Archive for August, 2011

2011 14 Aug

Tito Ortiz is bouncing back from his loss against Rashad Evans during UFC 133 earlier in the month, and discusses why he took the fight against Evans. The former UFC light heavyweight champion recently spoke on HDNet about his status with the UFC and what can be expected in the future. Ortiz also chats about [...]

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2011 9 Aug

ProElite has seemingly reappeared and is ready to prove to MMA fans that the promotion’s rebirth is legit — and its star-studded first card has a few recognizable names. Here is the official ProElite commercial and promo video: Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has lost four straight fights against the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, [...]

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2011 9 Aug

ProElite’s rebirth takes place later this month on August 27, when a show live from Honolulu features several notable MMA veterans. In addition to former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski — the Belarusian striker has admittedly had difficulty of late — Kendall Grove and Joe Riggs will also be featured. Grove and Riggs fought in [...]

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2011 8 Aug

UFC title contender Rashad Evans battered former champion Tito Ortiz to earn a shot at the UFC light heavyweight championship. Evans will have to wait to watch a fight between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Jon Jones, though has a clear preference on which fighter he wants to face: It looked like Ortiz was able to [...]

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2011 7 Aug

UFC contender Rashad Evans earned a chance to fight either Jon Jones or Quinton “Rampage” Jackson for the light heavyweight title, after he battered Tito Ortiz during the main event of UFC 133. Evans and Ortiz fought to a draw at UFC 73 in July 2007 — when Ortiz lost a point after grabbing the [...]

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2011 7 Aug

Trying to find legitimate talent outside the United States has been a difficult journey, as the UFC, Strikeforce, and Bellator snag most of the premiere talent. There are still a few quality fighters that still need to come stateside — and one of those highly touted prospects recently was in action. MMA prospect Alexander “Tiger” [...]

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2011 4 Aug

UFC 133 takes place in Philadelphia this Saturday with an anticipated rematch between light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans. Here is a brief UFC 133 open workout video: Evans will rely on more youthful athleticism to punish Ortiz, while the Huntington Beach Bad Boy may look to grapple a bit more. I think Evans’ [...]

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