Texas Fighting http://texasfighting.com Texas Mixed Martial Arts Coverage "For the love of the Fight!" Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is UFC ‘Messing With’ Strikeforce? Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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I contacted a source involved in the April 17 Strikeforce card on CBS to get his take on the recent rumors that have swirled in the mixed martial arts world about the UFC possibly putting on its own card on April 17 to counter the Strikeforce card, headlined by Dan Henderson vs. Jake Shields.

The source's reply: "I think the UFC is messing with us."

Is UFC 'Messing With' Strikeforce? originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/13/is-ufc-messing-with-strikeforce/ Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin in the Works for June’s UFC 115 FanHouse Newswireby FanHouse Newswire

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Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin have agreed to meet at UFC 115 in June, MMA Fighting has learned. Several Internet reports surfaced over the past 24 hours stating that the light heavyweight fight would take place at the rumored UFN 22 in April, but as MMA Junkie first reported, the plan is for the fight to take place June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The organization has yet to officially announce the fight or why Tito Ortiz will not be facing Liddell after all.

Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin in the Works for June's UFC 115 originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:19:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/13/chuck-liddell-vs-rich-franklin-in-the-works-for-junes-ufc-115/ Dan Hardy Unfazed by Marcus Davis’ AIDS Talk FanHouse Newswireby FanHouse Newswire

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Dan Hardy is squarely focused on his upcoming title fight against Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111, and that's why he he has no time to worry about his old nemesis, Marcus Davis, recently tweeting that he hoped Hardy died of Aids.

When asked about Davis' controversial comments on Friday's edition of the SiriusXM Fight Club, Hardy simply brushed them off.

Dan Hardy Unfazed by Marcus Davis' AIDS Talk originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/13/dan-hardy-unfazed-by-marcus-davis-aids-talk/?tid=sbn Dan Hardy Unfazed by Marcus Davis’ AIDS Talk FanHouse Newswireby FanHouse Newswire

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Dan Hardy is squarely focused on his upcoming title fight against Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111, and that's why he he has no time to worry about his old nemesis, Marcus Davis, recently tweeting that he hoped Hardy died of Aids.

When asked about Davis' controversial comments on Friday's edition of the SiriusXM Fight Club, Hardy simply brushed them off.

Dan Hardy Unfazed by Marcus Davis' AIDS Talk originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/13/dan-hardy-unfazed-by-marcus-davis-aids-talk/ Women’s MMA Notebook: Miesha Tate Considering Move to AKA Ray Huiby Ray Hui

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To move closer to Strikeforce's base operations, Miesha Tate will soon leave her longtime Victory Athletics camp in Olympia, Wash. and head farther south to San Jose, Calif.

Tate, who faces Zoila Frausto in a 135-pound bout at the next Strikeforce Challengers event on March 26, hasn't found a new gym yet, but one possibility is the American Kickboxing Academy.

Women's MMA Notebook: Miesha Tate Considering Move to AKA originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/womens-mma-notebook-miesha-tate-considering-move-to-aka/?tid=sbn Women’s MMA Notebook: Miesha Tate Considering Move to AKA Ray Huiby Ray Hui

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To move closer to Strikeforce's base operations, Miesha Tate will soon leave her longtime Victory Athletics camp in Olympia, Wash. and head farther south to San Jose, Calif.

Tate, who faces Zoila Frausto in a 135-pound bout at the next Strikeforce Challengers event on March 26, hasn't found a new gym yet, but one possibility is the American Kickboxing Academy.

Women's MMA Notebook: Miesha Tate Considering Move to AKA originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/womens-mma-notebook-miesha-tate-considering-move-to-aka/ WEC 48 Adds Jung-Swanson, Toner-Visher, More Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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Four new fights have been added to next month's World Extreme Cagefighting event, with the promotion announcing Friday that Chan Sung Jung vs. Cub Swanson, Tyler Toner vs. Brandon Visher, Brad Pickett vs. Demetrious Johnson. and Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya will be on the WEC 48 fight card.

Jung is a 22-year-old making his WEC debut. Although most of his wins have come by submission, he's also an excellent striker who has kickboxed professionally; if the video above looks familiar it's because we discussed it here once before. He's a great addition to the WEC's featherweight division, and he'll get a tough first test in Swanson.

WEC 48 Adds Jung-Swanson, Toner-Visher, More originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/wec-48-adds-jung-swanson-toner-visher/?tid=sbn WEC 48 Adds Jung-Swanson, Toner-Visher, More Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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Four new fights have been added to next month's World Extreme Cagefighting event, with the promotion announcing Friday that Chan Sung Jung vs. Cub Swanson, Tyler Toner vs. Brandon Visher, Brad Pickett vs. Demetrious Johnson. and Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya will be on the WEC 48 fight card.

Jung is a 22-year-old making his WEC debut. Although most of his wins have come by submission, he's also an excellent striker who has kickboxed professionally; if the video above looks familiar it's because we discussed it here once before. He's a great addition to the WEC's featherweight division, and he'll get a tough first test in Swanson.

WEC 48 Adds Jung-Swanson, Toner-Visher, More originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/wec-48-adds-jung-swanson-toner-visher/ Ray Mercer Returns to Fight Undefeated Ron Sparks Ray Huiby Ray Hui

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Former boxing champion Ray Mercer, who scored a nine-second knockout in his MMA pro debut last June against Tim Sylvia, will make his follow-up appearance against undefeated Ron Sparks at King of the Cage on April 16 in Detroit, Mich.

The event, the promotion's third live card on HDNet, is headlined by Jake Rosholt taking on Jeremy Horn. Also on the card are Joe Doerksen vs. Chad Herrick, David Shepherd vs. Dom O'Grady and Bobby Green vs. Daron Cruikshank.

Ray Mercer Returns to Fight Undefeated Ron Sparks originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/ray-mercer-returns-to-fight-undefeated-ron-sparks/?tid=sbn Ray Mercer Returns to Fight Undefeated Ron Sparks Ray Huiby Ray Hui

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Former boxing champion Ray Mercer, who scored a nine-second knockout in his MMA pro debut last June against Tim Sylvia, will make his follow-up appearance against undefeated Ron Sparks at King of the Cage on April 16 in Detroit, Mich.

The event, the promotion's third live card on HDNet, is headlined by Jake Rosholt taking on Jeremy Horn. Also on the card are Joe Doerksen vs. Chad Herrick, David Shepherd vs. Dom O'Grady and Bobby Green vs. Daron Cruikshank.

Ray Mercer Returns to Fight Undefeated Ron Sparks originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/ray-mercer-returns-to-fight-undefeated-ron-sparks/ Numbers Demonstrate GSP’s Welterweight Dominance Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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Is Georges St. Pierre the best pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts? He's not No. 1 on my own subjective list. But a couple of different pieces of objective analysis make a pretty strong case that St. Pierre has dominated the welterweight division to a greater extent than any other fighter has dominated any division.

Numbers Demonstrate GSP's Welterweight Dominance originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:15:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/numbers-demonstrate-gsps-welterweight-dominance/?tid=sbn Numbers Demonstrate GSP’s Welterweight Dominance Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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Is Georges St. Pierre the best pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts? He's not No. 1 on my own subjective list. But a couple of different pieces of objective analysis make a pretty strong case that St. Pierre has dominated the welterweight division to a greater extent than any other fighter has dominated any division.

Numbers Demonstrate GSP's Welterweight Dominance originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:15:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/numbers-demonstrate-gsps-welterweight-dominance/ MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Cruz, Benavidez Belong Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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Dominick CruzTwo of the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts were in the cage Saturday night at WEC 47. They just weren't the two we thought they were beforehand.

Prior to WEC 47, a lot of people had bantamweights Brian Bowles and Miguel Torres in their top 10 pound-for-pound lists. (Bowles was No. 7 on my list and Torres fell just outside the top 10.) But after Dominick Cruz beat Bowles and Joseph Benavidez beat Torres, the two WEC 47 winners are both on my list of the Top 10 fighters in mixed martial arts, which is below.

MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Cruz, Benavidez Belong originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/mma-top-10-pound-for-pound-cruz-and-benavidez-belong/?tid=sbn MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Cruz, Benavidez Belong Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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Dominick CruzTwo of the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts were in the cage Saturday night at WEC 47. They just weren't the two we thought they were beforehand.

Prior to WEC 47, a lot of people had bantamweights Brian Bowles and Miguel Torres in their top 10 pound-for-pound lists. (Bowles was No. 7 on my list and Torres fell just outside the top 10.) But after Dominick Cruz beat Bowles and Joseph Benavidez beat Torres, the two WEC 47 winners are both on my list of the Top 10 fighters in mixed martial arts, which is below.

MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Cruz, Benavidez Belong originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]> http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/03/12/mma-top-10-pound-for-pound-cruz-and-benavidez-belong/ Chuck Liddell Talks Viral Video on Jimmy Kimmel Michael David Smithby Michael David Smith

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Chuck Liddell appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night to talk about his famous naked workout video, which was part of a Reebok marketing campaign that has given Liddell a new level of exposure.

Chuck Liddell Talks Viral Video on Jimmy Kimmel originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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