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NBA Draft Pick an Undefeated Fighter

June 25th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter will have a few former NFL and College football players vieing to for the six figure contract, but imagine if projected NBA frist round draft pick James Johnson from Wake Forrest tried out for the show.
 
Johnson sports a 20-0 kickboxing record and is undefeated in his one pro MMA fight. […]

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A look at the TUF 10 cast

June 25th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

The cast for Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter is a massive bunch and will be quite the handful for Coaches Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans.
Here’s a list that was recently released by UK Newspaper “The Sun”:
Kimbo Slice: will be the star of the show but based on the talent listed below, has next to […]

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Affliction cuts Andrei Arlovski

June 25th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

After suffering a KO loss to Brett Rogers at last month’s Strikeforce event, Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski has since been cut from Affliction’s Fighter roster .
Affliction is probably kicking themselves for overpaying for Arlovski on several occasions, but the Belarussian betterget his act in order. The only real organization out there that ”may” pay him the […]

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TUF 9 Medical Suspensions

June 25th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

The Nevada State Athletic Commission medically suspended the following fighters (who competed on The Ultimate Fighter Nine Finale):
The full list of suspensions includes:

Clay Guida until Aug. 15 with no contact until July 21 for precautionary reasons.
Andre Winner until July 21 with no contact until July 12 due to a left-cheek laceration.
Kevin Burns must have right […]

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June 25th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (http://boxing.nv.gov/New_Schedule.htm) the UFC has requested Nov 21st and Dec 05th as dates for shows at The Mandalay Bay and The Palms respectively. While the November date would likely be tagged as UFC 106 and the December date for the Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, would the UFC be brave […]

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MMA in NY State not likely until 2010/2011

June 25th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

A big blow to the UFC’s plans for holding an event in New York State.
The bill now has to go back to the floor and go through the whole process again.
At best, the UFC will be able to hold an event in The Big Apple in late 2010 or early 2011.
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=9033&z=13

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Summer of UFC love

June 18th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

The UFC summer calendar is highlighted by the much-anticipated UFC 100 but for fans, especially Canadians, it doesn’t stop there.
Summer is just around the corner and I can’t help but be overjoyed with the amount of smoking hot UFC match-ups coming our way.
This Saturday is the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Team U.S. vs. […]

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All things MMA

June 18th, 2009 by joe.ferraro

You asked, so I deliver on the burning questions around the MMA.
I’ve received a flood of emails with thoughts and questions pertaining to a plethora of MMA topics. Folks want to know my thoughts on everything from the UFC, to Strikeforce, the WEC and much more.
While I cannot get to all of the topics, here […]

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Christmas in June

June 3rd, 2009 by joe.ferraro

Every summer in the city of Toronto, one thing is consistent.
The sun is out, traffic is unbearable and thanks to the MMA Expo, it feels like the most wonderful time of the year.
Pardon my passion for what feels like Christmas in June, but as we get closer to this weekend’s MMA Expo, I can’t help […]

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Slice of reality

June 3rd, 2009 by joe.ferraro

The UFC’s announcement that Kimbo Slice will be joining the cast of fighters selected for The Ultimate Fighter 10 has been met with a variety of skepticism.
The first time this story unfolded before me was at UFC 90 in Chicago. We were standing off to the right side and Slice leaned into my ear and […]

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