"Shogun" Rua anticipates Ovince St. Preux to lay and pray at UFC Fight Night 56

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Ovince Saint Preux will not participate in a slugfest with Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night 56, and “Shogun” sort of anticipated that.

St. Preux, who taken to replace Jimi Manuwa on days’ notice, intends to fight intelligently and gas the Brazilian striker before going for entries on Saturday night’s UFC card in Uberlandia, Brazil. Rua intends to counter it with his muay thai abilities.

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"Shogun" Rua anticipates Ovince St. Preux to lay and pray at UFC Fight Night 56

It is OK not to adore Jose Aldo"s fashion of fighting

I do not adore the manner Jose Aldo fights. I definitely do not dislike Aldo or his style of fighting, but it is not close to being anywhere near my favorite. I am aware that is sharp and upfront, but it is worth getting right to the stage.

It Is also worth recognizing Aldo is an amazing gift. He is incontestably the top featherweight ever, even if he loses to Chad Mendes on Saturday at UFC 179. He is deserving of arrangement in the high end of pound-for-pound rankings. The Brazilian completely rates headlining pay-per-views as well as the number of featherweight scalps he is amassed in his reign within the office is, quite literally, without equal. His reflexive decision making abilities are arguably the greatest in the sport. On occasion, he is capable of revered and dreadful offense.

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It is OK not to adore Jose Aldo"s fashion of fighting

Eduardo Dantas to Joe Warren: ‘He got that interim title, took some pictures with it, but it’s time to give it back’

Every time Eduardo Dantas has fought a title fight in Bellator, he has finished his opponent. And the Nova Uniao bantamweight wants to do the same to Joe Warren on Friday night’s Bellator 128.

Dantas, the current Bellator 135-pound champion, meets interim champion Warren in the main event of Friday’s card in Thackerville, Okla., and he sees “The Baddest Man on the Planet” as a great test for his skills.

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Eduardo Dantas to Joe Warren: ‘He got that interim title, took some pictures with it, but it’s time to give it back’

Battlegrounds MMA tournament winner Roan Carneiro has unfinished business in the UFC

It takes a lot of heart and skills to win a MMA fight today. Roan Carneiro did it, and he did it three times in one night.

“Jucao,” a former UFC fighter, defeated Brock Larson, Trey Houston and Randall Wallace on Friday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma to win the Battlegrounds MMA one-night welterweight tournament, and it was tougher than most people imagine.

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Battlegrounds MMA tournament winner Roan Carneiro has unfinished business in the UFC

Forrest Griffin tries, fails to skate with Swedish hockey club

Forrest Griffin is in Stockholm for UFC Fight Night 53, so on Wednesday he attempted to skate with Swedish hockey club AIK IF. It was marvelous.

Elsewhere, native son Alexander Gustafsson taught the hockey players how to strike, and then showed off his impressive skills on the ice.

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Forrest Griffin tries, fails to skate with Swedish hockey club