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Originally Posted by Steelergar
good weekend of fights. Anybody else think Shogun can take Machida?
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Yeah, I think he has a great chance of it. Should be a good fight.
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Dana White comments on Dan Henderson -”We couldn’t come to terms with Dan Henderson… Business, nothing personal with Dan, I have a great relationship with him… but he was looking for an obscene amount of money. You never know what’s gonna happen, we’ll see what happens, but as of now, yeah, negotiations are done.”
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A lightweight bout between Gray Maynard (8-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Nate Diaz (11-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC), two of the top fighters to come out of the fifth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series, is set for UFC Fight Night 20's main event in January.
Diaz's camp announced the bout via its official Web site, GracieFighter.com, and MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) has confirmed Maynard will likely earn a future title shot if victorious at the show.
Although not officially announced, UFC Fight Night 20 takes place Jan. 11 in Fairfax, Va.
As MMAjunkie.com recently reported, the event is likely to take place at the 11,000-seat Patriot Center on the campus of George Mason University.
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Rolles Gracie (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), part of MMA's legendary Gracie clan, has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC and is expected to meet fellow heavyweight Mostapha Al-Turk (6-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at UFC 109 in February.
Gracie and his management team announced the signing via Twitter on late Tuesday.
Although not officially announced by the organization, UFC 109 is expected to take place Feb. 6 in Las Vegas.
Gracie, the son of Rolls Gracie (who's uncle was Helio Gracie), made his pro debut in 2007 with the International Fight League. The second-degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt defeated Sam Holloway via submission but wouldn't fight again for nearly two years.
Gracie returned with the China-based Art of War promotion this year and moved his record to 3-0 with a pair of additional submission victories over Baga Agaev in May and Peter Graham in September.
He now meets Al Turk, who's likely fighting for his life in the UFC. The former Cage Rage fighter lost to Cheick Kongo at UFC 92 in his octagon debut, and six months later, fought late replacement Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic at UFC 99. Aided by an illegal (but accidental) eye poke, Filipovic posted a first-round TKO victory.
Al Turk had won six of seven fights (all via first-round stoppage) prior to the back-to-back losses.
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Bas Rutten, shares a little insight into his life before he became a MMA announcer, fighter, spokesperson and entertainer. If you never watched him while he announced for PRIDE, check him out on his current show HDNET Fights.
First car: fiat 850 and they called them a backpack in Holland. The engine was in the back; you could speak to each other if you were past 60 mph.
First job: deliver newspapers, then went to cleaning dishes in a kitchen and a farm which was good because you get paid by the amount of work you did.
How much did you get paid: I got paid great with the farming because I was such a hard worker. You got by the amount of bushels you had of vegetables like asparagus. So I got paid something like $20 an hour and that was 25 years ago!
What did you want to be when you were 10 years old: I wanted to be a cook. Then when I saw Bruce Lee I wanted to a fighter. And I am actually a certified cook in French Cuisine.
What was your dream as a child: I wanted to be Spiderman. I was climbing trees a lot. I had a real bad skin disease and asthma as a kid. So, I spent a lot of time in the woods and had the ability to go from treetop to treetop.
Are you a dog or cat person?: Dog, I have one right now. But actually I have also had cats, but I have a dog right now. My wife doesn't like cats and it is a real nice dog. A little Bijon poodle.