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Video: Urijah Faber won’t allow Renan Barao to slow the pace At UFC 169, Urijah Faber will step in on just three-weeks notice to take on Renan Barao for the UFC bantamweight championship. On Friday’s episode of AXS TV’s INSIDE MMA, Faber talked about his mindset and strategy going into his upcomi...
Urijah Faber and Frank Shamrock debate WEC vs. Strikeforce Who was more influential – World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) or Strikeforce? WEC alum Urijah Faber and Strikeforce alum Frank Shamrock debate the influence of the two defunct organizations on AXS TV’S INSIDE MMA with series hosts Kenny Ric...
A groin injury forced Dominick Cruz out of his unification bout with Renan Barao at UFC 169, so in stepped former WEC featherweight kingpin Urijah Faber. The Sportsbooks have changed up the odds on the bout and now Barao is coming in as a -300 favorite, with Faber being listed as a +240 underdog....
The UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 169 unification bout against Renan Barao due to a pulled groin and will vacate his title. Urijah Faber will step in for Cruz and fight Barao for the second time. UFC President Dana White made the announcement on ...
Lightweights Bobby Green and Abel Trujillo were expected to do battle at UFC 169, however, Bobby Green has been forced to withdraw from the February bout. UFC officials announced the change of plans on Tuesday and that Jamie Varner would now step in to take on Trujillo. Bobby Green out, Jamie Var...
When you ask a fighter what their overall goal is – the vast majority of them will say, “to become the champion.” For UFC lightweight Bobby Green that is actually the last thing on his checklist. Bobby Green fighting to get paid, not the title In his last outing, Green had the toughest test of […]
Abel Trujillo and Bobby Green were both victorious at UFC on FOX 9 and now they will face-off against each other at UFC 169 in February. UFC officials announced the bout on Thursday. Abel Trujillo draws Bobby Green at UFC 169 Trujillo (11-5-1) has fought Roger Bowling in back-to-back fights. At U...
Canadian John Makdessi will return to the Octagon against undefeated Alan Patrick at February’s UFC 169 event. UFC officials announced the lightweight match-up on Tuesday. John Makdessi takes on Alan Patrick at UFC 169 Makdessi (12-2) started his career with a bang, going nine straight undefeated...
Two middleweights will battle for redemption this upcoming Super Bowl Weekend, as word that Nick Catone and Tom Watson will scrap has come out. The bout is set for UFC 169 on February 1st, 2014 Nick Catone vs Tom Watson set for UFC 169 UFC Officials confirmed the bout yesterday. Nick “The Jersey ...
It will have been over a year since the last time featherweight Ricardo Lamas fought when he enters the Octagon on February 1, 2014 for his UFC title fight against Jose Aldo. A lot has happened over the past year in terms of the UFC – Anderson Silva lost his championship to Chris Weidman, Jon […]
Video: Ricardo Lamas talks Jose Aldo, the stigma behind the champ and much more Ricardo Lamas was in New York City for a UFC press conference today and MMASucka.com caught up with him. He spoke about his upcoming title fight against Jose Aldo, comparing the champ to Anderson Silva, the featherwei...
Video: Dominick Cruz talks Renan Barao, coming back from injury and more Dominick Cruz was in New York for a UFC press conference today and MMASucka had a chance to catch up with him. He chats about his upcoming main event match-up with Renan Barao, coming back from injury and much more. Video: D...
Two world title fights headline UFC’s return to Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. In the night’s main event, the undisputed UFC bantamweight champion will be crowned when reigning champion Dominick Cruz (19-1, fighting out of San Diego, Calif.) returns to action after t...
Two title fights have been added to the UFC 169 fight card, as Dominick Cruz returns from injury to take on Renan Barao in a unification bout and Jose Aldo puts his featherweight title on the line against Ricardo Lamas. Dominick Cruz vs Renan Barao and Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas added to UFC 169 […]
The UFC has guaranteed fireworks for their first Super Bowl Weekend card outside of its traditional home of Las Vegas with the announcement that Jon Jones will defend his Light Heavyweight Title against Glover Teixeira at UFC 169. Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira to top UFC 169 Newsday first reported...
Super Bowl Weekend just got a lot bigger with the announcement that Alistair Overeem and Frank Mir have been moved from the card of UFC 167 to act as main card support. Alistair Overeem vs Frank Mir moved to UFC 169 The switch was first reported by Newsday, and later confirmed by UFC officials. O...