Renan Barao, the bantamweight contender from Nova Uniao who faces former title challenger Scott Jorgensen at UFC 143, has a strong opinion about things that are new to him. And we are not just talking about fights, as Barao has already shown that he can stand and bang or grapple with splendor and, in the [ Read More ]
Archive for February 10th, 2012
Scheduled to Attend:UFC President Dana WhiteUFC Champion Jon ‘Bones’ JonesTitle Challenger ‘Suga’ Rashad Evans Thursday, February 16 – 1 p.m. ETVentanas275 Baker Street, Atlanta, GA 30313 TICKETS ON SALE FOR UFC 145 ON FRIDAY, FEB. 17 Las Vegas, Nevada – On the heels of the major announcement that UFC® light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will [ Read More ]
“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung takes on Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier in a three-round main event, set for May 15th in Fairfax, VA. Jung, widely regarded as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport, is coming off the 2nd-fastest KO in UFC history and pulled off the submission of the year for [ Read More ]
When it came to marketing, Scott Jorgensen wasn’t just good; he was damn good. A graduate of Boise State University who earned three Pac-10 wrestling titles in addition to his psychology degree, the Utah native was at a familiar crossroads for successful college athletes who don’t have a logical professional career (like the NFL or [ Read More ]
Josh Koscheck doesn’t seem to be the type for New Year’s resolutions, and while he doesn’t describe it as such, his mantra for 2012 definitely has that feel to it. “My saying this year is that I can do anything for 15 minutes,” said the longtime welterweight contender. “15 minutes of life is a very [ Read More ]
Light heavyweights Thiago Silva and Brandon “The Truth” Vera have verbally agreed to wrap up some unfinished business this May in Fairfax, VA. “Their last fight ended up a no contest and both guys are out to prove that they are the better man,” said UFC president Dana White. Verbal agreements are also in for [ Read More ]
If your last impression of Fabricio Werdum is seeing him knocked out by future UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos back in October of 2008, you’ve got a lot of catching up to do, and the Brazilian, who returns to the UFC this Saturday night to face off against Roy Nelson at UFC 143 in [ Read More ]
Here’s a quick quiz for the readers out there: guess which weight class produced the following averaged output per round at UFC 136? 60 strikes thrown and at least two takedowns attempted? Did you guess “heavyweight”? Probably not; maybe more like lightweight. Yet the old days of slow, plodding heavies slothfully slugging it out inside [ Read More ]
Thiago Alves had his chance and blew it. Regardless, there was no shame in losing a unanimous decision at UFC 100 to Georges St-Pierre in his only career title fight. If you’ve been in the 170-pound fray for as long as “Pitbull” has, chances are you’ve lost to the Canadian kingpin, too. So with St-Pierre [ Read More ]
UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (14-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will likely make his first title defense on May 26 in Las Vegas. That’s according to UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta, who made the announcement overnight in a rare extended session of Twitter chat with fans. Dos Santos is scheduled to face former Strikeforce champ Alistair [ Read More ]
