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Another week and another main card changed due to injuries. It just seems Dana White and the UFC brass just cannot catch a break (no pun intended). Other than being the most injury ridden year ever, there were numerous other reasons that caused fighters to pull out of fights. Last week, it was th...
For every great fighter they all need that breakthrough moment, when they make the millions watching in attendance or from their living rooms stand up and take notice. For Anderson Silva it was his obliteration of Rich Franklin, for George St-Pierre it was his first win over Matt Hughes and so on...
It’s not often that we hear from referees in the sport, and when we do it’s almost never during an event, so at UFC 142 when Joe Rogan had pulled referee Mario Yamasaki aside for a post fight interview after the controversial call Yamasaki made to decide the Carlos Prater disqualification win ove...
Going into UFC 142 there are many storylines, but there is one story being told that many people may not know about because the narrative is hidden on the first fight on the preliminary card. Antonio Carvalho (13-4) is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario but makes his home in Ajax. Ontario. He holds b...
Apparently making weight at 170 wasn’t the problem for Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. It’s making weight period. Johnson, who had a history of problems making weight while fighting at welterweight, hit the scales at 197 pounds for his middleweight bout against Vitor Belfort. Belfort made weight at 186.
During UFC RIO: Aldo vs. Mendes fight week some of the UFC’s stars took to the waves. Gray Maynard, Arianny Celeste and Junior Dos Santos had the chance to hang out with the kid from the Rocinha Surf School. It’s great to see the fighters give back when they can.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, Jr. prepares to fight at home for the first time in years, while blue-chip wrestler and challenger Chad Mendes readies himself to bring home a belt from Brazil. Video courtesy of UFC.com
Chad Mendes is an avid hunter and fisherman outside of the cage but this Saturday night he will be gunning for the only UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo with his back against the wall in his opponent’s backyard. Mendes first caught peoples attentions on the wrestling mats, as a senior at the ...
When Jose Aldo needed to fine-tune his wrestling skills he called on a very qualified friend: none other than Gray Maynard. The two met at UFC® 136, and today Aldo is tapping Maynard’s expertise as he preps for UFC RIO™ and his main event bout with Chad Mendes. Watch these two dangerous opponents...
Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes prepare for their featherweight championship showdown Saturday night in Rio, plus Vitor Belfort fine tunes himself for a battle with Anthony Johnson! Countdown to UFC RIO tonight at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on FUEL TV.
This Saturday evening in Brazil, Jose Aldo defends his featherweight championship against Chad “Money” Mendes at UFC 142.
Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® returns to Brazil this weekend with UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES.
UFC 142 goes down on January 14th at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and today the organization held its media conference call.
When I hear the name Gabriel “Napão” Gonzaga, my thoughts are automatically brought back to his incredible head kick KO over Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. Following that win, which was the most impressive and most memorable of his career, he went 3-5 in his next 8 UFC fights.