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The best of the decade: 10 best knockouts

30 Nov 2009 10:54:40 PST

This list is based on the uniqueness, stupidity, ferocity and shocking nature of the KO. 10. James Irvin vs. Houston Alexander, UFC Fight Night 13, April 2, ... and more »

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The Debate Is Over: Fedor Emelianenko Is the Greatest Fighter Alive

30 Nov 2009 06:27:30 PST

Silva looked awesome, and he quickly disposed of the former light heavyweight champion. Prior to that, Silva took on (in succession) James Irvin, ...

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Heavy duty: Upper-class fighters I (of V)

01 Jun 2009 11:39:17 PDT

Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin (UFC Fight Night 14, July 19, 2008) Size apparently didn't matter when Anderson Silva met James Irvin. There was, and is, little debate that Anderson Silva was (and is) the best 185-pound fighter in the world. ...

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James Irvin vs. Wilson Gouveia Slated For UFC 102

01 May 2009 09:46:04 PDT

With Chael Sonnen tapped to replace an injured Yushin Okami in May at UFC 98, James Irvin, who withdrew from his scheduled UFC 98 bout against Drew McFedries on Wednesday, will replace Sonnen in a bout against Wilson Gouveia on August 29th at UFC 102 ...

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Irvin off UFC 98 card, Foupa-Pokam to replace if immigration ...

30 Apr 2009 09:23:37 PDT

The UFC has pulled a James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) bout from the official fight card for UFC 98 due to a knee injury suffered by Irvin. And while Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been reported as ...

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PELKEY: Ways to Fix UFC 98

07 Mar 2009 14:05:55 PST

MN The only issue here is that UFC 98 would then need another good fight for it's main card. James Irvin/Drew McFedries and Andre Gusmao/Houston Alexander currently sit on the undercard of UFC 98, and while both should be exciting fights, ...

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James Irvin news and blogs - December 11, 2009

11 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit James Irvin news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• With Ed Herman out, Aaron Simpson now meets Dan Miller at UFC Fight Night 19 on Sept. 16 -- from Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Knee injury forces James Irvin out of UFC 102 middleweight bout with Wilson Gouveia -- from Yahoo! Canada Sports
• UFC Silva vs. Irvin : Who is James Irvin? -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "James Irvin" "Anderson Silva" OR UFC OR "UFC 98" OR Methadone OR Sandman OR MMA OR "Drew McFedries" OR Oxymorphone OR "Houston Alexander" OR Wanderlei OR "Rashad Evans" OR Silva OR "UFC 85" OR "light heavyweight" OR Liddell OR WEC OR "Ultimate Fighting Championship" OR NSAC OR KO OR Submission OR Affliction OR TKO OR "tested positive for methadone and oxymorphone" OR middleweight OR Thiago OR knockout OR bout OR DQ OR UFN OR "Mixed Martial Arts Record" OR "UFC Silva vs Irvin" OR fighter
• 'California Kid' Faber fighting in title rematch -- from Appeal-Democrat
• UFC drops middleweight Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam after back ... -- from MMAjunkie.com
• MMATorch Viewer's Guide: One stop guide to MMA on TV for the week ... -- from MMATorch
• Watch UFC 98 Live: UFC 98 Live Online Streaming -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "James Irvin" "Anderson Silva" OR UFC OR "UFC 98" OR Methadone OR Sandman OR MMA OR "Drew McFedries" OR Oxymorphone OR "Houston Alexander" OR Wanderlei OR "Rashad Evans" OR Silva OR "UFC 85" OR "light heavyweight" OR Liddell OR WEC OR "Ultimate Fighting Championship" OR NSAC OR KO OR Submission OR Affliction OR TKO OR "tested positive for methadone and oxymorphone" OR middleweight OR Thiago OR knockout OR bout OR DQ OR UFN OR "Mixed Martial Arts Record" OR "UFC Silva vs Irvin" OR fighter
• Five Questions for UFC 98 -- from ESPN
• UFC 98: Preview & Predictions -- from Inside Fights
• Do Fighters Need To Make Adjustments In Training Methods? -- from MMA for Real

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Urine Trouble: Parisyan Pops Positive for Painkillers Following UFC 94

10 Feb 2009 13:25:27 PST

Written by ben
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the drug test results from UFC 94, and every fighter passed their screenings for banned substances except for Karo Parisyan, who was apparently medicated to the gills with the painkillers Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, and Oxymorpho...

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Anderson Silva Never To Fight at 205 Again

07 Feb 2009 14:17:59 PST

Written by Jessy Morris
3. Anderson Silva defending the Middleweight championship in a UFC 73 rematch against Nate "The Great" Marquardt. 4. Anderson Silva defending the Middleweight championship against the winner of the Dan Henderson/Michael Bisping fight.

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Anderson Silva: Do Yourself a Favor...

03 Feb 2009 22:07:41 PST

Written by Damien Crowley
1) Silva 3) Fedor I know the man is on a five-fight win streak, but I think its safe to say Anderson has got this in the bag. I am not trying to say that the middleweight div has no talent. On the contrary, it is very talent filled. But Anderson is clearing it out faster then they can fill it.

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UFC 94: Lyoto Machida is the Uncrowned Champion

01 Feb 2009 12:54:39 PST

Written by stoker dafire
Note to Thiago Anderson Ramos Da Silva: next time Lyoto Machida tells you you are in his way, please take his word for it. If not, you may end up on your back, knocked out cold, and in some distant, faraway dream-like state—where you are fantasizing about beating one dimensional fighters Hou...

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UFC 98: Houston Alexander vs Andre Gusmao

28 Jan 2009 08:08:37 PST

Written by Jesse Holland
Free-falling light heavyweight Houston Alexander will look to snap a three-fight losing streak when he takes on UFC sophomore Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 23. “The Nebraskan Assassin,” however, quickly returned to Earth — practicall...

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Houston Alexander to Fight at UFC 98

27 Jan 2009 22:33:52 PST

Written by Discman2
According to MMA Junkie sources close to Houston Alexander can confirm that Alexander has agreed to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 on May 23rd. The event is being held in Las Vegas Nevada and is headlined by the Heavyweight Championship unification rematch between Brock Lesnar and Interim C...

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Fedor-Silva: Narrowing the Gap

27 Jan 2009 00:03:31 PST

Written by Matt Welch
Meanwhile, Silva is just under three months away from a title defense against Thales Leites, a stout grappler who is a fringe top-10 middleweight. Beyond that, Silva’s line of opposition could range from a rematch with Henderson, to bouts against either Michael Bisping or Yushin Okami.

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James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries, Dave Kaplan vs. George Roop Added To UFC 98

20 Jan 2009 08:50:32 PST

Written by Kris Karkoski (admin)
James Irvin Irvin was last in action in July when he headlined UFC Fight Night 14 opposite Anderson Silva, losing via knockout in just 61-seconds. After the fight he tested positive for the banned painkillers methadone and oxymorphone and received a nine-month suspension that expires i...

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2008 Inside Fights MMA Awards

04 Jan 2009 12:27:25 PST

Written by Jeremy Botter
1. Georges St. Pierre 2. Brock Lesnar 3. Anderson Silva 1. Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva 2. Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor (tie) 2. Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture (tie) 3. Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen BEST SUBMISSION 1. Brock Lesnar 2. Chuck Liddell 3. Georges St. Pierre BEST SUBMISSION ARTIST

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UFC 97: Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites fight to happen in Montreal on April 18

23 Dec 2008 07:57:35 PST

Written by Jesse Holland
Prior to that, Silva moved up to light heavyweight and dispatched of James Irvin in round one of their non-title 205-pound bout at UFC Fight Night 14. Silva agreed to temporarily change weight classes in a bid to lure viewers away from the debut effort of Affliction ‘Banned’ on July 19.

Original story at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com) . Related stories include: UFC 97: Silva vs. Leites Officially Announced - MMAFrenzy.com , Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites To Headline UFC 97 on April 17th in Montreal - MMAFrenzy.com and ... MMA on Tap , MMA HQ

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FightLines: Light Heavyweights - Vol. III

06 Nov 2008 22:12:13 PST

Written by Mike Fagan
Liddell > W Silva > Jardine > Liddell Ortiz > Griffin > Jackson > Liddell > Ortiz Griffin > Bonnar > Irvin > Alexander > Jardine > Griffin So, you didn't know that James Irvin is the number 7 fighter at 205, did you?

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Patrick Cote and the anatomy of a lucky punch

24 Oct 2008 07:09:24 PDT

Rashad Evans, who will be fighting for the UFC light heavyweight strap in December, also is a good example. Visualization has been a big part of his success. Although he was known as pretty much just a wrestler for a long time, that all changed with his brutal headkick knockout of Sean Salmon. E...

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Anderson Silva: The Final Chapter Begins

28 Sep 2008 14:10:38 PDT

Written by Derek Bolender
Anderson "The Spider" Silva is now entering the last chapter of his storied mixed martial arts career. Along the way he has accumulated three middleweight championship belts in Shooto, Cage Rage, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Power Rankings: September 2008 - UFC Light Heavyweight Division

19 Sep 2008 17:40:43 PDT

Written by Casey Trowbridge
Fought This Month: Rashad Evans (#1) Def. Chuck Liddell (#7) – UFC 88Rich Franklin (#9) Def. Matt Hamill (NR) – UFC 88Tim Boetsch (NR) Def. Michael Patt (NR) – UFC 88Jason Brilz (NR) Def. Brad Morris (NR) – Fight Night 15Eric Schafer (NR) Def. Houston Alexander (NR) – Fight Night 15

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Eating crow on the Fedor pick

20 Jul 2008 19:10:43 PDT

Of course, so was everyone who picked Quinton Jackson to stomp Forrest Griffin. I wasn’t one of them. I picked Griffin. Everyone who thought Matt Hughes would get back in the win column by overpowering Thiago Alves was wrong. I had Alves. Everyone who thought Anderson Silva would struggle with...

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Opinion: Sylvia over Fedor, Silva over Irvin

16 Jul 2008 22:35:27 PDT

Anderson Silva over James Irvin by first-round TKO. In the other big fight of the night, it means one thing if you pick Irvin -- you are not good at life. This is the easiest fight to pick, ever. Now, I understand why you may be hesitant. Irvin isn’t the type of fighter that throws down with Kimbo...

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“The Ultimate Fighter 7″ Finale Targeted for June 21

04 Feb 2008 09:05:43 PST

Written by MMA Junkie
The season debut of the show, which is set for Wednesday, April 2, will be preceded by UFC Fight Night 13, which arguably will be the most talent-rich fight cards in UFC Fight Night history. In addition to a main event of Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon, UFC Fight Night 13 will feature Stephan Bonn...

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Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin, Clay Guida vs. Samy Schiavo Added to UFC Fight Night 13

29 Jan 2008 11:40:47 PST

Written by MMA Junkie
UFC Fight Night 13 takes place April 2 just outside Denver at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colo. The event, which serves as a lead-in for the season debut of “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” features a main event of Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon.

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UFC 71 results — LIVE with spoilers

22 May 2007 04:58:43 PDT

Written by UFCmania
205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (20-3) vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (26-6) 205 lb.: Keith Jardine (12-2-1) vs. Houston Alexander (6-1) 185 lb.: Ivan Salaverry (12-4) vs. Terry Martin (15-2) 185 lb.: Chris Leben (16-3) vs. Kalib Starnes (7-1-1) 205 lb.: Thiago Silva (9-0) vs. James Irvin (12-3)

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