The Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale
Saturday June 4, 2011
Pearl at the Palms
Las Vegas, NV
Airing on Spike

* Anthony Pettis (#9 Ranked Lightweight) vs. Clay Guida
* Finalist No. 1 vs. Finalist No. 2
* Jonathan Brookins vs. Dan Downes
* Josh Grispi vs. George Roop
* Tim Credeur vs. Ed Herman
* Scott Jorgensen (#6 Ranked Bantamweight) vs. Ken Stone
* Fabio Maldonado vs. Kyle Kingsbury
* Reuben Duran vs. Francisco Rivera

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Upcoming_Events_42/article_8692.shtml

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Event: TNA Sacrifice Pay-Per-View Airdate: Sunday, May 15th, 2011 (Pay-Per-View) Location: The iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, FL Results by TNAWrestlingNews.com TNA Sacrifice Opener: TNA?s 2011 Sacrifice pay-per-view opens up with a promo focusing on the World Heavyweight Title. The video shows Rob Van Dam and Sting working out for their main event match tonight. - And we?re live from the iMPACT Zone in Orlando as the pyro goes off. Mike Tenay welcomes us to Sacrifice and runs down the top matches. We go to the ring. Mexican America vs. Ink Inc. Hernandez, Anarquia, Sarita and Rosita out to ...

Source: http://www.ifight365.com/2011/05/tna-sacrifice-results-515-chynas-in-ring-return/

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Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2011/5/17/2175271/grin-reaper-nick-diaz-gets-caught-smiling-video

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Unbeaten prospect Daniel Cormier will welcome veteran Jeff Monson to Strikeforce when the heavyweights square off at "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Rogers" on June 18 in Dallas, the promotion announced Sunday.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18504/strikeforce-daniel-cormier-set-to-face-jeff-monson-on-june-18-in-dallas/

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MTV2 and Bellator return this evening with another solid card. Hector Lombard and Patricky "Pitbull" Freire highlight the show.

The ranked No. 11 middleweight in the world in the USA Today/Blood Elbow rankings, Lombard (28-2) faces veteran Falaniko Vitale (29-9). Pitbull shoots for the Season 4 lightweight title against Michael Chandler in Atlantic City, N.J. at Bellator 44.

Freire (9-1) pulled off a highlight-reel KO in the last round by smashing Toby Imada with a flying knee. Pitbull fights out of the same Soutern California camp as the Nogueira brothers, Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva.

Chandler, a former Div. 1 wrestler at Missouri, is a tough matchup for Pitbull. Chandler (7-0) may be able to control the pace of the fight and nullify Pitbull's striking. He's also developing as a striker under the tutelage of Xtreme Couture's Gil Martinez.

"I'm still a young fighter and there is no reason to rush it when there are different avenues. I know I will be the best in the world at some point. I just want to push the pace but keep composed," Chandler told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "At the end of the day I don't want to squeak by."

Rising middleweight Alexander Shlemenko faces off against Brett Cooper and we may get to see TUF 12's Jeff Lentz against Anthony Leone. The Anthony Morrison-Bryan Goldsby fight was scrapped when Morrison missed with 135-pound bantamweight limit by weighing in at 146.5!

Bellator 44 betting lines:

Hector Lombard (-600) vs. Falaniko Vitale (+400)

Patricky Freire (+105) vs. Michael Chandler (-125)

Alexander Shlemenko (-165) vs. Brett Cooper (+145)

Jeff Lentz (+190) vs. Anthony Leone (-230)

"I don't talk much about game plans," Martinez said. "But we plan on putting (Freire) in some uncomfortable situations."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Two-of-the-best-finishers-in-the-sport-featured-?urn=mma-wp2256

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Gina Carano's return to MMA is all but official, as MMAFighting.com reports that a rumored bout with Sarah D'Alelio is nearly finalized, and could be announced by Strikeforce as early as next week.

Carano will have been away from the sport for nearly two full years by the time she steps into the cage on June 18, having taken a role in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming film "Haywire."

The last time she was in action, she was defeated by Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos in their historic main event fight in August of 2009. That fight on Showtime was the first time two women had ever headlined a major MMA event.

D'Alelio is a 4-1 professional out of Washington. Of her four career wins, three have come by submission. She's coming off her first career loss, a decision loss to Julie Kedzie in December.

Strikeforce's June 18 show is headlined by the Heavyweight World Grand Prix fight between Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum, and takes place from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

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Penick's Analysis: This is a fight set up for Carano to have the best chance at a successful return. That's not a knock on D'Alelio, but she's not the type of fighter that would give Carano a ton of trouble. Carano's striking has historically been her strong suit, and she's also typically been larger than her opponents. Those were two problems she ran into with Cyborg, but even after two years off this is a fight that she is supposed to win. Still, it's a good thing for women's MMA to have her back to bring more attention to the sport, and everyone will just have to hope she'll be able to be around more often then once every two years with her acting career.

[Gina Carano art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_9267.shtml

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Rory MacDonald pleased the 55,000 fans in the Rogers Centre on Saturday night with a dominating win over Nate Diaz. MacDonald, a native of British Columbia, won on all three judges crowds: 30-26, 30-27, 30-26.

The fight started much more slowly than it ended. MacDonald used leg kicks throughout the first round while Diaz mostly used jabs. MacDonald tried for a takedown, but Diaz reversed him, broke from MacDonald's hold and stood up. Diaz tried for a single-leg takedown late in the round, but couldn't get it. Diaz seemed frustrated by the round, as he taunted MacDonald as the horn to end the round sounded.

As the crowd in Toronto chanted, "[Expletive] you, Diaz," MacDonald started the second with a takedown. Diaz got back to his feet, but MacDonald punished him with short strikes as Diaz stood up. MacDonald then followed it up with another takedown. Again, they returned to their feet, and this time the fight went against the cage. Diaz tried for a takedown, but MacDonald stopped him. In the final seconds of the round, MacDonald worked in a few more knees and punches before the time ran out.

MacDonald made his mark in the third round when Diaz made the tactical error of trying for another takedown. MacDonald stepped out of the takedown attempt, then followed Diaz to the ground. He took his back, and used it as an opportunity to slam Diaz to the ground twice in a row. MacDonald landed several more strikes when Diaz was on the ground. Diaz came close to standing up and then MacDonald supplexed him again. Diaz tried to come back in the last seconds, but it was too late. MacDonald had made his mark, all over Diaz's face. The Canadian crowd exploded, cheering on their native son's win.

Diaz was hoping to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, who earlier this month convincingly defended the Strikeforce welterweight belt, but it was not meant to be. MacDonald, who recently started training at Georges St-Pierre's training home of Tri-Star Gym in Montreal, didn't relent during the fight. Now, the 21-year-old MacDonald's record moves to 11-1, while Diaz is 13-7.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/MacDonald-dominates-Diaz-at-UFC-129?urn=mma-wp1815

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Vladimir Matyushenko needed just 20 seconds to dispatch of Jason Brilz last month at UFC 129, and now "The Janitor" is looking to get right back into the cage.

According to a report from MMAJunkie.com, Matyushenko has verbally agreed to meet 24-year-old Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133 in Philadelphia this August.

Matyushenko has won five of his last six fights and has gone 4-1 in the Octagon since returning to the UFC at the fall of 2009. His sole loss in that stretch came against now UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones last August.

Gustafsson has gone 3-1 in four fights in the UFC, with his only career loss coming against another top prospect in the division in Phil Davis. All 11 of his career wins have come by stoppage, and he's never reached the third round in any of his fights.

UFC 133 comes to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penn. on August 6, though no headlining bout has yet been set for the event.

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Penick's Analysis: This is a really good fight for the light heavyweight division. Matyushenko's continued to prove that even at 40 years old he can hang with most of the guys in this division, and he's going to be another big test for the young up and comer in Gustafsson. Gustafsson is a ton of fun to watch, and he's got a great killer instinct when he sees an opening in a fight. This should make for a really good fight on this card for the fans in Philly.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9321.shtml

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Ultimate Fighter Season 10 finalist Brendan Schaub is poised to face an icon of the industry in the Octagon for the second straight time after having previously separated Mirko ?Cro Cop? Filipovic from consciousness in March at UFC 128 and has been scheduled to fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the Brazilian?s proverbial backyard when the [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/16/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira-scheduled-for-comeback-bout-against-brendan-schaub/

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by Michael David SmithGus Johnson, the lead mixed martial arts play-by-play man for CBS who has called many of the most-watched fights in the sport's history, is reportedly leaving the network.

Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reports that Johnson, who's best known for calling college football and the NFL, is leaving after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the network. UPDATE: The New York Daily News reports that while Johnson's contract with CBS has expired, it's still possible he could reach a new deal.

It's not clear whether Johnson is also out at Showtime, where he has been both a boxing and MMA play-by-play voice. Johnson will still be part of Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley pay-per-view broadcast, but it seems unlikely that Johnson would stick around at Showtime, which a division of the CBS Corporation, for long.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/05/gus-johnson-out-at-cbs/

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