Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/02/26/ufc-127-penn-vs-fitch-live-results/
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?UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch? Live Results
G’day, mates! The Octagon has returned to the Land Down Under, the place where ring-girls glow and fighters plunder, for UFC 127 and a card ripe with contendership-determining clashes. Former double-divisional champion B.J. Penn and perennial contender Jon Fitch will meet in the main event for a shot at the UFC welterweight belt with Michael [...]
UFC 127 Results: Brian Ebersole Upsets Chris Lytle
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In a big surprise at UFC 127, UFC newcomer Brian Ebersole upset Octagon veteran Chris Lytle, winning a unanimous decision after an action-packed 15 minutes.
"I'm overwhelmed with emotion," Ebersole said afterward, having just won his first chance to fight in the UFC after years of fighting on the small-time MMA circuit.
In a big surprise at UFC 127, UFC newcomer Brian Ebersole upset Octagon veteran Chris Lytle, winning a unanimous decision after an action-packed 15 minutes."I'm overwhelmed with emotion," Ebersole said afterward, having just won his first chance to fight in the UFC after years of fighting on the small-time MMA circuit.
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Silva's odd drug test may save Vera from chopping block
With the mystery of Thiago Silva's drug test from UFC 125 continues to go unsolved, MMAjunkie is now reporting that the Nevada State Athletic Commission will soon overturn his victory over Brandon Vera and turned it into a "no contest."
Vera's contract was terminated by the UFC. If the fight is a no contest, that could mean the light heavyweight's status with the promotion is changed.
Heavy.com had a conversation with Vera about the loss and the news that Silva may have tested positive. There are also rumors that Silva submitted synthetic urine.
"I have no idea what’s going on," Vera stated on the latest episode of The Ryan Loco Show. "He could’ve tested positive for marijuana. I honestly don’t think that’s a performance enhancing drug. If he does test positive for some kind of strength enhancing substance, it would make me feel a little bit better about myself."
Vera said he works with an excellent camp and also rolls with the Nogueira brothers, but felt surprisingly weak under Silva at UFC 125.
"I remember when I was underneath him and I was pushing him back and forth. I was thinking, ‘What the hell? Why is this guy so damn strong?’ And I remember thinking during the fight, ‘Yo, I gotta start lifting weights again.’ He was one of, if not the strongest dudes I ever rolled with in my life. Strong b******."
Silva so dominated Vera that he broke his nose down the stretch and was spanking the Filipino-American in the final round. Vera had a strong response to that show of disrespect.
"You know, I’m glad you were happy winning the way you were. It’s cool, man. It’s cool. If this thing comes back and you did do whatever you did and I make it back to the UFC, on your welcoming back party, I want to make sure I’m the one you get to fight," Vera said. "And I promise if you take me down, I’m going to get back up. Then I’m going to punish you on the feet just like I did while we were fighting, until you took me down. Then you gave it to me, but you won’t take me down next fight. So I’m glad you got to showboat. I’m glad you got to win, kind of. But I’m gonna see you again soon, bud."
With Silva facing a suspension and Vera recover from the broken nose, that fight won't happen anytime soon, but it'll be interesting lead up to the fight if the UFC chooses to rematch the fighters.
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Today it was officially announced that the upcoming video game title ?Supremacy MMA? will feature two playable female characters. This marks the first time in the history of Mixed Martial Arts video games that gamers can play both genders. Women?s MMA in and of itself is still very much a work-in-progress sport, and with the [...]
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Jorge Rivera Says 'Classless' Bisping Hit Him With Intentional Illegal Knee
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive
There are moments from his UFC 127 bout with Michael Bisping in Sydney, Australia that are still fuzzy to Jorge Rivera, but there is at least one thing he knows for sure.The illegal knee that Bisping hit him with in the first round? No matter what Bisping said later, that was no accident, Rivera told MMA Fighting on Sunday.
"That knee was deliberate, and I'll tell you exactly how I know this," Rivera said.
Lesnar picks Fitch; White can already see his nightmare on the horizon
It's all coming together perfectly. Georges St. Pierre could be leaving the welterweight division soon and the man to beat will be Jon Fitch. Fitch is a great fighter, but seems to drive UFC management, led by the president Dana White, nuts because he usually wins by decision. When it was time for Junior dos Santos and Brock Lesnar, on the set of Season 13 of "The Ultimate Fighter," to pick UFC 127's main event they had trouble deviating from the usual Fitch script.
Both fighters picked Fitch to take out B.J. Penn via decision. That's not surprising since Fitch has won five straight decisions and his last eight have gone the distance. What was surprising was Lesnar actually throwing down some Fitch knowledge. when he made his selection, he seemed to be aware of Fitch's game.
Each time Lesnar has been asked in the past to pick a fight, it's clear he really doesn't own a computer or watch much television. He fights, but doesn't watch the stuff.
Penn is the smaller fighter at 170 pounds and may have trouble keeping Fitch off him. White's nightmare would be another three-round lay and pray with Fitch rolling to a win and into position to fight for an interim welterweight belt.
White's first vlog for UFC 127 (NSFW) also includes the immediate aftermath of Anderson Silva's amazing kick that finished Vitor Belfort at UFC 126. UFC matchmaker Joe Silva calls the champ some sort of mother[expletive] and White kept saying "I've never even seen that before."
Watch UFC 127 right here on Yahoo! Sports.
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UFC 127: "Penn vs. Fitch" Picks And Predictions
We?re now only a few days away from UFC 127 “Penn vs. Fitch”. In the main event, BJ Penn takes on Jon Fitch for the next shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship.. The co-main event will also be an interesting match-up, as Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera look to settle a bitter war of words [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/02/22/ufc-127-penn-vs-fitch-picks-and-predictions
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