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Larry VollmerLarry Vollmer Jr. is a Web programmer for LoHud.com, the Web site of The Journal News. He spends his days staring at thousands of lines of code and his nights throwing highkicks and hitting the mat with submission grappling specialists. After work and training, Larry gets the latest news on the world of mixed martial arts from the fighters themselves while watching and rewatching matches on his DVR.

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Um… watch out for War Machine

November
20

The mixed martial artist formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver, and Ultimate Fighter 6 contestant,  has been posting some pretty creepy tweets on his twitter account lately. War Machine’s latest set of tweets read like this:

What makes you think you’re safe when I HATE myself?
When I am ready to die I will kill many and I [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on November 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Lesnar, Nogueira pull out of UFC 108

November
16

UFC main event fighters are dropping like flies.

A fourth potential main event  has been scrapped for UFC 108, as Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin and Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua were all scheduled for that date.

Brock Lesnar has been diagnosed with mononucleosis, a viral infection causing fever, sore throat, [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on November 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Tweeting the UFC 106: ORTIZ vs. GRIFFIN 2 Media Conference call live

November
13

Follow me at twitter.com/insideoctagon to see live quotes from Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin, and Dana White.

Posted by Larry Vollmer on November 13th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Tweeting the UFC 105 conference call in real time

November
11

Follow me at twitter.com/insideoctagon to see live quotes from Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, the headliners for this Saturday’s UFC 105 card.

Posted by Larry Vollmer on November 11th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Cain Velasquez meets Big Nog at UFC 108

November
11

A TITLE SHOT IS ON THE LINE AS NOGUEIRA AND VELASQUEZ HEADLINE UFC 108

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is a heavyweight legend looking to climb to the top of the mountain one more time following his win over Hall of Famer Randy Couture in August. Unbeaten rising star Cain Velasquez has moved rapidly up the ranks, but [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on November 11th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Wes Sims is selling Ultimate Fighter 10 memorabilia

October
30

According to his facebook page, Wes Sims is selling some items from the TUF 10 house.

I’m selling personal stuff from The Ultimate Fighter show that I was on. The ninja gear from the show yesterday will be for sale next week. Go check it out and buy some stuff, this is a once in a [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on October 30th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

CSAC robs Shogun of UFC light heavyweight title

October
26

In what may be one of the worst decisions in MMA history, the California State Athletic Commission awarded Lyoto Machida a unanimous decision victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua this past Saturday.

Not one judge awarded a round for Rua, who was clearly controlling the fight. The “ten point must system” is used when judging MMA fights. [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on October 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Lesnar off UFC 106

October
26

Brock Lesnar will not defend his UFC heavyweight title at UFC 106.

According to UFC.com, Lesnar has an illness that has forced him out of training camp for almost a month. The UFC hopes to re-schedule the bout for early 2010.

Lesnar’s opponent, Shane Carwin, posted on his twitter account earlier today. He claims that the match [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on October 26th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

UFC 104 is tomorrow night

October
23

Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will make his first UFC light heavyweight title defense tomorrow night in the main event at UFC 104. The challenger is Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

Lyoto is heavily favored, and I am confident he will walk away with the belt. In order for Rua to be successful in this fight, he has to [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on October 23rd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Countdown to UFC 104 airs tonight

October
19

Countdown to UFC 104 will air on Spike TV at 11 p.m. ET/PT tonight.

I am watching it right now. Good stuff. Don’t miss it.

Posted by Larry Vollmer on October 19th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

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