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26 Jan 2010
DVD Review: UFC 98 – Evans vs. Machida

Martin Smith takes a look at the DVD release of UFC 98, featuring a great main event for the UFC light heavyweight title between Rashad Evans and Brazilian challenger Lyoto Machida!

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26 Jan 2010
DVD Review: UFC 97 – Redemption

Martin Smith recaps UFC 97 on DVD featuring Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites and Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua!

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22 Jan 2010
DVD Review: UFC 96 – Jackson vs. Jardine

Martin Smith reviews the DVD release of UFC 96 featuring a main event between Keith Jardine and Quinton Jackson.

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19 Jan 2010
DVD Review: UFC 94 – St-Pierre vs. Penn 2

A solid main event and an intriguing undercard helps UFC 94 to remain one of the most memorable UFC PPV’s in recent times, says Martin Smith.

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18 Jan 2010
DVD Review: UFC The Ultimate Fighter – United States vs. United Kingdom

It’s Team UK vs. Team USA in the UFC – check out Martin Smith’s review of UFC’s ‘The Ultimate Fighter – United States vs. United Kingdom’ DVD.

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1 Jan 2010
MMA Review of 2009 – a look back at Brock Lesnar, Kimbo Slice, UFC TV deals and more

With 2010 upon us, we thought we’d share with you our favourite moments from the MMA scene in 2009.

MMA enjoyed huge success throughout the year, with several fighters going on to become world class athletes. The highlights were endless – Team UK impressed during season nine of The Ultimate Fighter, Kimbo Slice made his UFC debut, Dan Hardy sent shockwaves through the welterweight division, Team England impressed in the M1 Challenge and Affliction suffered in similar fashion to the PRIDE organisation.

One thing is for sure however, it was an awesome year to be an MMA fan…

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28 Nov 2009
UFC – Ross Pearson exclusive: “It totally changed my life upside down really”

The chance of representing your country in one of the most talked about reality series in MMA history is something that every young fighter dreams of. For eight guys from the UK, the chance became a reality as four of the country’s top lightweights and welterweights squared up to eight of America’s finest in one of the fiercely contested series of the show.

To win the show would have been a dream come true. For Ross Pearson, he did more than dream.

After defeating good friend Andre Winner by unanimous decision, the Sunderland lad earned himself a contract with the UFC and a six figure…

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18 Nov 2009
UFC – Randy Couture entertains fans at book signing

After beating Brandon Vera at UFC 105, Randy Couture appeared at Manchester’s Hard Rock Cafe to sign copies of his new book for hundreds of fans.

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15 Nov 2009
WINS FOR COUTURE, BISPING, HARDY – UFC 105 AS IT HAPPENED

The UFC rocked the M.E.N. Arena on Saturday as UFC 105 took place in front of a sellout crowd in Manchester.

A lively crowd saw wins for British fighters Michael Bisping and Dan Hardy, while Randy Couture earned a unanimous points decision win over Brandon Vera, although iFight365 – like many others – scored the fight differently.

Read on for Martin Smith’s recap of UFC 105 from cageside in Manchester as it happened on Saturday for full results and coverage of both the televised and prelim bouts, and don’t forget you can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/ifight365…

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14 Nov 2009
UFC 105 – Brits ready for war in Manchester

With less than twenty four hours to go before UFC 105, thousands of MMA fans have descended on to the Manchester to follow their favourite fighters in action.

Dozens of fight posters brace the city’s billboards and the pre-fight nerves have spilled over to fans and fighters alike in the build-up to tomorrow night. It is certain to be one of the most exciting nights in UK MMA history.

The main event fighters certainly need no introduction. Randy Couture is a UFC Hall of Famer, a multi-time champion and one of the pioneers for the sport throughout the world…

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13 Nov 2009
UFC – Georges St-Pierre talks UFC 105, hints at participation at 2012 Olympics

With Dan Hardy and Mike Swick colliding at UFC 105, Georges St-Pierre gives his thoughts on who he believes will come out victorious on Saturday night.

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13 Nov 2009
UFC Exclusive – Michael Bisping talks Kang, Henderson and the growth of UK MMA

Prior to Friday’s weigh ins ahead of UFC 105, we spoke to Michael Bisping on his fight with Denis Kang and much more…

First of all Mike, how excited are you for this Saturday?
Words can’t describe how excited I am for it. A – it’s in my hometown and B – it’s my first fight back after coming off a loss, so I’m very excited to fight and I want to get back to winning ways sharpish.

Bit of pressure fighting in your hometown then?
I suppose there’s always an extra bit of pressure fighting in your hometown, but I tend to perform better with that pressure so I’m looking forward…

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12 Nov 2009
UFC Exclusive – Denis Kang talks Bisping, PRIDE and Anderson Silva

Martin Smith talks exclusively to Denis Kang ahead of UFC 105 this Saturday night where Kang faces Michael Bisping.