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Nick Diaz at UFC 65 in November

September 26th, 2006

You know how I love to keep up with the latest Nick Diaz news; well here is some more.
GracieFighter.com is reporting that Nick Diaz will be fighting in the UFC in November, which means at UFC 65.
Nick Diaz returns to the UFC in November. We will soon be naming his opponent.
UFC 65 is [...]

UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn Recap

September 24th, 2006

Well, UFC 63 is in the books and overall I thought the event was excellent. We now have an undeniable Welterweight champion and a valid number one contender waiting to rematch him in Georges St. Pierre. I’m going to take a minute and recap a few fights and their highlights.
Matt Hughes vs. B.J. [...]

What has generally been assumed has finally been made official. Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell will have their rematch at UFC 66 on December 30. The announcement was made tonight at the weigh-ins for tomorrow nights UFC 63.
During a meet-and-greet autograph session prior to the UFC 63 weigh-ins on Friday afternoon in Anaheim, [...]

Source: Cindy Ortiz
Joe Riggs had to pull out of UFN 7 (Shamrock VS Ortiz) and some MMA message boards have comments posted that are quite insensitive surrounding his decision.
Joe buried his baby girl last month and his wife was rushed into emergency surgery this evening, according to one of his friends who posted a message [...]

Yves Edwards released by UFC

September 22nd, 2006

MMAWeekly.com’s radio show broke the new yesterday that Yves Edwards has been released from the UFC. I’m still trying to get more details on the story, but it appears that Edwards is no longer under UFC contract. Yves was rumored to be fighting Justin James at the upcoming UFC 64, but has been [...]

Jeremy Horn Retires

September 22nd, 2006

Looks like Jeremy Horn is calling it quits after his recent loss to Matt Lindland.
Here is the story from GracieFighter.com:
Jeremy Horn has retired from MMA fighting. Well at least temporarily. After an astounding 98 fights and a record of 78-15-5, Horn has walked away from competition and will be taking at least a year off [...]

UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn Predictions

September 20th, 2006

Once again, another UFC Pay-Per-View event is upon us. This saturday night UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn II will take place, and the fight card is looking like one of the best the UFC has had in quite a while. Only one fighter has had to pull out of the card so far, [...]

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