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	<title>Fighting Words... &#187; TUF</title>
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		<title>Jose Aldo grabs fence, prevents takedown, defends title, jumps into crowd, thanks Jesus</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2012/01/15/jose-aldo-grabs-fence-prevents-takedown-defends-title-jumps-into-crowd-thanks-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chad Mendes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jose Aldo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A knee to the face is how most people will remember featherweight champ Jose Aldo&#8217;s win over challenger Chad Mendes at Saturday&#8217;s UFC 142. That, or Aldo&#8217;s post-fight sprint into the crowd. Certainly both were memorable, with Aldo ending Mendes&#8217;s night with one second remaining in the first round and then celebrating with the Rio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tough Brazilian fighters Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort to square off as TUF Brazil coaches</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/14/tough-brazilian-fighters-wanderlei-silva-and-vitor-belfort-to-square-off-as-tuf-brazil-coaches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/14/tough-brazilian-fighters-wanderlei-silva-and-vitor-belfort-to-square-off-as-tuf-brazil-coaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anderson Silva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demian Maia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bisping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TUF Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitor Belfort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wanderlei Silva]]></category>

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Now this is an Ultimate Fighter that I would tune into for every episode. Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort and a house full of crazy Brazilians. So what  if I&#8217;d need subtitles. I need to brush up on my Portuguese anyway.
The pairing of Silva and Belfort as coaches makes perfect sense. When they fought at UFC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber announced as TUF 15 coaches</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/07/dominick-cruz-and-urijah-faber-as-tuf-15-coaches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dominick Cruz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urijah Faber]]></category>

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I didn&#8217;t watch more than two episodes of season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, and that&#8217;s with the imbecilic, infuriating and occasionally entertaining verbal jousting of coaches Michael Bisping and Jason &#8220;Mayhem&#8221; Miller. I can&#8217;t imagine how dull season 15 will be with milquetoast coaches Urijah Faber and bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz. Unless the plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TUF champs Diego Brandao and John Dodson impress</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/04/tuf-champs-diego-brandao-and-john-dodson-impress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/04/tuf-champs-diego-brandao-and-john-dodson-impress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diego Brandao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Dodson]]></category>

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I only watched a couple of episodes from season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter so I had only the vaguest recollection of Diego Brandao and John Dodson going into Saturday&#8217;s TUF Finale. But I&#8217;ll certainly remember them now.
I do recall thinking that Brandao was a Brazilian beast and he proved to be exactly that in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I can already hear the trash talk that will ensue</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/01/i-can-already-hear-the-trash-talk-that-will-ensue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/12/01/i-can-already-hear-the-trash-talk-that-will-ensue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chael Sonnen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayhem Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Bisping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So it seems Chael Sonnen won&#8217;t be facing Mark Munoz at the January UFC on Fox event. Instead, he might be meeting the winner of Saturday&#8217;s Ultimate Fighter Finale main event between Jason &#8220;Mayhem&#8221; Miller and Michael Bisping.  At least, that&#8217;s what Sonnen appears to be hinting at when he says he&#8217;ll be watching Saturday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How interested are you in TUF: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos?</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/03/22/how-interested-are-you-in-tuf-lesnar-vs-dos-santos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/03/22/how-interested-are-you-in-tuf-lesnar-vs-dos-santos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TUF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junior Dos Santos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesnar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My interest in The Ultimate Fighter waxes and wanes more than the moon and until I watched this season 13 promo video I was in serious wane mode. But now, my curiousity has been piqued. What kind of coach &#8211; i.e. how big of a dick &#8211; will Brock Lesnar be? That&#8217;s the question that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would you prefer Brock Lesnar or Junior Dos Santos as your coach?</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/01/11/would-you-prefer-brock-lesnar-or-junior-dos-santos-as-your-coach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2011/01/11/would-you-prefer-brock-lesnar-or-junior-dos-santos-as-your-coach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brock Lesnar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junior Dos Santos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ultimate Fighter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like Brock Lesnar will have a new chapter to write in his autobiography (in addition to the one about his epic beard).The former UFC heavyweight champ isn&#8217;t scurrying from the octagon for the relative safety of a WWE ring, as some have (heavily and seriously) speculated.
Instead, he will join Junior Dos Santos as opposing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chael Sonnen has balls, isn&#8217;t the only fighter getting testosterone therapy, looks to Wanderlei Silva as possible opponent</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/09/chael-sonnen-has-balls-isnt-the-only-fighter-getting-testosterone-therapy-looks-to-wanderlei-silva-as-possible-opponent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/09/chael-sonnen-has-balls-isnt-the-only-fighter-getting-testosterone-therapy-looks-to-wanderlei-silva-as-possible-opponent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chael Sonnen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wanderlei]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It takes balls &#8211; pun intended &#8211; to claim low testosterone and delayed puberty as the reason for a failed drug test. It&#8217;s a little bit embarrassing, actually, for a professional fighter to admit. But Chael Sonnen is convincing &#8211; he&#8217;s a politician, after all &#8211; even if medical experts aren&#8217;t exactly taking his side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSAC boss Keith Kizer thought Nam Phan won, too, but that doesn&#8217;t mean the judging is screwed up</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/07/nsac-boss-keith-kizer-thought-nam-phan-won-too-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-judging-is-screwed-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/07/nsac-boss-keith-kizer-thought-nam-phan-won-too-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-judging-is-screwed-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nam Phan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sick of folks falling back on &#8220;never leave it in the hands of the judges&#8221; whenever a fighter loses a close decision. The judges are exactly who fighters should be able to rely on so that all they have to worry about is implementing their game plan and fighting their style of fight. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 reasons to watch the Ultimate Fighter Finale press conference</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/06/3-reasons-to-watch-the-ultimate-fighter-finale-pres-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/06/3-reasons-to-watch-the-ultimate-fighter-finale-pres-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TUF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Brookins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephan Bonnar]]></category>

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 to learn how many pounds Stephan Bonnar cut in three hours to make weight.
to discover the secret to Bonnar&#8217;s wife&#8217;s Christmas stuffing and learn how many pounds he&#8217;ll gain before New Year&#8217;s.
to hear what Jonathan &#8220;Encino Man&#8221; Brookins thinks of his now-famous loss to Jose Aldo.
Bonus: notice the lack of questions from the peanut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demian Maia will bend Kendal Grove like so many yards of ribbon candy</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/03/demian-maia-will-bend-kendal-grove-like-so-many-yards-of-ribbon-candy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/03/demian-maia-will-bend-kendal-grove-like-so-many-yards-of-ribbon-candy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demian Maia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kendall Grove]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Demian Maia is the number one reason I&#8217;ll be watching Saturday&#8217;s Ultimate Fighter Finale. That and the fact that I&#8217;ve got nothing better to do on a Saturday night. What? Strikeforce? yeah, right.
The jiu-jitsu guru faces Kendall Grove, which presents an interesting match-up. Grove is tough on his feet but he&#8217;s also got miles of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Fighter delivers its strongest season in years</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/02/the-ultimate-fighter-delivers-its-strongest-season-in-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/02/the-ultimate-fighter-delivers-its-strongest-season-in-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[GSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koscheck]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t written anything about season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter until now. Primarily because I was bored with the series (i.e. sick of the frat house antics and lousy fights) and had avoided watching Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck entirely. Then I sat down last weekend and plowed through the whole season. And I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TUF&#8217;s Nam Phan drops back to 145 to face Leonard Garcia at Ultimate Fighter Finale</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/02/tufs-nam-phan-drops-back-to-145-to-face-leonard-garcia-at-ultimate-fighter-finale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TUF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Brookins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leonard Garcia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nam Phan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UFC fans will get their first taste of the new lighter weight divisions at Saturday&#8217;s Ultimate Fighter Finale when WEC 145-pounder Leonard Garcia will take on TUF semi-finalist Nam Phan, who drops down from lightweight to featherweight.

While it might seem a tough introduction to the octagon to throw Phan in alongside the 14-6-1 Garcia, Phan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is anyone still watching Strikeforce?</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/01/is-anyone-still-watching-strikeforce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/12/01/is-anyone-still-watching-strikeforce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strikeforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TUF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Henderson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why does it feel like Strikeforce has completely dropped off the radar into the Bunyanesque abyss of utter irrelevancy? Does anyone still watch Strikeforce? Live, I mean, and not downloaded the next day or the Youtube highlights.
More importantly, does anyone still follow Strikeforce? It&#8217;s one thing to tune in when a card is on &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyoto Machida trains with Steven Seagal for Rampage rumble</title>
		<link>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/11/17/lyoto-machida-trains-with-steven-seagal-for-rampage-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fightingwords.ca/2010/11/17/lyoto-machida-trains-with-steven-seagal-for-rampage-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barrett Hooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Machida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Seagal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The idea that former UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida is taking fight tips from Steven Seagal makes me giggle. I mean, I&#8217;m sure those backfists and wrist locks will come in handy when he faces Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson at Saturday&#8217;s UFC 123. Of course, this isn&#8217;t the first time Seagal has handed out advice [...]]]></description>
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