Shalorus's path to UFC was through wrestling. As a teenager in Iran, Shalorus, 39, recalled hours of demanding physical labor required to maintain his family's farm that in part helped prepare him for more technical training in Turkey and Russia.
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by MMAjunkie.com Staff on May 14, 2012 at 3:15 pm ET Chad Griggs (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is making the move to light heavyweight, and "Mr. Wonderful" will be there to meet him. UFC officials today announced that the former heavyweight is dropping to 205 … See all stories on this topic »

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For the past few years, UFC President Dana White and his fellow executives have been hyping up the UFC and mixed martial arts as a whole as the fastest growing sport in the world. With a new network television deal on FOX, top-level sponsors and a … See all stories on this topic »

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But Tom Wright, director of operations for UFC Canada, confirmed it's important to have a star-studded card at the July 21 event at the Saddledome. “I would love to see that fight happen,” Wright said of Jones facing Dan Henderson at UFC 149 for the …
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The UFC has hosted eight events in Canada since 2008, with 185000 people in attendance and millions worldwide watching on payperview broadcasts. The three host cities to date – Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto – have had a total gross gate of more than …
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The UFC annually has out-performed the WWE in overall PPV numbers the last few years, but they have struggled to get an event to reach the heights of a Wrestlemania-like show. But the UFC's promotion team is extremely good at promoting each and every …
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by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Mar 18, 2012 at 7:35 pm ET A pair of intriguing matchups are official for the UFC's June trip to Atlantic City, NJ, as Clay Guida meets Gray Maynard and Rich Franklin faces Cung Le. UFC officials today announced that verbal … See all stories on this topic »

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by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Mar 14, 2012 at 5:20 pm ET A featherweight matchup between Mike Brown (25-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC) and Daniel Pineda (17-7 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been added to May's UFC 146 event. Featuring a heavyweight title fight between current … See all stories on this topic »

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The Canadian Medical Association, which has called for an outright ban of mixed martial arts prize fighting, doesn't like the implications of the UFC moving into a new market such as Calgary. “The objective is to render your opponent insensible,” said …
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The UFC's bantamweight champ will act as an honorary pace car driver at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Speedway. The race airs at 2:30 pm Eastern on Fox, which at the start of 2012 entered into a …
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