Sherdog Articles June 2012
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10 July Tussles Worth Watching
By: Tim Leidecker
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Invicta Fighting Championships will hold its second women’s-only event on July 28 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., with an Olympian as... -
The Last Emperor: A Retrospective
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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Fedor Emelianenko has, at least for now, hung up his well-worn-and-pounded gloves and called it a career. Given his all-time greatness and... -
Pictures: Anderson Silva Trains for Chael Sonnen Rematch
By: Dave Mandel
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Anderson Silva allowed Sherdog.com full access to his UFC 148 training camp. The sport’s top pound-for-pound fighter will rematch Chael Sonnen... -
The Turning Point: Silva vs. Franklin 2
By: Chris Nelson
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Between UFC on FX 4 and UFC 147 on Friday and Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged nearly five hours of fights in two different... -
Pictures: Bellator 71
By: Keith Mills
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Brett Rogers returned to the cage at Bellator 71 and dispatched of Kevin Asplund. Keith Mills was cageside in Chester, W.V., to photograph the... -
Viewpoint: Misdirected Hostility
By: Tristen Critchfield
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Those criticizing Jackson’s MMA should hold their tongues, writes Tristen Critchfield. -
Technique of the Week: Shopping Cart
By: Mike Fridley
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Millennia Jiu-Jitsu’s Romie Aram and Darrell Montague demonstrate the shopping cart in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week. -
Matches to Make After UFC 147, UFC on FX 4
By: Brian Knapp
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Rich Franklin turns 38 in October, but maybe the math-teacher-turned-mixed-martial-artist does have one last title push left in him. -
By the Numbers: UFC 147, UFC on FX 4
By: Tristen Critchfield
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It was a tale of two very different main events. The first one, the UFC on FX 4 headliner between Clay Guida and Gray Maynard, angered viewers... -
Pictures: UFC 147
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UFC 147 played host to 11 explosive bouts in front of a rowdy crowd at Felipe Drummond Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. -
UFC 147 Notebook: Rich Franklin Eyes Rarified Air
By: Brian Knapp
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Rich Franklin has the chance to move into a class all by himself when he meets Wanderlei Silva in the UFC 147 main event on Saturday at... -
Pictures: UFC 147 Weigh-ins
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Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin stood face-to-face on the eve of battle in Brazil, which hosts Saturday’s UFC 147 card. -
UFC 147: 5 Reasons to Watch
By: Mike Whitman
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UFC 147 really caught a raw deal. Thanks to a logistics conflict with the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the event was... -
8 Questions for One FC Owner Victor Cui
By: Mike Whitman
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One Fighting Championship stands just a day away from its fourth event, “Destiny of Warriors,” which streams live on OneFC.com on Saturday.... -
Pictures: Hacran Dias Trains for UFC Debut
By: Dave Mandel
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Sherdog.com shadowed Nova Uniao prospect Hacran Dias at he trained for his Octagon debut at UFC 147. -
Pictures: UFC 147 Pre-Fight Press Conference
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Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva squared off Thursday in Brazil in advance of their UFC 147 headlining bout. -
UFC 147 ‘Silva vs. Franklin 2’ Preview
By: Tristen Critchfield
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There has been plenty of buzz leading up to UFC 147, but very little of the talk has been positive. -
Pictures: UFC 147 Open Workouts
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Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin worked out for the press to promote their rematch at UFC 147. -
Pros Pick: Silva vs. Franklin 2
By: Mike Sloan
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Three summers ago, Wanderlei Silva lost a unanimous decision to onetime UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin in Germany. It was the Brazilian... -
UFC on FX 4 Prelims: 5 Reasons to Watch
By: Brian Knapp
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Long hailed as a potential threat to Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight boss Jose Aldo, Hatsu Hioki has to this point avoided a... -
Bellator 71: What to Watch For
By: Brian Knapp
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Bellator Fighting Championships 205-pound titleholder Christian M'Pumbu has yet to defend the belt he won more than a year ago. That figures to... -
UFC on FX 4 Notebook: Clean Slate for T.J. Waldburger
By: Brian Knapp
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T.J. Waldburger has adopted a walk-softly-and-carry-a-big-stick approach. A man of few words, the 24-year-old Texan has quietly compiled a 3-1 mark inside one of the... -
UFC 147 ‘Franklin vs. Silva 2’ Statistical Matchup Analysis
By: Reed Kuhn
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The UFC’s third trip to Brazil in less than a year has been overlooked ever since Vitor Belfort’s unfortunate hand injury and withdrawal.... -
Pictures: Titan FC 23 ‘Fight for the Troops’
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UFC veteran Jorge Santiago ripped off a nasty submission of Justin Guthrie in the main event of Titan Fighting Championship 23 in Fort Riley, Kan. -
UFC on FX 4 ‘Maynard vs. Guida’ Preview
By: Tristen Critchfield
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When you are a top-tier lightweight employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, there is no such thing as a breather. Case in point: the UFC on FX 4 headliner, which pits Gray Maynard against... -
Technique of the Week: Chop Down
By: Mike Fridley
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Millennia Jiu-Jitsu’s Romie Aram and Darrell Montague demonstrate the chop down in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week. -
The Doggy Bag: The Injury Edition
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. This week, Sherdoggers put on their white... -
Free Video-on-Demand: BXC
By: Mike Fridley
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Free video-on-demand is available from Battle Xtreme Championship, which streamed live Saturday, June 16 on Sherdog.com. -
8 Questions for Murilo Bustamante
By: Marcelo Alonso
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In the following interview with Sherdog.com, Murilo Bustamante, Palhares’ trainer at Brazilian Top Team, discussed what went right and what... -
Sherdog Rewind: An Interview with Dr. Charles Bernick
By: Jack Encarnacao
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Brain study involves nearly 200 MMA fighters and boxers. -
Pictures: Deep '58 Impact'
By: Taro Irei
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Satoru Kitaoka topped Katsunori Kikuno and Daisuke Nakamura won the Deep lightweight title at Deep '58 Impact' in Tokyo. Sherdog.com's Taro Irei... -
Ran Weathers Sees BXC Main Event as Potential Door Opener
By: Trula Howe
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Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts representative and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 12 alum Ran Weathers is gearing up for one of the biggest fights of his career against Rafael Dias in the... -
A Linear History: UFC Heavyweight Championship
By: Mike Fridley and Brian Knapp
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Thirteen men have held the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title since it was brought into existence more than 15 years ago. To say... -
Sherdog Prospect Watch: Sergio Pettis
By: Yael Grauer
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When Sergio Pettis faces Tom McKenna at Legends of Fighting Championship 53 “Memoriam” on Friday at the 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis, a contract with the... -
The Bracket: UFC 125-Pound Tournament
By: Mike Fridley and Brian Knapp
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Team Alpha Male’s Joseph Benavidez and AMC Pankration’s Demetrious Johnson have punched their tickets to the Ultimate Fighting Championship... -
Technique of the Week: Trap-Door Armbar
By: Mike Fridley
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Millennia Jiu-Jitsu’s Romie Aram and Darrell Montague demonstrate the chop down in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week. -
The Turning Point: Johnson vs. McCall 2
By: Chris Nelson
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Three months later and here we are looking back on another meeting between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall. -
The Doggy Bag: The Big and Small Edition
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. In this edition, readers respond to a host... -
Beating The Odds: UFC on FX 3
By: Yael Grauer
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The battle between Scott Jorgensen and former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Eddie Wineland was voted onto the UFC on FX 3 main card by... -
Matches to Make After UFC on FX 3
By: Brian Knapp
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No one in South Florida did more to up their stock than Erick Silva. The Brazilian prospect was utterly electrifying in submitting respected AMA Fight Club representative... -
Video: UFC on FX 3 Post-Fight Press Conference
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Friday's UFC on FX 3 post-fight press conference can be viewed here. -
By the Numbers: UFC on FX 3
By: Tristen Critchfield
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Demetrious Johnson fought like a man with something to prove. In his first meeting with Ian McCall at UFC on FX 2 in March, many felt that he... -
Pictures: Cage Warriors 47
By: Mick Bower
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D.J. Linderman and Conor McGregor claimed the Cage Warriors heavyweight and featherweight titles at The Helix in Dublin. Mick Bower captured all... -
UFC on FX 3 ‘McCall vs. Johnson 2’ Preview
By: Tristen Critchfield
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Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson will settle their unfinished business in the UFC flyweight tournament semifinals on Friday in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. -
Pictures: Jackson's MMA Series 8
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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Joey Villasenor edged Donnie Liles in the main event of Jackson’s MMA Series 8 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque, N.M. Wilson... -
UFC on FX 3 Prelims: 5 Reasons to Watch
By: Mike Whitman
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Mike Pierce looks to rebound from a controversial split decision loss to Josh Koscheck, as he meets once-beaten Brazilian Carlos Eduardo Rocha. -
Josh Barnett’s Technique of the Week: Boston Crab
By: Mike Fridley
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and Jack May demonstrate the Boston crab in this edition of Sherdog.com's Technique of the Week. -
Viewpoint: Reviving the Brand
By: Tristen Critchfield
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Even with its new live format, “The Ultimate Fighter” brand needs fixing, or at the very least, tinkering. Tristen Critchfield weighs in. -
The Doggy Bag: The Lemonade Edition
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. In this edition of The Doggy Bag, readers... -
Beating The Odds: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 15’ Finale
By: Yael Grauer
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Mike Chiesa was not a popular pick to win the reality series began in March, but he proved the doubters wrong time and time again. -
Max Holloway: I’m in the UFC to Stay
By: TJ De Santis
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The UFC’s youngest fighter broke down his victory against Pat Schilling at “The Ultimate Fighter 15” Finale. -
Urijah Faber: ‘Barao’ More Dangerous than Dominick Cruz
By: TJ De Santis
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Urijah Faber talked with TJ De Santis following “The Ultimate Fighter 15” Finale in Las Vegas. -
Kenny Florian: ‘I Will Always Miss Fighting’
By: TJ De Santis
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Kenny Florian discusses “The Ultimate Fighter 15” Finale with Sherdog.com. -
Dominick Cruz: ‘TUF 15’ a Roller Coaster
By: TJ De Santis
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Dominick Cruz shared his experience on “The Ultimate Fighter 15” with Sherdog.com’s TJ De Santis. -
Matches to Make After ‘TUF 15’ Finale
By: Brian Knapp
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Mike Chiesa became the latest in a long line of prospective mixed martial artists to win “The Ultimate Fighter” competition, and he did so... -
By the Numbers: ‘TUF 15’ Finale
By: Tristen Critchfield
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Martin Kampmann can’t be counted out. Seemingly outmatched on the feet against a favored opponent, the resilient Dane added to his comeback... -
‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Finales: 5 Overlooked Moments
By: Brian Knapp
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Dustin Hazelett’s armbar and John Howard’s last-second knockout are among the under-the-radar memories the UFC’s reality show has provided.

