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News, articles and information about mixed martial arts, a combat sport incorporating a variety of fighting techniques. (Photo AP)
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UFC's Dan Henderson makes a stop in Burbank
BURBANK — With a cinder block for a right hand, a laundry list of memorable victories, an easy grin and an honest, down-to-earth personality, Dan Henderson has built a lofty fan base in mixed martial arts and a legendary resume. Next up for...Tags: Greco Roman, Wrestling, Morton's The Steakhouse, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Jared Papazian taking time to refine MMA game
BURBANK — Jared Papazian's road back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship took a significant detour. Thus, the fighter out of Burbank Gracie Barra has decided to take another path. Following a first-round submission loss to the undefeated...Tags: Bantamweight, Boxing, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Burbank-trained Jared Papazian falters at Valley Invasion 3
WOODLAND HILLS – Clamoring for the toughest competition he could find in his hopeful journey back into the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Jared “The Jackhammer” Papazian found a worthy foe in Brandon “The No. 1 Contender”...
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Frankie Edgar readies for super MMA fight
BURBANK — With the Super Bowl quickly approaching and the buzz building, the Ultimate Fighting Championship began its own big week of building buzz on Monday, as well. As has become an annual tradition since 2005, the UFC will put on a big night...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Jared Papazian fighting for UFC job
As it is with just about any fight inside the confines of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's octagon, Jared Papazian's flyweight bout against Tim Elliott features its share of story lines, subplots and stipulations. There's also some smack talk and...
Tags: Tim Elliott, YouTube, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Jared Papazian drops third straight in octagon
LAS VEGAS – Ahead of his third fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Jared Papazian knew his job was likely on the line after falling in his first two appearances inside the octagon. And Papazian fought tenaciously as if his job depended...Tags: Tim Elliott, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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UFC featherweight champ stops by Burbank
BURBANK — Having grown up playing soccer in his native Brazil before becoming one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the mixed-martial-arts world, Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Jose Aldo might surprise a few people...Tags: New England Patriots, Tom Brady, Football, Wrestling, Mike Tyson
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UFC heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos stops by Burbank
BURBANK — It seems the only thing Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos does more frequently than knock people out these days is sport an ear-to-ear grin. The affable and always-engaging “Cigano” sat down...
Tags: Music, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Entertainment, Sports
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Bisping stops by Burbank ahead of UFC 152
Through a long and successful Ultimate Fighting Championship career, Michael “The Count” Bisping has become a polarizing figure in the eyes of fellow mixed-martial-arts fighters, media and, of course, fans. Bisping, who stopped by Morton's...Tags: Morton's The Steakhouse, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Talk before the storm for UFC's Chael Sonnen in Burbank
BURBANK — Just five days in front of what many prognosticate will be the biggest Ultimate Fighting Championship event of the year, Chael Sonnen — the No. 1 contender to champion Anderson Silva's UFC middleweight title at Saturday night's UFC...Tags: Services and Shopping, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Burbank-trained UFC fighter Jared Papazian stopped in first round
Just as he said he would, Jared "The Jackhammer" Papazian brought the fight to Dustin Pague on Friday night at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. But, unfortunately for the Gracie Barra Burbank-trained Ultimate Fighting Championship...Tags: BankAtlantic Center, Fuel TV (tv network), Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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Florian brothers roll into Burbank Gracie Barra for jiu jitsu seminar
With the sports of mixed martial arts ever growing and evolving, the Burbank Gracie Barra studio on Saturday afternoon was very much a microcosm of that notion. Along with his brother, Keith, former three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship title...
Tags: Fuel TV (tv network), Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports
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