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UFC 102 Post-Mortem: ‘Natural’ Outcome, New Challenges for Headliners and More
By: Jake Rossen
With an economy still submerged in bad dollars and unemployment rates equivalent to John Goodman’s body-fat percentage, you could consider the UFC’s generous nine-fight television card to be a welcome gesture. By any standards, that’s not such a bad deal.
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Lesnar Was Cheering for Couture Rematch, Liddell Texts White About Fighting Again & More UFC 102 Notes
By: Joe Hall
Quick summary on the postfight news conference:
Randy Couture said he never felt close to being “done” in the fight.
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Nogueira, Couture Steal Show, Hit Jackpot at UFC 102
By: Brian Knapp
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture pocketed matching $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses after their memorable three-round main event at UFC 102 on Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore. The two legends took a welcomed chunk out of the $1.92 million gate, drawn from the 16,088 in attendance.
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UFC 102 Red Ink: Couture/Nogueira
By: Jake Rossen
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79 years: that’s how much life experience -- give or take a few months of time in the high chair -- will be on display for Saturday’s UFC 102 main event. Strip away the excess and you have 22 years of martial artistry in the cage. That’s a lot of knowledge. A shame we’ll only see 15 minutes of it.
Both Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro”... -
Split Decision: UFC 102 Edition
By: Jake Rossen
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Some bullet points for Saturday’s UFC 102 card and their likely counters. And yes, this is more or less playing my own Devil’s advocate. Call a doctor.
Randy Couture hung with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in a grappling tournament and didn’t get submitted. Antonio Nogueira won’t catch him.
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Back Against the Mat (BAM): UFC 102 Edition
By: Jake Rossen
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Second prize is, you’re fired.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: Having observers in a barbaric, blood-soaked industry concerned for your health is never a good sign: Nogueira needs to reassure the sport he’s more a danger to others than to himself.
Marcus Aurelio: The ground specialist has dropped his last two UFC fights in one of the most stacked divisions in the sport, but picked up two wins on the regional circuit. UFC... -
5 Questions: UFC 102 Edition
By: Jake Rossen
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Is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira done?
Nogueira is like something out of children’s television -- a leather boot that talks. Active since 1999, he’s taken more physical abuse than a crash test dummy. (Watch his 2002 fight with Bob Sapp, then marvel at how he can still dress himself.) A career in the trenches... -
UFC 102 Primer
By: Jake Rossen
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Following record business for UFC 100 and 101, what can the world’s leading fight promotion do for a late-season encore?
Visit Portland, Oregon.
Yes.
Having exhausted three of five titleholders in its previous two summer shows (four, if you count Anderson Silva’s pillaging of... -
Live Minute-by Minute: UFC 102 Weigh-Ins
By: Jake Rossen
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Keep refreshing this page for the latest in weight-sucking from Portland, Oregon in anticipation of Saturday's UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira. And remember: if you don't pass out on the scale, you're not trying.
7:02 p.m. ET -- Evan Dunham doffs the shoes, socks, shirts, etc. 155 on the nose. Mini-Clive Owen, Marcus Aurelio, approaches the stage. They’re working the scale hard. 156.
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Marquardt, Trainers Break Down Maia Challenge
By: Greg Savage
Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia. Photo by Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com.
If middleweight contender Nate Marquardt is hoping a victory Saturday against Demian... Read More
