Tag: Luke Rockhold

  • ‘UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou’ Main Card Play-By-Play

    ‘UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou’ Main Card Play-By-Play

    Tonight at 7:00 P.M. ET/4:00 P.M. PT the UFC hits FOX Sports 1 with the ‘UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou’ main card. If you cannot make the broadcast, or just need to get caught up on results, BJPENN.COM will be giving you blow-by-blow coverage right here in this thread. Enjoy the fights! (Find […]

  • ‘UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou’ Live Preliminary Card Results

    ‘UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou’ Live Preliminary Card Results

    ‘UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou’ goes down tonight from Atlanta Georgia. If you cannot make the preliminary card, or don’t have your UFC Fight Pass, just check back here for the results. PRELIMINARY CARD RESULTS: Beneil Dariush defeated Charlie Brennamen by way of Submission (RNC) 1:45 of Round 1 Vinc Pichel defeated Garrett […]

  • VIDEO | UFC Fight Night 35 Weigh-Ins (Replay)

    VIDEO | UFC Fight Night 35 Weigh-Ins (Replay)

    If you missed today’s weigh-ins live on BJPENN.COM this is where you catch the replay. Enjoy!

  • PHOTO | Luke Rockhold & Costa Philippou Staredown At Today’s Weigh-Ins

    PHOTO | Luke Rockhold & Costa Philippou Staredown At Today’s Weigh-Ins

    Tomorrow night on Fox Sports 1, Luke Rockhold and Costa Philippou, square off in a very important middleweight bout that will likely propel the winner up the ranks. If you missed our live broadcast of today’s weigh-ins ceremony, here are the main and co-main event staredowns from it. Rockhold vs. Philippou:   Tavares vs. Larkin: […]

  • UFC Fight Night 35 Weigh-In Results

    UFC Fight Night 35 Weigh-In Results

    Today the UFC hit Atlanta with the UFC Fight Night 35 Weigh-ins event. If you missed BJPENN.COM’s live broadcast of the event, below are the results in full:   MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET) Luke Rockhold (185) vs. Constantinos Philippou (185) Lorenz Larkin (185) vs. Brad Tavares (185) T.J. Dillashaw (135) vs. […]

  • Watch Today’s UFC Fight Night 35 Weigh-Ins Live on BJPENN.COM (1pm PT)

    Watch Today’s UFC Fight Night 35 Weigh-Ins Live on BJPENN.COM (1pm PT)

    The UFC’s return to the ‘Dirty South’ is underway this afternoon with the UFC Fight Night 35 weigh-ins event taking place live from the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, in a town called Duluth. Today’s event kicks off at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET and will stream live on BJPENN.COM using the player below.

  • VIDEO | The Shoot – Luke Rockhold

    VIDEO | The Shoot – Luke Rockhold

    Luke Rockhold looks to rebound from his last bout and make a statement that he is back and ready to take on Costas Philippou on UFC Fight Night 35

  • Costa Philippou: I Can Knock Out Everybody

    Costa Philippou: I Can Knock Out Everybody

    “Winning this fight, it gets me back to the top. Everybody will be talking about me again. I can knock out everybody. I’m stronger, I’m faster and my technique is better. Luke Rockhold is a huge name, very fast, good striker, well rounded fighter, always willing to exchange. It wont be an easy fight for […]

  • Dillashaw: Assuncao Loss ‘A Blessing In Disquise’

    Dillashaw: Assuncao Loss ‘A Blessing In Disquise’

    Team Alpha Males, T.J. Dillashaw is coming off a highly contested split-decision loss to ATT’s Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night 29. The defeat marked his first since losing the TUF 14 final tournament bout to John Dodson. Now set to face Mike Easton at this month’s Fight Night 35 event, T.J. says the experience […]

  • Chris Weidman opens as a 2-1 favorite over Vitor Belfort | UFC NEWS

    Chris Weidman opens as a 2-1 favorite over Vitor Belfort | UFC NEWS

    The UFC Middleweight Champion, Chris Weidman, has opened as a 2-1 favorite over his next opponent, Vitor Belfort. Here are the current odds according to BestFightOdds.com: Weidman- -225 Belfort- +175 Weidman has not been the favorite since before he fought anyone named Anderson Silva. In their first fight back in July 2013 at UFC 162, […]

  • Six Bouts Set For UFC Fight Night 35 Main Card

    Six Bouts Set For UFC Fight Night 35 Main Card

    The UFC’s return trip to the ‘Dirty South’ is set for January 15 when ‘UFC Fight Night 35: Rockhold vs. Philippou’ hits the Atlanta, Georgia suburbs of Gwinnett County. In the main event top middleweights Luke Rockhold and Constantinos Philippou will face off in an attempt to inch the winner one-step closer to Chris Weidman’s […]

  • Vitor Belfort: ‘My best is yet to come’

    Vitor Belfort: ‘My best is yet to come’

    Vitor Belfort (24-10 MMA, 13-6 UFC) has look absolutely phenomenal in his past three octagon appearances. “The Phenom” has earned 3-straight head kick knockouts over perennial contenders Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping and most recently Dan Henderson during that stretch. UFC President, Dana White, has stated that his intention is to have Belfort fight the winner […]

  • Vitor Belfort would stop TRT for a title shot if necessary

    Vitor Belfort would stop TRT for a title shot if necessary

    Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC) has been under a lot of scrutiny for his use of TRT (Testosterone replacement therapy.) The 35-year-old former UFC champion, Belfort, has looked spectacular in his past two octagon appearances, earning headkick knockout wins over perennial contenders Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold. Belfort recently stated that should […]

  • QUICK TWITT | Rockhold And Carmont Interested In Fighting

    QUICK TWITT | Rockhold And Carmont Interested In Fighting

    Former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold is on a mission to return to action. The AKA trained fighter entered the UFC with high expectations, but got floored in his debut by Vitor Belfort. Nearly recovered from injury, Rockhold is now campaigning for a fight: Rockhold is hoping to be cleared for MMA training in 2 […]

  • Dana White likes Evans vs. Belfort, not Sonnen

    Dana White likes Evans vs. Belfort, not Sonnen

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Vitor Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC), said that he would rather return to a higher weight class than hang around at middleweight to fight the likes of Strikeforce import Tim Kennedy (16-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Well, that’s just fine with UFC President Dana White: “Then let’s do him and Rashad […]

  • Luke Rockhold vs. Tim Boetsch Targeted For UFC 166

    Luke Rockhold vs. Tim Boetsch Targeted For UFC 166

    A middleweight clash between Luke Rockhold and Tim Boetsch is reportedly set for UFC 166 according to ESPN.com Both fighters are coming off of losses and will use this fight as a jumping-off point to re-enter the stacked middleweight rankings in an attempt to gain contender status. Rockhold last fought Vitor Belfort in May, losing […]

  • Vitor Belfort opens up about his use of TRT

    Vitor Belfort opens up about his use of TRT

    Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort (23-10 MMA, 12-6 UFC) is nothing less than a legend in the sport of mixed martial arts. He has provided fight fans with some of the most memorable knockouts in MMA’s history. But, with all that said, Vitor has been under a lot of public scrutiny lately in regards to his […]

  • Michael Bisping Eyes Bout with Cung Le After Eye Heals

    Michael Bisping Eyes Bout with Cung Le After Eye Heals

    In a strange twist, UFC middleweight Michael Bisping was recently told that his recent bout with blurry vision was due to a detached retina in his eye. I call this a strange twist because Bisping’s last fight with Alan Belcher at UFC 159, was called short after an unintentional eye-poke to Belcher forced the referee […]

  • UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold Drug Tests Come Back Negative

    UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold Drug Tests Come Back Negative

      The CABMMA (Brazilian Athletic Commission) and the UFC have released the results for the drug tests from UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold. All the tests came back negative. “The UFC has been informed by CABMMA that all fighters on the UFC on FX 8 card passed their pre- and post-fight drug tests,” today’s […]

  • Michael Bisping Responds to Luke Rockhold’s Challenge

    Michael Bisping Responds to Luke Rockhold’s Challenge

      Less than an hour after UFC middleweight, Luke Rockhold, called out Michael Bisping via his official Twitter account, fellow middleweight, Michael Bisping, has responded. Bisping was quick to respond, asking Rockhold to win at least one fight in the UFC before they start talking about a fight between them, effectively putting an end to […]

  • Luke Rockhold Calls out Michael Bisping Via Twitter

    Luke Rockhold Calls out Michael Bisping Via Twitter

      One of the most anticipated entries to the UFC middleweight division, Luke Rockhold (10-2), made his debut on May 18th losing in the first round to Vitor Belfort by what would become the first of two spinning-heel kick knockouts in the past two weeks. Now, Rockhold seems to look for a quick turnaround as […]

  • UFC says Belfort vs. Silva-Weidman winner ‘makes sense’, could happen in Las Vegas

    UFC says Belfort vs. Silva-Weidman winner ‘makes sense’, could happen in Las Vegas

    During Thursday’s pre-UFC 160 media day, UFC President Dana White stated that the promotion currently has no plans in regards to Vitor Belfort’s next fight. However, Mr. White did add that ‘The Phenom’s” next bout could be a middleweight title shot – and that it could happen in Las Vegas: “There’s no plans right now […]

  • Ratings Report: UFC on FX 8 Draws 1.3 Million Viewers

    Ratings Report: UFC on FX 8 Draws 1.3 Million Viewers

    UFC and FX officials should be pleased with the reported viewership numbers floating around the TV industry in regards to last weekend’s UFC on Fx 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold event. UFC on FX 8 took place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil. The event was capped off with a spectacular main event where, […]

  • Humbled Rockhold Says TRT Had Nothing To Do With Belfort’s Kick

    Humbled Rockhold Says TRT Had Nothing To Do With Belfort’s Kick

    “I mean it’s hard to say what went wrong. I was feeling good. I was finding my timing. I felt like I was controlling things, and then he landed a spinning heel kick to my head. I felt good in this fight. I had a great camp. I felt good in the fight. I was […]

  • UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs Rockhold Preliminary Card Recap and results

    UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs Rockhold Preliminary Card Recap and results

    By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) Tonight fans will see the former UFC lightheavyweight champion Vitor Belfort face off against former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, but before that we tuned into Fuel TV for the preliminary fights. Results are as follows: After a rather lackluster fight Fabio Maldonado def. Roger Hollett via unanimous decision. Following up […]

  • UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Main Card Play-By-Play & Live Results

    UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Main Card Play-By-Play & Live Results

    UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold takes place tonight from the Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. In the main event, MMA legend, Vitor Belfort will sqaure off with the last reigning Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, in a bout that has serious implications for the middleweight rankings. The UFC on […]

  • UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Preliminary Card Play-By-Play

      The UFC on FX 8 prelims start tonight at 6 p.m. ET and 3 p.m. PT on FUEL TV all leading up to the main event between former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold. For those who can not watch the live broadcast of tonight’s FUEL TV preliminary […]

  • Video: Sonnen & Florian Preview Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold

    Video: Sonnen & Florian Preview Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold

    UFC on FX 8 is set for this evening in Brazil. The UFC on FUEL TV crew took the time yesterday to break down the main card and cast their predictions.