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In the Cage – 11.14.12

Posted November 14th, 2012 by Sal DeRose

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

Shane Carwin pulls out of TUF Finale against Roy Nelson

New card, new injury to plague a main event fight. It was announced that heavyweight Shane Carwin suffered a knee injury and would be [...]

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Robert Drysdale (R) works for an armbar (Mike Calimbas/TXMMA.com)
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Fighter Spotlight

Robert Drysdale: Fighting For the Challenge, Not the Money

Posted November 14th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

The reason that fighters participate in mixed martial arts varies depending on location, upbringing and opportunity. For Las Vegas’ Robert Drysdale, it’s pretty straight forward.
“I do it for the challenge, above all,” he told The MMA Corner in an exclusive interview.
“I didn’t start fighting because I want to make money. If I wanted to make [...]

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Editorials

GSP’s Return: Putting an End to the Interim Title Nonsense

Posted November 14th, 2012 by David Massey

It has been 19 months since we last saw UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in the cage. This Saturday, at UFC 154, he returns.
His upcoming challenger, interim champion Carlos Condit, has been waiting more than nine months for this day to come. Condit opted to sit on the shelf and await the title unification bout [...]

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Carlos Condit (Rob Tatum/The MMA Corner)
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Events

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit Pre-Fight Press Conference (Video)

Posted November 14th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the UFC will hold a pre-fight press conference for its upcoming UFC 154 event which takes place from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Nov. 17.
The press conference will feature UFC President Dana White as well as welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who will compete for the first time in [...]

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Bristol Marunde (Paul Thatcher/Fight! Magazine)
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Bristol Marunde’s Ultimate Fighter Blog: Week Nine

Posted November 14th, 2012 by Bristol Marunde, TUF Fighter Blog

We’re all hanging by a small thread of sanity…we’ve been living in the twilight zone for years now, but in ‘reality’ only six weeks. The animal instinct in us can’t help but surface; ‘Snake’ (James Chaney) tried to eat his opponent Jon Manley. Dana White didn’t approve, so Snake did what a man does and [...]

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Editorials

Anything Can Happen: Prospects Can Seize Opportunities on Bellator Prelims

Posted November 14th, 2012 by Brian McKenna

There is a saying in the world of college basketball: do whatever you have to do to make the tournament. From there, anything can happen.
In the world of MMA, that saying can really only be applied to Bellator. At this point, it is well known that the promotion prides itself on the eight-fighter tournaments that [...]

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Nick Diaz vs Carlos Condit
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The MMA Corner Round Table: UFC 154

Posted November 14th, 2012 by Gregory Chase

The UFC will once again return to Canada to put on UFC 154. Ladies and Gentlemen…get ready for the return of Georges St-Pierre.
After injury and switching around match-ups, welterweight champion GSP will face off against interim champ Carlos Condit to unify the belts and give fans an undisputed king at 170 pounds. With GSP’s knee [...]

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