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NewsRenan Barao stops Faber in first round, retains title
The UFC 169 main event featured a fight between Urijah Faber and defending champion Renan Barao to determine the undisputed bantamweight champion.
NewsTwitter reacts to Barao vs. Faber stoppage
“Referees have the second hardest job in MMA after the fighters,” said Joe Rogan. “I have the easiest and I f@$% up all the time. We’re all flawed humans.”
NewsWatson: A takedown wins the round to judges
“I’ve seen this before with the same result,” said Tom Watson of his loss to Nick Catone. “If you have a takedown, it wins you the round, whether you do anything or not.”
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.”
NewsWhat is ‘intelligent defense’?
MMAJunkie’s Danny Downes and Ben Fowlkes explain and argue the ruling of ‘intelligent defense’ as it matters in relationship to the bout between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao.
NewsTrujillo: I don’t have a game plan
Some fighters are master tacticians and use a savvy game plan to win their fights, and others just fight. Abel Trujillo is one of the latter.
NewsBenson: Pettis vs. Aldo is ‘horse manure’
Former champion and number one contender Benson is not exactly happy about Jose Aldo receiving the next title shot in the light division.
If Pettis recovers, Aldo to move up and challenge for lightweight title
UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann preview
Trujilo wins $125k in OTN bonuses
White: No deal with Lesnar, ‘not coming back anytime soon’
Jose Aldo retains title, defeats Lamas by decision
