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A heavyweight match-up of every hardcore fans dreams has been booked for August 31, as newly signed UFC heavyweight Josh Barnett will take on former heavyweight champion Frank Mir. UFC officials announced the match-up via their official Twitter account on Wednesday. #UFC164 gets a heavyweight cla...
The UFC’s new number one contender for the lightweight championship, Coal Harbour, NS’s own TJ Grant is ready to let people know who he is. This past Saturday night at UFC 160 Grant made quick work of divisional stablemate Gray Maynard. He was able to weather the early storm and finish with a bea...
Mike Tyson is widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, with a career record of 50 wins and 6 losses. There are countless amazing Mike Tyson fights. He was known for his incredible punching power, lightning-fast combinations, and relentless aggression in the ring. Over the years, ...
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones met with his podiatrist (foot doctor) on Wednesday to see how his toe was recovering and when he would be able to return. Prior to his visit, Jones tweeted out that he was hoping for a quick return. Maybe making a quick return people, about to go Super Sai...
Another injury has forced a fighter out of the UFC 161 event. Lightweight fighter Isaac Vallie-Flagg has been dropped from the card due to an undisclosed injury, so former WEC fighter James Krause is stepping in to take on Canadian Sam Stout. UFC officials announced the new match-up on Wednesday....
On Tuesday UFC officials announced a change to the coaches on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. Season 18 of TUF was expected to be coached by UFC women’s champ Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano. Unfortunately Zingano was forced to withdraw due to injury and taking her place will be former ...
The UFC has a great opportunity to take a chance and create another star in the lightweight division. We’ve seen the likes of B.J Penn, Frankie Edgar, and now Benson Henderson become elite fighters. They’ve also become notable fighters who are recognized, even by the non-hardcore MMA fans. The li...
The Nevada State Athletic Commission as released its list of medical suspensions in the wake of UFC 160 this past Saturday, and there are some doozies. Mark Hunt, Stephen Thompson and Dennis Bermudez are both out for 6 months with foot-related injuries, with Gray Maynard (face), Khabib Nurmagomed...
It was revealed today, the first day of filming for the 18th season of the Ultimate Fighter, that Meisha Tate (13-4) will now be coaching opposite UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Kevin Iole of Yahoo.com is reporting that the change was made due to a severe knee injury suffered on ...
On Saturday night in the co-main event at UFC 160, Mark Hunt fell to a spinning back-kick by Junior dos Santos. He revealed later that he suffered a fractured toe in the first round of their three round battle. Hunt revealed a picture on his Facebook page of his toe after receiving stitches. “The...
At UFC 160 the next lightweight contender was set as T.J. Grant defeated Gray Maynard in impressive fashion. The number one contender match-up took only 127-seconds to complete, as Grant stunned the fans and lightweight champion Benson Henderson by dropping Maynard. The fight earned the Cole Harb...
MMAFighting.com is reporting that after hearing Dana White’s intentions to book his client against Yushin Okami (29-7) in a pre-UFC160 media scrum, Ronaldo Souza’s manager Gilberto Faria has told them he will be approaching the UFC’s head matchmaker Joe Silva about accepting the bout should it go...
UFC 160 has come and gone. While there wasn’t the controversy we saw earlier this month from UFC on FX 8 there were some questions that came out of the event. Some of those questions were answered, as we found out the new number one contender in the UFC’s lightweight division is now Canadian T.J....
With UFC 160 in the books, it’s time to start looking at who’s next for the fighters on the main card. I’ll also look at why and when the fights should take place. So now, allow me to play Joe Silva for a moment, and do a little fantasy booking. Cain Velasquez: Junior dos […]
Originally reported in the Swedish tabloid Expressen, and translated by a member of Bloody Elbow’s fan community, UFC lightweight Reza Madadi was arrested on May 24, 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden on charges of Grand Theft. after allegedly breaking into a high-end boutique, stealing aproximately 1,000...
Forrest Griffin has been a household name to UFC fans since The Ultimate Fighter 1 – when he and Stephan Bonnar collided for what many call the greatest fight in UFC history. The day has now come for that man to call it quits. On Saturday night, the former UFC light heavyweight champion and […]