UFC interim champ Renan Barao's coach prefers title shot, but doesn't want to wait

Barao coach Pederneiras would prefer title shot, but doesn't want fighter to wait

Nova Uniao leader and coach Andre Pederneiras on Wednesday told MMAjunkie.com he's waiting on UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby's call to tell him when and where UFC interim bantamweight champ Renan Barao is fighting next.

"If I had a choice, I would rather Renan fight Dominick (Cruz), but I don't want to wait too long," Pederneiras said.

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UFC 156 Bonuses: Aldo, Edgar, ?Bigfoot,? and Green Earn $50K

The UFC has released the bonuses for the UFC 156 fight card. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Antonio ?Bigfoot? Silva, and Bobby Green all left $50K richer due to their efforts in the cage tonight. The UFC announced the news at the UFC 156 post-fight press conference.

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2013 Academy Awards: Best Actress

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Anthony Johnson vs. Andrei Arlovski reportedly to headline World Series of Fighting 2 on March 23

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson had a fairly successful run in the UFC as a welterweight, winning seven of ten fights in the weight class while there. However, he had issues with making weight throughout his run, and ultimately was released when he drastically missed weight for what was supposed to be a middleweight bout with Vitor Belfort.

After that release, he moved up in weight, first taking a 195 lb. catchweight fight in Titan Fighting Championships, then moving to light heavyweight. He's won four straight fights since his UFC release, and in his next fight, he'll move up once again.

According to a report from MMAJunkie.com, Johnson will move up to heavyweight at World Series of Fighting 2 on March 23, headlining the event against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.

Both fighters competed on the first World Series of Fighting event, with Johnson knocking out D.J. Linderman, and Arlovski taking out Devin Cole. For Arlovski, the win moved him to 3-0-1 after a four-fight losing streak. He added a fourth win in five fights in December at an event in Russia.

World Series of Fighting 2 will air live on NBC Sports Network from the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first event in a new television deal for the WSOF on the network.

Penick's Analysis: This is actually a highly interesting fight. It's insane that Johnson was fighting as a welterweight for so long, because he looked perfectly suited to the light heavyweight division. He'll probably be walking around at 220 lbs. or so for this heavyweight fight, but he's got the striking skills to compete against Arlovski, who has some issues with his chin despite the turnaround of success in his last five fights. This is a really good fight for the WSOF as well, and with Marlon Moraes vs. Tyson Nam booked for the card, they've got two really interesting fights set for this televised event already.

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Jose Aldo Trains for a Super-Fight (Part 2)

The UFC has released a solid video series following featherweight champion Jose Aldo ahead of his title-defense against former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. �UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar�goes down tonight, but you can get an inside look at the training camp leading up to the fight that Aldo considers to be the biggest fight of…

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Bellator?s Spike TV debut set for Thursday, January 17th

The Bellator Fighting Championships announced that their debut on Spike TV will take place on Thursday, January 17th with Bellator 85. The event will take place from The University of California?s Bren Center in Irvine, California. Bellator 85 will feature two championship fights. Featherweight champion Pat Curran will put his title on the line against [...]

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Trainer: Anthony Pettis wants both Jose Aldo bout and UFC Lightweight Championship bout in 2013

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

A night of shocking moments at UFC 156 didn't stop in the cage, as UFC President Dana White revealed at the post-fight press conference that he received a text from top lightweight contender Anthony Pettis expressing interest in a fight with Jose Aldo.

Pettis has been promised a shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship following the Ben Henderson-Gilbert Melendez fight, but with that fight not happening until April, Pettis is interested in keeping himself busy. On top of that, he's not abandoning plans for the Lightweight Championship, as trainer Duke Roufus said on Monday that Pettis still wants that fight as well.

"What if the guy who wins the Henderson-Melendez fight gets hurt or it's a close decision, when does [Pettis] fight?? Roufus said in an interview with ESPN.com. ?He's been in that situation before. So, he's a little gun shy about that. What if the guy who wins the [Benson] Henderson-[Gilbert] Melendez fight gets hurt or it's a close decision, when does [Pettis] fight?"

"Besides, he's coming into the prime of his life. He wants to fight now. He'd fight next week if [the UFC] gives him a body; that's his attitude. He'd fight three more times this year if you could. He wants both. He wants to fight Aldo and then fight for the Lightweight Title. I'm all for it if he wants to do it. I think he matches up great with Aldo."

Roufus believes Pettis hasn't reached anywhere near his potential in MMA, and sees a drive from his protege to become one of the great fighters in the sport's history.

"He has reached that stage of his career and life where he realizes what gets him up are big challenges," Roufus said. "I see the hunger in his attitude and performance daily in training, his lifestyle. He wants big things and he wants them now."

"He wants to put himself up there with guys like [Middleweight Champion] Anderson Silva, who go out there and win big fights."

Penick's Analysis: If Pettis is allowed to go down after Aldo's title, then up to lightweight to go after that championship as well, it'd be an opportunity to assert himself as one of the greatest fighters currently competing in the sport. He's got the skill set to accomplish a lot, and given Aldo's never faced a striker the likes of Pettis, he might be the man to dethrone him. He already holds a win over Henderson, and though the current UFC Lightweight Champion has improved greatly since their first meeting, Pettis' win over Donald Cerrone just over a week ago showed off how far his dangerous striking game has come as well. Pettis-Aldo could be an incredible fight, and if both are ready to go by May, that's a fight that could very well happen.

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