Some say that, “good things come to those who wait…” and great things are just the beginning of things to come for Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes, the newest featherweight in the UFC who will be making his debut on August 27 at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
‘Sertanejo,’ as he is affectionately referred to by his friends and teammates, is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and was recently awarded his black belt in muay thai kickboxing by his longtime Chute Boxe master, Diego Lima.
Jon Fitch's "Road To Recovery" mini-doc's are now over, which means he is cleared to fight again. On Tuesday, Fitch announced via twitter, "I'm back! Dr. Kavitne gave me the OK to fight."
If you can't wait for UFC 134: Silva vs Okami you are in luck. The UFC has released a 10minute extended preview trailer. The trailer will go over all things to do with the Main Card.
Chris Lytle walked away from last Sunday's UFC on Versus 5 event with a whopping $200,000. He received $70,000 in contract money and two "Fight Night" bonuses which equaled $130,000.
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services today issued its list of medical suspensions for UFC on Versus 5: "Hardy vs. Lytle," which took place on Sunday, August 14, 2011, from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
UFC Officials announced this morning that welterweights Martin Kampmann and Rick Story would go toe to toe at UFC 139 on Nov. 19 in San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion.
It is looking like the fans will finally get the wish of seeing the UFC on broadcast television.
According to reports from the Sports Business Journal, the UFC and Fox have agreed to a multi-year deal that would include up to four events a year on Fox networks, which includes Fight Nights and The Ultimate Fighter on FX. The deal is reportedly worth $90 million a year and the deal is up to seven or eight years.
MMASucka will deliver up to the second insight for todays UFC Rio Conference call. The call features UFC President Dana White, Anderson Silva, Yushin Okami, Forrest Griffin and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
Chris Lytle was the recipient of what most fighters strive for and are ultimately unsuccessful in doing. He left the sport at the top of his game, and he left on his own terms.
