Video: Dana White UFC on FUEL TV 7 post-fight media scrum full video

Video: Dana White UFC on FUEL TV 7 post-fight media scrum full video

The UFC held a formal press conference late yesterday (Feb. 16, 2013) after this weekend’s UFC on FUEL TV 7: “Barao vs. McDonald” mixed martial arts (MMA) event. Once the press conference ended, Dana White informally huddled with media members immediately afterward for his traditional “scrum.” Unsurprisingly, he had plenty to share, including the Tito Ortiz trainwreck that [...]

UFC on FUEL TV recap

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By Daniel Kendrick Main Card  Main EventRenan Barao def. Michael McDonald via 4th round submission In the main event, Renan Barao retained his Interim Bantamweight title by submitting the very game Michael McDonald with an arm triangle at the 3:57 mark of the 4th round. Barao weathered an early storm by McDonald which put Barao [...]

Jessica Eye thinks she would look great with a Bellator title

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In a tweet posted on Saturday, Jessica Eye posted a photo of her holding a Bellator title belt saying ”So this is what I would look like with a @bellatormma title in my hands… hmm what ya’ll think. MY DREAM WILL COME TRUE AS LONG AS I AM STILL BREATHING #eyebelieve.” For those fans who saw [...]

Auditions for Chippendale’s?

Auditions for Chippendale’s?

Sometimes while checking out Twitter, you come across something in which you don’t know what to think or how to react.  This is just one of those moments. MMA Elite put out this video starring their fighters in various states of dress, shaking, dancing and feeling much too comfortable.  It was the kind of thing [...]

Ryan Martinez is happy to be in Vegas despite this high guy trying to butt in

Ryan Martinez is happy to be in Vegas despite this high guy trying to butt in

We sat down in some comfortable leather couches at the Mayweather Boxing Club when Bellator fighter Ryan Martinez sat down for a few.  We asked him about his move to Vegas, his next fight, and all the usual bullshit that you ask in interviews. What made this interview different was the stoned guy that wandered [...]

Ring card girl proves she is no Ashley Ferrara

Ring card girl proves she is no Ashley Ferrara

Well, not all ring card girls can be Yale grads like our very own Ashley Ferrara.  In this video, this Einstein in training is so dedicated to her task that she apparently fails to notice that one of the fighters in laying motionless in the corner. Somehow I don’t think we will be seeing a [...]

Renan Barao and Michael McDonald all set for title bout

Renan Barao and Michael McDonald all set

Renan Barao and Michael McDonald will be the combatants in the first UFC title bout to air on Fuel TV.  Both made weight for their contest which takes place Saturday at Wembley Arena in London.  It will be Barao’s interin bantamweight belt that will be on the line. All other fighters taking part on the [...]

Rose Namajunas wakes up Pat Barry for Valentines Day

Rose Namajunas wakes up Pat Barry for Valentines Day

Posted on his Youtube, here is Pat Barry’s girlfriend, Rose Namajunas waking him up in a manner only a fellow MMA fighter could.  Well, perhaps some people living in the rural areas of the Southeast could, but you get the idea.

“Cyborg” granted release by Zuffa

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According to a report Thursday onMMAFighting.com, Cristiane Santos has been granted her wish to be released from her Zuffa contract. Last weekend, “Cyborg” made it known that she was not happy being under the Zuffa banner and would like to search for other avenues to advance her career. Frustrated with what she perceived as an [...]

Dana White thinks wrestling’s demise may aid MMA

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According to a report Wednesday on MMAJunkie.com, Dana White believes that the elimination of wrestling from the Olympic Games could be a benefit for MMA. On Tuesday it was announced by the International Olympic Committee that they have plans to eliminate the sport beginning in the year 2020.  That news shocked not only the wrestling community, [...]

Henry Cejudo to make his debut in March

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In the last 24-hours, most news involving Olympic wrestling has been centered around its removal as a sport in the 2020 Games.  So in an effort to bring something positive, Henry Cejudo has announced that he will be making his mixed martial arts debut on March 2.  He will be doing so at a World [...]

World Series of Fighting hits Revel in Atlantic City

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 (Feb. 13, 2013) –World Series of Fighting announced today that it will deliver a stacked, world-class Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card, headlined by a heavyweight showdown between superstars Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (19-9) of Minsk, Belarus and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (15-3) of Boca Raton, Fla., at Ovation Hall at Revel in Atlantic City, N.J. [...]

Vitor Belfort & Luke Rockhold headed for Brazil confrontation

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According to a report Wednesday on MMAJunkie.com, the UFC is planning to stage a main event in Brazil later in the year that will feature middleweight Vitor Belfor squaring off against Luke Rockhold.  The event has yet to be officially announced by the promotion. Wednesday morning, UFC President Dana White revealed the plan while he [...]

Alexis Davis and Sara McMann sign with UFC

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The UFC has added Alexis Davis and Sara McMann to their growing roster of women. Several months ago when it was announced that the UFC had signed breakout star Ronda Rousey, people immediately began to speculate that the organization was only planning to promote her, and not a full fledged women’s MMA division.  The future [...]

Wrestling booted from Olympics, MMA to take its place?

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By Jody Kohn The International Olympic Committee, in what is considered by many to be a staggering move, has decided to remove wrestling from the Olympic Games beginning in 2020.  However, it has not been revealed which sport will be selected to take its place.  Members of the IOC are set to discuss that issue [...]