After a two month break from pay per view, the UFC is back on the big stage tonight in Atlanta. BlackSportsOnline MMA Insider Alex Donoo looks at UFC 145 featuring long anticipated light heavyweight title fight between friends-turned-enemies: Jon “Bones” Jones and “Suga” Rashad Evans. It will be Jones’ third title defense, and likely his [...]
Every Former Light Heavyweight Champ Pumped for “Bones” vs. Rashad. Former Champs Weigh-In on Biggest 205lbs Fight in Years! Las Vegas, Nevada – Some of the greatest names in the sport’s pantheon have held and fought for the UFC’s 205lbs title since its inception in 1997, including Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell [...]
The summer of 2009 was one of the most interesting times to be a fan of combat sports, Zuffa’s short-lived rival organization Affliction had just went under leaving numerous talented fighters as free agents, none more important than Fedor Emelianenko. UFC President Dana White met with Emelianenko and his representatives on many occasions offering him [...]
The six-week hiatus of the Ultimate Fighting Championship© (UFC®) is finally over, but during this time they have managed to complete some spring cleaning – pairing up quite a few dance partners for upcoming fight events. Also, the folks at Bellator© have been hard at work setting up a few tournament finals and championship bouts, as [...]
Las Vegas, NV – The Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world’s leader in mixed martial arts MMA, applauds the announcement made earlier today of the creation of the new International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF). The UFC wholeheartedly supports this new initiative as well as its leader, IMMAF President August Wallén, who will spearhead the initial [...]
Interestingly, for Bill S1707A-2011, which “Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in NY state,” as of Fri Apr 13 08:45:25 PDT 2012…the following has been crossed out of the Bill: 2. [No combative sport shall be conducted, held or given within the state of New York, and no licenses may be [...]
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(By Mike Dinovo, US Presswire) (PhatzRadio / MMA) — CHICAGO — Experience trumped previously unblemished youth Saturday in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Chicago. Former champion “Suga” Rashad Evans (22-1-1) dominated Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (9-1) en route to a unanimous decision victory in the main event of UFC on Fox 2. In inflicting [...]
Written by: Kevin Early 1) Anderson Silva Silva really is the baddest guy on the planet. He holds two UFC records for longest winning streak and most title defenses. He is unbeaten in the UFC and is #1 P4P. In other words, he is the best fighter of all time. 2) Chael Sonnen In Sonnen’s [...]
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Written by: Kevin Early A source close to the situation has informed the media that Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has been released from the UFC. This former welterweight failed to make weight for the third time in his UFC career in preparation for his bout with Vitor Belfort at UFC 142. Johnson weighed in at 197 [...]
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According to reports, the initial UFC® fight on FOX Sports® garnered a whopping 4.6 million people. Think that’s a lot? Maybe not – as that’s almost 2 million people LESS than what CBS garnered for the Kimbo Slice vs James Thomspon fight with their live broadcast: 6.5 million. So what’s the reason for such a [...]
