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      Jones denies spying claims from Jackson

      August 30, 2011 /

      nullIt didn’t take long for Jon Jones to respond to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s accusations of spying.

      According to MMAFighting.com, Jones took to the internet to deny the spying rumors.

      Addressing Jackson directly via Twitter, Jones said he would never cheat because he has too much respect for mixed martial arts — and Jones suggested that makes himself different from Jackson.

      “Just so you know, I’m not a person who looks for shortcuts in life. Unlike you, MMA is not something I do because of money,” Jones wrote. “It’s a way of life for me and I would never disrespect the integrity of that.”

      It sounds like this issue may be more about Jackson’s camp and teammates rather than anything Jones is doing.

      If Jackson can’t trust his teammates, it is going to distract him from being ready for Jones come fight night in September.

      On a side note, this fight continues to pick up intrigue and is quickly developing into a nice rivalry that has left the Jones vs. Rashad Evans talk on the backburner.

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      Rampage Jackson accuses Jon Jones of spying

      August 30, 2011 /

      nullAthletes always want to get an edge.

      In MMA, there are the old classics of greasing and PED’s, but it appears there may be a new method breaking into the fold.

      UFC 135 headliner, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson did an interesting interview with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports in which he accuses light heavyweight champion and upcoming opponent, Jon Jones, of having a spy in Jackson’s camp.

      Not only that, but Jackson also claims that he had a rat in his camp when he took on Rashad Evans.

      Jackson said in an interview with Yahoo! Sports on Monday that he made up a story about having a hand injury last week. Yet, four hours after he mentioned the story in his gym, he said his manager received a call from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva asking about it.

      Jackson said he first became wary about a spy in his camp during the days prior to his May 29, 2010, fight at UFC 114 in Las Vegas with Rashad Evans. He said he injured his knee in training, but kept it quiet and let no one know. He was pleased when the injury never found its way into the media.

      Yet, Jackson said that during the fight, Evans punched him repeatedly on the injured knee.

      “In all my years of fighting, I’d never been punched in the knee before and I never saw anyone punch someone in the knee,” Jackson said.

      These are some pretty strong accusations, but intriguing nonetheless.

      If I were a member of Jackson’s camp, I would be pretty nervous right now. It’s like something out of The Departed.

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      Cerrone steps in for Stout, to face Siver at UFC 137

      August 29, 2011 /

      nullThe passing of trainer Shawn Tompkins has had its impact on the MMA world.

      For Sam Stout, who was a brother-in-law and training partner with Tomkins, the impact has been even greater.

      MMAJunkie.com confirmed that Stout has withdrawn from his fight with Dennis Siver at UFC 137 on Oct. 29 and former WEC star, Donald Cerrone, will fill in.

      Donald Cerrone (16-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has stepped in for Sam Stout (17-6-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC) and now meets Dennis Siver (19-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) at October’s UFC 137 event.

      As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported earlier today, Stout recently withdrew from the event for undisclosed reasons. Event sources confirmed the opponent switch.

      Fellow lightweight Cerrone now takes his spot on the card and fights for the fourth time in 2011.

      Cerrone is 3-0 in the UFC and is coming off a first-round TKO of Charles Oliveira at UFC Live 5 earlier this month.

      Siver has won his last four, including a close decision victory over Matt Wiman back at UFC 132 in July.

      The winner of this contest will quickly emerge as one of the top contenders in the lightweight division.

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      UFC 134 Recap: Big Nog shows he still has something left

      August 29, 2011 /

      nullWas it the scene, or is Antonio Minotauro Nogueira back?

      A spirited effort by “Big Nog” allowed him to pick up a win over Brendan Schaub by knockout in the first round of UFC 134.

      Nogueira, who had lost two of his last three by knockout, showed an improved chin against Schaub, taking some big punches early in the fight.

      The longer the fight remained standing, the more it looked like it was just a matter of time before the Brazilian legend got knocked out by the rising American star.

      Instead, Nogueira flashed some of his boxing and landing a big straight punch that stunned Schaub. From there, a flurry of fists flatlined Schaub and gave Nogeuira one of his biggest wins of his career, due to the fact he was fighting in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

      I would debate that the loudest roar to come from that energized UFC 134 crowd came when Big Nog knocked out Schaub.

      Now, the question for Nogeuira is what is next? Is he still a legit contender in a crowded heavyweight division.

      I would personally like to see him square off with the likes or Frank Mir or Shane Carwin next.

      A win over someone of that caliber puts him in line to be a top-5 member of the heavyweight division.

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      UFC 134 Recap: What’s left for Forrest Griffin

      August 28, 2011 /

      nullOne of the major stories to come out of UFC 134 Saturday night was Forrest Griffin suffering another KO loss, this time to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (AP Photo).

      Griffin is now 2-3 in his last five fights, with all three losses coming by knockout.

      Griffin didn’t look good at all in the fight, as he attempted some ugly high kicks that were very slow in delivery. His boxing has always been a strength for him, but it didn’t do him any good against Shogun.

      Rua was able to tear right through him and leave us with another image of Griffin out of the cage before hands were raised.

      Shogun is now back in the light heavyweight title picture while we are left to wonder what is next for the original Ultimate Fighter winner.

      In the last few years, Griffin has now lost convincingly to two of the top light heavyweights and the middleweight champion.

      His two wins were close decisions over the likes of Tito Ortiz and Rich Franklin, who are also lost in the light heavyweight shuffle.

      While a third match with Ortiz or a rematch with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson may make sense in terms of dollars, it seems pretty clear that Griffin will never contend for a championship again.

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