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Jon Fitch and Josh Burkman WSOF feature videos
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Jon Fitch and Josh Burkman headline World Series of Fighting 3 this Friday in Las Vegas in what is the newer MMA promotion's biggest fight so far.
Below are featured videos on each fighter leading up to WSOF 3 on NBC Sports Network at 11 p.m. ET Friday.
Jon Fitch
Josh Burkman
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Read more »Anderson Silva, soccer star?
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Good comedy can transcend nearly any language barrier.
This video, in Portuguese with no subtitles, attempts to answer this basic question: What would have happened if UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva became a soccer star instead?
Whether or not you can understand Portuguese is irrelevant to the amusement you'll get from watching this video that hit YouTube on Wednesday, 24 days...
Read more »Watch 'The DNA of GSP' trailer
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There's a feature documentary on the horizon about UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
Directed by Peter Svatek and Kristian Manchester, "The DNA of GSP" promises to be a "look at the human being behind the legend."
No release date has been announced yet, but here's the trailer:
(Newsday's app users can watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq5JTfLoAa0)...
Read more »The Gian Villante eye safety PSA
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At UFC 159 last month in New Jersey, Gian Villante lost by technical decision when he was poked in the eye by Ovince St. Preux and the referee stopped the fight.
On Tuesday, Gamma Labs posted this humorous PSA on eye safety in the workplace starring Levittown's Villante.
Watch and enjoy.
(Newsday's app users can watch the video at youtube.com/watch?v=m5OWz_8xHGA)...
Read more »Prepping for Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos 3
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The events of UFC 160 on Saturday night have set into motion affirmative talk of the heavyweight fight most fans wanted in the first place: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos 3.
The two first fought at UFC on Fox 1 in November 2011, with Dos Santos taking Velasquez's title in 64 seconds. Velasquez then took the title back in December 2012 with a five-round classic.
With Velasquez stopping...
Read more »UFC 160 video roundup, part 1
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Here's the first installment of the UFC 160 video roundup heading into Saturday's fight.
This one includes an overview of the main and co-main events, plus more from Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva....
Read more »Anderson Silva: 'Sometimes I'm funny'
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OK, sure, there was a much juicier quote from this Anderson Silva video clip below, but I didn't want to be accused of going for shock value and cheap clicks. (At least not today, that is.) Besides, you can see it right there in the embedded video.
Silva, the UFC middleweight champion and pound-for-pound greatest MMA fighter, may have missed a media obligation last week in Los Angeles for...
Read more »Learn a little about Luke Rockhold
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Luke Rockhold wore the Captain Obvious crown when he said in the video below that the toughest thing about fighting Vitor Belfort is trying to make it through the first round. Of Belfort's 22 career wins, 14 have come in the first round.
But this clip from UFC's "Ultimate Insider" goes a bit deeper into Rockhold's back story, so give it a watch now or some time before he fights Belfort...
Read more »Watch the UFC 160 video preview
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Embedded above is the UFC 160 video preview, featuring Cain Velasquez, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, Junior Dos Santos, Mark Hunt and more.
If you've got 10 minutes, give it a look....
Read more »Georges St-Pierre talks new book on CNN's Starting Point
Georges St-Pierre spent part of Friday morning on CNN's Starting Point show talking about his new book and how he was bullied as a kid.
The UFC welterweight champion's book is a fascinating so far (follow the #GSPbook hashtag on my Twitter account for my thoughts as I read it.)
GSP is looking pretty gangsta with that goatee and "long" hair, but hearing him, in his French accent,...
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