Anthony Pettis eying a spring return, wants three fights in 2015

UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has fought only three times in the last two years, including his title defense against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181 on Dec. 6.

Not that Pettis likes taking time off. A series of injuries and circumstances have led to his relative inactivity, a fact that Pettis bemoaned leading up to UFC 181. Pettis has made it know he wants to stay active going forward. In fact, Pettis’s manager Mike Roberts told UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani that if the champ has it his way, he’ll fight three times in 2015.

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Anthony Pettis eying a spring return, wants three fights in 2015

Duke Roufus on Ben Askren in the UFC: "I see it occurring"

NEW YORK — Duke Roufus is in a difficult spot. Duke trains Ben Askren and also offers an excellent relationship with UFC president Dana White. Askren and White do not appear to see eye-to-eye, a fact you can extrapolate only from reading Askren’s Twitter timeline.

“I love both men,” Roufus said Monday at an Anthony Pettis media lunch to encourage UFC 181. “I’ve so much admiration for Dana, Lorenzo and Frank. I have told them so many times Roufusport would not be around without them. I’d not be here without them.”

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Duke Roufus on Ben Askren in the UFC: "I see it occurring"

Anthony Njokuani signals with Legacy FC following UFC release

Expert lightweight Anthony Njokuani has verbally agreed to some multi-fight deal with Legacy FC following his recent release in the UFC, Legacy FC owner Mick Maynard supported to MMAFighting.com on Wednesday.

A 34-year old former kickboxer, Njokuani (16-9, 1 NC) had been a mainstay in the WEC/UFC 155-pound division ever since his 2009 introduction, fighting 15 times and scoring memorable KO/TKO triumphs over Chris Horodecki, Edward Faaloloto and Roger Bowling, amongst others.

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Anthony Njokuani signals with Legacy FC following UFC release

The MMA Hour - 257 - Tyron Woodley

Welterweight competition Tyron Woodley previews his UFC 183 fight against Kelvin Gastelum and discussions regarding the tumultuous times in his hometown of Ferguson, MO.

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The MMA Hour - 257 - Tyron Woodley

Gilbert Burns vs. Leandro Lo from Copa Podio

UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns took on Leandro Lo in a entry-only jiu jitsu match on Saturday as element of Copa Podio’s most recent occasion. Despite having conquered Lo, a multiple-time world champion, three preceding times, Lo got his vengeance using a cross collar choke. See the complete match here.

make sure you read MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz’s writeup in the occasion.

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Gilbert Burns vs. Leandro Lo from Copa Podio

Pacquiao vs. Algieri results: Manny Pacquiao bludgeons Chris Algieri to take unanimous decision victory

Manny Pacquio retained his WBO welterweight title Saturday night against Chris Algieri, battering the American over twelve rounds to take a unanimous decision victory 119-103, 119-103, 120-102. The bout took place at the Venetian Macau in Macau, China and aired in North America on HBO pay-per-view.

Pacquiao’s victory was never in doubt and, at times, it seemed as if the end was near for Algieri as he suffered six knockdowns over the course of the bout. He was able to answer the standing eight count each time, but could never really get any measure of consistent offense going.

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Pacquiao vs. Algieri results: Manny Pacquiao bludgeons Chris Algieri to take unanimous decision victory

After "stale" run in UFC, Melvin Guillard relishing WSOF title shot

Fairly or not, there’s sometimes an assumption from fans and the media that life outside of the UFC for fighters isn’t that great. That’s especially true once they are cut from the world’s leader in MMA promoting. Yet, World Series of Fighting’s Melvin Guillard is adamant things are going just fine as he prepares to compete for that organization’s title on Saturday at WSOF 15.

“It’s great, man. Life after the UFC is not so bad right now,” he said on Monday on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. “I’m with an organization that’s actually giving me a title shot. I was with the UFC nine years and was never given a title shot. I’m a happy camper just for being able to fight for a title.

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After "stale" run in UFC, Melvin Guillard relishing WSOF title shot

Royce Gracie: Nick and Nate Diaz"s fights "are what this sport should be"

SAN DIEGO – LeBron James is an amazing gift, however he did not devise basketball. Similarly with Tom Brady in football and Sidney Crosby in ice hockey.

Royce Gracie, nevertheless, has a prominence in his sport that few sportsmen will ever experience in their own lives. Not only was Gracie his selected field’s biggest opponent during his prime, but his prime really help create the sport which grown in his wake.

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Royce Gracie: Nick and Nate Diaz"s fights "are what this sport should be"

UFC 179 results: Jose Aldo outlasts Chad Mendes in Fight of the Year-competing brawl

At times on Saturday night, it seemed that Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes were paying court to Brazil’s old school, no rules, vale tudo fighting tradition.

Aldo and Mendes got down and dirty in the front of a raucous Rio de Janeiro bunch for 25 minutes Saturday night at UFC 179. Finally, following a dirty-filled brawl, Aldo kept his UFC featherweight title via unanimous decision.

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UFC 179 results: Jose Aldo outlasts Chad Mendes in Fight of the Year-competing brawl

UFC 179 results: Darren Elkins takes split decision over Lucas Martins

UFC color commentator Brian Stann duplicated a phrase repeatedly during Darren Elkins’ triumph over Lucas Martins which pretty much summed up their UFC featherweight fight: “It Is not the prettiest game plan, but it is powerful.”

That pretty much summed matters up. Elkins, in need of a win after losing two of his previous three fights, commanded Martins for the majority of the fight and earned a split decision victory at UFC 179. Elkins got two 30-27 scores in the judges, while the third was a weird 30-27 in Martins’ favor.

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UFC 179 results: Darren Elkins takes split decision over Lucas Martins

UFC middleweight Tor Troeng declares retirement from MMA

Tor Troeng, a Swedish middleweight who competed on The Ultimate Fighter 18 and fought four times in the UFC, declared his retirement from professional mixed martial arts contest late Wednesday.

“After nearly 10 years as an expert MMA fighter, it is time for me to proceed,” Troeng wrote (via Google interpret) on Facebook in his native Swedish. “I decided to place the gloves in the ledge. The enjoyment and motivation needed to perform in the highest degree is not any longer with me.

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UFC middleweight Tor Troeng declares retirement from MMA

Joe Warren promises to give Eduardo Dantas a "family ass-beating affair"

The press releases and promotional materials may sell Bellator 128’s main event as a title unification bout, but don’t tell that to the man wearing the interim strap. After being burned by a six-day notice cancellation of their summer meeting, Joe Warren tends to reject the idea that young Brazilian bantamweight Eduardo Dantas can still call himself a rightful Bellator champion.

“I’m the champion now. I have the belt around my waist now,” Warren told MMAFighting.com. “He has pulled out for the last year. Bellator pretty much let me know for the last year that this guy would never fight again, so I don’t believe a lot of things this kid says. I’ve been scheduled to fight him twice now in the last year, and he’s backed out both times.”

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Joe Warren promises to give Eduardo Dantas a "family ass-beating affair"

Morning Report: Cung Le happy to appeal drug test result after "taking a pounding and getting called a cheater"

With news that the UFC will give him the chance to appeal his one-year suspension after testing positive for excess levels of Human Growth Hormone (HGH), middleweight Cung Le maintains the result was due to flawed testing methods.

“I’m glad I’m able to appeal and am very confident,” Le told Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times. “The facts are out there. If the right test had been done, this would have never happened.”

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Morning Report: Cung Le happy to appeal drug test result after "taking a pounding and getting called a cheater"

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

How to win (or lose) a one-night MMA tournament: Chael Sonnen tells his greatest wrestling story

Chael Sonnen: I don’t have any tournament stories, but let me tell you the greatest story that I have in wrestling. It’s one of just the greatest stories that I have, period, but definitely in wrestling.

Matt Lindland. Matt Lindland has just a number of incredible stories. If you ever get a chance to talk with him, you’ll love it. The guy is so entertaining, but socially, sometimes he misses the mark. And when he does that, it can be extremely hilarious because he’s not trying to be. Anyway, so here’s what happens.

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How to win (or lose) a one-night MMA tournament: Chael Sonnen tells his greatest wrestling story

Dennis Siver gets (another) late-notice competitor substitution for UFC Fight Night Stockholm

only at that time, Dennis Siver is simply expecting that there is somebody standing across from him on Oct. 4 in Stockholm, Sweden.

That Is because once again there is been an adversary substitution. Siver was slated to fight 22-year old Parisian combatant Taylor Lapilus at UFC Fight Night 53, but the Swedish commission has deemed Lapulis an unsuitable competition to confront the skilled Siver (21-9-1), that has fought 17 times in the UFC against a number of the planet ‘s best sportsmen.

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Dennis Siver gets (another) late-notice competitor substitution for UFC Fight Night Stockholm

Anderson Silva: I will not cease fighting until I get my title back

Anderson Silva altered his plans for the long run. It is standard.

The former UFC middleweight champ, who said multiple times he could not fight for the UFC title again, being “closer to retirement daily,” has other plans for the long run,

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Anderson Silva: I will not cease fighting until I get my title back

UFC Fight Night 51 results: Andrei Arlovski gets payback, knocks out "Bigfoot" Silva in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil — Antonio Silva was fighting in his hometown for the very first time in his MMA career a day before his 35th birthday, but former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski spoiled the celebration in the very first round at UFC Fight Night 51 on Sept. 13.

Faster than “Bigfoot” since the initial minutes of the fight, Arlovski used his clean boxing to label the Brazilian several times before sending him to the canvas using a right hook. He kept penalizing Silva with clouts, eventually knocking him out cold at the 2:59 mark.

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UFC Fight Night 51 results: Andrei Arlovski gets payback, knocks out "Bigfoot" Silva in Brazil