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| UFC 92 video: Rashad Evans on Forrest Griffin fight Posted: 23 Dec 2008 08:30 AM CST |
| UFC 92 weigh in details and information for ‘The Ultimate 2008′ Posted: 23 Dec 2008 08:12 AM CST The official weigh-in event for UFC 92: "The Ultimate 2008" is set to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, December 26. It will air LIVE on UFC.com at 6 p.m. ET via streaming video. Of course, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-minute coverage of the UFC 92 weigh-in, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude for those who miss it. Here's the complete line up:
For those in "Sin City" for the New Year's Eve year-end blowout remember that the weigh-ins are FREE to attend and open to the public. Fans in the area are encouraged to show up about 2 p.m. local time to rub elbows, take pictures and get autographs from the several fighters who will be located in the concourse area of the venue. In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend an exclusive Q&A session with former heavyweight champion Randy Couture at the same time. MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 15. Of course, the latest quick updates of the prelim bouts will begin to flow earlier than that at around 8:30 p.m. ET. It's going to be a fun night of fights … check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight coverage you can handle. |
| UFC 96 tickets Nationwide Arena Ohio for March 7 event on sale soon Posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:46 PM CST
Happy holidays, Ohio-area fight fans. UFC 96 tickets for the annual pay-per-view (PPV) event that coincides with the Arnold EXPO — the largest health and fitness expo in the nation — will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, December 27. UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets for the show at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus prior to them being available for public consumption. It will be the fourth major UFC event to be held in the "Buckeye State" since the promotion invaded Ohio for the first time ever in March 2007. While no bouts have been announced to date, heavyweights Shane Carwin and Gabriel Gonzaga are expected to collide and light heavyweight Brandon Vera will look to get back on the winning track against area native Mike Patt. In addition, former 205-pound champion Chuck Liddell has expressed his interest to rematch Keith Jardine on this date. And don’t be surprised to see Brazilian jiu-jitsu welterweight wizard Dustin Hazellett continue his rise to division contender status in front of his hometown fans. Here is the UFC 96 tickets sales schedule (all times are ET):
UFC 96 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also be available to watch on PPV for $44.95 on fight night. For more on UFC 96 stay dialed in to MMAmania.com and remember to check out our event archive right here. Be sure to also check out the latest UFC 96 fight card and rumors right here. |
| Thiago Silva video on Lyoto Machida UFC 94 fight and more Posted: 22 Dec 2008 06:42 PM CST |
| Georges St. Pierre named ‘Canadian Athlete of the Year’ 2008 in landslide Posted: 22 Dec 2008 01:53 PM CST
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UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre responds to being named the 2008 Canadian Athlete of the Year by SportsNet.ca voters in a week-long competition, defeating hockey player Jarome Iginla, Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc, tennis player Daniel Nestor and baseball player Justin Morneau. “Rush” received a resounding 89 percent of the votes. He will defend his 170-pound title at UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2″ on January 31. For more on this award click here. |
| UFC 94 card fights confirmed for ‘St. Pierre vs Penn 2′ Jan. 31 Posted: 22 Dec 2008 01:31 PM CST
UFC 94: "St. Pierre vs. Penn 2″ features the welterweight superfight between former 170-pound champion and current lightweight kingpin BJ Penn versus reigning welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, as well as the highly anticipated showdown between light heavyweight unbeatens Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva. The mega card also includes the returns of Stephan Bonnar and Karo Parisyan from respective injuries that kept them out of action for several months apiece. And former number one contender Jon Fitch — who just headlined UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” opposite St. Pierre — will look to get back in the title chase when he takes on Akihiro Gono in a fight that is not guaranteed to be televised. That doesn’t make much sense — perhaps the card is just that stacked or it’s retribution for the 24-hour contractual fracas the went down last month. Here is the complete UFC 94 line up:
For all the latest UFC 94 information you can handle be sure to hit up our event archive right here. Remember that we well also provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of all the action on fight night. It’s going to be an amazing night … don’t miss it. |
| Team Nogueira prepares for Frank Mir UFC 92 fight (Pics) Posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:34 AM CST |
| MMA Quick Quote: Gilbert Melendez mulls move to UFC Posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:27 AM CST
– Top-ranked lightweight and former Strikeforce 155-pound champion, Gilbert Melendez, talks about a possible move to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) once his contract with Strikeforce expires. In the meantime, the talented 26-year-old Cesar Gracie-trained mixed martial artist is clamoring for a rematch against Mitsuhiro Ishida. Melendez — along with training partner Jake Shields — are highly coveted free agents (sorta and almost, respectively) who could make find themselves competing inside the Octagon in 2009 sooner rather than later. However, Strikeforce is currently the only promotion to have a relationship with a major national broadcast network (NBC), which could be an ace up its sleeve heading into the New Year. There is a real possibility for fighters to get insane exposure to a massive nationwide audience if the promotion can grow its partnership to include live shows on the Peacock Network. That’s the business side of things. |
| Fields Dynamite!! Bob Sapp vs Kinniku Mantaro Posted: 22 Dec 2008 09:09 AM CST
Naturally no Japanese fighting event would be complete without the addition of the occasional freak show. In a bizarre (but certainly expected) twist, Bob 'The Beast' Sapp will take on none other than a character from a Japanese anime show. The character in question is 'Kinniku Mantaro' from the show 'Ultimate Muscle'. Mantaro is known to start matches off slowly and act a bit of a coward in the TV show until his opponent acts dishonorably (as Sapp does from time to time). Then Mantaro gets his inner strength and hulks up or something along those lines. Now obviously someone's going to be behind the mask and costume. That person will be Japanese amateur wrestling prospect Akihito Tanaka, so perhaps some skill will be involved and it won't be a total squash match. Sapp relies on his size when fighting and not so much technical prowess but in Tanaka's case how do you out wrestle someone who weighs 350lbs? And if that freak show announcement didn't wet your appetite and you wanted more, then maybe Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. 7′ 2″ 'Techno Goliath' Hong Man-Choi will since it’s now officially confirmed by FEG. Fields Dynamite!! is the New Year's Eve supershow featuring a smorgasbord of fighters under the umbrella of FEG coming together on one night to try and kick the crap out of each other. Featuring participants from DREAM, K-1, K-1 MAX and K-1 Koshien, Fields Dynamite!! is going to have a wide variety of fighting styles and compelling match-ups, and could feature as many as 20 fights. Thus far it appears as though FEG is holding up their end of the bargain. Here is the scheduled card to date: MMA RULES : Heavyweight: Jerome LeBanner (3-1-1) vs. Mark Hunt (5-4) K-1 RULES : Middleweight: Gegard Mousasi (24-2-1) vs. Musashi (49-28-5-1) K-1 KOSHIEN RULES: U-18 Tournament Semifinals: HIROYA (9-1) vs. Shota Shimada (3-0) **Bout not confirmed by FEG
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| Brandon Vera vs Mike Patt UFC 96 fight possible March 7 Posted: 22 Dec 2008 09:04 AM CST
"The Truth" is a former heavyweight fighter who was considered a possible title contender until sustaining back-to-back losses to Tim Sylvia and Fabricio Werdum. He made the drop to light heavyweight quickly thereafter and scored a unanimous decision win over Reese Andy at UFC Fight Night 14. He, however, did not remain in the win column for very long. Vera returned against Keith Jardine at UFC 89: "Bisping vs. Leben" on October 25, losing a lackluster split decision. It was a big blow — Vera was uncharacteristically speechless after the fight regarding his performance. He has apparently now reworked his contract (his $100,000 to win, $100,000 to show perhaps became a tad too steep) and will look to re-establish himself as a top fighter in the New Year against a challenger that Vera should — on paper — steamroll. Patt filled-in for an injured James Lee on short notice to take on Tim Boetsch at UFC 88: "Breakthrough" back in September. It marked his Octagon debut … and one that he more than likely would have liked to have soon forgotten — "The Barbarian" clubbed him en route to a first round technical knockout. Patt is a three-fight Bodog Fight veteran who has won eight of his last 10 professional mixed martial arts bouts. Prior to the loss to Boetsch, the Ohio native had competed just three weeks before taking the fight. He submitted Jarred Taylor at an Urban Rumble Championship (URC) show in the first round. For more information on UFC 96 click here. |
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