Sam Stout in a Positive Place ahead of UFC 161

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images By Quincy Mutter London, Ontario native Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout will be taking on UFC newcomer James Krause this Saturday, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to Winnipeg, Manitoba for the very first time. Stout last fought former Strikeforce competitor Caros Fodor at UFC 157, and [...]

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John Alessio Signs With Bellator

By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) Duncan, BC native John “The Natural” Alessio (34-16) has been signed to Bellator MMA, and will likely be making his first appearance for that organization in their fall lightweight tournament. This is good news for the 33-year-old Alessio, who went through both highs, then lows in 2012.  First, after a vocal campaign [...]

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Makdessi injured – Out of UFC 162

Photo by Josh Hedges via Getty Images/Zuffa LLC By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) Montreal’s John “The Bull” Makdessi has sustained a training injury and has withdrawn from his bout against Edson Barboza, planned for July 6 at UFC 162 in Las Vegas. Sources have told MM-eh that a sparring partner threw a flying knee that injured Makdessi’s rib.

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Nick Ring to take on Uriah Hall

Nick Ring (left) & Sportsnet’s “Showdown” Joe Ferraro. By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) A middleweight match-up between old and new TUF veterans is scheduled for the inaugural UFC on Fox Sports on August 17, as Calgary’s Nick “The Promise” Ring (13-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will take on Uriah Hall (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Calgary’s Ring trains at Champions Creed [...]

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Jesse Gross vs. Gavin Tucker to challenge for ECC Featherweight Title

Gavin Tucker (left) and Jesse Gross. Photos by Andy Cotterill By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) A fantastic match-up is in the works, as two of Canada’s best featherweights will be facing off in September. Halifax, Nova Scotia based Extreme Cage Combat messaged media outlets today with the news that Jesse Gross (8-3) and Gavin Tucker (7-0) will be fighting in [...]

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Sam Stout in a Positive Place ahead of UFC 161

Posted by Andy Cotterill on June 14th, 2013
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

By Quincy Mutter

London, Ontario native Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout will be taking on UFC newcomer James Krause this Saturday, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to Winnipeg, Manitoba for the very first time.

Stout last fought former Strikeforce competitor Caros Fodor at UFC 157, and welcomed the AMC Pankration fighter to the UFC with a split decision loss.

According to Sam, he could have done better in that fight.

“I’m happy with my performance [in the fight against Fodor] because I got the win,” He told MM-eh, “but that being said I think I could have done better — I just wish I had a little more gas in the tank.”

Any good fighter knows the importance of growing from past experience.  Stout discusses how he has tailored his training camp to ensure he is in optimal fighting form for UFC 161.

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John Alessio Signs With Bellator

Posted by Andy Cotterill on June 6th, 2013
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By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca)

Duncan, BC native John “The Natural” Alessio (34-16) has been signed to Bellator MMA, and will likely be making his first appearance for that organization in their fall lightweight tournament.

This is good news for the 33-year-old Alessio, who went through both highs, then lows in 2012.  First, after a vocal campaign he finally made his return to the UFC after having been released in 2006, but unfortunately for him two losses to Mark Bocek and Shane Roller meant that once again he was ousted from the world’s largest MMA organization.

Before he can fight for Bellator, however, his next fight will be against Tim Radcliffe at Global Warrior Challenge on June 29.

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Makdessi injured – Out of UFC 162

Posted by Andy Cotterill on June 6th, 2013
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Photo by Josh Hedges via Getty Images/Zuffa LLC

By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca)

Montreal’s John “The Bull” Makdessi has sustained a training injury and has withdrawn from his bout against Edson Barboza, planned for July 6 at UFC 162 in Las Vegas.

Sources have told MM-eh that a sparring partner threw a flying knee that injured Makdessi’s rib.

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Nick Ring to take on Uriah Hall

Posted by Andy Cotterill on May 31st, 2013
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Nick Ring (left) & Sportsnet’s “Showdown” Joe Ferraro.

By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca)

A middleweight match-up between old and new TUF veterans is scheduled for the inaugural UFC on Fox Sports on August 17, as Calgary’s Nick “The Promise” Ring (13-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will take on Uriah Hall (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

Calgary’s Ring trains at Champions Creed MMA and was featured on The Ultimate Fighter Season 11, and has since gone 3-2 within the promotion, notching wins over Riki Fukuda, James Head, and Court McGee, but is coming off a loss in his most recent fight against Chris Camozzi at UFC 158 in March.

After knocking out three consecutive opponents during his run during TUF 17, Hall was the favourite going into the live finale against Kelvin Gastelum, however he was not able to punish him like he had his previous opponents, dropping a split decision for his first loss in four fights.

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Jesse Gross vs. Gavin Tucker to challenge for ECC Featherweight Title

Posted by Andy Cotterill on May 30th, 2013
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Gavin Tucker (left) and Jesse Gross. Photos by Andy Cotterill

By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca)

A fantastic match-up is in the works, as two of Canada’s best featherweights will be facing off in September.

Halifax, Nova Scotia based Extreme Cage Combat messaged media outlets today with the news that Jesse Gross (8-3) and Gavin Tucker (7-0) will be fighting in the main event of ECC 19, set for Halifax on September 28.

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Sam Stout to get new opponent for UFC 161

Posted by Andy Cotterill on May 29th, 2013
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Sam Stout.  Photo by Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca)

Sherdog.com is reporting that Isaac Vallie-Flagg has suffered a back injury and will no longer be able to fight London, Ontario’s Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout at UFC 161 in Winnipeg on June 15.

The UFC has not made an official announcement yet, nor has a potential replacement for Vallie-Flagg been identified.

Stout, who trains at London’s Adrenaline Training Center, is known for his high-energy striking style, and is coming off a win over Caros Fodor at UFC 157 in February.

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Video – FitPlus Coach Scott MacLean talks TJ Grant’s win over Gray Maynard at UFC 160

Posted by Andy Cotterill on May 28th, 2013
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Scott MacLean (left) with UFC lightweight contender TJ Grant.  Photo by Andy Cotterill

MM-eh caught up with Scott MacLean, owner and head coach at FitPlus MMA, just 24-hours after his fighter TJ Grant defeated the favoured Gray Maynard at UFC 160.

Hear what Scott has to say about how they planned the strategy to defeat Maynard, as well as what’s in store for TJ as he starts to prepare for a lightweight title shot against champion Benson Henderson.

Follow Scott on Twitter, @fitpluscoach – video interview after the page break.

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Joel Powell injured, Michael Hill steps in to face Ryan Ford at AFC 19

Posted by Andy Cotterill on May 28th, 2013
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Press Release

Never in the history of what is arguably the Mecca of MMA in Canada has the city of Edmonton’s fight fans been more excited about an event. The cities biggest and brightest stars will all be showcased in one night at the Shaw Conference Centre.

In the night’s main event, the best Canadian fighter not in the UFC, Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (20-4), will look to once again put on for his city with 13 pounds of gold at stake. Ford’s original opponent Joel Powell (7-3) who just narrowing edged out Michael Hill (5-1) with a split decision in last Sunday’s #1 contender fight has been forced to withdrawal with an injury. The Ultimate Fighter reality star Michael Hill was one round or one judge away form earning this fight himself and had let the AFC know if Powell wasn’t able to fight he would love the opportunity. After AFC matchmaker assessed the situation for potential opponents, only Michael Hill wanted to step up and fight Ford for the vacant AFC welterweight title.

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Video – TJ Grant on Gray Maynard “I made it personal…I wanted to hurt him”

Posted by Andy Cotterill on May 27th, 2013
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MM-eh caught up with the red-hot TJ Grant just 24 hours after his dominant TKO victory over Gray Maynard at UFC 160.

In this exclusive video, hear what he has to say about his preparation for the fight, his coach Scott MacLean from FitPlus MMA, about fighting UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, and how he felt when UFC President Dana White told him that boxing great Mike Tyson said that TJ should win the $50,000 bonus for Knockout of the Night.

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TJ Grant Bullies Gray Maynard en route to KO of the Night and title shot against Benson Henderson

Posted by Andy Cotterill on May 26th, 2013
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By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca)

TJ Grant had been labelled by many as an underdog going into last night’s UFC 160 match-up against Gray Maynard, a top ranked fighter who had previously come ever-so-close to claiming the lightweight title from former champ Frankie Edgar.

What a difference two minutes makes.

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