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In the Cage – 3.31.12

Posted March 31st, 2012 by Josh Davis, Owner/President

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event  announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from  throughout the world of MMA.

Rickels vs. Amoussou and Saunders vs. Baker will take place at Bellator 67

One day after the opening round of the Bellator season-six welterweight tournament the promotion announced the pairings for the semifinals. Karl [...]

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Al Iaquinta (Sherdog)
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The Ultimate Fighter: Live – The Aftermath, Week Four

Posted March 30th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

Week four of The Ultimate Fighter: Live began with UFC President Dana White discussing last week’s episode. He was critical of Cristiano Marcello’s game plan and declared Justin Lawrence a contender for the finale.
Coach Dominick Cruz explained his strategy thus far, “I want to go straight for the jugular.”
Following his win, Lawrence proclaimed that he’s [...]

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Bellator 63: Welterweights Amoussou, Baker, Rickels, Saunders Advance

Posted March 30th, 2012 by Corey Adams

Bellator returned to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., to host yet another season-six tournament. This week, some of the best welterweights in the world were in action with their eyes focused on the Bellator 170-pound title. In the main event, Chris Lozano and Karl Amoussou added to their dispute at the weigh-ins the [...]

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In the Cage – 3.30.12

Posted March 30th, 2012 by Corey Adams

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

Melvin Guillard draws Fabricio Camoes in lightweight battle at UFC 148

“The Young Assassin” Melvin Guillard will return at UFC 148.
Guillard will take on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Fabricio Camoes [...]

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Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira (R) (April Pishna/MMA Weekly)
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Will The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil Be Better Than Its American Counterpart?

Posted March 30th, 2012 by Kyle Symes

The inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil hit America by storm late Sunday evening. Thirty-two Brazilian fighters stepped inside the Octagon in an effort to not only make it inside the TUF house but also impress their prospective coaches Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva.
The fights were very entertaining with the first few ending in [...]

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Bryan Baker (R) throws a kick (Sherdog)
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Bellator 63 Preview: Welterweight Tourney Begins

Posted March 30th, 2012 by Sal DeRose

Bellator 63 comes to the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. this weekend and will start another tournament—this time in the welterweight division.
The tournament was supposed to feature the much-anticipated return of War Machine to the cage, but due to his jail sentence, he was removed from his quarterfinal bout with Karl Amoussou.
Instead, the big name [...]

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In the Cage – 3.29.12

Posted March 29th, 2012 by Brian McKenna

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

All Bellator 63 fighters on weight

For the first time all season, all of the Bellator fighters are on weight.  Because of this, there is no need to shake up the tournament contestants or [...]

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Ben Saunders: “Win, Lose or Draw, I Come to Bring It”

Posted March 29th, 2012 by Josh Davis, Owner/President

Ben “Killa Bee” Saunders has come a long way from his days as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter reality show.  Since then, he has fought some of the best fighters that the welterweight division has to offer and has won over MMA fans worldwide with his aggressive and exciting fighting style.
Saunders is coming off [...]

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Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (Esther Lin/Strikeforce)
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King Mo’s Release: A Display of Zuffa’s Double Standard?

Posted March 29th, 2012 by The MMA Corner Staff

Throughout the last couple of years, as the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts balloons into popularity, the sport’s leading organization has maintained a disturbing inconsistency when it comes to reacting to controversy outside the Octagon involving their fighters.
Depending on where a guy falls on the food chain – whether the perpetrator is an [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter Live: Myles Jury vs. Al Iaquinta Preview

Posted March 29th, 2012 by Corey Adams

Who’s ready for another action-packed episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Live?
After a great episode last week, that saw Justin Lawrence take out veteran Cristiano Marcello in the second round by knockout, this week’s edition is highlighted by another highly-anticipated match-up.
With the win over Marcello, Lawrence earned Team Cruz another opportunity to pick the next [...]

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