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The New York Daily News reported that there will not be a vote to legalize MMA in New York.  After a behind the scenes discussion on whether there were enough votes for legislation, the Assembly Democratic conference decided not to bring it to the floor for a formal vote. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told the Daily News that the thought of legalizing MMA is “evolving” among politicians and was optimistic that passage of legislation could happen in the near future. Of course, the UFC expressed disappointment with the fact an “up or down” vote was not made. Via NY Times: “All I want is a vote on the Assembly floor,” Mr. Ratner said. “If it doesn’t pass, it doesn’t pass. Not to get a vote by the full Assembly, to me, is un-American.” Ratner cited the hotel worker’s union of New York in solidarity with the Culinary Worker’s Union as the main impediment to the legislation. In addition to the New York news, Connecticut indicated that it would not vote to legalize MMA this year. Payout Perspective: While legalizing MMA through the political process may have to wait another year, the belief is that more people are warming up to the idea.  So, perhaps the lobbying and the UFC on Fox is helping with people getting used to the sport.  Zuffa’s lawsuit against the state still looms although no word yet on New York’s motion to dismiss portions of the lawsuit.

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Michael McDonald had one of the most memorable moments of his young career at UFC 145 last week, but he still doesn't let being a fighter define who he is. Retweet this Share on Facebook • Email • StumbleUpon • Reddit • Digg • Technorati • Instapaper • Tumblr • Google Reader • LinkedIn

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Seems like UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva may have provoked a response he wasn’t intending to provoke during the special press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday. Silva’s title contest with Chael Sonnen has been moved from UFC 147 in Brazil to UFC 148 in Las Vegas. The champion wasn’t all-too-pleased with the [...]

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Shinya Aoki and Eddie Alvarez will meet in a rematch four years in the making this Friday night. The two will square off in the main event of Bellator 66 on MTV2 from Cleveland. Back in 2008, Aoki locked in a heel-hook and submitted Alvarez. While Alvarez is coming off a loss to Michael Chandler, [...]

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In past situations UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones has shown enormous amounts of respect to his adversaries. However, in the case of rival Rashad Evans the 24-year old hasn’t bitten his tongue regarding his upcoming challenger’s shortcomings. Jones’ demeanor has in large part been influenced by the overwhelming amount of negativity coming out of his former teammate’s mouth pertaining to his own ability as well as that of the coaches at Jackson’s MMA. “Bones” recently blasted Evans in an interview where he made it clear he is hardly concerned with the former title-holder’s ability to take opponents down and control them from above. “We know everything about him. I really don’t think he takes that seriously. I think he thinks him holding me down in practice means a lot when it doesn’t. Holding me down does nothing but kills time on the clock,” explained Jones in a conversation with Prickly Pear Studios. “It’s safe to say he lays and preys. Who has he finished from the top position? I think one fight when he was at heavyweight and then Forrest Griffin. His top game…I’m not afraid of it. He doesn’t go for submissions really.” “When I get on top of people you see blood within the first few seconds. Instantly. He gets on top of people, people get back to their feet and start fighting again,” Jones joked, shrugging off Evans’ signature attack. Jones-Evans Face Off in Heated Interview on Ultimate Insider Fans can see how successful Jones will or won’t be in defending against Evans’ approach when they meet on April 21 at UFC 145 in Atlanta. The bout marks the culmination of almost a yearlong feud between the two talented 205ers. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC Tweet

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Anyone expecting UFC President Dana White to remain calm and collected in the wake of news surrounding heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem’s failed drug test has likely been living under a rock for the past few years. White, as passionate as any MMA fan, has never been one to bite his lip when he has an opinion to share and didn’t start with Overeem’s probably removal from a massively promoted main event in May. “How f*cking stupid do you have to be? Seriously dumb. Anybody who’s using right now is an absolute f*cking moron. It’s beyond, what’s the word I’m looking for, it’s beyond belief. It’s beyond comprehension. You’re an absolute moron, a brain dead absolute f*cking dummy. It goes beyond a guy having any common sense whatsoever,” said an animated White after learning about Overeem’s situation during a conference call with Canadian media (props to The Star Phoenix for the transcription). “I am beyond pissed about this. The worst part is that he sat in front of us and lied to us,” continued White, alluding to Overeem’s past promises pertaining to his suspected abuse of steroids. Overeem’s positive hit for drug use this week involved an elevated level of testosterone in his system. “It doesn’t look good, does it? It doesn’t look good,” White concluded on Overeem’s future in the UFC. Overeem still has an opportunity to clear his name by facing the NSAC with his “B” sample returning a negative result. No word has surfaced from the UFC relating to how the Dutchman’s UFC 146 fight with Junior dos Santos will be handled though Frank Mir has expressed his willingness to fill in on late notice if necessary. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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"I can't present an argument for why (Nick Diaz) should be cool to have marijuana in his system," said Dana White on Tuesday, but he doesn't want Diaz to retire.

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Rehabilitation from any major surgery is a slow, drawn out process. It’s not any different, even if you are UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. An athlete in top condition, like GSP, can accelerate the healing process, but it still doesn’t go away completely. And that’s something St-Pierre and his fans have had to come to accept . As much as everyone wants to see St-Pierre back in the Octagon, defending his belt, the champ continues to warn that his return from ACL surgery is a lengthy process.

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The only thing that makes sense in the world post-Brian Rogers flying knee KO is to watch people being forced to give up a fight by way of being unconscious or submitting. Without either of these variables, I cannot cognitively function. I mean, the term ‘rubber match’ is something I’d have previously written without hesitation but now it makes no sense to me. What makes it rubber? After watching the video of the aforementioned reality defining flying knee, I followed the sage advice of Brian Rogers: Google it. This is what I found on Wikipedia: “Unfortunately, no one knows where "rubber" in this sense came from.” My own theory is that because each of the previous matches were split, this one could go either way and is unpredictable, just like when you bounce rubber. I know that’s a tenuous theory but in this instance, while I still believe in the power of 'Google it,' Google failed me. I may not be able to get to the bottom of this term, but that doesn’t stop me using it correctly when I say that MMAWeekly have reported that an already stacked UFC 148 will now feature the Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin rubber match. It’s also been reported that this will be Tito’s final fight before retirement. You’ve never seen the first two fights between the two men? Google it

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The last time we seen Tim Boetsch in the Octagon, he was winning a TKO victory of Yushin Okami in one of the best comebacks of the year so far. Joe Rogan stated live that it was probably the best comeback win that he had ever seen. He rescinded this on Twitter after almost everyone called him out on that statement but that doesn’t take away from the fact that Okami was the biggest scalp of Boetsch’s career so far. Since beating Okami, he has been telling anyone who will listen that he wants to be the man to beat Anderson Silva. Well, he’s not quite Anderson Silva but multiple media sources are now reporting that he has verbally agreed to face Michael Bisping at UFC 148 in Las Vegas. It’s worth noting that since dropping to middleweight, Boetsch is undefeated. Now, I’m pretty sure Boetsch didn’t expect to face Anderson Silva straight away, that would be like a salesman expecting promotion every time he made a sale, but you can’t help imagining that the winner of this bout will face the winner of Sonnen vs Silva II. Still, it just goes to show that if you make enough noise, there is a good chance your cries will be heard. Dana’s already said multiple times that he loves guys coming to him asking for specific fights. Maybe that’s where Tim Sylvia has been going wrong? [Source]

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They say life imitates art, but it doesn’t always work that way. For instance, in the 2011 film Warrior, lead character Brendan Conlon was suspended from his teaching job when his bosses found out he was a mixed martial arts fighter on the side. Conlon couldn’t continue to influence the young people in his school because fighting was just too taboo for the school and the students. In the case of Bellator middleweight Brian Rogers, who is also a teacher when he’s not fighting, his school system has done nothing but support his...

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It doesn’t feel like that long ago that Josh Barnett was on top of the world in MMA. Not yet 25, fresh off a win over Randy Couture, and with a big shiny belt for his troubles, he was the heavyweight champion of the world...

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Despite a big win over UFC veteran Scott Smith at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, Lumumba Sayers isn't being fooled into believing that his ship has come in.

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Georges St. Pierre had a chat with Fight Day when he was over in Japan for UFC 144. In addition to declaring that he no longer considers himself the champion and that he can’t get enough of the Japanese poontang culture, he remarks in his quaint little Frenchie-poo accent that although he heard that Nick Diaz “took marijuana,” he doesn’t think that it provides any “performance en-chancement.” One thing that’s for sure is that it’s not as bad as a “stechhoid.” When a professional fighter talks like a toddler, it’s oh so cute and endearing - as long as he’s never been knocked out. If accumulated punishment was the cause of him being one punch away from subtitles... not so much.

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Winning isn’t everything. For example, it isn’t an elephant. If that doesn’t make any sense then I apologize. It’s just that being Scottish and stereotypically quite mean with money I’m not used to the idea that people will get given bonuses even when they have not successfully completed the task for which said bonus was allocated to, unless they are bankers. On top of that, being a cynical left-winger it completely baffles me that people with money will give some to people without money because they believe they deserve it. It discombobulates me. I’ve had to sit down and have a stiff drink (Scotch of course) before writing this. After holding dominant positions for most of his fight with Chris Cariaso, Takeya Mizugaki lost a controversial but unanimous decision. Dana White stated on Twitter immediately after the fight that Mizugaki “got screwed” and taking the law into his own hands, announced at the post-fight presser that Mizugaki would still be awarded his win bonus.

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Nate Marquardt is an enigma. He has an unshakable faith in Jesus, but he doesn’t hesitate to bend the rules a bit in order to try to break his opponent’s neck. He is the sweetest, meekest, most soft-spoken guy in the world, but he is juiced out his ass AND his balls. Now, adding further to the enigma, Dana White believes that Nate Marquardt is “disgusting and has no business fighting” for Zuffa, but he will be returning to the Zuffa-Forza promotional umbrella, likely fighting for the Strikeforce welterweight title against Tyron Woodley later this year. This is a very good development for Marquardt, who is probably itching for a paycheck. He was cock teased by BAMMA for several months without ever actually fighting for them, and he is a pretty generous guy (when I went to his gym as a guest, he refused to even charge me a drop-in fee,) so he deserves to be able to make some money fighting. It remains to be seen how Marquardt will withstand the cut to 170 pounds, but he really had nowhere to go in the UFC middleweight division. Ergo, Strikeforce is not a bad place for him to end up. This move also lends Strikeforce some much-needed talent. Maybe this was Dana White’s grand plan for Strikeforce once it “handed over the reigns”: to turn it into Australia. If you’re “disgusting”, have bad BO, got hit with your second steroid suspension, or throw sucker punches, they can send you to the promotion where all the misfits earn their bread. Some pretty good fighters are misfits, so I would watch this. They could invite Renato “The Asshole” Sobral back under these auspices (David Heath shouldn’t have called him “motherf*cker” anyway.) Heck, they could even decorate the venues like Mos Eisley Cantina and invite Amanda Lucas over for the party.

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The upcoming season of the Ultimate Fighter debuts in a few weeks with a new “live” format and a batch of potential-laden prospects looking to become the show’s next graduate to achieve stardom inside the Octagon. However, one of the most intriguing aspects of TUF 15 has to do with the intense rivalry between coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber. Though both bantamweights are supremely talented neither seems to respect the other, even where ability is concerned. Faber recently elaborated on his mindset regarding Cruz, saying the champion poses little danger in the cage other than when it comes to picking up points and winning a decision. Unphased by Faber’s remarks, Cruz responded on this weekend’s episode of Inside MMA where he referred to their fight last July, saying, “I’ll always fight him better than he’ll fight me. As much as he wants to talk about being the more dangerous fighter, this and that, the dude was on his heels the entire fight. He didn’t want to come forward. He was countering the whole time (or) looking to counter because he didn’t know when I was going to come or go.” “There’s a style that he doesn’t understand…that he chooses to say negative things about….because he can’t understand it,” Cruz continued. “What you don’t understand you choose to talk bad about. He’s not gonna beat me. He doesn’t know how. I’m gonna go in there and have my way with him just like I did the last fight.” TUF 15 debuts on March 9. Though no specific date/event have been attached to the rubber-match between Cruz and Faber it is believed their bout will go down at UFC 148. Check out Cruz’s complete response to Faber on below: PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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Despite Nick Diaz's knee-jerk retirement announcement after his loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143 on Saturday, Dana White thinks Diaz will be back.

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Please excuse Rashad Evans if he doesn’t have the ebullient demeanor one would expect of a man who just won a major MMA bout in front of millions of people on network television.

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Dana White explains why the UFC doesn't reveal every penny that they pay to their fighters and compares things to what Prince Fielder is about to experience as a new star.

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Michael Bisping tells MMAWeekly.com what the difference is in the talk coming from Chael Sonnen versus his previous fight with Jason 'Mayhem' Miller.

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Chael Sonnen believes an anticipated rematch vs. Anderson Silva will never happen. In fact, he doesn’t think Silva will ever fight again.

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Tyron Woodley ran his Strikeforce record to 8-0 on Saturday with a split decision over Jordan Mein.

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There’s no doubt Anthony Johnson will be entering this weekend’s bout against Vitor Belfort as an underdog. At 10-3, and coming up from welterweight with a lack of experience against world class competition, chances are very few people in general will be giving “Rumble” the benefit of the doubt where pulling out a win is concerned considering Belfort’s past success and championship glory. However, Johnson doesn’t need others’ assurance in terms of his ability to come out with his hand raised. After all, he’s got plenty of it coming from himself and his training partners at the Blackzilian camp in Florida. “I’m gonna break Vitor. I’m gonna break him,” said the 27-year old Johnson in a video from Authentic Sports Management profiling his preparation for Saturday night’s UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes festivities. “I’m not saying this fight is gonna be easy, but you know what? I bet it won’t be harder than what I go through at training,” Johnson explained while referring to teammates like Melvin Guillard and Rashad Evans. Johnson also revealed his intent to keep constant pressure on Belfort throughout while throwing strikes. “Vitor hasn’t seen that in his camp, I guarantee it. He doesn’t have these coaches that I have. He doesn’t have the caliber of training partners that I have. He doesn’t have the talent that I have.” Belfort-Johnson will take place as part of the UFC 142 main card, an event headlined by Jose Aldo defending his featherweight title against unbeaten Californian Chad Mendes. Check out the complete video from Johnson below: PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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It’s officially 2012. You know what that means…..THE WORLD IS ENDING THIS YEAR! GET TO DA CHOPPA! It also means everyone will make new years resolutions that are sure to be broken within the first 24 hours. In fact, my new years resolution was to not mention Taylor Swift once in my columns, and by already telling you all my resolution, thus mentioning the singers name, I’ve already screwed up. Hopefully these fighters can stick to their (fake) resolutions better than I stuck to mine. Dana White: Don’t drop an “F Bomb” the entire year. I’m 100% confident this will be broken in the first interview he does with Ariel Helwani. Cain Velasquez and Jon Fitch: Stick to the game plan. They better start going for the takedown within the first minute of the fight or else risk getting knocked out again. Donald Cerrone: Fight once a month. Cerrone fought five times in 2011. I’m pretty certain that if he stays healthy he can fight once a month with all the injuries that hit UFC cards. Georges St. Pierre: Finish a fight. Come on man, you’ve got 25 minutes to put your opponent away and you’re one of the three best fighters in the world. Don’t let Samer Kadi down! Chael Sonnen: Continue to upset the entire country of Brazil. If he ends up fighting and beating Anderson Silva in Brazil then I think it’s safe to say that this one will end up happening. Dominick Cruz: Fight only on PPV. He better hope Urijah Faber keeps earning title shots. Jon Jones: Get some fans. Beating Rashad Evans, who is just as disliked him, would be a good start. Scott Coker: Not have Keith Jardine headline anymore events. No disrespect to “The Dean of Mean” but when he’s headlining your events in 2012, your organization isn’t in very good shape. Josh Barnett: Win the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Because that might be the only way he ends up in the UFC. B.J. Penn: Be known as the best ever. Is that too much to ask? Dan Hardy: Come to WIN. You know, instead of coming to WAR. Anthony Pettis: Prove to be a top-level lightweight. That way people won’t continue to think of him as only, “that guy who performed that cool kick off the cage.” Vitor Belfort: Stop global warming. That’s the only way he can truly create a better atmosphere. Quinton Jackson: Only fight in Japan. Since apparently he doesn’t like American fans and doesn’t perform as well in front of them. Arianny Celeste: Get title fights to be more rounds. The more rounds a fight goes, the higher her IQ score is according to Chael Sonnen. The Diaz Brothers: Avoid shoving during any pre-fight staredown. Given the intensity of Carlos Condit, I’m fairly certain that this one won’t happen. Tim Kennedy: Secure a cameo on the TV show Homeland. Come on Showtime, you claim you’re behind MMA and Strikeforce, make this happen. Kennedy would be great as one of those marines standing around and rapping to Eminem lyrics. Brock Lesnar: Beat the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. And avoid body shots in the process. Kazushi Sakuraba: Beat Triple H at Wrestlemania. Alright, so this one obviously isn’t happening, but I’d like to see Sakuraba stick to pro-wrestling like he did at DREAM New Years Eve 2011 and not fight. The Nogueira Brothers: Keep smiling. Keeping shining. Knowing you can always count on me, for sure. That’s what brothers are for. Michael Schiavello: Have Frank Trigg always be his “verbal sparring partner” for every show. If you watched the HDNet broadcast of DREAM, then you saw Schiavello throw out his back carrying his broadcast partners. He and Trigg have great chemistry and should never be broken up. Antonio Silva: Learn how to defend against the overhand right. He better hope he never faces Dan Henderson. Frank Mir: Retire Lesnar. What’s this?!? Damn you Alistair Overeem! Frankie Edgar: Avoid fighting Ben Henderson twice. 2010 was Penn. 2011 was Gray Maynard. Will Edgar finally fight more than one opponent in 2012? Tito Ortiz: Retire with a victory. Not many fighters have done it. Maybe Tito can finally out-do Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. Leonard Garcia: Develop a second punch. His fastball punches haven’t been working well as of late, he needs to get a new strikeout pitch before he ends up like Jonathan Papelbon. Ronda Rousey: Collect more arms. This could be a tough one if she steps up in competition to take on Sarah Kaufman, Miesha Tate, or Cristiane Santos. Jade Bryce: Beat out Brittney Palmer for my affection. Let me tell you, you may not think it’s possible, but I promise you that it is. Happy New Year everyone! What are your MMA-related resolutions? Share in the “Comments” section below!

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Mike Pierce doesn’t typically call out opponents.

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UFC 141 fighter Manny Gamburyan sits with Erik Fontanez for a one-on-one interview, where he talks training and his extreme dislike for his pending opponent, Diego Nunes.

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There's no possible way tonight's Jones/Machida main event could live up to the greatness of Shogun vs. Henderson, but it doesn't have to.

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Despite his busy schedule, Gil took the time to talk about his personal life and who he is as an individual. He credits his upbringing and his early introduction to fatherhood with making him the man he is today. The strong work ethic that he exhibits and the determination to always give his all started with his childhood experiences, including become a father at the tender age of 14. Five children later, he realizes he had to grow up quickly, starting with the first child. “I knew then that I had to decide what type of person I was going to be,” he said. He reflected on the friends he had who ended up in gangs, in prisons, on drugs, or in the morgue. With another life depending on him, he knew this could not be his path, so he made the decision to plot a different course for his life. He decided to take responsibility for his choices and be a good man. “Learning from everything I’ve been through in my life, little by little, it’s molded me into everything that I am,” said Gil. Right now, that includes being single. When he isn’t at the gym helping fighters realize their potential, Gil likes to let his hair down and relax. He loves to dance and has very eclectic tastes in music. “If it has a good beat, I’m good with it. It just depends on what kind of mood I’m in. Sometimes I like salsa, sometimes hip hop, and sometimes house. I don’t really have a favorite.” Alone but never lonely, Gil said that although there’s no special lady in his life right now, he knows what he likes in a woman. She has to have personality with a Capital P. “I like someone who likes to have fun and can be silly sometimes, and who doesn’t take life too seriously.” Since he does tent to be serious about life, he needs someone to balance him out. She must like dancing and can’t be about the drama. Having raised five children, Gil has had plenty of drama in his life. What other characteristics would Gil’s ideal lady have? She has to like watching movies, and if she shares one of his favorites, Don Juan DeMarco, well that’s a bonus. She also has to be a “girlie girl”, and although he doesn’t mind athletic women, at the end of the day, she has to be very feminine and soft spoken. Gil opened up about more of his personal life, sharing his love of travel and his appreciation for all of the countries he is able to see as part of his coaching and cornering duties. Encounter traditions from different regions and seeing the beautiful sights is like a dream come true for Gil. “I love to experience different cultures and see how the people live in other parts of the world,” said Gil. Being treated like royalty in Romania made the trip particularly special, and is one of his favorite places to visit. Although hesitant to boast about his philanthropic side, Gil revealed the cause that is most near and dear to his heart. For more than 14 years, Gil has been training underprivileged kids for little or no cost to them. His voice was filled with passion for the work as he talked about how hard some of these kids have it. For some of them, boxing may be their only opportunity for a better life. The pride was evident in his voice when he spoke of the 40 or 50 national champions he has trained, and he doesn’t stop there. “When I see these kids and how hard they work, I just try to do everything I can to help them get to where they need to be, whether that is national or international tournaments.” His efforts have not gone unnoticed. Couture expressed appreciation for Gil’s dedication to the disadvantaged. “Gil is a tremendously giving coach and person. I think that’s what makes him truly special. He runs a youth boxing program for economically challenged kids in the area. It numbers between 60 and 90 boys. We are very fortunate to have him on our team at Xtreme Couture,” he said. That sentiment is shared by many. Whether Gil is working with the four of his five children who are fighters, donating his time to the disadvantaged youth of the area, or plying his craft as a premier striking coach, he is an all around amazing person to know. Those who are the recipients of his coaching are privileged indeed. Make sure to follow Martinez on Twitter (@mastermitter) to keep up with one of the true masters of his craft in MMA. PHOTO CREDIT – GILMARTINEZBOXING.COM Tweet

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Mike Pierce grinded out another win over a tough opponent at UFC on Fox 1, but he doesn’t agree with how the fight was scored.

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Junior’s wife says he went to sleep wearing the belt "He doesn’t leave the belt’s side. I spoke to him five hours after the fight and he was lying on the bed of the hotel (getting ready to go to sleep), with the belt" via Combate

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The UFC recently released the poster for UFC 141 featuring headliners Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem and the tagline “It Doesn’t Get Any Bigger Than This,” as the former UFC heavyweight champion and Strikeforce title-holder clash for a likely shot at the winner of UFC on Fox’s main event between current champion Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos. UFC 141 takes place on Friday, December 30 in Las Vegas and also features a showdown between rising lightweights Donald Cerrone and Nate Diaz. For complete coverage of UFC 141 and the latest UFC 141 fight card stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.            

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Bubba Jenkins hasn’t fought in MMA yet, but he already knows what kind of fighter he doesn’t want to be.

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Chael Sonnen is never short on words, much less when Anderson Silva is the subject matter.

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It’s usually the fighter who loses a bout that wants a rematch.

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Dana White has never shied away from speaking his mind, especially when it comes to boxing. He certainly didn't shy away from the debacle that was Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz.

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Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has been around the block. He's been a champion and knows what it takes to go into deep waters in a title fight. He doesn't believe Jon Jones does, but it's not that he doesn't respect Jones.

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Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson respects Jon Jones' ability as a fighter, but still doesn't believe he deserves all the hype and praise he's receiving right now.

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