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UFC President Dana White Sounds Off Against Floyd Mayweather

  One thing fans and the media have been able to count on from UFC president Dana White is inflammatory language.  Whether he’s cussing up a storm in a video blog or loudly expressing an unpopular opinion, White is no stranger to conflict. In a rare turning of the tables this week, White aimed his [...]

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Dana White sounds off on his former top rival, Pride FC
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Dana White sounds off on his former top rival, Pride FC

UFC President Dana White has officially admitted he was a fan of Pride FC, and openly talked about the good ole’ days of his epic rivalry against them. “Japan is an important market to us,” White told Gareth Davies at the Telegraph. “It is a place that was huge at one time. Some of the [...]

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Jim Miller to headline "UFC on Fox 3" show in New Jersey
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Jim Miller to headline “UFC on Fox 3″ show in New Jersey

I had been waiting with anticipation for an announcement about the UFC returning to my neck of the woods, and I finally have that answer today. According to a tweet from Dana White, the UFC will return to “The Garden State” later this year. “Our 3rd FOX fight May 5th at the IZOD Center in [...]

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Friday Link Party – January 13, 2012
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Friday Link Party – January 13, 2012

The boys at MMA Fighting broke the news yesterday that icon in the sport Kenny Florian may be forced to retire due to a spinal injury. “It’s possible, unfortunately,” Florian said. “I’ve kind of been going back-and-forth with some of the doctors, so it’s possible. I’m going to see. As of right now, obviously I [...]

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Dana White does not deny throwing Alistair Overeem to the wolves, former trainer expects tough fight
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Dana White does not deny throwing Alistair Overeem to the wolves, former trainer expects tough fight

At UFC 141′s press conference yesterday, MMAHEAT.com reporter, Karyn Bryant confronted UFC President Dana White about previous comments he had made about Former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem. Karyn questioned the validity of claims that White wanting to “embarrass”  Overeem and throw him to the wolves, by welcoming him with former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock [...]

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Ludwig now officially holds fastest KO record in UFC history
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Ludwig now officially holds fastest KO record in UFC history

Who says you can’t change history? Duane Ludwig has been petitioning the Nevada State Athletic Commission to review his fight from 2006 that most regard as the fastest unofficial knockout in UFC history. However, because the referee took too long to jump in, the official time became eleven seconds. UFC President Dana White tweeted this [...]

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Nogueira recovering after surgery
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Nogueira recovering after surgery

One titanium plate and 16 screws later, former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is looking forward to getting back into the Octagon. Nogueira’s arm was broken at UFC 140, after refusing to initially tap to a deep Kimura expertly deployed by  former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir. Initially both Nogueria and UFC President [...]

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Joe Rogan has been told not to use the term "rape choke" anymore
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Joe Rogan has been told not to use the term “rape choke” anymore

UFC President Dana White has taken a lot of heat lately about the inconsistencies in the way that he punishes fighters for different violations outside of the Octagon. Most recently UFC commentator and Fear Factor Host, Joe Rogan revealed on his uStream broadcast that he has been told to no longer use the term “rape [...]

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Strikeforce lives on in 2012 – Reaches new programming agreement with Showtime

Showtime Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts promotion Strikeforce have entered into a new broadcast agreement to continue producing live MMA events on the premium television network, Showtime. The agreement was announced jointly today by Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Showtime Sports®, Dana White, UFC® President, and Scott Coker, Strikeforce [...]

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Dana White on flyweight division, GSP, "Mayhem" Miller, Japan & more
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Dana White on flyweight division, GSP, “Mayhem” Miller, Japan & more

brightcove.createExperiences(); “I don’t mean to sound insensitive, but when your product is human beings, you are going to have problems. Injuries, personal problems, it’s a laundry list of problems you have when dealing with athletes.” – Dana White Back at the UFC on Fox 2 Press Conference in Chicago last Wednesday, Fight Nerd correspondent Hiroko [...]

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