“Octagon of Excellence” Award to Honor McNair High School Wrestling Mustangs
Las Vegas, NV — The Ultimate Fighting Championship® will recognize Atlanta’s 2012 McNair High School wrestling program for their accomplishments with an “Octagon of Excellence™” award, which includes a $10,000 grant. The grant will assist the Dekalb County Wrestling Champions with the purchase of uniforms, mats and travel to tournaments for the upcoming season. The [...]
Cruz Wants To Shut Faber Up Once And For All – FOX News
The bantamweight champion avenged his lone career loss to heated rival Urijah Faber last year as well as defended his title against Demetrious Johnson, a top contender. Read the full interview at FOX News Latino.
The Continuing Education Of Frank Mir
32 years old. It almost requires a double take when you look at the age of Frank Mir and realize that as long as he’s been in the UFC, he’s still a young man. And as a heavyweight, he may be at a point where he hasn’t even reached his prime yet. So when he [...]
Tito Ortiz – Defining “The People’s Champion”
With an over 15 year stint in MMA that has seen him compete in a host of Superfights while also defending the UFC light heavyweight crown more than any fighter in history, it’s hard to whittle down Tito Ortiz‘ career to just nine memorable fights, but as his UFC 140 bout against Rogerio Nogueria approaches, [...]
Diaz Gets GSP in February – Full Post-Fight Press Conference News
LAS VEGAS – If you thought that the reality of Nick Diaz being back in the UFC meant that his career would soon settle into some form of normalcy after his UFC 137 fight of the night win over BJ Penn, think again, as UFC President Dana White announced that Diaz will now face the [...]
Sanchez Headlines Fan Expo Grappling Tourney
Diego “The Dream” Sanchez is already a force in the UFC® welterweight division and has his sights set on the title currently held by Canadian superstar Georges St-Pierre. Now, the red-hot contender is out to prove that he is among the world’s most elite grapplers. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that Sanchez will be [...]
Ellenberger in for Foster, Faces Pierson at UFC 129
Following the withdrawal of Brian Foster due to injury on Tuesday, Nebraska’s Jake Ellenberger has verbally agreed to step in to face Ontario’s Sean Pierson in a welterweight bout on April 30th’s UFC 129 card at Toronto’s Rogers Centre.
Stann Still Fighting the Good Fight
For members of the military, the fight isn’t always over after the guns are put away, the medals are handed out, and the celebrations take place. For some, the battle is just beginning, not just for the servicemen or women returning home, but for the families they were forced to leave behind. “It’s extremely difficult,” [...]
The Quotable Couture
One of the greatest mixed martial artists to ever put on the gloves, five-time UFC champion 47 year old Randy Couture continues his amazing run on April 30th with an intriguing matchup against former 205-pound boss Lyoto Machida in a featured bout on Toronto’s UFC 129 card. It’s been a career to remember thus far, [...]
THQ to Launch Personal Trainer for Kinect
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., April 7, 2011 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC today announced the latest edition to the expanding UFC® videogame portfolio with UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System. Designed by the National Academy of Sports Medicine® (NASM®) with support from leading mixed martial arts (MMA) training experts Mark DellaGrotte, Greg [...]