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I like it, and the fact that it's in Japan will mean Rampage should come in motivated and fired up. Plus as Wand said, he just got a beat down from Jones so he will have a point to prove. He'd be stupid not to wear those shorts too.

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Developer interview for Undisputed 3.

The part about the depth of the Pride Lightweight division and the stat equalisation sounds amazing.

 

You've taken almost an extra year on the development of UFC 3...Can you tell us what birthed the idea to take the extra time and ultimately in what areas did the game benefit most from the extra time....IE is the game taking that extra time to be more playtested and polished or was it used on the front end to brainstorm a user experience unlike one seen in MMA games before?

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Cheers for posting that Stu. I was wondering when they were gonna make clear who could fight where in the weight classes. Looks even better than I thought. Pride LW will eat up most of my time on the game for sure.

 

Just looking at who can fight where, off the top of my head these are just a few of tons of dream fights that will be possible

 

Anderson vs GSP (UFC MW/Pride MW or WW)

Nick Diaz vs Gomi (Pride LW)

Wandy vs Alves (Pride WW)

Anderson vs BJ Penn (Pride WW)

Anderson vs Nick Diaz (Pride WW)

Aldo vs Edgar (Pride LW)

Shogun vs GSP (Pride MW)

 

and one I never thought of but would be fucking killer - Wandy vs Nick Diaz (Pride WW)

 

Sweet Christ. I want this game now.

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Cheers for posting that Stu. I was wondering when they were gonna make clear who could fight where in the weight classes. Looks even better than I thought. Pride LW will eat up most of my time on the game for sure.

 

Just looking at who can fight where, off the top of my head these are just a few of tons of dream fights that will be possible

 

Anderson vs GSP (UFC MW/Pride MW or WW)

Nick Diaz vs Gomi (Pride LW)

Wandy vs Alves (Pride WW)

Anderson vs BJ Penn (Pride WW)

Anderson vs Nick Diaz (Pride WW)

Aldo vs Edgar (Pride LW)

Shogun vs GSP (Pride MW)

 

and one I never thought of but would be fucking killer - Wandy vs Nick Diaz (Pride WW)

 

Sweet Christ. I want this game now.

Can that be classed as a dream fight seeing as it's already happened?

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ESPN to show a shit load of UFC events this December,

 

The UFC and ESPN UK have combined to bring you the ultimate Christmas gift for 2011, delivering blockbuster UFC events - old and new - on 23 out of 31 days in December.

 

The month will be marked by two live events on ESPN, with UFC 140 set for December 10. Headlining the card is Jon Jones' light-heavyweight title defence against Lyoto Machida, which will then be repeated on December 11.

 

Then comes UFC 141 at the end of the month, featuring Brock Lesnar's return to the Octagon against Strikeforce heavyweight king Alistair Overeem. The event takes place on December 30 and is repeated on December 31.

 

In addition to those two live events, ESPN will be showing 19 of the best cards to have taken place since UFC 100 back in 2009.

 

Want to see Anderson Silva embarrass Forrest Griffin again? How about the Brazilian's unbelievable knockout of Vitor Belfort? Missed Jon Jones' demolition of Shogun Rua or Cain Velasquez's stoppage of Brock Lesnar? ESPN will bring all those moments and more during December.

 

UFC events to be shown on ESPN during December:

Dec 1: UFC 101 - BJ Penn v Kenny Florian; Anderson Silva v Forrest Griffin

Dec 2: - TBC

Dec 4: UFC 105 - Randy Couture v Brandon Vera; Dan Hardy v Mike Swick

Dec 6: UFC 107 - BJ Penn v Diego Sanchez; Frank Mir v Cheick Kongo

Dec 7: - TBC

Dec 8: UFC 111 - Georges St-Pierre v Dan Hardy; Frank Mir v Shane Carwin

Dec 9: UFC 112 - Anderson Silva v Demian Maia; BJ Penn v Frankie Edgar

Dec 10: UFC 140 - Jon Jones v Lyoto Machida

Dec 11: UFC 140 repeat

Dec 11: UFC 113 - Shogun Rua v Lyoto Machida II, Josh Koscheck v Paul Daley

Dec 13: UFC 116 - Brock Lesnar v Shane Carwin; Yoshihiro Akiyama v Chris Leben

Dec 14: - TBC

Dec 15: UFC 117 - Anderson Silva v Chael Sonnen; Jon Fitch v Thiago Alves

Dec 17: UFC 120 - Michael Bisping v Yoshihiro Akiyama; Dan Hardy v Carlos Condit

Dec 18: UFC 121 - Brock Lesnar v Cain Velasquez; Jake Shields v Martin Kampmann

Dec 20: UFC 124 - Georges St-Pierre v Josh Koscheck II

Dec 22: UFC 126 - Anderson Silva v Vitor Belfort, Jon Jones v Ryan Bader

Dec 24: UFC 128 - Shogun Rua v Jon Jones, Urijah Faber v Eddie Wineland

Dec 25: UFC 129 - Georges St-Pierre v Jake Shields, Jose Aldo v Mark Hominick

Dec 27: UFC 134 - Anderson Silva v Yushin Okami, Shogun Rua v Forrest Griffin

Dec 29: UFC 135 - Jon Jones v Rampage Jackson, Matt Hughes v Josh Koscheck

Dec 30: UFC 141 - Brock Lesnar v Alistair Overeem

Dec 31: UFC 141 repeat

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Anyone ever used mmawarehouse.com in the states for clothing? They have a great Black Friday sale on right now. I want this T-Shirt.

 

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Also this Phil Davis shirt is impossible to find in Medium in the UK. Loads of places have it listed in a sale, but don't have the size. I've rang around a few places to check stock too but no avail.

 

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Lovely.

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I'm not really a fan of fight shirts for the most part but I like that Mr Wonderful one. Makes a nice change from the Skulls, pitbulls and silver foil lettering shite that usually makes up most MMA shirts.

 

I like this one aswell

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Cheers for posting that Stu. I was wondering when they were gonna make clear who could fight where in the weight classes. Looks even better than I thought. Pride LW will eat up most of my time on the game for sure.

 

Just looking at who can fight where, off the top of my head these are just a few of tons of dream fights that will be possible

 

Anderson vs GSP (UFC MW/Pride MW or WW)

Nick Diaz vs Gomi (Pride LW)

Wandy vs Alves (Pride WW)

Anderson vs BJ Penn (Pride WW)

Anderson vs Nick Diaz (Pride WW)

Aldo vs Edgar (Pride LW)

Shogun vs GSP (Pride MW)

 

and one I never thought of but would be fucking killer - Wandy vs Nick Diaz (Pride WW)

 

Sweet Christ. I want this game now.

Can that be classed as a dream fight seeing as it's already happened?

 

Haha yeah. I just included that cos I wasn't expecting that fight to be possible on the game with them in different division. I was chuffed to see Diaz in the Pride LW class. I heard the gogoplata is in this time aswell so I'm gonna try and recreate that fight right down to the finish.

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Anyone heard this about Dan Miller's son?

 

The fight of Daniel Miller Jr. is not yet over.

 

The one-year-old son of UFC middleweight Dan Miller needs a kidney transplant as the result of a genetic kidney disorder known as polycystic kidney disease, or PKD, and a foundation has been formed in his name to raise money for medical bills in the neighborhood of $100,000.

 

Miller's team, AMA Fight Club, is holding an MMA seminar at the gym on Dec. 3, the proceeds of which will benefit the foundation. An auction is also being planned for the end of the year.

 

A Paypal account recently set up for the foundation has drawn overwhelming support since it was announced this week, according to AMA Fight Club trainer Mike Constantino.

 

"We've gotten donations as little as a $1.50 all the way up to a donation for $20,000," he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "So people are really, really stepping up. It's amazing."

 

Daniel Miller Jr. was born one month prior to Dan Miller's fight against Demian Maia at UFC 109 and soon suffered complications from his disease that required his admittance to pediatric intensive care.

 

However, the story of his illness didn't surface until prior to Miller's next fight, which came against Michael Bisping at UFC 114.

 

"I'm not trying to take these emotions in with me," Miller then said. "I want to go in and have a really good fight (and) fight the way I use to fight."

 

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Miller lost the fight via unanimous decision, but went on to rack up back-to-back wins over John Salter and Joe Doerksen. His next two fights, which he served as a replacement for injured fighters, ended in decision losses to Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares, respectively.

 

Daniel Miller Jr. returned home from intensive care in May 2010, but his illness continues to cause complications that affect his physical development and he is forced to undergo dialysis on a daily basis.

 

The child recently had his kidneys removed to facilitate a kidney donation. Miller's aunt agreed to donate one of her kidneys, but that procedure is not covered by medical insurance.

 

"Because she's electing to give her kidney, they don't cover anything," Constantino said. "So we have to pay for the actual surgery, the hospital stay, time out of work, medicine, everything."

 

The cost of the Dec. 3 seminar is a $100 donation to the foundation for the a striking-only session and a $175 donation for the full session, which runs from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at AMA Fight Club. Information can be found at www.amafightclub.com.

 

Constantino said items recently donated from fans and MMA companies will be cataloged and auctioned next month with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the foundation.

 

Heartbreaking story this. They lost a little girl a couple of years ago aswell. I'm gonna throw a little donation in there when I get paid next week. I'm guessing the UFC will be chucking some money towards this cause aswell if they haven't already.

 

I really like the Miller brothers and knowing the shit they must've been going through it's amazing they've been able to keep such a successful career going.

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Not sure if this has been posted;

 

HDNet kicks off its multi-year deal with the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) on Dec. 10, and a four-fight main card has been officially announced for the live broadcast.

 

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed that the HDNet broadcast will feature Jimi Manuwa vs. Antony Rea, Joey Villasenor vs. Jim Wallhead, Diego Gonzalez vs. Andre Winner and Paul McVeigh vs. Erik Perez.

 

BAMMA 8 takes place at Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. The two-hour broadcast airs live on HDNet at 4 p.m. ET and then replays later that night at 10 p.m. ET.

 

"BAMMA can be proud of this Nottingham event, which features some of the UK's top household names on their home turf and brings it back to the fans," BAMMA CEO David Green stated in an official release.

 

Manuwa (10-0), considered one of the U.K.'s top light heavyweight prospects boasts eight first-round stoppage wins in his undefeated career. Fighting for the first time under the BAMMA banner, Manuwa has earned nine of his 10 career wins by knockout. He faces Frenchman Rea (22-13), who currently boasts a five-fight win streak. A 14-year-veteran, Rea has faced a who's who of MMA in his career, tangling with the likes of Vitor Belfort, Marvin Eastman, Rich Franklin, Matt Horwich, Jason MacDonald, Sean Salmon, Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos, Steve Steinbeiss and James Te Huna, among others.

 

Villasenor (28-9) looks to build on the strength of an October win over Chuck Parmalee. The much-needed result snapped a three-fight losing streak for the highly respected 12-year veteran. He faces England's "Judo" Jim Wallhead (22-6), a two-time Bellator Fighting Championships veteran who is 9-1 in his past 10 fights.

 

Rounding out the card are Swedish prospect Gonzalez (14-5) and six-time UFC vet Winner (13-6-1), who will battle for a shot at the BAMMA lightweight belt, as well as "Metabolic" McVeigh (18-6) vs. Perez (9-5).

 

The evening's full lineup includes:

 

MAIN CARD (HDNet)

 

Jimi Manuwa vs. Antony Rea

Joey Villasenor vs. Jim Wallhead

Diego Gonzalez vs. Andre Winner

Paul McVeigh vs. Erik Perez

 

PRELIMINARY CARD (unaired)

 

Jack Marshman © vs. Leeroy Barnes (for Lonsdale British middleweight title)

Marc Godbeer vs. Jason Jones

Tim Newman vs. Curt Warburton

Colin Fletcher vs. David Round

Dean Amasinger vs. Danny Mitchell

Tom Breese vs. Qasim Shafiq

Christian Holley vs. Lee Taylor

Brent Crawley vs. Mark Platts

Brian Hyslop vs. Ian Malone

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Is BAMMA still gonna be live on Syfy here? Looks a top card. All the main card fights are ones I'm looking forward to. Manuwa, Wallhead and McVeigh have been some of my favourite UK fighters to watch the last couple of years and I've always like Andre Winner aswell. Should be good.

 

These 2 prelims should be fun aswell

 

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