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Brydon on MMA: Mir most successful ever?

Is Frank Mir the most successful UFC heavyweight of all time? There are certainly some statistics to help make that argument.

Posted in: ufc, mir, brydon, ufc heavyweight, mma mir

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Brydon on MacDonald: Save the last fight

Jason MacDonald could get to finish his MMA career in Calgary whether he wins or loses Tuesday vs. Tom Lawlor (but we’re pulling for a win).

Posted in: brydon, jason, career, macdonald, mma career

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Brydon on UFC on FOX: Top performers

A look at Saturday's four UFC main card winners and what's next for them in their respective divisions.

Posted in: ufc, division, brydon, card winners, performer

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Brydon on UFC: Big title implications

Dana White says all four main card fights on Saturday's UFC show have major implications for the winners in their respective divisions.

Posted in: ufc, division, brydon, card fights, implication

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Brydon on UFC: Big division implications

Dana White says all four main card fights on Saturday's UFC show have major implications for the winners in their respective divisions.

Posted in: ufc, division, brydon, card fights, implication

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Brydon on MMA: Springtime flurry

This weekend is a pretty packed one in the world of MMA -- especially for Canadian fans -- and it will kick off a very hectic couple months.

Posted in: mma, brydon, canadian, couple, canadian fans

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Brydon on UFC 145: Top performers

A couple fighters with the same last name (different spelling) stole the show at Saturday's UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans.

Posted in: ufc, fighter, brydon, couple fighters, performer

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Brydon on UFC 145: The MMAnalysis

Breaking down the Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans UFC 145 main event from a statistical perspective.

Posted in: ufc, vs, brydon, evan, mmanalysi

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Brydon on Jones vs. Evans: Love lost

Rashad Evans has some fond memories of training with Jon Jones, but they're ancient history now ahead of UFC 145.

Posted in: jone, jon jones, brydon, rashad evans, evan

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Brydon on UFC: Top Performers in Sweden

Looking at which fighters impressed the most at the UFC’s debut in Sweden on Saturday.

Posted in: ufc, fighter, brydon, sweden, performer

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Brydon on UFC: Carmont backed by GSP

Adopted Canadian Francis Carmont has sights on being among the top five middleweights in the world, thanks to the help of Georges St-Pierre.

Posted in: gsp, brydon, carmont, ufc carmont, world thanks

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Brydon on MMA: Looking for UFC resurrection

Maurice Smith is one of a number of former UFC heavyweight champions likely past their prime but looking to get back to the big show.

Posted in: ufc, champion, brydon, smith, maurice

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Brydon on UFC: National rankings

Filling the void of a weekend the UFC was at one time supposed to be in Montreal by looking at where Canada stands compared to other countries.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, ranking, canada, country

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Brydon on MMA: A new type of rodeo

Calgary will get its first taste of the UFC live in late July and by the looks of things, it's going to be quite a party.

Posted in: ufc, mma, brydon, taste, rodeo calgary

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Brydon on MMA: Canadian splashes

Looking at the UFC's past big announcements in Canada shows that the organization usually doesn't disappoint at these types of events.

Posted in: brydon, announcement, canadian, canada, mma canadian

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Brydon on MMA: Who's the boss?

Frankie Edgar getting the rematch he wanted is a case where UFC president Dana White should not have caved to the fighter.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, case, frankie, mma whos

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Brydon on Strikeforce: Pretty impressive

Ronda Rousey won another fight by brutal armbar but in dethroning Strikeforce champ Miesha Tate she proved she's more than a one-trick pony.

Posted in: strikeforce, brydon, ronda rousey, dethroning, pony

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Brydon on Strikeforce: Brutally impressive

Ronda Rousey won another fight by brutal armbar but in dethroning Strikeforce champ Miesha Tate she proved she's more than a one-trick pony.

Posted in: strikeforce, brydon, ronda rousey, dethroning, pony

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Brydon on Rousey: Brutally impressive

Ronda Rousey won another fight by brutal armbar but in dethroning Strikeforce champ Miesha Tate she proved she's more than a one-trick pony.

Posted in: strikeforce, brydon, ronda rousey, rousey, pony

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Brydon on UFC: Worst-case scenario

The UFC's flyweight division gets started with a bang, but unfortunately also with some major controversy Down Under.

Posted in: ufc, division, brydon, scenario, worstcase

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Brydon on UFC: Read between the lines

Listening to UFC president Dana White speak this week, it seems clear what the best option is for Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson.

Posted in: ufc, week, brydon, frankie edgar, option

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Brydon on MMA: Rising Sun to Down Under

It's a quick turnaround for the UFC this week, and another early rise for its fighters as UFC on FX 2 takes place this weekend in Australia.

Posted in: ufc, fighter, week, brydon, rise

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Brydon on UFC 144: Big winners and losers

A quick look at who had the best night and who didn’t at Saturday’s UFC event in Japan.

Posted in: ufc, event, brydon, saturday, winner

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Brydon on MMA: Lightweight role reversal

Ben Henderson and Anthony Pettis are at different ends of a UFC main card than one might have thought after their meeting 14 months ago.

Posted in: ufc, anthony pettis, ben, brydon, meeting

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Brydon on MMA: Flipping positions

Ben Henderson and Anthony Pettis are at different ends of a UFC main card than one might have thought after their meeting 14 months ago.

Posted in: ufc, anthony pettis, ben, brydon, meeting

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Brydon on Strikeforce: Love your enemy

Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate have done a good job expressing how much they hate each other, but Tuesday they showed each other some respect.

Posted in: brydon, love, enemy, miesha tate, strikeforce love

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Brydon on MMA: Great from start to finish

Wednesday night's UFC card was bookended by two of the most exciting rounds of MMA seen in a long time.

Posted in: ufc, mma, wednesday, brydon, bookended

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Brydon on UFC: May I take this dance?

Diego Sanchez hopes to follow in the footsteps of Carlos Condit by pulling off an upset and spoiling a matchup UFC fans were already eyeing.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, diego, sanchez, carlos condit

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Brydon on MMA: K-O Canada

Notes & quotes from fighters from The Great White North. In this edition, Goodall, Ford & Buckland.

Posted in: fighter, ko, brydon, canada, quote

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Brydon K-O Canada: Goodall, Ford, Buckland

Notes & quotes from fighters from The Great White North. In this edition, Goodall, Ford & Buckland.

Posted in: brydon, ford, canada, buckland, goodall

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Brydon on MMA: Not a killer performance

Carlos Condit won the UFC interim welterweight belt on Saturday, but he's also received a backlash from a number of fans.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, number, carlo, welterweight belt

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Brydon on UFC 143: Super winners and losers

A look at the biggest winners and biggest losers of the UFC’s Super Bowl weekend show in Las Vegas.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, winner, ufc ’s, loser

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Brydon on UFC 143: Where's GSP at?

There will be a Georges St-Pierre sighting in Las Vegas this week.

Posted in: week, gsp, brydon, las vegas, la

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Brydon on UFC on FOX: Six things we learned

Six things we learned from Saturday night’s UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis show in Chicago.

Posted in: ufc, show, fox, brydon, thing

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Brydon on UFC on FOX 2: The MMAnalysis

Previewing Saturday’s featured UFC main and co-main event fights from a statistical perspective.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, saturday ’s, perspective, mmanalysi

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Brydon on Haywire: Less than epic

In her debut role as lead actress in the movie "Haywire," Gina Carano shows off her athletic chops; not so much her acting.

Posted in: brydon, haywire, gina, debut role, chop

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Brydon on UFC 142: Rating Rio

A quick look at the heroes, goats and sympathetic figures from UFC 142 in Brazil.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, rating, brazil, heroes goats

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Brydon on MMA: Strikeforce's MMAnalysis

Looking back at the first big MMA event of 2012 and breaking down the fights from a statistical perspective.

Posted in: fight, mma, brydon, mma event, mmanalysi

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Brydon on MMA: 2011 awards Part 2

A look at the best knockouts, submissions and fights in all of MMA in 2011, using 10 unique categories.

Posted in: mma, submission, brydon, category, knockouts submissions

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Brydon on MMA: 2011 awards Part 1

A look at the best knockouts, submissions and fights in all of MMA in 2011, using 10 unique categories.

Posted in: mma, submission, brydon, category, knockouts submissions

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Brydon on UFC 141: Big winners & losers

A look at the biggest winners and biggest losers from Friday’s UFC 141 in Las Vegas.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, winner, loser, winners losers

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2011 year in review: Brydon on UFC

As 2011 draws to a close, we present a week-long look-back at the year in our five major sports. On Boxing Day, we begin with the UFC.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, year, boxing day, review brydon

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2011 year in review: Brydon on the UFC

As 2011 draws to a close, we present a week-long look-back at the year in our five major sports. On Boxing Day, we begin with the UFC.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, year, boxing day, review brydon

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Brydon on MMA: The Strikeforce conundrum

It will be interesting to see how Strikeforce will avoid looking like a secondary promotion in the shadow of the UFC.

Posted in: ufc, strikeforce, brydon, strikeforce conundrum, conundrum

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Brydon on UFC: Youth is served

Jon Jones joined a group of dominant 24-year-olds in sports in 2011, and his year may have actually topped theirs.

Posted in: ufc, jon jones, brydon, ufc youth, yearold

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Brydon on UFC's Jones: Youth is served

Jon Jones joined a group of dominant 24-year-olds in sports in 2011, and his year may have actually topped theirs.

Posted in: jone, jon jones, sport, brydon, group

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Brydon on MMA: Canada vs. Brazil

There could be a battle brewing between Canada and another MMA-crazy nation.

Posted in: brydon, brazil, canada, brewing, battle brewing

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Brydon on MMA: The genuine article

Jon Jones is a big studier of himself and feels that's the key to his success.

Posted in: jone, brydon, article, that, success

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Brydon on Bisping: Count me a supporter

Michael Bisping didn't earn himself any fans with his actions on Friday, but that doesn't take away from his skills as a fighter.

Posted in: fighter, brydon, bisping, count, bisping count

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Brydon on MMA: No White flag

While the past month may have taken a lot out of UFC president Dana White, he's not showing any signs of slowing down.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, month, lot, flag

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Brydon on UFC 139: The MMAnalysis

Taking a look at UFC 139's Henderson-Shogun five-round classic from a statistical point of view.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, point, fiveround, hendersonshogun fiveround

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Brydon on MMA: Smooth and confident

Although he didn’t mean to, Ben Henderson admitted to looking past Clay Guida and eyeing a future matchup with UFC champion Frankie Edgar.

Posted in: ben, brydon, clay guida, ben henderson, future matchup

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Brydon on UFC on FOX: Just a tease

The UFC's first fight live on network TV didn't last very long, but it was still a great moment for the sport.

Posted in: ufc, fox, brydon, tv, network

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Live UFC on FOX chat with Big Game Brydon

Join (Big Game) James Brydon at 2 pm PT/5 pm ET as he discusses the UFC on FOX show in Anaheim. Watch on Sportsnet at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET.

Posted in: pm, brydon, fox show, fox chat, game brydon

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Brydon on UFC: No love lost

For two guys likely a win away from a lightweight title shot, Ben Henderson and Clay Guida aren’t exactly giving each other much respect.

Posted in: title, brydon, shot, guida, aren

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Brydon on UFC: Where is the love?

For two guys likely a win away from a lightweight title shot, Ben Henderson and Clay Guida aren’t exactly giving each other much respect.

Posted in: title, brydon, shot, guida, aren

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Brydon on UFC: History in the making

Saturday's UFC on FOX show has the potential to be another game-changer for the sport of mixed martial arts.

Posted in: ufc, brydon, fox show, ufc history, saturdays ufc

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Brydon on UFC 138: Bloody tough finish

Mark Munoz and Chris Leben were scheduled for five rounds, but an injury stopped the fight well short of that.

Posted in: fight, brydon, injury, chris leben, mark munoz

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Brydon on MMA: Expect the unexpected

Another turn of events in the UFC welterweight division drama has given us the GSP-Diaz matchup we wanted.

Posted in: ufc, welterweight, division, brydon, gspdiaz matchup

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Brydon on UFC 137: Showing up

Nick Diaz was in rare form Wednesday while B.J. Penn said he was extra motivated for their UFC 137 headliner.

Posted in: ufc, bj penn, nick diaz, brydon, form wednesday

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Brydon on MMA: A new Daley in Montreal

Paul (Semtex) Daley hopes for redemption in his return to Montreal since his infamous sucker-punch.

Posted in: brydon, return, daley, montreal, redemption

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Brydon on UFC 140: Big fights delivered

The UFC knew the second show in Toronto needed a title fight in the main event and they made it happen.

Posted in: ufc, fight, toronto, brydon, title fight

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Brydon on MMA: Expect fireworks in Montreal

The inaugural event for Montreal’s newest mixed martial arts promotion Instinct MMA is a go and will likely feature some slugfests.

Posted in: mma, brydon, art, montreal, montreal ’s

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Brydon on MMA: Jake 2.0

Ellenberger has made a swift rise in the UFC’s welterweight division, leaving Shields in the dust.

Posted in: ufc, shield, jake, division, brydon

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