WEC 37: Preview and Predictions

December 1, 2008

Wednesday’s WEC 37 event featuring Miguel Torres making his second career defense of the WEC bantamweight against Manny Tapia hasn’t garnered much publicity in recent weeks. And that’s a shame, as Torres is one of the top ten best pound-for-pound fighters in the world and those who elect not to watch Wednesday’s telecast (8 p.m. ET on... 

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Miguel Torres says he’ll defend title on December 3; Manny Tapia a possible opponent (video)

August 18, 2008

Michael David Smith of AOL Fanhouse was putting in work today at the UFC 90 press conference and was able to catch up with not only Patrick Cote, but also WEC’s current bantamweight champion, Miguel Torres. Torres touches on a number of topics, including a possible title defense against Manny Tapia on December 3 and a future fight between he and Urijah... 

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TUF 7 Finale Fight of the Night: Hazelett vs. Burkman (video)

June 23, 2008

Dustin Hazelett was awarded Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses for his performance Saturday night. This bout was on the undercard so many UFC fans didn’t get to see it. UFC.com has pushed this fight video to its video player for viewers to watch for free (they usually charge $1.99 for fight video). WATCH Hazelett vs. Burkman fight video. Check... 

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TUF 7 Finale: Dustin Hazelett awarded $40,000 in bonuses for “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night”

June 22, 2008

Las Vegas, Nevada – Amir Sadollah may have earned the title of the winner for the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” but it was Dustin Hazelett who perhaps is walking out of the TUF 7 live season finale as the event’s biggest winner. Hazelett, a member of Team Jorge Gurgel in Ohio, fought Josh Burkman during the non-televised portion... 

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Evan Tanner Officially Signed; Kos May Not Be Televised

January 26, 2008

It’s official. Following rumors and speculation, UFC.com has listed a match between middleweights Evan Tanner and Yushin Okami at UFC 82. The event takes place Marh 1 in Columbus, Ohio. This adds to what is already a stacked card and the result is bad news for Josh Koscheck and Dustin Hazelett. The fight between the two welterweights will occur prior to... 

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UFC 82 fight card

December 18, 2007

UFC 82 is turning into the Battle of the 185-ers. Here’s the finalized UFC 82 fight card. MAIN CARD Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson (for the UFC Middleweight Title) Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo Alessio Sakara vs. Chris Leben Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch PRELIMINARY CARD Jake O’Brien vs. Andrei Arlovski Luigi Fioravanti... 

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Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett a Possibility for UFC 82

November 27, 2007

MMAMania, knowing all things AKA, had the knowledge last week of a possible fight between Dustin Hazelett and Josh Koscheck at UFC 82 on March 1.  Apparently Koscheck was on the list of possible replacements for Matt Serra for UFC 79, but since that is not going to happen, a fight with Hazelett is a real possibility.  No paperwork has been filled out yet,... 

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UFC Roundup: Belcher gets new contract; Hazelett could fight Goulet; and Tanner to fight Lister?

September 3, 2007

There’s a quite a few UFC-related fight nuggets making the Internet rounds so I figured I’d recap them for you in one post: – UFCjunkie.com is citing a report in the Biloxi Sun-Herald middleweight Alan Belcher has signed a new four fight contract with the UFC. His next fight is scheduled for UFC 77 in Cincinnati on Oct. 20 against Kalib Starnes.... 

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