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Featured Stories "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy" highest rated "Countdown" show ever MMA Junkie - 03/12/2010 Wednesday night's debut of "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy," which previews the UFC 111 main event on March 27 between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and British slugger Dan Hardy, was the highest-rated "UFC Countdown" show in history, Spike TV today announced. The 30-minute show drew 1 million viewers during its initial run at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The debut episode of "UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Penn" was the previous record-holder with an average audience of 880,000 viewers. MMAjunkie.com's John Morgan on Boston's "The Mouthpiece MMA Show" MMA Junkie - 03/12/2010 MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan is a guest on today's edition of "The Mouthpiece MMA Show." The MMA talk show airs on Boston's Sports Station - AM1510 "The Zone" - at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Morgan and co-hosts Tim O'Connor and Mark Daniels discuss the fallout from WEC 47, look forward to UFC 111, and touch on many other recent topics in the world of MMA. Bostonians can listen to the show on the AM dial, or listen online at www.1510thezone.com. UFC invades New York City with UFC 111-related activities open to public MMA Junkie - 03/12/2010 Mixed martial arts might not be regulated in the state of New York, but that won't stop the UFC from invading later this month. With "UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy" scheduled for nearby Newark, N.J., on March 26, the UFC will host a special viewing party at the world-famous Radio City Music Hall. The promotion today announced that fight fans can watch the evening's pay-per-view and Spike TV broadcasts in high definition on Radio City Music Hall's 70-foot-by-35-foot screen, the largest screen to ever broadcast UFC events, according to the promotion. "The Ultimate Fighter 10" coaches Mike van Arsdale and Tiki Ghosn still jawing MMA Junkie - 03/12/2010 The bad blood between "The Ultimate Fighter 10" head coaches Rashad Evans and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson spilled down to the assistant coaching staff, and it hasn't gone away since. In a recent appearance on MMAjunkie.com Radio Mike van Arsdale (8-5), Evans' wrestling coach on the show, said he's been itching to get a fight with Jackson's striking coach Tiki Ghosn (11-7). "He's one of two people in this earth that I would beat up just for the fun of it," van Arsdale said. "Hopefully, he'll come around and make the mistake of signing up." UFC 114's Aaron Simpson takes time out for Arizona food drive MMA Junkie - 03/11/2010 UFC middleweight contender Aaron Simpson has slugger Chris Leben on his plate at UFC 114 in May, but for now, "A-Train" will be focused on a few plates in Arizona: namely, those with nothing on them. Simpson will be available for pictures and autographs for fans willing to donate items to the United Food Bank's Gustavo Dantas Jiu-Jitsu Food Drive. Simpson will be available on Saturday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to noon MT local time at Westwood High School in Mesa, Ariz., as part of the two-day Fifth Annual Arizona International Open of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. UFC welterweight Matt Serra hosts Fight Club Q&A at UFC 111 in New Jersey MMA Junkie - 03/11/2010 Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra has been tapped for duty at this month's UFC 111 - sort of. Serra has been confirmed as the UFC's guest at the UFC 111 Fight Club Q&A session, a fan-driven interview opportunity that accompanies every UFC event. Serra will take the stage prior to the weigh-ins on Friday, March 26 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. One year later, Tapout's "Mask" leaves positive imprint with those who knew him MMA Junkie - 03/11/2010 Be better than you think you can be. Don't quit two minutes before the miracle. Believe. Charles "Mask" Lewis, the co-founder of TapouT, passed away a year ago today in a car accident and continues to motivate friends and loved ones with the messages that were central to his life. Those who knew him remember his buoyant spirit, drive for excellence, and generosity. More than that, they feel the imprint his positive energy has left in a fast-moving and ever-changing world. Prospects Ben Holscher and Alex Trevino meet on Strikeforce Challengers VII prelims MMA Junkie - 03/11/2010 A lightweight bout between prospects Ben Holscher (5-0 MMA, 2-0 SF) and Alex Trevino (4-1 MMA, 3-1 SF) is set for the preliminary card of this month's Strikeforce Challengers VII event. Strikeforce officials announced the matchup on Tuesday. The event takes place March 26 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., and the night's main card airs on Showtime. Sean Loeffler joins Bellator's middleweight tourney, meets Bryan Baker at Bellator 16 MMA Junkie - 03/11/2010 Sean Loeffler has joined Bellator Fighting Championships' season-two middleweight tournament and meets previously announced participant Bryan Baker in an opening-round matchup next month at Bellator 16. MMAjunkie.com today confirmed that matchup and two others for the April 29 card with a source close to the event. One features a non-tournament bout (and rematch) between former Strikeforce Challengers headliners Rudy Bears and Zak Cummings, and the winner of a bantamweight fight between Brian Davidson and Danny Tims is likely to earn a spot in Bellator's season-three bantamweight tourney. MMAjunkie.com Radio: UFC on Versus' Clay Guida, UFC 113's Johny Hendricks (in studio) MMA Junkie - 03/11/2010 Fan favorite and the always-entertaining Clay Guida today joins MMAjunkie.com Radio to discuss his upcoming UFC on Versus 1 bout with Shannon Gugerty. The UFC lightweight looks to get back in the title picture with a win on the Colorado card. UFC 113 fighter Johny Hendricks, who meets T.J. Grant in May, also joins today's show. The Las Vegas-based fighter joins as an in-studio guest host. MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio. |
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