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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A few updates on what's been going on in the MMA Twittersphere. Promoted from the FanPosts by Kid Nate. WILL YOU GO TO PROM WITH ME ARIANNY? " http://tinyurl.com/ydbmrfb see you at the prom Arianny" - Miguel Torres , Gives a kid a mullet to help him get a date with Arianny to the prom. " http://tinyurl.com/ydbmrfb Prom.Still not sure, but he did get a mullet 4 me! @ migueltorresmma ur...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
via promma.info View full size photo uploaded October 31, 2009 "You have no idea of the magnitude of this thing. If she is allowed to infiltrate this world then George Costanza as you know him ceases to exist. You see, right now I have Relationship George. But there is also Independent George. That's the George you know, the George you grew up with... Movie George, Coffee Shop George, Liar George,...
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The Vortex (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Last night UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida earned a 48-47 decision across three judges cards to retain his UFC Title. Although the Internet has been buzzing with critics that believe that Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua got "robbed" with that decision I did not find the decision all that shocking. "To be The Man, you have to beat The Man." - Ric Flair To set the scene I believe...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
It's impossible to talk about the WEC these days without the discussion turning to the promotion's future. The talk this week was all about the DirecTV mess and whether the show would bomb. Regardless of how the numbers come out, the WEC delivered another tremendous night of fights last night, and gave us all a stark reminder of how much worse off we'd be as fans if we didn't get shows like this for...
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Las vegas sun Blogs: 'Elsewhere' (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Former WEC bantamweight title holder Miguel Torres (37-2 MMA, 5-1 WEC) has come to terms with his shocking August loss to new champion Brian Bowles (8-0 MMA, 5-0 WEC). And as Torres told the gathered crowd at a Q&A session following Friday's "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson" weigh-ins, getting his title back is now a primary focus. That shot could come in a 2010 rematch with Bowles, but...
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Fightmania.com - UFC & MMA News (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Miguel Torres has admitted he would like to have a rematch against Brian Bowles.Bowles managed to beat Torres and take the WEC bantamweight championship belt at WEC 42, but Torres insists he wants a rematch whether or not Bowles hold the belt."I want a shot with Brian Bowles. I want to fight him again, [...]
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
An unsettling statistic: 8 of the past 15 WEC events have been held out of The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the most recent in the facility, WEC 42 which featured the headline of Miguel Torres vs. Brian Bowles, 1,640 paid entry . 442, or 21% of all 2,080 in audience, were given complimentary tickets. 870 tickets were neither sold nor given away. Ignoring the promotional side of things, whether or...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
UFC boss Dana White fields questions after UFC 102. View full size photo uploaded August 31, 2009 Per MMA Weekly : At the post-fight press conference for UFC 102 in Portland, Ore., White told MMAWeekly.com that he was flying to L.A. on Monday for another meeting with an undisclosed network. When asked if he was finalizing a deal, White said, "I hope so... I really hope so." Word is that Dana...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Today on " MMA Nation " we'll be joined by radio host Carmichael Dave out of KHTK 1140 in Sacramento, California . We'll talk to Dave about the role the MMA media played in the Fedor-UFC-Strikeforce-M-1 whirlwind, about his relationship with Dana White, the future of MMA on terrestrial or satellite radio and more. We'll also be joined by newly-crowned WEC Bantamweight Champion Brian Bowles...
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MixedMartialArtVideos.com (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
Brian Bowles talks about his upset of Miguel Torres at WEC 42. Related posts:Miguel Torres vs. Brian Bowles Video – WEC 42Damacio Page vs. Brian Bowles Video – WEC 35WEC 42 Torres... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
Miguel Torres: "I let referees know that's the way I want to go out": It was a long road to get to where you were as a champion. Do you feel you have the dedication and desire still to climb back up the ladder? "Ah man, it's only made me a more dangerous fighter bro. Brian Bowles just woke up a sleeping giant. My style…I pretty much coached myself and ran my own training camps....
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Before it was announced that Jose Aldo would challenge Mike Thomas Brown for the WEC 145-pound title in the fall, there had been rumors that the Nova Uniao young gun could move down in weight to take on now-dethroned bantamweight king Miguel Torres. The Brazilian phenom spoke to Tatame following Brian Bowles' upset knockout of Torres on Sunday: "This defeat was no surprise. Miguel is very good,...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
From Fighters.com : "When you get to see the fight in slow motion, you can see that [ Amir Sadollah (1-1)] was out and then, after a couple of strikes, wakes back up and starts trying to stand back up," UFC referee Dan Miragliotta told Fighters.com Sunday night in response to the outrage here and across the MMA media after John Hendricks (6-0) TKO’d the charasmatic The Ultimate Fighter...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
MMA Mania has the payout numbers for WEC 42: Brian Bowles - $18,000 ($9,000, $9,000 to win) Miguel Torres - $25,000 Dominick Cruz - $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) Joseph Benavidez - $12,500 Danny Castillo - $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) Ricardo Lamas - $4,000 Takeya Mizugaki - $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win) Jeff Curran - $8,000 Leonard Garcia - $24,000 ($12,000 to show,...
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Fightmania.com - UFC & MMA News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
In a dynamic fight that was on its way to becoming a war, a series of Brian Bowles punches landed flush on the face of a top-five pound for pound fighter in MMA, Miguel Torres. I need to make it clear that I mean no disrespect to Bowles when I portray the result of the fight as an upset.t necessarily mean that the one who falls short is not a high-level fighter. Someone had to lose when Ali fought...