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With controversy abound, thanks to Vitor Belfort’s now confirmed TRT use, the UFC returned to Brazil for UFC on FX 8 last Saturday night. The aforementioned Belfort headlined the card, knocking out rising prospect and former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold in devastating fashion. In co-main ev...
It sounds as if we have a co-main event on our hands for UFC 160, as Mark Hunt has finally received his visa and will be able to make it to Las Vegas to take on the former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos. On Sunday Hunt made the announcement via Twitter. Thank u for my […]
The Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil was home to UFC on FX 8 this past Saturday evening. The main card which aired on FX in the United States and Sportsnet One in Canada featured four fights. The main event and co-main event delivered in exciting fashion, but the main card opened with two ...
Thanks to the folks at MMAFighting.com for supplying the fans with access to the UFC on FX 8 post-fight press conference. The main event at UFC on FX 8 fans were treated to an outstanding finish by hometown boy Vitor Belfort, as he landed a perfectly timed spinning back-kick to the chin of Luke R...
Countryman Vitor Belfort had a homecoming for the ages in the main event versus Luke Rockhold. Belfort came out throwing some fancy kicks early in the fight against Rockhold, but it was the second go-round with his spinning back-kick that dropped the American. “The Phenom” is now on a two fight w...
The much anticipated featherweight bout between UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis is now official for the main event at UFC 163 in Brazil. MMAJunkie.com reported that UFC officials announced the match-up at the UFC on FX 8 post-event news conference. In addition to the feath...
There were some awesome fights at UFC on FX 8 this evening. UFC on FX 8 took place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazi. In the main event Vitor Belfort brought down the roof in his home country by knocking out Luke Rockhold with a flashy spinning back-kick in the very […]
The submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza made his presence felt in the co-main event at UFC on FX 8 against Chris Camozzi. The two tangled for a few minutes on the feet, but once it hit the mat it was all Jacare. It took the former Strikeforce middleweight champion just 3:37 to lock in an...
Former UFC middleweight and TUF 7 competitor Matt Riddle has signed a deal with Bellator MMA. At UFC on FUEL TV 7 Riddle defeated the always dangerous Che Mills by unanimous decision. However following his post-fight drug test he was released from the organization due to testing positive for or m...
Brazilian MMA portal Tatame is reporting that Barao, the UFC interim bantamweight champion, has injured his right foot, and is not expected to recover in time for UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is a big blow to a card that some were already decrying as “lackluster.” No replacement has been ...
Mauricio Zingano (2-0-1), a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and the husband of The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 coach Cat Zingano, issued a statement today on his website regarding the incident between his wife and UFC bantamweight Bryan Caraway. The statement was released as a response to the recent art...
It’s been something of an uneven week for Bryan Caraway. First, he is awarded a retroactive Submission of the Night bonus for his win over Johnny Bedford at UFC 159 after Pat Healy’s unfortunate positive drug test for marijuana metabolites. So things are off to a good start for “Kid Lightning.” T...
Tonight the UFC will make it’s way into Brazil for what is bound to be an epic show. UFC on FX 8 will feature Brazil’s own Vitor Belfort against the Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the main event. The co-main event also features a local talent as Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza takes on...
The UFC has announced today that they will be fining lightweight stalwart Nathan Diaz $20,000 and suspending him for 90 days for violating the UFC’s code of conduct in the wake of an ill-advised tweet directed at Bryan Caraway. In a tweet released earlier this week, Diaz referred to Caraway using...
Questions arose regarding the UFC 160 main event last week, as Mark Hunt had Visa issues while at thr
Things got a little hotter than expected at today’s weigh-ins for UFC on FX 8 in when Vitor Belfort got off the scales. After successfully weighing in at 186 lbs., “the Phenom” walked over to his opponent, Luke Rockhold, for the traditional face-off. The animosity was obvious as Rockhold got righ...