UFC 131 To Feature Video Monitors For Judges

The UFC has been breaking down barriers a whole lot lately. First there was the historic UFC 129, then came a sweeping change to fighter?s health insurance, allowing for fighters to be medically insured if they?re injured during training. Now, it?s recently been announced that UFC 131 will feature video monitors for judges scoring MMA [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/11/ufc-131-to-feature-video-monitors-for-judges

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Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle Confirmed for ?UFC on Versus 5?

The UFC has confirmed Dan Hardy will meet Chris Lytle on August 15th at “UFC on Versus 5.” The welterweight shootout takes place inside the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “It is exactly the fight I wanted. Chris tries to finish you throughout the fight, and I’m ready for a blaze of glory,” Hardy told [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/75649/dan-hardy-vs-chris-lytle-confirmed-for-ufc-on-versus-5/

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Ex-WEC Champ Ben Henderson, Surging Jim Miller to Meet at UFC on Versus 5

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Fresh off his first UFC win at UFC 129, Ben Henderson is wasting no time in continuing his forward momentum. The former WEC lightweight champion has already agreed to his next fight, and it will come against one of the the division's surging talents.

Henderson will face Jim Miller at UFC on Versus 5 on August 14, the UFC confirmed late on Tuesday night.

Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/11/ex-wec-champ-ben-henderson-surging-jim-miller-to-meet-at-ufc-on/

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Chute Boxe original Michael Costa joins Bellator roster

Bellator Fighting Championships continued to inject new blood into its welterweight division this week after the recent addition of Douglas Lima with the signing of Michael Costa, a BJJ blackbelt who also happens to be the head Muay Thai instructor at Wand Fight Team in part due to a relationship he established with Wanderlei Silva [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/11/chute-boxe-original-michael-costa-joins-bellator-roster/

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UFC 129 picks, Vegas-style: Is anyone betting on Jake Shields?

Jake Shields has been just about unbeatable in smaller promotions around the world. Riding a 15-fight win streak that dates back to 2005, Shields finally arrives in the biggest of spots at UFC 129 and it's like he's starting all over again.

Shields was a champion at welterweight and even jumped to middleweight to pick up a couple of wins recently, but now he's stepping into the cage with the guy most fans and media folks believe is top two in the world pound-for-pound. The betting odds reflect the immense amount of respect bettors and fans have for GSP and their general lack of awareness of Shields. Las Vegas sports books have installed St-Pierre as a massive 5-to-1 favorite.

Watch Damon Martin from MMAWeekly and Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio break down the main event on RawVegas.tv.

UFC 129 betting odds (Courtesy Lagasse's Stadium Las Vegas):

Best plays in bold

Jake Shields (+350) vs. *Georges St. Pierre (-500) - UFC Welterweight title

Randy Couture (+300) vs. Lyoto Machida (-400) - Light heavyweight

Mark Hominick (+375) vs. *Jose Aldo (-550) - UFC Featherweight title

Mark Bocek (+110) vs. Ben Henderson (-140) - Lightweight

Rory MacDonald (-115) vs. Nate Diaz (-115) - Welterweight

Sean Pierson (+160) vs. Jake Ellenberger (-190) - Welterweight

Daniel Roberts (+120) vs. Claude Patrick (-150) - Welterweight

Charlie Valencia (+140) vs. Ivan Menjivar (-170) - Bantamweight

Ryan Jensen (-110) vs. Jason MacDonald (-120) - Middleweight

Kyle Watson (+120) vs. John Makdessi (-150) - Welterweight

Pablo Garza (+140) vs. Yves Jabouin (-170) - Featherweight

Vladimir Matyushenko (Even) vs. Jason Brilz (-130) - Light heavyweight

*champion

You can watch UFC 129 on PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) right here on Yahoo! Sports.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-129-picks-Vegas-style-Is-anyone-betting-on?urn=mma-wp1599

Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo 

How a fighter celebrates the royal wedding

It's safe to assume that most MMA fighters didn't get up to watch the royal wedding, but Strikeforce champion Marloes Coenen did. Though the Dutch fighter isn't a subject of the British Monarchy, she did get into the wedding of Prince William and the new Princess Catherine, donning a fantastic hat. Not this fantastic, but still pretty fantastic, especially considering that it's a top the head of a woman who beats people up for a living.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/How-a-fighter-celebrates-the-royal-wedding?urn=mma-wp1744

Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio