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Shawn Tompkins talks about transition from Xtreme Couture to Tapout Research and Development...

The Bronzeville Bully — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:25:32 -0000

Watch Shawn Tompkins Speaks Out On Randy Couture, TapouT, and Junie Browning on RawVegas.tv

Shawn Tompkins talks about transition from Xtreme Couture to Tapout Research and Development Center, developing his own brand, and Junie Browning.

HT: Raw VegasTV

Jay Glazer's Take On Rampage Jackson's Situation: "Personally, everyone I've talked to inside the...

The Bronzeville Bully — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:59:40 -0000

Jay Glazer's Take On Rampage Jackson's Situation:

"Personally, everyone I've talked to inside the game told me he had to take the shot. It was a big opportunity, there were all kinds of bells and whistles, benefits, action figures, etc. He had to do it.

I was talking with Dana White recently, and obviously at the UFC they're not too happy about it and neither was Rashad Evans, who has had Quinton on the brain for quite some time.

Business-wise, it's a great move. He's a showman, and will have everyone cracking up. I'm actually pretty happy for him, because when something like this happens people realize that these guys are not a bunch of barbarians dragging their knuckles. They're very charismatic, and often very educated.

So when something happens in the mainstream, it helps out the sport. It may not help the UFC, but it helps the sport in general with the educational process — helping to educate those MMA naysayers who don't know enough about it."

"The first fight, he gives the ref a thumb's up and the ref stops the fight," said White. "Then the...

The Bronzeville Bully — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:25:51 -0000

"The first fight, he gives the ref a thumb's up and the ref stops the fight," said White. "Then the next guy comes in and sits around and lets them stall for 15 minutes and do nothing. Then the third one, at first it looked like a bad call, so yeah, I was pretty pissed. … It's a problem the sport has, it's growing, there are only so many qualified guys out there who can call a fight."

Dana White talks to Yahoo Sports on the quality of officiating at UFC FIght Night.

BJ Penn is still bitter. HT: Fightlinker

The Bronzeville Bully — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:33:27 -0000

BJ Penn is still bitter.

HT: Fightlinker

Frank Mir sick of excuses for Big Nog. HT: Cagewriter

The Bronzeville Bully — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:24:39 -0000

Frank Mir sick of excuses for Big Nog.

HT: Cagewriter

Jon Jones has no problem getting acquainted with his new teammates. Combat Lifestyles

The Bronzeville Bully — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:24:43 -0000

Jon Jones has no problem getting acquainted with his new teammates.

Combat Lifestyles

"Former UFC middleweight title contender Thales Leites has been released by the Ultimate Fighting...

The Bronzeville Bully — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:58:35 -0000

"Former UFC middleweight title contender Thales Leites has been released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship."

"The Fight Network learned of Leites' release from sources close to the Brazilian fighter."

"A split decision win over Nate Marquardt, followed by a first-round submission of Drew McFedries, was enough to earn Leites a middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva at UFC 97 in April."

"Leites dropped a less than spectacular unanimous decision to Silva in the fight, although he is the only person in the UFC to take "The Spider" all five rounds."

Quoteworthy: Competition For Fedor Is Outside of The UFC

The Bronzeville Bully — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:06:28 -0000

Fedor Emelianenko will make his Strikeforce debut on Showtime in the fall. Darryl Dennis/Icon SMI

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Critics panned Emelianenko's decision to turn down a big-money offer from the UFC, deriding him as purposely avoiding the best competition. But most misunderstood the parameters of his arrangement with M-1 and failed to recognize that his weight division is one of the few in MMA that features strong talent outside the UFC.

SI.com's Josh Gross tries to convince himself explain reasons Fedor inks a deal with Strikeforce over UFC.

Lord Have Mercy These Russians Are Crazy "Fedor and M-1 turn down a 5 fight/30 million dollar...

The Bronzeville Bully — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:51:51 -0000

Lord Have Mercy These Russians Are Crazy
"Fedor and M-1 turn down a 5 fight/30 million dollar contract, UFC relents on combat sambo, gives M-1 a cut of PPV...M-1 refuses. More tonite"

HT: Carmichael Dave

Kimo Speaks on Bogus Death Reports

The Bronzeville Bully — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:39:47 -0000

Kimo Speaks on Bogus Death Reports