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16 Feb 2010
Wanderlei Silva Doesn’t Think Michael Bisping Has Knockout Power

Wanderlei Silva enters into this weekend’s UFC 110 event in desperate need of a victory as he has gone an underwhelming 1-3 in his current run in the Octagon and raised questions as to whether he may be past his prime. As he prepares to face Michael Bisping in the co-main event of the night in his debut fight at 185 pounds, Silva spoke to GracieMag about his preparations as well as his lack of concern regarding his opponent’s power punching;
“This is a new time in my life. I’m hungry. …

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11 Feb 2010
Michael Bisping Claims “Rampage” Has Him Beating Silva Easily

We’re pretty damn excited about the upcoming February 20th tilt between Michael Bisping and Wanderlei Silva, after all, both guys like to bring it standing and due to the whole ‘TUF’ vs. ‘old school Pride’ backdrop, it’s been marked on our calendar for a while. It would kind of suck if the bout ends in 20 seconds, but that’s a risk you run in a sport where someone’s brain can be introduced to a kick, before you’ve even had a chance to crack a beer.
Silva’s long time foe, Quinton “Rampage” …

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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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22 Dec 2009
UFC – Bisping, Hardy UFC 105 bouts to air on UK TV this Christmas

Dan Hardy and Michael Bisping’s UFC 105 wins are to be screened on UK terrestrial network television this holiday season.

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17 Nov 2009
UFC – Quotes from Bisping, Hardy and White from UFC 105 post-fight press conference

More fallout from UFC 105, with post-fight quotes from Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy, Dana White, Ross Pearson and more.

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15 Nov 2009
UFC 105 – Post-show press conference and interviews with Couture, Bisping, Hardy and more

Watch video footage from Saturday night’s UFC 105 press conference as well as interviews with some of the winners in Manchester.

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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 – Bisping to beat favourite Kang in Manchester

BetUS.com’s Tim Furious says Michael Bisping must fend off Denis Kang tonight in Manchester to last in the UFC.

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14 Nov 2009
UFC 105 – Swick vs. Hardy, Bisping vs. Kang betting picks

Paddy Power’s Rob Dore previews Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy and Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang at UFC 105 on Saturday night.

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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 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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13 Nov 2009
UFC 105 – Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang picks

BetUS.com’s Nick Meyer previews Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang at UFC 105 tomorrow night.