Posted by thesportsjunky on March 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
When trying to match the excitement from a legendary fight it can be a lot of pressure on the fighters. That is what Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua were looking to do at UFC Fight Night 38 when they would square off in a rematch of a classic. At UFC 139 Henderson and Rua would put on a slugfest that is now considered one of the best fights in MMA history. After a few years both fighters would get the chance to redo the fight and bring about another classic.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC would finish off one of their busiest times in the year as they would hold their third fight in 6 days. The UFC has been going quickly in the last month as they have pumped out fights keeping the UFC running and changing things rapidly. Whether it was the defeat of Anderson Silva, or the beginning of a new network, or even the crowing of a new lightweight champion the UFC has been busy.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC is full of great stories with so many fighter on the roster and so many coming from different backgrounds. One dominating theme amongst all stories is the fighters who come in to the UFC with legends before they step into the octagon. These fighters move through the lower ranks with ease as they fight in their local circuits and end fights quickly.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The UFC made their way to Minnesota this past Friday as they went to figure out the order of things in two divisions. The Flyweight and Heavyweight divisions are still a bit of a mystery in the UFC and UFC on FX 5 went a long way to figuring out who the top contenders would be. In the main event of UFC on FX 5 the UFC would see two more heavyweight fighters face off for the second week in a row as they looked to sort out the division.
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