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Mike Swick: Dan Hardy Deserves Title Shot Against GSP, Can 'Definitely Win'

By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 03/09/2010 07:49 PM ET

Mike Swick and Dan Hardy have never appeared to be the best of friends. Of course, Hardy beat Swick to earn a welterweight title shot in November and then Swick talked publicly about how he didn't believe Hardy had done enough to truly earn that shot.

So with that in mind, you might be surprised to hear that Swick has changed his tune about Hardy's right to face Georges St-Pierre later this month at UFC 111 and his chances of pulling off the upset in Newark, NJ.
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Ring or Cage, Doesn't Matter to Shinya Aoki

By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/09/2010 07:00 PM ET



As Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki prepares for his first fight outside Japan and his first fight in a cage, he says that he doesn't see much reason for concern in going over the differences between Strikeforce rules and Dream rules.
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UFC Primetime: Gentleman GSP vs. Trash Talker Hardy

By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/09/2010 06:30 PM ET



UFC Primetime, the three-part Spike TV series designed to hype the UFC 111 bout between Georges St. Pierre and Dan Hardy, debuts on Wednesday night. And the overarching theme of the series is expected to be the contrast between St. Pierre as the consummate professional mixed martial artist and Hardy as the trash-talking brawler.
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Brandon Vera, Jon Jones Okay With Top Prospect Hype

By Ray HuiPosted: 03/09/2010 06:00 PM ET

Brandon Vera and Jon Jones, headliners of the first UFC on Versus card, have more in common than just coming off a loss where they came out looking better than the winner. At one point of each light heavyweight's respective career, they have felt what's it like to be touted as a the future of the sport.

Vera, now 32, enjoyed the buzz four years ago when he ran through his opponents in the UFC. Jones, meanwhile, is a 22-year-old phenom who has drawn comparisons to Georges St-Pierre. During a media call Tuesday, I asked the two to talk about how expectations and hype have shaped them as a fighter.
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Cung Le: 'I'm Hoping to Get a Rematch With Scott Smith ASAP'

By Ray HuiPosted: 03/09/2010 10:37 AM ET


If Cung Le has it his way, the former Strikeforce middleweight champion would like the opportunity in his next fight to avenge the only loss of his career.

"I"m hoping to get a rematch with Scott Smith ASAP," Le said in the above video on the Strikeforce website.
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MMA Top 10 Bantamweights: Rise of Cruz, Fall of Torres

By Michael David SmithPosted: 03/09/2010 09:30 AM ET

We saw a major shift in the bantamweight division of mixed martial arts on Saturday night, when two major upsets took place at WEC 47.

The bantamweight title belt, of course, changed hands when Dominick Cruz beat Brian Bowles, who suffered a broken hand and couldn't keep fighting after the second round. But in what might be an even more significant change in our perceptions of the 135-pounders, Joseph Benavidez thoroughly dominated Miguel Torres, the man who for most of the last few years has been regarded as far and away the best bantamweight in the sport.

So now we have to re-assess our thoughts about the bantamweight division as we unveil our latest Top 10 rankings below.
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Urijah Faber Not a Fan of Lesnar, Cruz; Wants Another Shot at Tyson Griffin

By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 03/09/2010 07:55 AM ET

Urijah Faber recently took part in a question-and-answer session in Las Vegas, and "The California Kid" was, as always, very honest with his responses. Some of the topics he touched on included: his title fight against Jose Aldo on April 24, why he doesn't like Brock Lesnar and Dominick Cruz, future fights on his mind, why he doesn't want to see the WEC merge with the UFC and much more.

Check out the video below.
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Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione Finally Official for UFC 113

By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 03/08/2010 10:38 PM ET

Last month at UFC 110, the organization announced Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 8. However, once James Toney signed with the organization, rumors began to swirl that Slice would fight Toney instead, possibly as early as April 17.

Well, the UFC squashed those rumors Monday evening by sending out a press release that the Slice vs. Mitrione heavyweight bout was official for UFC 113 after all.
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