Post Tagged with: "Bellator"

MMA Quick Hits 6/15/11: Frank Mir believes Cain Velasquez is the best, Josh Barnett says he’s the best

Frank Mir told ESPN’s Josh Gross that he’d favor Cain Velasquez over anyone. “I’m still not completely sold on dos Santos. (admittedly hasn’t seen the UFC 131 fight between JDS/Carwin). I don’t know how well-rounded he is. Velasquez right now, though, I think is a hard match-up for everybody. I think he posses the one [...]

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MMA Quick Hits 6/3/11: Anthony Pettis will wait for title shot, Georges St-Pierre excited to fight Nick Diaz

Anthony Pettis told MMAWeekly.com that he doesn’t mind waiting for his UFC title shot. “I don’t mind; tell Dana not to feel bad. I don’t really care. I’ll take another fight, I’ll take two fights if I have to, I really don’t mind. For me, it’s just I’m in the UFC, I’m young, and I’ve [...]

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MMA Quick Hits 6/1/11: Anderson Silva rips Chael Sonnen/Yushin Okami, Phil Davis is better than Rashad Evans

In an interview with O Globo, Anderson Silva questioned Yushin Okami’s choice for training partners, and ripped Chael Sonnen as well. “You have to find the best people to train with, and I think [Okami] chose wrong. I’d never align myself with a loser, a loser in every sense. He didn’t win the fight [between [...]

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MMA Quick Hits 5/30/11: Jason Miller/Michael Bisping TUF 14 coaches, The UFC’s next TV deal

UFC President Dana White told The Underground at MMA.TV that Michael Bisping will coach on the The 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will be the first season to feature the bantamweight and featherweight divisions, against Jason “Mayhem” Miller. UFC President Dana White also revealed after Saturday’s UFC 130 event that coaches Bisping and [...]

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MMA Quick Hits 5/27/11: Thiago Alves discusses Rick Story calling him out, Mirko Cro Cop not retired

In an interview with MMAWeekly.com Thiago Alves discussed his UFC 130 opponent Rick Story calling him out. “That’s not my style, I don’t call anybody out. If you want to be the best, you’ve got to fight the best, but I feel flattered in a way that I know he wants to become the champion [...]

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MMA Quick Hits 5/25/11: Roger Huerta returns, Dana White shoots down GSP vs. Diaz

Roger Huerta is no longer under contract with Bellator, and he discussed why he’s been out of the game with Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour. “I wanted to see where I was at in life. Where I fit in in this whole work that I do, which is fighting, and see what I really, [...]

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MMA Quick Hits 5/23/11: Strikeforce folding into the UFC, GSP vs. Nick Diaz

Speaking with the Forbes Sports Money program, UFC President Dana White discussed the UFC’s purchase of Strikeforce and perhaps future plans. “The reality is that we continue to expand and grow. We do need more fighters. And, we love the content. The one thing that these guys have that do it right, and the ones [...]

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[VIDEO] ESPN’s MMA Live, 5/20/11

Did you miss the show last night at midnight (probably)? It’s all good, because SportsNickel.com has all 4 parts in one place for your viewer pleasure. This week the MMA Live panel discusses Jon Jones, Chael Sonnen’s suspension, talks to Roy Nelson about his fight with Frank Mir, and interview Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. Check [...]

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