source | MMAFighting.com A former Strikeforce champion is among a pair of cuts from the UFC roster. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Daniel Sarafian will no longer compete in the UFC. MMAFighting.com confirmed an initial Saturday report by the Brazilian website Olimpo MMA. read the article…
source | Sherdog.com By New Year’s Eve, Coker hopes to have had a discussion with one very prominent former employee: retired Russian heavyweight superstar Fedor Emelianenko. The ex-Strikeforce head plans on attending Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 in Tokyo on Dec. 31. At some point, he expects to cross paths with “The …
Back in StrikeForce days Ronda Defended the belt against S Kaufman. She breaks down the event for us.
Zach Arnold from fight opinion broke the news about the future of TRT use in MMA. Source | FightOpinion On the meeting’s agenda, there was this item: “Subcommittee on Therapeutic Use Exemption — Discussion and possible action regarding draft policy.” Rule 303, which was pushed to try to open up …
Dana White took to twitter, informing us Pat Healy will not receive his not one, but TWO $65,000 bonuses for FON and SON at UFC 159. Why you ask? Positive for marijuana metabolites strike again! Although there is no hope for Pats bonus’, hopefully this issue gets resolved for future …
By Mike Chiappetta | MMAFighting.com The biggest issue, according to Cyborg’s management firm Primetime 360, was Zuffa treating Cyborg as a bit player rather than an event co-star. “Every pay-per-view megafight requires two participants, and they weren’t giving Cris her just credit,” Primetime 360 partner George Prajin told MMA Fighting. …
Source | MMAJunkie.com Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that UFC on FX 8 is set for May 18 at Arena Jaragua, which is located in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The main card airs on FX following prelims on FUEL TV and Facebook. Tatame first reported …
Mir had a recent interview with ESPN SPORTS® about changing his camp to Greg Jackson. Source | ESPNSports® Mir on Greg Jackson: “I’ve always felt I have great trainers so there was no reason to leave, but my wife and I were talking about how I needed to change things …
by Mike Chiappetta | source: mmafighting.com On Wednesday in London for the promotion of UFC on FUEL 7, White briefly addressed the situation, saying that the ball is squarely in Barnett’s court. “It’s up to him,” he said. “He’s a big boy. He’s been around a long time. He kind of …
by Dave Meltzer | source: mmafighting.com The UFC on FOX 7 card continues to fill out as lightweights Nate Diaz and Josh Thomson are set face one another at the event. The news was first reported by CSN Bay Area. The two will face off on the April 20 card at …
Thanks to the amazing Patrick L. Stumberg of MMAMania, we can look into the “Curse of Frank Mir”. Unfortunately this curse doesn’t affect Frank Mir himself, but the person that defeats him. It seems that anyone who beats Frank Mir loses their very next fight! Sound crazy right? Patrick has …
I cant help but to love this guy. Not only is he looking past Frank Mir, but tells us he’s dropping to LHW by challenging Jon “Bones” Jones in the fall of 2013. Daniel Cormier had a another dominant performance, this time against Dion Staring. Which earned him $120,000 and …
Source | MMAJunkie.com The full list of Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine” paydays included: Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $40,000 Daniel Cormier: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Dion Staring: $8,000 Josh Barnett: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Nandor Guelmino: $12,000 Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win …
By Mike Chiappetta | source: MMAFighting.com According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the UFC has its sights set on April 20’s UFC on FOX 7 event to pair UFC lightweight titleholder Henderson against Strikeforce’s last reigning divisional champion, Gilbert Melendez. The event is likely to take place in …
Source | MMAWeekly.com It’s no secret that Barnett and UFC President Dana White have had a tumultuous relationship in the past, and as of right now there’s no word on if the former UFC heavyweight champion will get a second shot at fighting in the promotion or not. “I don’t …
This last card looks amazing! STRIKEFORCE: MARQUARDT VS. SAFFIEDINE Date: January 12, 2013 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MAIN CARD (Sho 10 pm et) Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring Josh Barnett vs. Nandor Guelmino Mike Kyle vs. Gegard Mousasi Ed Herman vs. Ronaldo Souza PRELIMS (ShoExtreme, 8 pm et) Pat Healy vs. TBA Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith Tim …