The UFC travelled to the Netherlands for the first time as two Dutch fighters were in complete display showing why their country is a centre for combat sports.
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The UFC will make their trip to the Netherlands where two Dutch stars take the spotlight in a country that has loved combat sports for years.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC would head to Japan for the first time in 2013 and the second time in as many years with one main purpose. They would return to Japan to bring back the glory of Japanese MMA when it was at it’ height. The UFC would bring back the Pride Fighting Championship to Japan by bringing back some of the brightest Pride stars.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC has built its reputation on the every expanding world that it has created and helped for the sport of MMA. They have expanded from fighting in only Las Vegas once a month to holding three and sometimes four fights a month all over the world. One of the more recent places that the UFC has set up home is Japan but it is not a place that is unfamiliar with combat sports.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
After months of uncertainty in the welterweight division the UFC finally found some stability last week with Carlos Condit taking control at the top and waiting to untie the belts. With this stability at the top of the division the rest of the division begins to work themselves out. This included a key fight between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The UFC is continuing to power forward with event after event and this week they will host an event on a Wednesday for the first time. With the new deal with Fox the UFC has seen more fights than at this point last year. They have continued to put on their usual pay per view fights once a month, sometimes twice a month, but have increased their amount of free fights.
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