UFC 72: Post-Fight Videos, Including Clips From Press Conference

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Rich Franklin's post-fight (locker room) interview:



Forrest Griffin's post-fight (locker room) interview:



Jason MacDonald's post-fight (locker room) interview:



Ed Herman's post-fight (locker room) interview:



Tyson Griffin's post-fight (locker room) interview:



Forrest Griffin at Post-Fight Press Conference:



Rich Franklin at Post-Fight Press Conference:

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MMA News and Notes for 06/14

Lets take a gander at the MMA world



Michael Bisping is rumored to fight Matt Hammill at UFC 75 in London. That according to Ticketmaster.

Mike Swick fighting at UFC 76?

It is Dana White Versus Calvin Ayre.

Has UFC made a low-ball offer to Sokoudjou?

Sam Caplan compares Tapout to TUF

Is Dennis Kang talking to bodog?

Is Mac Danzig a cast member on TUF 6?

Forrest Griffin is ready for a fight.

Julie Kedzie discusses working with Greg Jackson's team and her last fight in Bodog.

The IFL playoffs will be decided Saturday.

Tito Ortiz wants to show that he's still a contender.

What's up with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and BTT?

UFC.com profiles both Forrest Griffin and his opponent Hector Ramirez

Kevin Iole looks at Tyson Griffin I think the Griffin-Guida fight could be a great one on Saturday.

Forrest Griffin's style is appreciated by people who count

Articles relating to IFL's Saturday show are:
here
here
here
and
here

IFL has the following press releases for your enjoyment:
partnering with the USO
Kevin Waldman joining the IFL's board of directors
announcing TV deals for Canada and the Middle East

Sherdog looks at the Toronto Dragons here
and another here
and a look at UFC 72 'Victory' here
and a video interview with Tyson Griffin here


That will do for now.

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MMA News and Notes for Friday

Its early, but sometimes that's what happens.

First, as the Message board question of the day is on an MMA topic, I once again direct you to it

Oh, you've bet I've got more than board plugs.



I do have another plug though, as this asks which month is worse, April or June?

Matt Lindland says that he's ready for Fedor. Nice to see he's come to grips with his own doom.

Travis Wiuff, he of getting clobbered by James Lee at Pride 33 fame, returns to action tonight for the IFC Cruiserweight (230 LB limit) title. This belt may mean even less than WWE's cruiserweight title.

The official fightcard for UFC 70 'Nations Collide' has been released

In this video interview with NBC Sports Matt Serra lets you know what he thinks of Matt Hughes, and that he feels like a winner. Hey, winning will do that for you.

here is an interview with one of my favorite interviews, Forrest Griffin about all things UFC. This is done by Fox1460's Steve Cofield.

Melvin Guillard who has in recent times accused Joe Stevenson of using HGH and has also reportedly recently suckerpunched Rich Clementi at an MMA show after an email exchange could find himself in a lot more trouble. Guillard has according to the Fight Network, tested positive for Cocaine

I'll have more later in the day, but until then I can't wait for Euan's 'Tuf' recap.

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MMA News and Notes

Lets hop around the MMA World to see what's happening.

There are a lot of rumors going around regarding Pride and its future and a sale. You can read one of those rumors by Clicking Here
Let me stress that as of now, these are all just rumors. I linked to that so you had an idea of the kinds of things being talked about. I would not call anything definite, as we've been hearing about the sale of Pride for nearly as long as I've had this blog if not longer. So, I'll take a wait and see approach on this one.

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First, as proof that not everything should be photographed, we have These Forrest Griffin pics

Sherdog reports that Liddell-Jackson II is set for 5/26 or for those if you in the know, UFC 71.

Jardine fights way in to title picture
Houston Chronicle

David Heath, who replaced Forrest Griffin in the UFC 70 bout against Lyoto Machida was originally going to face Keith Jardine according to a UFCJunkie.com story.

MMAWeekly.com says that K-1 Hero's American debut taking shape

UFC and FightDVD partner for SENI combat show
MMA Weekly

Valimaki-Sakara, Congo-Silva confirmed for UFC 70.

4 months later, Sherk still hasn't let UFC title sink in

Florian's Success Ultimate Surprise
The surprise is that he still has that horrid nickname.

NBC Sports April brings 4 must-see bouts

I think that will do it for now. A reminder, I'll have an IFL Battleground report up some time tonight, and hopefully, it will be better than last weeks.

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Forrest Griffin out of UFC 70 bout against Machida.

As I noticed earlier this evening, Forrest Griffin's name had been removed from the UFC.com lineup for UFC 70. I wasn't sure if that was just a site mistake like those you'd find on WWE.com but turns out he really is injured.

It seems that Griffin is out with a staff infection and UFC tried to get Keith Jardine and Jason Lambert as substitutes. They're still looking for a new opponent for Machida. This was to be on of the major televised bouts for the show headlined by Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.

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Griffin out of UFC 70 bout?

If you look at UFC 70's card where it used to say Forrest Griffin Vs. Lyoto Machida, now it says Machida Vs. TBD.

I don't know if that means Griffin is out of UFC 70 or if it is a UFC.com mistake, but I'm working to find out.

***Update***
I posted this above, but Griffin is out

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New Bouts for UFC 70?

According to this UFCJunkie.com post UFC 70 has gotten a couple of new bouts.

The first is Fabricio Werdum making his UFC debut against Andrei Arlovski and Forrest Griffin Vs. Ryoto Machida

Those 2 bouts join the previously announced Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Gabriel Gonzaga and Michael Bisping Vs. Elvis Sinosic

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Lineup for UFC 70 in Manchester UK beginning to take shape.

A list of scheduled and rumored matches as according to MMAWeekly.com

-Michael Bisping vs. Elvis Sinosic
-Alessio Sakara vs. Victor Valimaki

-Mirko Cro Cop vs. TBA
-Andrei Arlovski vs. TBA
-Tito Ortiz vs. TBA (possibly Forrest Griffin)
-Forrest Griffin vs. TBA (possibly Tito Ortiz)
-Dennis Siver vs. TBA
-David Lee vs. TBA
-Cheick Kongo vs. TBA
-Abdul Mohamed vs. TBA
-Jess Liaudin vs. TBA

Could Kongo get matched with either Cro Cop or Arlovsky?

Bisping will be a huge hometown favorite against Sinosic.

I'm very in favor of an Ortiz-Griffin rematch.

On a more personal note, April is going to suck for me.

Check this one out...

*April 1, Wrestlemania.
*April 5, Fight Night Live 9
*April 7, UFC 69
*April 8, Pride FC
*April 15, TNA Lockdown
*April 21, UFC 70
*April 29, Backlash

There is also Bodog fight on April 14, and I believe another Pride show on April 28. In other words, there will be a hell of a lot of roundtable previews coming. I don't think we're picking Bodog Fight but everything else on the schedule is fair game.

Oh, and if that's not bad enough, the NFL draft is April 21-22 and that'll be a busy time for yours truly as well.

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Another bout added to UFC 66 Ortiz-Liddell II

Forrest Griffin Vs. Kieth Jardine in a battle of TUF alumni.

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