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Video: The B.J. Penn situationSeptember 16, 2011 (12:30) [ Indexed from MMA HQ ] B.J. Penn may very well be one of the single greatest talents that mixed martial arts has ever seen. His upcoming fight with Nick Diaz, however, has been steeped in controversy from the very beginning after Diaz was originally set to fight George St-Pierre in the main event of 137 but was taken out of [...]
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UFC 137's St-Pierre opens as -365 favorite, Penn vs. Diaz a pick 'emSeptember 10, 2011 (22:00) [ Indexed from MMAjunkie ] UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has a new opponent for his
October title defense, but oddsmakers still have him installed as an
overwhelming favorite.
Noted oddsmaker Joey Oddessa opened St-Pierre as a -365 favorite over
former WEC champion Carlos Condit, who opened as a +285 underdog.
And despite the long odds, Oddessa said early money has already poured in on St-Pierre, pushing the odds as high as -450.
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B.J Penn vs. Nick Diaz official for UFC 137September 09, 2011 (02:20) [ Indexed from MMA HQ ] Speculation since Nick Diaz lost his world title shot yesterday has been rampant as to what would happen to the last Strikeforce Welterweight Champion. Original thinking was that Diaz would likely be fired for not showing up to multiple media commitments. Well, that’s not the case. Dana White tweeted earlier tonight that Nick Diaz is [...]
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Shocker: Nick Diaz rebooked to meet B.J. Penn in UFC 137 co-main eventSeptember 09, 2011 (02:20) [ Indexed from MMAjunkie ] Shortly after he booted Nick Diaz from a title fight with UFC
welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, UFC president Dana White told
MMAjunkie.com that reporters would "flip out" if
they knew whom he was putting opposite B.J. Penn, whose original opponent
Carlos Condit was promoted to meet St-Pierre.
And considering the past 48 hours, White is not too far off the mark.
The UFC president today tweeted that Diaz has been
re-booked to meet Penn in the co-main event of
UFC 137, which takes place on Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center
in Las Vegas.
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Who's going to fight B.J. Penn at UFC 137? Dana White hints at "crazy" optionSeptember 08, 2011 (02:45) [ Indexed from MMAjunkie ] Of all the phone calls he had to make following Nick Diaz's no-show of a
press conference in support of UFC 137, Dana White wasn't thrilled
about informing B.J. Penn that he had poached
the fighter's original opponent, Carlos Condit, to
headline opposite welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre.
"B.J. doesn't know anything," White said today following a sudden
announcement that Diaz had been bounced from his
fight with St-Pierre. "I'm sure I'm going to have
one seriously pissed off Hawaiian to deal with."
Penn will undoubtedly be asking what White's plan is, and as he today
told MMAjunkie.com, it might be a radical plan.
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Sweet Revenge for The SpiderAugust 28, 2011 (05:20) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ] The worlds greatest middleweight -- and perhaps its greatest at any weight -- penned another chapter in his growing legacy, as he laid waste to Yushin Okami in less than two full rounds. More...
Round 5 to release new "UFC Titans" figures in NovemberAugust 23, 2011 (23:25) [ Indexed from MMAjunkie ] Round 5 has announced its newest fighter-figurine line: UFC Titans.
The figures first hit store shelves in November as part of what's expected to be biannual series releases.
The first figures, which will retail for $14.99, feature the likenesses of UFC legends Randy Couture, Royce Gracie, Chuck Liddell, B.J. Penn and Georges St-Pierre.
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Pacquiao Cracks Top 10 with 'Sometimes When We Touch'August 10, 2011 (16:05) [ Indexed from The Fight Network ] LOS ANGELES (August 10, 2011) " He came, he sang, he recorded. Congressman MANNY "Pacman" PACQUIAO, boxing's No. 1 pound for pound fighter inside the ring is becoming a hit machine outside the ring. His remake of the Dan Hill-penned hit, Sometimes When We Touch, which was released on April 28, cracked the Top-10 this week, landing at No. 7 on the Secondary Adult Contemporary Chart as measured by the Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report (FMQB.) As it has throughout its run, Sometimes When We Touch remains a Top-Five most-added song on radio station playlists this week.
"Manny leaping from No. 11 to No. 7 on the Adult Contemporary secondary charts reminds us once more that there's nothing this man/boxer/congressman/singer is not capable of," said Dan Hill. "I'm so proud to call him my friend and a major life inspiration."
"What a man!" exclaimed Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum. "A champion in the boxing ring, in politics, now as a singer -- what next for amazing Manny?" More...
Reagan Penn makes MMA debut against Paul Gardner at ProElite 1August 04, 2011 (20:35) [ Indexed from MMAjunkie ] Reagan Penn, younger brother to UFC icon B.J. Penn, will make his
professional MMA debut against Paul Gardner at ProElite 1.
ProElite vice president of fight operations T. Jay Thompson today
confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that the welterweight
bout is signed, sealed and delivered.
ProElite 1 takes place Aug. 27 at storied MMA venue Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.
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Reagan Penn meets undefeated Paul Gardner at ProElite 1August 04, 2011 (20:20) [ Indexed from MMAjunkie ] Reagan Penn, younger brother to UFC icon B.J. Penn, will make his
professional MMA debut against Paul Gardner at ProElite 1.
ProElite vice president of fight operations T. Jay Thompson today
confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that the welterweight
bout is signed, sealed and delivered.
ProElite 1 takes place Aug. 27 at storied MMA venue Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.
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Carlos Condit vs. B.J. Penn in the works for UFC 137 in Las VegasJuly 16, 2011 (01:20) [ Indexed from MMAjunkie ] A welterweight matchup arranged on Twitter is now being finalized in UFC offices.
Carlos Condit and B.J. Penn, who each agreed via social networking to face off at UFC 137 in
Las Vegas have now been formally offered the contest.
MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed at least one of
the parties has now verbally agreed to the matchup, and bout agreements
are expected to be distributed shortly.
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