Report: Iran defends wrestling
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran is looking to join wrestling’s major powers to stop the elimination of the ancient sport from the 2020 Olympics. Mohammad Aliabadi, the head of Iran’s National Committee of Olympic, is quoted by Iran’s official IRNA news agency on Thursday as calling the decision by the IOC executive board “very serious.” He […]
Read More →Fight Card: UFC on Fuel TV Barao vs. McDonald
Official fight card Main Card (Fuel TV) Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Bantamweight Renan Barão (ic) vs. Michael McDonald Note 1 Featherweight Cub Swanson vs. Dustin Poirier Light Heavyweight Jimi Manuwa vs. Cyrille Diabaté Welterweight Gunnar Nelson vs. Jorge Santiago Light Heavyweight James Te-Huna vs. Ryan Jimmo Welterweight Che Mills vs. Matthew Riddle Preliminary Card […]
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UFC 156 Result
Official fight card Main Card Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Jose Aldo (c) def. Frankie Edgar Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) 5 5:00 Note 1 Light Heavyweight Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Rashad Evans Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Antonio Silva def. Alistair Overeem TKO (punches)[28] 3 0:25 Welterweight Demian Maia def. […]
Read More →UFC 159: Iaquinta vs. Proctor and Khabilov vs. Medeiros added to April 27th event
Official fight card Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Light Heavyweight Jon Jones(c) vs. Chael Sonnen For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Coaches’s fight for season 17 of the Ultimate Fighter. Announced bouts Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Roy Nelson Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Pat Healy Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher Welterweight bout: Nick Catone vs. James Head Lightweight […]
Read More →Dana White: UFC will pair with FightMetric to create media rankings panel
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans, as well as the current fighters on the roster, might now get a better idea of the contender pecking order with news that UFC has teamed up with FightMetric to establish an official ranking system. “UFC Fighter Rankings are a great tool for new and existing fans alike to learn […]
Read More →UFC 156 Fight Card
Official fight card Main Card Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight José Aldo (c) vs. Frankie Edgar Note 1 Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva Welterweight Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia Flyweight Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall Preliminary Card (FX) Lightweight Gleison Tibau vs. Evan Dunham Welterweight […]
Read More →White: Randy Couture is no Captain America
UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture recently signed a multi-year deal with Spike TV to participate in multiple projects for the channel, as well as other ventures for the parent company Viacom. Viacom owns a controlling interest in Bellator, the UFC’s leading competitor. Couture’s first role will be as a coach on Bellator’s planned reality […]
Read More →New UFC 159 fights: Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes; Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo
The fight card underneath Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 on April 27 is beginning to shape up. Official fight card Weight Class Light Heavyweight Jon Jones(c) vs. Chael Sonnen For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Coaches’s fight for season 17 of the Ultimate Fighter. Announced bouts Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes […]
Read More →Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson set for UFC on FOX 7 on April 20
A signed bout between Northern California products Nate Diaz and Josh Thomson, both coming off losses in championship matches, is the latest battle signed that pits a former Strikeforce headliner facing a longtime UFC star. The two will face off on the April 20 card at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Thomson, who grew up […]
Read More →Strikeforce’s Pat Healy gets Jim Miller in UFC debut
According to the official UFC twitter, Strikeforce fighter Pat Healy will make his UFC debut against Jim Miller. Healy is coming off a unanimous decision win over Kurt Holobaugh at the final Strikeforce event. Miller is coming off a fight of the night decision win over Joe Lauzon at the UFC on FOX 5. Also on for #UFC159 […]
Read More →Dana White: UFC was ‘close’ to pulling off Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brock Lesnar fight
Don’t get your hopes too up – it’s not likely to happen. But UFC President Dana White on Saturday said the promotion was close to getting a deal done for a heavyweight megafight between Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar, a fight that fell apart following the death of Emelianenko’s father. The fight, White said, […]
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Video: UFC 158: GSP vs Diaz Press Conference
Watch the live event announcement press conference for UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz.
Read More →Gegard Mousasi: Fight with Alexander Gustafsson “Definitely For No. 1 Contender’s Spot”
The moment Gegard Mousasi signed his contract with the UFC he wanted to make one thing crystal clear – he’s working towards a title shot and wants the biggest fights possible to get there. The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion comes to the promotion with a lot of hype behind him as one of the top prospects […]
Read More →GUSTAFSSON VS. MOUSASI OFFICIAL FOR STOCKHOLM, TICKETS ON SALE FEB. 9
As expected light heavyweights Alexander Gustafsson (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will headline an April 6 event at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe Arena. The event is expected to be UFC on FUEL TV 9, though it’s also being billed as “UFC Sweden 2.” The night’s main card airs on FUEL […]
Read More →“Chael Sonnen will be stronger than Jones,” says Mike Dolce
Chael Sonnen (27-12-1, pictured) is going to be smaller than Jon Jones (17-1) in UFC 159 when they face each other? Mike Dolce, Chael Sonnen nutricionist, denies it. After going to Sao Paulo to corner Vitor Belfort and Nik Lentz, two of his clients, Dolce talked with ImperioMMA about the Sonnen-Jones light heavyweight championship bout. […]
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