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Top welterweight contender Diego Sanchez has informed the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that he is willing to compete in the 155-pound division if the promotion feels that the 15-pound weight dip is something that it wants to pursue in the future.
The co-featured fight of the night is a lightweight title match between champion John “The Mulatto Mauler” Mahlow (11-9) and UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s protege, Luis “Baboon” Palomino (6-3). Also worth noting is 37-year-old WIBF female boxing champ...
“Phillipe … he becomes a mean guy. He’s a bad guy when he’s going to fight. Anderson Silva, he’s the same way as him.” – The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 coach Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira compares lightweight finalist Phillipe Nover to his good friend and training/business partner, UF...
UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” went down at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 9 and all the stars came out for an explosive night of nonstop UFC action. Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre defends his title against tough-as-nails Jon Fitch, and in one of the most...
Light heavyweight semifinal fight #1: Eliot Marshall (5-1) vs. Ryan Bader (7-0) Enter Dana White. Be sure to tune in on December 13 at 9pm ET for The Ultimate Fighter Finale live on Spike TV from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Although McCullough has dropped two of his last three fights, he still remains one of the toughest outs in the WEC’s 155-pound division. His last match against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone — a hard fought unanimous decision loss — was an absolute war.
Pellegrino will look to string together consecutive wins for the first time in more than a year. “Batman” is coming off a solid unanimous decision win over Thiago Tavares at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” back in September. Prior to the win, the former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 reb...
“Day of Reckoning,” which was originally slated to go down on October 11, 2008, before being postponed, will feature one of the most anticipated fights in the history of the sport between WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC title holder Andrei Arlovski. Ten tota...
Yesterday
PRIDE FC continues its return to DVD with the release of PRIDE: Bushido 12 . PRIDE Bushido 12 (also known as PRIDE Bushido Survival 2nd Round) was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. The event consisted of the second round of the 2006 BUSHIDO Welterweight (183 lb...
Wednesday, Nov 26
MMAmania.com is finally ready to announce the winners for our UFC 91 related t-shirt contest … better late than never! Note: We’re still in the process of getting the Rachelle Leah-signed Playboy magazines to award the winners from our last UFC 90 contest. Hang tight and have some patience...
It also clearly indicates that new UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar is a massive box office draw, bringing in a whole new legion of interested of viewers thanks in large part to his days as a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar not too long ago.
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Antonio “Rogerio” Nogueira and Vladimir Matyushenko will square off in the featured fight of the HDNet portion of the card while WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski square off in the highly anticipated main...
Josh Koscheck will headline the three-hour special against Yoshiyuki Yoshida in a tight welterweight tilt. And his training partner at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), Mike Swick, will be featured in the co-main event against Jonathan Goulet.
He nearly decapitated Brodie Farber at UFC Fight Night 14 back in July, earning “Knockout of the Night” honors for the scary finish. It has to rank among the best knockouts of the 2008 fight campaign. For more on UFC 95, which could feature middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a light heav...
– Yesterday it was Michael Bisping and today it’s Nate Marquardt. The former number one middleweight contender talks about what he would do to either Bisping or Demian Maia in a Sherdog.com interview. The former King of Pancrase also lobbies hard to be named the coach opposite “The Count” on...
Tuesday, Nov 25
It’s worth noting that Arlovski, once considered fairly unbeatable himself during his reign atop the UFC’s heavyweight division, hasn’t lost to a fighter who wasn’t named “Tim Sylvia” since March 2002. That’s six-and-a-half years and 11 wins over some of the best heavyweights in mixed...
Those early roots may come as a surprise to some fans, who felt Randy was leaving because the UFC’s efforts to sign former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko included offering him a blank check. While it wasn’t the sole reason Randy walked, it may have been the straw that broke th...
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Faber came away with a clear unanimous decision in what is to date the most successful event ever for the promotion. Perhaps the WEC is hoping that lightning will strike twice the second time around even though “Lil Evil” has fallen on tough times of late.
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Lauzon, too, rebounded from a recent loss — a first for him inside the Octagon — to stop Kyle Bradley via technical knockout (strikes) at UFC Fight Night 15 in September. Prior to the win, he was one of the many recent victims of Kenny Florian courtesy of a second round technical knockout loss...
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The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 coach and season three light heavyweight winner Michael Bisping talks about his chances against the top fighters in his category (sorta). Interestingly enough, “Ace” and “Hollywood” are set to collide in a 205-pound bout at UFC 93 on January 17, which could d...
Randy, who spent four years of U.S. Army service stationed at the “Fliegerhorst” base of Langendiebach in Erlensee, Germany, wouldn’t rule out a return to light-heavyweight, but also mentioned a desire to rematch Lesnar at some point if the fight became available. He has however been voca...
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The younger brother of UFC lightweight fighter and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) alum Joe Lauzon made his third straight start for the organization and fourth thus far in his career, scoring a first round technical knockout win in less than a minute.
Monday, Nov 24
Indeed, people are interested in his services, but it’s not as a fighter (not yet, anyway). This gig is a far cry from punching people in the face for a living for the infamous street fighter turned professional mixed martial artist. But a fighter’s still gotta eat … this should keep the bread...
Edgar recently rebounded from the first professional loss of his career to Gray Maynard (unanimous decision) at UFC Fight Night 13 to outpoint former number one contender Hermes Franca on all three judges scorecards at UFC Fight Night 14: “Silva vs. Irvin” in July.
… to hold down a “super seminar” at American Top Team in Coconut Creek. Fla., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on December 7: “Former UFC champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and UFC veteran Matt Lindland…. Lindland … will handle takedowns. Liddell will cover the striking aspect of mixed martial arts along wit...
Sunday, Nov 23
Danzig — season six welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) — is coming off a frustrating unanimous decision loss to Clay Guida at UFC Fight Night 15 back in September. “The Carpenter’s” relentless cardio and wrestling proved to be just to much for Danzig to overcome.
The bout against dos Anjos, Stephens fifth under the UFC banner, was a culmination of five months of hard work and determination spent trying to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Spencer Fisher back at The Ultimate Fighter Finale 7 in June of 2008.
Not too long ago Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) had big bad plans to stage a blockbuster outdoor event in Hawaii for the first time ever, smashing the record for the largest MMA crowd to attend a show in the “Aloha State”. The K-1: “World Grand Prix Hawaii” event at Aloha Stadium in 200...
Just a little over a week after his historical fight with Brock Lesnar at UFC 91, mixed martial arts legend and five-time UFC champion Randy “The Natural” Couture headlines MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio. Hosted by Larry Pepe, Pro MMA Radio is professional, guest...
Saturday, Nov 22
Fabricio Werdum — who was cut after losing to Octagon newcomer Junior “Cigano” Dos Santos via first round knockout at UFC 90: “Silva vs. Cote” at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on October 25 — talks about where he wants to fight in the future. The consensus top ten heavyweight fighter wa...
UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, sold 10,845 tickets for a live gate $4,815,675. In fact, UFC President Dana White guaranteed Florian a title shot against lightweight champion BJ Penn in the near future.
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Despite 39 profanity and threat filled text messages from the cell phone of Dana White, president of the UFC, FIGHTING POLITICS is here to tell the real story of cage fighter Matt Lindland. FIGHTING POLITICS has been submitted to the 25 largest film festivals for screenings, more dates to...
Friday, Nov 21
In the main event of the evening the former Elite XC number one contender at 185 pounds - Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith - will take on six fight UFC veteran and knockout artist Terry Martin. Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth (9-5) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7)
Current WAMMA heavyweight champion and four-time World Combat Sambo Champion Fedor Emelianenko has signed on to compete in the 2009 ADCC Championships according to ADCombat.com. He’s also finished his last five mixed martial arts fights via submission, and will be a dangerous opponen...
Light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth (9-5) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7) Final Prediction: Yves Edwards via unanimous decision. Final Prediction: Joe Riggs via unanimous decision. Final Prediction: Scott Smith via unanimous decision. I’m taking Couture by TKO.
Jason Chambers, former DEEP and Icon Sport welterweight and host of History Channel’s ‘Human Weapon’ was arrested on November 11 on suspicion of sexual assault and drug charges according to TMZ.com and was released on $200,000 bail.
American Kickboxing Academy product and top UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck weighs in with Hard Core Sports Radio on the recent fiasco regarding the flash terminations of several UFC fighters (including friend and teammate Jon Fitch) who opposed a lifetime contract regarding video g...
Thursday, Nov 20
After a tumultuous 24 hours, during which he was abruptly terminated, former number one contender Jon Fitch is back on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster after a discussion with Zuffa co-owner Lorenzo Feritta. MMAmania.com spoke to Fitch, who described the conversation a...
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Randy Couture –- “The Natural” has been suspended for 60 days after his TKO loss. Josh Hendricks -– “Heavy” is suspended for 30 days after being on the receiving end of a technical knockout. For complete results and coverage of the UFC 91: "Couture vs Lesnar” click here .
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth knows a thing or two about playing the villain. This Friday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, the 38-year-old product of American Kickboxing Academy will once again fill that role as he defends his light heavyweig...
Wednesday, Nov 19
Fitch — who is tied with Royce Gracie and Anderson Silva for the most consecutive wins in UFC history (eight) — recently lost a gutsy unanimous decision to welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” on August 9.
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“Gina Carano’s a talented fighter, she’s a star. She should’ve been the main event (on CBS’ last EliteXC broadcast). My thing with women and fighting is there isn’t enough good women to create a whole division. Could I do some one-off fights here and there? Yeah, but that’s not really what we d...
And that doesn’t even include the Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” PPV on January 24, which features a sick main event fight between WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski.
Tuesday, Nov 18
Gono is an even 1-1 so far in his UFC career. After submitting Tamdan McCrory via armbar at UFC 78 he came up on the losing end of a split-decision against the venerable Dan Hardy at UFC 89. Unbeaten light heavyweight contenders Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva are also booked to finally hook ‘em...
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Kim Couture, wife of former UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture will also be featured in main card action in just her second career pro fight when she takes on Lina Kvokov. 205 lbs.: Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth (9-5) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7)
What a difference three weeks and one head-scratching performance makes. Paulo Filho — the last man to hold the WEC middleweight title (albeit under bizarre circumstances) — has apparently been cut by Zuffa following his unanimous decision loss to Chael Sonnen last month and will not jo...
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Monday, Nov 17
“For me, I’m looking for top competition. I want to prove I’m the best fighter in the world. Georges St. Pierre, it’s an opportunity to fight him and show I’m the best. I think I’m gonna be the top 170-pounder there. I wanna be the best. I wanna go there and take the belt. I wouldn’t be happy with anythin...
Randy Couture — $250,000 Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture via technical knockout (strikes) in round two Gabriel Gonzaga — $110,000 ($55,000 to show, $55,000 to win) Josh Hendricks — $8,000 Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Josh Hendricks via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
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Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91 this past weekend to capture the UFC heavyweight championship belt and now the WWE website wants to take some of the credit for it. They also tout Lesnar as “The first man to capture both the WWE Championship and the UFC Heavyweight Championship...
Sunday, Nov 16
A former WWE wrestler is the UFC heavyweight champion. Fedor Emelianenko got schooled at the World Combat Sambo Championships. Well now that we have two of the seven signs of the Apocalypse out of the way, we should probably go ahead and start sealing our doors and windows with duct tape and p...
Liddell was most recently on the wrong end of a vicious knockout at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” courtesy of Rashad Evans. Before the loss, he had his sights on getting back in the title hunt after a thrilling unanimous decision win over Wanderlei Silva at UFC 79: “Nemesis” on December 27, 2007.
Thursday, Nov 13
Let’s do this. Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): That fight got you both the “Submission of the Night” and the “Fight of the Night” bonuses, didn’t it? Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): This will be your seventh fight in the UFC. How many fights do you have remaining on your contract after this one?
Tuesday, Nov 11
But now Amir faces a bigger challenge: transforming his skill set from his days on TUF to that of a full-time mixed martial artist. He’ll get his first test in Nick Catone (5-0) this Saturday, November 15, at UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar.” It all starts at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) at the MGM G...
Friday, Oct 24
Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): So college wrestling was a foregone conclusion. Gray Maynard: Yeah, I went to Michigan State where I was a three time All-American. Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): Did you do that with the intention of getting into mixed martial arts?
Wednesday, Sep 17
Joe Lauzon: Basically take him down and beat him up. He has good boxing, wrestling and jiu-jitsu. But I feel my wrestling and jiu-jitsu are better. Mike McColgan is a former mixed martial arts fighter out of Omaha, Neb., and an aspiring professional photographer.
Tuesday, Sep 16
The main attraction of course was Evans, who covered everything from his upset win over Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 to the infamous ‘Nipplegate’. Stay tuned next week as UFC heavyweight Frank Mir dishes on everything from his stint on The Ultimate Fighter 8 to the meteoric rise of former oppone...
It all goes down tomorrow night at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer, which airs on Spike TV at 8:00 p.m. ET from the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Mike McColgan (MMAmania.com): The 155-pound weight class is arguably the most competitive division in the UFC. With Dana trimming the roster lately, what do y...
Saturday, Sep 13
Now that the initial shock of his passing has worn off, both fans and media from the world of mixed martial arts are trying to find his rightful place in the annals of UFC history. Tanner lost just 32 seconds in, but the hype surrounding the fight and the KO finish solidified Ortiz as a major pla...
Friday, Sep 5
Prediction: Kampmann by unanimous decision Prediction: Parisyan by unanimous decision Prediction: Henderson by TKO Prediction: Franklin by TKO Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell (21-5) vs. “Sugar” Rashad Evans (11-0-1) Prediction: Liddell by KO
Thursday, Aug 14
Personally, I thought Lesnar looked like a child, or at least an idiot. But then again, I enjoy the Thiago Silva throat slit or even the Tito Ortiz cemetery burial from time to time. It wasn’t so much Lesnar’s rodeo roping as it was the pointing and laughing.
Friday, Aug 8
Prediction: Gamburyan via unanimous decision Prediction: Huerta via unanimous decision That’s a wrap, folks. For the complete UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” fight card click here. Remember to come check us out this weekend for the latest results, recaps and thoughts on Saturday’s fights.
Wednesday, Jun 11
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort (16-8) is the latest addition to the star-studded Affliction MMA promotion debut, taking on Terry Martin in a middleweight bout at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on July 19. “The Phenom” earned the 205-pound strap with a 49-secon...
Wednesday, Jun 4
He defeated Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision to earn the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 25: “Ultimate Japan 3″ back in 2000. Ortiz defended the 205-pound belt five times during a three-year span until he lost it to Randy Couture via unanimous decision at UFC 44: “Undisputed...
Former UFC champion Randy Couture ventured north of the border to Toronto this past weekend to promote the opening of the seventh installment of his namesake gym, Xtreme Couture, and the first of its kind in Canada. Xtreme Couture in Toronto is massive — 33,000 sq. ft. and boasts a full health...
Saturday, May 10
UFC Fight Night 15: “Diaz vs. Neer” is set to go down Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. The television event airs LIVE on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET. Nate Diaz (9-2) vs. Josh “The Dentist” Neer (24-6-1) Prediction: Herman by unanimous decision
Sunday, Jan 13
Fedor Emelianenko and his Russian management team will travel to Los Angeles, Calif., on January 17 to meet UFC heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, “in person.” Here’s a snip: “Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelstein and Apy Echteld will leave for Los Angeles on Thursday, 17-th where the...
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