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• Iaquinta Nation braces for UFC's Ultimate Finale

  Longo. "I haven't been this nervous in a long time."Iaquinta (5-1-1) requested that Longo, along with his jiu-jitsu coach and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra , be in his corner for the fight. After three months of being away from home, away from 3:10 PM Read more »

• Wantagh's Al Iaquinta reaches 'The Ultimate Fighter' finale

  James Vick by TKO in the second round in the earlier semifinal. The winner earns a guaranteed six-figure contract with the UFC .But the reality of this reality competition show is this: win or lose on June 1, expect Iaquinta and Chiesa to both stick around   Read more »

• UFC champ Jon Jones arrested on DWI charge

  Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, was arrested for driving while intoxicated early Saturday morning in upstate New York , the Binghamton Police Department confirmed with Newsday.The accident was first reported by TMZ.Jones crashed his new Bentley   Read more »

• Upcoming MMA fights for Long Islanders

  (Massapequa), pictured above left, fights Riki Fukuda at UFC 148 in Las Vegas. July 11 : Chris Weidman (Baldwin) headlines UFC on Fuel 4 against top-ranked middleweight Mark Munoz in a city to be announced. July TBA : Ryan LaFlare (Lindenhurst) is scheduled   Read more »

• Dennis Bermudez picks up first UFC win

  said, I'm here to win. I'm not here just to be in the UFC. I'm here to make my name known -- Dennis Bermudez."Garza (12-3, 2-2 UFC) will certainly remember that name. On at least four occasions, Garza found himself in the air, his 145-pound body wrapped up   Read more »

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• TUF Live Finale's Kampmann: If Ellenberger tries to take me down, I'll submit him

  Jake Ellenberger (27-5 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is known for heavy hands and good wrestling. Martin Kampmann (19-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is concerned with the former, but the latter, not so much. "If Jake tries to take me down, I think it's going to be a real short night for 5:15 PM from MMAjunkie.com Read more »

• Silva vs. Sonnen 2 video preview

  waiting for is almost here and the UFC has released it’s first official video preview for Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 2 at UFC 148, on July 7th. The bout is set to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will also feature 5:06 PM from Caged Insider Read more »

• UFC TUF Live Finale: Fuel TV Prelims Preview

  the main card of the UFC Ultimate Fighter Live Finale, Fuel TV will air 4 preliminary fights featuring the fighters from this season of TUF Live. The Fuel TV prelims begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. There's also one additional fight airing before the Fuel prelims, as 5:05 PM from Bloody Elbow Read more »

• Strikeforce brings two Title fights to Portland on July 14th

  the main card will consist of two more middleweight bouts that should provide an exciting lead in to the duel title fights. Former UFC fighter Keith Jardine will make his second appearance at 185 lbs. when he takes on Roger Gracie, who will be making his middleweight 4:57 PM from MMA Valor Read more »

• Wanderlei Silva new faces Rich Franklin at UFC 147

  Live. Stepping in to face “The Axe Murder” at UFC 147 will be a familiar face in Rich Franklin. The two MMA veterans first met at UFC 99 in Germany, with Franklin winning a close decision and both men walking away with Fight of the Night bonuses. Their UFC 4:28 PM from MMA Valor Read more »