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. [...]
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 [...]
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For Immediate Release: November 18, 2011 New York, NY (USA): It’s been a busy week for celebrity watchmaker Azad Watches, as they not only announced their first-ever UFC fighter sponsorship, but they also signed on as a main advertising sponsor of the first MMA comic book ever, “Joe Palooka.” Joe Antonacci, creator of the first-ever [...]
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By Thomas Gerbasi Take one look at Demetrious Johnson in a fight and it’s evident that he’s one of the fastest athletes in the UFC today. Who knew that he was going to take a similar path up the bantamweight ranks to a world title shot against Dominick Cruz on Saturday night? Perhaps Johnson [...]
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By Michael DiSanto The UFC Bantamweight Championship is up for grabs for the third time since the promotion added the division to the roster late last year. Dominick Cruz is the reigning champion. With wins over Urijah Faber, Brian Bowles, Joseph Benavidez and Scott Jorgensen, he is truly one of the elite fighters in [...]
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(LAS VEGAS, NV — Aug. 24, 2011) – For its return to Houston for the first time since 2007, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® is bringing some of the sport’s most recognizable names to Texas this October. UFC® officials announced today over two dozen athletes scheduled to participate in the UFC® Fan Expo at the George [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson felt like he was fighting on one leg against Miguel Torres at UFC 130 and it turns out he actually was. A post fight x-ray revealed he suffered a broken leg during the fight, but he battled through and got a decision win. The win didn’t [...]
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UFC 130 Preliminary Bouts (On Facebook): -Gleison Tibau defeats Rafaello Oliveira by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:28 of round two -Michael McDonald defeats Chris Cariaso by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) -Renan Barao defeats Cole Escovedo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) UFC 130 Preliminary Bouts (On Spike TV): -Demetrious Johnson defeats Miguel Torres [...]
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MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view) Matt Hamill (205) vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (205) Frank Mir (260) vs. Roy Nelson (260) Travis Browne (247) vs. Stefan Struve (255) Thiago Alves (170) vs. Rick Story (170) Jorge Santiago (185) vs. Brian Stann (186) PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV) Demetrious Johnson (135.5) vs. Miguel Torres (135.5) Tim Boetsch [...]
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