The Truth behind Todd Duffee's release is finally revealed

After many weeks of speculation and rumors as to why UFC heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee was released, the truth finally comes out. Travis from MMAscrapsradio got the inside scoop from a solid source
“Original fight (before Russow) was McSweeny but Duffee turned it down for a “bigger named opponent” He fights and losses, but that isn’t that big of a deal (it ends up being the way UFC can release him, but whatever) He accepts fight with Madsen, but then pulls out after mentioning that he needed time to do

Mirko Filipovic: Best quotes

Mirko Filipovic: Best quotes
The following quotes are translated from a compilation of Cro Cop videos, I did not translate these quotes
Let me just start this article by saying that all those Chuck Norris jokes are bulls***, Cro Cop would roundhouse kick chuck Norris in the face. Norris was a “Texas Ranger” and Mr. Filipovic was a special forces operative. Nough said.
Cro Cop was the only fighter who I idolized for both his success and the things he would say, here are some of my favorite Cro

Mir: A sh**y win is better then a Sh**y loss

” i guess a sh**ty win is better than a sh**ty loss” those were the words off former HW champ Frank Mir, after a lack luster bout, which served as the main event at Saturdays UFC 119.
“Other than that, I’m really pissed off about my performance.” “I got really frustrated because with pushing him against the cage, I drilled so much on what to do from there, and I was making mistakes I wasn’t making a month ago that I thought I had corrected. So halfway through the fight, I’m actually bitching to

The Sky is the Limit for Charles Oliviera

Undefeated Brazilian Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira (14-0) his building up a reputation as one of the biggest rising stars in MMA. This 20 year old fighter seems unfazed by the pressure of fighting in the UFC amongst the best mixed martial artists in the world. After an impressive debut where he finished Darren Elkins in just 41 seconds via armbar, he got another impressive submission (this time with a standing rear naked shoke in the third round) this time against TUF season 8 winner Efrain Escudero. Again

Vitor Belfort not injured, Title shot with Anderson Silva Confirmed by Dana White.

There as been reports that a “undisclosed” injury had put Vitor Belfort out of UFC 122, putting Nate Marquart to take his place. Aside from nate being his replacement, none of that is true. Vitor is perfect healthly and is more then likely set to face Anderson Silva at the UFC 125 on January 1st.
The news of Vitor’s healthy condition and match up with Anderson Silva

TUF 8 winner Efrain Escudero released from the UFC

Was with a bit of shock that fans “heard” that 24 years old Mexican mixed martial artist Efrain “Hecho en M?xico” Escudero was “cut” by the UFC, only five days after his loss to Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira.
“”Hello true fan I was released by the Ufc today speaking to Strikeforce and Bellator. Taking a week off and make my way back!!!!!”
This was what Escudero wrote on his twitter page. Just under two years ago, Escudero won season eight of TUF, “squeezing” out a victory against Philipe Nover. He