UFC 149: Renan Barao beats Urijah Faber with unanimous decision

Brazilian phenom Renan Barao extended his unbeaten streak tonight with a decisive unanimous decision victory over opponent Urijah Faber. Faber as always came out with a lot of motion and speed, but he was just unable to find an opening in the defense of Barao. Barao used a lot of kicks as expected, utilizing great Muay Thai leg kicks similar to Jose Aldo. The kicks seemed to cause Faber’s leg to swell up as the fight wore on.
Barao also attempted many headkicks and even high spinning back-kicks, showing a

Bellator 72 recap and results: Amoussou defeats Baker for the Welterweight Title

Bellator Fighting Championships hosted Bellator 72 from The University of South Florida’s Sun Dome in Tampa on July 20. The fights will be broadcast live on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. Karl “Psycho” Amoussou defeated Bryan “The Beast” Baker in the Main Event via tapout to an inverted heel hook at 56 seconds in the first round making Karl Amoussou, the Bellator Season 6 Welterweight tournament winner.Attila Vegh and Travis Wiuff won their bouts and will go on to

Passing of the Guard: Why Renan Barao will defeat Urijah Faber at UFC 149

As we all know, this Saturday will mark the inauguration of the very first UFC Interim Bantamweight championship as popular former WEC champ Urijah Faber will face surging Brazilian fighter Renan Barao in the main event of UFC 149. The fight from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is one full of suspense as it presents an interesting dynamic not usually seen in MMA. Faber is the one that most casual fans and even most pros I’ve seen interviewed would pick to win wholeheartedly, without much thought. He has tons of

Bellator 72 weigh-in results for Friday night’s card in Tampa

Bellator Fighting Championships will host Bellator 72 from The University of South Florida’s Sun Dome in Tampa on July 20. The fights will be broadcast live on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. The night will continue the Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Finals as Karl “Psycho” Amoussou takes on Bryan “The Beast” Baker in the Main Event. Bellator 72 will also showcase the debut of knockout artist Paul “Semtex” Daley as well as a bad blood welterweight trilogy

Anderson Silva would rather fight Luke Rockhold than Chris Weidman

After his destruction of tough number one contender Chael Sonnen on July 7th, much speculation has been made as to the identity of Anderson Silva’s next opponent. When Chris Weidman took out Mark Munoz with authority on July 11th, many began clamoring for the young Weidman to have the next shot at the belt. Former Bellator Middleweight champion Hector Lombard will also make his UFC debut this weekend at UFC 149 after amassing an impressive 31 wins in 34 fights. With the announcement of Brian Stann versus

Rampage tells Sonnen to keep his promises: Leave the UFC

Former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson had some harsh words for Forrest Griffin and Chael Sonnen recently. Being of the opinion that Tito Ortiz won his farewell bout instead of Griffin, Rampage said: “Tito won. Forrest even knew it, that’s why he ran out of the cage like a little crybaby like he always do. Come on. Somebody told him, ‘Forrest, get your ass back to the cage! You won, idiot! We’re gonna give it to you!’ Stupid, man.”Regarding the

Vinny Magalhaes to return to the Octagon in September at UFC 151

Vinny Magalhães was cut from the UFC in 2009 after back-to-back losses to Ryan Bader and Eliot Marshall. However, according to the Brazilian-based MMA site tatame.com, the former M1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion is expected to return to the UFC on September 1 at UFC 151 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The UFC confirmed this with the following post on Twitter:

Former “The Ultimate Fighter” contestant Vinny Magalhaes returning to UFC bit.ly/OPITbV
— UFCONFOX(@UFCONFOX) July 17, 2012

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