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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans may have provided a sneak peek into the trash talk that will lead up to their UFC 114 bout during their UFC 96 post-fight staredown and the entire season of The Ultimate Fighter that saw them serve as coaches, but Evans has fired the first shot in the pre-fight verbal warfare since the bout was officially signed.
Evans spoke to Fight Hype and weighed in on some weighty issues that Jackson may be having leading into their bout;
“He’s in the UK right now training. He’s …
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Lightweight champion BJ Penn dominated Diego Sanchez en route to a fifth-round TKO at UFC 107 on Saturday night.
Sanchez, who had never been stopped before, was simply outgunned and outmatched. He did not complain when the one-sided fight was finally halted due to a massive gash on his forehead.
Penn (15-5-1) was cool and calm, blunting Sanchez’s attacks while using his superior striking to punish the challenger. When Sanchez came forward, Penn made him pay. The Hawaiian used his agility and balance to stuff Sanchez’s takedown attempts before a pumped-up crowd…
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It seems as if no matter what Jon Fitch does, he always ends up as an afterthought in the UFC. His only sin in recent years has been a loss to Georges St. Pierre, and even that fight earned him a ton of respect from hardcore UFC fans because of the way he battled for five rounds against a superior athlete and striker.
But luckily for Fitch, the UFC has kept him on the main card of UFC 107 in Memphis, Tennessee on Saturday, albeit against a lesser opponent in Mike Pierce. Fitch was originally scheduled to take on Ricardo Almeida and then a rematch with Thiago Alves that would have been an explosive fight, but instead he will have to settle for what could be a…
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship gives fight fans another event full of MMA betting value. UFC 107 is being held at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee this Saturday night, with a battle for the lightweight title headlining the card.
B.J. Penn (-300) vs. Diego Sanchez (+220)
Penn is a future Hall of Famer and is considered amongst the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. He’s settled into the lightweight division after struggling against bigger opponents at 170 pounds. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert proved he belonged at 155 pounds with an impressive submission win over Kenny Florian in his most…
