The Fight Network reports from the MFC 29 press conference at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario ahead of the Canadian promotion's debut in the province on April 8.Source: http://mmalice.com/mfc-29/mfc-29-press-conference-video_5396f15c3.html
The UFC made nine fights available to fans live on Saturday night, with five streaming on Facebook and four on Spike TV. And if nine UFC fights wasn't enough for you (and really, is any amount of MMA ever enough?) now there's a 10th fight available live and free at UFC.tv. The preliminary bout between Nik Lentz and Waylon Lowe, which wasn't part of either the Facebook or Spike broadcast, is available in full online, and it's worth watching for a number of reasons: Lentz won again and won the way he wanted to win, Lowe got a stern talking-to afterward from one of the UFC's major decision-makers, and a mistake at the end of the first round showed once again that too many state athletic commissions lack competent employees. Allow me to go into a little more detail.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/29/three-reasons-to-watch-nik-lentz-vs-waylon-lowe/
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Anthony Johnson and Dan Hardy have excellent knockout power, so the fans were expecting an all-out firefight. In fact during the prefight teleconference, Johnson promised there wouldn't be any takedowns. He lied, and for good reason.
Instead, Johnson decided to prey on Hardy's biggest weakness. Johnson scored takedowns and maintained top control in every round to cruise to a unanimous decision victory, 30-27 on all three cards, in the co-main event at Ultimate Fight Night 24 in Seattle.
All five of Johnson's previous UFC wins had come via KO or TKO. Hardy's takedown defense was shown to be very weak against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111, so Johnson turned to his JUCO wrestling pedigree. The crowd at Key Arena booed loudly at different times, but there was no reason to risk anything on the feet. Johnson outlanded Hardy 72-5 over the course of the 15 minutes.
Johnson's best moments came in the first, when he floored Hardy with a head kick, and the third when he took Hardy's back. He went from attempting choke to locking an arm-triangle choke and even worked a neck crank in the final seconds. When he rose to his feet, as the crowd howled, Johnson blew some kisses.
Hardy's lost three straight fights. This was a big one for Johnson, who'd missed the last 16 months battling injuries and recovering from knee surgery. While sidelined Johnson (9-3, 6-3 UFC) blew up to 220-plus pounds. He normally cuts a lot of weight and has suffered stamina issues in some past fights. Tonight, he looked fresh for all 15 minutes. He said during the postfight press conference that walked into the cage in this 170 pound fight somewhere between 190-195 pounds.
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Showtime Sports and Frank Shamrock reporting on men's light heavyweight champ Rafael Feijao, women's welterweight champ Marloes Coenen, and their respective challengers Dan Henderson and Liz Carmouche.Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-news-update-video_64431d76c.html
When Eddie Alvarez walked into the cage on Saturday night he was supposed to win in dominant fashion, befitting his status as the best and most popular fighter in the Bellator Fighting Championships. But Saturday's title fight against Pat Curran was tougher than Alvarez (and most fans) could have expected. Alvarez won a unanimous decision to retain the Bellator lightweight title, and the scorecards (one judge scored it 49-46 while the other two judges scored it 50-45) make it look like the fight wasn't close. But Curran was a tough customer who was in it until the final bell. "That guy's got a hard, hard head, man," Alvarez said of Curran afterward. "He can take a shot."
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/02/eddie-alvarez-wins-a-decision-keeps-bellator-belt/
The Fight Network recaps UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch featuring B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch and Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera.Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-127/ufc-127-fight-highlights-and-recap-video_94b6488bc.html
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Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_8935.shtml
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Jon Fitch 'Was in Shock' When Offered B.J. Penn Fight Video by UFC 127Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-127/jon-fitch-was-in-shock-when-offered-bj-penn-fight-video_9bd8ffc1c.html