Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort: What Possible Outcomes Would Do To MW Division
Two of the best Brazilian fighters in MMA will clash on February 5, 2011, right before the Super Bowl. Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort headline a Middleweight Title bout in Las Vegas, Nevada. On paper, UFC 126 already is shaping up to be a top card in 2011. Yushin Okami is already lined up for [...]
Jon Madsen Turns The Page
Jon Madsen didn’t arrive in the UFC from the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter with the notoriety of Kimbo Slice, the experience of Roy Nelson, the power of Brendan Schaub or the athleticism and charisma of Matt Mitrione. But a little over 15 months after that season’s finale card, he’s still here, outlasting Kimbo [...]
UFC: 15 Fighters Who Will Become Household Names In 2011
The old mainstays of UFC pay per views are slowly fading into retirement and obscurity. Chuck Liddell can’t take a punch. Tito Ortiz is one loss away from being released. Randy Couture has pseudo-retired. All of this has put the UFC into a pretty tough position, they need to continue their extremely successful pay per [...]
UFC 125: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Conference Call Highlights
The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently held their pre-fight conference call for UFC 125. The event is scheduled to take place on Jan. 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The main event of the card will be a championship bout between UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. The bout will be Edgar’s [...]
New Champ Jones on Tonight Show Thursday
Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will follow up a weekend filled with a stunning stoppage of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and a little Saturday afternoon crime fighting with an appearance this Thursday on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” The 23-year old, the youngest champion in UFC history, also becomes the first [...]
The Two Sheds Review: Cage Wars Validation
My final review before Christmas sees us delving into the world of British mixed martial arts again with Cage Wars’ most recent show, Validation, shown this past Tuesday on Sky Sports here in Britain. The broadcast began in the welterweight division as Victoras Kontrimas faced Chris MacDonald. Quick stuff here. A brief feeling out period [...]
TUF 13 Finale Tickets on Sale This Week
UFC® RETURNS TO THE PALMS IN LAS VEGAS ON JUNE 4 WITH THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® FINALE ANTHONY PETTIS vs. CLAY GUIDAJEREMY STEPHENS vs. JONATHAN BROOKINSRENAN BARAO vs. DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON PLUS, WELTERWEIGHT BOUT TO DETERMINE WINNER OF SEASON 13 OF THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER From the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.Saturday, June [...]
A Not so Greedy Christmas List of Fighters For The UFC
First off, let us establish a couple of fighters from each weight class that, I believe, the majority of people would want in the UFC: Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko, Alistair Overeem Light Heavyweight: Gegard Mousasi, Muhammed Lawal, Rafael Cavalcante Middleweight: Hector Lombard, Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza, Robbie Lawler Welterweight: Nick Diaz, Ben Askren Lightweight: Eddie Alvarez, Gilbert [...]
UFC 128 Musings
IS THIS THE START OF SOMETHING GREAT? On July 11, 2009, Jon Jones scored his third win in the Octagon. There was nothing extremely special about the way he defeated Jake O’Brien. Jones didn’t score a highlight-reel knockout. He didn’t show amazing grit by coming back from the brink of defeat. His second-round guillotine choke, [...]