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NewsGlover: Refs need to do more about eye pokes
“I don’t think it was intentional, but the referee needs to start putting some pressure on who does that,” said Glover Teixeira after fighting Jon Jones.
NewsAldo vs. Mendes rematch booked for UFC 176
Jose Aldo, the UFC’s ‘s dominant featherweight champion, will defend his belt in a rematch against Chad Mendes on Aug. 2 at Staples Center in UFC 176.
NewsBisping apologizes to fans for ‘boring’ Kennedy fight
“His refusal to engage – I underestimated how little he would want to engage, let’s put it that way. But that’s my fault. I should have been able to stop that.”
NewsJDS out of TUF Brazil 3 Finale with broken hand, Maldonado in
Junior dos Santos broke his hand, and is out of the TUF Brazil 3 Finale vs. Stipe Miocic on May 31 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He will be replaced by Fabio Maldonado.
NewsRankings Update 5.5.14: Grant dropped from division
With no event this past weekend, there were no major shifts in divisional rankings. The only thing of note is that TJ Grant has been dropped from the rankings.
NewsKaufman wants Tate who wants Carano
Sarah Kaufman wants to fight Miesha Tate at UFC 174 on June 14 in her home province of British Columbia, but on UFC Tonight Tate said she wants to fight Gina Carano.
NewsHoward vs. Story booked for UFC Fight Night 45
Welterweights Rick Story (16-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC) and John Howard (22-9 MMA, 6-4 UFC) will meet at the UFC’s summer return to New Jersey.
The Punk calls out ‘b—- a$$’ Nick Diaz, or did he? Nate not impressed
Barnett: When it’s my time to go, I’ll know
White: Fans ‘going overboard’ over Jones eye pokes
Machida: I know how to beat Chris Weidman
Chael: Paul Heyman saved TUF Brazil 3
