Friday Links: Alves-Howard UFC 124, UFC 125 On New Year’s Day, Good-Askren Bellator 33

A few links from our friends to help those last few hours of the work week fly by.
FIGHT! Photo Gallery: UFC 118 Edgar vs. Penn 2 | FIGHT! Magazine
Thiago Alves takes on John Howard at UFC 124 in Montreal | Cage Potato
UFC 125 takes place on New Year’s day at the MGM Grand Garden Arena [...]

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Trainer: James Toney Will Be Two-Sport Athlete With Or Without The UFC

“They might have won the battle, but the war ain’t over yet.”
That’s the word from John Arthur, James Toney’s trainer of 12 years. Despite barely putting up a fight against Randy Couture at UFC 118, James Toney’s camp says they are not done with MMA. Whether or not they’re done with the UFC is a [...]

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Chael Sonnen Says Anderson Silva Rematch Happens on New Year’s Day Or Super Bowl Weekend

“There’s absolutely going to be a sequel. Part two is tentatively scheduled for New Year’s weekend, it may take place Super Bowl weekend. Either way, it will be in Vegas. Last time I defeated the myth, this time I’m gonna defeat the man…. The only thing [that's going to be] different is that I’m [...]

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Frank Mir Has ‘Every Advantage’ Against Mirko Cro Cop At UFC 119

“I think Crocop is still the same individual we saw in PRIDE. I think a lot of guys have seen enough tape on him to know that if you walk away from him or stand there in front of him you could be in for a dangerous night because he still has the same leg [...]

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Inside MMA 436 Preview: NY State Assemblyman Bob Reilly Wants Violence Removed From MMA

Fighting Words with Mike Straka airs tonight HDNet at 8:30 PM ET followed by Inside MMA at 9PM ET.
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Eric Paulson Thinks Brock Lesnar’s Size Will Be A Problem For Cain Velasquez

Eric Paulson, one of Brock Lesnar’s trainers, talks to FightHubTV.com about Brock Lesnar’s last title fight against Shane Carwin and his upcoming fight against Cain Velasquez. Paulson seems to recognize just how dangerous Cain can be on the feet, but also thinks Brock’s size is going to give him problems. Transcription via MMA Mania:
“What Brock [...]

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ESPN MMA Live 120: UFC 118 Recap, Frankie Edgar, Chael Sonnen, MC Hammer

On this week’s edition of ESPN MMA Live, Jon Anik and crew recap UFC 118, Frankie Edgar joins the show to talk about his successful lightweight title defense against BJ Penn and Chael Sonnen talks about his rematch with Anderson Silva. Also, MC Hammer stops by to talk about his venture into MMA management.
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Bellator 27 Results & Recap

Bellator 27 took place earlier this evening at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. Bellator featherweight champ Joe Soto put his title on the line against season two featherweight tournament winner, Joe Warren. Three bantamweight tournament opening round bouts also took place.
Results and recap after the jump.

Official Recap
SAN ANTONIO, TX. (September 2, 2010) — Bellator [...]

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Joe Warren’s Comeback KO Against Joe Soto At Bellator 27

For the entire first round in their Bellator featherweight title fight, Joe Soto picked apart Joe Warren on the feet. The same can’t be said for the second. Warren rocked Soto early and finished him off moments later with a knee to the face and a left hand to the jaw. Quite the come-from-behind victory [...]

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Bellator 27 Weigh-In Results

The Bellator 27 weigh-ins took place earlier this evening in San Antonio, Texas.
All fighters made weight.
The weigh-in results:

Joe Soto (144.8) vs. Joe Warren (143.6)
Travis Reddinger (135) vs. Ulysses Gomez (135.2)
Zach Makovsky (134.4) vs. Nick Mamalis (135.8)
Bryan Goldsby (135.8) vs. Ed West (135)
Andrew Craig (184) vs. Rodrigo Pinheiro (185)
Aaron Barringer (154.4) [...]

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UFC 118 ‘Edgar vs. Penn 2′ Fighter Payouts

The MSAC has released the fighter salaries for UFC 118. Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional undisclosed discretionary bonuses, pay-per-view revenue sharing bonuses or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also [...]

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KJ Noons: Nick Diaz Is A ‘Trash-Talking, Pot-Smoking Chump’

“I already got one up on Nick. I beat the crap out of the guy. He’s had a good run, and there’s a lot of build-up for this rematch. We’ve both improved, this is a different weight class now, he’s gotten better, I’ve gotten better…it’s a different situation. But at the end of the day, [...]

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Karo Parisyan Granted Another Shot In The UFC, Likely Against Dennis Hallman At UFC 123

Despite Dana White’s declaration that Karo Parisyan had burned his last bridge with the UFC last year, Parisyan has been given another chance in the organization. According to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, Parisyan will return to the Octagon at UFC 123, likely against Dennis Hallman.
Less than a year after Dana White tweeted that Karo Parisyan [...]

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WEC 52: Urijah Faber vs. Takeya Mizugaki, Brian Bowles vs. Wagnney Fabiano

A pair of former WEC champions are expected to compete at WEC 52 on Nov. 11.
Former featherweight champ Urijah Faber was supposed to make his bantamweight debut last month against Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 50, but a knee injury suffered in training forced Faber to withdraw from the card. Rather than find a new opponent [...]

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Dana White Confirms Fedor Emelianenko Will Be Included In Season Two Of Spike TV’s ‘Best Of Pride’

Here’s Dana White at a recent Q&A confirming Fedor Emelianenko will be featured in season two of Spike TV’s “Best of Pride” series. It’s a little unusual considering the Zuffa typically makes it a point not to promote other organization’s fighters, and well, Fedor never lost or even looked bad in PRIDE, so it’s not [...]

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