Michael DiSanto, UFC - Anderson Silva is the most dominant fighter in UFC history—period.
He is currently riding an 11-fight Octagon winning streak, which is the longest in UFC history, and it is three clear of second place in all-time wins, which is a gigantic difference in the "anything can happen on any given day" world of mixed martial arts.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was quick, it was dominant, and it was something the light heavyweight division will have to get used to, as 205-pound phenom Jon Jones passed another test with breakneck speed Sunday night at the San Diego Sports Arena, halting veteran Vladimir Matyushenko in less than two minutes to up his record to 11-1.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The demise of Japanese MMA has apparently been greatly exaggerated, as middleweight Yushin Okami and lightweight Takanori Gomi delivered big wins at the San Diego Sports Arena Sunday night on one of the biggest nights fighters from the Land of the Rising Sun have ever delivered in the UFC Octagon.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - In pre-fight interviews, Brian Stann said he wasn't worried about going to the mat against Mike Massenzio. In their middleweight bout tonight at the San Diego Sports Arena - Stann's first at 185 pounds - he proved it as he scored the first submission win of his career via triangle choke in the third round.
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Below are the official weigh-in results for Sunday's UFC on VERSUS: Jones vs Matyushenko event. This event, which is headlined by the light heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Vladimir Matyushenko, and the middleweight showdown between Yushin Okami and Mark Munoz, airs live on VERSUS from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.
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Every summer since 2006, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz has cleared time from his schedule to visit Phoenix, Arizona, and work with United Blood Services on their annual blood drive, and this Saturday, July 31st, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" expects a bigger turnout than ever before for Ultimate Blood Drive V.
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Michael DISanto, UFC - Jon Jones will tell you that he has been in this position before, but he hasn't.
Headlining a UFC event is a big deal. Distractions increase—from additional media interviews to multiple promotional appearances to friends coming out of the woodwork with advice and ticket requests—which means that the pressure to perform also increases.
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Elliot Worsell, UFC - If the scent of overwhelming hyperbole forces you to part open your eyelids and request lemon juice be poured into your eyeball, it's probably best to look away now, while you still have the capacity to see. Similarly, if your name happens to be Jon Jones and you kick butt for a living, steer clear of reading the following, as it will only further inflate your ego, distract from training obligations, paper over bad habits and, perhaps lead you to pose topless before a full-size bedroom mirror and proclaim, "Yes, I most certainly am The Man, aren't I?".
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - One of the UFC's most talent-rich divisions just got richer Monday with the signing of welterweight star Jake Shields. A veteran of more than a decade in the fight game whose grappling prowess places him among the best in the world, pound-for-pound, Shields becomes an immediate player in a 170-pound division that includes champion Georges St-Pierre and top contenders Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves, and Martin Kampmann.
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Frank Curreri, WEC - "Right place, right time" has been a recurring theme in the distinguished career of Leonard Garcia. The 31-year-old Texas native snatched a slice of history a few years ago when he and Roger Huerta graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. Three months ago fate shined upon the giddy brawler yet again: Garcia and South Korea's Chan Sung Jung kept fans on the edge of their seats by waging a back-and-forth fistic thriller that ringside commentator Joe Rogan instantly hailed as "Fight of the Decade."
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - In a war of words, soft-spoken middleweight champion Anderson Silva would likely be on the losing end to his August 7th challenger, the loquacious Chael Sonnen. But fights are won and lost in the Octagon, and not in the press, and that's where Silva has reigned over the 185-pound division since late-2006.
Despite this, "The Spider" has had plenty to say over the years about his style, his upbringing, and his place in the MMA history books, and here's a sampling from the pound for pound king.
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Elliot Worsell, UFC - Think fighter, think James 'Lights Out' Toney. Although the specifics pigeonhole Toney as a professional boxer, Toney's always been more of a fighter than anything or anyone else. While fighting peers train or learn tough, Toney just is. Some fake it, Toney does it. Fighting comes to Toney as naturally as a shoulder-roll followed by a counter right-cross and nobody, across the entire combat sports spectrum, appears at one with their sport like Toney and boxing. Some men are known as 'The Natural', but Toney truly is just that.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - On August 7th, one of the most intriguing and quotable fighters in recent memory - number one middleweight contender Chael Sonnen - gets his dream fight: a title bout against longtime champion Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC 117. It will be the culmination of months of verbal jabs thrown by Sonnen, and before we assume that he has pulled out all the stops just for this fight, let's revisit some of the Oregonian's best quotes from the past few years.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, a man considered by most to the best fighter in the world, pound for pound, returns to the Octagon on August 7th to defend his crown against number one contender Chael Sonnen in the main event of UFC 117. If he wins, he will add to his record setting string of title defenses and continue to build on to his legacy as the greatest 185-pound fighter in MMA history. How did he get here? Read on for his seven defining moments.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - This is it - the unofficial half-year awards season is just about done, and all that's left is to determine the top fighters of the first half of 2010. Will your favorite be here? Read on to find out.
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