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Montreal momentum begins
"UFC president Dana White -- accompanied by the two fighters who will be showcased at the April card, welterweight champion Matt Serra and challenger Georges St. Pierre of Montreal -- trumpeted the box office stampede Monday at a news conference at the Bell Centre. "It's a big day for us," White said. "For a long time we've been waiting to come up here into Canada."
Sportsnet.ca Feb 5
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UFC to make Canadian debut in Montreal
"Georges St-Pierre knows the violent and sometimes bloody nature of professional mixed martial arts isn't for everyone, but he also believes a lot of people don't know what the sport is all about. "In the beginning, when I told my mother what I was doing, even she didn't understand," St-Pierre said."
Canada.com Feb 5
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UFC president: Montreal will set record
"The UFC's Canadian debut April 19 in Montreal will be the UFC's biggest ever, UFC president Dana White predicted Thursday. "It's going to be crazy. Twenty-two thousand, we're going to sell it out," White told The Canadian Press after a news conference for Saturday's UFC 81 show at the Mandalay Bay. "We're going to sell out the Bell Centre.""
Sportsnet.ca Feb 1
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‘K-Taro’ Cuts Down for UFC Encounter
"With his back against the wall, Japanese standout Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura will look to take his first win in the Octagon on Saturday against TUF 5 alum Robert Emerson on the UFC 81 undercard in Las Vegas. With a 14-2-2 record, Nakamura's only missteps as a professional have come in the Octagon."
Sherdog.com Feb 1
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Frank Mir Knows He Must Finish Lesnar Early Or Lose
"If you haven't heard, Brock Lesnar makes his UFC debut Saturday night at UFC 81: BREAKING POINT. Both men have their strengths in a fight that analysts are calling "too close to call". Just days before the big showdown, Frank Mir spoke to MMAWeekly and gave some insight as to his strategy and what he must do to win:.."
Prowrestling.com Jan 31
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UFC 81: Heath’s focus back on fighting
"There was a bloody, chaotic end to David Heath's last UFC fight and the leadup to this one has been anything but smooth. The light-heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter is now on his third opponent and will face Tim (The Barbarian) Boetsch on Saturday at UFC 81 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas."
Sportsnet.ca Jan 31
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Meyrowitz Announces New MMA Venture
"UFC co-founder Bob Meyrowitz announced Tuesday a new mixed martial arts league called YAMMA Pit Fighting. As CEO of Semaphore Entertainment Group, Meyrowitz produced UFC events from 1993 through 2000. Now he has formed a company, Rope Partners, that plans on reviving the tournament format and using a new fighting surface, known as "The YAMMA.""
Sherdog.com Jan 30
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Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara Added To UFC 82 On 3/1
"After a stunning performance in his last outing, a knockout win over Terry Martin, former Ultimate Fighter season 1 cast member, Chris “The Crippler” Leben will return to the Octagon on March 1 and face new American Top Team middleweight, Alessio Sakara, as confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fighter."
MMAnews.com Jan 30
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Randy Couture Lands Another Big Acting Gig
"Ultimate Fighting champ Randy Couture has caught the acting bug. He's making his feature film debut in David Mamet's Ju-Jitsu flick, "Redbelt". Now, there's word that Couture has signed on to co-star in another movie. Last week Couture told Columbus Ohio radio station QFM 96.3 that he is on his way to China in the next few weeks to begin work on the big screen version of "Mandrake the Magician"."
Prowrestling.com Jan 29
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More Big Fights Confirmed For UFC 82 “Pride Of A Champ”
"The following is the latest OFFICIAL fight card for UFC 82 "Pride of a Champion", which emanates from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on March 1st: -Anderson Silva (c) vs. Dan Henderson (UFC MW Title) -Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo -Evan Tanner vs. Yushin Okami -Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett"
Prowrestling.com Jan 28
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Now… Or later for Brock Lesnar
"[Brock Lesnar] can be successful in the sport, I think. I don’t know if he’s going to be successful right away, but he’s definitely got what it takes to be successful,” former UFC Champion Tim Sylvia said in reference to the former WWE star’s chances in MMA at a recent UFC 81: Breaking Point press conference. In saying that, Sylvia certainly echoed the feelings of many."
MMAfighting.com Jan 28
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PRIDE Producer Dead at 67
"Former PRIDE producer Hiromichi Momose was found dead in his apartment Sunday morning. According to information released by Tokyo police and revealed in Japanese media reports, an acquaintance of Momose's visited him at approximately 2:30 a.m. at his home and found the former PRIDE financial backer unconscious in the bathtub."
Sherdog.com Jan 28
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Liddell’s far from done
""My next fight will probably be in the summer and I am thinking about Jardine since Jackson is already scheduled to fight (Forrest Griffin)," Liddell said. "I can't wait around (for Jackson). I love the sport and I think I have a couple years left in me. I'm a very competitive person. I don't even like to lose at things I'm not good at.""
Prowrestling.com Jan 25
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UFC Fight Night 12 Official Fighter Pay Info Revealed
"The following are the official reported salaries to fighters who competed on the UFC Fight Night 12 special on Spike TV on Wednesday, January 23rd: -Mike Swick ($20,000) def. Josh Burkman ($10,000) -Patrick Cote ($28,000) def. Drew McFedries ($10,000) -Thiago Tavares ($18,000) def. Michihiro Omigawa ($5,000)..."
Prowrestling.com Jan 25
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UFC Fight Night 12 Quick-Match Results
"The following are quick-match results from the UFC Fight Night 12 free, live Spike TV special from January 23rd: Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds. Patrick Cote def. Drew McFedries via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 of Round 1. Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) after 3 Rounds.
MMAnews.com Jan 24
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Another knockout performance
"Canadian Patrick (The Predator) Cote ran his UFC win streak to three fights with a first-round stoppage of Drew McFedries in a middleweight bout Wednesday on the UFC Ultimate Fight Night card night at The Palms. The 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter from Quebec City absorbed a big left to the chin from McFedries and then buckled the American with a right and a left of his own, finishing him off with a string of uppercuts before referee Herb Dean stepped in at 1:44."
Sportsnet.ca Jan 24
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Brock Lesnar Possible For UFC 86 Main-Event In London
"WE CAN exclusively reveal Brock Lesnar is being lined up to headline the next UFC event in the UK. The organisation’s supremo, Dana White, confirmed that London’s O2 Arena will be the venue for the 14 June show, and we understand former WWE superstar Lesnar is tipped to be in the main event. "
MMAnews.com Jan 24
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Update: Bias Under the Influence During Altercation with Police
"Former Palace Fighting Championship featherweight titleholder Shawn Bias awoke from his coma Tuesday morning and was lucid enough to speak with family and friends, Sherdog.com has confirmed. The 22-year-old fighter suffered an apparent heart attack Saturday following an altercation with police and later lapsed into a coma.
Sherdog.com Jan 23
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Cote Looks to Continue Winning Ways
"Patrick Cote looks to make it four wins in a row when he faces Andrew McFedries Wednesday in Las Vegas. The popular French-Canadian fighter seems to have revived a career that appeared to be dead in the water with the UFC. Cote debuted in the promotion as a late replacement against Tito Ortiz in 2004."
Sherdog.com Jan 23
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After PFC Loss, Bias Suffers Life-Threatening Heart Attack
"Former Palace Fighting Championship featherweight titleholder Shawn Bias has been given a 30-percent chance of surviving by doctors at Oroville General Hospital in Bias' hometown about 70 miles north of Sacramento, Calif. The 22-year-old fighter suffered an apparent heart attack late Saturday night -- just two days after losing his PFC title to Art Arciniega"
MMAnews.com Jan 22
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Ortiz: “I’m Looking To Get My Final Fight Over w/ The UFC”
"“I was expecting a bigger fight [than Lyoto Machida]. I think the fans were expecting a bigger fight,” [Tito] Ortiz said on the radio show earlier today. “I got pressed into it, and all of a sudden, it’s all over the Internet that Tito Ortiz won’t fight Machida. I’m just looking to get my final fight over with the UFC.”"
MMAnews.com Jan 22
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Penn eager to move up, face St. Pierre
"B.J. Penn has now won titles in two UFC weight classes. A victory over lightweight Sean Sherk and Canadian Georges St. Pierre -- possibly with the welterweight championship on the line -- could be next. The mixed martial arts fighter from Hilo, Hawaii, known as The Prodigy lived up to his nickname Saturday as he choked out Joe (Daddy) Stevenson in the second round at UFC 80 to claim the lightweight title."
Sportsnet.ca Jan 22
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Two Big Fights Added To UFC 84, Rumored Fights Update
"According to TKOXtreme.com, you can expect Sam Stout vs. Rich Clementi and Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka as official fights for the UFC 84 show on April 19th in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The show will feature a UFC Welterweight title unification main event as legitimate champion Matt Serra will unify his belt with the interim title Georges St. Pierre received for his destruction of Matt Hughes in their rubber-match at UFC 79 "Nemesis" in December."
MMAnews.com Jan 21
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Monday Morning Reverie: Ultimate England
"If I could only use one adjective to describe this past Saturday's UFC, it would be "incredible." Only one of the televised bouts went the distance, and that fight was exhilarating from beginning to end. Since the event was filled with fights that nearly all ended early and emphatically, Zuffa was able to squeeze in every single off-TV bout save for the Sam Stout-Per Eklund battle."
Sherdog.com Jan 21
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Bloody dominant
"B.J. Penn had his way with a bloody Joe (Daddy) Stevenson at UFC 80 on Saturday, choking him out in the second round to win the lightweight title and become only the second fighter to claim UFC championship belts in two different weight classes."
Sportsnet.ca Jan 21
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