Archive for June 2009

Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – Jon Fitch has seen a lot in his seven years of professional fighting. He saw stars when he got knocked out by Wilson Gouveia in 2002. He saw opportunity when he caught Thiago Alves with an upkick. He’s seen his arm raised against Diego Sanchez, a doppelgänger in Chris Wilson and [...]

Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, stopped Olivier Lontchi, Canada, 9, to retain his WBO super bantamweight title. BERLIN (AP) — Arthur Abraham, Germany, stopped Mahir Oral, Germany, 10, to retain his IBF middleweight title. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcos Maidana, Argentina, stopped Victor Ortiz, Oxnard, Calif., 6, for the interim WBA light welterweight title.
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Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – “Guys like Stephan Bonnar, the kinds who can stand up and fight me as well as submit me on the ground,” says Jon “Bones” Jones, “well, that’s probably the worst matchup for me.” I mean, if that’s the worst matchup, you’d hate to see a great matchup for the upstate New [...]

Rocky Juarez came up a loser even though he didn’t fight on Saturday night.
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Juan Manuel Lopez stopped Olivier Lontchi in the ninth round to retain the WBO junior featherweight title Saturday night. For Lopez (26-0, 24 KOs), the TKO was his 14th consecutive knockout. "I knew going to be difficult," Lopez said. "He was very awkward and very difficult to fight. I think the he was way fighting [...]

Victor Ortiz's left eye was nearly swollen shut, and his right eye was ringed by a deep cut. Bruises and abrasions covered much of the rest of his face. Nope, the Golden Boy's telegenic protege isn't quite ready for prime time. Argentina's Marcos Maidana stopped Ortiz early in the sixth round of an action-packed fight [...]

Undefeated Arthur Abraham successfully defended his IBF middleweight title with a technical knockout of fellow German Mahir Oral in the 10th round on Saturday. Abraham improved his record to 30-0 with his 10th consecutive defense, though none have been against top-level challengers since he won the title in December 2005.
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UFC announced today that the Limp Bizkit concert event planned for Friday, July 10 at the Mandalay Bay Beach has been cancelled. Tickets will be refunded at place of purchase.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – A ‘no frills’ fighter in the best sense of the term, Dan Henderson has long been one of mixed martial arts’ best, pound for pound. On July 11th, ‘Hendo’ competes in perhaps the most high-profile fight of his nearly ten year pro career when he takes on Michael Bisping in a [...]

Debbie Lee, UFC – Need evidence of the recession? Just take a look at unemployment rates, home foreclosure statistics, dwindling 401Ks, or former TUF 8 contestant Tom Lawlor – the UFC’s latest addition to the middleweight division.
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Floyd Mayweather's return to boxing is back on, although the new date won't make things any easier for him against hard-hitting Juan Manuel Marquez. The former pound-for-pound king, who was slated to fight Marquez next month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, issued a statement Friday that said he's been cleared by doctors following [...]

Victor Ortiz doesn't quite fit among all those boxers who pursue fortune and publicity as though they're staggering opponents practically begging to be knocked out. Although he shoulders more fan expectations and corporate backing than almost any young fighter, Ortiz doesn't boast, preen or court undue attention.

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Wladimir Klitschko keeps rolling over his foes, but he’s still out of the Top 10.
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Steve Molitor outpointed Mexico's Heriberto Ruiz on Friday night to win the IBF super bantamweight title eliminator. Molitor, former world champion, beat Ruiz (41-8-2, 8 KO) at Casino Rama to move into the vacant number two spot for the IBF crown. Harry Davis scored the fight 116-112 in favor of Ruiz, Kelly Zolnierczyk had it [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Call it ESP for GSP, but when UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre first saw Brazil’s Thiago Alves, he had a feeling that the two would eventually meet in the Octagon."When I first saw him fighting, I knew he was going to be a potential opponent," said St-Pierre on a media teleconference [...]