UFC lightweight, Nate Diaz was suspended today by the Las Vegas based promotion pending an investigation after he made homophobic comments towards bantamweight star on the rise, Bryan Caraway, language the organisation trying to make sure the public is aware it is not reflective of their views.
The statement released by the UFC said:
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A shocking turn of events revealed that former UFC lightweight, Paul Kelly has been convicted of trafficking heroin, being the ring leader of a drugs gang, and will likely be sentenced to jail time in the coming days.
This news via LiverpoolEcho.co.uk:
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The octagon will make its highly anticipated return to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 21st for UFC 165, although no bouts have been confirmed for the event.
The event, date and location were announced on Tuesday night’s edition of UFC Tonight on Fuel TV.
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UFC lightweight contender, Pat Healy has admitted he had tested positive for marijuana by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board, the fight results were changed to a no contest and Healy was served with a ninety day suspension.
Healy’s representatives at Iridium Sports Agency, speaking via MMAWeekly, issued this statement:
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Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 champion, Alistair Overeem will make his octagon return at UFC 164 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 31st, 2013.
Sources close to the situation revealed the news and it is unknown who he will be fighting although he does have a running war of words with former UFC title holder, Junior dos Santos who fights later this m ... [Read More]
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GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league that is home to the greatest martial arts stand-up fighters on the planet, today announced that it will bring its championship fight series to The United States for the first time ever with a one-night, eight-man, light heavyweight (209 pounds/95 kilograms) tournament at Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City on Saturday, June 22nd, 2013.
In one of several Superfights also scheduled for the event, heavyweight superstar and former secret service agent Daniel “The Savage Samurai” Ghita (46-9, 35 KOs) of Romania will collide with Muay Thai champion Brice Guidon (28-8, 13 KOs) of France.
Tickets for GLORY 9 New York, priced from $48 (plus handling fees), are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. Continue reading »
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The two new stars in the MFC’s newest division are physically the smallest men on the roster, but they have created one of the biggest buzzes of any fight in company history.
And for Ryan “Baby Face” Benoit he’s enjoyed every minute of the ongoing war of words he’s engaged in against upcoming opponent Anthony Birchak. All of their heated banter is leading to a hotly anticipated battle in the MFC’s debuting bantamweight division at MFC 37: True Grit.
“The Twitter battles and words back in forth have been fun to me. I’ve never had so much public hype on a fight so it’s something kind of new to me but it’s all fun and games,” said Benoit.
“I’ve never truly gotten angry about any of the comments. I just laugh and try to think of something better to say. Continue reading »
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FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight” was first to reveal that another country vs. country season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show is in the works, this time we will see young up and comers from Canada face off against Australia.
According to a source close to the situation TUF: Canada vs. Australia will take place in the very near future, even though the UFC has yet to confirm, they are expected to do so sooner than later.
TUF has had three international seasons of the reality show, TUF: Brazil 1, TUF: Brazil 2, and TUF: UK vs. Australia. It has yet to be confirmed which weight classes and coaches will be chosen for either team.
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Former Strikeforce champion, Miesha Tate could face former UFC title challenger, Liz Carmouche at UFC on FOX 8 in Seattle, Washington on July 27th, pending medical clearance. Tate, who is under a medical suspension, must be cleared to compete by a doctor first.
Tate was unsuccessful in her career debut inside the octagon, losing to Cat Zingano by TKO in the third round and with it the chance of a title shot and the opposite coaching role on The Ultimate Fighter 18 against Ronda Rousey.
Carmouche also made an unsuccessful start in her octagon debut at UFC 157 losing to UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey by first round arm-bar. Her popularity comes now from being a part of the first ever female fight in UFC history.
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