Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Following a tumultuous few weeks that saw him lose his job and then get re-hired, Miguel Torres will get back to the business of fighting, but faces a very tough test in Top 10 bantamweight Michael McDonald. The bout between McDonald and Torres will take place at UFC 145 in Atlanta. [...]
By James Gilliland Tachi Palace Fights 11: Redemption will feature two title fights and talent from smaller weight classes. In the main event, Isaac De Jesus (9-3) returns to fight for the title he was stripped of in May. Yet, Georgi Karakhanyan (16-3) hopes to derail De Jesus’ dreams of winning the title [...]
Continue reading …UFC president Dana White announced the winners of the event’s bonuses of $70,000 each. Dan Henderson and Shogun Rua earned Fight of the Night honors for their five-round instant classic. Additionally, Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le were awarded Fight of the Night bonuses for their battle that ended in the second. Twenty-year-old Michael [...]
Continue reading …UFC 139, which is headlined by the five round light heavyweight bout between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Dan Henderson and the middleweight bout between Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Fans can also tune in for two televised [...]
Continue reading …Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Following an injury to original opponent Johnny Eduardo, rising bantamweight star Michael McDonald will now face UFC newcomer Alex Soto at UFC 139. Sources close to the match-up confirmed the bout to MMAWeekly.com. Alex Soto makes his UFC debut with a 6-0-1 record, having fought most frequently in “Ultimate Warrior [...]
Continue reading …October 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET DALLAS (October 6, 2011) They went face to face last week on “Inside MMA,” and tomorrow night Ryan Jimmo and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou go toe to toe in the ring for the Maximum Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Title . “HDNet Fights: Maximum Fighting Championship 31– The Rundown” airs LIVE [...]
Continue reading …Courtesy of mmaweekly.com A bantamweight bout has been added to UFC 139 which will see young phenom Michael McDonald return to action against Nova Uniao fighter Johnny Eduardo. UFC officials announced the new match-up on Wednesday. At just 20 years of age, Michael McDonald is already a 3-0 veteran of the WEC and [...]
Continue reading …As you can see I voted. SUPPORT LOCAL MMA…VOTE FOR MICHAEL MCDONALD! AND HE REALLY NEEDS THE LOVE…SORRY CHAD!
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