On Friday, March 23, in the third episode of The Ultimate Fighter® Live reality show on FX, Villa Ridge, Missouri native Justin Lawrence (4-0 in his pro mixed martial arts career) will take on Brazilian veteran Cristiano Marcello (13-3) of Curitiba, as they continue their quest to be the next Ultimate Fighter and receive a [...]
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(Mumbai, 20th March) Following the sell out success of SFL 1, India’s first MMA Organization Super Fight League (SFL) is proud to announce the following fights have been confirmed for SFL 2 taking place on Saturday 7th April: Todd Duffee V Neil Grove, Paul Kelly V Gabe Ruediger and Alexander Schlemenko V Ikuhisa Minowa (Minowaman). [...]
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Source: mmaweekly.com Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson will make his first appearance since leaving the UFC at Titan Fighting 22 on May 25, but securing an opponent thus far has been no easy task. Johnson will debut for the Kansas City based promotion after a loss to Vitor Belfort in January in Brazil. “I’m back, [...]
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LAS VEGAS (March 16, 2012) – The Ultimate Fighter® Live coaches and bitter rivals Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber picked their teams this past week from the field of 16 finalists who won their elimination bouts to enter The Ultimate Fighter® Live House. Missouri native Justin Lawrence was the first overall selection by Team Cruz, [...]
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By James Gilliland Tachi Palace Fights (TPF) will have their 12th event on Friday, March 9th and feature a Valley young gun taking on a Central Valley favorite and a featherweight title fight. In the main event, Central Valley fan favorite, Casey “The Underdog” Olson (13-3) takes on Visalia’s Cody “The Renegade” Gibson [...]
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LAS VEGAS – The Ultimate Fighting Championship®’s bantamweight champion, and one of this season’s The Ultimate Fighter® Live coaches, Dominick Cruz, is headed to Phoenix to act as Honorary Pace Car Driver for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ on Sunday, March 4 at Phoenix International Raceway. The champ will participate in pre-race ceremonies and [...]
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Source: mmaweekly.com The UFC is going to crown a flyweight champion, judges be damned. The Ultimate Fighting Championship begins the first leg of its 125-pound tournament with two semi-final bouts at next week’s UFC on FX 2 in Sydney. They don’t want a re-run of B.J. Penn and Caol Uno when the two fought [...]
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By Jordan Newmark Whether it takes a fighter 10 weeks, 10 months or 10 years to make their Octagon debut, that one bout is only the beginning of their new and much more challenging career as a UFC fighter. The UFC is both the end of one journey in obscurity and the start of another [...]
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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. [...]
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Courtsey of mmaweekly.com Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Georgi Karakhanyan will put his belt on the line on March 9 against former WEC stand-out Micah Miller. Tachi Palace Fights officials confirmed the bout on Monday. Following his run in Bellator Fighting Championships, former pro soccer player Georgi Karakhanyan has found success again under the Tachi [...]
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