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Tonight was one of the strangest nights of action promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship loaded with highs and lows in an extreme rollercoaster ride. Matt Riddle scored the ‘submission of the night bonus’ with his beautiful trip transition into an arm-triangle, Ryan Jimmo made an impact o...
Following his TKO victory over Roland Delorme, Francisco Rivera caught up with the media. He spoke about his work ethic, winning in his home country, who he’d like to fight next and much more.
Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images The night was filled with action, but that action had plenty of judges scorecards needed. There were a couple of split decisions, some unanimous decisions and a few fantastic finishes. The main card was lack lustre at best, with Hector Lombard disappointing in his...
Following his 7 second KO victory over Anthony Perosh, Ryan Jimmo spoke to the media.
The fight that was expected to excite had the fans in Calgary boo’ing at times and even chanted “Boring” following the fight. The entire fight had Barao landing the cleaner shots, with Faber just coming up short. Somewhat reminiscent to the featherweight title fight between Faber and Barao’ Nova ...
Will UFC Octagon jitters affect Hector Lombard’s UFC debut? Lombard landed a huge shot to begin the round, but Boetsch took it and moved on. Lombard seemed to pace himself throughout the first round. The two traded blows in the first round, but neither man took advantage of their power. The secon...
Following his split decision victory over Mitch Clarke, Anton Kuivanen spoke with the media. He spoke about his win, how he will celebrate his victory and more.
These are two dangerous strikers to say the least. With a huge step up in competition for Shawn Jordan, he seemed fairly relaxed to start the fight. Kongo controlled the cage play in the first round and Jordan ended up landing a low blow which forced the referee to stop the fight. The fight resum...
Following his split decision loss, Mitch Clarke spoke with the media. He opened up about how his heart hurts, how he blew out his knee in the first round and much more.
Ebersole shot for the takedown immediately, but Head stuffed it. Head took the Muay Thai game to the man who trains in Thailand in Ebersole. Head grabbed a deep guillotine choke late in round 1, but Ebersole gave a thumbs up to say he was fine. Near the end of the first Ebersole threw his […]
This fight has “Fight of the Night” written all over it. Both men came out swinging, however Riddle took control of the first round. He threw a powerful liver kick, however the referee thought it was a low blow and stopped the fight. In round 2 Clements started to open up on Riddle. Riddle took […]
Many believed that UFC 149 was going to break records when the card was first announced, but with the changes to the card it was unknown. Well UFC President Dana White just tweeted that it not only broke the gate record at the Saddledome, but it took that record from The Rolling Stones.
Photo by LYLE ASPINALL/CALGARY SUN/QMI AGENCY Tonight the UFC invades Calgary for UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao. The event takes place at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The main event is an interim bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao. With the co-main event featuring the debut of...
Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Tonight the UFC invades Calgary for UFC 149. The preliminary action has a Canadian in on every fight. Below is our report on the nights action. MMASucka’s UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao – Preliminary report below. Court McGee vs. Nick Ring When Nick Ring and Co...
UFC is set to invade Calgary for the first time on Saturday night. UFC 149 will go down from the Scotiabank Saddledome. The main event features a five-round interim bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao. In the co-main event, Hector Lombard will make his UFC debut against ...
Following his UFC 149 Q&A session, Michael Bisping caught up with the media and answered some questions. The light hearted Brit spoke about being hated in the USA, taking Anderson Silva’s belt, his thoughts on Brian Stann and much more.