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UFC 128 Fight Card: Where in the World Is Joseph Benavidez?
Saturday night one of the very best fighters in the world will compete at UFC 128. Unless he finishes his fight with Team Quest's Ian Loveland quickly, fans who aren't present at the Prudential Center are unlikely to see it. Joseph Benavidez is the second ranked bantamweight in the entire world;...
UFC Star Joseph Benavidez: Urijah Faber, Bantamweight Limbo, and the Art of Joe Jitsu
Team Alpha Male's Joseph Benavidez is one of the very best bantamweights in the entire world. But he's much more than a fighter. In an exclusive interview, Benavidez explains his new manifesto The Complete Complex Living, Breathing Guide To Joe-Jitsu, how he met Urijah Faber, and why his future may...
In Memory of August 2010, One of the Greatest Months in MMA History
How great was that? This past month of August was unbelievable for all the action we were lucky enough to witness in the world of MMA. Let's recap all the amazing fights we got to see. We started the month with UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs Matyushenko. One of the things that makes MMA so appealing to...
USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Bantamweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Dominick Cruz 100 WEC 1 2 Brian Bowles 94 WEC 2 3 Joseph Benavidez 92 WEC 3 4 Scott Jorgensen 85 WEC 5 5 Miguel Torres 84 WEC 4 6 Takeya Mizugaki 77 WEC 6 7 Masakatsu...
USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Featherweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Jose Aldo 92 WEC 1 2 Manny Gamburyan 86 WEC 2 3 Mike Brown 81 WEC 3 4 Urijah Faber 81 WEC 4 5 Marlon Sandro 73 WVR 5 6 Bibiano Fernandes 71 DREAM 6 7 Hatsu...
WEC 50 bonuses and awards for 'Cruz vs Benavidez' on Versus
WEC 50: "Cruz vs. Benavidez" from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, is officially in the books, which means that a couple of fighters who busted their asses inside the cage are getting rewarded for it. The promotion is cutting checks for $10,000 to each fight bonus recipient -- the...
FightMetric statistics deconstruct WEC 50 split decision for 'Cruz vs Benavidez'
Anyone think it should have been a unanimous decision? For WEC 50 results and recap of all the main card action from Las Vegas click here and here. For a complete FightMetric breakdown of "Cruz vs. Benavidez" click here.
WEC 50 Post-Fight: Dominick Cruz - "I Thought I Won All the Rounds"
"In my humble opinion, I thought I won all the rounds. I thought I won it pretty unanimously. That's all I can say. I thought I won it." "I think that the crowd has a big part to play in the judges' opinion sometimes. Also, he caught me with a real slick knee up against the cage that made me...
WEC 50: Cruz vs Benavidez Salaries
Even though the WEC is a much smaller promotion than the UFC, it's still pretty shocking to me to see how little some of these guys are getting paid. Here is what each guy made at WEC 50: MAIN CARD Dominick Cruz ($22,000) vs. Joseph Benavidez ($17,500) Anthony Pettis ($22,000) vs. Shane...
WEC 50 Aftermath: Is Dominick Cruz a Top-5 Pound-for-Pound Fighter?
Last night we watched Dominick Cruz retain his Bantamweight title by defeating Joseph Benavidez via split decision at WEC 50. The last time the Bantamweight title was successfully defended was a little more than 16 months ago. The belt changed hands three times in just over 16 months before it was...
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