By James Gilliland As most of the MMA community already knows, UFC heavyweight and Madera resident, Lavar Johnson is replacing Mark Hunt at this Saturday’s UFC. He is taking on Stefan Struve (23-5). Struve has 15 wins by submission so expect to see him try to take Lavar down and work from there. Both [...]
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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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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Source: MMAWeekly.com UFC president Dana White, middleweight champion Anderson Silva, and middleweight challenger Chael Sonnen were in Brazil earlier this week to hold a press conference announcing the moving of the Silva vs. Sonnen rematch from UFC 147 in Brazil to UFC 148 in Las Vegas. The reason for the change was, for the [...]
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MAIN CARD FEATURES SHOWDOWNS BETWEEN LEGENDS OF THE SPORT: ANDERSON SILVA vs. CHAEL SONNEN VITOR BELFORT vs. WANDERLEI SILVA Tickets on Sale in May Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® will return to Brazil for an epic sporting event as legendary fighters collide on the biggest fight card in [...]
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Los Angeles, CA (USA): With fighters such as Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen, Michael Bisping, Mark Munoz, and Vitor Belfort populating the UFC middleweight division, there is no shortage of colorful personalities and exciting competitors representing the 185-pound weight class in the Octagon. It’s about to get a bit more colorful and exciting, however. [...]
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UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani nearly gets caught in the cross-fire. Can Sonnen and Bisping back up their smack talk in the Octagon at UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis? At least Bisping will never take away Chael’s fake belt!
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Friday, 27 Jan. 2012 Chicago Theater Chicago, IL 5 p.m. ET Main Card (FOX): Phil Davis (205) vs. Rashad Evans (205) Michael Bisping (185) vs. Chael Sonnen (185) Demian Maia (186) vs. Chris Weidman (185) Prelim Card (FUEL TV): Evan Dunham (155) vs. Nik Lentz (155) Michael Johnson (156) vs. Shane Roller (156) [...]
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source: fuelTV UFC middleweight madman Chael Sonnen calls out Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Wanderlei Silva, and more in his first-ever “Chael’s Corner” segment on UFC Tonight. Watch it every Tuesday on FUEL TV at 10/7p ET/PT starting January 3.
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Source: mmaweekly.com The dilemma. No, it’s not just the 2011 movie starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, it’s also the predicament Strikeforce matchmakers are currently in deciding who gets the next shot at bantamweight champion Miesha Tate. Will it be former champion Sarah Kaufman or Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey? It appears that [...]
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