A Closer Look At Strikeforce "Fedor vs. Henderson": Paul Daley vs. Tyron Woodley

This entry into ?A Closer Look At strikeforce: ?Fedor vs. Henderson?? kicks off the second day of my very in-depth look at Strikeforce?s upcoming mega-event. Part 1 saw me examine the preliminary fights, it?s available here. Part two featured a very interesting match-up between Scott Smith and Tarec Saffiedine that gets both men at a [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/27/a-closer-look-at-strikeforce-fedor-vs-henderson-paul-daley-vs-tyron-woodley

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MMA Marketplace: Hendo vs. Fedor ? the shirts!

Time to break down the most important part of this weekend's face-off between Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson: the walkout shirts!

Both fighters are sponsored by Clinch Gear, the clothing company owned by Dan Henderson. That means Henderson is sponsoring his opponent. Fedor should keep that in mind -- don't let Hendo break his hand. He still needs to sign checks.

Fedor's shirt looks like they took a perfectly nice design with a cool crest and then just spray painted some letters over it. Unless it's an homage to graffiti art, it's a little odd. Buy his shirt for $32.95.

Henderson's shirt plays up the America vs. Russia angle, using stars and stripes to make up Henderson's nickname and adding a "Made in America" tag. I'd much rather wear this shirt on Fourth of July than some of these American flag abominations. Buy it for $32.95.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/MMA-Marketplace-Hendo-vs-Fedor-the-shirts-?urn=mma-wp5063

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Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo Added To An Increasingly-Amazing UFC 137 Card

The two men who gave two of the best performances of the recent and amazing ?ufc on Versus 4? card have tentatively been scheduled to step inside the cage with one another. In one corner will be Matt Mitrione, the fast-rising Heavyweight that is a former ?Ultimate Fighter? member and has been taking the lower-tier [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/15/matt-mitrione-vs-cheick-kongo-added-to-an-increasingly-amazing-ufc-127-card

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Vaughn Lee Debuts Against Chris Cariaso at UFC 138 in England

British bantamweight Vaughn Lee has signed with the UFC and will make his Octagon debut against Chris Cariaso at UFC 138 on November 5 in his hometown of Birmingham. UFC 138 is headlined by the UFC's first five-round non-title fight between middleweights Chris Leben and Mark Munoz.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/19252/vaughn-lee-debuts-against-chris-cariaso-at-ufc-138-in-england/

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A Closer Look At Strikeforce "Fedor vs. Henderson": Paul Daley vs. Tyron Woodley

This entry into ?A Closer Look At strikeforce: ?Fedor vs. Henderson?? kicks off the second day of my very in-depth look at Strikeforce?s upcoming mega-event. Part 1 saw me examine the preliminary fights, it?s available here. Part two featured a very interesting match-up between Scott Smith and Tarec Saffiedine that gets both men at a [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/27/a-closer-look-at-strikeforce-fedor-vs-henderson-paul-daley-vs-tyron-woodley

Todd Duffee  Marvin Eastman  Stav Crazy Bear Economou  Yves Edwards 

The Day Our World Changed: Zuffa Buying Strikeforce Is Easily The Story Of The Half-Year

A while back, when I posted my ?Fighter of the Half-Year? and ?Fight of the Half-Year? picks, I said I wouldn?t do anything else since virtually everyone else was doing them as well and doing a whole lot of them, plus I was busy covering the multitude of UFC and strikeforce news and notes we [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/18/the-day-our-world-changed-zuffa-buying-strikeforce-is-easily-the-story-of-the-half-year

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Tito admits lesson learned: Don?t text and drive

Tito Ortiz was doing something many of us do on a daily basis - texting while driving. The result was a smashed grill on his Rolls Royce Phantom and a momentary scare because his son Jacob was also in the car.

I learned a valuable -- or maybe I should say "expensive" -- lesson at the weekend: Don't text and drive! I was taking a day off from training and driving in my Rolls-Royce Phantom, my pride and joy, and I looked down at my phone for literally one second because I had a text -- and I crashed my Phantom," Ortiz wrote in an ESPN.com blog.

The dangerous activity is going to cost Tito $45,000:

I let my attention slip for one second ... I just couldn't believe what I'd done. The grill was totaled. The headlights were done. The hood was mangled up. It was a really, really expensive mistake. That's my dream car. It sucks. It sucks so bad. I really, literally cried. Seriously, I cried.

There will be some guys reading this going "really? Tito cried over a fender bender?" but I know other guys will understand a man's love for his vehicle. That's my pride and joy. I love that car. I worked so hard to get that car. That's a unique vehicle and I was so dumb to look at my phone.

This motivates Ortiz more than ever to duplicate his efforts at UFC 132 where pulled the upset on Ryan Bader, gained a contract extension and picked up the Submission of the Night bonus of $75,000.

Putting it another way: after tax, that's my entire "Submission of the Night" bonus from choking out Ryan Bader at UFC 132. Now I need another sub or KO or Fight of the night against Rashad Evans at UFC 133.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Tito-admits-lesson-learned-Don-t-text-and-drive?urn=mma-wp5079

Bao Ligao  Josh Barnett  David Baron  Phil Baroni

MMA Marketplace: Hendo vs. Fedor ? the shirts!

Time to break down the most important part of this weekend's face-off between Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson: the walkout shirts!

Both fighters are sponsored by Clinch Gear, the clothing company owned by Dan Henderson. That means Henderson is sponsoring his opponent. Fedor should keep that in mind -- don't let Hendo break his hand. He still needs to sign checks.

Fedor's shirt looks like they took a perfectly nice design with a cool crest and then just spray painted some letters over it. Unless it's an homage to graffiti art, it's a little odd. Buy his shirt for $32.95.

Henderson's shirt plays up the America vs. Russia angle, using stars and stripes to make up Henderson's nickname and adding a "Made in America" tag. I'd much rather wear this shirt on Fourth of July than some of these American flag abominations. Buy it for $32.95.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/MMA-Marketplace-Hendo-vs-Fedor-the-shirts-?urn=mma-wp5063

Eddie Alvarez Thiago Alves  Andre Amade  Dean Amasinger 

Scott Smith Thinks Cheick Kongo's Comeback Win Was Better Than His Against Pete Sell

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- MMA Fighting spoke to Scott Smith about his upcoming fight against Tarec Saffiedine at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, why he stuck around at welterweight after his knockout loss to Paul Daley, how many more years he wants to fight for and his thoughts on Cheick Kongo's comeback win over Pat Barry, which was reminiscent of his comeback win against Pete Sell in 2006.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/07/27/scott-smith-thinks-cheick-kongos-comeback-win-was-better-than-h/

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5 Reasons To Watch Bellator 47

On January 23, 2011, Bellator will hold its highly-anticipated ?Bellator 47? event, featuring both semi-final fights of their special ?Summer Series? Featherweight Tournament. In addition to four top Featherweights battling it out to get one step closer to a shot at a championship, Bellator 47 will also feature the Bellator debut of noted WEC and [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/22/5-reasons-to-watch-bellator-47

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