -- "King Mo" Lawal: After a layoff of more than a year, Lawal showed no signs of injury or ring rust, knocking out Roger Gracie in the first round. After the win, he said he is interested in going after the Strikeforce light heavyweight belt again, but not if it's a bout to win a vacant belt. Lawal and Cormier's wins were part of the 4-0 night by American Kickboxing Academy.

No. 3 star -- Jordan Mein: One of the best performances of the evening was on the preliminary card, as Bas Rutten-trained Mein took out Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos. With his father in his corner, the 21-year-old Mein handled Santos' leg and body kicks before unloading a flurry of strikes on Santos' face in the third round and then finishing with five right elbows.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Strikeforce-s-Three-Stars-Cormier-Lawal-and-Me?urn=mma-wp6833

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Ronaldo ?Jacare? Souza set for ADCC superfight

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Source: http://www.fighters.com/09/15/ronaldo-%e2%80%9cjacare%e2%80%9d-souza-set-for-adcc-superfight

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Paul Daley not fighting at BAMMA 8

Though fans may been hoping to see it, it appears Paul Daley will not be duking it out with BAMMA?s newest welterweight, Nate Marquardt, on December 10 as rumored when the British promotion returns with an event in Nottingham, England. In fact, ?Semtex? won?t be scrapping in his proverbial backyard at all. The disappointing news came [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/09/14/paul-daley-not-fighting-at-bamma-8

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UFN 25 betting odds: Shields fighting plenty of emotion this weekend in New Orleans

UFN 25 betting odds: Shields fighting plenty of emotion this weekend in New Orleans

Tomorrow night's tilt against Jake Ellenberger was already a difficult task, now Jake Shields is also dealing with the recent passing of father, mentor and manager Jack.

"I had a really tough time," Shields said in a statement. "It took me a moment to figure out what I wanted to do but I figured the right thing to do would be to continue to fight with him being my manager and my biggest supporter."

Shields said his father's death has allowed him to focus even more during training.

"It's been (a) little tough since then, but I don't think it's really affected my training" Shields said. "When it's been time to focus and train, I've been able to pull it together and got some of the best workouts and sparring sessions ever in the last couple of weeks."

Shields (26-5-1) and Ellenberger clash in the main event on Spike from New Orleans. Shields is coming off a competitive loss in April to Georges St-Pierre, the UFC's welterweight champ.

Ellenberger (25-5, 4-1 UFC) is a tough cookie. His wrestling is solid and he'll stand and bang. Shields will likely turn to his awesome submission game to take out the upstart Ellenberger. His trainer Tariq Azim doesn't sound too worried about Ellenberger's skill set.

"Jake brings more to this fight than Ellenberger can ever dream of," Azim said. "Ellenberger is good. He wouldn't be fighting Shields if he wasn't, but Shields has worked a lot harder and has a better understanding of the game. Ellenberger will be hoping to land a big hit, but Shields will set him up, take him down and choke him out."

UFN 25 betting odds:

Jake Shields (-185) vs. Jake Ellenberger (+160)- Welterweight

Court McGee (-165) vs. Dongi Yang (+135) - Middleweight

Jonathan Brookins (+155) vs. Erik Koch (-185) - Featherweight

Alan Belcher (-280) vs. Jason MacDonald (+220) - Middleweight

Cody McKenzie (+130) vs. Vagner Rocha (-160) - Lightweight

Evan Dunham (-500) vs. Shamar Bailey (+350) - Lightweight

Matt Riddle (-200) vs. Lance Benoist (+160) - Welterweight

Ken Stone (-120) vs. Donny Walker (Even) - Bantamweight

Clay Harvison (+125) vs. Seth Baczynski (-155) - Welterweight

T.J. Waldburger (-225) vs. Mike Stumpf (+175) - Welterweight

Mike Lullo (+135) vs. Robert Peralta (-155) - Featherweight

Justin Edwards (+300) vs. Jorge Lopez (-450) - Welterweight

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFN-25-betting-odds-Shields-fighting-plenty-of-?urn=mma-wp6946

Ao Hailin  Shinya Aoki  Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona 

Overeem: ?This fight is not going to go the distance?

Alistair Overeem stopped -- while apparently doing a little shopping -- to talk to "The Shoot" about his December fight with Brock Lesnar. He promised that someone was going to get beat up, and that the fight would not go a full three rounds.

The two behemoths with fight on December 30 in Las Vegas. Who is your pick to win? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Overeem-This-fight-is-not-going-to-go-the-dist?urn=mma-wp6865

Stephan Bonnar Lorenzo Borgomeo  Kyle Bradley  Jai Bradney