Keep in mind these are UFC specific rankings. Heavyweight Champion: Cain Velasquez 1 Junior dos Santos 2 Daniel Cormier 3 Fabricio Werdum 4 Antonio Silva 5 Alistair Overeem +1 6 Frank Mir +1 7 Roy Nelson -2 8 Stipe Miocic *NR 9 Travis Browne -1 10 Josh Barnett *NR Lightheavyweight …
UFC 161 Fight Results. Main Card (Live on PPV, 10:00 PM ET) -Rashad Evans defeated Dan Henderson by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) -Stipe Miocic defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) -Ryan Jimmo defeated Igor Pokrajac by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) -Alexis Davis defeated Rosi Sexton by …
Source | MixedMartialArts.com Ariel Helwani: If you win on Saturday, are you going down to 185? Rashad Evans: Ah. No I’m going to stay at 205. I want to fight Jon Jones again. Jon Jones has been getting better and better every fight. I want to go in there and …
During the UFC 161 media conference call Dan Henderson had more than Sugar Rashad on his mind. Seems Jon Jones is ‘unfinished business’ Source | MMAMania His words at this week’s UFC 161 media conference call: “Obviously, that’s something that was supposed to happen last year and it didn’t. It’s …
Source | MMAJunkie.com “I feel like a big to-do was made about ‘title shot, title shot, title shot,’” Evans said. “Honestly, I just want to go out there and fight and love fighting. When you fight from that place, it brings me back to when I first started fighting. I …
UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson Date: June 15, 2013 Venue: MTS Centre MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson Mauricio Rua vs. opponent TBA* Stipe Miocic vs. Roy Nelson Alexis Davis vs. Rosi Sexton Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET) Jake …
Rashads UFC 161 pre-fight interview
Good thing this injury happened, now we get to see a real main event. Source | MMAJunkie.com UFC officials today made the change. Evans vs. Henderson remains a three-round bout. UFC 161 takes place June 15 at MTS Centre in the Canadian city of Winnipeg. The main card airs on …
Source | ESPNSports.com “I’m happy about this fight [against Henderson],” Evans told ESPN.com. “Having the chance to fight somebody like Dan is a big deal, especially after not having the performance I would have liked [against Nogueira]. “It’s good to get in there with somebody like Dan and answer a …
UFC President Dana White confirmed the plans with USA TODAY Sports on Monday. …former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (17-3-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) could face ex-PRIDE and Strikeforce titleholder Dan Henderson (29-9 MMA, 6-3 UFC), White said, adding Henderson was awaiting medical clearance. Winnipeg becomes the fifth Canadian city to …
Main Card (PPV, 10:00 PM) Jose Aldo defeated Frankie Edgar by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) Antonio Nogueira defeated Rashad Evans by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Antonio Silva defeated Alistair Overeem by KO (Punches, 3rd Round, 0:25) Demian Maia defeated Jon Fitch by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Joseph Benavidez …
Mr. Edgars first fight in his new weight class against……Jose Aldo. Good luck Frankie, you’re gonna need it. Date: February 2, 2013 7:00 PM EST Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Main Card (PPV 10 pm et) Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio NogueiraAlistair Overeem vs. Antonio SilvaJon …
Source | MMACanada.net “Little Nog is trying to break into the top echelon of fighters and deservedly so. He’s a tough competitor, he has a lot of experience, and he’s been doing this for a long time. The UFC came to my manager and they wanted to put the fight …
Source | MMAFighting.com “Georges St-Pierre told me a story where, he showed up to camp one time,” White said. “They were going to have him spar with Shane Carwin. Georges said, ‘Why the f— would I spar with Shane Carwin? How does that help me?What does that do for me, for …
by Damon Martin | Source: MMAWeekly.com Evans has been serving as the head coach for Vitor Belfort as he gets ready for his upcoming UFC 152 fight against Jones. There may not be anybody that better knows the UFC light heavyweight champion and his tendencies than his former friend and …