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Jab and Grapple - Boxing and Wrestling News and Analysis

April 25th, 2008

UFC 85: Three Major Fights Announed For London PPV

This afternoon the UFC announced three additional fights for UFC 85 in London, England at the O2 Arena. Announced today were Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves, Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin, and Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben.
UFC 85 airs live on pay-per-view on June 7th at 3pm ET.
The complete card for the event is after […]

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February 10th, 2007

Catch Elite XC Tonight On Showtime and The Internet

Elite XC (Elite Xtreme Combat) is the newest MMA organization. It will makes its long awaited debut tonight at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. Elite XC “Destiny” as it has been called has a main bout of Frank Shamrock v. Renzo Gracie. Other matches on the card include Wesley Correira vs. Antonio Silva; […]

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February 3rd, 2007

UFC 67 Main Card Results

– Patrick Cote def. Scott Smith via unanimous decision. All three cards 30-27 Cote.
– Quinton “Rampage” Jackson def. Marvin Eastman via TKO in the second round
– Roger Huerta def. John Halverson via TKO 19 seconds in the first round
– Mirko Cro Cop def. Eddie Sanchez via TKO 4 minutes 33 seconds in the first round
– […]

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February 3rd, 2007

UFC 67 Undercard Results

First bout of the night is Dustin Hazelett vs. Diego Saraiva. Hazelett takes the first round after dominating from his feet. Second round too seemingly goes to Hazelett who dominates Saraiva, who left an impression with a flurry late in the round. Back and forth round yet again but this one could go either way. […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Results

Some of the early bouts have wrapped up at Fight Night 8 and here are the results so far:

Rich Clementi def. Ross Pointon - Submission (Rear Naked Choke - Second Round)
Din Thomas def. Clay Guida - Unanimous Decision
Ed Herman def. Chris Price - Submission (Armbar)
Josh Burkman def. Chad Reiner - Unanimous Decision
Nate Marquardt def. […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 TONIGHT

In case you haven’t been following the recent flurry of UFC related posts here at Jab and Grapple tonight is UFC Fight Night 8 live on Spike TV from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Here is the fight card for tonight:

Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon (TV)
Jake O’Brien vs. Heath Hearing (TV)
Hermes Franca vs. Spencer Fisher […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Rashad Evans

Born: Texas, USA
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
Age: 28
Height: 6 feet 4 inches
Weight: 250
Nickname: “The Texas Crazy Horse”
MMA Record: 26-11-1 (0-0 UFC)
Strengths: UFC Experience, takedowns, defense
Weaknesses: -
Rashad Evans will be a tough opponent for newcomer Sean Salmon and his experience may be tough to overcome. Rashad has great takedowns and takedown defense so if this match […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Sean Salmon

Born: Wisconsin, USA
Fighting out of: Columbus, Ohio
Age: -
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 205
Nickname: -
MMA Record: 9-1-0 (0-0 UFC)
Strengths: Takedowns, Strength
Weaknesses: Inexperiences
Rather than provide you a glimpse at Sean here at Jab and Grapple I highly recommend visiting UFC Junkie who, as one of his sponsorsm has been keeping great tabs on the MMA fighter and UFC newcomer. Keep […]

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January 25th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Jake O’Brien

Born: Indiana, USA
Fighting out of: Indianapolis, Indiana
Age: 22
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
Weight: 230
Nickname: “Irish”
MMA Record: 9-0-0 (2-0 UFC)
Strengths: Great wrestler, ground and pound technique
Weaknesses: No losses in professional career, inexperience
O’Brien made his UFC debut at Fight Night 6 winning over Christophe Midoux after the ref stopped the bout. He continued his success in the octagon when he beat […]

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January 24th, 2007

UFC Fight Night 8 Profile: Heath Herring

Born: Texas, USA
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
Age: 28
Height: 6 feet 4 inches
Weight: 250
Nickname: “The Texas Crazy Horse”
MMA Record: 26-11-1 (0-0 UFC)
Strengths: Big but agile, submissions
Weaknesses: Often falls victim to (T)KOs
Many remember Herring more for his one no contest rather than his 26 wins. In a new […]

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