By Thomas Gerbasi Brazilians have a way with nicknames. They sound so cool in Portuguese, but then when you get the translation, they can occasionally be…well…insulting. Gabriel Gonzaga’s “Napao” translates to big nose. Rousimar Palhares’ “Toquinho” is tree stump, and Antonio Silva’s “Pezao” is big foot. So how did UFC welterweight Che Mills (who [...]
Continue reading …Source: mmaweekly.com Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller makes no excuses for his poor performance against Michael Bisping at the Ultimate Fighter 14 finale, but he’s certainly ratcheting up the pressure for his next fight against C.B. Dollaway at UFC 146. Miller appeared on Spike TV’s MMA Uncensored Live on Thursday night where he addressed the fight, [...]
Continue reading …Source mmaweekly.com “It’s on.” With those two words, UFC President Dana White made Chael Sonnen the happiest man in all of MMA. On Saturday night following UFC 143, White said that the rematch between Sonnen and middleweight champion Anderson Silva is happening this year, and while contracts haven’t been signed, the fight is [...]
Continue reading …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!
Continue reading …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) [...]
Continue reading …UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis (also known as UFC on Fox 2) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 28, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois A bout between Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Wineland was originally slated for this event. However, Johnson [...]
Continue reading …Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that its event on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the United Center in Chicago is officially sold out. The UFC’s long-awaited return to the Windy City is headlined by a light heavyweight No. 1 contender fight between former champion Rashad Evans and unbeaten Phil Davis. [...]
Continue reading …Source: Youtube.com MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant sits down with UFC light heavyweight Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and hears what he has to say about smack talk rival King Mo Lawal testing positive for steroids. (The news had broken just hours before the interview.) Quinton gives us some backstory on the verbal war they’ve publicly had, what [...]
Continue reading …