UFC photographer Josh Hedges was on scene in Sydney, Australia for the UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann open workouts. The media open workout took place at the Star Casino.
The men who were sweating it up for the camera were obviously Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves who will go toe to toe in the main event at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia this Saturday (Mar.3).
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As always the UFC will put on their official pre-fight press conference. Today (Feb.29)...
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).
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 [...]
Above are tweets from Rick Story's twitter account earlier today. He not only disclosed that he fought through injury during his loss to Martin Kampmann, but that he also just signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC.
I was listening to MMAJunkie Radio this morning and the fellas were chatting with Mike Dolce about a possible fight between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves. It wasn't even an hour later that Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com broke the news that the two were lined up for an un-named card on March 3, 2012.
It’s never easy for a fighter to deal with a loss especially when one fights in the very competitive UFC. It’s a “what have you done for me lately” type of business and nobody understands that more than Martin “Hitman” Kampmann.
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.
