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Summer is upon us and that means blockbuster movies and UFC mega-fights. Both are on the mind of lightweight champ Benson Henderson as he preps for his title defense. Watch Henderson go to battle as he defends his title at UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II, live on Pay-Per-View, Saturday, August 11...
Two fighters known for their exciting styles square off in Los Angeles, as Jamie Varner and Joe Lauzon get set to wow the crowd at UFC on FOX. Lauzon: “I love it when people underestimate me. I love when people look at me and say, ‘Oh, that’s just the jiu-jitsu guy.’ I have a lot […]
Las Vegas, Nevada – Just two days before Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Ryan “Darth” Bader all compete to be the next challenger for the UFC light heavyweight championship at UFC On FOX (live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) three of the biggest icon...
The folks of Montreal got treated to a couple of fight announcements this morning. UFC officials announced early Thursday morning that a featherweight clash between Mark Hominick and Pablo Garza would go down at UFC 154. They also announced a match-up between “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Francis Carmo...
Dan Miller vs. Sean Pierson and Charles Oliveira vs. Cub Swanson are set to make their way to the octagon in Toronto. The UFC has announced via their official Canadian Facebook page a pair of new match-ups for UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario. Miller (14-6-1NC) will look to make it 2-0 since dropping ...
The UFC will hold their traditional pre-fight press conference today for UFC on FOX 4 at 11am PT/2pm ET at the JW Marriott LA Live in Los Angeles, California. Expected to be in attendance are UFC President Dana White and main card fighters Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Brandon Vera, Ryan Bader, Lyoto Ma...
Brandon Vera as he enters the most important fight of his career has had a run in mixed martial arts that can be summed up on one word – Disappointing. Vera burst into the Ultimate Fighting Championship in all-violence, devastating fashion. The first fight to really put him on the map was his one...
Las Vegas, Nevada –On the same card as four light heavyweight warriors compete to be next in line for a UFC® title shot, one athlete has already overcome enormous obstacles to simply be competing on the UFC On FOX card (live at 8pm ET/5pm PT) live from Los Angeles. By the time he steps into […]
What makes “The Dragon” tick? As Lyoto Machida explains, it’s not all about technique. Watch and learn as Machida prepares his mind, body, and soul for his bout against top light heavyweight contender Ryan Bader August 3rd on FOX starting at 5/8pm PT/ET. Video thanks to UFC.com.
UFC 148 was expected to be the biggest fight card of the year and even though the event did not live up to expectations, it did draw the biggest box office numbers of any stateside event the promotion has put on. UFC 148 raked in an amazing $6,901,655 live gate, thanks to 15,104 fans in attendanc...
Following two straight losses to Ed Herman and Andrew Craig, Kyle Noke has decided to change things up. It was announced on Tuesday that Noke would be dropping a few pounds and making his welterweight debut at UFC 151 against Charlie Brenneman. MMAWeekly was first to announce the match-up late Tu...
By Mike Bohn Demian Maia’s second venture in the welterweight division will come in his home country of Brazil as it appears the jiu-jitsu will fight Rick Story at UFC 153 on Oct. 5 in Rio de Janiero, Brail. Story (14-5) announced the fight against Maia (16-4) on his official twitter account when...
This week, the UFC and FOX Sports debuted their newest show ‘Road to the Octagon.’ The one hour FOX special previews this upcoming Saturday’s UFC on FOX 4 event at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The episode followed Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera, as they go through their ...
Las Vegas, Nevada –Four of the most dangerous contenders in the light heavyweight division each have the chance to secure a shot at the UFC world title by putting on a devastating performance at UFC On FOX Saturday night (live at 8pm ET/5pm PT). First, in the co-main event from Los Angeles’ STAPL...
The UFC hosted a media conference call with the stars of the upcoming UFC on FOX: SHOGUN vs. VERA card today. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon “The Truth” Verawill be available to discuss their upcoming main event bout at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on...
The UFC hosted a media conference call with the stars of the upcoming UFC on FOX: SHOGUN vs. VERA card today. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon “The Truth” Verawill be available to discuss their upcoming main event bout at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on...