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Anderson Silva now willing to fight friends, teammates

Anderson Silva always said that he would never fight teammates and friends like Lyoto Machida and Rondaldo "Jacare" Souza. Now, the former middleweight king has changed his tune.

"I always said I wouldn?t fight teammates, but it?s not mutual," Silva told TV show "Altas Horas" in Brazil, according to a report from Guilherme Cruz.

Indeed, when pressed, Machida didn't rule out fighting his friend Silva one day in the future. "The Spider" says that the principle of not fighting teammates is an important one to him but since it evidently one that is reciprocated, he is now willing to fight "The Dragon" or "Jacare."

"We take that very seriously at Team Nogueira, but Lyoto is not from Team Nogueira, neither is ?Jacare?, so it?s a little vague. In every interview they gave, they said they would fight [me], so I can?t be any different," the former middleweight champ said.

"I don?t plan to fight any friend of mine, especially Lyoto, but if I earn a title shot in the future and we have to fight each other, we will."

Machida doesn't seem to have any problem knocking out training partners and friends, as he did to Mark Munoz last year. For his part, Silva is still in the early stages of his recovery from the horrific leg injuries he sustained against Chris Weidman at UFC 168 in late 2013.

Silva is resigned to the fact that he won't fight again this year, but has consistently been making improvements and ratcheting up his training post-surgery, and is confident that he will return to action.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/anderson-silva-now-willing-to-fight-friends--teammates-224659551.html

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?World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares? Weigh-In Results

The weigh-ins for “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares” took place Friday inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. A pair of championship affairs will headline tomorrow’s show. Marlon Moraes and Josh Rettinghouse battle for the inaugural WSOF featherweight title in the card’s co-main event, while welterweight champ Steve Carl [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/166523/world-series-of-fighting-9-carl-vs-palhares-weigh-in-results/

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John Dodson vs John Moraga on tap for UFC Fight Night event on June 7 in Albuquerque

http://www.mmamania.com/2014/3/26/5550004/john-dodson-vs-john-moraga-ufc-fight-night-event-june-7-albuquerque-mma Rematch! No surprises here. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)...

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?82657-John-Dodson-vs-John-Moraga-on-tap-for-UFC-Fight-Night-event-on-June-7-in-Albuquerque&goto=newpost

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UFC Fight Night 41: CB Dollaway vs Francis Carmont co-main event booked for May 31 in Berlin

http://www.mmamania.com/2014/3/28/5556954/cb-dollaway-vs-francis-carmont-co-main-event-booked-may-31-berlin-mma Middleweight melee! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has asked CB Dollaway...

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?82679-UFC-Fight-Night-41-CB-Dollaway-vs-Francis-Carmont-co-main-event-booked-for-May-31-in-Berlin&goto=newpost

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Pic: Vinny Magalhaes' staph infection is disgusting, mesmerizing

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2014/3/30/5564244/pic-vinny-magalhaes-staph-infection-is-disgusting-mesmerizing

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UFC Returns to San Jose on July 26

Do you know the way to San Jose? The UFC will on July 26 for a UFC on FOX show. UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez (pictured) made the announcement Thursday night while appearing as an honorary guest of the San Jose Sharks for their NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets. Velasquez also dropped the [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/166465/ufc-returns-to-san-jose-on-july-26/

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Will Chope released by UFC because of 2009 assault conviction

This morning, Cagewriter received an email from UFC officials announcing that the promotion had decided to cancel the scheduled featherweight bout between Will Chope and Diego Brandao for tonight's Fight Night card in Brazil. The reason being that the UFC only recently found out that Chope was served with a bad conduct discharge from the Air Force and given five months confinement for repeatedly verbally and physically assaulting his then-wife back in 2009.

Brazilian outlet Globo first reported about Chope's military history. Today, the UFC announced their response.

"Tonight's featherweight bout between Will Chope and Diego Brandao has been canceled after UFC officials were made aware of Chope's previous military conviction. The UFC does not condone behavior of this nature whatsoever and Chope has been released from his contract. Brandao will receive both his show and win money for the bout," the UFC's statement read.

The 23 year-old Chope last fought and lost in the UFC against Max Holloway in January via TKO. Brandao last fought and lost to Dustin Poirier in late 2013.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/will-chope-released-by-ufc-because-of-2009-assault-conviction-175139913.html

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Beibut Shumenov vs. Tamas Kovacs: Full Fight - Showtime Boxing - Videos

Showtime Championship Boxing: Shumenov vs. Kovacs December 14, 2013, San Antonio, TX. Don't miss Hopkins vs. Shumenov Saturday, April 19 at 9PM ET/6PM PT on Showtime. For more on Hopkins vs. Shumenov visit: http://s.sho.com/hopkinsshumenov

Source: http://mmalice.com/videos/beibut-shumenov-vs-tamas-kovacs-full-fight-showtime-boxing-video_pu4kjqsa.html

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TUF Brazil: Season 3 Sneak Peek

Source: http://mmasportsreport.com/4716/tuf-brazil-season-3-sneak-peek

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[VIDEO] Fastest KO in MMA history?

Our friends at CagePotato brought a nasty, and nasty-quick, fight from the UK to our attention today. The WCMMA 14 fight between Mike Garret and Sam Heron Saturday night in London (video above) very well may have ended quicker than any other MMA fight on record. Check out the time at the bottom right of the screen for yourself.

From the time the referee began the fight to the time Heron was knocked out, cold, with a head kick, just 1.13 seconds elapsed. That will likely not be the official time listed for the ending, however, because it nearly took more time (understandably) for the referee to run in and officially wave off the fight as it did for the fight itself to take place.

Have you ever seen a faster ending than this nearly "one-second KO" in MMA? Let us know in the comments section.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/-video--fastest-ko-in-mma-history-172057990.html

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