Stephan Bonnar hanging up his gloves for good

Light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar has never been the fastest, strongest, or most technically proficient fighter on the UFC’s roster but he has unquestionably been one of the most entertaining in the company’s history. Bonnar’s battles in the Octagon are legendary, including his culture-changing clash with Forrest Griffin at the Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale, while his charisma constantly comes through outside of the cage.

Unfortunately, it looks like the 35-year old Bonnar has entertained fans for the last time after a ten-year run in the ring.

UFC President Dana White was asked about the fan-favorite’s future in an online chat yesterday, replying, “Bonnar will be retiring now.”

Bonnar confirmed the matter earlier today on his Facebook page, writing, “Huge thanks to every UFC fan out there! All I ever wanted was to bring ya’ll some fun…hope u were entertained. Peace, love, & violence!”

Though disappointing, the decision is certainly not a major surprise, as Bonnar hinted at the possibility leading up to his October outing against Anderson Silva, stating he was essentially retired already when he received the call to fight.

Assuming he is indeed walking away from MMA on a permanent basis, Bonnar leaves the sport with a 15-8 record including ten stoppages and notable wins over Krzysztof Soszynski and Keith Jardine.

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira And Fabricio Werdum Reportedly Agreed As Coaches for “TUF Brazil 2″

The second season of The Ultimate Fighter’s Brazilian expansion has seen a pair of veteran coaches sign on as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum have reportedly agreed to take the helm for the season.

The Brazilian jiu jitsu experts are no strangers as they met during PRIDE’s 2006 Openweight Grand Prix in a bout that saw “Minotauro” outpoint his countryman.

Nogueira, who will be making his second coaching appearance,  is 6-4 since their last meeting, having held the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship and taking wins over the likes of Josh Barnett, Tim Sylvia, Randy Couture, and most recently Dave Herman at UFC 153 in Rio.

Werdum, who has shown great improvement in his muay Thai of late, is 8-3 since their last encounter, taking wins over notables such as Antonio Silva, Roy Nelson, and Fedor Emelianenko in one of the sport’s greatest upsets. “Vai Cavalo” most recently earned a TKO victory over Mike Rusow at UFC 147.

“TUF: Brazil 2″ is expected to feature welterweight fighters and begin filming early in the year with an expected debut in March 2013. Like the first season, the series will air on Globo in Brazil, while UFC.com and FUEL TV carry it on delay in the United States.

 

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Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham is your knockout of the week

Dan Hardy usually fights well in his home country of England. For example, check out what he did to Rory Markham at UFC 95 in London.

On Saturday, he will fight Amir Sadollah in his hometown of Nottingham. He's gone 1-4 in his last five fights, but recaptured that knockout ability against Duane Ludwig in May. Will Hardy come up with another fine performance for the people of Nottingham? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/dan-hardy-vs-rory-markham-knockout-week-131950070--mma.html

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UFC on FUEL TV 6 weigh-ins slated for Nov. 9 in Macao, fans invited to press conference

Official fighter weigh-ins for next week's "UFC on FUEL TV 6: Franklin vs. Le" event take place Friday, Nov. 9, at Macau's Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, and the ceremony is free and open to the public.

Additionally, fans are invited to a UFC on FUEL TV 6 press conference and demonstration event earlier in the week.

The fan and media events take place in advance of the UFC on FUEL TV 6 fight card, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 10.

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Ed Soares pitches Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre super-fight

When you are Anderson Silva, you get to make a lot of decisions about who you are fighting and your plans for the future. It’s what you get when you earn the moniker of the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet and the most dominant MMA champion in the history of the sport.  As such, it seems the Silva camp is really pushing for the super-fight with Georges St-Pierre with the Brazilian’s manager recently taking to the airwaves to make his fighter’s case.

“GSP is the greatest welterweight of all time,” Soares explained to Inside MMA. “People argue back and forth who the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world is. Some people say it’s Anderson, some people say it’s Georges St-Pierre. I think the way to settle it is to do a catch weight at 177.5, right down the middle, and see what happens.”

UFC President Dana White has recently warmed up to the idea of the bout between greats as the outcry from fans has been snowballing over the past few years. In an interview on Fuel TV in September White said, “If GSP gets through Condit that could be the next fight. I think when you get a point in your career as these guys have..you want to test yourself. You say to yourself I could beat that guy.”

Of course, GSP has interim champion Carlos Condit in front of him before he can even consider signing for the bout, but the spotlight on such a scrap would have to be enticing. Even White has talked about the match-up filling a 100,000 seat stadium in Dallas.

For the time being, Soares is already priming the motor for the fight and it sounds like he will be rooting for St-Pierre in Montreal at UFC 154.

“Who knows what’s next. Maybe after (a possible fight with St-Pierre), who knows. A possibility it could be Jon Jones, or maybe even Michael Bisping,” Soares said. “There are so many different fighters out there that could potentially be big fights.”

Silva Thinks GSP Would Be Easier to Beat than Jones

Jones, the light heavyweight champ, has shied away from meeting Silva in the ring with the feeling being primarily mutual, while Bisping is on the cusp of contendership and has the starpower to put on a big bout against “The Spider”.

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Mayhem Miller returns as himself, New Interview with Helwani

He seems normal again:

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Missed this place! Haven’t had rice tax in a while but happy to be back!

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