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Complete SBNation Coverage of UFC 143

2012-02-05T02:25:47Z

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UFC On Fox 3 Fight Card: Tony Ferguson Vs. Dennis Hallman Tapped For May

2012-01-31T23:00:24Z

A lightweight tilt between emerging striker Tony Ferguson and revitalized grappler Dennis Hallman has been added to the fight card of UFC on Fox 3. Promotion officials confirmed the bout on Monday.

At 27 years old, Ferguson (13-2) appears to have acclimated well since riding a string of knockouts to The Ultimate Fighter 13's welterweight crown. Driven by a formidable standup game, "El Cucuy" has rolled to six straight victories, including a TKO stoppage of Aaron Riley and decision win over Yves Edwards in late-2011.

Hallman (51-14-2, 1 NC), meanwhile, simply hopes to stay in the UFC's good graces after following the ill-advised speedo incident by badly missing weight at UFC 140. A veteran of over 16 years, with 40 submission finishes to his name, "Superman" has blazed through a 8-2 record during his recent career resurgence, punctuated by a first-round victory over John Makdessi that likely saved his job.

UFC on Fox 3 takes place May 5th, 2012 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. A headliner has yet to be announced.

UFC on Fox 3 fight card:

Lightweight: Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz
Flyweight: John Dodson vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Lightweight: Anthony Ferguson vs. Dennis Hallman

Alistair Overeem Reportedly Charged With Misdemeanor Battery

2012-01-31T21:56:06Z

UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem has been charged with one count of misdemeanor battery stemming from a New Year's weekend disturbance in Las Vegas, according to reports from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

At 3:00 a.m. on January 2nd, Overeem allegedly "pushed or shoved a woman in the face, causing her to stagger back," inside the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel. The fighter was not arrested by Las Vegas police, but did receive a citation.

According to reports from the District Attorney's office, Overeem's court appearance has been scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on February 21st. Should he be convicted, the 31-year-old Dutchman would face a maximum of six months in a Clark County Detention Center and a fine upwards of $1,000.

Overeem has tapped the services of renown Las Vegas defense attorney David Chesnoff.

"Alistair was not arrested, but was summoned to court," Chesnoff explained. "There are two sides to this story and we intend on vigorously defending this. Alistair maintains his innocence."

The incident took place just days after Overeem knocked out former UFC champion Brock Lesnar in two-and-a-half minutes in the main event of UFC 141 to earn the next shot at Junior dos Santos' heavyweight title.

UFC On Fox 3 Fight Card: Jim Miller Vs. Nate Diaz Tapped For May 5th

2012-01-31T21:17:16Z

UFC on Fox 3 takes place May 5th, 2012, at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Less than a week out from UFC on Fox 2, promotion officials are already looking ahead.

The UFC's third primetime effort, UFC on Fox 3, has been confirmed for May 5th, 2012 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Additionally, a pair of match-ups between lightweight contenders Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller and bantamweight up-and-comers John Dodson vs. Darren Uyenoyama are slated for the network card.

UFC President Dana White announced the news via Twitter earlier this week.

Diaz (15-7) enters the big show after showing flashes of brilliance in recent destructions of Donald Cerrone and Takanori Gomi. The 26-year-old Stockton-native, a five-time "Fight of the Night" winner with a 4-2 record over his last six contests, would likely push his name into title contention with a victory.

Across the cage, Miller (21-3) hopes to do the same after re-righting his ship with a first-round submission of Melvin Guillard last weekend. Despite a grueling loss to Ben Henderson that prematurely halted his title run, the 28-year-old southpaw has ripped through nine wins in ten fights since mid-2009, and appears to be a man on a mission in the 155-pound division.

Dodson (12-5), meanwhile, charges back into the flyweight waters after storming to The Ultimate Fighter 14's bantamweight crown. The 27-year-old, known as "The Magician," emerged at the top of the season's heap with impressive victories over Brandon Merkt, John Albert, Johnny Bedford and T.J. Dillashaw, despite largely competing above his natural weight.

He'll face the 32-year-old Uyenoyama (7-3), a Strikeforce and DREAM veteran also looking to make a debut at 125 pounds. The winner of three of his last four fights, "BC" fought to a rigorous unanimous decision victory over Japanese superstar Norifumi Yamamoto as his introduction into the UFC.

UFC on Fox 3 fight card:

Lightweight: Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz
Flyweight: John Dodson vs. Darren Uyenoyama

Dana White UFC 143 Video Blog: Day One

2012-01-31T19:50:24Z

Despite a remarkable run of three events in three weeks, there's no time for rest as Dana White released the first installment of his UFC 143 video blog on Monday.

After the usual housekeeping fanfare, the scene shifts to UFC on Fox 2's pre-show format meeting. White runs through the basics with Jon Jones, Randy Couture, and Curt Menefee, before moving into the production room to witness Fox's UFC robots debut live on network television.

Next we move to the series' cornerstone, behind-the-scenes footage of the emotional post-fight gumbo from a slew of battered fighters. A tearful Joey Beltran slowly trudges into the frame, followed by his elated vanquisher, Lavar Johnosn. Meanwhile, a baffled Eric Wisely tries to understand how he lost to Charles Oliveira's ridiculous calf slicer, eventually admitting, "I pretty much submitted myself."

The action soon moves to a pink-shirted Jon Jones hyping-up his Jackson-teammate Cub Swanson, concluding his point with this foreboding line, "He's one of the nastiest dudes on our team." Ten minutes later Swanson's opponent, George Roop, is asleep on the mat.

As we transition back to the post-fight footage, exhausted heavyweight John-Olav Einemo can't believe his knees couldn't knockout Mike Russow. Across the frame, Nik Lentz is strangely at peace with the incredibly nasty cut oozing blood under his left eye.

Finally, the primetime events have arrived, as Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping stroll out to the cage, and Burt Watson shrieks at the top of his lungs to hype the moment. Afterward, Bisping is (justly) incredulous about the judge that scored the fight 30-27 Sonnen.

Next comes Phil Davis, who suffers a massive gash on his right shin sometime during his five-round loss to Rashad Evans. "Mr. Wonderful" apparently hates needles, which is unfortunate because a very large one is soon embedded into his leg for roughly 30 seconds.

White wraps up the vlog by congratulating Chris Weidman for his victory over Demian Maia. After shedding 32 pounds in 10 days, Weidman has just one thing on his mind -- the buffet table.

Fedor Tosses The Korean Zombie, Georges St. Pierre Returns On The Round-Up

2012-01-31T12:00:24Z

MMA Nation Round-Up provides you with daily coverage of the latest in news, multimedia, and analysis throughout the world of combat sports.

Today we'll take one final look back at UFC on Fox 2, before marching forward towards Saturday's UFC 143 offering. Plus, Georges St. Pierre returns to action, Fedor duels the Korean Zombie, and an interview with the pre-teen that nearly caused a UFC public relations disaster.

- Chael Sonnen's razor-thin victory didn't quite mesh with the grandiose post-fight speech that followed, but then again, that's just Chael being Chael... right? The stark exchange led David Castillo to ask: Is Sonnen's bark beginning to hide his lack of bite?

- Catch a recap of all the action of Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis from UFC on Fox 2's main event.

- Next up for Rashad: a long awaited title shot against Jon Jones. Though, to steal a line from GSP, Jones was not impressed by his performance, "I feel like he's coming down the other side of the hill. Even his body looked softer."

- Ouch. Regardless, the oddsmakers appear to be on Bones' side, as the young champion opened as a ridiculously high 6-to-1 favorite.

- Cower in fear of Nick Diaz in the latest piece of UFC 143-related viral marketing.

- We must all take a moment of silence as we mourn the tragedy that occurred on Monday. After 100+ pay-per-views, the Gladiator has finally fallen in battle.

- Somehow, this feels strangely appropriate.

- Less than a week away from the UFC crowning a new welterweight champion for the first time since mid-2008, Georges St. Pierre is back in the gym, albiet in a "limited" fashion.

- Meanwhile, the Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit camps appear to have a differing of opinions when it comes to the fate of the interim strap.

- As if a listless loss to Chris Weidman wasn't enough, Demian Maia also earned this unfortunate distinction at UFC on Fox 2.

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- Unless your name is Brock Lesnar or Chael Sonnen, it's hard for an up-and-coming MMA fighter to keep their face in the papers. That's why Johny Hendricks doesn't want you to forget, he just blasted the No. 2 welterweight in the world.

- B.J. Penn recently hosted a party for the latest group of at-risk youth to join the Penn Hawaii Youth Foundation in Hilo, Hawaii.

- Matt Hughes isn't ready to hang up his gloves (or his fondness for first-person dialogue) just yet. Said the Hall of Famer, "My wife's a great lady, but she's not going to tell me when Matt Hughes retires."

- Remember that hacker who breached UFC.com and UFC.tv on a live feed and posted the video for the entire internet to see? Yeah, apparently he's a 13-year-old Australian boy.

- Jimmy Hettes may be the UFC's newest 145-pound sensation, but this Living Colour-esque photo probably isn't doing him any favors in the street-cred department. (via @Scramble)

- Want to see the 225-pound Fedor Emelianenko toss the 145-pound Korean Zombie around like a ragdoll? My gift to you. (HT: Bloody Elbow)

UFC.tv Hacker Revealed As 13-Year-Old Australian Boy

2012-01-30T22:27:27Z

Hacker extraordinaire S3rver.exe made quite a commotion last week amid Dana White's online war with Anonymous.

Following the release of White's entire catalog of personal information -- including his social security number, phone numbers, and criminal record -- the unidentified hacktivist tipped the scales even farther, posting a live video feed allowing viewers to watch as he defaced UFC.com and UFC.tv.

After all that, would you believe me if I told you S3rver.exe was only a 13-year-old boy from Australia?

That's right. One of White's primary "terrorists" can't even apply for a driver's license.

Tech site Softpedia broke the story in an interview with the youngster over the weekend:

Softpedia: When and why did you start hacking?

S3rver.exe: I started hacking when I was 11. Botnets and Rats inspired me and then a friend introduced me to SQL injection and other hacking stuff.

Basically, I started hacking because I saw many videos and news around the world about hacking and then I also wanted to learn. I made heaps of Internet friends and they taught me some tricks.

And I guess hacking is my type because I really like computers and I want to get a job in computing.

Softpedia: What kind of hacker do you consider yourself to be? Have you always been what you are now?

S3rver.exe: I consider myself as a Grey Hat because I like helping out people who are in trouble. I really like Botnets, but I am not that kind of guy who steals money from credit cards and stuff.

Yeah, I was always like this. My skills got better and better this year. At first I didn't really know how to hack but tutorials and videos helped me a lot.

Mainly, I am grey hat hacker because I like helping out people, so if they have trouble with anything I can help them, and they can also improve their skills by that.

Softpedia: How many sites would you say you've hacked so far and how many have you DDOS'ed?

S3rver.exe: I have hacked about 150 websites. 81 of the hacked websites belong to the Brazilian and the US government.

I don't like DDOS'ing that much, but this is the part where I use my botnet. I took down about 120 websites including Fbi.gov and Mastercard.

I have DDOS'ed many websites with Anonymous, but people were helping DDOS the big sites.

Softpedia: Are you part of Anonymous or are you an independent hacker that supports the cause?

S3rver.exe: Yeah, I am part of Anonymous. I have taken part in a lot of operations with Anonymous.

I first heard about Anonymous when the PSN was hacked and my friend told me that there is a video on YouTube on how to join them. Then I saw their IRC and there was a channel where I asked people if they can tell me how I can help.

After I learned how, I helped DDOS websites, and then I learned SQL injection and defacing.

Softpedia: Which was the most important site you breached, or the most important operation you were part of?

S3rver.exe: I have breached the Administrator of usa.gov yesterday. That was fun. I went through the directories and stuff. Me and my friend Sterlok breached the security.

Then I did a live deface on UFC.com and UFC.tv. The live deface was on Tinychat. I was sharing my screen and people were watching me deface.

Now I have XSS'ed OPOA, which is the Oakland Police website. I am going to release their stuff soon.

So those were really important to me.

Softpedia: Do you ever worry about the consequences of your hacking jobs? Most gray hats say they're not worried because they don't think they're doing anything wrong, or they're not causing too much damage.

S3rver.exe: When I breached my first sites, I was like ‘what will happen?', ‘will I be ok?', or ‘will I get caught?', but it's not that scary now.

I am not that worried :)

I always have a reason to hack a website, I am not like just going on a random deface rampage.

Tachi Palace Fights 12: Georgi Karakhanyan Defends Belt Against Micah Miller, Bubba Jenkins Fights Chris Gomez

2012-01-30T21:15:53Z

Tachi Palace Fights 12: Second Coming takes place March 9, 2012, at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.

Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Georgi Karakhanyan will defend his newly-minted strap against "The Ultimate Fighter 14" alum Micah Miller at TPF 12: Second Coming, according to promotion officials.

A 26-year-old former soccer star out of California, Karakhanyan (17-3-1) racked up a 2-2 racked while reaching the semifinals in two of Bellator's 145-pound tournaments. Following a release from the promotion in mid-2011, "Insane" cruised to a three-fight win streak capped by a first-round triangle choke of Isaac DeJesus to claim the vacant Tachi Palace title.

Meanwhile, Miller (17-4, 1 NC), brother of UFC fighter Cole Miller, officially returns to action for the first time since late-2010, when he submitted DeJesus to capture his sixth victory in seven fights. Since then, the 24-year-old was infamously stunned by Steven Siler in the opening round of TUF 14.

TPF 12: Second Coming takes place March 9 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California. The main card is expected to stream live online.