Source | MMAJunkie.com MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) today learned from multiple industry sources that Bellator executives have issued an offer to Alvarez to match the deal he recently received from the UFC. The move is an effort by Bellator to retain the rights to the star 155-pounder, whose contract with the promotion expired …
Source | MMAFighting.com Consider it official: Strikeforce is closing its doors and its final show will be on Jan. 12th. The promotion announced the news Thursday confirming it was ceasing operations as well as laying out the bouts on its last fight card. “Since 2009, Showtime has been a great partner and we appreciate …
Source | MMAMania.com It’s on! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today (Dec. 15, 2012) officially announced the welterweight title fight pitting champion Georges St. Pierre against challenger Nick Diaz, set for UFC 158 at the Bell Centre in Monreal, Quebec, Canada on March 16, 2013. …For a refresher course on the “unfinished business” between St. Pierre and Diaz, …
Source | Spike.com Main Card (MTV2,EPIX 8:00 PM ET) Shahbulat Shamhalaev vs. Rad Martinez Jessica Eye vs. Zoila Gurgel Zach Makovsky vs. Anthony Leone Prelims (Spike.com 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM ET) Darrel Horcher vs. Chris Liguori Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. Terrell Hobbs Matthew Lozano vs. Tuan Pham David Harris …
Source: MMAMania.com Why the change of heart? White tells “Inside MMA’s” Ron Kruck that the move had everything to do with Rousey, herself: “Ronda Rousey. Watching her, meeting her, knowing her. From the outside, she’s this beautiful girl who won a bronze medal in the Olympics and everything else, …
by Steven Marrocco | Source: MMAJunkie.com Rousey’s octagon debut date is unknown, according to White, though it will be on a UFC pay-per-view card. And unless a champion of greater weight is on the card, Rousey will headline. As for the first opponent to meet the women’s MMA superstar, White …
By Melissa Segura | SI.com UFC president Dana White tells SI.com he’s working on a female division of the UFC, largely because of Rousey’s influence. “It’s absolutely going to happen,” White said Tuesday of the women’s division. The inclusion of women in the sport’s highest ranks is an about-face for …
by Mat Honan | source: wired.com Cosmo is huge — 6 foot 7 and 220 pounds the last time he was weighed, at a detention facility in Long Beach, California on June 26. And yet he’s getting bigger, because Cosmo — also known as Cosmo the God, the social-engineering mastermind who weaseled …
by MMAWeekly.com Staff Chris Leben will return to the Octagon at UFC 155 after a one-year suspension to face Karlos Vemola on Dec 29. UFC officials announced the fight on Wednesday. Chris Leben last saw action at UFC 138 in November 2011, losing by TKO to Mark Munoz. Following the fight, Leben …
source | mmajunkie.com USA TODAY Sports has confirmed with company officials that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (32-4, 15-0) is moving up to 205 pounds to meet Bonnar in the main event of UFC 153 event, which takes place Oct. 13 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Additionally, Brazilian slugger …
Just alerted that Jose Aldo out of Edgar bout with foot injury, via Dana White’s twitter. Now Aldo is out with foot injury. Main and co main in the same day!! Another amazing day at the UFC. We have some work to do — Dana White (@danawhite) September 11, 2012
source: itaintchemo.com Natasha Wicks, ex-UFC ring girl, looked amazing at the “It Aint Chemo” fundraiser… A LOT of that having to do with the fact that she was basically TOPLESS! ENJOY!
by John Morgan / source | mmajunkie.com Despite a pair of disappointing losses to current UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, former titleholder Frankie Edgar (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) will now get his shot at history. USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) have learned that an undisclosed injury has forced Erik Koch …
by MMAjunkie.com Staff Just prior to the official announcement of his next bout on Monday, Mike Swicktook to Twitter to announce he’s signed a new deal with the UFC. The contract runs four fights, though financial terms weren’t disclosed. Later in the day, officials announced Swick (15-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) will …
If you haven’t bookmarked “TheUnderGround“…. DO IT! source | The Underground A UGer recently posted a hopeful message to UFC President Dana White about making a monumentally theoretical fight between Brock Lesnar and Fedor. Can Dana sign Brock vs. Fedor? From: hmb Member Since: 10/30/03 Posts: 14134 Brock is a warrior and would …
by Dan Henderson | source: facebook.com Sadly and unfortunately, I partially tore a ligament in my knee in training. As a result I’ve had to make one of the toughest decisions that I have ever had to make…for the first time in my career I am forced to pull out of a …