UFC will go back to older PPV start times

UFC changes PPV time from 6 p.m. PT/ 9 p.m. ET back to their original time 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET

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           Returning at the UFC 141 card will be the original pay-per-view start time of 7 p.m. PT/ 10 p.m. ET first reported by F4WOnline.com.

            The UFC moved the start time of their PPV events up one hour sooner at UFC 129 to better accommodate the east coast fans and media outlets.

            The UFC does not publish the PPV sales of their event so it is not possible to determine whether the change has brought the UFC success monetarily or not.

            The change now comes after apparent fan influence on the UFC president Dana White. "We listened to our fans and partners and made decision to change back," a company official told MMAFighting.com.

            The event is headlined by UFC heavyweight juggernauts Alistair Overeem  fighting Brock Lesnar.

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The Amazing, The Uncanny, and the quite BOLD at UFC 136

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UFC 136 was another stacked card full of fight finishes that wowed us and dropped fighter jaws as well with brutal KO's and slick fight finishes.


BONUSES


The bonuses for UFC 136 were $75,000 according to Dana White.


Fight of the Night:  Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan
Knockout of the Night:     Frankie Edgar
Submission of the Night:   Joe Lauzon


The Amazing: Frankie Edgar

Frankie Edgar after his victory

            Edgar overcame another huge first round by getting through another barage of choice shots from Gray Maynard.


            Maynard hurt Edgar in the first round for the second consecutive bout between the two but eventhough Edgar is not the most powerful of men in the divison he was able to do the AMAZING and finish Maynard to put his final stamp on this trilogy.


            "It's not always the power punches, its the one you dont see," Edgar said.


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Dana White is ready to give Diaz another title shot

UFC President says he doubts Diaz misses another press conference


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UFC President Dana White

WHAT!

            Dana White said during an interview that if, former title contender until he failed to show up at two different promotional press conferences, Nick Diaz beats B.J. Penn in the UFC 137 co-main event that he wouldn't have a problem with putting Diaz in another event that will allow him the opportunity to potential blow off another shot at what many train their lives for, a UFC championship bout.

            Diaz already had a title shot against the man he was calling out and talking a rather larger amount of trash about before hand, that fighter being George St. Pierre. He blew it.

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Always the #1 contender, never the bride

Aldo punishes Ken Flo for his valiant efforts


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Jose Aldo (left) throwing a right straight against Kenny Florian (right)

            Kenny Florian went into his UFC 136 featherweight title fight against Jose Aldo with a eerie feeling like he had been there before. A title fight that is.

            For the third time Kenny Florian had a shot at a title and just fell short. Although he lost a unanimous decision to Jose Aldo on Oct. 7, he garnered a bit more respect than many most likely gave him enough credit for possessing coming into this match up.

            Florian was most definitively the "stronger" fighter and showcased his strength in the featherweight division by pressing the elusive yet powerful Aldo against the cage multiple times showing his mental fortitude and game planning abilities to win at least one round on all three judges cards.

All three judeges scored the bout 49-46.
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Rampage Considers Boxing

About time

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Rampage Jackson

            During the buildup to the fight against Jon Jones, as well as afterwards, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has been calling MMA fighters "scared" while promoting a boxing-centric philosophy to fighting.

            He contends that fighters who don't stand and bang are scared to fight, which frustrates him as it foils his attempts to carry out a "real fight." This works in the ring, not in the cage.

            He's been talking a lot about how scared fighters are, but I think this quote sums it up: "I hate fighting people who are scared. That's why I'm gonna go to boxing. I'm gonna try boxing because they've got to stand with you."

            Mr. Jackson, I put it to you that the likes of Jon Jones and Rashad Evans are not so much scared of standing with you as you are scared of rolling with them.

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Stann Can't Roll with Sonnen

And Sonnen still hates Anderson

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Chael Sonnen (white shorts) slamming Brian Stann (black shorts) at UFC 136

            I wish I wrote the preview for the Sonnen-Stann fight, but I honestly didn't even really start thinking about it until the car ride to our friend's house.

            Here's what I told Schroe: Anderson Silva didn't knock Sonnen out over the course of five rounds, so Brian Stann isn't going to knock him out in three. And Stann certainly isn't going to dominate him on the ground. I predicted Sonnen landing one successful take down each round, grinding Stann to a decision.

            So I was wrong about the decision part, seeing as how Sonnen ended the fight in the second round with a beautiful arm triangle choke. Up to the fight, Sonnen has shown nothing but respect for Stann, and that didn't change after the fight.

            When interviewed by Joe Rogan, the Chael said some polite words about Stann, thanked the UFC, and then quietly and respectfully left the octagon to celebrate.

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One of the best K-1 Fights EVER!

Scottie 2Piece

There's not much more to say about these two so without further adieu: Zambidis v.s. Chahid



 FIGHT VIDEO BELOW
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Phan and Garcia III Possible?

Please No. .

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            I'm really mad about the Phan Garcia II fight. Let's start from the beginning.

            The back story: Nam Phan beat up Leonard Garcia for three entire rounds on the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 12, and ended up losing a controversial (read: incorrect) decision.

            As was the case when Jung Chan-Sung lost to Garcia in a terrible decision and got to rectify that loss, Nam Phan was given just that same opportunity last night.

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Machida to Fight Jones in Toronto

Machida offers more than most challengers

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            Oct. 5, Dana White finally put all the UFC 140 main event speculation to rest when he announced through his Twitter that Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida will be the next to challenge the seemingly unstoppable Jon Jones for light heavyweight title.

 

            UFC 140 will be taking place in Toronto, Canada and was originally believed to have Rashad Evans in the cage to fight for the golden strap but Evans is still suffering from an injury received during his fight with Tito Ortiz at UFC 133.

 

             "After my last fight against Tito Ortiz, I dislocated my right thumb, which required it to be set back in place and held with pins. 24 hours ago, my physician removed the pins. At that time, I learned that it would require another three weeks of rehabilitation before engaging in any exercise or training that would require the use of my hand," said Evans released statement.

 

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The Evolution of Greatness

Jon Jones has brought MMA to a whole new level of phenomenal
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            The UFC returned to where it all started in Denver, Colorado to give fight fans a title fight that showed off a total evolution of the sport.

            UFC 135 was headlined by the young fighting prodigy Jon “Bones” Jones who had the daunting task of defending his light heavy weight belt against one of the most dangerous and respected sluggers in the light heavy weight division, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. 

            Jones vast tactical striking precision left Jackson completely dumbfounded and more importantly, it showed just how far the sport of Mixed Martial Arts has fully progressed.

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Edgar Finally takes what is rightfully his, Respect.

"It's good to go home and be done with it," Edgar. 

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Gray Maynard (left), Frankie Edgar (Right)

            Frankie Edgar put an exclamation point of this trilogy with his fourth round KO of the previously unbeaten Gray Maynard by surviving another first round beating.

            Maynard once again landed a haymaker type punch early in the very first round and kept viewers on the edge of their seats wondering if Edgar could pull off the unimaginable in back to back fights and survive everything Maynard could bring in the first.

            “I was thinking, ‘Damn! Not again,’ ” Edgar said. “He came at me. He hits hard. I was definitely out of it, but I knew obviously from the previous fight that I was able to come back, so there was no doubt in my mind that I could come back this time around.”

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