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UFC announces Twitter bonus winners for fourth quarter of 2011
The UFC has announced its Twitter bonus winners for the fourth quarter of 2011.
The categories and winners are:
Most Followers:
Anderson Silva @SpiderAnderson Junior dos Santos @Junior_Cigano Brendan Schaub @BrendanSchaub Cung Le @CungLe185
Biggest Percentage Growth:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira @MinotauroMMA Roy Nelson @RoyNelsonMMA Jake Ellenberger @EllenbergerMMA Cung Le @CungLe185
Most Creative:
Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA Joseph Benavidez @JoeB135 Duane Ludwig @DuaneBangCom Pat Barry @HypeOrDie
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Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards set for May 15 fight card
The May 15 UFC event, scheduled for the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA, has picked up another fight, Donald Cerrone versus Yves Edwards. The fight was announced on Tuesday’s edition of “UFC Tonight,” which airs on Fuel TV.
Cerrone had a fantastic 2011, going 4-1 over the course of the year and earning four “Fight Night” bonuses in those five fights. Cerrone’s four wins came over Paul Kelly, Vagner Rocha, Charles Oliveira and Dennis Siver. His sole loss, the first in
Georges St. Pierre remains open to fighting Nick Diaz
The one thing that UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre seemed to want more than anything else on Saturday night was to see Nick Diaz stand in the center of the Octagon with his hand raised in victory. In the days leading up to the event, St. Pierre made it clear that he wanted to face Diaz in his next bout, however that opportunity was denied him by a Carlos Condit victory.
There were many fans that also wanted to see St. Pierre meet Diaz and while that fight may not happen as soon as St. Pierre
Post UFC 143: Four different routes for Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz lost a hotly contested decision Saturday night to Carlos Condit. This no doubt has thrown the dynamo for a loop considering he would have had a date with GSP lined up had he taken the win (and the interim title). In fact, he seemed so disgusted with fighting after the way he lost the match that he subsequently retired from MMA. Knowing his history of brash decisions we are only left to hope that he goes back on that plan, and keeps scrapping.
If Cesar Gracie is able to talk his brooding brawler
UFC 143 Fighter Salaries: Nick Diaz and Josh Koscheck lead the pack
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the final salary figures for the fighters competing on Saturday’s UFC 143: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit fight card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The top earner was Nick Diaz who took home $200,000 in a five round losing effort to Carlos Condit ($110,000). Condit’s win earned him the interim UFC Welterweight Championship, while Diaz implied he was going to walk away from mixed martial arts following the loss.
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Surgical Precision: The brilliance of Carlos Condit’s performance at UFC 143
Yesterday, UFC 143 brought us a new Interim Welterweight titleholder with Carlos Condit's decision victory over the favored Nick Diaz. While many view this victory as controversial and perhaps even unwarranted, there are several reasons to view Condit's performance as nothing short of masterful, and at the end of the day, he walked away with the belt on Saturday. Let's take a look at why Condit's victory was a great performance in the Octagon on Saturday.
First of all, Condit landed more overall
UFC 143 Recap: Carlos Condit becomes the Interim UFC Welterweight Champion
Leading up to UFC 143 many thought that Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit would be a striking battle with two of the most accomplished strikers in the Welterweight division just throwing down and going for it. Things didn’t exactly go that way, instead Carlos Condit used a perfect game plan to counter Nick Diaz’s style and take home the interim UFC Welterweight title after the five round battle.
Questions after seeing Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit:
-Did the UFC just see a lot of pay per view buys
NFL Stars talk Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit
UFC 143 will take place this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Los Vegas, Nevada. On Sunday, the New York Giants will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
Various NFL stars of the past and present, including the NY Giants current quarterback, Eli Manning took time out of the pre-Super Bowl build up to offer their thoughts on who is going to take home the interim UFC Welterweight title on Saturday night.
Some of the other players that offer their take on the Diaz
170lbs Jon Jones: Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson talks about his Octagon debut at UFC 143
On Saturday, February 4th, undefeated kickboxing phenom Stephen ”Wonderboy” Thompson (5-0 MMA) will be making his UFC debut against Daniel “The Anvil” Stittgen (7-1 MMA) on the preliminary card, which can be viewed on the UFC’s Official Facebook page.
It's not the first time we get to speak with Stephen Thompson. Only a few months ago, Thompson shared thoughts about his training alongside the likes of Georges St. Pierre at Montreal-based Tristar MMA. "Wonderboy" may be only at
Pat Barry vs Lavar Johnson booked for UFC on FOX 3
Heading into his bout against Christian Morecraft on January 20, Pat Barry had put together a UFC record of 3-4, never putting together two wins in a row. Barry never failed to deliver an exciting fight, even when he lost two in a row to Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve.
The fight against Morecraft looked like it would end with a third straight loss when Barry was caught in an armbar, but he slipped free, showing some solid submission defense and when the fight went back to standing he caught Morecraft with
