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Bellator: Zuffa lawsuit "a big pile of nothing," company moving forward undistracted
While Zuffa, LLC - the parent-company of the Ultimate FightingChampionship and World Extreme Cagefighting - has traditionally beenvoracious in terms of protecting its product, Thursday night'srevelation that the company was suing the Bellator FightingChampionships, as well as influential agent Ken Pavia, came as quite asurprise.Bellator officials were just as taken aback, according to the company's newly hired attorney, Patrick English."I was asked to represent Bellator yesterday when they ...
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Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown official; UFC 117 again complete with 11 bouts
With Brazilian slugger Thiago Silva forced to bow out of UFC 117 due toinjury, the UFC turned to promotion newcomer Todd Brown to fill the gap.Today, UFC officials made the switch official.As MMAjunkie.com reported earlier this week, Brownnow faces Tim Boetsch on the UFC 117 preliminarycard.
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MC Hammer gets into the MMA business
Here comes the Hammer. Stanley Burrell, also known as MC Hammer, announced today that he'sgetting into the MMA business with Alchemist Management, a newmanagement and "brand-building" firm based out of Los Angeles. "I've been a fan of combat sports for years," MC Hammer stated today in apress release. "MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world and thisis a great opportunity for us to launch a full-service managementcompany."
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Fans invited to UFC 117 open workouts, autograph session (Updated)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is primed to take over Northern California.With the anticipation high for August's "UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen"event in Oakland, the UFC has scheduled several fan-friendly activtiessurrounding fight week.As MMAjunkie.com previously reported, the open workout sessions onWednesday, Aug. 4, are free to attend, and the UFC has announced anautograph session prior to Friday's weigh-ins, as well.
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Driven by faith, Mark Munoz plans to out-grind Yushin Okami at UFC on Versus 2
It's only been four months since Mark Munoz's gym officially opened, but much like his life, everything has moved so fast. The Lake Forest, Calif.-based Reign Training Center has gone from a roomwith a mat to a full-fledged hotbed of talent with Munoz (8-1 MMA, 3-1UFC) as a beacon for fighters in need of good wrestling.He's now a successful fighter in the UFC's middleweight division afteruprooting his family to Southern California in September 2008 with noidea of where he'd end up. 
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Champ Joe Soto vs. Joe Warren official for Bellator 27 in San Antonio
Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight champion Joe Soto and season-two tournament winner Joe Warren will clash on Sept. 2.As was first reported by MMAjunkie.com, Soto and Warren meet in the main event of Bellator 27.Bellator officials today announced the matchup for the card, which takes place at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.
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Fans invited to pre-UFC 117 press conference in San Francisco
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is primed to take over Northern California.With the anticipation high for August's "UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen"event in Oakland, the UFC is now opening the doors to the card'spre-event press conference, which takes place Thursday, Aug. 5, at theFisherman's Wharf Hilton Hotel in San Francisco.UFC president Dana White and UFC 117 fighters Anderson Silva, ChaelSonnen, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves, Matt Hughes, Ricardo Almeida, RoyNelson and Junior Dos Santos will all ...
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UFC hosts first-ever international fan expo in London in October
The UFC will hold its first-ever European-based MMA exposition inconjunction with October's UFC 120 event, the organization todayannounced.As MMAjunkie.com first reportedUFC Fan Expo London 2010 will be held Friday and Saturday, October15-16, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre with meet-and-greet sessionswith UFC fighters, MMA demonstrations, fan-inspired special events,training and development sessions, and other activities.Featuring a middleweight contest between Michael Bisping and ...
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Mike Guymon vs. Daniel Roberts targeted for UFC 121 prelims
A welterweight match-up between Mike "The Joker" Guymon and Daniel Roberts is targeted for UFC 121. Sources close to the event today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that verbal agreements are in place with boutagreements expected to be signed shortly. UFC 121 takes place Oct. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., andfeatures a heavyweight title match between current champion Brock Lesnarand challenger Cain Velasquez.
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Forrest Griffin hits the road in support of "Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down"
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, "The Ultimate Fighter" winner and best-selling author Forrest Griffin is at it again.Griffin and publisher William Morrow are set for an August release of "BeReady When the Sh*t Goes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse," thefollow-up to the fighter's best-selling debut, "Got Fight?"In support of the release, Griffin will soon embark on a nine-day,nine-city book signing tour that includes visits to New York, NewJersey, Pennsylvania, California and ...
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