BallHype User Blog - nasonmedia

MMA Newsday: Hot UFC Middleweight Division, The Return of Junie Browning, Thomson/Melendez II

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:25:15 +0000

All the MMA news of the past few days including some big fights coming up in the UFC Middleweight division, Junie Browning's return to action Saturday, some Strikeforce news and more.

nasonmedia posted 10 hours ago from ropesringandcage.com

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UFC 106: Recap, Bonuses, Analysis, What's Next

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:37:00 +0000

Even I was a bit impressed last night at the drawing power of Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin at my little part of the world here in Manchester, NH. The bar we go to for all UFC ppvs (the awesome MMA-friendly Murphy's Taproom) was packed last night for UFC 106 and into almost every fight of the ...

nasonmedia posted 5 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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UFC 106: The Five Bullet Point Preview

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:52:49 +0000

The fourth MMA event in a week has arrived, headlined by a main event rematch featuring two guys that are looking to return to glory with a victory. It's UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin II. Here is the RRC Five Bullet Point Preview!

nasonmedia posted 6 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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UFC Newsday: UFC 106 Weigh-Ins, Dana Holds Court at Q/A, Rumored Fights

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:58:24 +0000

All the news to kickoff UFC 106 weekend with news from the weigh-ins, Dana White's Q/A session and some rumored fights coming up in 2010.

nasonmedia posted 7 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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Brock Lesnar Will Return....According To This Video

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:00 +0000

Brock Lesnar's marketing team released this video last night, entitled 'Project Reincarnation: Brock Lesnar'. Apparently, they have no doubts he's coming back. Josh Nason has published MMA, wrestling and boxing blog Ropes, Ring and Cage.com since 2007. He is a contributor to Fight Magazine ...

nasonmedia posted 7 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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MMA Newsday: WEC 44 Payouts, Machida/Rua II, Karo Parisyan Update, Dana White Blog

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:50:00 +0000

I'm still reeling from Jose Aldo's dominance over Mike Brown Wednesday night at WEC 44. In talking with co-workers today about the fight, they were amazed with how Brown got run over and the immediate follow up was, "I can't wait to see Aldo fight Faber." If WEC ever pulls the trigger with a ...

nasonmedia posted 8 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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WEC 44 Results: Jose Aldo Stuns Mike Brown To Win Featherweight Championship

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:28:00 +0000

Jose Aldo made it look easy in dispatching of WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown at WEC 44 Wednesday night, winning the title via 2nd round TKO after getting Brown's back and unloading punches until the referee stopped the fight. Simply put, Aldo was dominant and didn't let the champion get ...

nasonmedia posted 9 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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Dana White's UFC 106 Video Blog: a look back at UFC 104

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:59:00 +0000

UFC President Dana White's first video blog for the week leading up to UFC 106 has been posted, but it focuses on UFC 104: Machida vs. Rua as that one never got posted. Some highlights: White meeting various celebs and Hollywood types, walking and talking to his fighters backstage and another ...

nasonmedia posted 9 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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MMA Newsday: Lesnar Update, Couture's Next Fight, Wednesday's Overlooked Brown/Aldo Fight

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:06:00 +0000

Are you ready for another MMA event? What? You didn't know WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown was fighting Jose Aldo Wednesday night? More on this in a few minutes. - The biggest news story in MMA - UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar's health - didn't have any real juicy layers added ...

nasonmedia posted 10 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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UFC 105: Recap, Bonuses, Analysis, Looking Ahead for Couture

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:03:00 +0000

There were plenty of new storylines coming out of UFC 105 as two men seemingly earned title shots while another doesn't seem to have a logical next fight after his victory. Saturday's event from Manchester, England, was full of great action featuring Randy Couture eeking out a decision win over ...

nasonmedia posted 12 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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UFC 105: The Five Bullet Point Preview

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:42:00 +0000

It's a Saturday in November and that means more UFC! It's UF5 105 - live (taped!) on Spike TV from the Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, headlined by Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera. Here's your RRC Five Bullet Point Preview of UFC 105. Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera Despite both men ...

nasonmedia posted 13 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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MMA Newsday: Strikeforce pays up, more free UFC on Spike, Strikeforce signings

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:47:00 +0000

In what I think was an awesome gesture by the good folks at Strikeforce, the organization paid both Mark Miller and Deray Davis both their 'show' fee and potential win bonuses from getting bumped from last Saturday's Fedor/Rogers show in Chicago, Il. Both local welterweights, the two were ...

nasonmedia posted 15 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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MMA Newsday: Fedor/Rogers ratings, UFC 108 headliners, Fedor's next opponent, Coolio!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:32:00 +0000

The ratings are in and CBS' airing of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers hit the right chords with the 18-34 male demographic and pulled in some decent numbers overall. The entire broadcast averaged 4.04 million viewers, winning the time slot in adults 18-34 and males 18-34. The main event itself ...

nasonmedia posted 17 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - The Five Bullet Point Preview

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:17:00 +0000

As we're on the doorstep of Strikeforce's return to network TV with Saturday's Saturday Night Fights featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers, it's time for the Five Bullet Point Preview. We'll look at the three main bouts on the card and add some opinion in, along with the facts. To listen ...

nasonmedia posted 20 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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Listen To Nason talk Fedor vs. Rogers, TUF 10 and more on Wednesday's Fight Network Radio

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 03:38:00 +0000

I had a great chat with my pal John Pollock on Wednesday's Edition of Fight Network Radio. We talked all about this Saturday's big Strikeforce event and what Fedor Emelianenko has to lose against Brett Rogers, the unappreciated Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller fight, the awesomeness of TUF ...

nasonmedia posted 23 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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Understanding The UFC Fighter Summit

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:15:00 +0000

Here's all the details on one of Tuesday's hottest trending topics on Twitter - the UFC Fighter Summit.

nasonmedia posted 24 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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Patience Is A Virtue: Looking Back At The Ramon Ramirez Trade

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:10:04 +0000

As the Red Sox go into their offseason in preparation for 2010, keep in mind that it's the little trades that can make a difference and that patience is a key component in the equation. For example, last year's deal for Ramon Ramirez.

nasonmedia posted 24 days ago from smallwhiteball.com

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MMA Week In Review: Kimbo's next fight, MMA in Boston, another great TUF

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:22:00 +0000

In no particular order, here are five stories that caught my attention in MMA this week. From Kimbo vs. Alexander to a door-busting edition of TUF to anticipation for Fedor vs. Rogers, it was another great week to be an MMA fan.

nasonmedia posted 26 days ago from ropesringandcage.com

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Lesnar/Carwin Postponement Spotlights Major Problem For UFC: Too Many Events

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:06:00 +0000

With Monday's surprise announcement that UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar's match with Shane Carwin was postponed due to an undisclosed illness, a major flaw in the UFC's business model was once again exposed. While still hot, the UFC is putting on way too many events, thinning out the ...

nasonmedia posted 10/27/2009 from ropesringandcage.com

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UFC 104 Recap: Lyoto Machida earns controversial decision win over Shogun Rua

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:35:37 +0000

If you were a fan of kicks, the main event of UFC 104 was for you as Lyoto Machida defeated Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in a controversial unanimous decision win to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight title Saturday night in Los Angeles, CA.

nasonmedia posted 10/25/2009 from ropesringandcage.com

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