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July 2012

Worst Injuries in UFC History

Source | Bleachreport,com Diego Sanchez After Martin Kampmann Corey Hill Broken Leg Dale Hartt Marvin Eastman Cut After Vitor Belfort Mark Hominick Hematoma After Jose Aldo read the entire article at its source…

UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs Vera

5PM/8PM PTET Aug4th, 2012 Main Card: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera Ryan Bader vs. Lyoto Machida Joe Lauzonvs. Jamie Varner DaMarques Johnson  vs. Mike Swick Preliminary Card: Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan Phil Davisvs. Wagner Prado Philip De Friesvs. Oli Thompson Josh Grispi  vs. Rani Yahya Manny Gamburyan  vs. Michihiro Omigawa John …

Weidman: 90% of Silva’s opponents are afraid

source | fightersonlymag.com When I first got into MMA three years ago I would tell people what weight class I was in and people were like ‘whoa, that’s Anderson’s weight class I hope you never meet him.’ Basically looking at me like, ‘you have no chance of being champion.’ And in …

Strikeforce/UFC crossover fight!

source: usatoday.com USA TODAY Sports confirmed with UFC and Strikeforce officials that Mir has agreed to meet Strikeforce grand prix winner and former two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier (10-0 MMA, 7-0 SF) in the co-main event of September’s Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy fight card, on Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion …

Olympic schedule for MMA fan’s

Source | TheUngerground The NBC coverage of combat sports is below. All times are EST. WRESTLING Sunday August 5th: MSNBC 12:15pm – 1:00pm   Greco Roman Qualifiers taped MSNBC 4:20pm – 5:15pm     Greco Roman Finals taped Monday August 6th: MSNBC 11:151m – 12:15pm   Greco Roman Qualifiers taped MSNBC 2:30pm – 3:30pm       Greco …

UFC153: Vitor Belfort vs. Alan Belcher official

Source | MMAJunkie.com Belfort was forced to withdraw from a headliner opposite Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147 when he broke his hand in training. The scratch ended a 12-week buildup of animosity between the middleweights as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.” Previously, Belfort was seen in the cage …

1/2-Pt rules not passing just yet…

by Kirik Jenness | source: The Underground Blog The Association of Boxing Commission MMA Judging Committee spent the past year reviewing 1/2 point scoring and theUnified Rules judging criteria. Chaired by Tennessee’s Jeff Mullen, the Juding committee consists of Aaron Davis, Ed Garner, Dale Kliparchuk, Josef Mason, Todd Neal, Nick Lembo, Andy Foster, Terry …

Melendez vs Healy for upcoming SF event

by John Morgan | Source MMAJunkie.com Gilbert Melendez (21-2 MMA, 11-1 SF) returns to action in September, and Pat Healy (28-16 MMA, 6-1 SF) will be the next man to try and take his Strikeforce lightweight title. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the matchup with sources close to the fighters. Melendez and …

Jamie Varner: “It’s a win-win situation”

by Matt Erickson | source: mmajunkie.com “It just seemed like another golden opportunity,” Varner on Monday told MMAjunkie.com Radio  “It’s a win-win situation just like the Edson Barboza fight. One, it’s short-notice, and two it’s another guy arguably in the top 15 in the world. I’m supposed to lose to a guy …

Renan Barao wins Interim Bantamweight title

by Matt Erickson | source: mmajunkie.com The UFC has another Brazilian champion. It’s an interim title, but a title nonetheless. Renan Barao dominated Urijah Faber for five rounds on Saturday to win the UFC’s interim bantamweight belt, which was up for grabs with champion Dominick Cruz on the shelf following knee surgery. …

UFC 149 Complete Results

UFC 149 Complete Results Main Card Renan Barao defeated Urijah Faber by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 50-45, 49-46) Tim Boetsch defeated Hector Lombard by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Cheick Kongo defeated Shawn Jordan by Unanimous Decision (30-28, 30-27, 30-27) James Head defeated Brian Ebersole by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) …

BFC 72 Complete Results

  BFC 72: “Psycho” vs. “The Beast” | Results MAIN CARD  Karl Amoussou defeated Bryan Baker by 1st rd. Submission (Heel Hook) Paul Daley defeated Rudy Bears by 1st rd. TKO Attila Vegh defeated Emanuel Newton by Split Decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) Travis Wiuff defeated Tim Carpenter by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Marius Zaromskis defeated Waachiim Spiritwolf by Split …