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May 17th 2013

UFC vet Kelly facing jail on drug charges

Former UFC fighter Paul Kelly has been convicted by a court in his native Liverpool of conspiracy to supply narcotics.According to Liverpool Crown Court, Kelly and Christopher St John McGirr are guilty of controlling the supply of Class A drugs, mainly heroin.The prosecution said that Kelly and the second defendant supplied drugs of “notably pure” quality and...
May 17th 2013

Jacare evasive on subject of fighting Anderson Silva

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza makes his UFC debut this weekend in his native Brazil.The X-Gym athlete promises to put on a show on Saturday but is hesitant to talk about making a run for the title, because it is held by friend and team mate Anderson Silva.Today Jacare confessed he needs to make changes in his style due the debut...
May 17th 2013

Hacran Dias cites "strength and boxing" as keys to beat Lentz

Hacran Dias is ready and confident to face Nik Lentz at UFC on FX 8, in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catariana, tomorrow night.To beat the opponent, he is relying on “boxing, strength and wrestling” – three things he has worked to sharpen after Lentz replaced original opponent Manny Gamburyan.“I managed to maintain the same training after the replacement. They are...
May 17th 2013

Family troubles behind Caraway's strong anti-marijuana stance

Brian Caraway has explained why he so heavily criticized marijuana users yesterday following the announcement that Pat Healy had lost his UFC 159 bonuses after testing positive for the recreational substance.$65,000 of Healy’s lost bonuses passed to Caraway, who would have been Submission of the Night winner had it not been for Healy. Caraway raised eyebrows with a...
May 17th 2013

Dan Henderson selling TUF 9 Range Rover

Dan Henderson is selling the Range Rover he was given by the UFC for his coaching role on The Ultimate Fighter season nine.His rival coach on the season, Michael Bisping, was also given one of the vehicles, which were heavily upgraded by the team at STRUT, modification specialists.STRUT is based in San Clemente, California  and produces "trendsetting and distinctive...
May 17th 2013

What's in a word? Diaz suspended following 'f-g' tweet

Nate Diaz has been issued an indefinite suspension by the UFC and is under an “internal investigation” following his use of the word ‘fag’ to describe Brian Caraway yesterday.Diaz aimed the insult at Caraway following Caraway’s receipt of bonus money which had originally been Pat Healy’s until Healy’s post-UFC 159 drug test came back positive for...
May 17th 2013

Luke Rockhold 'confident' he can finish Belfort

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold arrives in the UFC this weekend with great expectations on him.Have his wins over Ronaldo Jacare, Keith Jardine and Tim Kennedy prepared him for a tough debut against Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 8? We will find out on Saturday. “I am prepared for a five-round battle. I train for that but its not my main...
May 17th 2013

Tonight: The Voice vs Dana White

Billed as “the most personal and candid” interview that the UFC president has ever done, ’The Voice vs. Dana White’ will premiere tonight on AXS TV.“From the first question, Dana opened and gave me an extremely candid, personal and revealing interview the likes of which he has never done before,” says host Michael Schiavello.“To see such a powerful and...
May 16th 2013

Tibau: "The pain of starvation is something horrible"

Gleison Tibau is declaring himself to be ‘Tibau 2.0’ as he heads into the next stage of his career. An infamously large lightweight, Tibau is notorious for cutting huge amounts of weight. Usually he is considerably larger than his opponent on fight night, but the advantage comes at a price.“The pain of starvation is something horrible,” he says with the air...
May 16th 2013

Official: Vera confirms return to heavyweight, Rothwell fight

Brandon Vera has confirmed that he is returning to the heavyweight division with a fight against ‘Big’ Ben Rothwell.The fight will take place at UFC 164 and will be Vera’s first fight at heavyweight since losing to Fabricio Werdum in London, England at UFC 85.“I wanted to let y'all know it is conformed I am fighting Big Ben Rothwell on Aug 31st @UFC 164 @...