source | MMAJunkie.com Daniel Cormier‘s wish to stay on the card at next week’s UFC 170 event has been granted. Undefeated promotional newcomer Patrick Cummins (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has agreed to step in on short notice and replace an injured Rashad Evans against Cormier (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at the event, which takes place Feb. …
UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann Date: February 22, 2014 Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) Time: 10 p.m. ET MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann Daniel Cormier vs. Rashad Evans Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia Mike Pyle vs. T.J. Waldburger Stephen Thompson vs. Robert Whittaker PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET) Alexis …
source | MMAFighting.com “I’m not going to be taken down,” Cormier said. “I spent a lifetime developing that skill and I’m not getting taken down. When I look at a fight against another wrestler, this is how I approach it. In the sport that we all chose, I got to …
source | MMAMania.com “I offered them (UFC) up a whole bunch of different scenarios and this was the fight that was going to happen. I would have preferred to fight someone else, but the UFC are going to make the fights and its our job to fight. I care about …
source | Twitter/UFC® Just reported on @UFC prefight show: @SugaRashadEvans will fight @dc_mma in a 5 round main event at #UFC170, Feb 22 at @MandalayBay. read Twitter feed…
source | MMAWeekly.com Daniel Cormier has signed a new eight-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, according to a report from UFC Tonight on Wednesday evening. “D.C.” is currently in discussions for his next fight, according to the report, and former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has been brought up as a …
source | MMAWeekly.com Chael Sonnen announced that he will move back to middleweight following his loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 167 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. “I had one problem tonight and that is I fought someone who’s a better fighter than I am,” Sonnen said on the UFC Post Fight …
Highlights from UFC 167!!! ENJOY! GSP vs. Johny Hendricks Chael Sonnen vs. Rashad Evans Rory MacDonald vs. Robbie Lawler
OF-THE-NIGHT-BONUS’ Submission of the Night Donald Cerrone vs Evan Dunham. (Cerrone via Triangle choke) Knockout of the Night Tyron Woodley vs Josh Koscheck (Woodley via 1st rd KO) Fight of the Night Georges St-Pierre vs Johny Hendricks. COMPLETE RESULTS Main Bouts Georges St-Pierre defeated Johny Hendricks by Split Decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) Rashad Evans defeated Chael Sonnen by …
by Chuck Mindenhall | source: MMAFighting.com “I ask myself that all the time,” he said. “I was in a place in my career where it just wasn’t fun for me anymore. I made it through that rough patch, because after you’ve seen everything, seen behind the curtain of Oz, it …
UFC 167: ST-PIERRE VS. HENDRICKS Date: November 16, 2013 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks – for welterweight title Rashad Evans vs. Chael Sonnen Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald Josh Koscheck vs. Tyron Woodley Ali Bagautinov vs. Timothy Elliott PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET) Donald Cerrone vs. Evan Dunham …
source | Fightersonlymag.com “I hit a bit of a slump losing two fights in a row, so now I am getting back on track with my win against Dan Henderson. I want to get back in the race, I want to get another fight with Jon Jones, he’s at …
Rashad Evans recently appeared Alchemist Radio, they asked him about Chaels current challenge and if that was some that could happen. Here was his response. The former UFC light heavyweight champion added: We’re still talking about it, but it’s definitely something the UFC wants. It’s something that we want to …
Chael definitely knows how to keep people talking, Looks like he is adding Rashad Evans to his list of call-outs. Here is his latest. ENJOY! @sonnench: @SugaRashadEvans Hey Rashad, let me ask you a question… You busy Nov 16th? @SugaRashadEvans: Nah not really!! What’s up? @sonnench: Ill give you one hint… pic.twitter.com/8zdT6AnZXw …
Source | ESPN® Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans told ESPN.com on Thursday that he will not fight middleweight contender Vitor Belfort or any other teammate. “I won’t fight Vitor,” said Evans, who trains with Belfort at Jaco Hybrid Training Center in Boca Raton, Fla. “I won’t fight Thiago …
Source | MMAMania.com “Suga” recently ended his two-fight skid by defeating Dan Henderson via split decision at UFC 161 last month and now that he’s back in the winner’s circle, he isn’t looking to let up, as he eyes a fight against another former division champion Mauricio Rua. But only …