BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) – UFC star Jon Jones was charged with DWI early Saturday after the car he was driving struck a utility pole, police said. In a statement, police said they dispatched units at 5:02 a.m. for a one-car accident. Jones’ 2012 Bentley struck a pole, according to the statement. Jones was released...
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SAN JOSE — Strikeforce’s early fighters kept the judges busy on Saturday. The scorecards decided every fight on the preliminary card of Saturday’s Strikeforce show in San Jose. Results from the first five bouts: • Lightweight: Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Gesias Cavalcante • Light-heavyweight: Carlos Inocente def. Virgil Zwicker • Light-heavyweight: Gian Villante def. Derrick...
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We begin with the recap from the previous week’s episode, where James Vick took a unanimous decision from Joe Proctor and Mike Chiesa upset Justin Lawrence via third-round TKO in the first two quarterfinal matchups. In Episode 11 of “The Ultimate Fighter 15,” two more semifinal berths are at stake, as Vinc Pichel locks...
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Maiquel Falcao chose intelligence over bravado. Backed by relentless clinch work, powerful takedowns and smothering ground-and-pound, Falcao survived a point deduction to earn a unanimous nod over Andreas Spang in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 6 middleweight tournament final at Bellator 69 on Friday at the L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake...
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Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Saturday is also a grand finale for the heavyweight division. Though there may be one more fight left in the league for the participants in the main event, Strikeforce is set to move on without a heavyweight division after that. So, can Strikeforce really keep driving even while the wheels...
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Bulgarian MMA fighter Blagoi Ivanov who was stabbed nearly fatally on February 7 has declared that he is determined to return to the fighting ring and score more victories. Ivanov gave a brief conference at Sofia‘s Pirogov hospital on Saturday, his first media appearance since he was stabbed in a Sofia night club. He...
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The long and illustrious career of Fedor Emelianenko (33-4) reportedly will come to a close in just a month. The 35-year-old fighter told Russian television outlet isport.ua his recently announced June 21 fight with Pedro Rizzo (19-9) will be the final one before his retirement. The former PRIDE champion and recent Strikeforce fighter said...
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According to TMZ, UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones was arrested for DUI during the early hours of May 19, after crashing his Bentley into a pole in Binghamton, NY. Jones wasn’t seriously hurt in the accident, but he was taken into custody by officers who arrived at the scene. He made bail a...
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SAN JOSE — Join us tonight at 10 p.m. for play-by-play coverage of the main card for Showtime’s broadcast of Strikeforce, featuring Daniel Cormier vs. Josh Barnett in the heavyweight tournament final. Click on the window below for a reminder: MAIN EVENT: Barnett-Cormier could come down to hands PHOTOS: See who’s fighting VIDEO: Strikeforce...
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HUDSON, Fla. — In a 22-foot-diameter octagonal cage where kicks and punches are exchanged, Jeff Collins finds an escape from his pain. Stalking his opponent, eyes fixed with concentration, Collins doesn’t think about the soldiers who died beside him . . . more at Article Source
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