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UFC champ Frankie Edgar: “Heavy lies the crown” ahead of UFC 136
In a sport in which rematches are commonplace, the trilogy is a rare and heralded compilation.
Over the years, we’ve been treated to thrice helpings of Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva, and Georges St-Pierre vs. Matt Hughes (to name a few) with each born out of necessity and demand.
We will soon add the names of Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard to the list when they headline UFC 136 on Oct. 8 at Houston’s Toyota Center.
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Lineker Wins Bantam GP, Marcello Claims 155 Crown at Nitrix 6
BRUSQUE, Brazil — Saturday night in the southern Brazilian city of Brusque, it was a little-known underdog that conquered Nitrix Fight’s bantamweight tournament: his name is John Lineker.
Southern Brazil’s top promotion returned with its sixth major installment at the Brusque Multiuse Arena. Before a crowd of nearly 2000 locals, Lineker emerged as one of the country’s top young 135-pounders, smashing both Alessandro Cordeiro and Diego D’Avila to take the four-man, one-night tournament featuring the region’s top bantamweights.
Aldo KOs Gamburyan, Retains WEC Crown
The distance between World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo and the rest of the 145-pound division may be wider than first thought.
Patient and precise, Aldo stopped Manny Gamburyan on second-round punches » Recap & Bonuses
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Warren Dethrones Soto, Captures Bellator Crown
It was a gnarly climb, but Joe Warren reached the mountaintop with Joe Soto at his feet.
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Santiago Stops Misaki, Retains Sengoku Crown
Jorge Santiago has these fifth-round rallies down to a science.
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