Bisping vs. Belfort official to headline Jan. 19th UFC event in Brazil
The UFC early Saturday announced a 12-fight card in Brazil for Jan. 19, though the host city and venue are still to be determined and, the UFC said, will be announced soon. The four-fight main card is likely to air on either FX or FUEL TV. Headlining the event will be a middleweight bout between […]
Read More →Dana White: Fedor unwilling to un-retire, Brock Lesnar done with UFC
The UFC President recently revealed that he has had recent (and separate) discussions with Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar, confirming that both heavyweight fighters will not see the inside of the Octagon ever … and ever again. Oh, what might have been. Even if it would have been a case of “better late than […]
Read More →Vitor Belfort Confirms That Forrest Griffin Turned Down Bout With Him
“I met with Forrest and he told me that he volunteered for a list of six names and mine was the first. He said he would face any of them except me. It’s good to have this kind of recognition. I am here to serve the company. My weight, my category, are the medium. I […]
Read More →Sonnen selects Dan Henderson as an assistant TUF 17 coach
Dan Henderson famously was forced to pull out of a title fight with Jon Jones at UFC 151 due to a knee injury. Chael Sonnen stepped up, and was rejected by Jones as an opponent. Eventually the entire show collapsed, but Sonnen was rewarded for his gameness with a title shot against Jones on April 17, following […]
Read More →Hunt wants rematch with Overeem
Appearing on the most recent edition of “The MMA Hour,” Hunt revealed he would like to get his rematch against current top contender, Alistair Overeem: “If they’d like to get me a fight I’d like to get a rematch with Alistair Overeem, you know, when he comes back from his injury or from whatever, his […]
Read More →JOSE ALDO-FRANKIE EDGAR FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT HEADLINES UFC 156 ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND
Jose Aldo will defend his UFC featherweight title against former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar on Feb. 2 at UFC 156. UFC officials announced the booking during Tuesday night’s episode of “UFC Tonight” on Fuel TV. UFC 156 will serve as the promotion’s traditional Super Bowl card and takes place in Las Vegas, though an official venue has yet to […]
Read More →Stephan Bonnar retires from mixed martial arts
Fight fans have seen the last of Stephan Bonnar. Bonner, who recently suffered a lopsided first-round knockout loss at the hands ofAnderson Silva at UFC 153, had his fate sealed by UFC President Dana White late Tuesday night. “Yes, Bonnar will be retiring now,” White revealed midway through an online MetroPCS chat with fans. Bonnar later confirmed the […]
Read More →Report: JDS in negotiation with Nike
UFC Heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos is reportedly in negotiation with Nike. The sports shoe and apparel giant already sponsors UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. JDS sponsorship would give the company a lock on all division champions from 185 up. If both sides come to an agreement, Dos Santos will […]
Read More →White ‘guarantees’ Silva vs. Jones will happen
White held true to form in a live chat with fans that was hosted online by MetroPCS, which we covered with live update right here earlier this evening. When White was asked about a potential super fight between his Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champions, he was unwavering with his response. “I guarantee you Anderson Silva […]
Read More →Overeem: I think JDS is afraid of me
The scheduled fight between Alistair Overeem and UFC champion Junior dos Santos never happened as Overeem notoriously tested positive for elevated testosterone and was suspended from the sport by the Nevada State Athletic Commision for nine months. Since then, dos Santos has stated numerous times that he doesn’t believe Overeem deserves an immediate title shot […]
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