Sounds like IBF light flyweight champion Brian Viloria will complete a trilogy with nemesis Omar Nino Romero.
Although manager Gary Gittelsohn said yesterday that a deal has not been finalized, all signs point toward Viloria facing Romero Dec. 5 in the Philippines.
Romero’s name should ring a bell with Viloria fans. “Nino” (28-3-1, 11 KOs) handed Viloria [...]

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HDNet is showing DREAM11 tonight from 1-5 a.m.
DREAM, one of two major Japanese mixed martial arts organizations, is easily the best non-American MMA organization out there. DREAM 11 presents a mix of whacky matchups (like the Super Hulk tournament) with some incredibly big fights.
The fight I’m looking forward to the most is one between Joachim [...]

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Love him or hate him, Kimbo Slice is one of the most captivating fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. So much so that an entire company (EliteXC) put all of its chips on his shoulders, hoping he could keep an entire organization afloat (OOPS).
Maybe that move didn’t work out, but the UFC has been [...]

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Boy, I sure picked a good time to hit the mainland for a quick vacation.
Tons of stuff going on in the MMA world. Kailua’s Scott Junk is part of the new season of the Ultimate Fighter reality show on SPIKE, which can be seen every Wednesday night. Junk is looking to get back into the [...]

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B.J. Penn posted a video link on his web site today showing Dana White confirming the Diego Sanchez fight will be Dec. 12.
The bout will take place at UFC 107 from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. The card is also expected to feature Quinton “Rampage” Jackson against Rashad Evans and Frank Mir against Cheick [...]

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First of all, Saturday night was the first boxing event I’ve ever covered and I was very impressed. Like MMA, one of the coolest parts of covering fights is that build up in anticipation when the main event fighters come to the ring. When Brian Viloria came out to the Hawaii 5-0 theme song, the place was electric and [...]

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118-110, 117-112, 117-111, winner by unanimous decision and still IBF Light Flyweight Champion. Brian Viloria.
Dave Reardon: Good thing this fight is in Hawaii instead of Mexico.
We’re going to the judges. I’ve got it 116-113 Viloria.
Round 12: FINAL ROUND! Viloria salutes the crowd. Iribe ready to fight. Viloria explodes. A brawl is breaking out in the [...]

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Sounds like you won’t have to wait long for B.J. Penn’s next fight.
While nothing has been made official, all signs are pointing toward Penn defending his UFC lightweight title against Diego Sanchez on Nov. 14 in Manchester, England, at UFC 105.
Even better is the fact that the event is slated to be broadcast on Spike [...]

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I have to admit, I was surprised at the number of posts and e-mails I got disputing the notion that Penn is the best lightweight in the world. Diego Sanchez, Shinya Aoki, even Eddie Alvarez was mentioned. I stand by my point that there’s nobody even close to Penn at 155, and to prove it, [...]

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Can we finally stop with the B.J. Penn cardio talk?
Even though UFC commentators Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan wouldn’t stop talking about it, questioning Penn’s conditioning throughout his submission victory over Kenny Florian last night, I hope we’ve finally put to rest the talk of his stamina. When he defends his title next, presumably against [...]

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