UFC blog for latest news, videos, results, betting odds, fighter interviews and MMA rumors - UFCmania.com |
- BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes 3 possible for UFC 123 on Nov. 20
- Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller says he wants to knock some sense into voters. He is teaming...
- 'Behind the Lens' with UFCs TUF 12 coach Josh Koscheck (Video)
- MMA Quick Quote: Roger Huerta vs Eddie Alvarez 'is for all the marbles'
- Nate Marquardt: If you have a problem with guys taking you down ... learn how to wrestle
- Roger Bowling vs Bobby Voelker rematch set for Strikeforce Challengers on Oct. 22
- UFC brings TUF 12: 'Team GSP vs Team Koscheck' to UK televisions via Sky Sports
- After 'Bull----' fight with Paul Daley, Jorge Masvidal signs with Strikeforce for lightweight return
- FEG today announced three official match-ups for DREAM 16 with Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Chase Beebe,...
- Shark attack: Keith Jardine cites bad migraine for 'slow start' against Trevor Prangley; vows to keep fighting
- Mirko Cro Cop: 'Big mouth' Frank Mir should pray he doesn't get knocked out at UFC 119 (Video)
- Josh Barnett signs multi-fight contract with Strikeforce
- Dave Herman meets Ricco Rodriguez at Bellator 31 on Sept. 30
| BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes 3 possible for UFC 123 on Nov. 20 Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:16 PM PDT
Former welterweight champions BJ Penn and Matt Hughes will collide for the third and likely final time in a 170-pound bout at UFC 123, which is scheduled for The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Nov. 20. Ariel Helwani today confirmed the rampant speculation after Hughes hinted on his official website that he would return to action when the promotion hits "Motor City" later this year. Penn and Hughes first met way back in 2004, with a 25-year-old "Prodigy" living up to his nickname and upsetting the dominant champion via submission (rear naked choke) in the UFC 46: "Super Natural" main event. Penn would relinquish the title shortly thereafter because of a contractual dispute with the promotion. The Hawaiian returned two years later, losing a number one contender match to the upstart Georges St. Pierre via controversial split decision. But when "Rush" injured himself training for Hughes, who regained his title by defeating the Canadian at UFC 50, Penn was called in on short notice to rematch Hughes. Hughes, barely, survived being mauled by Penn in the first two rounds in their championship tilt at UFC 63 in 2006. He turned the tables, however, on a poorly conditioned Penn, who complained after the bout that he sustained a rib injury, to score a convincing third round technical knockout (strikes) victory. Now four years later, it's time to put an end end to one of the most heated rivalries in the history of the promotion with an epic trilogy match. Penn, who has competed at lightweight (155 pounds) since the loss to Hughes -- sans a welterweight super fight between champions against St. Pierre in 2009 -- has lost back-to-back fights against division champion Frankie Edgar. Hughes, meanwhile, has resurrected his Hall of Fame career with three straight wins over talented veterans such as Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie and Ricardo Almeida. Will current trends continue when the two sworn enemies collide in little more than two months or does Penn have what it takes to topple his 36-year-old counterpart? UFC 123 is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight match up of top contenders Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) alums, Joe Lauzon and George Sotiropoulos, are also expected to throw down in an important 155-pound showdown. |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:19 PM PDT  Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller says he wants to knock some sense into voters. He is teaming up with UFC for a voter registration rally called "Fight for Your Ultimate Right" at noon on Wednesday in Pida Plaza, which is part of a campaign aimed at inspiring voter turnout. Two-time heavyweight champion Frank Mir and Roy "Big Country" Nelson will speak at the event. Read full article here. |
| 'Behind the Lens' with UFCs TUF 12 coach Josh Koscheck (Video) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 12:58 PM PDT
|
| MMA Quick Quote: Roger Huerta vs Eddie Alvarez 'is for all the marbles' Posted: 13 Sep 2010 12:26 PM PDT
Former UFC 155-pound contender Roger Huerta talks to the MMA Hour about getting a second chance at lightweight supremacy when he locks horns with Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 33 on Oct. 21 in Philadelphia. "El Matador" was bounced from the lightweight tournament by Pat Curran earlier this year but got another crack at the champ when Lil' Frog was forced to bow out due to injury. Will Huerta make the most of his second chance? Or has his ship already sailed? |
| Nate Marquardt: If you have a problem with guys taking you down ... learn how to wrestle Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:52 AM PDT
Props: LowKick.com Quoteworthy:
UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt doesn't subscribe to the ever-popular theory that wrestling is ruining mixed martial arts. "The Great" knows better than anyone after getting thoroughly dominated by Chael Sonnen at UFC 109 earlier this year. How much wrestling will come into play against muscular submission master Rousimar Palhares on Wednesday night in Austin? |
| Roger Bowling vs Bobby Voelker rematch set for Strikeforce Challengers on Oct. 22 Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:34 AM PDT
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Sept. 13, 2010) - Five months after their initial encounter, an exciting battle that ended prematurely due to an accidental poke in the eye, "Relentless" Roger Bowling will put his unbeaten record on the line one more time against "Vicious" Bobby Voelker in a collision of welterweights (170 pounds) in the main event of a STRIKEFORCE Challengers Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), on Friday, Oct. 22. Undefeated prospect and Fresno resident Billy Evangelista will make his long-awaited return to the cage when he faces Waachiim "Native Warrior'' Spiritwolf in a 165-pound catch weight bout. Heavyweight star and Madera, Calif. native Lavar "Big" Johnson will continue his miraculous return to the sport in a matchup against an opponent to be determined. A special pre-sale ticket purchase opportunity for the event will take place for "STRIKEFORCE Insider" e-newsletter subscribers (http://STRIKEFORCE.com/insider.html), beginning at 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Sept. 15, and ending at 10 p.m. PT. on Thursday, Sept. 16. STRIKEFORCE Insiders will receive a special e-newsletter with the pre-sale code. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. PT on Friday, Sept. 17, and will be available for purchase at the Save Mart Center box office, select Save Mart Supermarkets, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE's official website (www.strikeforce.com). The 5-foot-8, 27-year-old Bowling (8-0), of Columbus, Ohio, won a unanimous three-round technical decision over the 6-foot, 31-year-old Voelker (22-8), of Kansas City, Kan., during a STRIKEFORCE Challengers presentation on May 21 in Portland, Ore., on SHOWTIME. Bowling, who trains in Cincinnati with, ironically, Team Vision, was ahead by the scores of 29-28 on the three judges' scorecards when an excellent, crowd-pleasing fight was halted at 1:38 of the third round after he could not continue due to an unintentional poke in the right eye he had received. The talented, aggressive-minded Bowling entered the fight, his STRIKEFORCE debut, with high expectations and the rising star lived up to the billing and his nickname as he punished Voelker, particularly during the majority of the first two rounds. This will be the first start since for Bowling, a pro since June 2007 who had won his seven previous fights inside the distance, six of which came in the first round. Voelker, who was in the midst of a major rally against Bowling when the bout came to a disappointing end, has maintained a busy schedule since turning pro in February 2006. He has fought once since the Bowling match, winning a hard-fought, three-round split decision over Cory Devela last July 23 on STRIKEFORCE Challengers at Everett, Wash. It was the eighth victory in 11 starts for the hard-trying, determined Voelker, who registered a dramatic, come-from-behind second-round TKO (punches) over Erik Apple at STRIKEFORCE: Challengers on Nov. 20, 2009, in Kansas City. "It was unfortunate and frustrating my last fight had to finish that way,'' Bowling said. "I felt it ruined the first couple rounds that I worked really hard for. But it was just one of those things that can happen. If you get poked in the eye, you can't open it. And if you can't open your eye, they're not going to let you fight. "Both Roger and I have great hearts and I'm looking forward to doing it again with him.'' said Voelker, whose left eye was cut in the first. Like he did against Apple, Voelker showed an incredible chin, heart and remarkable resolve and resiliency by staging a dramatic comeback in the third stanza after absorbing an inordinate amount of punishment in the first two rounds. At the end of the second round, a seemingly exhausted Voelker impressively managed to take down Bowling. It was still going Voelker's way at the outset of the third as he rocked Bowling, who had never had a fight go past two rounds, with combinations. But shortly thereafter, moments after the referee had separated the fighters when they were clinched against the cage, one of the seams on the outside of Voelker's gloves grazed Bowling's right eye. Unable to continue, the fight went to the scorecards and Bowling got a decision based on the strength of the first two rounds. "It's an unfortunate thing,'' Voelker said. "We had a great war and we just wanted to end it with a great war in the last 3:22. Things happen, accidents happen. He wasn't able to see and couldn't continue. He won the first two rounds so he got the decision. There it is. We can do it again. We'll both be back.'' The start for Evangelista (10-0, 1 No Contest), a Muay Thai specialist, will be his first since Nov. 6, 2009, when the 5-foot-8, 29-year-old earned a unanimous decision over hard-hitting brawler Jorge Gurgel at STRIKEFORCE Challengers at Save Mart Center. An injury sustained in the bout with Gurgel has kept Evangelista sidelined. In his outing before last on May 15, 2009, on STRIKEFORCE Challengers, Evangelista fought Mike Aina. The result was initially ruled a victory by disqualification for Aina, but it was later overturned and ruled a no contest by the California State Athletic Commission after Evangelista appealed. Replays showed Evangelista's knee struck Aina in the shoulder, not the head, as the referee originally believed. Spiritwolf (8-6-1), a resident of San Diego, Calif., will make his debut for STRIKEFORCE. A two-fight winning streak and three-fight unbeaten streak (2-0-1) in 2010 ended for the 5-foot-8, four-year pro when he lost a decision to Delson Heleno on Sept. 4. A Native-American who is of Navajo and Yaqui descent, Spiritwolf registered an impressive first-round TKO over Crafton Wallace in his outing before last on May 22. Johnson, a second-round TKO (punches) winner over then-undefeated Lolohea Mahe last March 26 in the main event of STRIKEFORCE Challengers at Save Mart Center, will be making his second start since he was gunned down while attending a family barbeque during the July 4 holiday in 2009. The 6-foot-2, 33-year-old Johnson survived three gunshot wounds sustained during the walk-by shooting that led to the death of a cousin. A father of two boys, ages eight and five, Johnson spent 30 days in a hospital, fighting for his life, and several more months rehabilitating. Taking all that into consideration, he was pleased with his comeback performance, "I felt great," he said. "The whole comeback thing was rough, but I took baby steps and came along. Now, I'm ready to fight again.'' Save Mart Center doors will open for the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at 4:45 p.m. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5:30 p.m. PT. The first main card bout will start at 8 p.m. |
| UFC brings TUF 12: 'Team GSP vs Team Koscheck' to UK televisions via Sky Sports Posted: 13 Sep 2010 07:15 AM PDT
So, which side are you on? Team GSP or Team Koscheck? UK fans who were missing out on Spike TV's popular mixed martial arts reality show "The Ultimate Fighter," will now get their chance to see what all the fuss is about thanks to a new broadcasting deal between the UFC and Sky Sports, according to Telegraph.co.uk. And it sounds like Barney Francis, Sky Sports’ Managing Director, couldn't be happier:
28 lightweight fighters selected for the upcoming twelfth season will duke it out to see who gets a "six-figure contract" and who gets the boot. Of course, many of today's top stars are TUF grads, which means you don't always have to make it to the finale to enjoy a UFC career. Leading the charge will be welterweight coaches Josh Koscheck and Georges St. Pierre who in keeping with TUF tradition, will battle it out on pay-per-view shortly after the TUF 12 Live Finale on Dec. 4, 2010. The rematch from UFC 74: "Respect" will be for St. Pierre's 170-pound title. And according to Marshall Zelaznik, president of the UFC’s International Division, this latest television deal couldn't have come at a better time:
TUF 12: "Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck" is coming to Sky Sports. Which side are you on, UK fans? |
| After 'Bull----' fight with Paul Daley, Jorge Masvidal signs with Strikeforce for lightweight return Posted: 13 Sep 2010 07:01 AM PDT
Props: BuddhaSport.com Quoteworthy:
After dropping a unanimous decision to welterweight Paul "Semtex" Daley at Shark Fights 13 back on Sept. 11, former Bellator and Sengoku standout Jorge Masvidal drops back down to 155-pounds for his return to Strikeforce. "Gamebred" last appeared for the San Jose-based fight promotion back in 2008, outpointing Ryan Healy at "The Dome" in Tacoma, Washington, and it doesn't sound like the Miami native is interested in working his way to the top. But can he hang with the likes of Melendez, Kawajiri or even Beerbohm? |
| FEG today announced three official match-ups for DREAM 16 with Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Chase Beebe,... Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:44 AM PDT  FEG today announced three official match-ups for DREAM 16 with Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Chase Beebe, Michihiro Omigawa vs. Cole Escovedo, and Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Akiyo Nishiura. |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:29 AM PDT
Props: ESPN.com Quoteworthy:
That makes it five straight losses for Keith Jardine, who once seemed destined for greatness after claiming victories over Forrest Griffin and Chuck Liddell earlier in his career. Unfortunately Trevor Prangley has continued the "Dean of Mean's" free-fall after outpointing him en route to a split decision victory at last Saturday night's (Sept. 11) Shark Fights event in Amarillo. The former TUF 2 contestant vows to "keep fighting" -- but will any fans stick around to "see what happens?" |
| Mirko Cro Cop: 'Big mouth' Frank Mir should pray he doesn't get knocked out at UFC 119 (Video) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:06 AM PDT
|
| Josh Barnett signs multi-fight contract with Strikeforce Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:02 AM PDT
NEW YORK (Sept. 13, 2010) – Two-time champion and top world-ranked heavyweight superstar Josh "The Babyfaced Assassin" Barnett has signed a multi-fight agreement to compete for world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE. "STRIKEFORCE is the home of the best heavyweight division in the world and I’m proud to be able to call it my home now," said the 32-year-old Barnett (29-5), an expert in catch wrestling who hails from Seattle, Wash. "I’m looking forward to competing amongst the greatest fighters in the world and fighting my way to another world title." The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Barnett became the youngest UFC champion in history at age 24 when he scored a second-round TKO (4:35) on MMA legend Randy "The Natural" Couture in Las Vegas, Nev., on March 22, 2002. In his sixth career fight, Barnett submitted wrestling and MMA legend Dan "The Beast" Severn with an armbar in the fourth round (1:21) in Hawaii. In addition to his achievements in America, Barnett has spent a good portion of his career competing in top tier promotions overseas, including the now defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan where he notched memorable victories over the likes of Aleksander Emelianenko, Mark Hunt and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. On Oct. 21, 2006, Barnett took part in PRIDE’s first event on U.S. soil, submitting Pawel Nastula with a toe hold in the second round (3:04) at Las Vegas’s Thomas & Mack Center. In 2008, Barnett competed in another Japanese promotion, Sengoku. After submitting (heel hook) Hidehiko Yoshida in Tokyo on March 5, 2008, Barnett returned to action on May 18, 2008, and earned a unanimous decision over top-ranked rival and fellow American Jeff "The Snowman" Monson. Barnett signed an agreement to compete in Japan’s DREAM promotion earlier this year. Last March 22, he made his debut with the organization, submitting former K-1 tournament champion and devastating power puncher, "Mighty Mo" Siligia, with a kimura at 4:41 of the first round. On July 10, Barnett followed up the strong showing with a first-round TKO (punches) over Geronimo dos Santos in the main event of a fight card in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
| Dave Herman meets Ricco Rodriguez at Bellator 31 on Sept. 30 Posted: 12 Sep 2010 09:19 PM PDT The dispute between Dave Herman and Bellator Fighting Championships appears to be over. "Pee-wee," who was a previously undefeated blue chip heavyweight prospect not too long ago, will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez at Bellator 31, which is scheduled to take place at L'Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake Charles, La., on Sept. 30. The promotion made the announcement during the broadcast of its most recent event in New Orleans. Herman had one fight with Bellator back in May of last year and has since been in a dispute with the organization. In fact, he sued the company citing contract issues. Bellator countersued Herman, which prevented him from competing on the Shark Fights 13 card. Rodriguez is on a nine fight winning streak on the regional circuit. This will be the first time Rodriguez will be fighting for a major promotion since UFC 45 back in 2003 when he dropped a decision to Pedro Rizzo. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on Bellator 31 as the fight card continues to evolve. |
| You are subscribed to email updates from MMA Mania To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment