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'The Kung Fu Kid' and 'The California Kid': How one email helped Song Yadong team up with his MMA hero

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Sep 12, 2023

The old adage warns, “Never meet your heroes,” but Chinese bantamweight contender Song Yadong actively did just that, and now has him in his corner as he continues a quest for UFC championship gold that started with an internet search and an email message.As a youngster Song loved watching Kung Fu movies and persuaded his mother to take him to the......

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Should pro fighters be taking head shots in sparring?

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Sep 12, 2023

Some of the sport’s most high-profile names have admitted they’re changing the levels of punishment they’re absorbing in training.


Money Shot: Fun in the sun

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Sep 12, 2023

UFC fighters Luke Barnatt, Alexander Gustafsson, Urijah Faber and Stefan Struve travel in style – sort of. They posed for this shot in Abu Dhabi.


California Sleeping

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Sep 12, 2023

After a torrid 2012 where he unsuccessfully challenged for the UFC’s interim bantamweight title against Renan Barao at UFC 149, Faber bounced back


Judges' Verdict: Issue 113

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Sep 12, 2023

Judges' verdict 114Russian sambo superiority, messy mic mishaps and a wheely cool kick. FO brings you Judges’ Verdict


Urijah Faber: New kid on the block

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Sep 12, 2023

Written off by many in 2012, Urijah Faber has a 3-0 win streak since his Octagon return this year.


Fighter diary: Urijah Faber

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Sep 12, 2023

Check out how ‘The California Kid’ relaxes in the run-up to the UFC’s inaugural card on Fox Sports 1 and his bout against Iuri Alcantara.


MMA News: Issue 101

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Sep 12, 2023

All the head-turning information every MMA fan needs...


All business: Junior Dos Santos nets Nike Swoosh

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Industry news and insider information JUNIOR DOS SANTOS nets NIKE SWOOSH Heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos has become the third UFC title holder


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'The Kung Fu Kid' and 'The California Kid': How one email helped Song Yadong team up with his MMA hero

Fighters Only
Sep 12, 2023

The old adage warns, “Never meet your heroes,” but Chinese bantamweight contender Song Yadong actively did just that, and now has him in his corner as he continues a quest for UFC championship gold that started with an internet search and an email message.As a youngster Song loved watching Kung Fu movies and persuaded his mother to take him to the......

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WEC Champions

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Sep 12, 2023

WEC ChampionsEven before it was absorbed into the UFC, the World Extreme Cagefighting brand was seen as a guarantee of quality by MMA fans.


Fight previews 90

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Sep 12, 2023

Fighters Only's experts and statisticians analyze three upcoming bouts: Cruz vs. Faber, Griffin vs. Ortiz and Boetsch vs. Bisping.


Unfinished business

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Sep 12, 2023

Urijah Faber UFC bantamweight title contender and TUF 15 coach I’ve not looked forward to a fight like the one between myself and Dominick Cruz.


Fight previews 77

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Sep 12, 2023

FO’s experts analyze three upcoming bouts, breaking down the athletic considerations and assessing the career implications for the combatants.


What's your style Urijah Faber?

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Sep 12, 2023

'The California Kid’ takes you through his SoCal style. The beloved UFC bantamweight just has one rule: no video games…K-Swiss Footwear Urijah


Faber: They tried to force Nick Diaz onto Blind Date

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Sep 12, 2023

Can you imagine Nick Diaz on a dating show?According to his sometimes training partner Urijah Faber, back in 2006 the UFC were trying to push him


Movers & Shakers: Issue 072

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Sep 12, 2023

What’s been going on in the world of MMA. UFC middleweight Alan Belcher may make a full recovery after a potentially fight-ending eye injury.


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