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      UFC 131 Fight Card: June 11 Event Official

      April 6, 2011 /

      HeavyMMA.com notes that the UFC officially announced “UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos” for June 11 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

      “UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos” is currently scheduled to take place on June 11 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, but UFC officials have not made the location official yet.

      The event is headlined by a heavyweight No. 1 contender’s bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 13” coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos.

      The venue , formerly known as GM Place, has hosted a UFC before. “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” was held there on June 12, 2010. British Columbia passed a bill to sanction mixed martial arts on December 17, 2009.
      Official bouts confirmed for UFC 131 include:

      MAIN CARD
      Junior Dos Santos vs. Brock Lesnar
      Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
      Shane Carwin vs. Jon Olav Einemo
      Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
      Dustin Poirier vs. Rani Yahya

      Read the rest of the card.

      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

      Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben added to UFC 132

      April 5, 2011 /

      According to HeavyMMA.com, a middleweight clash between heavy-handed brawlers Chris Leben and Wanderlei Silva has come to fruition, as the two will meet at UFC 132 this July.

      A middleweight bout between Wanderlei Silva and Chris Leben is official for UFC 132 in Las Vegas, Nevada for the promotion’s annual Fourth of July weekend event.

      UFC officials announced the bout on Monday.

      Leben, who experienced a career resurgence with dominant victory over Jay Silva, Aaron Simpson, and Yoshihiro Akiyama in 2010, was disappointed against Brian Stann, losing via technical knockout at UFC 125 last January. He is an even 3-3 over his past three years of competition in the UFC.

      Silva, meanwhile, jumped back on the right track in his last contest with a unanimous decision victory over Michael Bisping at UFC 110. The former PRIDE superstar has been out of action since the early 2010 victory, which was his debut at the 185 lb. mark.

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      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

      Check out MMA Blitz for your MMA news and opinions

      April 2, 2011 /

      Through the months many of you have taken a moment to read my UFC fight predictions or look at my MMA rankings as part of the The Scores Report.

      Well, that has now opened the door for my own “brother” site, strictly devoted to MMA, called MMA Blitz.

      At MMA Blitz you will find daily updates on any and all things MMA. From breaking news to opinions to interviews, we will have it all. If you have been a fan of my work here, you will surely enjoy MMA Blitz.

      Stop by now to read my latest pound-for-pound rankings, my thoughts on overtime in MMA, and the impact Brock Lesnar will have on the TUF series.

      If you like what you see you can find us on twitter or on facebook for regular updates.

      Hope to hear from you all in our comments section, where your feedback is always welcome.

      Mixed Martial Arts, UFC, WEC

      Injured Jon Fitch out of Penn rematch for UFC 132

      March 31, 2011 /

      According to HeavyMMA.com, an injury has forced Jon Fitch to withdraw from his July rematch with B.J. Penn at UFC 132.

      B.J. Penn is in need of a new dance partner for UFC 132.

      As first reported by MMAWeekly.com, original opponent Jon Fitch has been forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed injury. HeavyMMA.com has determined that Fitch injured his shoulder while training.

      The two were scheduled to meet for a second consecutive fight after their headlining bout at UFC 127 ended in an unsatisfying draw. Now it seems it will take a little longer to determine a winner between the two top 5 welterweights.

      HeavyMMA.com will continue to track this story and will have more information on the nature of Fitch’s injury and potential replacements for the bout with Penn as they develop.

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      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

      Lesnar focused on Dos Santos for UFC 131, but eyes Velasquez

      March 30, 2011 /

      Brock Lesnar faces Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131 in a No. 1 contender’s bout, but the prize he’s eyeing according to HeavyMMA.com is the title shot with Cain Velasquez.

      Lesnar faces Dos Santos in a heavyweight No. 1 contender’s bout at UFC 131 on June 11 in Vancouver with the winner getting a title shot at Velasquez.

      Lesnar lost the title to Velasquez at UFC 121 in October of 2010, and Dos Santos stands in his way of an opportunity of regaining the belt.

      “I’m angry that I lost last fall, but being angry about it isn’t the solution, but doing something about it, and that’s what I intend to do to get another title shot,” Lesnar said on Monday.

      Lesnar made no excuses for the loss to Velasquez, but believes a rematch will be a lot different than their first fight.

      “I was healthy physically, but mentally probably not so. I don’t think it really registers to the general public on my year last year from being sick and losing 42 pounds and just to get my ass to the gym to recover and put that weight back on and then having a title fight, and on top of that while I’m training for a title fight a new baby boy, and then fighting Shane Carwin. Then I was expecting some time off because I really needed it mentally more than anything and physically, and then I booked a fight with Cain (Velasquez),” said Lesnar.

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      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

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