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NewsTUF 19, Episode 5 fight recap
The fourth episode of the nineteenth season of the Ultimate Fighter aired May 14th at 10:00 PM EST and featured a bout between Corey Anderson and Josh Clarke.
NewsIole: Cormier is as close to perfect as is humanly possible
Kevin Iole did the math, and Daniel Cormier has lost just a single round, in just a single judge’s opinion, after fourteen fights and 28 rounds, a 99.8 winning percentage.
NewsMark Hunt agrees to ‘Battle of the Bulge’ vs. Roy Nelson
“Honestly, the thing is we’re both heavyweights, anything could happen to anyone. It’s lights out. It’s who lands it, who gets you. ‘Battle of the Bulge’, eh? That’d be great.”
NewsCormier: I would like to be the guy to knock [Jones] off
Daniel Cormier: “I would like to be the guy to knock him off…I would like that. I believe it means more to beat Jon Jones. He’s such a dominant champion.
NewsNew MMA judging system shows promise
In all, just over 18 percent of the total in 2013, had different winners under his system. That’s nearly one in every five fights that went the distance.
NewsBelfort’s wife closes PED test discussion
“That is closed,” said Vitor Belfort’s wife Joana Prado. “You already have the answer from the lawyer, the UFC and everybody else.”
NewsIs the UFC ready for an openly gay male fighter?
With the recent media frenzy surrounding Michael Sam, who was recently drafted in the NFL, what about the possibility of a gay male athlete in the UFC?
