A trio of thrilling fights in the lighter weight classes have been verbally agreed upon for the June 1 TUF Live Finale in Las Vegas. TUF 12 champ Jonathan Brookins will take on submission specialist Charles Oliveira. Brookins looked as good as ever in his last outing, as he knocked out his opponent in [...]
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Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 5 – “That Miserable Feeling” – aired Friday evening and saw Team Faber nab another win to even the score at two all, as Spokane native Michael Chiesa defeated Tucson’s Jeremy Larsen by unanimous decision. Friday marked the first fight for Chiesa following thetragic loss [...]
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Source: MMAweekly.com Brock Lesnar’s return to the WWE may not have been a shock to many MMA fans knowing his history with the sports entertainment company, but it was still somewhat of a surprise given the timing, just over three months after his exit from the UFC. Lesnar lost in his last ever MMA [...]
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The second episode of TUF Brazil (Watch Here!) keeps the adrenaline level high with the presentation of the athletes’ routine in the house, the selection of the teams, training, and the difficulties of literally “sleeping with the enemy.” At first, the joy of setting foot inside the house of the reality show didn’t leave any [...]
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Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 4 – “All The Pressure” – aired Friday evening and saw Team Faber get on the board, now trailing Team Cruz 2-1, as their first overall pick – Al Iaquinta – secured a split decision win over Myles Jury. With the win, Team Faber selected [...]
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Source: mmaweekly.com UFC president Dana White rarely reveals hard numbers on just about anything that isn’t public record, but he did so recently when talking about streaming undercard fights on Facebook. “I think the most we’ve ever had watching on Facebook was something like 140,000 people. That’s a good number,” revealed White following Tuesday’s [...]
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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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Source: mmaweekly.com The new Ultimate Fighter Brazil officially kicked off on Sunday night with 32 fighters hoping to end up with coaches Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva. The fights in Brazil were nothing short of intense, and UFC President Dana White seemed to be very impressed when it was all said and done. [...]
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Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 3 – “Old School vs New School” – aired Friday evening and saw Team Cruz take a 2-0 lead as number one overall pick – Justin Lawrence – knocked out Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu veteran Cristiano Marcello with a solid left hook at 3:16 of the second round. [...]
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Source: MMAWEEKLY.com Now that Ronda Rousey is sitting on top of the world after her victory of Miesha Tate, the question has to be asked: Will there be enough contenders to challenge her over time? The greatest champions in sports have always had a rival or rivals to push them to the next level. [...]
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