The UFC held their media conference call for UFC 140 today. On the call was light heavyweight headliners Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida, as well as former heavyweight champions Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Light heavyweight veterans Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira were also on the line.
“The guy is absolutely delusional. The guy is ridiculous, absolutely retarded. If you look at the guys I have fought, that completely contradicts what he has said. I have fought top guys in Matt Hamill, Rashad Evans, Dan Henderson, Denis Kang, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Miller, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Chris Leben; yeah those are all easy guys anyone could walk through. Mayhem who claims to be a knowledgeable MMA guy doesn’t know his ass from his elbow.”
"Well its official. I have been released by the UFC"
-Eliot Marshall (@FireMarshall205) at 11/30/11 6:44 PM
After losing a do or die match against Brandon Vera in a preliminary bout at UFC 137 in October, Eliot Marshall has now announced that his release from the UFC is official.
A heavyweight showdown is in the works between Stefan Struve and Dave Herman. The two according to numerous sources have verbally agree to square off at the UFC's inaugural show on Fuel.
On December 30, Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem will go toe-to-toe to see who will take on newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion, Junior Dos Santos.
This Saturday evening at the TUF 14 finale, Michael Bisping will throw down with Jason "Mayhem" Miller in the main event. Bisping believes that a win over "Mayhem" will push him into title contention, as he is riding a three fight winning streak.
Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that it will return to Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Jan. 20, as lightweight contenders Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller collide in the night’s main event from Bridgestone Arena.
It looks like the UFC thought that a fight between Phil Davis and Rashad Evans "Still makes sense" too. The fight was reported by ESPN's Brett Okamoto late Tuesday evening, stating that multiple sources had confirmed the bout.
Diego Sanchez (23-4) got the medical clearance for his hand and is now set to face Jake Ellenberger (26-5) at UFC on Fuel TV 1. If you are starting to get confused with “UFC Live On…” FX, Fuel or FOX, join the club [...]
It looks like Martin Kampmann (18-5) will be squaring off against Thiago Alves (19-8) on for UFC on FX 2 card which is tentatively slated for March 3. The UFC has confirmed this bout but the location and venue are still in the works [...]
