
Short-notice and last-minute are two terms that describe the bulk of
John Gunderson's career. By now, the UFC lightweight is used to opponent
switches. He grumbles for a minute, then moves on. It doesn't much
change his job in the gym.
Gunderson is from the school of year-round training. There are no fight
camps - just a never-ending loop of gym sessions broken up only by his
daughter's soccer games.
He admits he was disappointed when he couldn't fight "The Ultimate
Fighter 8" winner Efrain Escudero, who instead ended
up taking a fight with Charles Oliveira on the main
card of UFC Fight Night 22 on Sept. 15 in Austin, Texas. But Gunderson also thinks Escudero's replacement, veteran Yves
Edwards, is just as good a name, and a better
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Tiequan Zhang will soon become World Extreme Cagefighting's first-ever Chinese fighter.
As MMAjunkie.com first reported in August, China Top
Team fighter Tiequan Zhang has signed a multi-fight deal with the
organization and will debut at WEC 51.
The hard-hitting Alex Karalexis has been booked to welcome "The
Mongolian Wolf" to the cage at the Sept. 30 event, which takes place at
the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.



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One day after holding a thrilling featherweight title fight in San
Antonio, Texas, Bellator Fighting Championships officials are now
turning their attention to "The Big Easy."
Bellator today announced the four main-card fights for next week's
Bellator 28 event, which takes place Sept. 9 at the Mahalia Jackson
Theater for the Performing Arts in New Orleans.
The contests include Rich Clementi vs. Carey Vanier and Georgi
Karakhanyan vs. Anthony Leone, a pair of "tournament qualifier" which
were previously reported by MMAjunkie.com, as well
as two new bouts in Matt Horwich vs. Eric Schambari and Marcus Andrusia
vs. Eric Larkin.



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Hardly a day goes by that UFC president Dana White isn't asked about his
promotion's progress on helping the sport of mixed martial arts gain
regulation in the state of New York.
One of the few remaining North American outposts that doesn't regulate
MMA, New York has appeared close on several occasions to reversing its
position on the sport, but ultimately, the legislature has yet to act.
Much of the opposition has been led by New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly, and he doesn't appear to be softening his stance.



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For years, many mixed martial arts fans have wondered aloud why their favorite sport isn't a part of the Olympic Games.
After all, with boxing, judo, wrestling and tae kwon do already slated
as modern Olympic events, what's the problem with adding the arts together?
That's an argument for another time and place. UFC president Dana White
has far more pressing concerns on his mind. And besides, he envisions an
international tournament staged far more frequently than every
Olympiad.



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