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MMA News – Travis Browne out 2 to 4 months with hamstring Injury

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The MMA injury bug continues to spread, but at least one fighter got the luck to enter the cage before being struck by it.
After the loss against Antonio Silva at UFC on FX 5 last Friday, Browne suffered a hamstring injury that will take him out 2 to 4 months approximately.
It isn’t clear which specific move lead to it, but during the fight Travis ‘Hapa’ Browne appeared to be unable to stand on his left leg and this handicap made all easy for ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, who landed a

MMA News – Shane Roller announces retirement after UFC on FX 5 defeat

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The 33-year-old lightweight Shane Roller have announced his retirement three days after his loss to Jacob Volkmann at UFC on FX 5.
A three-time All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State University, Roller debuted with a second-round knockout against Thiago Tavares at UFC Live 3, but then suffered three defeats in a row (Melvin Guillard, TJ Grant and Michael Johnson).
Finally he accomplished an unanimous decision against John Alessio in July 8, his last success in MMA.
He leaves with

2012 MMA fight – Diego Nunes vs Bart Palaszewski – fight Video UFC on FX 5

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3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2012-10-05, great performance by both fighters (UFC Fight of the Night): Diego Nunes vs Bart Palaszewski gets three stars. Diego Nunes (17-3-0) entered as the No.13 featherweight in the world while Bart Palaszewski (36-15-0) entered as the No.15. Nunes vs Palaszewski is on the undercard of Travis Browne vs Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (UFC on FX 5). Watch the video!

2012 MMA fight – Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva vs John Dodson – fight Video UFC on FX 5

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2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2012-10-05, pretty boring fight but with a good finish: John Dodson vs Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva gets two stars. John Dodson (13-5-0) entered as the No.8 flyweight in the world while Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva (14-1-0) entered as the No.6. Dodson vs Jussier ‘Formiga’, UFC flyweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Travis Browne vs Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (UFC on FX 5). Watch the video!

2012 MMA fight – Josh Neer vs Justin Edwards – fight Video UFC on FX 5

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3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2012-10-05, great and fast submission (UFC Submission of the Night): Josh Neer vs Justin Edwards gets three stars. Josh Neer ranked as the No.46 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 33-11-1 while Justin Edwards had a record of 7-2-0. Neer vs Edwards is on the undercard of Travis Browne vs Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (UFC on FX 5). Watch the video!

2012 MMA fight – Jake Ellenberger vs Jay Hieron 2 – fight Video UFC on FX 5

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2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2012-10-05, the second fight between Jake Ellenberger and Jay Hieron has not been particularly good: two stars; in their first fight Hieron defeated Ellenberger by unanimous decision (June 3, 2006). Jake Ellenberger (27-6-0) entered as the No.6 welterweight in the world while Jay Hieron (23-5-0) entered as the No.16. Ellenberger vs Hieron 2 is on the undercard of Travis Browne vs Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (UFC on FX 5). Watch the video!

MMA News – Video UFC on FX 5 Browne vs Bigfoot weigh-in results and fight card

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No incident at Thursday’s official weigh-In for the tonight UFC on FX 5 at Target Center in Minneapolis.
For the main event Travis Browne checked in at 246 pounds, and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva arrived at 266.
The 30-year-old Hawaiian is undefeated and comes from a victory at UFC 145 in April, when he submitted Chad Griggs with a first-round arm-triangle choke at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Silva, after the bloody defeat against Cain Velasquez, knows that he is under a lot of pressure: “This fight for me is

MMA News – A ‘Bigfoot’ is ready to step in: UFC on FX 5 Browne vs Bigfoot Silva – Oct 5

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His first appearance at UFC in May was a disaster. Ex-champ Cain Velasquez made his face a bloody mess at UFC 146. And almost a year earlier, his hope to win the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament was wiped out by a big punch delivered by Daniel Cormier in the semifinals.
His memorable victory against the legend Fedor Emelianenko seems to be happened centuries ago.
Now Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (16-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) wants to forget the recent past and comeback to victory.
Friday at Target Center in Minneapolis in the main event of UFC on FX 5, he will face a rising giant, the 6-foot-7 undefeated Travis Browne (13-0-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC).
Silva (6-foot-4, anyway) said: “I’m coming into this fight with a lot of