-
Gustafsson: I slipped and hit my head on corner post on Thursday | UFC News
Alexander Gustafsson (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was scheduled to face Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 9, which takes place in Gustafsson’s home nation of Sweden this Saturday. However, in one of his final practices, a freak accident caused a cut over his left eye. Gustafsson […]
-
Gustafsson Not Cleared By Swedish MMA Federation, Out of UFC on FUEL TV 9 Main Event | UFC News
Following a tense week of injury news for UFC on FUEL TV 9 headliner, Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson, the Swedish MMA Federation has officially barred him from competing, following a bad cut sustained in training. (via MMAFighting.com) The Swede was seeking his second UFC fight in his home country of Sweden against Gegard Mousasi, […]
-
Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway added to UFC 160 card
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 has picked up another fight, Dennis ‘The Menace’ Bermudez vs. ‘Blessed’ Max Holloway. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, with no news as to whether it will be on the main card or the preliminary card. The 21-year old Hawaiian native Holloway is 3-1 […]
-
Georges St-Pierre Not Injured, Back to Training | UFC News
It would appear that a rumored achilles injury to UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre, isn’t as bad as once thought and that the champ is already back to intermediate training. St-Pierre last defended his title on March 16th with a unanimous decision victory over Nick Diaz and barring some bizarre legal issues with the […]
-
World Series of Fighting 2: Main Event Play-By-Play and Results | MMA News
The World Series of Fighting takes place at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 23rd. The main event features a clash of two dangerous strikers, former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski and former UFC welterweight, Anthony Johnson. Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson Round 1: Both heavyweight strikers came out strong. […]
-
World Series of Fighting 2: Main Card Play-By-Play and Results | MMA News
The World Series of Fighting takes place at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 23rd. The main event features a clash of two dangerous strikers, former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski and former UFC welterweight, Anthony Johnson. JZ Calvancante (16-6) vs. Justin Gaethje (7-0) Round 1: Keeping up with […]
-
World Series of Fighting 2: Preliminary Card Play-By-Play and Results | MMA News
The World Series of Fighting takes place at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 23rd. The main event features a clash of two dangerous strikers, former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski and former UFC welterweight, Anthony Johnson. The preliminary card starts at 6:30 ET, while the main event begins […]
-
Is It Time For A Welterweight Interim Title? | UFC NEWS
By Evan Stoumbelis After Johny Hendricks defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 158 it looked like he would finally get a crack at the welterweight strap, but it seems that a shot at the title has once again evaded him, this time in the form of an Achilles tendon injury to welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre. […]
-
Jordan Mein steps in for injured Dan Hardy, faces Matt Brown at UFC on FOX 7 | UFC News
An injury has forced Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy (25-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC) to pull out of his scheduled bout with Matt Brown (16-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC on FOX 7 next month. Stepping in to fill the void will be Canadian welterweight Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (27-8 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who makes a quick return to action, fresh off his […]
-
Alex Caceres and Riki Fukuda Fail Post-Fight Drug Tests | UFC News
UFC bantamweight Alex Caceres (9-5 before test, 8-5, 1 No Contest, now) has failed his post-fight drug test after UFC on Fuel TV 8. UFC on FUEL TV took place on March 2nd at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Caceres fought on the preliminary card against Kyung Ho Kang where he won a […]
-
World Series of Fighting 2: Arlovski vs. Johnson Press Conference Highlights | MMA News
This Saturday, the World Series of Fighting will hold their second card featuring a big main event with two UFC veterans fighting in a heavyweight clash. Andrei Arlovski (19-9, 1 NC) will face off against Anthony Johnson (14-4) in the main event in a fight that could have title implications. The two fighters participated […]
-
Darren Elkins replaces Clay Guida, meets Chad Mendes at UFC on FOX 7 | UFC News
Darren Elkins (16-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) improved to 5-0 as a UFC featherweight this past weekend at UFC 158, as he defeated Antonio Carvalho via first round TKO. Coming away victorious and unscathed in Montreal allowed Elkins to step in for the injured Clay Guida to now meet Chad Mendes (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at […]
-
Cesar Gracie reacts to Nick Diaz’s loss and possible retirement | UFC News
During a Monday interview with the folks at The MMA Hour, Diaz’s manager Cesar Gracie stated that the demands of managing have him considering pulling out of that responsibility, as long as he can find capable hands to guide the careers of his fighters. Gracie, who is a longtime trainer/manager/father figure type for Diaz, isn’t […]
-
Frank Mir says Daniel Cormier can’t finish fights unless the referee does it for him | UFC News
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir is set to face Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier next month at UFC on FOX 7. Mir has left his home in Las Vegas in order to train with Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for this heavyweight showdown. One thing that he isn’t changing for this […]
-
Jussier Formiga vs. Chris Cariaso set for UFC on FX 8 in Brazil | UFC News
A flyweight bout between Jussier Formiga (14-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Chris Cariaso (14-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is the latest addition to June’s UFC on FX 8 event in Brazil. Formiga (previously known as Jussier da Silva), fights for the first time since his UFC debut in October of last year. There, he suffered a […]
-
UFC plans to return to Boston this year | UFC News
The UFC will be returning to Boston for the first time since August of 2010 when it hosts an event later this year. UFC President Dana White confirmed the plans following this past weekend’s UFC 158 event in Montreal: “We’ll be going back to Boston this year. We’ll do Boston this year. … I said […]
-
UFC 158 Results: Jake Ellenberger KO’s Nate Marquardt in the Round 1 | UFC News
Nate Marquardt vs. Jake Ellenberger: Two elite fighters went after a big win as both men landed hard shots early that had their opponent backing up. They remained active and the similarly matched fighters found their range early and started letting their technique take over. Ellenberger kept advancing until he countered a kick from Marquardt […]
-
UFC 158 Results: Chris Camozzi Steals Split Decision Win from Nick Ring | UFC News
Chris Camozzi vs. Nick Ring: Active first round between the two middleweights as they both swung haymakers early. Camozzi seemed to have the more successful start as he landed a good amount of significant strikes. Camozzi also opened up a cut on Ring. Ring opened up more at the end of the first round, turning […]
-
UFC 158 Results: Mike Ricci Scores Unanimous Decision Win Over Colin Fletcher | UFC News
Colin Fletcher vs. Mike Ricci: First round started as a feeling out process between the two Ultimate Fighter veterans as Ricci looked to get inside the much taller Fletcher’s range. Ricci found some success halfway through the round and seemed to loosen up as the round went on. The action stopped late in the first […]
-
UFC 158 Preliminary Card Results & Recap | UFC NEWS
Later tonight fans will see the long awaited match-up between Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz for the welterweight strap, but before that fans tuned in to FX for five exciting fights. First fans saw a standup fight between two Taekwondo fighters Daron Cruickshank vs. John Makdessi. Daron Cruickshank is 3-0 in his last […]
-
Nick Diaz unsure if he will pass UFC 158 drug test; Dana White will probably cut him if he doesn’t | UFC News
Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) will face the biggest challenge of his career this Saturday night when he takes on current UFC champion Georges St. Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) in the main event of UFC 158. After yesterdays UFC 158 press conference, Nick Diaz fans may be rooting more […]
-
Junior dos Santos opens as a big favorite over Mark Hunt | UFC News
Two of the hardest hitters in the heavyweight division will collide at UFC 160 this May, and not surprisingly, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos has opened as a large favorite over former K1 Champion Mark Hunt. Bestfightodds.com currently has JDS as an early 4.6-to-1 (-460) favorite to defeat the “Super Samoan”. Junior dos […]
-
Ricardo Lamas vs. Korean Zombie Official for UFC 162 | UFC News
Ricardo Lamas announced via his Twitter this evening that he will be facing Chan Sung Jung at UFC 162 on July 6th. The fight may have title implications but little is known about the fight besides its existence. Lamas is coming off of a TKO win over Erik Koch back in January. As for […]
-
Dana White: Nick Diaz wanted to fight GSP in hotel following UFC 137 | UFC News
Today, while on Jim Rome’s nationally syndicated radio show, UFC President Dana White told listeners that the long-awaited grudge match between Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz almost happened in a hotel back in 2011. According to Dana White, after Nick defeated B.J. Penn in the headliner of UFC 137 in Las Vegas, Diaz went […]
-
Nick Diaz no-shows UFC 158 open workouts; Dana White not happy | UFC News
Yes you read correctly, Nick Diaz has missed yet another media obligation in advance of his UFC 158 welterweight title fight against champion Georges St. Pierre. Diaz was supposed to participate in todays UFC 158 open media workouts, however, to the surprise of fans, media and UFC president Dana White, the Stockton slugger was nowhere […]
-
Tarec Saffiedine Seeks to Unify Strikeforce and UFC Welterweight Belts | UFC News
The last welterweight champion in Strikeforce history, Tarec Saffiedine seeks to unify the welterweight belts according to an interview with The Underground. Besides giving predictions for UFC 158 and talking potential first bouts int eh UFC, Saffiedine claims that unifying the belts is his goal in the UFC: “Its definitely my goal, but I […]
-
Freddie Roach Trains ‘Improperly Taught’ Shogun Rua to Punch | UFC News
Renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach was brought onboard Mauricio Rua’s training camp for UFC 161 to help Rua with his striking. Rua is known for his muay-thai game but according to Roach, when it comes to technical punches, Rua wasn’t properly taught how to throw them. Roach spoke to GracieMag on his work with Rua: […]