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In the Cage – 11.5.12

Posted November 5th, 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.

UFC 2013 key dates announced

The UFC and Fox just went public with a number of key dates that will accompany two recently announced event cards on the UFC’s 2013 schedule.  In addition to [...]

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Independent MMA Link Club – 11.5.12

Posted November 5th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

Each week The MMA Corner will bring you the best of the best from fellow independent MMA sites across the web.
You’ll find breaking news, interviews, editorials and more.
Contributors include MMA Valor, MMA Recap, Pro MMA Now, Fight Nerd, The MMA Review and The Fight Nation.
Make sure you check back every Monday for exciting new content [...]

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Adam Stroup (center) after a win (Factory X Muay Thai)
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Fighter Spotlight

Adam Stroup: Hard-Working Fighter Just Wants to Earn Enough to Live His Life

Posted November 5th, 2012 by Dan Kuhl, Interview Coordinator

Many fighters, including Lyoto Machida, Frank Mir and most of the original Gracies, just to name a few, began their martial arts training under the guidance of their fathers.  Colorado native Adam Stroup is no different.  His father, Greg, got him into martial arts at a young age.
From the mid-90’s through late summer of 2010, [...]

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Demetrious Johnson (r) outlasted Joseph Benavidez en route to the flyweight title (Paul Thatcher/Fight! Magazine)
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Editorials

Is the UFC Missing a Huge Opportunity with the UFC Flyweight Division?

Posted November 5th, 2012 by Kyle Symes

The UFC’s flyweight division has a freshly minted champion in Demetrious Johnson and now a defined No. 1 contender in John Dodson. Outside of that however, the division is wide open.
It’s a big contrast from what UFC fans are used to seeing from the established divisions in the promotion. Many of the divisions have dominant [...]

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Stephan Bonnar (Sherdog)
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Credentials Be Damned: Stephan Bonnar Deserves a Spot in the UFC Hall of Fame

Posted November 5th, 2012 by Vince Carey

Let’s face it, Stephan Bonnar is forever going to be known as the guy who lost to Forrest Griffin in the original The Ultimate Fighter finals.
He had opportunities to change that over the course of his UFC career, but “The American Psycho” always struggled against top-level opponents and was unable to get the career-defining victory that [...]

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Fight of the Week: UFC on Fuel TV 6 – Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le

Posted November 5th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

The UFC returns to action this week with the promotion’s first visit to China as it hosts UFC on Fuel TV 6 from Macau on Nov. 10.
In the night’s main event, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will battle former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le.
Although the fight is nothing more than a “name” fight—neither fighter [...]

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