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UFC FN 34: Saffiedine Advises on How to Improve Striking Power

Casual and ‘UFC only’ fans may have heard of Tarec Saffiedine, but unless they went out of their way to watch one of his older fights, chances are they haven’t seen the welterweight throw down. As a result, they may also be wondering why this person is currently ranked #10 in the UFC’s welterweight division, […]

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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/99087/ufc-fn-34-saffiedine-advises-on-how-to-improve-striking-power/

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UFC champ Ronda Rousey charms Jimmy Kimmel

Despite being written off as a pouty, unprofessional shrew who is not committed to the extra media work required to promote the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) just days ago at the TUF 18 finale show, on Monday night UFC bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show and demonstrated once more what has always been pretty obvious - that she's bright, cheery and funny whenever she's not caught in the moment of competition, dealing with the death of a co-worker that happened that same day or sitting inches away from an opponent she's set to face.

Check out parts 1 & 2 of her appearance on Kimmel after the jump to see everything she had to say on subjects ranging from her mom waking her up at night as a child to spar, fighting men, cutting weight during Thanksgiving and bar fight advice from her mom. Here are some of our favorite quotes:

On fighting two men at once in a movie theater after one pushed her and the other grabbed her by her neck -

"...I tried to leave and the guy pushed me back and I was already thinking about my disclaimer at that point: 'Ok, I'm going to try and get past you. If you do not let me, I'm going to have to do something about this. I was very calm about it. And then I tried to get past again and the guy pushed me and I grabbed him by the shirt and I just started punching him with one hand. His friend came behind me and grabbed me by the neck so I had his one friend here, I dropped that dude, threw the one guy over my shoulder...and those other girls with them just sat right back down."

On why her mother and Judo world champion decided to perfect arm bar submissions in Judo tournaments in order to overcome judging bias -

"If you break someone's arm and they stand you up, if you lose to someone with one arm then you should lose anyway."

Video after the jump!

Rousey on Kimmel Pt 1:

Rousey on Kimmel Pt 2:

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-champ-ronda-rousey-charms-jimmy-kimmel-video-182854398--mma.html

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UFC 168: Jim Miller Post-Fight Interview - Videos

After tapping out Fabricio Camoes, a victorious Jim Miller talks to Megan Olivi about his crafty armbar finish, calm new approach and belated Christmas plans.

Source: http://mmalice.com/videos/ufc-168-jim-miller-post-fight-interview-video_gqk5flmp.html

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Miesha Tate fantasizes of KO over Ronda Rousey at UFC 168

Former Strikeforce women's champion Miesha Tate has told all who would listen that she is staying unemotional and detached as she prepares to rematch the woman who took the Strikeforce title away from her in 2012. Tate believes that her hate for Ronda Rousey back then distracted her and ultimately contributed to her losing via arm bar.

But if Tate looked calm and collected throughout her season coaching opposite Rousey on The Ultimate Fighter and still comes off as sweet and unassuming during most interviews, "Takedown" Tate still has violent fantasies of her and Rousey when it comes to what she wants to have happen Saturday night.

"I just keep picturing in slow motion, me landing that one knockout punch," Tate recently told MMA Fighting.

"And her just falling and the ref just stopping it before I can even get another punch in. Just like, 'She's done! She's done! Don't hurt her anymore.' Yeah, I just want to win by brutality."

As for Rousey's claim that Tate only believes she can win because she underestimates the champion, the challenger says that notion couldn't be further from the truth. Tate expects Rousey to be better than ever and wouldn't want it any other way.

"I'm expecting her to be hell on wheels. I'm expecting the best Ronda Rousey anybody's ever seen," she said.

"I know for sure she doesn't want to lose her title and I know for damned sure she doesn't want to lose it to me. So, I think that she's going to put on the best fight and I'm going to put on the best fight and I want that. I want to be able to say that I beat the best Ronda Rousey."

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/miesha-tate-fantasizes-ko-over-ronda-rousey-ufc-200306388--mma.html

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Superman vs Batty boy Batman the Pedophile Elite & PIG BACON

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-JLckqI4R8

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?82165-Superman-vs-Batty-boy-Batman-the-Pedophile-Elite-amp-PIG-BACON&goto=newpost

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UFC?s Chris Weidman: I was extremely bullied, hospitalized as child

Chris Weidman made headlines this year when he beat Anderson Silva and became the UFC middleweight champion but in a new interview filmed by Bobby Razak the fighter revealed that he may have overcome his biggest challenges long ago, as a child.

"I was severely bullied," Weidman said.

"I didn't really even think about it as bullying up until a year or two ago when I gave an anti bullying speech, and I realized holy crap I was really badly bullied."

The wrestler's brother, a neighborhood tough, was often the one bullying Weidman.

"I grew up in a decently tough neighborhood," he explained.

"My brother definitely had a history of beating me up and abusing me...I grew up getting bullied and fighting a lot. My brother was probably one of the toughest kids from my neighborhood and he didn't make it easy on me. He made sure I was getting beat up as much as possible growing up. If he wasn't beating me up, he was making his friends beat me up. He threw a 10 pound weight on my head because I wouldn't get him a cookie. [It] split plit my forehead open pretty good."

Despite the trauma, Weidman says he was grateful for the adversity because it helped make him the man he is now.

"I think any type of setback you have, any tough time you've got, getting through it is what makes you who you are. It makes you a tougher person," he said.

"I think whatever you've been through in your life makes you a tougher person. I'm very grateful for the background I have, every tough situation I've been through because it's made me who I am."

Check out the rest of the interview, including Weidman's story on how he broke his collarbone in the woods only to have his brother line up friends to punch him afterwards and then walk home, as well as about the day his brother brought other kids who wanted to beat Chris up, into their home, locked him in his room and beat him up together, in the video above. There's also descriptions of other horrible crap Weidman's brother did.

The kid sounds like he was a monster.

Weidman rematches Anderson Silva this Saturday at UFC 168 when he defends his middleweight belt for the first time.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-chris-weidman-extremely-bullied-hospitalized-child-185029023--mma.html

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Have the ufc even released a statement on

how fans outside n/america are going to view fights on ufc fightpass? Like how exactly are hardcores going to watch the UFN this weekend? :confused:

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/154633-have-ufc-even-released-statement.html

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Joe Camacho Dies from heart attack

My friend and instructor died today from a heart attack. Still extremely shocked he was 41 years old and just came off a bjj tournament win. RIP Code: --------- Joe Camacho, a 15-year pro MMA...

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?82132-Joe-Camacho-Dies-from-heart-attack&goto=newpost

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Jon Jones ?Inspired? By Anderson Silva?s Legacy

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been rumored for a super-fight with Anderson Silva for the past few years. While that is highly unlikely to ever happen now, Jones remains a true fan of “The Spider.” Over the weekend, Silva suffered a broken leg in a loss to Chris Weidman for the UFC middleweight […]

The post Jon Jones “Inspired” By Anderson Silva’s Legacy appeared first on MMA Convert.

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Despite losses, Anderson Silva?s legacy is secure and complete

When the UFC signed Anderson Silva in 2006 one could have scarcely predicted how monumental the move would become. The thirty-something Brazilian had certainly had a solid professional international fighting career up to that point and was almost alway...

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/despite-losses-anderson-silva-legacy-secure-complete-172152448--mma.html

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