Category: "Quick hits"

MMA Quick Hits 8/17/11: UFC on Fox, Jon Fitch cleared to return

According to a report from SportsBusinessDaily.com, Fox has agreed to a deal with the UFC in the range of seven or eight years, with bidding for UFC content going as high as $90 million per year, to bring UFC fight cards to network television. The deal…

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MMA Quick Hits 8/15/11: Chris Lytle retires, Golden Glory fighters back to Zuffa

Chris Lytle told Ariel Helwani at NBCSports.com that it’s time for him to be around more for his kids and that he’s retiring from MMA. “I’ve been fighting since ’98, fighting forever, a lot of it is just that I’m not…

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MMA Quick Hits 8/12/11: Alistair Overeem in the UFC, Rampage not concerned about Jon Jones

Golden Glory manager Bas Boon told MMAJunkie.com he wants Alistair Overeem in the UFC. “What I want to accomplish is that we all sit at the table, find a deal, and that Alistair will fight the top three in the UFC. I’m not going to ask for …

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MMA Quick Hits 8/10/11: Matt Hamill retires, Fedor Emelianenko not retiring

After 14 fights and six years in the sport, Matt Hamill is retiring from mixed martial arts. Hamill announced his decision on his website, MattHamill.com. “Today is a sad day for me. After six years and 13 fights in the UFC I’m ready to han…

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MMA Quick Hits 8/8/11: Rashad Evans wants to teach Jon Jones a lesson, Dana White to start contract talks with Dan Henderson

In the post-fight press conference, Rashad Evans told the press he’d like to take the belt from Jon Jones, rather than Quinton Jackson. “I would prefer to get it from Jones because I would love to be the first one to beat him. And he’…

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MMA Quick Hits 8/5/11: Fedor released from Strikeforce, Dan Henderson back to the UFC

It seems that Fedor Emelianenko’s time with Strikeforce is at an end after three straight losses in the organization. That’s the word from Dana White, who told reporters in a pre-UFC 133 press conference on Thursday. Whit said that “T…

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MMA Quick Hits 8/3/11: Dan Henderson vs. Jones/Rampage, Tim Kennedy says Robbie Lawler ran from him

Now that he’s a free agent, Dan Henderson told Gareth Davies of the UK Telegraph that he’d welcome a title unification bout with the winner between Quinton Jackson and Jon Jones. “I think that could be interesting going forward, a uni…

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MMA Quick Hits 8/1/11: Alistair Overeem released, Herb Dean defends stoppage of Fedor/Henderson fight

According to a report from HDNet’s Inside MMA, Strikeforce officials exercised an option to their current heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem, over the weekend with one fight remaining on his contract, though no details have yet emerged as to …

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