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Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham Awarded ‘Fighter of The Year’ Briscoe For Second Time

Posted on | October 12, 2011 | No Comments

Steve Cunningham receives his second Briscoe Award from John Di Santo. (Photo By: Gary Purfield)

 

Two time IBF Cruiserweight Champion of the World Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham became the first two time Briscoe Award winner, after receiving his second ‘Fighter Of The Year’ award, at the 4th Annual Briscoe Awards, which took place at the VBA Club in Port Richmond, PA, on Monday evening.

Cunningham, who was awarded the 2007 ‘Fighter of the Year’ Briscoe ahead of his December ‘08 ‘Fight of the Year’ nominated battle against Tomasz Adamek, was put forward for his second Briscoe after securing the IBF title for the second time, and won based on votes cast by boxing fans, boxing media, and the readers of the Web site PhillyBoxingHistory.com.

Speaking from his Philadelphia home earlier today Cunningham said, “Being voted Philly’s boxer of the year for 2010 means a lot to me.

I don’t get to fight at home and so my Philly fans don’t really get to see me fight, so to be recognized was special.

The event was great, a lot of people came out to show support.

I would like to thank John Di Santo, he works really hard keeping Philly’s boxing history alive and organizing the awards, I appreciate all that he does for Philly boxing.”

Also receiving Briscoe Awards on Monday were, Derek ‘Pooh’ Ennis and ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado, for their classic 12-round war, which received the ‘2010 Philly Fight of the Year’. Ennis won the fight, but both boxers rightly won the ‘Briscoe’.

Dhafir Smith won a special Briscoe Award for his ‘Upset of the Year’, for his magnificent victory over former world champion Jeff Lacy. Smith defied all odds by going onto Lacy’s own back yard to battle his way to a major upset victory.

Amateur star Damon Allen, Jr. won the ‘Everett Brothers Award’ which is presented by Eddie Everett and Mike Everett in the name of their deceased brother Tyrone and their family’s great boxing tradition.

Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-12-11)

Posted on | October 12, 2011 | No Comments

Edgar squarely in P4P discussion
ESPN (blog)
By Franklin McNeil Ed Mulholland for ESPN.com With a fourth-round TKO of Gray Maynard, Frankie Edgar sits among the best mixed martial artists. Just about everymixed martial arts pound-for-pound discussion begins with UFC middleweight champion 
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ESPN (blog)
MMA unleashed
Oman Tribune
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is becoming a popular combat sport which incorporates various different fighting styles including Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing, karate, wrestling, judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, amongst others. The core elements of MMA include 
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Jens Pulver embraces ‘Supremacy MMA
USA Today
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY As he watches his Supremacy MMA video-game character fight a grappler on TV, Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver admits that the atmosphere and details of the product have little to do with reality.. “I get more of a kick out of watching
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USA Today
Port Orchard’s Jonathan Moore fights for MMA bantamweight title on Saturday
Kitsap Sun
By Kitsap Sun staff (STEVE ZUGSCHWERDT/SPECIAL TO THE KITSAP SUN) Jonathan Moore, right, works with his trainer Bob Lawrence at the Full Circle Fight Club in preparation for Saturday’s Rumble at the Ridge MMA bantamweight title bout. 
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MMA fighters ‘shocked’ by Pedersen’s admitted killings
KATU
Friends of David “Joey” Pedersen in mixed martial arts circles said he seemed like a good person, and they never would have seen his alleged killing spree coming. Pedersen fought Scott Baker in July at the “Rumble in the Roseland 58”, and lost. 
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MMA: Brother of Strikeforce Fighter Gets Arrested for Being a Superhero
Bleacher Report
Not only does Fodor dress up in a mask and black muscle body suit with yellow stripes, he also carries around mace to supplement his mixed martial arts abilities; simple fighting techniques alone won’t be able to subdue all criminals, after all. Yes. 
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Kingsburg MMA fighter vying for NorCal title
Kingsburg Recorder
The Kingsburg mixed martial arts fighter will enter the ring Oct. 22 at Sierra Sport & Racquet Club in Fresno to vie for the title of Northern California cruiserweight champion. As Central Valley regional champion in the cruiserweight division (205 to 
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Mixed martial artist fights gender stereotypes
Boston Herald
By Christina Hickman / New Bedford Standard-Times WESTPORT — Soon-to-be professional mixed martial arts competitor Tisha Rodrigues fights gender stereotypes while, well, actually fighting. And now she will be spreading her story nationwide. 
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Spike TV hires VP of sports and multi-platform programming; touts “extensive 
MMATorch
Spike plans on continuing to be a home of live mixed martial arts events, and the press release states that their “extensive” plans for airing that content will be announced in the near future. It’s seen as an inevitability that Bellator Fighting 
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Joe Son, Early UFC Fighter & Austin Powers Villian, Suspect in Homicide
MMAFighting.com
By Mike Chiappetta Joe Son, an early mixed martial arts fighter who later had a memorable acting role in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, has been identified as a suspect in a death being investigated as a homicide at the Wasco State 
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Blogs
The Argument Overlooked: Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and Children 
By Staff
By: William Holmes “For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It’s not just a physical discipline.” -Brandon Lee.
BoxingInsider.com

 

Web
Badass MMA shirt alert | Fightlinker – UFC, Strikeforce, and Mixed 
It’s pretty rare to find MMA clothing that’s not an affront to fashion or humanity in general, so I just had to throw out some props to Nakama’s ‘fall line’ of t-shirts for 
www.fightlinker.com/badass-mma-shirt-alert

Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-11-11)

Posted on | October 12, 2011 | No Comments

10 MMA Rematches That Should Have Never Happened
Bleacher Report
There are times in the world of mixed martial arts where two fighters engaged in a pivotal match that would otherwise warrant an immediate rematch. Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva and the recently concluded Gray Maynard vs. Frankie Edgar trilogy are
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Bleacher Report  
Mixed martial artist fights gender stereotypes
SouthCoastToday.com
By CHRISTINA HICKMAN WESTPORT — Soon-to-be professional mixed martial arts competitor Tisha Rodrigues fights gender stereotypes while, well, actually fighting. And now she will be spreading her story nationwide. The 34-year-old was recently filmed for 
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Florian delays decision on fighting future
ESPN (blog)
“I am passionate about mixed martial arts, and I love being involved in this sport,” Florian said. “It is incredible to see how much MMA has grown and that, today, there are millions of people who enjoy the UFC as much as I do. “Everyone is asking what 
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MMA Community Fights To Knock Out Cancer
Business 2 Community
However, many members of the mixed martial arts community understand that when these months end the disease will still be present. To help knock out cancer MMA organizations and fighters are on a mission is to raise awareness about this horrible 
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On the eve of his fight against Fedor, Monson will teach seminar at Black 
The Times and Democrat (blog)
Monson will take on Emelianenko on Nov. 20. Saturday, he will teach a seminar at Summerville’s Black Force Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Fedor Emelianenko is considered by many to be the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all time. 
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“DH” Harry Smith serious about making a move to mixed martial arts (MMA)
Cageside Seats (blog)
by Sergio Hernandez on Oct 10, 2011 3:00 PM EDT in WWE I know we don’t really cover mixed martial arts (MMA) anymore here at CSS but this little knowledge nugget might be of interest to some of you. This past weekend I attended the UFC Fan Expo in 
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Exhausted Dana White: ‘I will [expletive] die’ making sure UFC gets to next level
MMAjunkie.com
“But the next year is going to be the real big year for mixed martial arts. Next year is going to be the real big year for MMA. Next year is the one that’s going to change everything and take it to the next level.” UFC on FOX 1 takes place Nov. 
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MMAjunkie.com
Meet Your Merchant: A martial arts ‘revolution’
Sierra Sun
By Jason Shueh Marc Cramer, owner of Revolution Athletics Fitness Center, is a former construction worker turned mixed martial arts and fitness coach expert. He said he hopes to offer a higher level of fitness to the community. 
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Injured Strikeforce heavyweight Shane Del Rosario shooting for 2012 return to MMA
MMAmania.com
Undefeated after eleven professional fights, he was slated to take on fellow undefeated ex-Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier this past June in a clash between two of MMA’s top heavyweight prospects. On April 14 earlier this year, another driver crossed 
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Web
Mike Swick details Thailand beef with Tiger Muay Thai & MMA 
Mike Swick and Roger Huerta recently had a falling out with the Tiger Muay Thai and MMA gym in Phuket, Thailand. In an extensive post on the UG, Swick 
www.mixedmartialarts.com/…/Mike-Swick-details-Thailand-be…

BERNARD HOPKINS WORKOUT QUOTES

Posted on | October 11, 2011 | No Comments

Hopkins-Dawson Letterhead Live on PPV


 

 

BERNARD HOPKINS, WBC & Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion

 

“Being 46 and sexy with the body of a 25-year-old?  I think that is pretty impressive.

 

“I can predict I will win this fight.  How I win will come out this Saturday night.

 

“I want the best Chad Dawson on Saturday night.

 

“He has to come out in character and not be the Dawson that he has been for many of his fights.  The name doesn’t match the last three or four outcomes.  When you have the name ‘Bad’ and you’re not Michael Jackson, you have to be able to own that.  They call me ‘The Executioner’ for a reason.

 

“I have no problem putting the title on the line.  This is what I do.

 

“I don’t know if Dawson is hungry.  He says he is.

 

“The past is the past and tomorrow is unknown.  On Saturday night, I want to put another page in the history book of my career.

 

“If I am still going to compete and be the best in the division, and part of the conversation of the best in boxing, then this fight is the next step.

 

“Every now and then an athlete comes along and does something different than those before him or her.  It takes guts to be different.

 

“I don’t go into camp needing to lose 20-30 pounds.  I don’t need to get into physical shape.  I am a health and wellness guy.  This is part of my lifestyle.  It is automatic to me to be ready to fight.  My engine is always running.

 

“It takes me a round or two until I know exactly what I have to do in a fight.  You can’t overstudy a test, so your natural instincts have to be your guide.  The great athletes always adjust.  I don’t care what sport it is, only an elite athlete can do that.

 

“You have to be strong.  It’s easy for me to look at adversity and temptation and not even have an urge.  It isn’t a struggle.  That isn’t me.  That is part of my longevity.

 

“The difference in this fight is that I am fighting Chad Dawson who has plenty of credentials.  He believes he is the guy to beat me.  I have to win to prove him wrong.  The problem is whether or not he means what he believes.

 

“I am a pretty good dancer, but if my dance partner steps on my feet, it will make me look bad.  If Dawson is ready to dance, then it will be a good fight.  It could be the ‘Fight of the Year.’

 

“I am knocking on the door of being the oldest ‘Fighter of the Year’ ever.  I have a chance to seal that deal this Saturday night on pay-per-view.

 

“I always have a motivation.  Something to push me to win and that motivation is to become the oldest ‘Fighter of the Year.’  It puts pressure on the writers, 90 percent of whom are 40 and up.  I want to put a bug in their ear that I am trying to make history on that front.

 

“I never operate well when I am the favorite in a fight.  I like being the underdog.  I think that is the reason a lot of people want to watch.  I am not surprised I am the underdog.

 

“This is a new movement in my career.  Am I the underdog because of my age or  because of my resume?  It must be my age, because I know can’t be the resume.

 

“I am 12-1 against southpaws, arugably 13-0 with the Calzaghe fight.  I am a right handed fighter which is death to a southpaw.

 

“I am fighting someone taller than me for the first time in almost 10 years.

 

“I might have little in my favor, but I will win on Saturday night.”

 

 

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions

 

“As every fight goes by, I think Hopkins gets better and better and is demonstrating to everyone that he is going to be around a long time.

 

“Bernard Hopkins has faced them all.  He has fought every style, every adversity.  Everything they put in front of him, he leaps over.  He is our bionic man.

 

“You have to look up to Hopkins and what he is doing at his age.

 

“The beauty about Hopkins is that fighters usually have one, maybe two styles.  He has a plan C, D and E.

 

“Hopkins is able to adapt to any style.  He is a chameleon in the ring and that is dangerous for any opponent.

 

“It doesn’t surprise me that Hopkins wants to fight the best.  He is the best that I faced in my career.”

 

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“Believe It Or Not!: Hopkins vs. Dawson” is a 12-round bout for Hopkins’ WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Championship Titles taking place on Saturday, Oct. 15 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.  The event is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T and Ripley’s Believe It or Not.  In addition to this championship main event showdown, the televised pay-per-view undercard will also featureAntonio DeMarco vs. Jorge Linares in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Lightweight World Title,Kendall Holt vs. Danny Garcia in 12-round bout for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Title andPaulie Malignaggi vs. Orlando Lora in a 10-round welterweight bout.  DeMarco vs. Linares is presented in association with Teiken Promotions.

Tickets for Hopkins vs. Dawson, priced at $300, $150, $75 and $25, are on sale now and are available for purchase online at www.staplescenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800) 745-3000and at the STAPLES Center box office.

Injured Chris Avalos off Saturday’s show in Panama

Posted on | October 11, 2011 | No Comments


TOTOWA, N.J. (October 11, 2011) – A hand injury suffered during training camp has forced world-rated super bantamweight Chris Avalos(19-1, 15 KOs) to withdraw from his scheduled fight Saturday night in Panama.

The 21-year-old Avalos, who is the WBO Inter-Continental champion, was slated to face Nehomar Cermeno at Roberto Duran Arena in Panama City. Avalos is rated among the top 12 contenders in all four major governing organizations (WBO #4, WBA #7, IBF #10 and WBC #12).

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www.GaryShawProductions for more information about Chris Avalos.

Resentful Ricky Morton out to settle score with Kevin Nash

Posted on | October 11, 2011 | No Comments


‘AWE Wrestling: Night Of The Legends’ PPV

Saturday night in Virginia

 

FISHERSVILLE, Virginia (October 11, 2011) – A resentful Ricky Morton, one half of The Rock-n-Roll Express, will be out to settle the score Saturday night against his bitter rival, Kevin Nash, in featured match of the “AWE Wrestling: Night Of The Legends” Pay-Per-View show, live from Augusta Expo in Fishersville, Virginia.

 

“Big Sexy” Nash, a former WWE and WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and his mystery tag-team partner will battle former three-time NWA Tag Team Champions, The Rock-n-Roll Express, Morton and Robert Gibson, in order to finally settle their decade-oldwar of words between Morton and Nash in front of a live national television/Internet audience and a packed live house in Virginia.

 

“I am the real Outlaw,” Morton claimed. “This is between me and Nash. Robert and I have been partners for 30 years – we’re the longest running tag team ever — but Robert wasn’t there 10 years or so ago when this started with Nash. Robert is an innocent bystander but, right or wrong, we stand together.

 

“The situation coming up, well, Nash is a seven-foot monster who is in better shape than he was 20 years ago. But so am I. Along the way, my hat is off to him, he has made millions of dollars, but we paved the way for him to do that. We didn’t have big contracts or make money off action figures. When it was time for that, they got rid of The Rock-n-Roll Express. Hey, I understand this business. My daddy was a wrestler, and I’ve been in it my whole life. This is going to be the biggest night in wrestling history with all of the old boys on this card. We’re giving people a show like they haven’t seen in their lives. We’ve sold tickets to people from four different countries and 22 states.

 

“This show is for every independent promoter and wrestler to show their ability again to the world. Everybody forgot about us when they got rid of old wrestlers, but there are still a lot of wrestling fans out there that still like us. It’s not old-school, or young-school; it’s about doing it the right way. It’s not about me winning or losing, but giving 100-percent of what I got.”

 

The Awesome Wrestling Entertainment (AWE) superstar event will be available for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, AT & T and Verizon in the United States, as well as Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. The broadcast will also be available live on an Internet pay-per-view basis at www.AWEonPPV.comand www.GFL.TV.

 

Legendary warrior Terry Funk takes on his protégé, former ECW superstar Tommy Dreamer, to determine who the true King of Hardcore wrestling is in 2011. A two-time ECW and NWA heavyweight champion, the ageless Funk is a Hall of Famer in several organizations who has mentored Dreamer for many years. Dreamer is a 14-time WWF/WWE Hardcore Champion and two-time ECW world title-holderwho’d like nothing better than to send his mentor into retirement.

 

Hated Arab-American oil magnate, Mohammad Akbar is the target on his back for American flag-waving, 2 X 4 wielding “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan.

 

Other wrestlers among the 30 all-stars being showcased at the AWE Legends event include three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page (“DDP”),Fit FinlayAmy “Lita” Dumas, and Perry Saturn, who will be making the most significant comeback in wrestling history, nine-years out of the ring, against dangerous enforcer CW Anderson.

 

WWE and WCW title-holder Fit Finlay throws-down with 21-year-old rising-star and the AWE Heavyweight prospect, “Loose Cannon” Alex Silva, who’ll have “Nature Boy” Buddy Landelworking his corner.

 

Also on this action-packed Awesome Wrestling Entertainment (AWE) card are former World Tag Team Champion and “Four Horsemen” member, Tully Blanchard with BabydollMidnight Express, Ivan KoloffTommy “Wildfire” Rich and Sonjay Dutt squares-off against Jamin Olivencia on the action-packed

 

All wrestlers and matches are subject to change.

 

Ringside tickets are already sold-out but $20.00 general admission tickets are available to purchase at The Augusta Expo (540.337.2552), Crossroads Music in Staunton (540.885.3612 and Waynesboro(540.943.3613), or order on line at www.awesomewrestlingentertainment.com.

 

Go on line to www.awesomewrestlingentertainment.com for additional show information and to sign-up to watch the event on the Internet. Contact your pay-per-view provider to order “AWE Wrestling: Night Of The Legends.”

 

Awesome Wrestling Entertainment is “Made in the USA.”

CHAD DAWSON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES

Posted on | October 11, 2011 | No Comments


 

CHAD DAWSON, Former World Champion

 

“We have a great game plan. I don’t see Bernard getting past it.

 

“I am excited for Saturday night.  I have been waiting for this.  I am ready to show the world I am still ‘Bad’ Chad Dawson.

 

“I don’t think this [Hopkins] is more of a challenge than Pascal.  Pascal fell into Bernard Hopkins’ game plan.  He fell right into it.  Everyone knows Pascal is a four-round fighter.  I was looking for a knockout victory against Pascal.  He didn’t really beat me.  I beat myself.

 

“Pascal is definitely a fight I want after this one.  I want to avenge that loss.  I want to be the undisputed light heavyweight champion when it is all said and done.

 

“I don’t want to give too much [of my game plan] away.  I need to stay busy and not let Hopkins do what he does when he goes in with the razzle dazzle moves.

 

“I want to show I have a stiff jab.  I want to break Hopkins down. I am going to be smart.  I want to be a master boxer.  It is about going out and showing your skills.

 

“I am fortunate to be back with trainer John Scully.  He has corrected anything going on with me in my past fights.  He knows me better than any trainer.  I have worked with him the longest.

 

“I can turn it on when I want to and that is something John Scully brings out of me.

 

“This is my time to shine.  Scully is going to make a difference.  The last two or three fights, I haven’t truly been myself.  I know I put the work in.  I am at my best when Scully is with me.

 

“Winky Wright keeps telling me that I earned this spot.  He says, ‘You’re not here because Bernard is looking for an easy fight.  You’re here because you earned this.

 

“It is a great feeling to be in the spotlight and have the opportunity to fight at STAPLES Center on pay-per-view in front of the world.

 

“This is exciting.  I am going to be in the same arena where Kobe plays.  This is what every fighter dreams of.  I am blessed to be in this position and I am happy to be here.

 

“I have always been quiet.  I have four brothers and they are all quiet.  I don’t brag.  No matter what fortune or fame comes my way.  I will always be humble.  People always tell me to talk trash.  If I do that, then I am stepping out of my character.

 

“I am in great shape.  I had a great training camp.  I had great sparring partners.  I am ready.

 

“I will be a problem for Bernard and I think he knows that.”

 

 

GARY SHAW, President and CEO of Gary Shaw Productions

 

“We have been chasing Hopkins for a solid three years.  Saturday night, Chad will get his wish and Bernard won’t.”

 

# # #

 

Believe It Or Not!: Hopkins vs. Dawson” is a 12-round bout for Hopkins’ WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Championship Titles taking place on Saturday, Oct. 15 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. and will beproduced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.  The event is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T and Ripley’s Believe It or Not.  In addition to this championship main event showdown, the televised pay-per-view undercard will also feature Antonio DeMarco vs. Jorge Linares in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Lightweight World Title, Kendall Holt vs. Danny Garcia in 12-round bout for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Title and Paulie Malignaggi vs. Orlando Lora in a 10-round welterweight bout.  DeMarco vs. Linares is presented in association with Teiken Promotions.

Tickets for Hopkins vs. Dawson, priced at $300, $150, $75 and $25, are on sale now and are available for purchase online at www.staplescenter.comwww.ticketmaster.com or via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800)745-3000.  Tickets are also available at STAPLES Center box office.

 

UFC/STRIKEFORCE NEWSLETTER (9-11-11)

Posted on | October 11, 2011 | No Comments

 

Jones and Machida Battle For The Light Heavyweight Title In Toronto – Tix This Week
205-lb. champ Jon Jones returns to the Octagon to face former titleholder Lyoto Machida – plus, Minotauro Nogueira looks to avenge his 2008 loss when he takes on Frank Mir, and Tito Ortiz battles Rogerio Nogueira! UFC 140 Presented by TapouT – Saturday, Dec. 10 live at Air Canada Centre in Toronto – UFC Fight Club Presale starts Thursday at 10am ET

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