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In the Cage – 12.30.11
Posted December 30th, 2011 by Bryan Henderson, Editor-in-Chief
Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.
Thiago Michel joins Bellator season-six lightweight tourney lineup
Bellator today added another participant to its season-six lightweight tournament, as Thiago Michel joins the bracket. The Brazilian fighter is 9-2 and holds championships in Muay [...]
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UFC 141: Overeem stops Lesnar, sends him into retirement
Posted December 30th, 2011 by Bryan Henderson, Editor-in-Chief
One champion’s arrival in the Octagon spelled the end of an era for another.
So was the story of the main event of UFC 141, the promotion’s final card of 2011. Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar couldn’t overcome the powerful knee strikes and kicks of the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix winner, Alistair Overeem. Following [...]
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Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Noke targeted for UFC on FX 2
Posted December 30th, 2011 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor
Two middleweights coming off recent losses have been tabbed to meet at UFC on FX 2 on March 3 in Sydney, Australia.
The MMA Corner has learned from sources close to the fight that Jared Hamman will take on Ultimate Fighter veteran Kyle Noke.
Hamman is coming off a loss at UFC 140 to Constantinos Philippou. The [...]
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The MMA Corner Round Table: “Dream: New Year’s Eve 2011”
Posted December 30th, 2011 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor
A longstanding tradition of the MMA world continues on New Year’s Eve as Japanese promotion Dream holds it’s fourth and final event of the year.
Although the promotion has held the fewest number of events in a year in its existence, the annual end-of-year extravaganza will feature a number of big names and important fights.
Most notably, [...]
