World Extreme Cagefighting and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Friday gave in to the forces of Mother Nature and postponed Sept. 10’s WEC: Faber vs. Brown event back to Nov. 5.
“Due to the potential of a ma
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Several bouts for the upcoming Strikeforce event scheduled for Oct. 3 in the Denver area came to light on Friday. The main event features local favorite Duane “Bang” Ludwig looking to exac
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As mixed martial arts increases in popularity, economic opportunity, and fan adoration, there’s more of a tendency for some of the athletes to work harder to build up interest in many of the fights. What’s the quickest
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Ultimate Fighter 2 participant Seth Petruzelli returns as part of EliteXC’s preliminary card on the upcoming CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights card after a year layoff.
Petruzelli will take on ShoXC veteran Aaron Rosa who was undefeated at 10-0 before losing two in a row in ShoXC. Both fighters w
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In an Interview with PDG, Tito Ortiz chronicled one of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s reasons behind the firing of former trainer Juanito Ibarra.
“Let me explain this to you because it really pisses me off that Ibarra has done what he has done, he is a thief,” said Ortiz. “I have been running traini
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In the hip-hop industry, there are artists that record a song with a catchy hook and a generic beat that catches fire with top 40 listeners. The artist goes on to sell a lot of records or generate a lot of downloads in the short term but in the long term is never heard from again.
Then there are
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In the past I have been very guilty of underestimating the abilities of Matt “The Hammer” Hamill. For far too long I viewed him as nothing more than a one-dimensional wrestler relying heavily on his grappling and athletic ability. But over the course of the last year I have gained a lot more respect
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The Palace Fighting Championship on Thursday announced the full line-up for its Sept. 26 event at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif. The main event features Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride veteran Phil Baroni squaring off with popular Mexican fighter Olaf Alfonso.
The f
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12:57 p.m. – September 2nd, 2008: Randy Couture makes a new three-fight deal that will keep him in the UFC for three more fights, starting with Brock Lesnar on Nov. 15 at UFC 91. The legal battle between Couture and Zu
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Michael DiSanto, UFC - Rashad Evans loves to make me eat my words. I've broken down his last three fights. Each time, I predicted 'Sugar' to lose. Each time, I dedicated hundreds of words to explaining why he would lose. Each time, he made me eat those words.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Rashad Evans fought the perfect fight tonight in the UFC 88 main event against former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, and at 1:51 of the second round, he finished the perfect fight with the perfect punch, stunning a packed house at Philips Arena with a one punch knockout of 'The Iceman'.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin made a seamless return to the light heavyweight division, stopping a game but outgunned Matt Hamill with a steady striking attack in the UFC 88 co-main event tonight at Philips Arena.It was Franklin's first fight at 205 pounds since his first round TKO of Ken Shamrock in April of 2005.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If the early moments of the lightweight battle between Kurt Pellegrino and Thiago Tavares were any indication, Tavares had no right getting out of the opening round. But the game Brazilian hung on, survived, and became one half of one of the most entertaining 155-pound battles of the year, with Pellegrino impressively pounding out a three round unanimous decision in UFC 88 preliminary action at Philips Arena.
Click below for the official UFC 88 weigh-in results. UFC 88, which is headlined by the light heavyweight battle between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans, will air live on pay-per-view Saturday from Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - A last-minute back injury has forced welterweight contender Karo Parisyan to withdraw from his UFC 88 bout with Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Saturday's UFC 88 card will continue with nine bouts, and the welterweight bout between Dong Hyun Kim and Matt Brown will now be aired on the pay-per-view broadcast, which begins at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
Dave Sholler, UFC - As 2007 came to a close, former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell heard the whispers. After two straight losses, critics circled "The Iceman" like vultures over a scorched desert. They said his loss to Quinton Jackson at UFC 71 was a sign that his reign as the sport's best light heavyweight was forever over.
Stephen Quinn, UFC - Saturday night's UFC 88 card features a number of crossroads bouts that will determine the future for some of the game's biggest names. But what will your future in the UFC® Fantasy™ Game be if you come up short this weekend? Read on to get the edge on your opponents and sail to the top of your fantasy league.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Rich Franklin laughed almost as soon as the question was asked. And for the record, that question was, 'Is it exciting moving back to a division where most of mixed martial arts' superstars currently reside?'"I basically just threw myself in a pool of sharks," said the former UFC middleweight champion, who on Saturday night will return to the light heavyweight division for the first time in over three years to take on Matt Hamill at UFC 88 in Atlanta. "How exciting is that?"
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was probably the worst news Kurt Pellegrino could have received, and its impact hit the lightweight contender harder than he had ever been punched or kicked while competing in the Octagon. But after his April loss to Nate Diaz, 'Batman' had to deal with the realization that he had become what he promised he would never be.
Las Vegas, NV (USA) - On November 15th, the champ is back. Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White today announced that after a year away from the game, UFC® heavyweight champion Randy "The Natural" Couture will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon to defend his title against rising star Brock Lesnar in a clash of titans destined to shake the foundations of the sport. This championship bout, the biggest heavyweight title fight in years, will headline UFC 91: COUTURE vs. LESNAR, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.
They come from all over the globe, spanning Brooklyn to Israel , including far-off locales such as Russia , Nova Scotia , England , and Hawaii . Their diverse backgrounds range from a former Division 1 college football player to a CIA recruiter and include the brother of "The Ultimate Fighter 2" winner.
The original gear worn by current UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin as he seized the title during his July 5th victory over Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson is now up for grabs to the highest bidder. UFCAuction.com, the official UFC online auction powered by Delivery Agent, is launching an exclusive auction beginning August 7 featuring Griffin's autographed gloves, shorts, and walk-in T-shirt worn during UFC 86.
Las Vegas, NV -- Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), has been informed by the Texas Court of Appeals that it has granted Zuffa's Motion to Compel Randy Couture to arbitrate in the District of Nevada, thereby staying all further action by HDNet against Zuffa in the state of Texas.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced the remaining fights for the upcoming UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY card, which features the UFC® Welterweight Title bout between Champion Georges St-Pierre and number one contender Jon Fitch, Live from Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
World Extreme Cagefighting and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Friday gave in to the forces of Mother Nature and postponed Sept. 10’s WEC: Faber vs. Brown event back to Nov. 5.
“Due to the potential of a ma
Several bouts for the upcoming Strikeforce event scheduled for Oct. 3 in the Denver area came to light on Friday. The main event features local favorite Duane “Bang” Ludwig looking to exac
As mixed martial arts increases in popularity, economic opportunity, and fan adoration, there’s more of a tendency for some of the athletes to work harder to build up interest in many of the fights. What’s the quickest
12:57 p.m. – September 2nd, 2008: Randy Couture makes a new three-fight deal that will keep him in the UFC for three more fights, starting with Brock Lesnar on Nov. 15 at UFC 91. The legal battle between Couture and Zu
