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Cain Velasquez


Velasquez. They were proven wrong when Velasquez defeated Nogueira via first-round KO, earning "Knockout of the Night" honors. With his victory over Nogueira, Velasquez earned a UFC Heavyweight Championship fight with then-champ Brock Lesnar at UFC 121. UFC President Dana White announced via SportsNation that the UFC would be bringing back "UFC Primetime" to promote Lesnar vs. Velasquez. Velasquez defeated Lesnar via TKO in the first round, earning "Knockout of the Night" honors. Velasquez suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right
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Raquel Pennington


, Pennington faced Amanda Nunes on May 12, 2018 at UFC 224 in a UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout. Pennington lost the fight via TKO in the fifth round. This was the first event in UFC history to be headlined by two openly gay fighters. Pennington returned at UFC Fight Night 139 on November 10, 2018 where she took on former UFC featherweight champ Germaine de Randamie. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Pennington faced Irene Aldana on July 20, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 4. She won the
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Roberto Soldić


reel knockout. Former UFC welterweight contender Dan Hardy, who is currently an analyst and color commentator for the UFC, said that Soldić would be a big UFC star in the future. "I said Cro Cop right away because it was that kick. It was just that, a patient fighter who gets his opponents to that point. Right after the match he jumped on the cage, he looked at me and started yelling that he will be the champ and I believe him. I can't wait to see his progress
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Daniel Cormier


championship against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230. Cormier successfully defended the Heavyweight belt against Lewis via rear-naked choke in the second round, becoming the first man to submit Lewis in MMA. This makes Cormier the first UFC fighter to win and defend both the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight belts, and the first UFC fighter to be a double champion who successfully defended both belts. A day before UFC 232, Cormier relinquished the Light Heavyweight title - with his focus solely on defending the Heavyweight title - stating: "I'd rather
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Dan Henderson


with whoever is the champ in the UFC." Henderson faced Maurício Rua on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139 for his third run in the UFC. He won the bout via unanimous decision. The back and forth action earned both fighters "Fight of the Night" honors, and was described by many as one of the greatest fights in UFC history. UFC President Dana White announced during the post-fight press conference of UFC 145 that Henderson would be the next opponent for Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones. The bout
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Khabib Nurmagomedov


TKO in the second round. In September, Nurmagomedov signed two contracts for a title shot against the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, on either the UFC 205 or the UFC 206 fight card, with Dana White confirming the bout between the two for UFC 205. However, on 26 September, the UFC announced that Alvarez would instead be defending the title against Conor McGregor. Nurmagomedov voiced his displeasure on social media, calling Alvarez a "bullshit champ" for refusing the fight and opting for a bout with McGregor instead
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Matt Hughes (fighter)


Submission of the Night" honors. Almeida requested the fight after watching his mentor lose to Hughes at "UFC 112" back in April. Hughes now had four wins over mixed martial artists with ties to the Gracies, including UFC pioneer Royce Gracie, the prior mentioned Renzo Gracie and former champ Serra. Hughes faced BJ Penn on November 20, 2010, in a rubber match at "UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida", after their previous two fights at "UFC 46" and "UFC 63". Penn came
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Ultimate Fighting Championship


pay per view buys, a rate roughly double that of the previous Zuffa events. The event featured a card headlined by a highly anticipated championship grudge match between then-current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz and former UFC Superfight Champion Ken Shamrock, who had previously left to professional wrestling in the WWE before returning to MMA. It was the first time the UFC hit such a high mark since being forced "underground" in 1997. "UFC 40" also garnered mainstream attention from massive media outlets such as ESPN and "
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Jesse Ronson


Elite 1 - Resurrection" in Moncton. He defeated local favorite Eric St. Pierre with a first-round KO. He went on to win his next three bouts, but suffered his first career loss against Lindsey Hawkes at a catch weight of 163lbs. He defeated current UFC fighter Jason Saggo by decision on August 2011. After this impressive showing, he received a shot at the AM Ford Fight Night Lightweight Championship. He defeated the champ, Brad Causey (who was coming in at 10-1 into the bout),
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Champe Rocks


, which contain other similar "razorback" ridges or "fins" such as Judy Rocks at Judy Gap, and Nelson Rocks at Nelson Gap. Champe Rocks are 2,257 feet above sea level. Champe Rocks are named for Sergeant Major John Champe (1752–1798), a Revolutionary War soldier who became a double agent in an attempt to capture the American traitor General Benedict Arnold. Commanded by Major Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee and handpicked by George Washington for the mission, Champe "defected" to the British side and
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John Champe (soldier)


Sergeant Major John Champe ("ca." 1752– 30 September 1798) was a Revolutionary War senior enlisted soldier in the Continental Army who became a double agent in a failed attempt to capture the American traitor General Benedict Arnold (1741-1801). Champe was born about 1752 near what is now Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia. Champe enlisted in the Virginia Cavalry from Loudoun County in 1776 and was made sergeant major in "Lee's Legion", a unit commanded by (then Major) Henry Lee III,
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John Gunderson


fight was canceled last minute due to Taylor not being medically cleared. Gunderson was scheduled to face Taylor at , but Taylor was forced out of the bout again. Gunderson fought and defeated UFC newcomer and Canadian kickboxing champ Mark Holst. Gunderson was expected to face Efrain Escudero on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22, however Escudero fought Matt Wiman as Mac Danzig was pulled from the card due to injury. Gunderson instead faced returning UFC veteran and former number 2 world ranked lightweight Yves Edwards, and lost the fight via
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Ultimate Fighting Championship


. "UFC 52", the first event after the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter" featuring eventual-UFC Hall of Famer Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell avenging his defeat to fellow eventual-Hall of Famer Randy Couture, drew a pay-per-view audience of 300,000, doubling its previous benchmark of 150,000 set at "UFC 40". Following the second season of "The Ultimate Fighter", the UFC's much-hyped match between Liddell and Couture drew an estimated 410,000 pay-per-view
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Quinton Jackson


first time he had suffered two consecutive losses. Following the match Jackson tweeted that he was leaving the UFC after his loss to Bader. He was planning to face former Pride rival, Shogun Rua as his last UFC fight, but opted to have double knee surgery. Jackson was expected to face Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. However, Jackson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Fábio Maldonado. Jackson fought Teixeira and lost by unanimous decision on January 26, 2013 at UFC
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Ng Boon Bee


Dato' Ng Boon Bee (; born 17 December 1937) is a former badminton player from Malaysia who excelled from the 1960s through the early 1970s. His success in doubles earned him recognition as one of greatest doubles players in badminton history. He started to play badminton when he was 10 years inspired by his badminton-playing father. His first success in badminton came in 1955 when he became Perak schoolboy champ in the singles and doubles. A year later, he won the Perak junior. He also excelled in all types of
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Francis Ngannou


Francis Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian-French professional mixed martial artist competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ngannou currently holds the record for highest punching power ever measured by the UFC at 129,161 units. He broke the previous record set by kickboxing champ Tyrone Spong which was at 114,000 units. As of February 18, 2019, he is #2 in official UFC heavyweight rankings. Ngannou was born and raised in the village of Batié, Cameroon. He lived in poverty and had little
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UFC 12


marked the first UFC appearance of Vitor Belfort, who won the heavyweight tournament and was only 19 years of age. UFC 12 also marked the first appearance of commentator Joe Rogan, who handled backstage interviews for the event and interviewed the winners of the main events. After being removed from many pay per view carriers, and with mounting pressure from politicians such as Senator John McCain, the UFC had continuing troubles finding a venue, and a state, that would host UFC 12.It was first announced that UFC 12 would be held in
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UFC 18


, held to crown the new UFC Heavyweight Champion after the title was vacated by Randy Couture (due to contract disputes). Part one was held at UFC Brazil, with Tsuyoshi Kosaka taking a win to advance to UFC 18. UFC 18 featured the first US appearance of MMA legend Bas Rutten, and the first appearance of the late Evan Tanner, who would go on to become the UFC Middleweight Champion. UFC 18 marked the first card where the letters "U.F.C." replaced "The Ultimate Fighting Championship" in all the
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Ken Shamrock


his fighters: "I failed them miserably, completely. So I have to figure out a way to get this...back in the driver's seat", Shamrock said during the show. Shamrock responded to his critics in an interview: "I trained three fighters that were the first three (UFC) Middleweight Champions: Jerry Bohlander, Guy Mezger and Frank Shamrock. And I've trained dozens of guys to be champs in other organizations. In Pancrase, I had eight fighters in the top ten at one point.
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Kevin Casey (fighter)


Kevin Berryman Casey Jr. (born June 15, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2007, he was a contestant on and also competed for Strikeforce, K-1, the RFA, and the UFC. Casey was born in Inglewood, California. He began to study Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1995 when he befriended Rockson Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie. Casey is a supporter of CHAMP, a non-profit organization founded by his brother
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Jon Madsen


was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Gilbert Yvel. Both men circled early on in the fight before Madsen gained a double leg takedown. Madsen then hit Yvel multiple times forcing the referee to stop the fight. Madsen next faced his DeathClutch teammate Mike Russow at UFC Fight Night 24. He lost the fight via doctor stoppage at the end of round two in the first loss of his professional career. Despite compiling a 4-1 UFC record, Madsen was subsequently released from the UFC after the loss.
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UFC 40


double the buyrates of the previous Zuffa UFC shows. After initially losing a lot of money, UFC 40 showed Zuffa that it was possible to make money with the UFC. This was important for the sport of mixed martial arts because had UFC 40 been a failure, the possibility existed that Zuffa would have eventually sold the UFC and cut their losses; Zuffa was largely responsible for bringing mixed martial arts to the North American mainstream audience in the coming years, and without them, there was a good possibility the sport of mixed
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2008 IndyCar Series


in their first year of HD broadcasts. Races were also broadcast on the IMS Radio Network and XM for the radios. On February 26, 2008, the managements of IRL and Champ Car came to an agreement to become one entity. The move effectively ended a twelve-year split and reunited American open wheel racing, resulting to the cancellation of the 2008 Champ Car World Series. Scott Dixon driving for Chip Ganassi Racing won the first unified title for 13 years after completing the IndyCar–Indy 500 double. Dixon was the
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Mikey Burnett


UFC, who invited Burnett to fight in their organization. Burnett made his victorious UFC debut at UFC 16, stopping Eugenio Tadeu with strikes in the first round. This fight was nominated by the UFC to appear on the UFC's Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights. Burnett's performance earned him a title shot against Pat Miletich to determine the first-ever UFC Welterweight Champion. Burnett lost a controversial decision to Miletich at UFC Ultimate Brazil. Burnett returned at UFC 18 where he won a unanimous decision over Olympic silver medalist Townsend Saunders.
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UFC 24


UFC 24: First Defense was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 10, 2000 at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The event featured the first UFC appearances of Ian Freeman, future UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne and Shonie Carter. UFC 24 also featured the first televised appearance of Jens Pulver, who had fought in an untelevised preliminary bout at UFC 22. The name "First Defense" refers to a scheduled Heavyweight Title Bout between Kevin Randleman and Pedro Rizzo, which
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Joe Moreira


champ in an international tournament: the Judo World Cup. After a year of invaluable training in Japan, Moreira returned to his Brazilian academy in Rio de Janeiro and produced his first tournament: the Atlantico Sul Cup, which saw the debut of world names such as Ryan Gracie, Renzo Gracie, and Ralph Gracie, SHOOTO welterweight champion Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro, UFC veteran Jorge Patino, Nino Schembri and Marcio Feitosa, Cleber Luciano, Wander Braga, Wallid Ismail, Jean Jacques Machado, Fabio Gurgel, Murilo Bustamante, Mario
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UFC 13


of two future UFC Champions and UFC Hall of Fame members Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz, who was an alternate in the lightweight tournament. The show also featured the first and only UFC appearance of Tony Halme who had previously been a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment (then World Wrestling Federation) under the name of Ludvig Borga. Bruce Buffer returned to announce the fights, after making his initial debut as an announcer at UFC 10. This was the second UFC event to have two tournaments instead of one following UFC 12.
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UFC 14


two alternate bouts in case of tournament injury. "Showdown" was the first UFC event to require all fighters to wear padded gloves, weighing between four and six ounces. Up until then, it was the fighter's option - Melton Bowen was the first UFC fighter to choose to wear UFC gloves, back in UFC 4. It was also the first UFC appearance of World champion kickboxer Maurice Smith and champion collegiate wrestler Mark Kerr, who was encouraged to try mixed martial arts competition by his friend and training partner, Mark
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Santiago Ponzinibbio


, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 105. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponzinibbio faced Gunnar Nelson on July 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113. He won the fight by knockout in the first round, becoming the first man to finish Nelson by knockout in MMA competition. The win also earned him his first "Performance of the Night" bonus award. At the post fight press conference, Nelson claimed that Ponzinibbio poked him in the eye during an earlier exchange and caused him to see double, stating “
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UFC 29


Pat Miletich. UFC 29 is notable for featuring one of the few UFC losses by future longtime Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, who was submitted in just 20 seconds by Dennis Hallman. The event also featured the first televised UFC appearance of Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland. It was also the first UFC card to have music played in between rounds, and a different theme than the standard UFC entrance theme. A local ring announcer was used instead of the usual Bruce Buffer. UFC 29 was broadcast in Japan on January 7, 2001
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Three Pigeons


march at Paulus Hook. Finally, on October 20, Lee met for the last time with John Champe, a double agent chosen by George Washington and Lee himself in an attempt to capture the American traitor Benedict Arnold, sent Champe up the road up towards the Three Pigeons, and worked to give him a start of about an hour and a quarter before he would release the information of Champe's whereabouts to the dragoons. Just above the Three Pigeons, Champe and the dragoons simultaneously spotted each other; troopers then began pursuit
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UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan


first UFC appearance of MMA legends Kazushi Sakuraba and Frank Shamrock. The event was the first appearance of longtime UFC announcer Mike Goldberg, who replaced Bruce Beck as the play by play announcer. Another notable first was the use of unique entry music for each fighter, though this was not repeated in UFC 16. Also, this UFC event was the first to be located in a country other than the United States or its territories. In an attempt to gain attention for the Japanese Kingdom Pro Wrestling, Hiromitsu Kanehara and Yoji Anjo
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Memorial High School (Victoria, Texas)


Current Issues and Events, Social Studies, Computer Science, Number Sense, and Mathematics teams all won first place in District 27-5A in 2007. The Computer Science team won first place in Region IV-5A the same year, advancing to State. Jose Aguirre from Memorial High School won the UIL 5A Social Studies State Championship in 2007. The Memorial High School tennis team were the team tennis district champs in 2000 and 2001 and some of its players were singles and doubles, men's and women's, individual district champs in
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Champ Car Mont-Tremblant 07


The Champ Car Mont-Tremblant 07 is the sixth round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season. It was held on July 1 at the Circuit Mont-Tremblant, in Saint-Jovite, Quebec, Canada. Robert Doornbos won his first career Champ Car race, with Sébastien Bourdais and Will Power rounding out the podium. Wet conditions on Saturday secured the first career Champ Car pole position for Tristan Gommendy, who pipped his countryman Sébastien Bourdais by .007 second on Friday. The Saturday session began with a brief rain shower
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UFC 22


which saw multiple takedowns from Ortiz and crisp kickboxing displayed by Shamrock, who eventually forced Ortiz into submission with brutal punches, elbows, and hammerfists to the temple late in the 4th round. Shamrock would begin his short lived semi-retirement after this bout, citing a lack of competition. UFC 22 marked the first UFC appearance of future UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, who would go on to dominate the UFC's Welterweight division, as well as Jens Pulver, who fought in a preliminary bout that was not televised. Brad
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William Champ


William Thomas Napier Champ (15 April 1808 – 25 August 1892) was a soldier and politician who became the first Premier of Tasmania. Champ was born in Maldon, Essex, England the son of Captain Thomas Champ and his wife Mary Anne "née" Blackaller. Champ was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the army as an ensign when 18 years old and later became an adjutant. Champ was serving with the 63rd Regiment of Foot as an ensign by 1826 and was posted with them to Sydney
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List of UFC records


Below is a list of records held in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. On July 7, 2007, Tito Ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the UFC. On September 8, 2018, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the UFC. Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes. Tournament championships and The Ultimate Fighter winners are not included. Randy Couture is
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Michael Bisping


Michael Bisping (born 28 February 1979) is an English sports analyst, actor, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 2004, he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion, a former Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion and "The Ultimate Fighter 3" Light Heavyweight tournament winner. At UFC 78, he became the first British fighter to compete in a UFC main event. At UFC 199, he became the first British fighter to win a UFC Championship and
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Yadong Song


his first UFC win and his third win by submission. In Song's second UFC fight, he faced Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and Muay Thai fighter, Felipe Arantes on June 23, 2018 at in Singapore. After a strong first round, with Song landing quick counter punches and securing top control after catching an Arantes' kick, the second round saw much of the same, except Arantes shot for a double-leg which ultimately resulted in Song easily shucking it off with Arantes, again, landing on his back with
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Brandon Vera


Tim Sylvia, but a contract dispute with the UFC forced him to be replaced by Randy Couture. In August, the UFC announced the "return" of Vera. His first fight was at "UFC 77" against Sylvia, who had recently lost the UFC Heavyweight Championship to Couture. Vera lost for the first time via unanimous decision. He also broke his left hand at 4:40 of the first round. Vera had his second loss at "UFC 85" against Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Fabrício Werdum via TKO. The
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Stephen Neal


as a freshman and second as a sophomore before winning titles his junior and senior year. In 1997, in his sophomore season, Neal lost to two time heavyweight champ Kerry McCoy. The 1998 campaign saw Neal win his first NCAA heavyweight title 20-5 over Trent Hynek of Iowa St. His final title in 1999 came via a win over future NCAA wrestling champion, WWE champion, and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (in March 2011, Lesnar told "Opie & Anthony" that his loss to Neal still sticks with him
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UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen


UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen (also known as UFC Fight Night 26) was a mixed martial arts event held on August 17, 2013, at the TD Garden in Boston. The event was the first UFC event broadcast on Fox Sports 1. The main event was contested between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and Chael Sonnen. The bout was first linked to UFC 161, as Sonnen was mentioned as a short notice replacement for Rua's original opponent Antônio Rogério Nogueira, who was out of the bout with
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Is This Legal?


Is This Legal?: The Inside Story of The First UFC from the Man Who Created It is a 2014 non-fiction book which details the backstory of the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It is co-authored by Art Davie, co-founder of the UFC, and Sean Wheelock. The title was inspired by a question Chuck Norris asked Davie upon hearing plans for the first UFC event. The book chronicles Davie's role in the creation of the UFC from October 1989 through the inaugural event
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UFC 28


gloves (and no other attire). The sanctioned rules also introduced new strict weight classes, resulting in the first and only UFC Super Heavyweight bout ever, between Josh Barnett and Gan McGee. The first UFC Bantamweight bout took place at UFC 26 in June 2000. The event was headlined by the return of former Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture, who had relinquished his title in 1998 to return to competitive wrestling and because of contract disputes—and he regained his championship belt by defeating Kevin Randleman. UFC 28 also featured the first
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Cain Velasquez


double digits in takedowns landed in a single fight, landing 111 significant strikes and 11 takedowns in his second fight against Dos Santos. In his first title defense Velasquez defeated Antônio Silva in a rematch on May 25, 2013, at UFC 160. He defeated him via TKO (punches) at 1:21 seconds into the first round. A rubber match with Junior dos Santos took place at UFC 166 on October 19, 2013, in Houston, Texas. Velasquez defended his title for a second time again defeating dos Santos in a
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Terrence Jones


was ejected for the rest of the game for he ignited the altercation. Ten days after the incident, Jones and the TNT Katropa were up against the PBA defending champs, the Barangay Ginebra. However, Jones and his team rallied easily against the defending champs. Jones recorded a monster statline of 17 points, 14 rebounds, 16 assists and 6 blocks for the Katropa. It was his first professional career triple-double. Jones joins fellow imports, Justin Brownlee and Allen Durham as the only PBA imports to rack up a
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UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2


UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 64) was a mixed martial arts event held on April 11, 2015, at the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland. The event was the first that the organization has hosted in Poland. The main event featured a heavyweight rematch between Gabriel Gonzaga and returning veteran Mirko Cro Cop, who last fought in the organization at UFC 137 in 2011. Gonzaga won their first encounter at UFC 70 in 2007 via knockout due to a first round
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Randy Couture


of a four-man heavyweight tournament. His first opponent was Tony Halme, who outweighed him by nearly . Couture immediately hit a double-leg takedown and, after some ground and pound, moved to back mount and secured a rear naked choke submission to win in under a minute. In the tournament final, he defeated Steven Graham, another larger opponent (290 lb), by TKO at 3:13 into the first round. On October 17, 1997, at UFC 15, Couture fought Vitor Belfort to determine the number
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UFC 187


Daniel Cormier, who was scheduled to face Ryan Bader in the main event of UFC Fight Night 68. The co-main event featured a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Chris Weidman and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner Vitor Belfort. The much delayed pairing had been rescheduled for several events. The first of which was UFC 173, where Belfort withdrew from the bout following the Nevada State Athletic Commission's ban on testosterone replacement therapy. The other events were UFC 181 and UFC 184, where
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UFC 32


UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 29, 2001. The card was headlined by the first Light Heavyweight Championship Bout (previously called "Middleweight") between Tito Ortiz and Elvis Sinosic. The event also featured the first appearance of future Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez. UFC 32 marked the last appearance of longtime commentator Jeff Blatnick, who had been with the UFC since UFC 4. The event poster
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UFC 19


UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 5, 1999 at the Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on home video. UFC 19 featured the first appearance of collegiate wrestler Kevin Randleman, as well as the first televised appearance of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, who had fought at UFC 17 in an alternate untelevised bout
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Emmanuel Nartey


in 2012 when he became the first judo player to represent Ghana at an Olympic Games. He came up against Dex Elmont, a Dutch double World Championship medallist, in the opening round of the under-73kg class and it was the Dutchman who progressed. In 2005 Emmanuel became the first Ghanaian Judoka to contest the World Championships, held in Cairo. The 2013 World Championships in Rio were his sixth World Champs. Research Interest Corporate Accountability and Corporate Governance, Human Rights Law, Tax Law and Financial Crimes, International Relations and Comparative
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UFC 12


also featured a Superfight between Dan Severn and Mark Coleman. The fight would unify the UFC Superfight Championship with the UFC tournament championship and determine the first ever UFC Heavyweight Champion. Mark Coleman was a late substitution for Don Frye, who had earned the rematch with Severn after winning the Ultimate Ultimate 1996, but was unable to participate in UFC 12 because of injuries he had suffered in that previous event. Frye never returned to the UFC. "Judgement Day" also featured two alternate bouts in case of tournament injury. UFC 12
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UFC 151


UFC 151 would be the first event in the organization's history to be cancelled, after Jones declined to fight Chael Sonnen, who agreed to take the fight on eight days' notice. Initially, White announced that Jones would defend his title against Lyoto Machida at UFC 152 and that UFC 151 simply would not take place. Later, it emerged that Machida declined to fight Jones on such short notice. The UFC announced that former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort would challenge Jon Jones at UFC 152. Initial reports indicated that
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Yuki Kondo


before making his UFC debut. Kondo made his UFC and overseas debut on September 22, 2000 at UFC 27 in New Orleans, Louisiana against Brazilian Alexandre Dantas. Kondo won via TKO in the third round in a highly-entertaining bout. Kondo then fought for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Tito Ortiz, who would be making his first title defense at UFC 29 in Japan. After rocking Ortiz with a flying knee early in the fight, Kondo would lose the bout via cobra choke submission at 1:52 into the first round.
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Lion's Den (mixed martial arts)


UFC heavyweight championship. Frank Shamrock was the first UFC middleweight champion in 1997, beating Olympic gold medal winning wrestler Kevin Jackson, which is now the UFC light heavyweight championship. Jens Pulver, who trained briefly at the Lion's Den in 1999 before joining Bob Shamrock's "Shamrock 2000" MMA gym and then moving on to MFS, beat Caol Uno to become the first UFC bantamweight champion in 2001, which is now the UFC lightweight championship. Mikey Burnett lost a close split decision to Pat Miletich for the creation of the
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Champ Car Mont-Tremblant 07


on the treacherous track and he gave up the lead to 2006 Atlantics champion Pagenaud, who took the lead for the first time in Champ Car race. He led for five laps before an off course excursion gave the lead over to Doornbos. Bourdais was in 2nd. Sometime during this stage of the race, Bourdais claims Doornbos blocked him and began to lobby for a penalty over his radio. Champ Car did not impose a penalty. Bourdais backed off to preserve his 2nd place and Doornbos came home to his first Champ Car
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Jeremy Horn


RINGS, Horn made his next UFC appearance at UFC 27 against future Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Eugene Jackson and won via armbar submission in the first round. In RINGS, Horn faced six-time UFC Champion and UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture who was able to out strike Horn from the clinch and knocked down Horn multiple times, as Horn would end up losing in a unanimous decision. After the loss to Couture, Horn faced Australian Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, Elvis Sinosic at UFC 30. Sinosic, who held a career
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Tennessee Champ


Tennessee Champ is a 1954 drama with strong Christian overtones directed by Fred M. Wilcox and starring Shelley Winters, Keenan Wynn, Dewey Martin, and Charles Bronson (credited as Charles Buchinsky). Mounted as a title to fill out double and triple bills (a B-movie), "Tennessee Champ" was one of several films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shot in its pet process of Ansco Color, a ruddy-looking process employed on the same year's "Brigadoon". The film marked a return to Hollywood for
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UFC 70


UFC 70" drew 3.5 million viewers for the main event. 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, Mirko Cro Cop fought Heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga in the main event to determine the top contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship held by Randy Couture. The card also featured Michael Bisping fighting in England for the UFC for the first time against UFC veteran Elvis Sinosic and Andrei Arlovski taking on prize fighter and training partner of Mirko Cro Cop and future UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum, who was making his UFC debut. Reports have
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Pittsburgh sports lore


), the Pirates (who had "three-peated" as division champs) faced the Atlanta Braves in a rematch of the previous year's NLCS. The Game 7 series decider, held on Wednesday October 14, was its most memorable contest. The Pirates' Doug Drabek pitched masterfully for the first eight innings, holding the Braves scoreless. His only real scare came in the sixth, when the Braves loaded the bases with none out. But Jeff Blauser lined into a double-play and Terry Pendleton flew out to
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UFC 26


added at UFC 26 for fighters under 155 pounds; Jens Pulver defeated Joao Roque in the first ever UFC bantamweight bout. Lightweight was now 155-169.9 pounds, Middleweight 170-199.9 pounds, and Heavyweight 200+ pounds. This was the fourth event to feature now-regular referee, Mario Yamasaki in addition to "Big" John McCarthy. UFC 26 featured the second appearance of Matt Hughes in the UFC, who would go on to dominate the welterweight division. The event also marked the second UFC appearance of British fighter
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Ariel Helwani


earlier reported the return of Brock Lesnar at UFC 200, hours before UFC announced it on the broadcast, without notifying UFC first. UFC spokesman Dave Sholler said such reporting was against standard practice. According to UFC commentator Joe Rogan, Helwani was asked to not report this news, as management suspected a mole had leaked it to him and, without knowing who it was, would then have to fire all possible moles. Through Twitter, Helwani called Rogan's story "100% inaccurate." UFC president Dana White was displeased
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Nate Diaz


was given a match with Kurt Pellegrino at "UFC Fight Night 13". Diaz defeated Pellegrino via triangle-choke submission in the second round, after losing the first. As he locked up the choke, Diaz had time to flex for the crowd and throw up double middle fingers before Pellegrino actually submitted by tapping out. Diaz defeated veteran Josh Neer by split decision in the main event of "UFC Fight Night 15". Diaz then fought former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Clay Guida at "", losing via split decision.
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Amanda Nunes


Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is the reigning champion of the Women's Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. She is the first woman in UFC history to become a two-division champion and the first woman in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously. As of July 8, 2019, she is #5 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings. She is considered one of the greatest female
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Cal Poly Mustangs


specifically the Ultimate Fighting Championships. The first is Chad Mendes who was a national runner-up at 141 lbs. in 2008, currently competing for the UFC since 2011 (challenging for a UFC featherweight title in 2012). The other wrestling alum is Chuck Liddell, who graduated in 1995 and is now a retired UFC Hall of Fame inductee being a former UFC Light heavyweight champion. Prior to joining the Division I ranks via the Pac-12 (then the Pac-10) in 1987, Cal Poly was dominant in the College Division/
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UFC 3


Ken Shamrock, who made it to the finals but withdrew due to injury. This was the first UFC tournament that was not won by Royce Gracie (who could not continue due to fatigue). After Jennum won the "UFC 3" tournament as an alternate, the UFC instituted alternate qualifying bouts to balance out fatigue, and lessen the advantage that alternates previously had entering the tournament without fighting quarterfinal bouts. Keith Hackney was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Felix Mitchell.BR Royce Gracie's corner
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Emmanuel Bob-Akitani


Emmanuel Bob-Akitani (July 18, 1930 – May 16, 2011) is a Togolese politician who was the main opposition candidate in the 2003 and 2005 Togolese presidential elections. He is the Honorary President of the Union of Forces for Change (UFC). Born in 1930 in Aného, Lacs Prefecture, Bob-Akitani was a founding member of the UFC and was, at the time of the 2003 election, the UFC's First Vice-President. Akitani stood as the UFC's candidate in 2003 because UFC President
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Bobby Hoffman


which in the RINGS organization, Hoffman was invited to compete for the UFC. Hoffman made his UFC debut against former UFC heavyweight champion, Maurice Smith at UFC 27 on September 22, 2000. Hoffman, who seemed to lack cardio and conditioning, lost the bout via unanimous decision. Eight days later, Hoffman won the and then had two more fights with the Japan-based organization before returning to the UFC at UFC 30. Hoffman faced South African Mark Robinson and originally won the bout via knockout at 3:27 of the first
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UFC 10


removed in favor of single bouts at UFC 9). The card featured an eight man tournament, as well as two alternate bouts in case of an injury, and to fill time for the pay-per-view broadcast. UFC was originally supposed to air this event from the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. UFC 10 featured the first appearance of Mark Coleman, who beat fan favorite Don Frye to win the tournament. It was also the first time that Bruce Buffer announced the fights inside the Octagon,
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Barclays Center


to be the longest home game in Islanders history. In that game, the Islanders were trailing 1–0 when Tavares scored the game-tying goal with 53.2 seconds left in regulation; he would score the series-clinching goal in double overtime to give the Islanders their first playoff series win since 1993. Several boxing matches have taken place in the arena, including Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah, and Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri. The venue hosted UFC 208 on February 11, 2017 and it hosted UFC 223 on April 7,
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MMA Fighting


banned from UFC events. Helwani earlier reported the return of Brock Lesnar at UFC 200, hours before UFC announced it on the broadcast, without notifying UFC first. According to UFC commentator Joe Rogan, Helwani was asked to not report this news, as management suspected a mole had leaked it to him and, without knowing who it was, would then have to fire all possible moles. Through Twitter, Helwani called Rogan's story "100% inaccurate." On June 6, after an outpouring of support from fans and
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Frank Mir


Francisco Santos "Frank" Mir III (born May 24, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competes for Bellator MMA in the Heavyweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years. A former UFC Heavyweight Champion, he holds the record for most fights, victories, and submissions in UFC Heavyweight history. Mir possessed the longest uninterrupted tenure of any fighter in UFC history. He was the first man to knock out and the first to submit Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
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José Aldo


Kenny Florian, who has challenged for the UFC lightweight title. Aldo and his camp declined the fight, instead deciding to remain at featherweight for the time being to defend his WEC belt. On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Aldo became the inaugural UFC Featherweight Champion, receiving the first ever UFC featherweight title belt on Saturday, November 20, 2010. His first defense was set to take place at
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Takanori Gomi


suffered a loss to UFC veteran Nick Diaz by way of gogoplata submission. In the beginning of the first round, Gomi was landing blows on the taller Diaz, even scoring a knockdown, which he was unable to capitalize upon. However, Diaz came back quickly and began to bombard Gomi, who had become visibly exhausted, with straight jabs and right hands for the later half of the round. As the second round opened, Gomi gamely tried to regain lost ground, but after a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard
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Royce Gracie


fight Gracie left the UFC. At UFC 45 in November 2003, at the ten-year anniversary of the UFC, Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie became the first inductees into the UFC Hall of Fame. UFC President Dana White said; Kazushi Sakuraba, a professional wrestler who derived his foundation in submissions not from jiu jitsu but rather from catch wrestling and shoot wrestling, rose up in the year's stablemate and master Nobuhiko Takada, before finding himself matched up with Gracie. The two battled for an hour and a half.
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Sean Sherk


for any remaining steroid content, which may have resulted in his sample becoming contaminated. Quest Diagnostics and the CSAC denied any errors were made. Following the CSAC's decision to uphold the results of the positive steroid test, the UFC officially stripped Sherk of his UFC Lightweight Championship. At "UFC 80", B.J. Penn defeated Joe Stevenson to win the vacant title. After the fight, UFC president Dana White announced that Penn's first title defense would be against Sherk, who was reinstated by UFC in April 2008, and
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UFC 116


UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was voted as the Best Major Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, the first time a UFC show won the award. This is the seventh-best selling pay-per-view in UFC history. Shane Carwin, who won the Interim Heavyweight Championship by defeating Frank Mir at UFC 111, faced current heavyweight champion Brock
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Carlos Condit


earning "Knockout of the Night" honors. This fight gave Kim his first professional MMA loss. Condit was expected to face B.J. Penn on October 29, 2011, at UFC 137. However, UFC president Dana White announced at the UFC 137 press conference that Condit would no longer face Penn and instead replace Nick Diaz, who had failed to show up for any event related press appearances, and face Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 137. On October 18, 2011, it was announced that
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Tomasz Drwal


Tomasz Witold Drwal (born January 22, 1982) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and boxer who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of KSW. A professional competitor since 2004, Drwal has also competed for the UFC. Drwal lost his UFC debut against Thiago Silva at "UFC 75" on September 8, 2007. Drwal returned to action after knee surgery at UFC 93 in January 2009 and defeated the debuting Ivan Serati via KO in the first round. Drwal next fight was a first-round TKO over Mike
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Garett Whiteley


Garett Whiteley is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He is currently signed with the UFC. After turning pro in mid 2010, Whiteley went undefeated with a perfect 7-0 record, 6 of which did not go past the first round. He holds a win over UFC veteran Jason Gilliam. Whiteley made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 29 in Brazil, against fellow Octagon newcomer Alan Patrick. Whiteley was defeated by first round technical knockout. In his second fight with the promotion, Whiteley
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UFC 114


, but Tavares was forced off the card with an elbow injury. Waylon Lowe then stepped in as Tavares' replacement. UFC President Dana White confirmed that the winner between Jackson vs. Evans would fight UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio Rua for the title in their next bout, but it never took place after Rashad Evans (who won the UFC 114 main event) was injured and ultimately replaced by Jon Jones for the title match at UFC 128 in March 2011. Rua's manager had originally suggested he could see Rua's first title
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UFC 203


UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 10, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. This was the first UFC event in Cleveland. The event was headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic against 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former DREAM Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem. The professional debut of former professional wrestler CM Punk took place at this event. Punk, who signed with the UFC in December 2014,
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UFC 23


event to not see a home video release, as SEG was nearing bankruptcy and struggling to keep the UFC alive through extremely limited pay per view in the US, as well as minor coverage in Brazil and Japan. UFC 23 has now been released as part of a DVD collection (UFC 21–30). It was also the first to feature James Werme who handled backstage interviews. Bas Rutten announced on UFC 23 that he dropped his heavyweight championship title so he could drop down to middleweight to bring Frank Shamrock out of retirement to
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Terry Martin (fighter)


, winning another two fights in outside promotions before returning to face Jorge Rivera at UFC 67 in Martin's Middleweight debut. Martin knocked out Rivera 14 seconds into the first round. He then fought Ivan Salaverry at UFC 71, winning again via first-round TKO with a suplex and punches. Martin then fought Chris Leben at UFC Fight Night 11. Martin lost via knockout late in the third round. Martin next faced Marvin Eastman at UFC 81, who defeated him via unanimous decision. After his second consecutive loss, Martin
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Arch Reilly


Central League, batting .267 with 20 doubles, 10 triples and one home run. In 1914, he played for both Springfield and for the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Champs, batting .271 with 18 doubles, six triples and two homers. In 1915 and 1916, he joined the Wheeling (W.Va.) Stogies, eventually becoming acting manager midway through the 1915 season. He played and coached the legendary Earle "Greasy" Neale, from West Virginia Wesleyan College, who later played in the World Series with the champion Cincinnati
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Layla


during the verses and a slide solo during the outro), and one track with both Allman and Clapton playing duplicate solos (the 7-note "signature" riff doubled in two octaves and the 12-note "signature" riff doubled in unison). According to Clapton, Allman played the first seven notes of the 12-note "signature" riff fretted and the last five notes on slide in standard tuning. Each player used one input of the same two-input Fender Champ amplifier. Shortly afterward, Clapton returned to the studio, where
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UFC 23


man "Japanese" tournament, held to crown the first ever UFC Japan Champion. The tournament was the first in the UFC since UFC 17, and the last ever tournament held by the UFC. SEG originally intended UFC Japan to be a separate company, run by local promoters, but due to mounting financial problems, a lack of cooperation from Japanese promoters, and the rise of the popular PRIDE and K-1 organizations, the idea was scrapped following "UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3". UFC 23 was the first UFC
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UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2


UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 27) was a mixed martial arts event held on August 28, 2013, at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. The main event was a rematch between Martin Kampmann and former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion and former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit. In their first encounter at UFC Fight Night 18 in 2009, Kampmann defeated Condit (who was making his promotional debut) via split decision.
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UFC 74


UFC 74: Respect was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 25, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout which featured champion Randy Couture defending his title against Gabriel Gonzaga, who knocked out Mirko Filipović at "UFC 70" to become the number one contender. Former UFC and TKO Major League MMA welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, in his first fight since losing his title to Matt
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Frank Shamrock


in MMA at the time, and was also the Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling for the 1992 Summer Olympics. Despite being a heavy underdog, Shamrock armbarred Jackson in just 16 seconds to win the championship. Shamrock then made his first title defense against undefeated Extreme Fighting champion Igor Zinoviev at UFC 16. Zinoviev was a feared Russian kickboxer and sambo specialist who held wins over Mario Sperry and Enson Inoue. Shamrock shot a double leg takedown and slammed Zinoviev down so hard that it knocked him unconscious. Zinoviev suffered a broken collarbone
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C. B. Dollaway


given a "Performance of the Night" bonus to a fighter who won their fight by decision. Dollaway faced Lyoto Machida on December 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 58. He lost via TKO in the first round. Dollaway faced Michael Bisping on April 25, 2015 at UFC 186. Despite dropping Bisping in the first round, Dollaway lost the fight by unanimous decision. Dollaway next faced Nate Marquardt on December 19, 2015 at UFC on Fox 17. After a back-and-forth first round, Dollaway lost
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UFC 120


The co-main event of the evening featured Dan Hardy (who entered the contest having become the first Englishman to compete in a UFC Championship bout, albeit unsuccessfully) and Carlos Condit, the former World Extreme Cagefighting Welterweight champion. Condit was able to knockout Hardy in the opening round; consigning Hardy to his first ever knockout loss. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event and was held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre on Friday October 15 and Saturday October 16. Aside from the live broadcast in Britain
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WFA: King of the Streets


of Rampage. Former IFL champ and UFC competitor Matt Horwich is on record with the Baltimore Sun saying that Rampage vs Lindland was one of his favorite fights because of the size difference between the two. He also felt that Lindland did enough to get the decision. Kimo was originally scheduled to fight Rutten and had this to say: " “I’ve helped this sport come from bare knuckles, no rules and no excuses to where it is today, and for this man to select me specifically as the target for his comeback
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Tim Sylvia


which took place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. Wagner's speed advantage was evident in the opening seconds, and he looked to pepper Sylvia with strikes on multiple levels as he retreated and stayed away from his opponent's length. Then a right hand brought about the beginning of the end. Wagner caught Sylvia on the temple, and the former UFC champ was visibly staggered. As "The Maine-iac" tried to recover, Wagner went on the assault with jackhammer punches that chased Sylvia across the cage. Sylvia
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Rodrigo Medeiros


of martial arts mats. Comprido has trained several world champions including Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight), Maia (ADCC), Cole Konrad (Bellator Heavyweight), Caio Terra (IBJJF), Roberto Traven (IBJJF), Felipe Costa (IBJJF), Dean Lister (ADCC) and Jessica Buchman (IBJJF). Daniel Taylor. (World champ) Mitsuyo 'Count Koma' Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero Cavalcanti → Rodrigo 'Comprido' Mederios 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2001
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Sport in England


with a guillotine choke in round 2. Rockhold was originally set to rematch Chris Weidman, who he took the title from at UFC 194, but, Weidman was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury. The UFC's first choice was Ronaldo Souza but 'Jacaré' was undergoing knee sergury. Therefore, the UFC chose Bisping to face Luke Rockhold for the UFC Middleweight Championship. Despite being 37 years old, with only 2 weeks notice and being a 10/1 underdog, all it took Bisping was a left hook to wobble
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UFC 140


UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 10, 2011 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the penultimate event for the UFC in 2011. The event featured eight bouts televised internationally, seven preliminary bouts aired on cable in the United States and Canada, and three preliminary bouts streamed live on Facebook. In the co-main event, Frank Mir, who was the first man to knock out Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
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UFC 21


-minute rounds (similar to the Unified Rules of Combat used today in the USA). UFC 21 was the first UFC event to adopt the 10-point must system, commonly used in boxing, to judge fights instead of each judge merely stating their choice of fighter. 10 points are awarded for fighters who win the round, 6-9 points for the fighter that loses the round. Points awarded for Octagon control, effective striking, grappling/near submissions, and aggressiveness. During the event, it was announced that UFC
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UFC 120


. It's like when we are sitting down and debating over who is going to win a fight. The cards get criticised and those are the events that normally end up being the most exciting, with great fights on them. At the end of the day you are paying to see good fights as a fan. I guarantee the card we are bringing to England will be great." The UFC also held their first ever international Fan Expo, having held their first ever expo at UFC 100. It was held at
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