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RFA 4 Results: Griffin Edges Escudero, Njokuani Finishes Pace

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Corey Adams

For the first time in the promotion’s year-long history, Resurrection Fighting Alliance journeyed away from their mainstay in Nebraska to the fight capital of the world, Las Vegas.
On Nov. 2, the promotion held Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4, which took place at the Texas Station Gambling Hall and Hotel. It was a big night for newly-anointed [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 16: The Aftermath, Week Eight – Manley Submits Chaney

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Eric Reinert

Fans were taken to the center of the Octagon to start the eighth episode of TUF 16. Team Carwin’s Matt Secor had just taken Team Nelson’s Michael Hill the distance, and was about to learn the result of his efforts. Unfortunately for Secor, the judges ruled the fight in Hill’s favor, though not everyone agreed [...]

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Bellator 79 Results: Hale Stops Santos, Shamhalaev Shocks Richman

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

Bellator once again returned to its familiar stomping grounds of the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada for its 79th event. On the card heavyweights Richard Hale and Thiago Santos battled for a spot in the Season Seven tournament final. Also, featherweights Mike Richman and Shahbulat Shamhalaev looked to punch their ticket to the promotion’s [...]

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World Series of Fighting 1 Weigh-in Results and Photos

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

On Friday, Nov. 2, World Series of Fighting hosted the weigh-ins for its inaugural event from Las Vegas.
All but two of the event’s fighters made weight on their first attempt, with light heavyweight Travis Bartlett and middleweight Dustin Jacoby coming in heavy.
The Nov. 3 event takes place from the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino.
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GLORY Managing Director Marcus Luer holds up the $300,000 check that will be awarded to the winner of tomorrow’s eight-man single elimination tournament. (Ben Pontier/Glory)
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Glory 3 Rome ‘Final 8’ Weigh-in Results and Photos

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

On Friday, Nov. 2, Glory hosted the weigh-ins for Glory 3 Rome ‘Final 8′ from the historic PalaLottomatica arena in Rome, Italy.
All eight of the tournament competitors were on weight for the event.
The Nov. 3 event takes place from the same venue. The card will air live on GloryWorldSeries.com.
The live stream will begin 20:30 CET/3:30 [...]

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In the Cage – 11.2.12

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

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

Bonnar, Herman test positive for banned substances at UFC 153

Post-fight drug tests from UFC 153 have revealed that fighters Stephan Bonnar and Dave Herman each tested positive for banned substances. UFC officials [...]

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No Consequences: Can Stephan Bonnar’s Steroid Use Be Justified?

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Eric Reinert

Stephan Bonnar had been enjoying a nice little run as a fan-favorite in the last few months. After the scheduled UFC 153 main event fight between Jose Aldo and Erik Koch was scrapped just a few weeks before the event, “The American Psycho” emerged from semi-retirement to accept the monumental task of fighting Anderson Silva, [...]

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World Series of Fighting and RFA: Can Either Become the Next Strikeforce?

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Riley Kontek

World Series of Fighting is set to make its debut on Saturday, while Resurrection Fighting Alliance comes to you with its fourth show on Friday evening. Both cards are exciting and stacked, which should allow for some great action.
From top to bottom, World Series of Fighting has UFC-caliber fighters that will excite the masses. The [...]

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Fighter Spotlight

Gerald Harris: Fighting With a Punchline

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

Competing in mixed martial arts and doing standup comedy are two things that go together a lot like mechanical engineering and journalism—as long as the person doing them is happy, it doesn’t matter what others think.
Welterweight Gerald Harris knows this firsthand (as does yours truly). Harris’ combination of fighting and telling jokes may seem more [...]

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Filling the Void: No Strikeforce This Weekend, But Plenty of Alternatives

Posted November 2nd, 2012 by Corey Adams

If you were to look back and name the last Strikeforce event that took place, you’d have to go all the way back to August where Ronda Rousey defended her bantamweight crown against Sarah Kaufman. Since then, there have been two events canceled by the promotion, as the Strikeforce brand is facing one of the [...]

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