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Gustafsson Unimpressed With “Rumbles” Resume, Will Not Fight Him
Title shot or nothing! Top UFC light-heavyweight contender, Alexander Gustafsson is making sure he holds on to his #1 slot, and he doesn’t care how long it takes. The Swede tells MMAJunkie.com: “If it is so that they guarantee me a title match in Sweden … I can wait three years.Then it does not matter… […]
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“Rumble” Fires Back – ‘Overeem’s The P****y, & He Ducked JDS’
Anthony Rumble Johnson has made a quick response to today’s Alistair Overeem comments. Check it: @MMAjunkie that's the cutest thing I've heard all day. He can be fake all he wants that's on him. Seeing him would make me spit in his face. — Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) September 2, 2014 How can Overshit call me […]
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Gustafsson: ‘I’ve Been Promised The Winner Of Jones vs. D.C.’
Top UFC light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson has broken his silence about his title shot predicament, and promises fans he will return to fighting whenver the UFC wants. Check it: (Via Facebook) “Me and my team had a great call with the big boss Mr. Lorenzo Fertitta. I got a guarantee that I will face the […]
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Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Calls Out Gustafsson
The fast rising Blazkzilian, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (pictured) is ready to take things to the next-level. After revitalizing his career as a light-heavyweight, and brutally dispatching two top 10 205’ers, Johnson has been continually calling out Alexander Gustafsson, the UFC’s rightful number 1 contender. Here’s the latest: @AlexTheMauler I respect you as a fighter but […]
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“Rumble” : ‘I’ll move up to heavyweight, K.O. Overeem, and do it all with a smile’
Top UFC light-heavyweight, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson continued his war of words against, his former Blackzilian teammate, Alistair Overeem. Since his departure from the team, Alistair Overeem has been at the wrong end of many of Johnson’s statements, which often end in some type of physical threat to “The Reem”. Here’s the latest: (via Fighters Only) […]
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Anthony Rumble Johnson Wants Bader, Then Gustafsson
Anthony Johnson is on a crash course with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones if everything continues on the path it’s going. After defeating Phil Davis earlier in summer, Rumble continued his tear of the 205 pound division by knocking out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in July. He spoke with MMAJunkie about his hope for fighting Ryan […]
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Johnson on Jones Injury: ‘Overeem hurts people accidentally on purpose all the time’
“He did some things here that were like that. But I didn’t think he’d take that into Greg Jackson’s gym. Not the stuff that happened anywhere else. So that shocked me. “I just figured when I first heard he was hurt that it was an accident with one of his usual training partners, not some […]
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Johnson Ready And Willing To “Rumble” With Gustafsson
“I’m down to fight whoever. If they want to give me Alex, that’s fine. We’re all going to have to fight eventually, one day. It’s bound to happen, so why not?… I’ll hate (traveling to Sweden) it, but alright, I guess I’m going to Sweden to whip some ass.” “I’ll fight ‘em all,” he later […]
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White: ‘Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson Makes Sense’
Alexander Gustafsson’s plans, are to sit on the side-lines, and wait for a title shot. But he’s going to be out for a very long time and that’s not what the UFC is looking for. Instead, during a recent report on UFC.COM, UFC President Dana White said he’s wants to put together a bout […]
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Anthony Johnson Will Fight Overeem At Any Weight
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Rumble Johnson is coming off a huge KO against Lil Nog this past Saturday at UFC on Fox 12. The knockout marked his second straight Octagon victory, with the first one coming against Phil Davis. Johnson joined comedian Adam Hunter on the MMA Roasted podcast and responded to an interesting question […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Super Slo-Mo Highlights
This past Saturday fans saw a great night of fights headlined by Matt Brown and Robbie Lawler that saw Lawler crowned as the #1 contender to fight Johny Hendricks. In the co-main event we saw Anthony Rumble Johnson dominate Lil Nog en route to an sub 1-minute performance. Check out the highlights in super slow […]
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Evans Won’t Fight Johnson, Doesn’t Want To Make The Same Mistake As With Jones
Former UFC champion Rashad Evans doesn’t want to make the same mistake twice, and so he wont fight teammate Anthony Johnson. Rashad spoke about a return to the Octagon in early 2015 after recovering from ACL surgery. He spoke with Ariel Helwani: “The knee is coming along pretty well. I just didn’t want to put […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Means Picks Apart Perpetuo and Earns Decision Win
Hernani Perpetuo impressed those in attendance with his “punches in bunches” in the opening round of the fight. His strategy was unorthodox, but it could have been effective if implemented right. He would load up with six or seven powerful punches, then back off for twenty seconds or so. This is a method of attack […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Ortega Makes Quick Work of De La Torre, Picks Up 1st Round Submission
Brian Ortega displayed some elite BJJ skills in his quick finish against Michael de la Torre. Ortega grabbed the body of De La Torre and tried to take him down by pushing him against the fence. De La Torre defended the takedown by bending down, and Ortega saw this as a chance to take his […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Trator Picks Up Decision Win Over Arreola
Tiago Trator and Akbarh Arreola put on a grueling performance inside the octagon tonight in a bout that closed out the UFC Fight Pass preliminary portion of the card. Trator may have shown signs of fatigue throughout the fight, but he put 100% power in his punches until the last second expired. Arreola did a […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Burns Earns Exciting Decision Win Against Stahl
Welterweights Andreas Stahl and Gilbert Burns made their debuts tonight and left it all in the octagon. Burns may have walked out with the decision win, but Stahl displayed a “Never Surrender” attitude that forced him to keep pressing forward. Stahl suffered what seemed to be a broken nose within the first couple minutes of […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Jedrzejczyk Earns Decision Victory Over Lima
Every single victory counts when you are a UFC Strawweight because the division is so new. The fact that Joana Jedrzejczyk put on such a one-sided beating raised her stock within the weight-class that much more. Juliana Lima seemed to walk into the center of the octagon overexcited and she drained her gas tank with […]
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Lil Nog Calls For Title Fight With Jones After Defeating Johnson
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is looking for a fight against Jon Jones for the light heavyweight belt after defeating Anthony Johnson this Saturday at UFC on Fox 12. Minotouro spoke with Combate.com about the bout saying: “This fight is a big challenge to I getting where I want, which is fighting for the belt. It comes […]
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Anthony Johnson Blasts Blackzilian Teammates
Anthony Rumble Johnson took to his personal Facebook to put his Blackzilian teammates on blast for talking behind his back. The message, which is visible only to Rumble’s Facebook friends, was screenshot by our friends over at Bloodyelbow.com So funny how people in the gym wanna talk. Believe me I know who you are but […]
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Chael Sonnen Was Supposed To Fight Anthony Johnson At UFC 175
Chael Sonnen spoke to media members prior to the TUF Brazil Finale this past Saturday and told everyone that he expected to fight Anthony Rumble Johnson when Wanderlei Silva was removed from the UFC 175 card. “I’ve been on hold to fight Anthony Johnson. Right now Little Nog’s supposed to fight Anthony Johnson, everybody’s waiting […]
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UFC 172 Medical Suspensions Report: Glover, Benavidez, More Out With Indefinite Terms
Last month’s UFC 172 saw Jon Jones defend his UFC light-heavyweight title for a record seventh time. As a result of that dominance, his latest opponent, Glover Teixeira has been benched by the Maryland State Athletic Commission for an indefinite period for excessive head blows and lacerations. Several other fighter’s on the April 26 fight […]
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VIDEO | UFC 172 Phantom Cam Highlights
The UFC’s Fight Motion Cam captures the biggest hits of UFC 172 in super slow-mo.
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Anthony Johnson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira set for UFC on FOX 12
UFC officials announced today that a key light heavyweight bout between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (17-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) will take place at July’s ‘UFC on FOX 12’ event in San Jose, California. “Rumble” recently made his octagon return in the co-main event of April’s UFC 172 card in […]
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Glover: Refs Need to Do Something About Eye Pokes
“I don’t think it was intentional, but the referee needs to start putting some pressure on who does that. I was a little afraid to close the distance and get poked in the eye again and maybe stop the fight. The second eye poke really scared me because I thought it could hurt my eye. […]
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Dana White: Fans Overreacting To Jones Eye Pokes
“I mean, people are always going to go overboard with Jon Jones because they don’t like him. “It’s not just taller fighters. Jones has that range and he can do it, but lots of guys do it because that’s how you block punches. So you keep your hands open and you slap punches down. Then […]
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Fabio Maldonado Wants To ‘Rumble’ With Anthony Johnson
After Johnson’s lopsided beating of Phil Davis last weekend, not too many men are looking for a showdown. However, Fabio Maldonado, one of the UFC’s most durable light-heavyweights, is up to the task. In a recent interview with MMAFighting.com, Maldonado stated his case: “I want to fight Anthony Johnson. He would be a good fight […]
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PHOTO | Luke Rockhold’s Broken Toe (X-Ray)
It may have looked like the former Strikeforce champ took zero damage against Tim Boetsch, but he did. (Replay Here) AKA’s Luke Rockhold broke his toe. Here’s the X-Ray:
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QUICK TWITT | Jon Jones Continues Harassment Of Phil Davis
Cyber Bullying is a real threat to our society. But that’s not Jon Jones. The UFC light-heavyweight champion, has been posting and removing social media comments since his unanimous decision win over Glover Teixeira last Saturday. Following his one-sided handling of his Brazilian Challenger, Jones was left with plenty of ammunition to attack his antagonists. […]