Saturday, 26 May 2012

'The Ultimate Fighter: Live' episode No. 12 discussion thread

The 12th episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live" airs tonight on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

This serves as tonight's discussion thread for the double-fight episode, in which the tournament's semifinal round unfolds.

Follow along with tonight's episode and live elimination fights on FX, and discuss it in the comments section of this thread. We'll then have an episode recap posted at the show's conclusion.


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Pat Barry  Vitor Belfort 

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Ducati Completes Test At Mugello - Electronics, Engine And Swingarm Key Changes

The weather finally smiled on Ducati's testing efforts on Thursday, providing a full day of testing under excellent conditions. After parts of the first two days were lost to rain and a wet track, the sun shone all day Thursday, with the track being too hot, if anything. Though the post-race press release is as free of detailed information as ever, the positive vibe that came through in both the press release and in the responses from various sources at the test is evident. Lap times were not made public, but according to GPOne.com, Valentino Rossi ran a 1'48.62 and Nicky Hayden posted a 1'48.84, on what Troy Bayliss - also there, testing the Panigale Superbike - described as a slow track due to the temperature. That is close to the fastest lap set by Jorge Lorenzo at last year's race on the 800cc Yamaha, but a long way off the 1'47.326 set by Casey Stoner on the 1000cc Honda at the test after last year's race at Mugello.

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Rolf Blatter Norman Blemings

Junior dos Santos UFC 146 Pre-Fight Interview

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/5/24/3040302/junior-dos-santos-ufc-146-pre-fight-interview

Bernard Ackah  Terrance Aflague

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Weekend warriors: Michael Chandler, Team Faber lead the weekend with big wins

Though the weekend was dominated by the UFC fights on Fox, there were plenty of other fights over the weekend, including this quick knockout Michael Chandler pulled off at Bellator:

In his first fight since beating Eddie Alvarez for the Bellator lightweight title, Chandler needed just 0:56 to TKO Akihiro Gono. After the bout, Gono said he was retiring from his 18-year MMA career that included bouts in Pride, the UFC, Sengoku and Bellator.

In other Bellator action, Bryan Baker earned a trip to the welterweight tourney final with a decision over Ben Saunders. Heavyweight Damian Grabowski decisioned Dave Huckaba in a bout that registered as less-than-exciting, and Ryan Ford TKOed Luis Santos in the second round.

On "The Ultimate Fighter," Urijah Faber won the most important event: the Coaches Challenge. He beat Dominick Cruz in an obstacle course that involved the use of a grenade launcher. Afterwards, Andy Ogle beat Mike Rio with a rear naked choke to give Team Faber five fighters in the quarterfinals. Next week, James Vick will face Joe Proctor and Justin Lawrence will take on Michael Chiesa in the first quarterfinal bouts.

At Super Fight League, (go ahead and sing the song) James Thompson beat Bobby Lashley in a unanimous decision. Zelg Galesic scored the weekend's memorable moment with a flying knee knockout of Doug Marshall.

What was your favorite bout of the weekend? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/weekend-warriors-michael-chandler-team-faber-lead-weekend-134644661.html

Junie Browning Paul Buentello 

2012 Le Mans MotoGP Qualifying Practice Result: Thrilling Session Sees Pole Decided In Final Moments

Results and summary of the qualifying practice session for the MotoGP class at Le Mans:

Race Details
2012

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Haruchika Aoki Nobuatsu Aoki

Strikeforce Grand Prix Final medical suspensions include six month sentences for main eventers

Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier exchanged in a 25-minute war in the main event of the Strikeforce Grand Prix Final this past Saturday night. While Cormier came out victorious, he, along with Barnett, were each handed 180-day medical suspensions for injuries to their hands. Both said they suffered breaks in the opening round of action [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/05/22/strikeforce-grand-prix-final-medical-suspensions-include-six-month-sentences-for-main-eventers/

Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio 

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

2012 Le Mans Moto2 and Moto3 Sunday Post-Race Press Releases

Press releases from the Moto2 and Moto3 teams after the race on Sunday at Le Mans:

Year: 
2012

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Artie Bell Carlos Bellon

Bellator 69 Results – Maiquel Falcao defeats Andreas Spang to win middleweight tournament

The Bellator season six middleweight tournament winner will be decided when Maiquel Falcao meets Andreas Spang in the main event of Bellator 69. Taking place from the L’Auberge Casino, Bellator 69 also features a welterweight tournament semifinal bout between David Rickels and Karl Amoussou. The winner will earn the right to face Bryan Baker in [...]

Bellator 69 Results – Maiquel Falcao defeats Andreas Spang to win middleweight tournament is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/bellator-news/bellator-69-results-maiquel-falcao-vs-andreas-spang-58174/

Wes Soldier Combs  Ray Cooper 

Monday, 21 May 2012

Montezemolo: ‘The championship is in our hands’ | 2012 F1 season

Montezemolo: ‘The championship is in our hands’ is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo issued a rallying call to Ferrari's staff in the form of an open letter ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.

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Jose Barresi Manliff Barrington