Dana White says McCrory and Leites aren’t going anywhere

Two widely criticized removals from the current UFC roster are are their way back to the Octagon. Earlier this week both Tamdan McCrory and Thales Leites were notified that they had been released from their UFC obligations following mutual razor-thin decision losses at UFC 101. Apparently UFC President Dana White had no idea they had been cut, and he has recently notified Kevin Iole from Yahoo! Sports... [Read More...]

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Thales Leites cut by the UFC with record of 5-3

Decorated Brazilian grappler Thales Leites has been released from the UFC on the heels of his second straight loss for the promotion. The news of Leites being cut first came in a report from AOL Fanhouse. Leites fell under heavy criticism following his extremely lackluster performance in his title shot with Anderson Silva before recently losing another decision to Allesio Sakara at UFC 101 in unimpressive... [Read More...]

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Thales Leites vs. Alessio Sakara At UFC 101

Fresh off an underwhelming unanimous decision loss to Anderson Silva, Thales Leites is hopping right back on the horse as he steps in for an injured Rousimar Palhares against Alessio Sakara at UFC 101. Intheguard.tv was the first to report the match-up based upon statements made by Leites directly to the website. Leites was awarded a shot at Silva’s middleweight crown after winning five straight... [Read More...]

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Nathan Marquardt wants to be more than just “Great,” he wants to be the best

Nathan Marquardt has long been considered among the very best of MMA’s middleweight division. Nearly a decade invested into the fighting sport with close to forty fights against the best in the game, Marquardt is a three time Pancrase middleweight champion and has notched wins against some of the toughest fighters in the business. Experienced and dangerous veterans like Dean Lister, Jeremy... [Read More...]

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Report: Silva vs. Leites to headline UFC 97 in Montreal

Anderson Silva’s next fight has been determined and it will be a defense of his UFC middleweight title against Thales Leites at UFC 97 on April 18 in Montreal, Canada. The news comes courtesy of a report by MMA Weekly, which has indicated that both fighters have signed bout agreements for the fight. Leites has gone undefeated since losing his UFC debut to Martin Kampmann in November of 2006 during... [Read More...]

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Thales Leites under consideration for title shot vs. Anderson Silva

Thanks in large part to a five fight win streak in the UFC, Brazilian middleweight Thales Leites could be on the verge of being named the next man to challenge Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight title. UFC President Dana White revealed the news Tuesday afternoon during a public Q&A session at the Sports USA Bar located on the Fort Bragg military installation. When asked by a fan in the audience... [Read More...]

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Thales Leites open to future fight against Demian Maia

Traditionally, Brazilian fighters have shied away from fighting fellow countrymen when competing outside of their home country. However, in a new interview with Brazilian MMA website Tatame, rising UFC middleweight Thales Leites indicates that he’s open to the idea of fighting Demian Maia, a rising UFC middleweight in his own right. “I’d accept a fight [vs. Maia], I’m a professional,”... [Read More...]

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Report: Leites vs. Reljic at UFC 90

The latest bout added to UFC 90 on Oct. 25 is a middleweight bout between Brazilian Thales Leites and Croatian Goran Reljic, according to a report on MMAjunkie.com. Leites had been rumored as scheduled to fight Dean Lister during UFC Fight Night 15 in September, but the match was scuttled after Lister reportedly pulled out of the fight. Leites could become an eventual number one contender for the UFC... [Read More...]

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Lister vs. Leites UFN 15 bout postponed

Ariel Shnerer of The Fight Network is reporting that a rumored middleweight matchup for UFC Fight Night 15 in September between Thales Leites and Dean Lister has been postponed. According to Shnerer, the bout is off the Sept. 17 fight card because of a knee injury sustained by Lister during training. UFN 15 will emanate from Omaha Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska and will feature a lightweight main... [Read More...]

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Ryan Jensen in against Joey Villasenor at Shamrock vs. Cung Le

Ryan Jensen has been selected as a replacement for Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos at this weekend’s Shamrock vs. Cung Le card according to MMA Junkie. Santos was unable to obtain a visa in time to fight and EliteXC and Strikeforce were left scrambling for an opponent for Joey Villasenor. Jensen is a former UFC fighter, coming off two losses to grappling wizards Thales Leites and Demian... [Read More...]

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UFC News & Notes: Nakamura tests positive; surgery for Shogun; Jensen to replace Eastman

As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, Kazuhiro Nakamura tested positive for marijuana following his loss at UFC 76 to Lyoto Machida. He’s been fined and suspended three months by the California State Athletic Commission. Man, could this whole Pride thing get any worse? The marijuana positive still doesn’t explain the umbrella. I know that was his deal in Pride but it seemed even... [Read More...]

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Report: Leites chosen to replace Lutter

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Thales Leites has been chose to replace Travis Lutter against Ryan Jensen on the UFC 74 undercard. Lutter had to withdraw to the fight due to a herniated disk in his neck.  Read More →

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Lutter pulls out of UFC 74 bout vs. Jensen

Travis Lutter has suffered another setback. The UFC middleweight veteran has announced on his blog that he’s suffered a neck re-injury during training and will not be able to fight Ryan Jensen during the UFC 74 undercard. Here’s Lutter’s official announcement: Saturday July 28th I was training and re-aggravated a old injury. After giving my neck a chance to heal I decided I was not... [Read More...]

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Report: Lutter to return at UFC 74

UFCMania.com is reporting that Travis Lutter has informed the site that he has signed a bout agreement to fight at UFC 74 on August 25 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. Lutter is expected to take on UFC newcomer Ryan Jensen. You can view the whole report at: http://ufcmania.com/2007/06/26/ufc-74-travis-lutter-returns-against-ryan-jensen/  Read More →

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