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The UFC has beefed up it’s UFC 161 main card by adding a heavyweight tilt to the PPV portion of the show, as Roy Nelson will take on Stipe Miocic. UFC President Dana White announced the match-up to MMAJunkie.com on Tuesday. Miocic was expected to take Australian fighter Soa Palelei, who is now le...
It was rumored on Saturday night that UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao had been injured in training and would be out of his scheduled UFC 161 bout with Eddie Wineland. On Tuesday officials made it clear that he would be unable to compete in Winnipeg on June 15. With under a month to ...
The UFC will hold their traditional kick-off press conference today for UFC 161 from the The Met in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Expected to be in attendance are UFC President Dana White, UFC Canada’s Tom Wright, as well as main event fighters Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland. The video stream is expected t...
UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao will look for his second straight title defense against No.4 ranked contender Eddie Wineland on Saturday, June 15 when the Ultimate Fighting Championship® brings its first-ever event to Winnipeg, Manitoba with UFC 161: BARAO vs. WINELAND at the MTS Ce...
A lightweight tilt has been added to the UFC 161 fight card, as former welterweight fighter John Maguire will make his lightweight debut against Canadian Mitch Clarke.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continued its expansion into new Canadian markets today, officially announcing its first‐ever event in Winnipeg, Manitoba with UFC 161. The event will take place on June 15, 2013, at the MTS Centre, a 15,000-seat venue that is home to the National Hockey League’...
Just last week Jake Shields announced that he would be squaring off against Tyron Woodley at UFC 161 in Canada. The rumor mill started floating around naming numerous Canadian cities that the event could take place. Topping the list were Edmonton, Calgary and even Vancouver. Well, according to Ga...