The saga of Rashad Evans' long journey back to the octagon and attempt to regain the UFC light heavyweight title is well documented. For those that haven't been keeping an eye on the proceedings, allow me to bring you up to speed.
This coming Saturday, July 16 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Battlefield Fight League will be putting on their ninth event titled Quest for Gold. The event name says it all. There will be 2 titles up for grabs, the vacant BFL Featherweight belt and the BFL Amateur Middleweight belt.
Josh Koscheck is angling for a middleweight fight and an easy commute. The UFC veteran announced on his twitter account that he has asked for his next fight to be November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, the city that also plays home to his training camp American Kickboxing Academy. Koscheck’s remarks caused a stir when he added that the fight he was seeking would take place at 185 pounds.
I’m sure at some point in your day, whether it’s your lunch break, just before bed, or you have a smart phone and you are on the toilet you have 20 minutes to spare. You will not regret losing 20 minutes of your life watching Chael Sonnen rip apart everyone from Wanderlei Silva to Anderson Silva in this video thanks to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com.
1. The rematch left unsolved questions
While most agree that Cruz’s decision victory was the right call, the margin of victory varies depending on who you speak to. There are some that agree with one judge’s score of 50-45, while many including the other two judges and yours truly saw the bout as a closely fought contest.
UFC 132 brought us one of the most entertaining cards this year. By the numbers we witnessed 4 vicious KO stoppages, 1 future altering submission, and several decisions that could have been fight of the night on any other card.
April 14, 2000. The UFC was making their third trip to Japan, headlined by a clash between Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva for the vacant 205 (then known as middleweight) title. Ortiz was able to keep Silva on his back for the most part, and was awarded a decision victory after 15 minutes and the title. What neither could have known then, was that this was merely the beginning for both of them, and they would once again be in the same building when their careers took a fateful turn.
The pay-per-view event, featuring a light heavyweight contest between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Matt Hamill, takes place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.
With season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter just wrapping up and speculations of GSP and Nick Diaz coaching the next season, Dana White laid those rumors to rest today.
