When asked to describe Jon Fitch's fighting style, one word keeps coming up – grinder. A guy that will wear you down with sheer will to get the upper hand and keep it. The skills are there, but almost overshadowed by the grit and determination that is more his calling card. The label also applies to a hockey player with similar grit, what the old-time hockey folks called “lunch bucket” players. The ones that weren't concerned with the flashy plays, but went out there put out their best honest effort and won the battles in workmanlike fashion. “The guys in the trenches” as Don Cherry would say.
Heavyweight veteran Gabriel Gonzaga will be making his long awaited return to the UFC in Brazil for UFC 142. Gonzaga’s last UFC bout was a loss to Brendan Schaub in October 2010 at UFC 121. After a short lived retirement, Gonzaga returned to the cage in October at Reality Fighting by defeating Parker Porter. Gonzaga quickly rose to fame after his highlight reel knockout of MMA legend Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.
Las Vegas, Nev. (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that two of the sport’s top welterweight contenders will vie for the interim 170-pound title. Nick Diaz, a fiery and unpredictable southpaw riding an 11-fight win streak, will battle the division’s most fearsome knockout artist, Carlos Condit, when the UFC returns to the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Wednesday announced it will return to Australia with UFC Sydney: Alves vs Kampmann to be held at Sydney’s Allphones Arena on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Following two sell-out shows in this country, this highly anticipated event pits two of the UFC’s most explosive welterweights against each other and also sees the debut of the flyweight division with a two-bout tournament to decide the top contenders at 125-pounds (56.7kg).
LOS ANGELES, CA - FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), FOX Sports Media Group’s dynamic entertainment and sports network for males, officially kicks off the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) on FUEL TV January 1 with a 24-hour marathon of UFC programming featuring five show premieres. In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre- and post-fight shows. In the New Year, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered.
Former Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum will make his return to the UFC at UFC 143 against "Big Country" Roy Nelson.
The fight was announced earlier today by MMAWeekly.com.
Deerfield Beach, Fla. – Authentic Sports Management® (ASM®) today proudly announced that Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian will serve as a host of “UFC® Tonight,” a weekly news show that debuts in January on Fuel TV as part of the seven-year broadcasting deal with FOX networks. The show will become a primary source of news and information for Fuel TV viewers and fans of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization.
The UFC announced days ago that Demetrious Johnson would move to the flyweight division and fight in the inaugural UFC flyweight tournament in March. This would mean that Johnson's opponent Eddie Wineland would be without an opponent for their fight at UFC on Fox 2. Look no further, former Ultimate Fighter contestant Johnny Bedford has stepped in and taken the challenge. Bedford announced the matchup via his Twitter account.
Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz faces former WEC welterweight king Carlos Condit in a battle to determine the interim 170-lb. champion! UFC 143 Presented by Bud Light - Saturday, Feb. 4 live at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas - UFC Fight Club presale starts tomorrow at 10am PT/1pm ET.
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre underwent surgery today on his ACL. GSP withdrew from his match with Nick Diaz at UFC 143, due to a blown ACL while training. According to his doctor in Los Angeles, California the surgery was a "huge success."
