Media week for ProElite kicked off today at the Princess Kailulani Hotel in beautiful Waikiki, Hawaii, this afternoon with open training for three of the fighters on the main card: Andrei Arlovski, Kendall "da Spyder" Grove, and Reagan Penn.
Not only is it amazing that the UFC has made it's way back to the city seems like the birthplace of MMA, but it's super cool that they held their open workouts on Copacabana beach in Rio.
oday is the 41st birthday of one of greatest MMA fighters on the planet. He just defeated Fedor Emelianenko and is possibly fighting Anderson Silva at the first ever UFC on Fox. The man we speak of is Dan Henderson.
In just over two months time Nick Diaz will be taking on Georges St-Pierre for his UFC Welterweight Championship. In the co-main event on October 29 will be Carlos Condit vs BJ Penn for the possible number one contender in the division.
This Saturday night at UFC 134, Brendan Schaub enters one of the toughest tests in his career. Not only because his opponent is Minotauro Nogueira, but because he is fighting in Minotauro's back yard of Brazil.
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will make his return to the octagon at UFC 134 against Forrest Griffin. This is a rematch of their fight from UFC 76, where Griffin defeated Shogun by rear naked choke late in the third round.
n a recent interview with TATAME.com UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta spoke about the UFC's upcoming debut on Fox Sports.
"We don't have a main event set yet, we'll find out probably after this Saturday, these fights in Rio, then we'll set a main event. But it'll be something big. It'll be a big fight. I would love to do (Silva vs. Henderson). Anderson just needs a win."
We are back and at it for UFC 134's Fatlip Fight Picks. Do you think you have what it takes to take on our so-called experts? Thanks to Dominant Ground a super snazzy t-shirt will be given to the lucky fan that beats one of our staff. Here's the deal, 1 point for winner, 1 point for how and 1 point for round. If you get all three of those correct give yourself a bonus point.
The STRIKEFORCE® Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-finals take place on Saturday, September 10, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. In tournament action, Josh Barnett faces Sergei Kharitonov, and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva faces undefeated Daniel Cormier.
Ryan Bader is looking to rebound from his upset loss to Tito Ortiz at UFC 132. His latest opponent is Jason Brilz who is coming off of two straight losses.
