Efrain Escudero (Jeff Sherwood/Sherdog)
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Fight of the Week: RFA 4 – Efrain Escudero vs. Tyson Griffin

Posted October 29th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

This week, Resurrection Fighting Alliance takes center stage with a main event that epitomizes its premise of helping former stars work their way back to the big show.
The promotion’s fourth event, which takes place from the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas and airs live on AXS TV, will feature former UFC lightweights Efrain Escudero [...]

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Joseph Henle (L) works for a takedown (Jeff Sherwood/Sherdog)
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Fight of the Week: MFC 35 – Joseph Henle vs. Elvis Mutapcic

Posted October 22nd, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

With Zuffa in the midst of a lengthy fall break, this week’s focal point is the 35th event from Canada’s Maximum Fighting Championship. The main event features a middleweight title tilt between Joseph Henle and Elvis Mutapcic. The fight will air live on AXS TV on Friday, Oct. 26.
Henle will enter the MFC ring with [...]

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Eddie Alvarez trains in the gym (Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
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Fight of the Week: Bellator 76 – Eddie Alvarez vs. Patricky Freire

Posted October 8th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

The attention of casual fans may be pointed toward a hard-nosed veteran facing off with a dominant champion on a pay-per-view card this coming weekend, but those fans may be missing out on a much more competitive and entertaining bout on Friday night.
Lightweights Eddie Alvarez and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire lock horns in the main event [...]

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Dodson (Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
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Fight of the Week: UFC on FX 5 – John Dodson vs. Jussier da Silva

Posted October 1st, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

The UFC crowned its first flyweight champion less than two weeks ago, finally closing the door on the division’s inaugural championship tournament. Now, with a champion in place, the promotion needs a No. 1 contender for the 125-pound strap.
That’s where John Dodson and Jussier da Silva enter the picture. The pair will meet on the [...]

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Fight of the Week: UFC on Fuel TV 5 – Stipe Miocic vs. Stefan Struve

Posted September 24th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

The landscape of the heavyweight division has taken its fair share of twists and turns over the past year. Whether it was Junior dos Santos’ stunning 64-second KO of Cain Velasquez last fall, Brock Lesnar’s retirement due to an intestinal ailment or Alistair Overeem’s elevated testosterone levels, the division has needed a glimmer of hope.
That’s [...]

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Fight of the Week: UFC 152 – Michael Bisping vs. Brian Stann

Posted September 17th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

Lost in the hype of two title fights on the UFC 152 card is a middleweight collision that may go a long way toward determining the next challenger for Anderson Silva’s 185-pound belt.
Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Bisping will look to put a closely-contested decision loss to Chael Sonnen in his rear-view mirror as he takes [...]

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Fight of the Week: TPF 14 – Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Micah Miller

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

Although the month of September has become an extended break for most promotions in the world of MMA, there are still some great fights happening this month. On deck this week is a rescheduled title tilt between Georgi Karakhanyan and Micah Miller.
The two featherweights will be featured in the co-main event of Tachi Palace Fights [...]

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Braulio Estima awaits Nick Diaz's arrival (MMA Fighting)
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Fight of the Week: Titan FC 24 – Chris Holland vs. Braulio Estima

Posted August 20th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

This week marks the only week of the month in which the Zuffa-owned promotions are off. As such, our attention shifts to Kansas City’s Titan Fighting Championships 24.
Although it would be easy to take a deeper look at the event’s headliner featuring former UFC fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the most intriguing fight on the card [...]

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Ronda Rousey is awarded the Strikeforce championship (Paul Thatcher/Fight! Magazine)
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Fight of the Week: Strikeforce – Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Kaufman

Posted August 13th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

On Saturday, Aug. 18, the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight championship will be on the line as current champion Ronda Rousey will take on former champion Sarah Kaufman in San Diego.
The fight pits ones of the sport’s rising stars, Rousey, against one of its more experienced female combatants in Kaufman.
Once again, fans will be treated to a [...]

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Fight of the Week: UFC 150 – Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar II

Posted August 6th, 2012 by Rob Tatum, News Manager/Assistant Editor

The UFC’s return to the Mile High City will feature yet another rematch in the promotion’s lightweight division. Current champion Benson Henderson will look to make the first defense of his belt against the very man he took it from, Frankie Edgar.
Although many have argued the necessity of the UFC 150 main event, you’d be [...]

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