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Anthony Johnson Arrested On Domestic Battery Charges

CagE — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:51:34 +0000

UFC Welterweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was arrested in Hayward, California and charged with three misdemeanors for an alleged June 27th altercation with his ex-girlfriend. The charges included, one count of domestic battery, one count of criminal threats and one count of damage to a power line (He apparently broke his ex-girlfriend’s cell phone, to prevent her from alerting the police).

Cagetoday.com was first alerted of the incident by a unanimous email circulated by “MMANewshound”

thony Johnson’s agent Ken Pavia released a statement:

“It has come to our attention that an email is being circulated with false and misleading information pertaining to Mr. Anthony Johnson. On behalf of Mr. Johnson we would like to address this issue. On June 27th M Johohnson was arrested in Hayward California and was charged with misdemeanors stemming from an alleged altercation with an ex-girlfriend.

Mr. Johnson is completely and unequivocally innocent of all charges. These charges are completely outside the realm of Mr. Johnson’s character; he has no prior criminal record and has never been in trouble with the law. Furthermore, any assertion that the UFC played a part in posting his bail or in covering up the incident is completely untrue. Unfortunately, professional athletes are frequently made the victim of such false accusation.

As this has been a stressful time for Mr. Johnson, we ask that judgment is withheld until all relevant facts have come to light.”[MMAWeekly]blockquotote>

Georges St-Pierre’s New Gatorade Ad Commercial Video

CagE — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:31:25 +0000

GSP featured in new Gatorade ad, as he gets ready to fight Thiago Alves at UFC 100.

Frank Mir Talks UFC 100 Fight With Brock Lesnar

CagE — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:52:45 +0000

Frank Mir appears on ESPN to talk about his rematch with Brock Lesnar.

UFC 103: Mirko Cro Cop vs Junior “Cigano” dos Santos ?

CagE — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:10:10 +0000

According to Graciemag, Mirko Cro Cop will possibly take on UFC heavyweight up and comer Junior dos Santos at UFC 103 on Sept. 19th in Dallas, TX.

It was reported earlier that Dos Santos was removed from his UFC 102 fight with Justin McCully with no reason given. We know why.

“I think I’ll fight September 19. They took me off the August 29 show …. My opponent’s changed. I’ll probably face Cro Cop. If I beat him I’ll be in really good standing. If that’s truly the case, I’m guaranteed on the main card and in the main event of the evening. If I were to fight now it wouldn’t be on the main card,”

“To me it’s incredible. When they asked me if they could change the fight date I was a bit bothered, because I wanted to fight right away. I’ve been away for some time now. But the Fertitta brothers asked me and I accepted. After that I found out it would be against Cro Cop and was overjoyed. It’ll be a big opportunity in my career. Lots of good things have happened in my life and this is one more. I’m going to make the most of it,”

For the latest on UFC 103, check out our UFC Rumors section.

Dana White UFC 100 Video Blog Part 2

CagE — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:00:02 +0000

Dana White celebrates his 40th birthday with a few close friends.

UFC 104: Ryan Bader vs Eric Schafer

CagE — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:04:14 +0000

Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Ryan Bader (9-0) announced via his twitter account, that he will take on Eric Schafer on October 24 in Los Angles.

Next fight…UFC 104 against Eric Shaufer in LA Oct 24th. #fb

The undefeated Arizona Combat Club fighter is coming off a unanimous decision win over Carmelo Marrero at UFC Fight Night “Condit vs. Kampmann” back in April.

Schafer (11-3) who is currently on four fight win streak, last fought in January, striking down Antonio Mendes in the first round at UFC 93 “Franklin vs. Henderson”.

For the latest on UFC 104, check out our UFC Rumors section.