Dana White announced the formation of a 125 pound Flyweight division, with the first champion being decided in a four man mini-tournament. White had told the media that the first fights will be held on March 3rd, likely on pay-per-view, but the UFC website has them listed for the "UFC on FX 2" card. The first fights will be Joseph Benavidez vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani and Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson.
Dana White will be heading to Chicago, Il for a special triple header press conference today.The press conference takes place at Chicago's United Center, which also hosts UFC on FOX on Jan. 28.
Kimbo who?
The numbers are in for UFC on Fox, and Junior dos Santos not only walked away with the UFC heavyweight championship, but the title of most watched fight in the history of the sport.
The first Dana White Blog for UFC 139 is up! The blog recaps the behind the scene happenings of UFC on FOX. Check out the quick clip of JDS' pad work at 8:15. SCARY! No wonder he is now the NEW heavyweight champ. Enjoy!
The fans wanted it, however I do not think anyone wanted it as much as Chael Sonnen. Sonnen got his wish and will get a second chance at Anderson Silva's middleweight championship.
Nick Diaz has become the talk of the MMA world after UFC 137. Not only for his incredible performance inside the octagon, where in a fight of the year candidate he decimated the legendary BJ Penn in a fashion that no one ever had before; but for his incendiary comments towards UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in both his immediate post-fight interview and the following post-event press conference.
Earlier today the UFC held their media conference call for UFC on Fox 1. Dana White explained his plans for the promotions hit reality show "The Ultimate Fighter". A few weeks back White revealed...
