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Yet another Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) champion has signed with the UFC. RFA Lightweight Champion Christos Giagos has signed with the UFC and is set to make his debut with the promotion against Gilbert Burns, who has moved down to 155-pounds since his last bout, at UFC 179 in October. T...
A featherweight matchup between Darren Elkins and Lucas Martins is set to take place at UFC 179 later this year. UFC officials announced the bout on Monday on the Brazillian UFC website, UFC.com.br. Elkins (17-4) is coming off of a decision loss to Jeremy Stephens last January at UFC on FOX 10. ...
UFC 179 gets yet another countrymen on the card as Brazilian slugger Fabio Maldonado returns to the light heavyweighr division to fight the Dutch Hans Stringer. UFC officials announced the match-up on Thursday. Maldonado (21-7) is coming off a loss to heavyweight Stipe Miocic in Brazil. Maldonado...
UFC 179 gets another native of Brazil on the card in the form of Felipe Arantes as he takes on Andre ‘Touchy’ Fili. UFC officials confirmed the fight late Wednesday. Arantes (16-6-1) is 3-2-1 since joining the UFC in 2011. All 6 of those fights took place in Brazil. He was unsuccessful in his UFC...
A fun flyweight tilt set for UFC 179 as Scott Jorgensen meets Wilson Reis in Brazil. UFC officials confirmed the fight late Tuesday. Jorgensen (15-9) was set for fight Henry Cejudo at UFC 177 before the Cejudo pulled out last minute. He is 2-3 in his last 5 and 1-2 since dropping to the […]
A middleweight fight between contenders Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold is in the works for a late 2014 card. UFC fighter and FOX analyst said that they have agreed to fight each other on Wednesday, August 20th’s episode of the UFC’s official news show, UFC Tonight. An event that makes sense is ...
A light heavyweight bout between Phil Davis and Glover Teixeira has been set as the co-main event at UFC 179 in Brazil. UFC officials announced the match-up on Saturday. Phil Davis and Glover Teixeira set for UFC 179 co-main event Davis (12-2, 1NC) after winning three-in-a-row and possibly the bi...
The UFC featherweight championship rematch between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes which was expected to take place at UFC 176 has now been moved to UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro. UFC President Dana White made the announcement at the UFC on FOX 12 post-fight press conference. Aldo was forced to withdraw fr...