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LAS VEGAS -- MMA Fighting spoke to trainer Firas Zahabi on Thursday about the Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson fight at UFC 130 and Torres evolution as a fighter since joining Tristar. Zahabi also talked about the possibility of seeing Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz in the near future. Check out the interview after the jump.
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LAS VEGAS - Much is being made in the buildup to UFC 130 on Saturday about the friend vs. friend heavyweight bout between Frank Mir and Roy Nelson. Make no mistake - the two Las Vegas natives and residents and frequent training partners are far from enemies. But as Nelson said Wednesday, let's not take this whole "friends" thing too far. "It would be different if we were really friends - best friends," Nelson told MMA Fighting prior to the press conference for Saturday's pay-per-view at the MGM Grand. "There's a difference between business acquaintances and friends. I consider a friend any time we eat together at the same restaurant, or he's eaten at my house or I've eaten at his house. We train together - jiu-jitsu. It's like (a reporter) who interviews me - does that mean we're friends too?" Thirty minutes later on the press conference dais, the two seemed chummy enough. And they even mock-hugged before their pose-down photo op. But Mir said for this particular fight, it affects more than just the two of them in the cage - it's the people in their inner circles. "In this situation with Roy, it's difficult because we have a lot of mutual friends," Mir told MMA Fighting. "James Johnson is in his corner on Saturday night - the guy was one of my groomsmen in my wedding! So we have a lot of mutual relationships where I might not be his best friend, but we have mutual best friends that go back and forth." And that, Mir said, affected how he approached the fight - not wanting to make any comments about Nelson, even in jest, that their mutual friends would take the wrong way. "I think I've kind of kept, on purpose, any kind of poking or badgering to a minimum, not because I didn't want to fight him," Mir said. "I know Roy gets it. I get it. It's the close friends around us that I worry about that I'm going to have to see 20 years from now, people who are a godfather-of-my-kids-who-train-with-him type of scenario." Nelson (15-5, 2-1 UFC), the Season 10 heavyweight winner of "The Ultimate Fighter," beat Mir eight years ago in a grappling tournament that had slipped under most radars until it was dredged up from the archives after the fight was booked. But both have acknowledged they're two completely different fighters than back then. Mir, Nelson and UFC president Dana White joked Wednesday about the fight booking causing mini-battles over gym schedules and who would wear what color shorts on Saturday. But Mir (14-5, 12-5 UFC) said despite not having any lunch dates planned with Nelson, he's still traversing new territory with this fight. "This will be the closest I've ever been to any of my opponents," Mir said. "I'm cordial with everybody - I try to be. But it's a fight." Nelson said in this particular case, it all just comes down to one thing: Friendship may be friendship, but business is business. "It's just one of those things," Nelson said. "You'd prefer to fight somebody that you really would rather derail their whole career. I have no ill will toward Frank. But it is what it is, and if the UFC wants you to fight whoever, then that's what you do to get paid."
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Enjoi just bumped Nester Judkins up to the pro ranks. To celebrate he went to Disneyland.
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The UFC and Brock Lesnar announced awful news today. Lesnar is battling diverticulitis again. The potentially life-threatening digestive ailment will sideline the former UFC heavyweight champion for an indefinite period of time.
While battling the ailment with antibiotics, Lesnar can't train the way he needs to, so he's dropped out of his fight against Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 in June. Shane Carwin will move into the slot vacated by Lesnar.
Lesnar said he spent 14 hours yesterday at the Mayo Clinic to get answers about the latest run-in with the ailment.
The 6-foot-4, 275-pound MMA star battled diverticulitis from the fall of 2009 into the spring of 2010. He dropped 40 pounds. In his first fight back at UFC 114, Lesnar beat Shane Carwin.
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The UFC and Brock Lesnar announced awful news today. Lesnar is battling diverticulitis again. The potentially life-threatening digestive ailment will sideline the former UFC heavyweight champion for an indefinite period of time.
While battling the ailment with antibiotics, Lesnar can't train the way he needs to, so he's dropped out of his fight against Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 in June. Shane Carwin will move into the slot vacated by Lesnar.
Lesnar said he spent 14 hours yesterday at the Mayo Clinic to get answers about the latest run-in with the ailment.
The 6-foot-4, 275-pound MMA star battled diverticulitis from the fall of 2009 into the spring of 2010. He dropped 40 pounds. In his first fight back at UFC 114, Lesnar beat Shane Carwin.
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A 20-year-old shouldn't be able to walk into the UFC and compete, but that's exactly what Michael McDonald is doing. A few seconds of watching him fight and you understand why he's so advanced for his age. Speaking to him gives you an even better indicator.
With the help of RawVegas.tv, we hunted down McDonald in Las Vegas. He's a very poised, grounded kid. McDonald is spiritual and admitted that he doesn't drink or party, and he's abstinent.
McDonald faces UFC newcomer Chris Cariaso on the undercard of UFC 130. The fighters have a history with Cariaso taking out a McDonald teammate in a past fight. It was a frustrating night for McDonald who worked the corner. He wants exact a bit of revenge for his buddy. McDonald is a huge minus-300 favorite over Cariaso.
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Chael Sonnen's career is in limbo. The confusion over how his testosterone replacement therapy was handled and reported, plus a positive test following his UFC 117 loss to Anderson Silva, has him facing an indefinite period on the sidelines. Dana White broke his silence on last week's California State Athletic Commission ruling and didn't sound pleased.
"I'm pretty bummed out about the Chael Sonnen thing and the way that the whole thing was handled. You know, this guy… I don't know if there's ever been a penalty laid down, I mean Tyson, I think when Tyson bit the ear, Tyson got a year. Um… it's pretty crazy," White told Heavy.com.
White says Sonnen's getting a raw deal.
"Um… listen, it's not that he'd have to retire, but right now was his opportunity. This kid had the opportunity to coach The Ultimate Fighter, he had the opportunity to get a big fight set up, should he win that fight… everybody knows what happened with Anderson Silva, this was a key moment in this kid's career and me, personally, you know, you've heard me say it for the last almost 11 years, we always support whatever the athletic commission says," White said. "This kid got, this kid got it stuck to him, man. He paid his dues in every way shape and forum and, uh… I think he's been treated a bit unfairly."
The CSAC denied Sonnen after his most recent attempt at regaining his license to fight. It was thought initially that Sonnen would be unable to re-apply until the summer of 2012. The CSAC admitted it misinterpreted a rule and now Sonnen can try again in late June.
Quotes via FightOpinion.com
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