James Irvin at peace with possible UFC release, vows to keep fighting

James "Sandman" Irvin today told MMAjunkie.com that while he expects to be released from the UFC, he remains positive about his fighting future and wants to compete again in three months.

The veteran suffered his third consecutive loss this past Sunday at UFC on Versus 2 when Igor Pokrajac submitted him in the first round of their preliminary-card meeting.

"I think I need to have two or three fights in smaller shows and then get back into it," Irvin said.



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UFC on Versus 2 preliminary-card recap: Volkmann, Riddle and Stann victorious

SAN DIEGO - With mounting bills, a struggling chiropractic business, a third child on the way, and his UFC career in jeopardy, Dr. Jacob Volkmann picked up a victory when it mattered the most.

Facing well-rounded British welterweight Paul Kelly, Volkmann dominated on the ground and ultimately scored a unanimous-decision victory.

The fight capped off the untelevised preliminary-card action of UFC on Versus 2, which took place at the San Diego Sports Arena in California.



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Miguel Torres Has a Sense of Humor

Not too often do we see a fighter who can crack jokes at a recent loss. �Miguel Torres has no problems doing it though. �On his recent doctor visit to get his “axe wound” taken care of he shows off this sense of humor.
Chief Complaint: �My insurance went up 30% Obama Stinks
Location: Forehead
Severity: Yes
Timing: Bad
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The NFL's best MMA prospect is ...

NFL insider/MMA trainer Jay Glazer was the fill-in host on the nationally syndicated Dan Patrick Show on Friday morning. Give him credit, he mixed in several segments of MMA discussion during the three-hour show. The day's poll question was "Which NFL player would make the best MMA fighter?"The candidates were Jared Allen, Ray Lewis, Shawne Merriman and Stephen Neal. If hardcore fans were voting, the results may have had Neal winning with 99 percent while the other three split the remaining 1 percent. After all, Neal was the NCAA heavyweight wrestling champ back in 1999. He won the title by downing current UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar.Neal actually finished last in the poll with just 6 percent of the vote. Ray Lewis smashed the field with 45 percent. Glazer said several times that Lewis has an amateur boxing and wrestling background. Are you buying that he'd have a chance against someone with Neal's pedigree? mma fight mma training anderson silva chuck liddell

UFC on Versus 2 fighter bonuses: Gomi, Oliveira, Stann, Massenzio get $40K awards

SAN DIEGO - Takanori Gomi, Charles Oliveira, Brian Stann and Mike Massenzio each earned $40,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances
at Sunday's UFC on Versus 2 event.

Gomi earned the "Knockout of the Night" award, Oliveira picked up the
"Submission of the Night" bonus, and Stann and Massenzio earned
"Fight of the Night" honors.


MMAjunkie.com learned of the award winners and bonus amounts while at the UFC on Versus 2 post-event press conference.



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UFC on Versus 2 Live Blog: Jake Ellenberger vs. John Howard Updates

This is the UFC on Versus 2 live blog for Jake Ellenberger vs. John Howard, a welterweight bout on tonight's televised UFC card in San Diego, Calif.

Howard enters this fight on a seven-fight win streak, four of which in the UFC. Ellenberger is coming off a TKO win over Mike Pyle at UFC 108 in January.

The live blog is below.


More: Ellenberger Batters Howard's Eye, Wins by TKO | UFC on Versus 2 Results
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Howard gets crushed by elbows as Ellenberger rolls to win

John Howard has knockout power to match anyone in the UFC's welterweight division, but like so many sluggers, his glaring weakness is takedown defense. At any moment, Howard could have knocked Jake Ellenberger for a loop. He ran into problems because he couldn't keep the fight standing. Howard was taken down in all three rounds and absorbed some huge elbows that caused the left side of his face to blow up. The cageside doctor stopped the fight at 2:21 of the third round, giving Ellenberger his second victory in the UFC.Ellenberger, a wrestler by trade, was brilliant in his approach. The only way Howard was going to win the fight was to force a standup war. Ellenberger (23-5, 2-1 UFC) looked to clinch at every opportunity. He scored two first round takedowns and one more in the second round. That's when he landed the fight altering elbows. One of them blew up Howard's face. By the end of the fight, the swelling had spread from around Howard's eye all the way to his ear.UFC color voice Joe Rogan suggested that it might be a broken orbital bone that Howard (14-5, 4-1 UFC) suffered.  anderson silva chuck liddell martial art mma fight