source | MMAJunkie.com Bantamweights Sergio Pettis (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Yaotzin Meza (20-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) have been booked for a meeting at UFC Fight Night 43 in Albuquerque UFC officials today announced the bout. The event takes place place June 7 at Tingley Coliseum. Broadcast plans haven’t been revealed for the card, …
source | MixedMartialArts.com The Ultimate Fighter 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn debuts April 16 on FOX Sports 1. Competing coaches will be features former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar vs. former UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn as opposing coaches. The pair will fight at the TUF 19 Finale on July 6. 31 of the …
source | Lowkickmma.com In yet another unfortunate twist, UFC middleweight champion has been forced out his scheduled UFC 173 main event title bout against Lyoto Machida with a knee injury. Weidman will reportedly need minor surgery that will force the bout to be postponed until the UFC’s traditional blockbuster Fourth …
Shogun vs Hendo kicked off yesterday at UFC Fight Night 38. Henderson/Shogun both received Fight of the Night honors, but Hendo also got KO of the Night… for doing this to Shogun. Shogun now will undergo surgery to repair. ENJOY! Thanks to all the fans and my sponsors …
Melvin Guillard was recently released from the UFC®. He see’s it as good thing, and welcomes larger pay days. Ariel Helwani had the scoop. ENJOY! source | MMAMania /TheMMAHour “I was happy. I mean, I gave the UFC nine years. I honestly gave them one bad performance which was …
So which organization will swoop up Melvin Guillard? WSOF, Bellator, Titan, Legacy, or… RFA?! Guess we’ll wait and see. ENJOY! source | MMAFighting.com Melvin Guillard’s almost nine-year UFC run has come to an end. “The Young Assassin” was released from the UFC Thursday night, according to his manager Malki Kawa. …
UFC Fight Night 38: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 Of the Night Bonus’: Fight of the Night: Dan Henderson vs Mauricio Rua Performance of the Night 1: Godofredo Pepey Performance of the Night 2: Dan Henderson Main Card (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET) Dan Henderson def. Mauricio Rua TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:31 …
source | sportsnet.ca “I’m ready to fight,” Diaz told Showdown Joe Ferraro following UFC 171 Saturday in Dallas. “I’m ready to fight the right fight.” Mere moments after Johny Hendricks defeated Robbie Lawler in the main event to claim the vacant welterweight title, Diaz called out the new champion. “Johny Hendricks, take …
Bellator 113: Vegh vs. Newton Date: March 21, 2014 Venue: Kansas Star Arena (Mulvane, Kansas) Main Card (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET) Attila Vegh vs. Emanuel Newton Patricky Freire vs. David Rickels Rodrigo Cavalheiro vs. Marcin Held Derek Campos vs. Tim Welch Prelims (Spike.com, 7 p.m. ET) Derek Anderson vs. …
Bellator 112: Results Main Card: Pat Curran def. Daniel Straus via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:46 of round five. Andrey Koreshkov def. Nah Shon Burrell via TKO at 0:41 of round one. Sam Oropeza def. Cristiano Souza via KO at 3:07 of round one. Adam McDonough def. Jesse Juarez via unanimous decision Prelims: …
source | Bellator.com MMA’s greatest trilogy is set for Saturday, May 17th as Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez will defend his title against Michael Chandler in the most highly anticipated fight of 2014, live on Pay-Per-View. The night also features the Memphis return of MMA superstar Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who …
Countdown to UFC® 171 FIGHT CARD: UFC® 171 Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler Carlos Condit vs. Tyron Woodley Myles Jury vs. Diego Sanchez Hector Lombard vs. Jake Shields Nikita Krylov vs. Ovince St. Preux Prelims (FOX Sports 2, 8 p.m. ET) Kelvin Gastelum vs. Rick Story Jessica Andrade vs. Raquel Pennington Dennis Bermudez vs. Jimy Hettes Alex Garcia vs. Sean Spencer …
source | MMAWeekly Schaub’s manager, Lex McMahon of Alchemist Management, told UFC Tonight that his client wants a big fight in his next outing and would like to face Hunt in a main event or co-main event bout. Schaub (10-3) last fought at UFC 165 on Sept. 21, 2013 where he defeated …
MMAjunkie.com caught up with Johny Hendricks and asked about his upcoming bout with Tyron Woodley. source | MMAJunkie.com “If I win this fight, it’s going to be between one of them two,” he today told MMAjunkie. “Carlos is always a tough opponent; same thing with Woodley,” Hendricks said. “Those two, …
source | MMAJunkie.com After being pulled from a matchup with Isaac Vallie-Flagg in favor of Takanori Gomi, Danny Castillo (16-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has received a new opponent: Charlie Brenneman (19-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC). UFC officials today announced the new matchup for UFC 172, which takes place April 26 at Baltimore Arena in Maryland. The main …
source | MMAJunkie.com UFC officials today announced Japanese veteran Takanori Gomi (34-9 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has replaced lightweight Danny Castillo (16-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and meets Vallie-Flagg (14-4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at the event. Castillo, though, will remain on the card and awaits a new opponent. UFC 172 takes place April 26 at Baltimore …