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The UFC is always a great show and this weekend's bouts were a good example of that. There were some good fights scheduled to precede the main event which would make history. For the first time in UFC history women would be fighting in the octagon. The first fight of note was Mcgee vs Neer. … [Read more...]
This Saturday George St-Pierre will attempt to retain his Welterweight belt when he takes on interim champ, Carlos Condit. Condit won the interim title back in February after winning by unanimous decision over Nick Diaz. At 31 years old, GSP is one of the oldest present UFC Champions, second only to … [Read more...]
Last night I spent 4 hours watching the UFC on FX and on Pay-Per-View at a bar and it was time well spent. I wanted to watch Anderson Silva fight Stephan Bonnar, and wound up see so much more. There were 4 fights that were just great to watch and that is why the UFC is so much fun to … [Read more...]
This weekend the UFC will return to Japan for UFC 144. The event is headlined by Frankie Edgar v. Benson Henderson for the Lightweight Championship. Other main card bouts include Quinton "Rampage" Jackson v. Ryan Bader, Cheick Kongo v. Mark Hunt, Jake Shields v. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Yushin Okami … [Read more...]
By Patrick Hook It was announced Thursday, that Nick Diaz has failed his post fight urinalysis by testing positive for Marijuana. This is Diaz' second offense in the state of Nevada. His first offense came in 2007 following his win over Takanori Gomi. That fight decision was later ruled a … [Read more...]
By Thomas Martin It is not common practice for the UFC and Dana White to schedule two championship fights with only a week in between, but that is exactly what will occur Saturday. After a very well fought title defense by Jon “Bones” Jones, Dominick Cruz will get his opportunity to show off … [Read more...]
By Thomas Martin UFC Fight Night 25 is in the books and provided some great entertainment for the amazing price of free. If anyone could have foreseen the future, they could have made an attractive amount of money on Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger’s 53-second knockout of Jake … [Read more...]
By Thomas Martin Hello State of the Sport readers. If you’re an frequent reader you’ll notice this is my first article, but I promise many more to come. I’m a longtime wrestler and a longtime MMA fan, which is why I’m very excited to have the opportunity to put my thoughts and opinions in … [Read more...]
In the early morning of Tuesday, July 19th, 2011, the MMA community received a reminder that there is always something more important than silly sports. Dr. Alex Constantinides and his family consisting of a wife and three young girls were involved in a horrible accident that claimed the … [Read more...]
The fights this weekend could be more important for the UFC than previously predicted. With the sports world completely turned upside down, this marks the first time that the UFC is going to be the only respectable sports outlet on Saturday night in recent memory. Although pro-baseball will sell out … [Read more...]
