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NewsSonnen: Wand is fat, stressed, and wants out
Chael Sonnen was happy to know the date of the fight finally, but he says Wanderlei Silva is none to happy about the situation.
NewsPettis: ‘Of course I want’ Aldo title fight
“Of course I want that fight,” said UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis of fighting UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. “Why wouldn’t I?”
NewsOvereem: ‘We had to play it safe’
“It wasn’t going through my mind, but it was a decisive factor in my gameplan,” said Alistair Overeem. “We had to play it safe, especially looking at my previous fight.”
NewsMachida: Fan criticism spurred style change
“I just listened to my fans, and I’m always trying to improve and bring something to them because I want to listen to people who want to see me do well.”
NewsJessica Eye fails drug test, win becomes NC, fined $1,875, can still fight
Jessica Eye failed a drug screen administered by the Texas AC for UFC 166 in October. She will be sanctioned, but is not suspended from fighting at UFC 170.
NewsComplete UFC 169 results
UFC 169 took place Saturday, February 1st in East Rutherford, NJ. The card featured both a featherweight and bantamweight world title fight.
NewsWhite: Aldo not p4p king, just lays back
Dana White: “When you talk about being the pound-for-pound best in the world, you can’t go five rounds with guys that it looks like you can defeat them in the second round.”
Watson: A takedown wins the round to judges
Twitter reacts to Barao vs. Faber stoppage
Renan Barao stops Faber in first round, retains title
Overeem calls out Brock Lesnar
FightMetric: Reem outstruck Mir 139 to 5
