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MMAjunkie.com Radio: Marc Laimon, Joey Oddessa, Percy Crawford, Jorge LopezMMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes a plethora of expert analysts to theshow to break down this weekend's combat sports action, as well as WandFight Team prospect Jorge Lopez.Top trainer Marc Laimon comes in-studio to breakdown UFC on Versus 2,while MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa calls in to offer his expert opinion aswell. Percy Crawford of FightHype.com also joins us via phone to sharehis wisdom on the latest in boxing, while Lopez previews his fight atSaturday's MMA Xplosion show in Las ...
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Report: Zuffa, LLC sues Bellator, Ken Pavia over alleged theft of trade secretsWhile most MMA pundits wouldn't consider Bellator Fighting Championshipsand the UFC direct rivals, they soon will be - in court.According to a report by Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole, Zuffa, LLC, theparent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has filed suit in aNevada court against MMA Agents' head Ken Pavia and the Bellatororganization.At the center of the concern is alleged theft of "trade secrets andconfidential Zuffa documents," which Zuffa contends Pavia passed alongto Bellator ...
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Ben Rothwell undergoes ACL surgery, estimates nine-month recoveryUFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell sat at UFC 115's post-fight podium and made no excuses. He had won a unanimous decision over Gilbert Yvel on the June 12 event'spay-per-view card but said it was "not a victory" for the fight's lackof finish. He chose not to disclose that he had torn his ACL on thefirst takedown of the three-round contest. Rothwell on Tuesday underwent surgery to repair both his ACL and a tornmeniscus and hopes to be back in action by February or March of 2011.
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Thiago Silva injured again, replacement search underway for UFC117 slotThiago Silva re-injured his back and is unable to fight Tim Boetsch at UFC 117.Multiple sources close to the event today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com that Silva is benched and that a search for a replacement opponent is underway.UFC 117 takes place Aug. 7 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., and features a headliner between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and challenger Chael Sonnen.
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With new training camp, same attitude, Ellenberger ready to shine at UFC on Versus 2With a career record of 22-5, UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger was doing just fine the way things were.But in the ultra-competitive world of professional mixed martial arts,if you're not moving forward, you're about to get passed up.With that in mind, Ellenberger took his training camp from his nativeNebraska to Orange County, California, and he's looking forward todisplaying the results at this weekend's UFC on Versus 2 event.
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HDNet Fights Video Vault: Marianna Kheyfets vs. Kim Couture at XFC 11In our latest installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we take a look ata female contest from a recent Xtreme Fighting Championships event.In our fight-of-the-week feature, Marianna "The Crushen Russian"Kheyfets made her professional debut against two-time Strikeforceveteran Kim "Sugar Free" Couture.The fight served as the co-main event of HDNet's July 9 broadcast of"XFC 11: The Next Generation" at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla.
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Wanderlei Silva prot? Vitor Vianna targets big-show contract with MMA Xplosion fightVitor Vianna hasn't had a mixed-martial-arts fight in 26 months.But just think about what he has done since: Move from his native Brazilto Las Vegas because Wanderlei Silva was once so impressed with fightshe saw years ago he wanted Vianna in his camp. Become a teacher atSilva's gym. And gain a buzz that is one of the most significant for therelatively unknown fighter in Vegas.He just hasn't been fighting, but not all by his choice.
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Fight Path: Olympic medalist Randi Miller brings wrestling pedigree to female MMAThe difference for Randi Miller came when a roommate put in a University of Iowa wrestling tape.Before that, the daughter of a firefighter and public relationsexecutive didn't feel like she was reaching her potential in femalewrestling after starting the sport as a senior at her Texas high school,where the sport was more accepted for girls.Now after securing an Olympic bronze medal and being named the 2008 U.S.A. Wrestling Female Wrestler of the Year, Miller eyes her mixed martial arts debut, ...
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UFC's Jason MacDonald cleared to train, anticipates December returnDuane "Bang" Ludwig isn't the only fighter getting back to his feet. UFC middleweight Jason MacDonald on Tuesday had twothree-inch screws removed his ankle and was cleared for light training.MacDonald suffered a broken tibula, a dislocated ankle and bone andligament damage when John Salter took him down in the first round oftheir fight at UFC 113.
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Carina Damm's position inStrikeforce tourney in doubt; officials say replacement waitingStrikeforce's upcoming four-woman 135-pound tournament is in danger oflosing a competitor, but company officials insist there's still a chancethe field will remain intact.With a little more than two weeks remaining until the tourney, whichtakes place at Strikeforce Challengers 10, Brazilian veteran Carina Damm has yet to secure a work visa needed for entry tothe U.S.Damm's troubles were first reported by MMARising.com, and Strikeforce officials confirmed the news late Wednesday night.
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