UFC on Fuel TV 5 Recap: Dan Hardy wins one for the home crowd

UFC on Fuel TV 5 is finished and gave the fans from Nottingham, England something to cheer about. As previously reported, Stefan Struve stopped Stipe Miocic via strikes in the 2nd round. You can read that article right here. In other action, countryman Dan Hardy survived to win an exciting decision over fellow Welterweight Amir Sadollah. A great win for the Brit, as Hardy extends his winning streak after his much-discussed four fight losing streak. Brad “One Punch” Pickett lived up to his

UFC Fan Expo in July to host more than 50 stars under one roof

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that more than 50 UFC and Strikeforce stars are scheduled to appear at the UFC Fan Expo on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Fans will have the chance to meet their favorite stars during autograph sessions, Q&A sessions, meet and greets, training and development seminars and other special events. The UFC Fan Expo is coinciding with UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II.
Fighters scheduled for the UFC Fan

UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir, injuries and medical suspensions

Cain Velasquez, who scored a TKO victory over Antonio Silva at this past Saturday’s UFC 146, needs an X-ray of his left hand. If it is broken, he could be on medical suspension until November. Silva, needs to have his nose checked for breakage and could be out for 6 months as well.Frank Mir who lost to Junior dos Santos by TKO  is out until July 23 and Lavar Johnson will require a visit to an orthopedic specialist following his loss by submission to Stefan Struve.MMAjunkie.com posted a list of medical

UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir, fighter salaries

Fighter salaries for UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir were released on Tuesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission to MMAweekly.com.
Saturday night’s main event featured Junior dos Santos retaining his title as UFC heavyweight champion, defeating Frank Mir in the second round of their fight.
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that the UFC is required by law to submit to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a

UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir Payouts and Bonuses

UFC paid out $70,000 in bonuses for Octagon performances in UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir which went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night, according to MMAWeekly.com.The Knockout of the Night awards went to Dan Hardy and Roy Nelson; Stefan Struve and Paul Sass took home awards for Submission of the Night. No award has been given for Fight of the Night.Roy “Big Country” Nelson and Dan “the Outlaw” Hardy were both coming in off a string of losses and both men needed the wins they

UFC on FX1 Recap: Miller, Neer and Barry all earn first round stoppage victories

If you’re counting, exactly two of the 10 fights on Friday night’s fight card from Nashville went to decision. As many expected, the main event between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller was not one of those two fights.
Before the fight both Guillard and Miller said that they would look to capitalize on the first mistake of their opponent. That first mistake came from Guillard, as he attempted to throw one to many flying knees and found himself deposited on his back via a Jim Miller takedown. From

UFC on FX 1 main card fighters talk about their upcoming bouts

On Thursday, open workouts took place for the quickly approaching UFC on FX fight card. The event will take place this Friday from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN and it will be headlined by a lightweight battle between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller. Several fighters that are competing on the main card took the time to offer their thoughts on their upcoming fights will at the open workouts.
Melvin Guillard
“I am looking at making a statement on FX against another top guy in the division.

Thoughts from UFC on Versus 5 and Lowkick.com’s Main Card Awards

I personally didn’t really have the highest of expectations going into the UFC on Versus 5 last night. In my head, I knew this would be a fun card, but I didn’t think it would be as good as it turned out to be. From the Facebook preliminaries to the main TV card, it was full on action and entertainment. There was something for everybody on Sunday night from grappling matches to slugfests and exciting displays of technique.  The UFC on Versus 5 card wasn’t the most star studded event