source | Sports.Yahoo.com With no clear option to save the day, UFC 196 is being taken off of pay-per-view and made into a Fox Sports 1 card, UFC president Dana White told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday. The show will be headlined by a welterweight bout between ex-champion Johny Hendricks and …
Anik and Florian Podcast: BJ Penn talks March return “They’re really trying to evolve me and take me to a new level. Everybody’s got a pretty good idea of what B.J. Penn is coming with. I think they’re really trying to expand my arsenal. They’re improving my cardio, my strength, …
Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh has officially retired. He gave the announcement on his site and social media accounts. source | teamperoshmma.com.au I’m retiring from fighting in MMA. I‘ve had a great career in MMA spanning 12 years, 25 fights, 15 wins & 5 wins in the UFC all by stoppage …
When you have to take a new drivers license photo three days after a fight with Lawler… #SpaceMonkey A photo posted by Carlos Condit (@carlos_condit) on Jan 25, 2016 at 7:18pm PST
source | MMAJunkie.com “I already had an injury,” Werdum told MMAjunkie. “I have a cracked toe on my right foot. I haven’t trained in two weeks. Actually, I was training but couldn’t kick. Regardless, I was still going to face Cain Velasquez. The last time around, I had a contusion …
UFC® 196: Hendricks vs. Thompson Date: February 6, 2016 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena(Las Vegas, Nevada) Main Card (PPV, 10pm et) Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson Roy Nelson vs. Jared Rosholt Rafael Cavalcante vs. Ovince Saint Preux Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky Prelims (FOX® Sports 1, 8pm et) Josh Burkman …
Legacy FC 51: Mendes vs. Ramos Date: February 5, 2016 Venue: Grand Casino Hinckley(Hinckley, Minnesota) Main Card Augusto Mendes vs. Ricardo Ramos Travis Coyle vs. Brock Larson Antonio Trocoli vs. Jacob Volkmann Chase Waldon vs. Justin Winkels-Comparetto Kuchlong Kuchlong vs. Nate Richardson R’Mandell Cameron vs. Derek Getzel
UFC® on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader Date: January 30, 2016 Venue: Prudential Center(Newark, New Jersey) Main Card (FOX®, 8pm et) Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera Andrew Holbrook vs. Sage Northcutt Prelims (FOX® Sports 1, 5pm et) Jake Ellenberger vs. …
Victory FC 47: Smith vs. Neer 2 Date: January 29, 2016 Venue: Baxter Arena(Omaha, Nebraska) Main Card (UFC® Fight Pass, 10pm et) Josh Neer vs. Anthony Smith Alonzo Martinez vs. Jarred Mercado Dakota Cochrane vs. Jake Lindsey Cody Carrillo vs. Sean Wilson Kenneth Glenn vs. Yuri Villefort Grant Dawson vs. …
Bellator® 148: Daley vs. Uhrich Date: January 29, 2016 Venue: Save Mart Center(Fresno, California) Main Card (Spike®, 9pm et) Paul Daley vs. Andy Uhrich Paul Bradley vs. Chris Honeycutt Raphael Butler vs. Tony Johnson Ryan Couture vs. Patricky Freire Prelims (MMAjunkie, 8pm et) Thomas Diagne vs. Mark Dickman Ilima MacFarlane …
Legacy FC 50: Results Date: January 22, 2016 Venue: Arena Theater(Houston, Texas) Main Card Evangelista Santos def. Artenas Young via Decision Ray Blodget def. Jared Chaffee via submission (RD1,guillotine choke) Justin Reiswerg def. Jonathan Harris via submission (RD1,RNC) Rey Trujillo def. Charles Cheeks III via Decision Alex Black def. Michael …
WSOF 27: Results Date: January 23, 2016 Venue: The Theater at FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee) Main Card (NBC® Sports, 10pm et) Luiz Firmino def. Caros Fodor via Decision Shamil Gamzatov def. Teddy Holder via TKO (RD1,Punches) Bryce Mitchell def. Jorge Medina via Submission (RD1,RNC) Jaleel Willis def. Chauncey Foxworth via Unanimous …
source | MMAJunkie.com The UFC’s new strategy of putting highly marketable bouts on the Fight Pass-streamed portion of its cards will continue in March. A lightweight tilt between former title challenger Diego Sanchez (25-8 MMA, 14-8 UFC) and fellow veteran Jim Miller (25-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC) will be the featured …
source | MMAJunkie.com UFC Fight Night 87 takes place in Brazil on May 14, and two of the biggest stars in the country headline the event when Vitor Belfort faces Ronaldo Souza in a middleweight showdown with significant potential impact on the title picture. UFC officials today announced the fight. …
source | MMAFighting.com Nick Diaz could be back in the Octagon by summer. The Nevada Athletic Commission reduced its penalty against Diaz after a settlement agreement Tuesday during a meeting. Diaz will be suspended 18 months (retroactively) and fined $100,000 in his marijuana case, stemming from a positive test at …
source | MMAJunkie.com The UFC on Wednesday released Wanderlei Silva from his contract with the industry-leader, freeing him to fight for other promoters, the fighter’s longtime attorney today told MMAjunkie. Silva issued a public apology today on his official Facebook page, retracting a fight-fixing allegation toward the UFC that …