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 …
December 8th / Seattle WA UFC® on FOX® 5 card MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 pm ET) Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz (lightweight title) Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick PRELIMINARY CARD: Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub Mike Chiesa vs. Marcus …
by John Morgan | source usatoday.com USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com confirmed with UFC officials that lightweight champion Benson Henderson (17-2 mixed martial arts, 5-0 UFC) will face Nate Diaz (14-3-1, 9-3-1) at UFC on Fox 5 on Dec. 8 at a host site to be announced. Henderson headlined last weekend’s UFC 150 …
source: bloodyelbow.com Tonight on MMA Uncensored, after addressing Jon Fitch’s comments about Penn, Nate Quarry had a startling revelation: Oh my God, talk about a ridiculous thing to say – calling B.J. Penn a “coward”. We’re talking about B.J., who was the Lightweight champion, who also fought Machida at Light Heavy …
From prelims to main event UFConFOX™4 was an exciting card. Below are the finishes from the main card enjoy! P.S. the pretty thang below was the first Knock-out that we saw 😉 Mike Swick vs Damarques Johnson Jamie Varner vs Joe Lauzon Lyoto Machida vs Ryan Bader Shogun vs Vera …
5PM/8PM PTET Aug4th, 2012 Main Card: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera Ryan Bader vs. Lyoto Machida Joe Lauzonvs. Jamie Varner DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Swick Preliminary Card: Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan Phil Davisvs. Wagner Prado Philip De Friesvs. Oli Thompson Josh Grispi vs. Rani Yahya Manny Gamburyan vs. Michihiro Omigawa John …
Source | MMAJunkie.com The next UFC on FOX™ card again will feature four fights. A lightweight scrap between Joe Lauzon (21-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and former WEC champ Jamie Varner (20-6-1- MMA, 2-1 UFC) will kick off UFC on FOX™ 4’s main-card broadcast. UFC on FOX™ 4 takes place Aug. …
Source: UFC The UFC on FOX™ summer card lost its main event today with the news that headliner Brian Stann, who was set to face Hector Lombard, had been injured and forced to withdraw from the event. The new main event on August 4 will be a five-round light heavyweight battle between …
Source: UFC UFC 149 and UFC on FOX™ 4 have swapped stars after another pair of injuries shook up the summer fight scene today. British middleweight Michael Bisping has been injured and is out of his UFC 149 bout against rising force Tim Boetsch. Stepping in to meet “The Barbarian” will be Hector Lombard, a …
“He landed a lot because he poked my eye and I was seeing double for the first three mintues,” said Hendricks. “I didn’t see clearly again until the second round. So the first round I was trying to circle away and close one eye every so often so I could get …
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 …
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 …
By Mike Chiappetta Source: MMAFighting.com In his first fight since a UFC light-heavyweight championship defeat at the hands of Jon Jones, the Brazilian karate master will face Ryan Bader. The bout will take place at UFC on FOX™ 4. It was first reported by Brazilian news outlet Esporteand confirmed by the UFC. Once …
Great card! A lot of great fights!