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XFC 19 Results: Cury Edges Out Carroll; Herrig, Newell Pick Up Wins

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Corey Adams

After a stop in Nashville, Xtreme Fighting Championships packed up and headed across the border to Charlotte, N.C., to host XFC 19: Charlotte Showdown in front of a sold out crowd at the Grady Cole Center.
The main event had multiple changes due to fighters pulling out, but two men stepped up, as Roger Carroll took [...]

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In the Cage – 8.3.12

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Dale De Souza

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

Matt Hamill returns to face Roger Hollet at UFC 152

Matt Hamill has not been seen inside the Octagon since his UFC 133 loss to Alexander Gustafsson, but “The Hammer” will indeed return at [...]

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UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera Weigh-ins (Video)

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

On Friday, Aug. 3, the UFC held the weigh-ins for UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera from the Staples Center in Los Angeles . The Aug. 3 event takes place from the same venue. All 20 fighters made weight for the event.
The card features a quartet of light heavyweights. Former UFC champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua [...]

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The Final Round: Machida vs. Bader (Video)

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Kyle Delaney, Video Contributor

Welcome to The Final Round, a video analysis of all the important happenings in the world of MMA. Providing insight will be Kyle Delaney, or as you may know him better, Kyle Chris. Kyle brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on the subject of MMA and this is his way of sharing his thoughts [...]

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Ulysses Gomez (red and white shorts) scores with a takedown (Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
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Ulysses Gomez: Terror is “Useless” in UFC Debut

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

From the very first time that Las Vegas native Ulysses Gomez watched the UFC, he knew that he was destined to fight in the famed Octagon. However, there was a catch. Gomez is a flyweight, and until recently, the promotion did not have a 125-pound division.
Now, in 2012, the promotion has opened its doors to [...]

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The Forgotten Ones: Three UFC LHW’s Overlooked for a Title Shot

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Dale De Souza

The eyes and ears of the world will watch UFC on Fox 4 for one reason or the other, but for co-headliners Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Ryan “Darth” Bader, as well as headliners Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon “The Truth” Vera, the stakes behind their fights have been raised. In short, the man who [...]

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John Moraga (middle) with ACS teammates CB Dollaway (L) and Jamie Varner (Tracy Lee/Combat Lifestyle)
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UFC on Fox’s John Moraga: Put Down the Remote, the UFC’s Calling

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Garrett Derr

It’s Friday, July 13. The sun has gone down and the clock is about to strike midnight. John Moraga is finally getting to sit down and rest after a week’s work of training. He pops in the Redbox DVD and sits down on the couch beside his lady. It’s finally time to kick back and [...]

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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
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The MMA Corner Round Table: UFC on Fox 4

Posted August 3rd, 2012 by Bryan Henderson, Editor-in-Chief

If the UFC was to title its Fox events, UFC on Fox 4 could be known as “Carnage.” It wouldn’t necessarily have anything to do with the action inside the cage, but rather the amount of injuries that have brutalized and morphed this card.
UFC on Fox 4, set to take place on Aug. 4, was [...]

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