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[StillUnknown]

Dana White
‏ @danawhite

Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson rematch will be this summer


Looks like Dana couldn't talk Edgar into moving down to 145.

[#98QBKiller]

I'm not against the rematch, Edgar/Henderson I was a great fight. But I'd also kind of like to see Henderson avenge his loss to Pettis.

[#98QBKiller]

UFC 146 should be called "Heavyweight"

Now we have:

JDS vs. Overeem
Mir vs. Velasquez
Big Country vs Bigfoot


in addition to a lot of other interesting bouts

http://uk.ufc.com/news/ufc-146-fight-card-updates

Two Heavyweight Bouts added to Dos Santos Vs. Reem Card

Besides the heavyweight headliner of Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem, two more battles between big guys will go down at UFC 146.

Verbal agreements are in for a number-one contender match between former UFC heavyweight champions Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez, confirmed UFC president Dana White today.

Plus, former Strikeforce heavyweight star Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva has verbally agreed to make his UFC debut against Roy "Big Country" Nelson. Silva logged wins over Andrei Arlovski, Mike Kyle and Fedor Emelianenko in Strikeforce and Nelson has wins over Brendan Schaub, Stefan Struve and Mirko Cro Cop and got Fight of the Night in his last fight against Fabricio Werdum.

Dos Santos-Overeem Set for MGM Grand May 26 updated March 6
The biggest heavyweight fight of 2012 will land at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 26th, as UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos defends his title for the first time in the main event of UFC 146 against former Strikeforce and K-1 champion Alistair Overeem. Ticket information will be announced soon.

[Patrick86L]

[#98QBKiller]

That's a nice HL, Bendo is the man. He got tapped the other day in an AZ grappling tourney. He was competing in the brown belt open division, keep in mind this was a week and a half after winning the UFC LW Championship from Frankie Edgar:



Regardless of the outcome, the man is a competitor plain and simple.

[StillUnknown]

New season of TUF debuts tonight at 9pm(est) on FX.

All live fights to get into the house.

[#98QBKiller]

TUF Live was pretty good last night, lots of finishes. I wish the guy that hurt his foot would've made it in though, he looked very slick on the ground.

---------- Post added March-10th-2012 at 11:45 AM ----------

BTW Cro Cop vs Ray Sefo happens today at 1pm..

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/3/9/...ng-live-stream

Cro Cop Final Fight Preview: Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Ray Sefo This Saturday

This weekend's big fight is not in the UFC or even MMA - it's in kickboxing. Mirko Cro Cop returns to the kickboxing ring for the first time in 9 years as he faces fellow K-1 veteran Ray Sefo in the main event of "Cro Cop Final Fight." The show airs live from Croatia this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT and can be watched on DIRECTV, The Fight Network in Canada, Fight Now TV, or through an online live stream. Click here for all the details, and come back tomorrow to discuss the show live here on Bloody Elbow.

While Cro Cop vs. Sefo is clearly the focus, this is a nice overall card with some of the world's top kickboxing talents. Here, we'll preview the top 3 fights, starting with the main event.

MIRKO CRO COP FILIPOVIC vs. RAY SEFO

The big story here is of course Cro Cop's return. While most MMA fans know of his legendary past in K-1 and kickboxing, not everyone knows the details. Cro Cop started in K-1 back in 1996, but it was in 1999 that his legenda was born. In his 4th K-1 fight, Cro Cop landed his now infamous head kick KO on the unsuspecting Ricky Nickolson. From there, Cro Cop surged with stoppage wins over Mike Bernardo, Musashi, and Sam Greco. He made it to the 1999 Grand Prix finals, losing to the legend Ernesto Hoost.

For the next 2 years, this was the story of Cro Cop's K-1 career. He would get the big knockouts over lower to mid tier opposition, but could never beat men like Hoost and Andy Hug to take a top spot. Starting in late 2001, he began the transition to MMA. Interestingly, that's also arguably his period of greatest success in K-1.

From the start of 2002 to his kickboxing retirement in 2003, Cro Cop went undefeated with wins over reinging GP champ Mark Hunt, future champ Remy Bonjasky, and Bob Sapp, who at the time was essentially undefeated in kickboxing, and was seen as unstoppable. Cro Cop shattered Sapp's orbital bone with a punch, leaving the big man writhing on the canvas. Sapp's career has never recovered. And with that, Cro Cop walked away from the sport.

Now, after a highly successful Pride run, and a less successful UFC run, he's back, possibly to close out his career where it all began.

More in the full entry.

Live stream should be here:

http://www.fightnow.com/

[Patrick86L]

I couldn't figure out the stream on the site above but there are a couple links on firstrow sports but you need sopcast to watch it.

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/1...ht-zagreb.html

after this fight its the co-main event Daniel Ghita vs Sergei Lascenko then the main event Cro Cop vs Sefo.

edit: Cro Cop looked in great shape for the weigh-in.



If he doesn't get brutally knocked out by Sefo I would like to see him take a few more kickboxing fights in Croatia like this one.

---------- Post added March-10th-2012 at 04:14 PM ----------

beautiful counter head kick KO by Ghita

[#98QBKiller]

Wikipedia says that Cro cop won via UD...I was out & about and missed the live stream.

[Patrick86L]

beautiful counter head kick KO by Ghita

The main event was pretty ugly but at least Cro Cop came to fight.

[Patrick86L]

[#98QBKiller]

http://mmajunkie.com/news/27828/dana...-leave-ufc.mma

Dana White says 'Rampage' Jackson will fight 'Shogun' Rua then leave UFC

uinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-10 MMA, 7-4 UFC) isn't out of the UFC just yet.

One day after the disgruntled former light-heavyweight champ asked the promotion to be released, he's instead expected to serve the final fight of his UFC contract in a meeting with fellow former champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (20-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC).

Yahoo! Sports initially reported the UFC's offer of Rua to Jackson, and the matchup was confirmed tonight during an episode of "UFC Tonight." The bout is targeted for the summer, though a specific date has yet to be announced.

According to "UFC Tonight," Jackson will be released from the UFC after he fights Rua. The pair fought seven years ago in the now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships. Rua won by first-round TKO, though Jackson later said he wasn't fit to fight and expressed desire for a rematch.

But until today, Jackson's very future with the UFC seemed to hang in the balance. A series of fiery Twitter messages saw him point the finger at the fight promotion over a number of grievances, and in an interview Monday with HDNet's Bas Rutten, he said he was done fighting inside the octagon.

"I don't want to fight for the UFC no more," he told Rutten. "I think the fans don't understand. They think that just because I make a lot of money, I should be happy – because I've got a nice house. I've always stated that I fight for money because it's my career, but I think a lot of fans are sheep, and they don't understand."

[StillUnknown]

Rampage is a grown ass child.

Dude can kick rocks for all I care.

[lovetoaster]

Rampage is a grown ass child.

Dude can kick rocks for all I care.

Yep, I used to be a huge fan, but I am pretty much done with him. He has not evolved as a fighter and he is always complaining about something.

[#98QBKiller]

Dude can kick rocks for all I care.

Don't be ridiculous. Rampage never throws kicks.