Posted on 17 May 2013. Tags: Bryan Caraway, Matt Mitrione, Nate Diaz suspended over controversial tweet, Pat Healy, UFC 159, UFC New's

Nate Diaz has been been suspended by the UFC after using a gay slur in a tweet Thursday afternoon.
“We are very disappointed by Nate Diaz’s comments, which are in no way reflective of our organization. Nate is currently suspended pending internal investigation and we will provide further comment once the matter has been decided,” the UFC said in a statement. “I feel bad for Pat Healy that they took innocent mans money and I think the guy who took the money is the biggest Fag in the World…”
Diaz tweeted this statement in his defense of Pat Healy, who was stripped of his bonus money after a positive marijuana test at UFC 159. The “guy who took the money” is believed to be Bryan Caraway, who was recently awarded the submission of the night bonus. Healy submitted Jim Miller at UFC 159 this past month in Newark, N.J. But after his positive test for Marijuana, the win was overturned to a no contest. Diaz is coming off two straight losses, having fallen to Benson Henderson last year in a bout for the UFC lightweight title and Josh Thomson most recently.
After what happened to Matt Mitrione “Mitrione was suspended for an offensive rant about transgendered fighter Fallon Fox” Diaz troubles could be much more than a suspension.
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Posted on 28 March 2013. Tags: Dennis Bermudez "MMA", Hawaii Mixed Martial Art's New's, Hawaii MMA, Max "Blessed" Holloway, Max Holloway "MMA", Max Holloway set to take on Dennis Bermudez, Mixed Martial Art's Fighters, MMA News, MMA Update's, UFC 160, UFC New's, UFC Update's

Two surging featherweights will collide at UFC 160, promotion officials announced Thursday, as Dennis Bermudez faces Max Holloway.
UFC 160 takes place May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a heavyweight title rematch pitting reigning champion Cain Velasquez against former EliteXC belt holder Antonio Silva. The evening’s main card will also see four heavy hitters lock horns, as Mark Hunt faces Junior dos Santos and James Te Huna meets Glover Teixeira.
Bermudez, 26, rides a three-fight winning streak heading into his showdown with Holloway. “The Menace” introduced himself to UFC fans as a member of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 14 before falling to Diego Brandao at the live finale in December 2011. The prospect has since gone unbeaten, notching wins over Pablo Garza, Tommy Hayden and Matt Grice, whom Bermudez most recently topped in a “Fight of the Night” winning bout at UFC 157 last month.
Like his foe, Holloway has also won three straight fights, posting a 3-1 record last year. After submitting to Dustin Poirier in his Octagon debut, Holloway, 21, thoroughly outpointed Pat Schilling before knocking out “TUF 14” vet Justin Lawrence last August. Most recently, “Blessed” edged the hard-swinging Leonard Garcia in a Dec. 29 split decision at UFC 155.
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Posted on 14 December 2012. Tags: Ben Alloway "MMA", Brad Scoot "MMA", Brendan Loughnane "MMA", Chad Mendez "MMA", Chael Sonnen, Cody Donovan "MMA", Colin Fletcher 'MMA", George Sotiropoulos "MMA', Hector Lombard (MMA), Igor Pokrajac "MMA", Joey Beltran "MMA", Manuel Rodriguez "MMA", Mike Pierce "MMA", Mike Wilkinson "MMA", Mixed Martial Arts News, Nick Penner "MMA", Norman Parke "MMA", Robert Whittaker "MMA", Ross Pearson 'MMA", Rousimar Palhares (MMA), Seth Baczynski (MMA), UFC New's, UFC on FX 6, UFC on FX 6 Sotiropoulos vs Pearson Full Weigh in Results & Video, Yaotzin Meza "MMA"

Main Card (FX)
Lightweight George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. Ross Pearson (155)
Welterweight Robert Whittaker (170) vs. Brad Scott (171)
Lightweight Colin Fletcher (155) vs. Norman Parke (155)
Middleweight Hector Lombard (186) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186)
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)
Featherweight Chad Mendes (146) vs. Yaotzin Meza (145)
Light Heavyweight Igor Pokrajac (205) vs. Joey Beltran (204)
Welterweight Mike Pierce (171) vs. Seth Baczynski (170)
Welterweight Ben Alloway (171) vs. Manuel Rodriguez (171)
Lightweight Brendan Loughnane (155) vs. Mike Wilkinson (155)
Light Heavyweight Nick Penner (205) vs. Cody Donovan (204)
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