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5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club” where FiveOuncesofPain.com gets a little help from our friends to bring all of the latest ramblings from the MMA landscape to your front door. Enjoy… Phil Baroni Pours His Heart Out About Recent Injury, Survival in UFC (MMAFighting.com) FIGHT! Life: Dan Hardy – Daley & Koscheck [...]
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Joe Soto vs. Joe Warren featherweight title fight set for Bellator 27
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 30, 2010) ? Bellator Fighting Championships World Featherweight Championship belt will be on the line Sept. 2nd when reigning champ Joe ?The Hammer? Soto defends his title against Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Champion Joe Warren at Bellator 27 in San Antonio. The five-round Main Event Championship fight ? which will be televised [...]
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Ben Rothwell out nine months with torn ACL
Although he left the Octagon with the victory following his UFC 115 unanimous decision defeat of Gilbert Yvel, Ben Rothwell did not escape the bout unscathed. According to MMAJunkie.com, Rothwell blew his ACL during the first takedown of the fight. “It’s just one of those things where you hurt yourself, and you hear it, and [...]
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Grappling with Issues ?7/30/10
Does Quinton ?Rampage? Jackson have more to prove against Lyoto Machida than is the case in return? Who is the best pound-for-pound female Mixed Martial Artist in the sport? Is Takanori Gomi at risk of being released without a win over Tyson Griffin? What ?UFC on Versus 2? match-up do you suspect will have you [...]
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Todd Brown vs. Tim Boetschset for UFC 117 with Thiago Silva injured
After a back injury recently forced Thiago Silva out of an expected light heavyweight meeting with Tim Boetsch, UFC newcomer Todd Brown has seized the opportunity and stepped up to the plate to face Boetsch in his absence. The pair will square off during UFC 117 on August 7 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, [...]
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Yves Edwards vs. Luis ?Baboon?Palomino set for Bellator 24 in Florida
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 29, 2010) ? A showdown between one of MMA?s most exciting lightweights and a colorful, highly-regarded South Florida fan favorite will serve as the ?Local Main Event? when Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., for its Season 3 debut on Aug. 12th. The [...]
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Bantamweight Jose Vega KOs his way into Bellator Season 3 Tournament
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 28, 2010) ? Missouri-based brawler Jose Vega, who caught the eye of Bellator scouts and MMA fans around the country during a nationally televised ?Local Feature Fight? at Bellator 22 in June, has officially been added to Bellator?s upcoming Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament. The 24-year-old Vega brings an 8-2 record to the [...]
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?UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama? set for October 20 on Spike TV
New York, NY, July 29, 2010 ? Great Britain?s best mixed martial artists will be on display as the UFC heads across the pond for an action-packed pay-per-view quality fight card airing on Spike TV (same day tape) on Saturday, October 20 at 9:00pm ET/PT emanating from the O2 Arena from London, England. In the [...]
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Shark Fights adds several bouts to September card
Amarillo, TX. – July 28, 2010 -Shark Fight Promotions, a Texas based mixed martial arts fight promotion company, is proud to announce the official Shark Fights 13 bout card. As promised, this highly anticipated card is stacked from top to bottom with well-known marquee fighters, including many Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, PRIDE, EliteXC, and Dream [...]
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Baroni out, Dan Miller in against John Salter at UFC 118
With Phil Baroni out due to a collarbone injury, 6X UFC veteran Dan Miller will fill his shoes in facing off with John Salter at UFC 118. UFC 118 is set to take place on August 28 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. News of Baroni’s injury was first reported by MMAJunkie.com and Miller’s [...]
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