Fedor Emelianenko: I never signed with the UFC because Dana White personally hated me
“In my opinion, everything was in Dana White’s hands,’ says Emelianenko. “Because at that moment, I just felt like ‘this guy, he just hates us.’ Like, personally to [me]. There were insults coming from Dana White all the time. There were many very loud things said, but for real nothing happened. It was [all talk].”
Read More →Breaking News: Rousimar Palhares banned from the UFC
Less than 24 hours after his controversial 31-second submission victory over Mike Pierce, Palhares has been released from the UFC. UFC President Dana White delivered the news to ESPN’s Jeremy Shaap on Thursday night’s edition of Olbermann. White added that not only was Palhares cut, he also won’t ever be allowed to fight in the […]
Read More →UFC bantamweight fighter Alexandra “Stitch” Albu workout video
Alexandra Albu is a Russian Mixed Martial Arts practitioner. She is from Moscow, Russia and currently is training at the MMA -KEGI club in Moscow. She is the development of Andrey Tsarkov, the main instructor and the owner of MMA — KEGI.
Read More →What drives PPV buys?
While the UFC and Fox Broadcasting Company announced a landmark seven year, $700 million television rights deal two years ago, and live gates routinely run into the millions, PPV is where the money is. Yahoo Sports’ Joe Napoli recently broke down the different factors that determine the size of UFC PPV buys in the TUF era. Weight Classes: Generally, the higher […]
Read More →Update: FightMetric responds and more
Fightmetric now confirms that the stats were changed after the fight and a lowered number of strikes for Alexander Gustafsson were entered as in the pictures we posted earlier here. An incredible 77 strikes were removed from Alexander Gustafsson’s total strikes. “We perform a slow motion review process to get an official count”. “Many strikes that […]
Read More →Hot russian MMA fighter Aleksandra albu signs with UFC
The UFC has been full steam ahead in promoting its growing women’s division, using TUF 18 to promote the division’s golden girl, Ronda Rousey, and her UFC 168 opponent, Miesha Tate. Now, the division continues to grow with recent signee, Aleksandra Albu, from Russia. Albu is currently 5-0 in MMA, with 4 first round KOs […]
Read More →Matt Riddle announces retirement from MMA following rib injury
Matt Riddle withdrew from his scheduled Bellator MMA debut after suffering a rib injury on Monday. Riddle, who was slated to fight Luis Melo Jr. in the quarterfinals of the Bellator’s season-nine welterweight tournament, subsequently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. “I’m retiring from MMA today,” Riddle wrote on Facebook. “Cracked my rib and can’t fight […]
Read More →UFC champ Georges St-Pierre refused NSAC-approved WADA testing
During a meeting between UFC, Keith Kizer from NSAC, Hendrick’s manager Ted Ehrhardt and GSP trainer Firas Zahabi the representative of GSP refused to do the NSAC approved WAVA testing due to not giving GSP a list of PED´s they would test for and the exact time they would test and how and when the […]
Read More →UFC Veteran, Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk is retiring from UFC
At the age of 40 and after an extraordinary 14 year career, Sean “Muscle Shark” Sherk is retiring from the UFC with a 38-4-1 record, but will always be remembered as a UFC Lightweight Champion. Sean Sherk began his road to the UFC as a wrestler at the age of 7. After 13 years […]
Read More →Dana White UFC Fightnight on FS1 Condit vs Kampmann 2 vlog ep1
Behind the scenes look at UFC on Fox Sports 1 Boston.
Read More →Jhenny Andrade – New UFC Octagon Girl
Checkout the latest addition to the UFC Octagon Girl team. Introducing Brazilian bombshell Jhenny Andrade. She’s a 25-year-old former journalist turned model. Andrade will made her debut at the UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie weigh-in. She will join Camila Oliveira, who came on board as the UFC’s first Brazilian Octagon Girl in January. Special thanks to Closer […]
Read More →FIGHT VIDEO: UFC has signed the Ukrainian 14-0 heavyweight Nikita Krylov
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Read More →UFC inks new deal for UK & Ireland programming
The UFC previously held a deal with ESPN and Setanta Sports to provide coverage for live events and thus the UFC held shows in England and Ireland. When that deal fell through, the UFC hosted less live events in the area, but it looks like British fans can rejoice with the announcement that the UFC […]
Read More →Fox announces details on UFC programming on Fox Sports 1
Details on UFC programming scheduled to air on the new Fox Sports 1 channel, which is set to launch on August 17th. Starting August 17th, the UFC will no longer air content on FX or Fuel TV. Instead, programming will be shifted to the new Fox Sports 1 channel. In an official press release by Fox […]
Read More →UFC Officials Release Statement On Matt Riddle
Matt Riddle, who was recently released by the UFC for a second failed drug test, has been given the UFC official statement. The promotion released the following concerning Riddle, who has had two fights changed to no-contest results after failing drug tests for marijuana. He is 7-3 in his MMA career, with all 12 of […]
Read More →VIDEO: UFC Octagon Girls Arianny Celeste + Brittney Palmer’s Lingerie Photo Shoot
Behind-the-scenes when UFC Octagon girls Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer did a photo shoot for their new product line.
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