Leonard Garcia set for August 14 date with Alex Caceres in Milwaukee

Former featherweight contender Leonard Garcia will do his best to thwart ?The Glow? in late summer when he faces Alex ?Bruce Leroy? Caceres at UFC Live 5, as the UFC stated earlier today a bout between the two had been verbally agreed upon for the August 14 event. Both men fought at UFN 24 with [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/25/leonard-garcia-gets-august-14-date-with-alex-caceres-in-milwaukee/

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UFC 130 Results Recap: Quinton ?Rampage? Jackson Overwhelms Matt Hamill

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson cruised to a unanimous decision over Matt Hamill in the pay-per-view main event of UFC 130 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. "Rampage" settled for 30-27 scores from the judges after he was unable to put Hamill away with powerful punches and knees before revealing a broken hand after the bout.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18670/ufc-130-results-recap-quinton-rampage-jackson-overwhelms-matt-hamill/

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Strikeforce News: Nick Diaz Staying Put, ?Overeem vs. Werdum? Prelims on HDNet, and More

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker held a press conference today ahead of UFC 130 in Las Vegas where he announced that welterweight champion Nick Diaz will remain in Strikeforce, that the prelims for next month's "Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum" event will air on HDNet, and that the promotion's "Challengers" series has a new home in Las Vegas.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18659/strikeforce-news-nick-diaz-staying-put-overeem-vs-werdum-prelims-on-hdnet-and-more/

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?UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill? Live Results and Play-by-Play

Back in Las Vegas for their annual Memorial Weekend event, UFC presents “UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill”. As always, FiveOuncesOfPain will provide complete results along with a round-by-round recap of all the live televised action. Interested fans are once again being treated to the entire event. Head over to Faceboook.com/UFC at 6:45 PM EST to [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/28/ufc-130-rampage-vs-hamill-live-results-and-play-by-play/

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Las Vegas sportsbooks say MMA has passed boxing on the betting front

Nothing's bigger than the NFL and as much as the league's old farts hate to admit it, gambling has helped make it an American institution. Betting on the fights, used to be part of the reason boxing was so big, but with a limited schedule and fewer household names the betting handle on boxing has dropped significantly.

According to Rob Akers, an assistant sportsbook director in Las Vegas, that's where MMA's rise to prominence comes in,

"I think it's directly related to boxing's downfall over the last few years," Akers told the Las Vegas Sun. "Pacquiao is a one-man show. He's the only guy who can bring any handle and people want to bet on a combat sport. They are always going to find some way to bet on one and lately it's been the UFC."

Akers makes the numbers for the sportsbook at the Venetian and Lagasse's Stadium in Sin City.

Cantor Gaming, overseeing the books at the M, Hard Rock, Tropicana and the Cosmopolitan, is the new bully on the block in the Las Vegas and it's jumped all over MMA.

"The action has gone up like you wouldn't believe in UFC. On these Saturdays when we have these UFC cards, we do massive handles," said Mike Colbert, sports book director of Cantor Gaming. "You're talking to an absolute boxing guy here and I will be the first to admit that UFC is more popular betting-wise. I never thought I'd see the day where it's this popular."

Colbert said the handle on UFC events quadruples most big boxing matches. The MGM-Mirage is also in the business of booking MMA events, but does so carefully. The director of MGM's sportsbooks understands why MMA has blown by boxing.

"In boxing, most people can't even tell you who is on the undercard," Rood. "If you go to an MMA card, the buzz in the crowd and prior to that could be just as much about one of the first fights on the card. We try to put lines on as many fights as we can because of demand. The great thing about MMA is people are going for all the fights."

UFC 130 betting odds (Courtesy Lagasse Stadium Las Vegas):

Matt Hamill (+240) vs. Quinton Jackson (-320) - Light heavyweight

Frank Mir (-120) vs. Roy Nelson (-110) - Heavyweight

Rick Story (+170) vs. Thiago Alves (-200) - Welterweight

Travis Browne (-115) vs. Stefan Struve (-115) - Heavyweight

Jorge Santiago (+110) vs. Brian Stann (-140) - Middleweight

Miguel Torres (-130) vs. Demetrious Johnson (Even) - Bantamweight

Tim Boetsch (+130) vs. Kendall Grove (-160) - Middleweight

Rafaello Oliveira (+280 ) vs. Gleison Tibau (-360) - Lightweight

Michael McDonald (-300) vs. Chris Cariaso (+220) - Bantamweight

Renan Barao (-330) vs. Cole Escovedo (+250) - Lightweight

You can watch UFC 130 right here on Yahoo! Sports

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Las-Vegas-sportsbooks-say-MMA-has-passed-boxing-?urn=mma-wp2630

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A Closer Look At UFC 130: Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne

Once again, fans and friends, it?s time for ?A Closer Look at UFC 130?. My special three-day mini-series has now officially entered its third and final day and will now feature the last three fights of what should be an awesome UFC 130 fight card. And before we get to the two big Light Heavyweight [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/26/a-closer-look-at-ufc-130-stefan-struve-vs-travis-browne

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Thursday News Round-Up:

Rundown of today’s news stories… Mirko Cro Cop is going for it one last time. Surprisingly enough it looks like he’ll be doing it in The UFC after all. There’s no word on his opponent as of now, but here’s the full story. Another interesting note, Dana is ok with Mirko’s choice even though he [...]

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Fighters give their take on Kobe vs. Pau

There's a delicate balance in the gym amongst training partners. Teammates in MMA are really no different than those in other sports. We've seen plenty of drama unfold in 2011 between for Jackson's MMA teammates Rashad Evans and Jon Jones, so when we brought up the Kobe Bryant vs. Pau Gasol rumors to several fighters, they had plenty to say.

If you're not an NBA fan, the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers big man Gasol was underwhelming throughout the postseason and confirmed that he let problems off the court affect his play. Bill Plaschke from the L.A. Times:

"I have to learn from this," Gasol said. ''I have to learn that when something happens off the court, you have to keep it off the court."

He was referring to the report that he stopped talking to Bryant during the postseason because Bryant's wife, Vanessa, had contributed to the breakup of Gasol and his longtime girlfriend. Lakers fans will remember Karl Malone publicly accused Vanessa of interfering with his personal life in a similar fashion.

If the rumors are true, Kobe's reportedly had similar issues former teammates Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal.

Rashad Evans, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson were all asked about how much dirt you're allowed to dish to your spouse about your teammates.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fighters-give-their-take-on-Kobe-vs-Pau?urn=mma-wp2253

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