Tag: mma

  • “UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt” Extended Preview

    “UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt” Extended Preview

    With heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez sidelined, Fabricio Werdum and Mark Hunt will main event UFC 180 for the interim title. Also, Jake Ellenberger will meet rising star Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event.

  • REPLAY! Rose Namajunas vs. Alex Chambers TUF 20 Fight (Highlights)

    REPLAY! Rose Namajunas vs. Alex Chambers TUF 20 Fight (Highlights)

    Rose Namajunas gets Team Melendez on the board with a dominant, first round submission victory over Australian Alex Chambers.

  • #TBT – Batman, Robin vs. Spiderman MMA Fight (Real)

    #TBT – Batman, Robin vs. Spiderman MMA Fight (Real)

    Epic superhero action as the masked menace clashes with the dynamic duo, in a full contact kickboxing bout. Will Spidey’s crisp technique and lightning reflexes triumph over Batman’s power and determination? This happened last year.

  • Hunt: ‘Media Exaggerates Weight Cutting Woes’

    Hunt: ‘Media Exaggerates Weight Cutting Woes’

    “The thing about this is I didn’t get much time for this to be honest. It’s like three weeks, two and a half weeks. So losing ten and a half kilos in two and a half weeks is not an easy task. And also coming over to the other side of the world. ‘Cause I’m […]

  • WONDERFUL! Teixeira Knows He Can Beat Phil Davis

    WONDERFUL! Teixeira Knows He Can Beat Phil Davis

    Former UFC title challenger, Glover Teixeira, blames a bad weight-cut on his poor performance against Phil Davis.

  • UFC Releases Two Foreign Fighters

    UFC Releases Two Foreign Fighters

    Two new fighters have been released by the UFC. Japanese imports, Takenori Sato and Kazuki Tokudome have been removed from the promotion’s online roster of fighters, which usually signifies a release from contract. Sato, a ten-year MMA veteran, suffered two first round defeats in his short time with the promotion, while Kazuki leaves with a 1-3 […]

  • Cat Back Injury Responsible For Rousey vs. Zingano Postponement

    Cat Back Injury Responsible For Rousey vs. Zingano Postponement

    According to report on tonight’s edition of ‘UFC Tonight’, on FOX Sports 1, Cat Zingano’s title shot against Ronda Rousey was postponed from January 3, to Feb. 28, due to a back injury suffered  by the challenger. The UFC Tonight crew stated that Zingano needed more time to properly recover from the injury, so that […]

  • Injury Still Ailing, Evans Opts Out Of Gustafsson Talks

    Injury Still Ailing, Evans Opts Out Of Gustafsson Talks

    “My leg isn’t strong. I can’t explode off it like I normally used to be able to and it still feels unstable. My management team wouldn’t let me take the fight. Glenn [Robinson, his manager] said, ‘At this stage of your career there is no need to rush into a fight especially coming back from […]

  • Hendo Targeting January Return To Middleweight

    Hendo Targeting January Return To Middleweight

    Dan Henderson is looking to get back into the cage in January, following a lackluster 2014. The former Strikeforce and PRIDE FC champion saw just two fights this year. A win, and a loss. Now, according to a report on UFC Tonight, the MMA legend is ready to head back down to middleweight, where the […]

  • REPLAY! ‘UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Rockhold’ Press Conference

    REPLAY! ‘UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Rockhold’ Press Conference

    If you missed tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Rockhold’ pre-fight press conference, here’s the replay. Enjoy!

  • Report: Lesnar Leveraging WWE Against a Possible UFC Return

    Report: Lesnar Leveraging WWE Against a Possible UFC Return

    With the WWE’s money stream dwindling, many are pointing to a Brock Lesnar return to the cage. As in, the WWE may not be able to afford the hefty salary of their champion, and the UFC, most certainly can. Popular pro-wrestling blog, Cageside Seats breaks it down: Lesnar, though he may not look it, is […]

  • Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine Possible For January Event

    Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine Possible For January Event

    In what is surely to quickly become a highly anticipated matchup, Matt Brown could face Tarec Saffiedine on January 24th in Stockholm Sweden. Kimura.se broke the news of the potential matchup earlier today. Brown is coming off a loss against Robbie Lawler earlier this summer, which snapped a 7-fight win streak for ‘The Immortal’. Saffiedine […]

  • UFC Reveals “BIG” Announcement

    UFC Reveals “BIG” Announcement

    The stars of the UFC will converge in Las Vegas alongside UFC President Dana White to launch an incredible slate of upcoming events. THE TIME IS NOW launch will feature the largest compilation of champions, contenders and main event headliners on the same stage. The event, which is free and open to the public, will […]

  • PHOTO | Akihiro Gono Defeats Cancer

    PHOTO | Akihiro Gono Defeats Cancer

    Pride FC legend and MMA veteran Akihiro Gono earned the reputation as a fighter to be feared throughout his 20 year and counting MMA career. In the photo shown below from photographer Ryan Loco, Gono shows off a massive scar from the most important battle of his life, his battle with cancer, which Gono won. […]

  • Ryan Ford Suspended Following Failure To Disclose Broken Arm

    Ryan Ford Suspended Following Failure To Disclose Broken Arm

    Last month, WSOF’s Ryan Ford failed to disclose to officials that he broke his arm prior to engaging with Jake Shields. That decision has now cost him six-months of professional fighting time, as The Edmonton Combative Sports Commission has decided to suspend the fighter for six-months, retroactive from his main event bout against Shields. Ford […]

  • Ian McCall: “This job is killing us”

    Ian McCall: “This job is killing us”

    “It could be worse. I could have an office job and want to kill myself. It could be a lot worse. This job is killing us. Realistically, this job is ruining the one vehicle we have — our bodies and our brains. It’s killing me. It’s killing all of us, but I signed up for […]

  • Watch Tonight’s ‘Bisping vs. Rockhold’ Pre-Fight Presser Live on BJPENN.COM (8PM ET)

    Watch Tonight’s ‘Bisping  vs. Rockhold’ Pre-Fight Presser Live on BJPENN.COM (8PM ET)

    Watch the pre-fight press conference for UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, live Wednesday, November 5 at 8pm/5pm ETPT.

  • Sonnen Unsure Of McGregor’s Title Hopes, But He’s A Fan Of “The Entertainer”

    Sonnen Unsure Of McGregor’s Title Hopes, But He’s A Fan Of “The Entertainer”

    “I love everything that Conor McGregor is doing. He’s very entertaining, and I think he’s an outstanding fighter. He dealt with a tremendous amount of pressure when he fought in his hometown in a main event in Ireland. He sold that out, it was packed, and the whole thing was based around him. “Diego Brandao […]

  • Rockhold Describes Near Death Surfing Incident

    Rockhold Describes Near Death Surfing Incident

    “Getting trapped under water and feeling that sensation of almost drowning, while getting tossed around… that’s not a good feeling. That’s a scary situation. 100 percent, I’m not scared in the Octagon. There’s a little anxiety, but in the ocean, you have no control out there. In a fight I don’t get scared, I might […]

  • Dan Hardy: ‘Pearson Is The U.K.’s Best Chance’

    Dan Hardy: ‘Pearson Is The U.K.’s Best Chance’

    “Pearson for my money is the best chance the UK has right now of clinching a UFC title. His career has been a great learning experience for him thus far and at only 30 years old the Sunderland, England native has plenty of time.” “He is improving from fight to fight and over the next […]

  • TUF 20 Fighter Felice Herrig’s MMA ‘Creep Tweet Of The Day’

    TUF 20 Fighter Felice Herrig’s MMA ‘Creep Tweet Of The Day’

    One of the UFC’s most fan friendly athletes, Felice Herrig, has had her fair share of creepy social media come-ons. And when she gets them she shares. Here’s the latest: #creepymessageoftheday A photo posted by @feliceherrig on Oct 10, 2014 at 3:02pm PDT

  • Ortiz Willing To Pay For “Embarrassment” Bonnar’s Pre-Fight Drug Test

    Ortiz Willing To Pay For “Embarrassment” Bonnar’s Pre-Fight Drug Test

    “When someone talks about a person’s fans, a person’s family, I take it very personally. I take it very personally and I can’t just let it slide by. I don’t think anybody in the world can let something like this slide by when they talk about your family. This guy wants to come out of […]

  • Overeem: Mark Hunt “Strongest Guy I’ve Ever Fought”

    Overeem: Mark Hunt “Strongest Guy I’ve Ever Fought”

    “I fought [Mark Hunt] back in 2008. He’s the strongest guy I’ve ever fought. You know If you get hit (by Mark), you’ve got a problem. So it’s going to be an exciting match up and I’m actually excited for that fight in a couple of weeks.” In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Alistair […]

  • Rousey Cool With Co-Main Event Status

    Rousey Cool With Co-Main Event Status

    “It has always been a dream of mine to fight at Staples Center, and so that is the silver lining. I always want to do the Staples Center, I remember they days when I was cocktail waitressing and I was watching the Lakers play on TV and being like, man, I wonder if things would […]

  • Replay! Fabricio Werdum Submits Fedor Emelianenko (Full Fight)

    Replay!  Fabricio Werdum Submits Fedor Emelianenko (Full Fight)

    Sealing his Strikeforce debut with a KO punch, former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko aims to continue his incredible 27 fight unbeaten streak against BJJ blackbelt Fabricio Werdum who has won three straight fights in Strikeforce. Don’t miss Werdum’s upcoming fight at UFC 180 against Mark Hunt for the interim heavyweight title.

  • QUICK TWITT: Zingano trains with a legend

    QUICK TWITT: Zingano trains with a legend

    UFC women’s bantamweight #1 contender Cat Zingano is gearing up for her UFC 184 title match against Ronda Rousey. To prepare for the bout, ‘Alpha’ is training with UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich, and captured a picture of the training session for her Social Media fans. Puttin in work today with #UFC hall of […]

  • LADIES! Carmouche, She’s Lookin

    LADIES! Carmouche, She’s Lookin

    The UFC’s first ever, female title challenger, Liz “Girlrilla” Carmouche is looking for a date. We don’t know why, we don’t know when, but ladies, if she’s looking, and you’re looking… Maybe hit a girl up! Check it: Ugh I need a date. — LIZ CARMOUCHE (@iamgirlrilla) October 28, 2014 (image via the internet)

  • UFC Rankings Report: Week of 11/3/14

    UFC Rankings Report: Week of 11/3/14

    The UFC Rankings Report is a new weekly UFC.com series that gives you, the fans, a more in-depth look into the official UFC rankings. This week UFC.com’s Matt Parrino and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir discuss Rockhold vs. Bisping, Shogun vs. Saint Preux, and if Cat Zingano can take the belt from Ronda Rousey […]