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Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (5-0) told FiveOuncesOfPain.com that his next opponent Mike Whitehead (24-7) wasn’t interested in cutting down to 205 pounds for their December bout at the “Strikeforce: Evolution” show. FiveOuncesofPain: So what made you sign with Strikeforce. I know the UFC kind of had you on their radar as well, but what made you make the ultimate decision to take the road you did? Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (5-0) told FiveOuncesOfPain.com that his next opponent Mike Whitehead (24-7) wasn’t interested in cutting down to 205 pounds for their December bout at the “Strikeforce: Evolution” show. In an interview with Lawal, the undefeated fighter talks about needing to keep busy by fighting as often as possible, fighting in Japan,...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Strikeforce/opinion:muhammed-king-mo-lawal-says-he-won-t-get-any-respect-until-he-fights-in-the-ufc/ 30 Nov 2009 11:00:38 PST Opinion: Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal Says He Won’t Get Any Respect Until He Fights In The UFC http://164mph.com/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship/opinion:muhammed-king-mo-lawal-says-he-won-t-get-any-respect-until-he-fights-in-the-ufc/ Written by Charttopper
In an interview with Lawal, the undefeated fighter talks about needing to keep busy by fighting as often as possible, fighting in Japan, and feeling that he won’t get any respect until he fights in the UFC. King Mo: He’s solid. He’s a solid veteran, He’s solid pretty much everywhere and doesn’t make many mistakes. He used to wrestle at heavyweight back in college. I was wrestling freestyle at the time so I didn’t know him, but I knew of him. King Mo: Yeah, and the thing is that we’re fighting at heavyweight because he didn’t want to make the cut to 205. He’s like 245 or 250 right now. I’ll fight him anywhere. He wanted to fight at heavyweight, I’m like… whatever.


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]]> http://164mph.com/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship/opinion:muhammed-king-mo-lawal-says-he-won-t-get-any-respect-until-he-fights-in-the-ufc/ 30 Nov 2009 11:00:38 PST Opinion: Junie Browning's Saturday Night: Win a Fight, Insult the Fans http://164mph.com/Mixed_martial_arts/opinion:junie-browning-s-saturday-night-win-a-fight-insult-the-fans/ Written by E. Spencer Kyte
Nothing like a nice show of class to validate the boo birds. The Lunatik" himself has said that part of the cause of his various antics is an inability to deal with the pressure and attention that came from being on The Ultimate Fighter, and that he just wants to be like everyone else .


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]]> http://164mph.com/Mixed_martial_arts/opinion:junie-browning-s-saturday-night-win-a-fight-insult-the-fans/ 29 Nov 2009 12:24:06 PST Opinion: A Message To The B/R MMA Community: Words Of Wisdom http://164mph.com/Mixed_martial_arts/opinion:a-message-to-the-b-r-mma-community-words-of-wisdom/ Written by Mitch Ciccarelli
Should Koscheck still remain in the top five or should the other fighters who have been winning take his spot? It’s ok to dislike a certain fighter and it’s perfectly fine to let your readers know you are not a fan of certain fighters but it is not ok to spend a majority of your article insultin...


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Talk first began after the Randy Couture-Brock Lesnar title fight for the Heavyweight Championship. Many saw Lesnar having an unfair advantage over Couture due to a 60-pound weight differential. Fighters like Lesnar, Shane Carwin, and Cain Velasquez would fight in the super-heavywei...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Randy_Couture/opinion:could-randy-couture-vs-brandon-vera-be-the-launching-point-for-a-new-division/ 13 Nov 2009 07:45:43 PST Opinion: Missed opportunities for Strikeforce on CBS http://164mph.com/Mixed_martial_arts/opinion:missed-opportunities-for-strikeforce-on-cbs/ Written by Zach Arnold
“We talk to everybody. We’re never going to say no, we like MMA and you know like I said, Strikeforce put on a great show for us tonight and we’re very happy with Strikeforce but we’re not going to close the door on anybody.” The result? Not many “real” MMA fans watched the show.


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  •   Opinion: Injuries, Scheduling Affect the Atmosphere at UFC 106 -- by Kelsey Philpott from MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA
  •   Opinion: Dr. John Fitzgerald ~ The Blood Doctor -- by xtremecouture from randy-couture « WordPress.com Tag Feed
  •   Opinion: Defrost Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell? The UFC May Have No Other Choice -- by Gary Herman from Bleacher Report - Front Page
  •   Strikeforce Preview: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers -- by Leland Roling from Bloody Elbow
  •   Opinion: The Long-Term Kimbo Game -- by TLow from Bloody Elbow: FanPosts
  •   Opinion: How Do MMA Weight Classes Win Their Fights? Expectation Vs Reality. -- by Ed J Pickle McNasty III from Bleacher Report - MMA
  •   Opinion: The Ultimate Fighter - Roy Nelson vs. Kimbo Slice Staff Picks -- by Brent Brookhouse from Bloody Elbow
  •   Opinion: Cung Le Drops Strikeforce Middleweight Title -- by theshipbesinking from strikeforce « WordPress.com Tag Feed
  •   Opinion: UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Predictions -- by Luke Thomas from Bloody Elbow
  •   Opinion: Pushback on the UFC's Use of Kimbo Slice on "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 10 -- by Luke Thomas from Bloody Elbow

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Lightweight bout: Ousmane Thomas Diagne (1-0) vs. Merritt Warren (2-3): Diagne will look to bring his Sanshou style of fighting into the cage against a submission fighter in Warren. Diagne is a student under Cung Le, another Sanshou style fighter who made the transition to MMA. Pick your...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Strikeforce/opinion:strikeforce-challengers-iv-preview-showcasing-california-s-mma-talent-pool/ 06 Nov 2009 07:58:55 PST Opinion: Roy Nelson and Kimbo Slice http://164mph.com/The_Ultimate_Fighter/opinion:roy-nelson-and-kimbo-slice/ It was billed as the biggest fight in the history of The Ultimate Fighter and one fighter was less than impressive. And that fighter was Roy “Big Country” Nelson. As predicted, Roy Nelson took out Kimbo Slice. But it was not all that impressive. He was fighting a guy that has next-to-no MMA train...


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]]> http://164mph.com/The_Ultimate_Fighter/opinion:roy-nelson-and-kimbo-slice/ 30 Sep 2009 23:02:25 PDT Opinion: Kimbo Slice an Eventual UFC Champion? Not Likely http://164mph.com/Kimbo_Slice/opinion:kimbo-slice-an-eventual-ufc-champion-not-likely/ Written by Mitch Ciccarelli
When YouTube street-fighting sensation Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson burst onto the MMA scene in late 2007 he brought with him a ton of hype and attention from mainstream media. Elite XC promoter Gary Shaw hand-fed the bare-knuckle brawler lower tier opponents such as Bo Cantrell and out...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Kimbo_Slice/opinion:kimbo-slice-an-eventual-ufc-champion-not-likely/ 29 Sep 2009 18:18:15 PDT Opinion: Kimbo Slice an Eventual UFC Champion? Not Likely http://164mph.com/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship/opinion:kimbo-slice-an-eventual-ufc-champion-not-likely/ Written by Mitch Ciccarelli
So it came to everyone’s surprise when it was announced that Slice would be earning an opportunity to enter the UFC—the premier MMA organization in the world—by competing on an all-heavyweight season of the hit reality series The Ultimate Fighter.


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]]> http://164mph.com/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship/opinion:kimbo-slice-an-eventual-ufc-champion-not-likely/ 29 Sep 2009 18:18:15 PDT Opinion: UFC 103 match-by-match coverage from Dallas http://164mph.com/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship/opinion:ufc-103-match-by-match-coverage-from-dallas/ Dos Anjos got the takedown and throwing some punches. Some more punches are getting in. Both trading elbows on the ground. Dos Anjos trying to throw but Emerson defending well. Now dos Anjos moving to body punches. Dos Anjos backed off, Emerson was about to get up and Dos Anjos tackled him down. He...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship/opinion:ufc-103-match-by-match-coverage-from-dallas/ 19 Sep 2009 07:46:09 PDT UFC 98 Review http://164mph.com/Matt_Hughes/opinion:ufc-98-review/  TX McFedries picks up a huge victory and Pokam takes a devastating defeat that could really hurt his UFC career. I didn't get this one right. Matt Hughes v. Matt Serra: This fight went exactly like I thought it would. Serra landed some good shots ... Minute-by-minute: UFC 98 weigh-ins ESPN


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]]> http://164mph.com/Matt_Hughes/opinion:ufc-98-review/ 24 May 2009 11:13:07 PDT Opinion: UFC 98 Predictions by EIGH8T http://164mph.com/Rashad_Evans/opinion:ufc-98-predictions-by-eigh8t/ Written by rss@youtube.com (Eigh8Thechosenone)
Keywords: UFC 98 Predictions Rashad Evans vs Lyoto Machida Matt Hughes Serra Yushin Okami Dan Miller Sean Sherk Frank Edgar Brock Larson Chris Wilson Pat Barry Tim Hague Phillipe Nover Kyle Bradley Houston Alexander Andre Gusmao Yoshiyuki Yoshida Brandon Wolff Dave Kaplan George Roo...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Rashad_Evans/opinion:ufc-98-predictions-by-eigh8t/ 30 Apr 2009 00:38:54 PDT DVD REVIEW: UFC 88, 89 and 90 http://164mph.com/Anderson_Silva/opinion:dvd-review-ufc-88-89-and-90/  NY He taunted Bisping most of the match and lost by decision to the fan favorite. UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote - the name says it all. While neither UFC 88 nor UFC 89 matched up to the spectacle of UFC 87, Anderson Silva promised to bring the noise for UFC 90. ... For the Love of Chuck Liddell Bleacher Report


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]]> http://164mph.com/Anderson_Silva/opinion:dvd-review-ufc-88-89-and-90/ 09 Mar 2009 13:58:37 PDT Opinion: UFC 96 salaries: Quinton Jackson earns event-high $325000 fight purse http://164mph.com/Tito_Ortiz/opinion:ufc-96-salaries-quinton-jackson-earns-event-high-325000-fight-purse/ I think we start talking about how dominant Lyoto MAchida is once he fights someone who seriously gets his hands on Machida. The only fighter to do that so far is Tito Ortiz, and he is not nearly the fighter some of these guys are. ... The Verbal Submission 03.10.09: Rampage Rolls, Shamrock is Old ... 411...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Tito_Ortiz/opinion:ufc-96-salaries-quinton-jackson-earns-event-high-325000-fight-purse/ 09 Mar 2009 06:05:41 PDT WEC 39:Brown vs Garcia & Marquez vs Diaz Review http://164mph.com/World_Extreme_Cagefighting/opinion:wec-39-brown-vs-garcia-marquez-vs-diaz-review/ Written by rss@youtube.com (dadirrtywhyteboi)
OVERALL Show Rating:7.75/10 Lightweight Bout "Razor" Rob McCollough(17-5-0) def Marcus "The Wrecking Ball" Hicks(8-2-0) via Majority Decision dadirrtywhyteboi's ScoreCard:29-29 Judges ScoreCard:29-29,30-27,29-28 McCollugh Featherweight Bout Jose Aldo Jr(14-1-0) def Chr...


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]]> http://164mph.com/World_Extreme_Cagefighting/opinion:wec-39-brown-vs-garcia-marquez-vs-diaz-review/ 02 Mar 2009 14:31:17 PST Opinion: "Minotauro" Nogueira also approached about UFC 101 fight with ... http://164mph.com/Fedor_Emelianenko/opinion:minotauro-nogueira-also-approached-about-ufc-101-fight-with/ Roach, one of boxing's most prolific trainers, recently prepared Andrei Arlovski for his "Affliction: Day of Reckoning" bout with Fedor Emelianenko. Nogueira is currently one of MMA's better strikers in the heavyweight division and trained boxing ...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Fedor_Emelianenko/opinion:minotauro-nogueira-also-approached-about-ufc-101-fight-with/ 27 Feb 2009 08:38:43 PST Opinion: GSP camp offers response to allegations of cheating from BJ Penn http://164mph.com/Sean_Sherk/opinion:gsp-camp-offers-response-to-allegations-of-cheating-from-bj-penn/ And it shows a clip from UFC 84 with a cornerman doing the same thing to Sean Sherk in between rounds against BJ Penn. In his letter, Friend describes the rubbing technique - "placing the left hand on the front of the chest while the right hand moves ...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Sean_Sherk/opinion:gsp-camp-offers-response-to-allegations-of-cheating-from-bj-penn/ 26 Feb 2009 10:15:18 PST UFC Fight Night 17 video preview and ‘St. Pierre vs Penn’ review ... http://164mph.com/Michael_Bisping/opinion:ufc-fight-night-17-video-preview-and-st-pierre-vs-penn-review/ Written by MMAmania
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]]> http://164mph.com/Michael_Bisping/opinion:ufc-fight-night-17-video-preview-and-st-pierre-vs-penn-review/ 05 Feb 2009 12:53:28 PST Opinion: Bad Situations: An MMAmania.com interview exclusive with Karo ‘The Heat’ Parisyan http://164mph.com/Matt_Serra/opinion:bad-situations-an-mmamania-com-interview-exclusive-with-karo-the-heat-parisyan/ Written by Adam Wagner
Back in 2006, Karo Parisyan was on a collision course with a welterweight title shot. “The Heat” was riding a five-fight win streak, including wins over Matt Serra, Nick Diaz and Chris Lytle. He was practically a shoe-in. But first, the UFC said he’d have to get past a young up-and-coming figh...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Matt_Serra/opinion:bad-situations-an-mmamania-com-interview-exclusive-with-karo-the-heat-parisyan/ 29 Jan 2009 14:21:26 PST Affliction: Day Of Reckoning Preview & Predictions http://164mph.com/Andrei_Arlovski/opinion:affliction-day-of-reckoning-preview-predictions/ Written by Jeremy Botter
Fedor is far more polished in every other aspect of mixed martial arts than Arlovski. If this were a boxing match, then I would likely pick Arlovksi to win, but it’s not. In the game of mixed martial arts, there is no fighter more complete than Fedor Emelianenko, and Andrei Arlovsi is going to f...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Andrei_Arlovski/opinion:affliction-day-of-reckoning-preview-predictions/ 23 Jan 2009 08:48:54 PST Opinion: Affliction 2: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski Prediction http://164mph.com/Tim_Sylvia/opinion:affliction-2-fedor-emelianenko-vs-andrei-arlovski-prediction/ Written by Pat
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski The main event of the evening is a hotly anticipated showdown between two of the top Heavyweights in the world. Fedor Emelianenko, former RINGS Champion and PRIDE Champion and current WAMMA Heavyweight Champion will attempt to defend his #1 Heavywe...


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]]> http://164mph.com/Tim_Sylvia/opinion:affliction-2-fedor-emelianenko-vs-andrei-arlovski-prediction/ 15 Jan 2009 08:22:34 PST Opinion: MMA/UFC: Mir surprises Miami's Nogueira http://164mph.com/Randy_Couture/opinion:mma-ufc-mir-surprises-miami-s-nogueira/ He beat one of the all-time greats of the game [Randy Couture] to win the title. Let's go out and settle this." During his postfight interview, ... UFC 92: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir Go to War Tonight ringsidereport.com UFC 92 ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS: Hyden, Ennis, Penick rate and review ......


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]]> http://164mph.com/Randy_Couture/opinion:mma-ufc-mir-surprises-miami-s-nogueira/ 29 Dec 2008 00:07:11 PST Opinion: Quinton Jackson really went on a rampage http://164mph.com/PRIDE_Fighting_Championships/opinion:quinton-jackson-really-went-on-a-rampage/ Jackson on the same night after "Rampage" had produced a stirring but tiring victory over UFC's Chuck Liddell in the PRIDE middleweight grand prix. ... Analyzing Silva-Jackson III Sherdog.com International Herald Tribune - Las Vegas Review - Journal


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]]> http://164mph.com/PRIDE_Fighting_Championships/opinion:quinton-jackson-really-went-on-a-rampage/ 25 Dec 2008 16:38:28 PST UCUK Bad Breed on Nuts TV - TV Review http://164mph.com/Elite_Xtreme_Combat/opinion:ucuk-bad-breed-on-nuts-tv-tv-review/ With EliteXC having gone belly up, Cage Rage is no more, and from their ashes, a new mixed martial arts promotion has arisen here in Britain, Ultimate Challenge UK, who presented their first show, Bad Breed, at The Troxy in London, shown live here in Britain this past Saturday on Nuts TV.


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