Source: MMAweekly.com Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen has done his fair share of talking about Anderson Silva and the Nogueira brothers. To say that he’s frustrated Brazilian fans would be putting it mildly. At the UFC Silva vs. Sonnen 2 press conference held in Brazil, the move of his fight with Silva to UFC 148 [...]
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Watch all fighters weigh in for UFC DIAZ vs MILLER live from the IZOD CENTER in New Jersey ahead of Saturday night’s fights on FOX TV in the USA. UFC on FOX 3 weigh-ins IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ Main Card (FOX) Nate Diaz (156) vs. Jim Miller (156) Johny Hendricks (170.5lbs) vs. Josh Koscheck (170.5lbs) Alan [...]
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Las Vegas, Nevada – The stars of mixed martial arts (MMA) and FOX Sports were out in force in New York on Tuesday, as reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, 2004 Olympian and reigning Strikeforce women’s champion Ronda Rousey, former UFC lightweight king Frankie Edgar and UFC On FOX host Curt Menefee rang [...]
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Source: MMAweekly.com James Terry had been expecting to throw down with fellow Strikeforce fighter Billy Evangelista at the Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals on May 19 in San Jose, Calif., but those plans have changed. Terry, in an interview for his fight, told MMAWeekly.com that Evangelista is out and that Bobby Green is taking his [...]
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UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 Presented by Bud Light Saturday, July 7 MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV UFC Fight Club Presale Starts Wednesday, May 2 – 10am PT Join today for first access to tickets! UFC VIP Packages On sale Wednesday, May 2 – 10am PT Purchase UFC Newsletter Presale Starts [...]
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Source: MMAWeekly.com There was a certain shockwave effect that let loose when Josh Koscheck revealed he was leaving American Kickboxing Academy after his last fight in the UFC against Mike Pierce. Not because fighters never change trainers or training camps, but because Koscheck had been a mainstay of the San Jose, Calif., based team [...]
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TICKETS FOR UFC® 148: SILVA vs. SONNEN 2 ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, MAY 4! Las Vegas, Nevada – A heated middleweight title fight and a pair of long-awaited rubber matches highlight a loaded UFC® card slated for Saturday, July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today [...]
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It’s fight week so you know what that means…It’s time for Dana Whites first Blog of the week! Dennis Hallman was expected to face Tony Ferguson at the event, but Hallman was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Thiago Tavares. Tavares himself was also forced from the bout with an [...]
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While UFC president Dana White insists that Fox execs are more than happy with the TV ratings that The Ultimate Fighter: Live is drawing on Friday night’s, the series continues to sag in comparison with its tenure on Spike TV. Episode 8 of TUF: Live this past Friday drew just 929,000 viewers, a new [...]
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Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 8 – ‘The Lion’s Den’ – aired Friday evening and saw Team Faber take the lead once more as Chris Saunders nabbed a split decision win over Sam Sicilia. They now lead the series 4-3. With the win, the final qualifying fight of the series [...]
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