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May 2012

Stephan Bonnar: “…I want to give the fans a good one.”

“Everyone out there please harass Dana White on Twitter to let me and Forrest coach the next season (of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’),” Bonnar told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “If he does that, I can guarantee a barn-burning slugfest. “I won’t go for any takedowns. I won’t block any punches. I’ll just be moving …

Fedor has decided to retire

 The Russian mixed martial fighter (MMA) Fedor Emelianenko announced that he plans to soon complete a career. It is reported online edition of Sports.Ru. A soldier did not say when exactly he will leave the sport. In the future Emelianenko is going to coach young people, but to open his own sports school …

Ronda Rousey: HOT!

Current Woman’s Strikeforce Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey managed run through anyone  Strikeforce has put in front of her.  SO FAR, her MMA record is 7-0….ALL wins via arm bar finish.  Her most recent play toy was Meisha Tate.  She dominated the fight everywhere, and for the finale “Flamingo’d” Tate’s arm (at the elbow). …

Official: Frankie Edgar VS Ben Henderson 2

 UFC president Dana White today confirmed Henderson and former champ Frankie Edgar will meet at UFC 150 on Aug. 11. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)first reported the likely date this past month. White made the official announcement during tonight’s new edition of “UFC Tonight” on FUEL TV. Denver’s Pepsi Center hosts the event, which includes a …

UFC on FUELTV 3

  Main Event: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Main Card on FUELTV: Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens Jeff Hougland vs. Yves Jabouin Fabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald Prelims on Facebook: Marcus LeVesseur vs. Cody McKenzie Brad Tavares vs. Dongi …

Belaltor 68: Fight Card for May 11th

  MAIN CARD: Featherweight Tournament Finals | Marlon Sandro vs. Daniel Straus Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal | Marcos Galvao vs. Travis Marx Catch-weight (230 lbs.) Feature Fight | Seth Petruzelli vs. Carmelo Marrero Welterweight Feature Fight | Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf PRELIMINARY CARD: Lightweight Feature Fight | Jacob Kirwan vs. Don Carlos-Clauss Lightweight Feature Fight | Marcin Held vs. …

Jon Jones VS Dan Henderson in the works for Sept 1st

On Thursday afternoon, UFC president Dana White said that the organization was targeting an early September date for the UFC light-heavyweight champion’s next title defense, likely on Labor Day weekend. The UFC currently has no September 1 show on its official schedule, but if and when it gets added, future …

Marcus Davis: KO’d in Kick Boxing bout….BAD!

 When it was announced that Marcus Davis has been booked for a kickboxing match in Dublin, Ireland, we already knew it wasn’t going to be pretty for him. I don’t think people expected it to be this bad though. The UFC veteran fought under K-1 rules for an ISKA championship, and it didn’t turn out very …

ALERT: Cruz injured, OUT against Faber

 The UFC’s reigning bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been forced out of UFC 148 after suffering a knee injury in training while working at The Ultimate Fighter Live. Sources close to the situation confirmed the news toMMAWeekly.com on Monday. UFC president Dana White later confirmed the news on Twitter. Cruz was coaching alongside his …

UFC on FOX: No more loses for these 5 fighters

(devastating knockout courtesy of Siyar Bahadurzada vs Paulo Thiago) Its rare to see someone in the UFC go 2 or 3 loses in a row and still get to stay with the promotion.  Even more to to find someone still around with 4 loses in a row, such as Dan Hardy …

Nick Diaz to corner brother Nate at UFConFOX

 by Steven Marrocco Source: MMAJunkie.com A temporary suspension in Nevada has not prevented Nick Diaz from obtaining a second’s (cornerman’s) license in New Jersey.   Diaz was approved this past week to corner his younger brother, Nate Diaz, in the main event of UFC on FOX™ 3, which takes place Saturday …

Alert: Possible title shot for Nate Diaz

UFC president Dana White said there’s a potential he may grant two title shots following Saturday’s UFC on FOX™ 3 event, but he might not grant any. While main-card bouts of Nate Diaz (15-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) vs. Jim Miller (21-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) and Johny Hendricks (12-1 MMA, 7-1 …