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      HeavyMMA.com interviews King Mo

      August 19, 2010 /

      Check out this exclusive interview that Jeremy Botter of HeavyMMA.com did with fighter King Mo.

      HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 17: Undefeated Light Heavyweight contender 'King Mo' Lawal attends the CBS' Strikeforce MMA Fighters Open Media Workout on March 17, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

      Heavy.com: You’re headlining the first-ever Strikeforce event in Texas, a place where you spent a lot of time growing up. How much influence did the state have on your upbringing.

      King Mo: I claim Texas as my home, but I’m pretty much from the South. I traveled to a lot of places but I did spent a lot of time in Texas. My upbringing comes from my Momma, who was a single parent. She raised me to be a hard-working, smart and intelligent kid.

      Heavy.com: When did you start watching MMA?

      King Mo: I started watching it my sophomore year. It had been around for awhile, but the thing is that I never saw it until one time I saw it at Blockbuster. I rented it, and after that I just started renting all of them. I had this one friend who had bootleg stuff, so I started watching some of the bootlegs of these vale tudo fights he had from Brazil and from Japan. And after that I just fell in love with it.

      Read the rest of the interview here.

      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

      Anderson Silva, Matt Hughes top UFC 117 payroll

      August 17, 2010 /
      PHILADELPHIA - AUGUST 08: Anderson Silva celebrates after defeating Forrest Griffin during their light heavyweight bout at UFC 101: Declaration at the Wachovia Center on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

      Nate Lawson of HeavyMMA.com breaks down the payroll from UFC 117 and surprise, surprise, Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes walked away with the most dough from the event.

      Anderson Silva’s fifth round submission victory over Chael Sonnen in the main event of UFC 117 earned the middleweight champion some walking around money.

      According to the California State Athletic Commission, Silva netted $200,000 for his efforts earlier this month. Matt Hughes and Jon Fitch each earned a nice paycheck as well, bringing in $200,000 and $108,000, respectively.

      No other fighter brought in six-figures for their efforts in Oakland.

      Main event loser Chael Sonnen’s payday was quite a bit weaker after the submission loss in a fight he was clearly winning. The middleweight top contender brought in $35,000, while co-main event loser Thiago Alves earned $60,000, and Roy Nelson took home $15,000 for a 15 minute beating at the hands of Junior dos Santos.

      The full payroll from UFC 117 reached to just over 1 million dollars and can be found below.

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      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

      WEC Bantamweight No. 1 Contender Joseph Benavidez chats with The Scores Report

      August 16, 2010 /

      A year ago, few knew who Joseph Benavidez was. Even the hardcore MMA fans knew little about the 5-foot-4, 135-pound bantamweight that trains out of Ultimate Fitness in Sacramento, California.

      On Aug. 9, 2009, Benavidez suffered his lone loss of his career to Dominick Cruz and since then has rattled off back-to-back wins, including a second round submission win over Miguel Torres on March 6 that put him on the map.

      Now, with the MMA eye clearly on him, Benavidez looks to avenge his loss to Cruz this Wednesday at WEC 50 when he challenges Cruz for the WEC Bantamweight title from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event can be seen live on Versus starting at 9PM ET.

      I got the chance to speak to Benavidez and ask him about his title match, having his teammate Urijah Faber drop down to his weight class, and his sponsorship with AMP.

      The Scores Report: Joseph, thanks for your time. I know you have a busy schedule.

      Joseph Benavidez: Not a problem.

      TSR: Tell me about when you found out you were getting the title fight and a chance to face Cruz again.

      JB: I kind of felt like I was going to get the fight after I beat Miguel Torres and shortly after the WEC 48 Pay-Per-View event, I found out I was getting it. It was 50-50 at one point but I knew I deserved the fight and I pleaded my case some what and the WEC made their choice to have the rematch and the feeling was just unreal. Becoming champion is the reason most people fight and I felt like I took the right steps to get this opportunity. I remember when I got the contract to sign, I had this feeling that I was going to become champion. That really means everything to me. My goal is to be the best and the hardware will be cool to have, but the recognition that you are the best in the world is really what I am after. When I win that fight, my name will be in history forever.”

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      Cro Cop Filipovic will replace Antonio Nogueira at UFC 119

      August 16, 2010 /
      MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 21: A pensive Mirko Cro Cop of Croatia walks to the octagon before fighting Gabriel Gonzaga of USA in a Heavyweight bout of the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Manchester Evening News Arena on April 21, 2007 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gary M. Prior/Getty Images)

      Nate Lawson of HeavyMMA.com has the scoop on Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic replacing Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 119:

      UFC 119’s main event is undergoing a big change.

      According to “Fighters Only”, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been forced out of his UFC 119 bout with Frank Mir. The replacement is allegedly already in place, as Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will step in to face the former UFC heavyweight champion.

      Filipovic is coming off an impressive submission victory over striking sensation Pat Barry at UFC 115, while Mir is several months removed from his UFC 111 knockout loss to Shane Carwin. However, the bout has yet to be finalized by the promotion.

      UFC 119 is set for Indianapolis, Indiana’s Conseco Fieldhouse on September 25. The card features the new main event, along with a co-main event between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. The card also includes a welterweight contest between Matt Serra and Chris Lytle, along with a lightweight contest between Evan Dunham and Sean Sherk.

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      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

      Miesha Tate – the total package

      August 15, 2010 /
      PHOENIX - AUGUST 13: Miesha Tate celebrates after defeating Hitomi Akano of Japan in the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Tournament Championship bout at Dodge Theater on August 13, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

      Jon Lane of HeavyMMA.com explores the total package that is Miesha Tate:

      Miesha Tate’s introduction to Mixed Martial Arts was a one-night-only tournament in Evansville, Ind., the HOOKnSHOOT – BodogFIGHT 2007 Women’s Grand Prix. Her first opponent was Jan Finney, a rugged competitor desperate to snap a three-fight losing streak. For Tate this was the payoff for competing among boys on her high school wrestling team, and in 2005 winning the women’s Washington state championship and nationals at the World Team Trials at 158 pounds. Two years after joining an MMA club at Central Washington University run by her future trainer and boyfriend, WEC featherweight Bryan Caraway, her total athletic skills and mental capacity were about to be put through a gauntlet.

      Little did Tate realize her body would be mistreated and emotions played like a yo-yo. It was bad enough she cut too much weight. Finney pushed her for three full, hard rounds, but Tate figured she had done enough to advance. Instead, the judges, working a show not sanctioned by an athletic commission, were more indecisive than a hung jury. The fighters were forced to compete in a fourth round. The three at ringside, still undecided, named Tate the winner, and Tate retreated to the locker room to cool down and ice a leg smarting from Finney’s kicks.

      Read the full article here.

      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

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