Randy Couture on Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 and Fighting Before 55,000 in Toronto - UFC 129

UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture talks about his fight with Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 and about fighting before 55,000 people at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Get more MMA and UFC news at the World's top MMA News website http://www.mmaweekly.com.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/randy-couture-on-lyoto-machida-at-ufc-129-and-fighting-before-55000-in-toronto-video_19b1d884d.html

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You fancy, huh? Jon Jones hangs with rapper Drake at UFC 129

Superstar rapper Drake is among the 55,000 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for UFC 129. The creator of hits such as "Forever" and "Fancy" got to meet UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones as both took in the landmark card.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/You-fancy-huh-Jon-Jones-hangs-with-rapper-Drak?urn=mma-wp1840

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Jay Hieron Beats Rick Hawn, Wins Bellator Welterweight Tournament

by Michael David SmithaJay Hieron won a very close split decision victory over Rick Hawn Saturday night, taking the Bellator Season 4 welterweight tournament title.

The fight easily could have gone to Hawn, and one judge said it should have, scoring it 29-28 for Hawn. The other two judges scored it 29-28 for Hieron, who credited his training for getting him into the kind of shape he needed to be in to win three fights in Bellator's eight-man welterweight tournament.

"I just train my butt off, man," Hieron said. "No matter what's going on, I'm in the gym sweating."

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/07/jay-hieron-beats-rick-hawn-wins-bellator-welterweight-tournamen/

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Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee Completes DREAM 17 Fight Card for May 29

DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will face one-time UFC fighter Antonio McKee, (not Jamie Varner) at DREAM 17 to complete the fight card for the "Fight for Japan" event on May 29 in Saitama, Japan.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18502/shinya-aoki-vs-antonio-mckee-completes-dream-17-fight-card-for-may-29/

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The best and oddest pictures from the Zuffa fighters’ summit

Zuffa's yearly gathering of fighters brought 350 of MMA's best to Las Vegas. This was the first summit that included Strikeforce fighters, so it made for many strange interactions and pictures.  Here are some of the best.

Dana White and Josh Barnett hated each other ... until White bought Barnett's employer. Love Money changes everything.

Takanori Gomi clearly found the presentations riveting.

Man, Anderson Silva. Miesha Tate just wanted to take a picture with cool hipster glasses, and you had to go and photobomb it.

Strikeforce champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos and her husband Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos met their new employers.

Oh, cool. Just some fighters hanging out around my* orange Lamborghini. Don't scratch the finish, Meathead! From left: Ryan Bader, Urijah Faber, Cain Velasquez, Eddie Wineland, Matt Mitrione, Jake Ellenberger and Phil Davis.

See many, many more pictures from the week over at Combat Lifestyle.

* OK, so it's not technically mine. I drive a Honda Civic, which is basically the same thing as a Lamborghini.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/The-best-and-oddest-pictures-from-the-Zuffa-figh?urn=mma-wp2242

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Ramsey Nijem on Game Planning for Next Fight With Clay Harvison

by Michael David SmithWith the first round of fights all out of the way on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, Ramsey Nijem has advanced to the quarterfinals and learned on this week's episode that he'll be taking on Clay Harvison next. In his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com, Nijem said that was a matchup he liked -- but not the matchup he requested.

Nijem talked about his game plan for Harvison, which member of Brock Lesnar's team he would have preferred to fight, and how he felt about the wild card fight between Chuck O'Neil and Javier Torres.

Nijem also weighed in on the annual coaches' challenge, which this year meant Lesnar and Junior dos Santos going through an obstacle course on Fertitta Field at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.

The full interview is below.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/12/ramsey-nijem-on-game-planning-for-next-fight-with-clay-harvison/

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5 Reasons To Watch Bellator 44

On May 14, 2011, Bellator will hold its highly-anticipated ?Bellator 44? event, featuring Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard, the man that some consider to be the best non-UFC Middleweight right now, in a non-title fight. Also, Michael Chandler faces Patricky Freire in the finals of Bellator?s Season Four Lightweight Tournament. Still, some fans may be [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/12/5-reasons-to-watch-bellator-44

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Fighters give their take on Kobe vs. Pau

There's a delicate balance in the gym amongst training partners. Teammates in MMA are really no different than those in other sports. We've seen plenty of drama unfold in 2011 between for Jackson's MMA teammates Rashad Evans and Jon Jones, so when we brought up the Kobe Bryant vs. Pau Gasol rumors to several fighters, they had plenty to say.

If you're not an NBA fan, the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers big man Gasol was underwhelming throughout the postseason and confirmed that he let problems off the court affect his play. Bill Plaschke from the L.A. Times:

"I have to learn from this," Gasol said. ''I have to learn that when something happens off the court, you have to keep it off the court."

He was referring to the report that he stopped talking to Bryant during the postseason because Bryant's wife, Vanessa, had contributed to the breakup of Gasol and his longtime girlfriend. Lakers fans will remember Karl Malone publicly accused Vanessa of interfering with his personal life in a similar fashion.

If the rumors are true, Kobe's reportedly had similar issues former teammates Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal.

Rashad Evans, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson were all asked about how much dirt you're allowed to dish to your spouse about your teammates.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fighters-give-their-take-on-Kobe-vs-Pau?urn=mma-wp2253

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