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(Yep, that's about where most of those guys who said they were going to keep it standing usually end up.) When I spoke to Demian Maia for an SI.com feature on his fight with Nate Marquardt at UFC 102 this weekend, he seemed resi ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 08/27/2009 - 09:00 - 27 comments

... leagues. And so we have another lonely edition of The New Guys , with only one fighter on the UFC 100 lineup who's never ...

Blog entry - ben - 07/05/2009 - 09:50 - 29 comments

(Props: The Telegraph ) If you were watching UFC 99 on Saturday and wondering where all that blood on the mat came from, this should help answer that question.  Stefan Struve got opened up brain surgery-style by Denis Stojnic ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 06/15/2009 - 16:35 - 12 comments

('This? Just a karate tournament trophy I won in the seventh grade. I bring it to all my fights. Intimidated?') Undaunted by his decision loss to Denis Kang at UFC 97, Xavier Foupa-Pokam ( “Professor X” to his friends) is ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 04/30/2009 - 08:45 - 22 comments

... dude can kick. ) This week's installment of "The New Guys" will be a brief one — there are only two Octagon ...

Blog entry - ben - 03/04/2009 - 08:38 - 18 comments

( Props: MMA Mania ) Hey, look who's getting into the video blog act — it's Joe Lauzon , who lets us into his world as he flies from Boston to Tampa to take on Jeremy Stephens at UFC Fight Night 17 . Him and his crew ga ...

Blog entry - ben - 02/05/2009 - 08:29 - 39 comments

(Here comes the pain...) Cain Velasquez is a former All-American wrestler and undefeated MMA fighter who has yet to see what the second round looks like in his pro career.  This Saturday at UFC Fight Night 17 he faces Octagon newbie ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 02/04/2009 - 09:48 - 73 comments

( Weigh-in video courtesy of the UFC via The MMA Post . Looks like Octagon Girl Edith will be making her return, joined of course by Arianny and Logan . ) All fighters hit their mark comfortably today at the UFC 9 ...

Blog entry - ben - 01/16/2009 - 12:45 - 19 comments

(Anyone else feeling suddenly very uncomfortable?) Odds for the five televised bouts at UFC 93 are out on all the big betting sites.  Since the undercard (with the possible exception of the Martin Kampmann-Alexandre Barros bout) is made up ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 01/13/2009 - 09:59 - 47 comments

( Props: MMA Mania ) According to a new press release sent out by SpikeTV, the UFC's 17th "Fight Night" card will go down February 7th at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. Headlining the action will be a lightweight scrap between ...

Blog entry - ben - 12/18/2008 - 12:46 - 12 comments