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Michael Bisping talks Chael Sonnen match, trash-talk, and more
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Michael Bisping talks Chael Sonnen match, trash-talk, and more

brightcove.createExperiences(); “The key to this fight is me fighting my fight. That’s what I’m focusing on. I’m not focusing on what he can do, but focusing on what I can do. That’s a mistake I started making a little while ago in my UFC career, I started worrying too much about what my opponent was [...]

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Demian Maia on fighting Chris Weidman, grappling & striking
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Demian Maia on fighting Chris Weidman, grappling & striking

brightcove.createExperiences(); Demiana Maia spoke with Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura yesterday at the UFC on Fox 2 press workout in Chicago to break down his fight this weekend against Chris Weidman. Maia spoke about having his opponent changed on such short notice, his thoughts on Weidman’s grappling abilities, how Maia’s striking has improved since his [...]

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Eddie Alvarez confirms Shinya Aoki fight in April, talks loss to Chandler
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Eddie Alvarez confirms Shinya Aoki fight in April, talks loss to Chandler

brightcove.createExperiences(); Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura caught up with former Bellator FC lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, at yesterday’s UFC on Fox 2 press workout to help with Michael Johnson during his last week of fight prep against Shane Roller. Eddie confirmed his bout against Shinya Aoki for us, saying the fight will be in April [...]

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Chris Weidman talks Demian Maia fight, grappling, and middleweight division
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Chris Weidman talks Demian Maia fight, grappling, and middleweight division

brightcove.createExperiences(); Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura caught up with Chris Weidman at the UFC on Fox 2 press workout. Weidman will be meeting Demian Maia on the main card of the show, and spoke about how he expects to fight Maia, how his grappling skills compare to his opponent, taking the fight on last-minute notice, [...]

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Chael Sonnen talks Bisping fight, Dan Henderson, & Michael Landsberg
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Chael Sonnen talks Bisping fight, Dan Henderson, & Michael Landsberg

brightcove.createExperiences(); “The fans know the deal and it goes like this right here. When you’re the best fighter in the world today, they have a name for you. They don’t call you the best fighter, they call you Chael Sonnen. Beat me if you can.” – Chael Sonnen Fight Nerd reporter Hiroko Yamamura caught up [...]

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THQ developer, Wes Bunn, talks about "UFC Undisputed 3"
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THQ developer, Wes Bunn, talks about “UFC Undisputed 3″

brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd caught up with THQ video game developer, Wes Bunn, to discuss the upcoming release of their new MMA game, “UFC Undisputed 3.” We broke down more details about the new Pride FC mode, including just what exactly it is and how it works with the career mode, as well as details [...]

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First look at "UFC Undisputed 3" Video Game - Videos & Photos Dump
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First look at “UFC Undisputed 3″ Video Game – Videos & Photos Dump

brightcove.createExperiences(); Welcome to a special day on TheFightNerd.com! This past weekend, I went out to San Francisco for a special event, courtesy of game developer THQ, to get a first-hand look at the new “UFC Undisputed 3″ video game. I have returned with a ton of behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen screenshots and new information about [...]

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Rob Constance on 2012 edition of the "Ultimate Absolute" no-gi grappling tournament
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Rob Constance on 2012 edition of the “Ultimate Absolute” no-gi grappling tournament

brightcove.createExperiences(); The Fight Nerd caught up with Rob Constance, promoter of the “Ultimate Absolute” no-gi grappling tournament in New York City. This past Summer, Rob held their innaugral event, which was an epic hit with amazing matches and the grand winner taking home a $10,000 cash prize (as well as all competitors taking home an [...]

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Top 10 Best Fights From the UFC in 2011
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Top 10 Best Fights From the UFC in 2011

In a sport with the sheer variety of outcomes that MMA has, there’s no specific formula for what makes a great fight. Instead, truly great matches are made when some or all of the elements of MMA come together in two fighters to make something that is both a highly competitive bout and a dramatic [...]

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Top 10 Worst New Year's Eve MMA fights in Japan
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Top 10 Worst New Year’s Eve MMA fights in Japan

As 2011 comes to a close, MMA fans can look forward to one thing – New year’s Eve MMA events in Japan! Truly the best of the best when it comes to events, these super shows usually have great matches with the top talent fighting each other. In the past, we have seen some amazing [...]

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