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TODAY AT 411MANIA.COM
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FIVE ROUNDS OF NEWS
Five Rounds kicks off your weekend with thoughts on DREAM 3, why the DREAM-o-philes have to calm the hell down about where their promotion stands in the MMA world, why Tito Ortiz is an ass, IFL Championship Preview, the usual TUF stuff, and more! Plus, fight videos aplenty will help you get ready for the IFL show coming up and you'll see why phone sex is NEVER a good idea. Trust me.
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WHY TUF DOESN'T HELPIn the second part of a two part argument, the Ground and Pound analyzes how and why The Ultimate Fighter does NOT help its fighters with a focus on seasons 4-6 and fighters like Matt Serra and Joe Lauzon!
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MMA CRAPSHOOTAnother week closer to three huge events in three straight weeks! Urijah Faber seaks! Dana White looking at the wrong super fight!?! Crush destroys competition on American Gladiators! It's the Weekly MMA CrapSHOOT!
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NEWS REPORTS
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Five Rounds Of News 05.16.08
(05.16.2008) - Randy Harrison
Five Rounds kicks off your weekend with my thoughts on DREAM 3, why the DREAM-o-philes have to calm the hell down about where their promotion stands in the MMA world, and why I'm convinced that Tito Ortiz is an ass. Fight videos aplenty will help you get ready for the IFL show coming up and you'll see why phone sex is NEVER a good idea. Trust me.
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Cardio Freak MMA News Report 5.15.08: It's Nice to Win and It's Nice to Lose
(05.15.2008) - Jeremy Lambert
Cardio Freak returns with a look back at DREAM 3. Hansen and Alvarez deliver a Fight of the Year Candidate, Diaz and Miller deliver strong performances, and Uno just delivers. Plus the latest on TUF8, Tito Ortiz throwing GSP under the bus, and the IFL. It's hotter than Gina Carano in primetime, it's Cardio Freak.
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NEWS
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(05.15.2008) - Larry Csonka
WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber speaks!
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(05.14.2008) - Dustin James
Plans are being made......
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(05.14.2008) - Dustin James
The newest UFC fighter speaks.......
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(05.14.2008) - Dustin James
The program was a hotbed for MMA talent......
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(05.14.2008) - Dustin James
I'm not kidding......
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(05.14.2008) - Larry Csonka
The hype for the CBS debut of EliteXC on May 31st begins!
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(05.13.2008) - Randy Harrison
Lots of discussion leading up to the huge May 31st CBS show, with Kaitlin Young, promoter Gary Shaw, and the face of women's MMA, Gina Carano...
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(05.13.2008) - Dustin James
The fight will be for the DREAM welterweight title........
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(05.13.2008) - Dustin James
IGN gives us some hope.......
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(05.13.2008) - Dustin James
He will be back much sooner then expected.......
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(05.12.2008) - Dustin James
Can we say, what????
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(05.12.2008) - Dustin James
The show is this weekend......
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(05.12.2008) - Dustin James
Gouveia wants a light heavyweight title shot.......
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(05.12.2008) - Dustin James
The Ultimate Fighter 6 contestant speaks.....
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(05.11.2008) - Dustin James
Tito causing controversy with another interview........
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(05.11.2008) - Dustin James
Another fight added to Sengoku II......
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(05.11.2008) - Dustin James
Results from all the action last night......
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(05.11.2008) - Randy Harrison
All the happenings LIVE from Tokyo....
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(05.10.2008) - Dustin James
DREAM & EliteXC to swap more fighters.....
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(05.10.2008) - Dustin James
Here is the final card for the show this weekend......
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COLUMNS
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(05.16.2008) - John Curry
In the second part of a two part argument, the Ground and Pound analyzes how and why The Ultimate Fighter does NOT help its fighters with a focus on seasons 4-6 and fighters like Matt Serra and Joe Lauzon!
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(05.16.2008) - Fredrick Peterson
Another Week Closer to 3 Huge Events in Three Straight Weeks! Urijah Faber Seaks! Dana White Looking at the Wrong Super Fight!?! Crush Destroys Competition on American Gladiators!
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(05.15.2008) - Dustin James
It's time again for the MMA staff at 411 to rank the best heavyweight fighters in MMA. Now that the UFC has named Frank Mir the #1 contender to Big Nog, will Mir crack the top 10? If Mir's not top 10, then who is? 411's Dustin James knows.......
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(05.15.2008) - Reuel Mante
The Prodigy rules the 155 pound division.
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(05.14.2008) - Fredrick Peterson
Sean Sherk, the controversal Lightweight contender, is now considered the Tim Sylvia of the Lightweight Division. Love him or hate him he has compiled an impressive record over a number of big-name fighters. Click here as 411mania's Fredrick Peterson shares the history of the The Muscle Shark...
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(05.14.2008) - Bren Oliver
Will Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic ever again defeat a "Top 10" opponent? Will Nick Diaz's style cost him the opportunity to ever win a significant championship? Should Kimbo Slice be considered a bad role model? This week Matt McEwen takes a break from breaking down past UFC events to test his op-ed might against none other than the very author of this column! Will Bren Oliver use his editory might to destroy double-M? Read ahead and find out!
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(05.13.2008) - Lotfi Sariahmed
So "The Hex" is the newest creation of the IFL and it's drawn some quizzical reactions from fans and pundits alike. In the latest edition of Planet Tapout, 411Mania's Lotfi Sariahmed tries to figure out the reasons behind the move and also previews the IFL's next event this Friday! All that plus Miscellaneous Musings and This Week in Fight Picks in the latest edition!
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(05.12.2008) - Ryan Seymour
Join me as I break down five exciting fights from the next UFC event entitled 'UFC 84 Ill Will'. How could Sherk possibly beat Penn? - Will Thiago Silva have any trouble with his relatively unknown opponent? - All that and more answered in this weeks edition of The Ultimate eXperience.
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(05.11.2008) - Alex Mattis
For this 1st edition of The Sunday Sprawl we'll take an in-depth look at the upcoming showdown between Tito Ortiz and Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida!
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(05.09.2008) - Sergio G. Hernandez
It was over. Not with a bang but with a whimper. The best fighting organization the world had ever known was dying and there was nothing anyone could do to save it. The last installment chronicling the fall of Pride Fighting Championships takes a closer look at it's final months and it's dying breath.
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(05.09.2008) - John Curry
Preparing for his title fight with Uriah Faber on June 1st, the WEC’s Jens Pulver sits down with 411’s John Curry to discuss fighting, why people hate on him, Call of Duty 4 and more.
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(05.09.2008) - John Curry
With The Ultimate Fighter series playing a pivotal role in the growth of the UFC, and MMA to an extent, the Ground and Pound evaluates how the show is not the best thing for a fighter to be a part of, starting with the fighters from seasons 1-3. Also inside the TOP SECRET article coming in two weeks.
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(05.09.2008) - Fredrick Peterson
Another Card Shakeup on UFC 85! What happened to Chris Leben!?! UFC and WEC merging weight classes?!?
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(05.08.2008) - JB Lederman
411's JB Lederman sits down with the 2000 Olympic silver medalist and corner man/training partner of The Iceman, Chuck Liddell!
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(05.08.2008) - Reuel Mante
The Axe Murderer may return to form at UFC 84: Ill Will
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(05.08.2008) - Dustin James
It's time once again for 411 to rank the best overall fighters in MMA! Does GSP take the top spot? How about Fedor Emelianenko? I'm sure Anderson Silva has an opinion on the matter too. Come inside as 411's Dustin James gives you the rundown......
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(05.07.2008) - Dustin James
Nick & Nate Diaz, the most controversial & entertaining pair of brothers in MMA not named Shamrock. One has already had plenty of chances to become a top dog in MMA. The other...well, he is still working on it. But one thing is for sure, whenever the Diaz brothers are fighting, you are in for a hell of a treat. Come inside as 411's Dustin James tells you all about the hot-headed brothers from Stockton, California.....
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(05.07.2008) - Lotfi Sariahmed
Two Dream events down and so far Pride-lite hasn't done a bad job. But how long can it last? In the latest edition of Planet Tapout, 411Mania's Lotfi Sariahmed delves into the Japanese organization and looks into the future!
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(05.07.2008) - Bren Oliver
Is Denis Kang on a slide he can't overcome? Will HDNet's broadcast of the DREAM events make so much as a ripple in the American market? Do Ken Florian or Roger Huerta deserve to compete for UFC gold? Will Chuck Liddell ever don the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship again? Read ahead as 411's Lotfi Sariahmed and John Curry mix it up FoF-style in this week's DREAM-y edition!
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(05.06.2008) - Ryan Seymour
UFC 85's card has changed immensely from Liddell/Shogun as the main event to Alves/Hughes, has it changed for better or worse? Also I give my thoughts on the recent releasing of Travis Lutter and how the DREAM organization is going.
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TV REPORTS
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(05.14.2008) - Jeremy Lambert
Quinton finally has control and doesn't plan on letting it go, Forrest and Quinton finally show a bit of animosity towards each other, and there's two good elimination fights this week.
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(05.11.2008) - Randy Harrison
The Lightweight Grand Prix rolls on into the second round and Nick Diaz and Jason "Mayhem" Miller make their DREAM debuts. Eight great fights on an action-packed card make it an early start to every fight fan's Mother's Day.
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(05.07.2008) - Jeremy Lambert
This weeks Ultimate Fighter is can't miss with 2 action packed fights. Jeremy works the boys in multiple ways, Matt looks to kill a man, and Dan and Luke punch each other until someone falls. Plus Rampage delivers like only Rampage can.
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(05.04.2008) - JB Lederman
Garcia vs. Huerta. Burkman vs. Parisyan. Me vs. my Hooters waitress. All this and more inside!
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(04.30.2008) - Jeremy Lambert
The Ultimate Fighter 7 is back this week with....a lot of nothing. Jeremy angers a southern boy by messing with his chewing dip and Dante takes on Brandon in a battle of boringness. Plus Quinton Jackson goes on a RAMPAGE~! Sort of.
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(04.27.2008) - Randy Harrison
Eugene Jackson is the focus of this week's episode, but Paul Buentello and Josh "The Punk" Thomson get their moments to shine too...
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(04.27.2008) - JB Lederman
A famous rematch: Silva vs. Franklin II! Keith Jardine vs. Houston Alexander in which one of them is KTFO! All this and more inside!
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(04.24.2008) - Jeremy Lambert
The Ultimate Fighter 7 is back this week with another very good fight, the first person I have come to hate in the house, and a 30 year old looking at his last shot to make it big.
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(04.23.2008) - Randy Harrison
Gilbert Melendez is the featured star and we get to see his Strikeforce Lightweight Title fight against Clay "The Carpenter" Guida on the second edition of Strikeforce on NBC!!
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(04.20.2008) - JB Lederman
Who won: Frenchie and His Red Wine and Hockey Games or The Guy Who Really Crossed the Line? Serra vs. St-Pierre II and all the other fights inside!
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VIDEO REVIEWS
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(05.13.2008) - Randy Harrison
Kazushi Sakuraba faces the buzzsaw that was Vitor Belfort and Nobuhiko Takada and Mark Coleman in one of the most infamous main events in MMA history...
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(05.12.2008) - Matt McEwen
The UFC reaches another level as Ken Shamrock re-enters the Octagon to settle a feud with Tito Ortiz, and one of the most star studded undercards lines up to perform for the biggest MMA audience in years.
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(05.07.2008) - Randy Harrison
World Extreme Fighting puts on one of the biggest independent cards ever, with Jeremy Horn, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Renato "Babalu" Sobral and a main event of Pat Miletich vs. Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons. A full night of action courtesy of the WEF in this week's Sprawl and Brawl.
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(05.06.2008) - Randy Harrison
Nobuhiko Takada and Rickson Gracie square off in a main event rematch at the Tokyo Dome and Igor Vovchanchyn makes his PRIDE debut....
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(05.05.2008) - Matt McEwen
Matt Serra vs. BJ Penn could headline a PPV today, but it's just a support match at UFC XXXIX as Randy Couture's quest to become a three time heavyweight champion is the main event.
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(04.30.2008) - Randy Harrison
MMA comes to Montana for the first time ever and the IFC brings a big card with two guys destined for greatness on The Ultimate Fighter. Mac Danzig fights in a four-man lightweight tournament and Ed Herman is in the main event for the IFC's Middleweight crown. Will it be mayhem or a dud? Take a peek inside to find out...
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(04.29.2008) - Randy Harrison
Gary Goodridge taunts, Daiju Takase runs like hell, and Mark Kerr gets another less than sportsmanlike opponent. All of this, along with Kazushi Sakuraba and Carlos Newton putting on one of the greatest grappling displays in MMA history, is only one click away!
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(04.28.2008) - Matt McEwen
The Octagon heads to the mother country for the first time and is headlined by a rematch of one of the most disputed title fights of all time.
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(04.23.2008) - Randy Harrison
King Of The Cage invades Canada's Sports Leader, TSN, as the cable network gets a taste of mixed martial arts action. Six big fights highlight the card from Calgary as the Sprawl and Brawl returns!!
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(04.22.2008) - Randy Harrison
PRIDE 2 hits the Yokohama Arena and there's six more fights on the way. Two Gracies, Gary Goodridge, Marco Ruas and the weirdest fight ever between Branko Cikatic and Mark Kerr are all waiting inside...
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