Rodrigo Ribeiro on Getting Ready to Face Phil Baroni at ONE FC: Pride of a Nation

Rodrigo Ribeiro came up short on his ONE FC debut but the Brazilian veteran has an opportunity to make amends when he takes on a UFC, Strikeforce and PRIDE veteran who remains one of the most recognizable fighters in the sport. Ribeiro is taking on none other than Phil Baroni at ONE FC: Pride of a [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/23/rodrigo-ribeiro-on-getting-ready-to-face-phil-baroni-at-one-fc-pride-of-a-nation

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Breaking Rules with Frank Shamrock, Luke Rockhold, and Tim Kennedy - Strikeforce

What's an MMA promotion without a villain? Veteran fighter Frank Shamrock gives a crash course in evil to two of the sport's nicest guys: Luke Rockhold and Tim Kennedy.

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UFC 149 will answer these four questions

UFC 149 in Calgary has made more headlines for injuries than it did for high expectations. However, there are still important fights on Saturday in Calgary. They will answer these questions:

1. Does Urijah Faber have another title win in him? Perhaps because of his nickname "The California Kid," or perhaps because he looks so young, it's easy to forget Urijah Faber is 33 years old and has been fighting since 2003. With a shot at the bantamweight interim title on Saturday, Faber has a shot at what might be his last title run. Can he earn the belt, and with it, another shot at champion Dominick Cruz?

2. Is Hector Lombard the real deal? He has a record of 31-2-1, and hasn't lost since 2006. He blew through Bellator to get the middleweight title. Now, he's getting a shot at the UFC and its top-flight talent. Before he can be taken seriously as a contender for Anderson Silva's throne, he needs to get through Tim Boetsch.

3. Is Brian Ebersole ready for a jump in competition? If you were to make a list of UFC fighters with 50 or more UFC wins, would Ebersole be the first name to jump in your head? Because it should. He's 50-14-1, and hasn't lost since dropping a 2008 bout to the larger Lombard. With a win over James Head, Ebersole can leap into the proverbial title mix for a welterweight title.

4. Will fans still care about an injury-ravaged card? Remember when Jose Aldo and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua were on UFC 149? And Thiago Silva? And Michael Bisping and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira? The card presented on Saturday will look very different than the one fans expected.  Canadian fans are known to be very loyal to MMA, but will they still turn out for Faber vs. Barao? And will fans buy the pay-per-view just a few weeks after shelling out cash for UFC 148 and Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva?

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Ian McCall matched with John Moraga at UFC on FOX 4

A late bout has been added to the UFC?s return to FOX on August 4 in the form of a match-up between Top 5 flyweight Ian McCall and newcomer John Moraga. The match-up completes a lineup already featuring a number of interesting fights including Joe Lauzon-Jamie Varner, Travis Browne-Ben Rothwell, Lyoto Machida-Ryan Bader, and Mauricio [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/20/ian-mccall-matched-with-john-moraga-at-ufc-on-fox-4

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Chael Sonnen could sell you the shirt off your back

When not preparing for his UFC 148 rematch with Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen is filming a commercial that WILL sell you a Nexersys. He uses the age-old sales technique of saying you can't have the product. Well-played, Chael. Well-played.

Thanks, MMA Fighting.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chael-sonnen-could-sell-shirt-off-back-124937341--mma.html

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Strikeforce: Portland - Winners and Losers

The dust has settled, and Saturday night’s Strikeforce event in Portland provided many thrilling moments in a card rife with storylines and murky title pictures.  A long vacant championship was finally decided, and two battle tested veterans exhibited the ramifications that could come from a decade of constant sacrifice.  From Jason High‘s quick submission win [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/16/strikeforce-portland-winners-and-losers

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Amateur fighter scores her second five-second knockout (VIDEO)

In Veronica Rothenhausler's second MMA bout, she knocked out Noelle Cherry in five seconds. So when Ashlee Evans-Smith, her opponent at Tuff-n-Uff, prepared for Rothenhausler's next bout, you would expect she would be on guard for another quick knockout. Then again, who would expect a fighter to get two five-second knockouts in her career, much less two consecutive five-second knockouts.

This was Rothenhausler's third fight and her third straight win. It looks like she's about ready to go pro.

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Amateur fighter scores her second five-second knockout (VIDEO)

In Veronica Rothenhausler's second MMA bout, she knocked out Noelle Cherry in five seconds. So when Ashlee Evans-Smith, her opponent at Tuff-n-Uff, prepared for Rothenhausler's next bout, you would expect she would be on guard for another quick knockout. Then again, who would expect a fighter to get two five-second knockouts in her career, much less two consecutive five-second knockouts.

This was Rothenhausler's third fight and her third straight win. It looks like she's about ready to go pro.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/amateur-fighter-scores-her-second-five-second-knockout-145640209--mma.html

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