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MMA This Weekend (August 19 – 21) By now, I think MMA fans have become privy to a UFC, Bellator or World Series of Fighting event on just about every single weekend. Sometimes, one or two of each. Of course we look towards those ‘big’ shows primarily, but almost every single weekend there are […]
UFC Free Fight: Junior Dos Santos vs Frank Mir UFC Free Fight: Junior Dos Santos vs Frank Mir Back at UFC 146, then-heavyweight king, Junior dos Santos defended his championship title with a second-round TKO of former UFC champion Frank Mir in Las Vegas. “Cigano” returns to the cage this Sunday ...
On episode 38 of the Eye of the Storm MMA Podcast this week, guest Front Row Brian and I discussed, among other things, the intensifying rumors of the UFC’s potential sale. These rumors seem to pop up every few months, but something is different this time. Something feels more serious about these...
UFC 196 in February gets a big rematch in the form of Fabricio Werdum defending his heavyweight title against former champion Cain Velasquez. UFC President, Dana White, broke the news to UFC Total. Werdum (20-5-1) is coming off a dominant victory over Cain Velasquez in Mexico where he submitted h...
The upcoming three-day string of UFC events—which begins tomorrow on Fight Pass and culminates with the most compelling back-to-back title fights in the organization’s history at UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor—answers a question nobody was really asking: “What could possibly make you more giddy than ...
Following a successful UFC debut, 19-year-old Sage Northcutt returns to action vs. the always tough Cody Pfister live on Fight Pass. The bout was announced by the promotion on Monday. Northcutt (6-0) is a life-long martial artist who spent a majority of his young professional career in Legacy FC....
Tyrone Spong returns to MMA competition for the first time since 2013 to take on Jake “The Honey Bear” Heun at WSOF 26. The bout was confirmed in a press release from the promotion on Wednesday. Spong (2-0) is one of the most seasoned out there, having competed in MMA, boxing and kickboxing. He h...
A third fight set for the TUF 22 Finale in December as top-lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov returns to action to take on TUF 13 winner; Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson. The news was first reported by Brian Martin of DailyNews.com. Nurmagomedov (22-0) is undefeated in his professional career, in...
One of the year’s best cards just got a little better with the addition of a fun featherweight contest between Dennis Bermudez and Jeremy Stephens. UFC.com confirmed the news late Monday. Bermudez (14-4) was red-hot following his defeat to Diego Brandao in the finale of TUF 14. Following his FOTN...
At the UFC 189 World Championship Tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Friday, UFC President Dana White announced that the highly anticipated UFC 189 has broken UFC 100’s previous pre-sale record. Dana White: UFC 189 broken pre-sale records. Topped UFC 100 by 55%. Says gate is at $7 million. — Mik...
Originally expected to be the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 59 in Boston, Donald Cerrone and Myles Jury will now fight 15 days sooner in the co-main event on pay-per-view. UFC officials confirmed the bout Wednesday night. Cerrone (25-6, 1 NC) is a fan favorite and one of the kings of post-figh...
UFC 181 gets a fun featherweight contest as Alex White and Clay Collard will square-off in what could be the evenings fight of the night. UFC officials confirmed the new on Thursday. White (10-1) made his debut in April, joining with a record of 9-0. He would make it 10 in a row after stunning […]
The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale gets it’s 2nd fight as featherweights Jeremy Stephens meets Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira in the co-main event. UFC officials confirmed the bout on Tuesday. Stephens (23-10) is a veteran of the UFC, clocking in at 19 fights with the promotion. He dropped from lightwei...
UFC 181 gets a fun lightweight title between TUF winner Tony Ferguson and Abel ‘Killa’ Trujillo. UFC officials confirmed the fight on Wednesday. Ferguson (16-3) is 6-1 since winning season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter, and is on an absolute roll since losing to Michael Johnson in May of 2012. Injur...
Las Vegas gets a battle of middleweight TUF vets as season 19 winner Eddie ‘Truck’ Gordon takes on season 17 semi-finalist Josh Samman. UFC officials confirmed the bout on Tuesday. Gordon (7-1) is a product of the Serra-Longo Fight Team, so he gets to train with UFC middleweight champion Chris We...
UFC 181 gets a big fight, both figuratively and literally, in the form of two top heavyweights Travis Browne and Brendan Schaub. It joins title fights Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort and Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez on the card. UFC officials confirmed the news on Tuesday. Browne (16-2-1) ...