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Post by 1992 on Feb 19, 2012 15:15:40 GMT -5
Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller vs. C.B. Dollaway Added to UFC 146 in Las Vegas A middleweight bout between a pair of fighters in desperate need to get back in the winner's circle has been added to UFC 146 in May. Jason "Mayhem" Miller and C.B. Dollaway will meet on the May 26 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC confirmed the fight overnight, which was originally announced Saturday by Miller on his Twitter account. The UFC said verbal agreements are in place for the fight. Miller (24-8, 1 NC, 0-2 UFC) returned to the UFC last year to coach opposite Michael Bisping on Season 14 of "The Ultimate Fighter." But when the two fought on the TUF 14 Finale, Miller was dominated by Bisping, losing by third-round TKO. And perhaps worse, UFC president Dana White told HeavyMMA Miller's performance was "the worst standup I've seen in my life." Prior to re-signing with the UFC, Miller had a two-fight winning streak – a TKO over Tim Stout for Strikeforce and a submission of Kazushi Sakuraba at Dream 16. Miller's first fight in the UFC came in April 2005 – a unanimous decision loss to future welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre. Dollaway (11-4, 5-4 UFC), the Season 7 runner-up on "The Ultimate Fighter," has lost two straight. At UFC on Versus 3 in Louisville, Ky., last March, he lost by first-round knockout to Mark Munoz in just 54 seconds. He followed that up in August with a second-round TKO loss to Jared Hamman. Prior to those setbacks, the All-American wrestler from Arizona State had put together a stretch of five wins in six fights since his TUF 7 loss to Amir Sadollah. While the Miller-Dollaway bout is the first to be officially announced by the UFC for its annual Memorial Day weekend card in its Las Vegas home base, CEO Lorenzo Fertitta recently went on a question-answering spree with fans on his Twitter account and said a heavyweight title fight between champion Junior dos Santos and top contender Alistair Overeem is planned as the main event for the pay-per-view. And last week, officials from Overeem's new Imperial Athletics team confirmed to HeavyMMA that is the date that is being targeted for the fight. www.heavy.com/mma/mma-news/2012/02/jason-mayhem-miller-vs-c-b-dollaway-added-to-ufc-146-in-las-vegas/ |
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Post by James Hetfield on Feb 19, 2012 15:30:23 GMT -5
I respect all fighters, but this dude was clamoring for a fight with Nick Diaz for the longest. His cardio in that Bisping fight was PATHETIC. Could you imagine Nick Diaz' pace on Mayhem? heh.
Hope he's fixed his issues.
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Post by SteveHulk on Feb 19, 2012 15:33:54 GMT -5
Yeah, me too. I like Mayhem... I'm pleased they're giving him another go.
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Post by 1992 on Feb 19, 2012 15:50:11 GMT -5
I respect all fighters, but this dude was clamoring for a fight with Nick Diaz for the longest. His cardio in that Bisping fight was PATHETIC. Could you imagine Nick Diaz' pace on Mayhem? heh. Remember when Mayhem wanted to fight Diaz? lol  |
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Post by /X Metal Sorenges x "Mac Oh J~ on Feb 19, 2012 21:47:32 GMT -5
We'll see how Mayhem does 2nd time around. Although I do agree that
fight between Mayhem and Bisping was really bad, I had a hard time
watching it quiet frankly.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Feb 20, 2012 12:37:19 GMT -5
I think this is a loser leaves UFC fight for sure and to be honest, after seeing Miller in the Bisping fight, I think I'll go with Dollaway in this one.
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Post by Jackson! on Feb 20, 2012 18:03:43 GMT -5
both fighters havent looked good in their last fights. but i really do give mayhem the edge in this fight. i think his last fight wasnt a great example of what mayhem can do. he went 5 rounds before and i know his cardio isnt as crap as it was in the bisping fight. i see miller winning this.
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Feb 20, 2012 18:25:06 GMT -5
agreed. the mayhem we saw vs. bisping wasn't the normal mayhem. now, that's not to say that mayhem is great or anything remotely close. he's just not as horrible as the bisping fight.
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Post by Sonnen on Feb 21, 2012 15:38:09 GMT -5
I would of like to see Brian Stan Vs Mayhem Miller personally.
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Post by James Hetfield on Feb 21, 2012 16:03:05 GMT -5
Stann is way too high up in the rankings, and he already had an opponent for April.
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Post by Sonnen on Feb 21, 2012 16:32:40 GMT -5
Oh right, never knew had had an opponent already, and I don't know where to rank Stann, who is he facing next?
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Post by hammer on Feb 21, 2012 16:38:33 GMT -5
alessio sakara, co-main of ufc on fuel 2
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Post by luckythirteen on Feb 22, 2012 17:07:00 GMT -5
I love Mayhem, he may even be my favorite fighter at middleweight next to Chael. Hope he fights to his full potential this time.
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