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

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Win tickets to UFC 135 from Edge Shave Gel and Cagewriter

Win tickets to UFC 135 from Edge Shave Gel and CagewriterWill you be in Denver this weekend? Do you want four sweet seats to watch Jon Jones try to defend the UFC light heavyweight championship from Quinton Jackson? Good news: Cagewriter has teamed up with Edge Shave Gel to get you those tickets.

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Floyd Mayweather, Larry Merchant Go Toe to Toe

HBO analyst Larry Merchant had some choice words for Floyd Mayweather after their post-fight interview.Just moments after Floyd Mayweather knocked out Victor Ortiz in controversial fashion on Saturday night, another controversy erupted in the ring during Mayweather's post-fight interview with HBO's longtime boxing commentator Larry Merchant.

As he always does after big fights, Merchant stepped into the ring after Mayweather beat Ortiz and began to pepper Mayweather with tough questions. But these questions were tougher than most because the circumstances were unprecedented: Mayweather had just knocked Ortiz out at a point when the referee had appeared to call time out, and the fans at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas were loudly booing Mayweather, rather than celebrating his latest victory.

As Merchant's questions heated up, Mayweather became enraged.

"You never give me a fair shake. HBO needs to fire you," Mayweather screamed. "You don't know s--t about boxing."




The 80-year-old Merchant replied, "I wish I was 50 years younger and I'd kick your ass."

(Editor's Note: The video below contains profane language and is NSFW.)

With that, Mayweather stormed off, and Merchant began to interview Ortiz, who was much more mild-mannered. But once the interview with Ortiz was over, Merchant returned to the subject of his own confrontation with Mayweather.

"I don't really think I could have kicked his ass 50 years ago, but I would have tried it," Merchant said.

Merchant added that he believed the real reason Mayweather cut the interview short is that he didn't want to face questions about why he has refused to fight Manny Pacquiao, who is widely regarded as the opponent with the best chance to hand Mayweather his first career loss.

"What happened? I think Floyd Mayweather knew that the next question was going to be about, Why don't you fight Pacquiao? That's still the question that will linger long after this fight," Merchant said.

If nothing else, the exchange between Merchant and Mayweather will bolster Merchant's reputation as a journalist who's not afraid to ask any question -- and bolster Mayweather's reputation as boxing's greatest villain.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/09/18/floyd-mayweather-larry-merchant-go-toe-to-toe/

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Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Countdown Preview Show - Strikeforce

Fight Network previews Strikforce's heavyweight Grand Prix featuring Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers taking place on June 18, 2011 in Dallas, Texas.

Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/strikeforce-overeem-vs-werdum-countdown-preview-show-video_927471d83.html

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Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva breakdown their upcoming fight - Strikeforce

At the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP in Dallas, TC Inside MMA correspondent Ron Kruck caught up with Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva. The Reem spoke about his victory over Fabricio Werdum and the challange that lies ahead in Silva. Bigfoot spoke about how to do the impossible and beat Overeem

Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/alistair-overeem-and-antonio-silva-breakdown-their-upcoming-fight-video_54151b1ca.html

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?UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou? Fight Bonuses

After a free night of MMA action, UFC president Dana White awarded Jake Ellenberger, T.J. Waldburger, Matt Riddle and Lance Benoist (Pictured) each an additional $55,000 for their special performances Saturday night at ?UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou.? It took Ellenberger all of 53 seconds to earn Knockout of the Night honors. [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/89337/ufc-fight-night-25-battle-on-the-bayou-fight-bonuses/

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Nick Diaz happy for Condit but thinks GSP is a ?little b-tch?

A week ago the issue with Nick Diaz was his apprehension to speaking publicly about a main event match-up with welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre. Now it seems the blunt brawler doesn?t know when to shut up. “The truth is Georges doesn’t want to fight me in the street or in a cage. He knows [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/09/14/nick-diaz-happy-for-condit-but-thinks-gsp-is-a-%e2%80%9clittle-b-tch%e2%80%9d/

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?UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou? Results and Recap

?UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou? took place Saturday night inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Welterweight Jake Ellenberger headlined his first Octagon show and made the most of his opportunity by posting a 1stRound TKO victory over Jake Shields. After flooring the former Strikeforce middleweight champ with [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/89438/ufc-fight-night-25-battle-on-the-bayou-results-and-recap/

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Strikeforce heavyweight GP picks, Vegas-style: Barnett and ?Big Foot? try to survive the semis

Kevin Iole joined me on ESPNRadio1100/98.9 FM in Las Vegas on "The MMA Insiders" to discuss the lack of publicity for Saturday's Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix card in Cincinnati. Iole also picks the major fights using the Las Vegas betting odds.

Strikeforce heavyweight GP betting odds:

Josh Barnett (-335) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (+275) - Heavyweight GP semifinal #2

Antonio Silva (-155) vs. Daniel Cormier (+125) - Heavyweight GP semifinal #1

Luke Rockhold (+325) vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (-400) - Strikeforce middleweight title

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (-160) vs. Roger Gracie (+140) - Light heavyweight

Evangelista Santos (+125) vs. Jordan Mein (-145) - Welterweight

Pat Healy (+105) vs. Maximo Blanco (-125) - Lightweight

Rafael Cavalcante (-145) vs. Yoel Romero Palacio (+115) - Light heavyweight

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Strikeforce-heavyweight-GP-picks-Vegas-style-B?urn=mma-wp6745

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