By Brian Hemminger
Check out this video from Heavy.com starting at the 5 minute mark.

When asked if Chuck could persuade Dana to let him fight again Dana said:
No, he cannot do it again.  The last time, he’s a friend, I respect him, and he came up to me and said “listen, I didn’t take it seriously, [...]

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By Brian Hemminger

Tomorrow night, we’ll be granted an opportunity to witness one of the biggest (literally) heavyweight fights of all time as Brock Lesnar takes on Shane Carwin in a monstrous battle between two of the UFC’s largest men.  With Lesnar’s star power, UFC 116 is likely to eclipse 1 million pay per view buys [...]

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Live from MGM Grand Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – This year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® provides another reason to look forward to the Fourth of July weekend as the remaining bouts of UFC 116: LESNAR vs. CARWIN, presented by Bud Light, is now confirmed. UFC 116, which will consolidate the heavyweight titles [...]

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By Brian Hemminger

I’m still not sure how I got so lucky, but the UFC sent me an invite to participate in the Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin media conference call for UFC 116.  I figured this was a big enough deal to create a live blog of everything as it goes down.  I’ve done my [...]

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By Brian Hemminger
The comeback is official for Court McGee.  After a lifestyle more akin to a washed up rockstar than a mixed martial arts fighter, Court McGee fully redeemed himself by submitting Kris McCray to win season 11 finale of The Ultimate Fighter.
McGee looked impressive controlling McCray with some powerful takedowns and competent striking to [...]

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By Brian Hemminger
This past Wednesday I had the privilege of listening in on the UFC’s conference call with Keith Jardine, Matt Hamill, Kris McCray, and Court McGee.  The fighters had an opportunity to talk about their upcoming fights taking place tonight.
The call began with Jardine and Hamill first.  In case you are curious, Hamill had [...]

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By Brian Hemminger
In all my time as a fan and my short time as a mixed martial arts writer, I’ve never witnessed such a plethora of high quality MMA events as we’re about to see in the next 5 days.  All 4 of the US’s top promotions will be putting on shows.  If you are [...]

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Date:  6/12/10
Location:  Vancouver, BC, Canada

Winner
Loser
Method
Time
Class

Rich Franklin
Chuck Liddell
KO
4:55, R1
LHwt.

Mirko Cro Cop
Pat Barry
submission
4:30, R3
Hwt.

Martin Kampmann
Paulo Thiago
unanimous dec.
5:00, R3
Wwt.

Ben Rothwell
Gilbert Yvel
unanimous dec.
5:00, R3
Hwt.

Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald
TKO
4:53, R3
Wwt.

Evan Dunham
Tyson Griffin
split dec.
5:00, R3
Lwt.

Matt Wiman
Mac Danzig
submission
1:45, R3
Lwt.

Mario Miranda
David Loiseau
TKO
4:02, R2
Mwt.

James Wilks
Peter Sobotta
unanimous dec.
5:00, R3
Wwt.

Claude Patrick
Ricardo Funch
submission
1:48, R2
Wwt.

Mike Pyle
Jesse Lennox
submission
4:44, R3
Wwt.

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By Brian Hemminger

Hey everyone.  I was pretty busy today and last night so I didn’t have time to write up a preview article.  What I will do, though, is update you guys live throughout the event from my twitter at the sports bar.  Here is my account ID:
twitter.com/GotaHemmi
I’m pretty excited for this event.  It’s solid [...]

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By Brian Hemminger

Many of you know what I thought about the 10th season of The Ultimate Fighter.  Most of my complaints were valid, although Rampage and Rashad did end up fighting each other in the end, which was nice.  I thought the UFC did a couple good things for season 11, and of course, you [...]

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