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NewsAlvarez vs. Melendez co-main at UFC 186 on June 13
Eddie Alvarez and Gil Melendez will fight in the co-main at UFC 188 on June 13 live from Mexico City, Mexico. Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum serves as the main.
News10 underdogs IN A ROW win at UFN 61
The only thing certain in mixed martial arts is that you never know what is going to happen, and that is why you have the fight.
NewsTesting ain’t easy
July 1 is the UFC’s deadline for implementation of comprehensive, random, out-of-competition testing. This multi-million-dollar step is needed. But it won’t be easy.
NewsCSAC head: 90% PED use estimate too high
Andy Foster: “Do I think that 90-percent of the fighters, or 80-percent, or even 50-percent of the fighters out there are doing performance enhancing drugs? I do not.”
NewsMitrione: I am losing a 30k sponsor
Matt Mitrione: “I’ve got a sponsor that’s paying me $30 grand a fight, and I’m gonna lose that sponsor. That’s not good business, and there’s nothing I can do about that.”
NewsFrench Judo instructors barred from teaching MMA
French Judo Federation president Jean-Luc Rouge: “All those (in judo) who teach MMA will be removed from the French Judo Federation.”
NewsComplete UFC Fight Night 61 results
UFC Fight Night 61 took place Saturday, February 22nd in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The main event was a heavyweight fight between Antonio Silva and Frank Mir.
King Mo: New Bellator management is ‘night and day’
Underdog Mir KOs Silva in first round
Twitter reacts to Mir’s KO of Bigfoot
Evans considering drop to middleweight
Waldburger passed out during cut, all other fighters make weight for UFN 61
