Tag: heavyweight

  • UFC 180 Results: Werdum KOs Hunt and Wins Heavyweight Title!

    UFC 180 Results: Werdum KOs Hunt and Wins Heavyweight Title!

    Fabricio Werdum picked up the win tonight against Mark Hunt by way of knockout and is now the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion! Hunt was calm in his defeat and despite suffering knockouts in his last two losses, he seems prepared to jump right back on the horse. Hunt seemed to be on his way to […]

  • WSOF 14 Results: Rama TKOs Mehmen in Round 1, Wins WSOF Heavyweight Title

    WSOF 14 Results:  Rama TKOs Mehmen in Round 1, Wins WSOF Heavyweight Title

    Smealinho Rama is your NEW World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Champion! Derrick Mehmen never got any momentum on his side as he was caught with a huge left hand in the opening minute of the fight. The shot clearly wobbled him and Rama was relentless in his attack until the referee pulled him off. Rama […]

  • Thomson Disses Heavier Weight Classes, Says They Aren’t Mixed Martial Artists

    Thomson Disses Heavier Weight Classes, Says They Aren’t Mixed Martial Artists

    UFC lightweight Josh Thomson made an interesting statement to Fox Sports, he said that the higher weight classes you get into, the more one dimensional the fighters are. His words: “This is what I say — when you go up in weight, you should be saying it to those guys. Because those guys all have […]

  • .gif | UFC on FOX 11: Werdum vs. Browne Highlights

    .gif | UFC on FOX 11: Werdum vs. Browne Highlights

    Fabricio Werdum shocked the world when he dominated his fight with Travis Browne everywhere they went. Werdum put in a winning effort and is next on tap to face UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez. Check out these highlights provided by FanSided’s own ZombieProphet!

  • Bellator 115 Results: Minakov Defeats Kongo and Retains Heavyweight Title

    Bellator 115 Results: Minakov Defeats Kongo and Retains Heavyweight Title

    The heavyweight championship was hanging in the balance tonight as Vitaly Minakov and Cheick Kongo battled on tonight’s main event. The fight kicked off in controversial fashion as Minakov landed two low-blows on Kongo which ultimately led to a point deduction for the heavyweight champion. Kongo could not take control of the round despite getting […]

  • ‘UFC 169’ Gambler’s Odds: Alistair Overeem (-350) vs. Frank Mir (+290)

    By Jonathan Kirschner | @MMAKirschner This Saturday night, two heavyweights will duke it out in the octagon to try and get back to their winning ways. Alistair Overeem and Frank Mir are the last non-title fight of the night, but their bout may have the biggest implication of all. With a combined record of five […]

  • Overeem Focused On Getting Back On Track, Not Title Shots

    Overeem Focused On Getting Back On Track, Not Title Shots

    Alistair Overeem and Travis Browne are set to duke it out in the co main-event of UFC Fight Night this Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts. As the UFC makes their debut on Fox Sports 1, Overeem is in a position where, with a decisive victory, he can earn another shot at the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The […]

  • Shawn Jordan vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Booked For UFC 166

    By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan Heavyweight Shawn Jordan has verbally agreed to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 166: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez III. Jordan is riding a 2 fight win streak against Chicago native Mike Russow and fan favorite Pat ‘HD’ Barry, both wins came via knockout, with his knockout over Barry earning him knockout […]

  • With Shane Del Rosario Injured, Gabriel Gonzaga Steps In Against Dave Herman

    With Shane Del Rosario Injured, Gabriel Gonzaga Steps In Against Dave Herman

    With the way bouts have been crumbling due to injuries, it’s sad that you can expect daily updates on fighter replacements. This time, another injury has effected a heavyweight bout at UFC 162. Late Friday night, UFC’s Twitter account announced that Shane Del Rosario suffered an injury and would be forced out of his bout […]

  • UFC making progress on Mark Hunt visa issue

    UFC making progress on Mark Hunt visa issue

    By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) The UFC has been working tirelessly to get Mark Hunt back to the United States in time for his co-main event bout with Junior Dos Santos a week from Saturday. Hunt was in New Zealand, and encountered some trouble with his visa when trying to fly to the states due to […]

  • Brandon Vera Returning To Heavyweight Set To Face Ben Rothwell At UFC 164

    Brandon Vera Returning To Heavyweight Set To Face Ben Rothwell At UFC 164

    Brandon Vera is moving back up to the heavyweight division after a 5 year absence from the division to face Ben Rothwell. ‘The Truth’ and Rothwell are slated to fight at UFC 164 which takes place on August 31st in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Brandon Vera has had a rough time in the UFC, after going 4-0 […]

  • Tyson Fury: I would beat Cain, then return to boxing

    Tyson Fury: I would beat Cain, then return to boxing

    By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) The feud between Cain Velasquez and unbeaten heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury has once again been refueled, this time after Dana White agreed to let Fury come to the UFC and fight Cain Velasquez. “Come on over and we’ll make a deal, you want to fight Cain? You will get smashed.” Said […]

  • Greg Jackson: Jon Jones At Heavyweight Would Be Fun For Me

    With his victory over Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 this past weekend, Jon “Bones” Jones has once again solidified his position as UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. His wins over fellow light heavyweights Rashad Evans, Quinton Jackson, Shogun Rua and Lyoto Machida were so dominant that middleweights like Vitor Belfort and Chael Sonnen invaded his division […]