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Contender Chronicles: UFC on FOX 5 Lightweight Nate Diaz

December 6, 2012 | Posted by Danny Acosta in MMA, Sports One comment

TWV’s MMA Editor Danny Acosta reflects on meeting Nate Diaz back in 2008 and realizing how quirky and reserved the kid from Stockton really is and his long road to his UFC lightweight title shot against Benson Henderson at UFC on Fox this weekend. Read more

Tags: Benson Henderson, bj penn, Cowboy Cerrone, Frankie Edgar, Gilbert Melendez, jake shields, Jim Miller, mma, Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz, sean sherk, Takanori Gomi, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC, UFC on FOX 5, UFC seattle

UFC 154’s St-Pierre-Condit And The Intersection Of Welterweight Title History

November 17, 2012 | Posted by Danny Acosta in MMA, Sports 2 comments

Danny Acosta examines the main event of UFC 154 and where it stacks in the history of the welterweight division. Read more

Tags: anderson silva, bj penn, carlos condit, georges st pierre, jake shields, matt hughes, matt serra, Nick Diaz, Strikeforce, UFC 154, UFC Canada, UFC welterweight, Undisputed champion, wec

The MMA Notebook: Anderson Silva's Next Fight and Eddie Alvarez's Free Agency

October 16, 2012 | Posted by Justin Ivey in MMA No comments

The MMA Notebook looks at some noteworthy developments in the fight world including the possibilities for Anderson Silva’s next fight Read more

Tags: anderson silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Eddie Alvarez, jake shields, jon jones

TWV Staff Predictions - UFC 150: Edgar Vs. Henderson 2

August 10, 2012 | Posted by Andreas Hale in MMA, Sports No comments

The TWV crew predicts and previews UFC 150: Edgar vs. Henderson 2. Read more

Tags: Benson Henderson, Donald Cerrone, Frankie Edgar, jake shields, melvin guillard, UFC

Tags: Demetrious Johnson, georges st pierre, Gilbert Melendez, Ian McCall, jake shields, Johny Hendricks, joseph benavidez, josh koscheck, Josh Thomson, KJ Noons, martin kampmann, Miesha Tate, mma, Nick Diaz, Ronda Rousey, Rory MacDonald, Strikeforce, thiago alves, UFC, UFC flyweights

March 5, 20121 year ago

State of MMA Post-Kampmann-Alves, UFC Flyweights and Strikeforce Rousey-Tate

Posted by Danny Acosta in Editorials, MMA, Recent Posts, Sports No comments

From Rousey’s arm snapping victory and the UFC flyweight scoring debacle to Martin Kampmann’s place amongst the UFC welterweight hierarchy. TWV’s MMA editor Danny Acosta analyzes and discusses the new storylines that have developed after both the UFC on FX 2 and Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey cards. Read more

Tags: Anthony Pettis, Benson Henderson, Frankie Edgar, jake shields, Joe Lauzon, quinton rampage jackson, ryan bader, yoshihiro akiyama

February 23, 20121 year ago

[Video] Countdown To UFC 144

Posted by Andreas Hale in Media, MMA, Sports, Videos No comments

As the UFC prepares its return to Japan, all four parts of “Countdown to UFC 144″ spotlighting four main card fights including the lightweight title clash between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson has been made available to watch online. Read more