Schaub wants next crack at Frank Mir

With the recent confusion on wether or not Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar will fight for a third time there needs to be some options on the table. And it seems Ultimate Fighter 10 Runner up Brendan Schaub has stepped up to the plate and entered the mix.
Ready for a move up in the UFC Heavyweight division?task.”“Well let’s see. (Junior) Dos Santos beat Gabriel Gonzaga and he got a title shot. Shane Carwin beat (Gonzaga) him and got a title shot. I think Gabriel (Gonzaga) is one of those guys

Give him Nogueira

When I first heard about Dana White’s intentions to promote another Lesnar vs Mir match-up, I had some mixed emotions. At first, it looks like a great fight to promote. Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir will surely supply another memorable trash talk moments about how they hate each other, and eventually want to kill each other. But then, after analyzing the whole picture, I came to a conclusion that it’s would be probably one of the most irrelevant bouts in UFC history. After two questionable performances

5 Fights you shouldn’t miss this October

Unlike the “dry” month of September, October promises a lot of excitement with some high quality Mixed Martial Arts fight cards. While the fights like Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez are obviously getting all the spotlight, here’s a short list of fights that you shouldn’t miss this October.Enjoy!Josh Thomson vs JZ Cavalcante When: Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II, October 9th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California HERO’s Champ Gesias Cavalcante will make his long-anticipated return to US, fighting the

Jake Shields vs Martin Kampmann official for UFC 121; GSP and Koscheck will square off on December 11th

Now it’s official. Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields is now a UFC fighter. Shields confirmed the news through his Twitter account, revealing that the Danish vet Martin Kampmann will be his first opponent: “UFC contract officially signed. Fighting Kampmann in CA in a few months. Thanks to Dana White and everyone for their support”The California event Shields is referring to is UFC 121, which will be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Title clash between Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez. The

Cain Velasquez: Like Father, Like Son

Undefeated UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez (8-0-0), defeated former UFC and Pride champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110, cementing his place among the top heavyweights in the world and earning a shot at the division champion Brock Lesnar. The Mexican-American fighter came into the UFC with just two professional fights and less than 18 months of proper mixed martial arts training. On the verge of greatness Velasquez will finally get his shot at the title on October 23rd in Anaheim California.

UFC 116 fighters salaries

The total Payroll was $923,000
Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)def. Shane Carwin: $40,000Chris Leben: $86,000 ($43,000 win bonus)def. Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000Chris Lytle: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus)def. Matt Brown: $10,000Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 ($ win bonus)def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $10,000George Sotiropoulos: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)def. Kurt Pellegrino: $25,000Brendan Schuab: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)def. Chris Tuchscherer: $12,000Ricardo Romero: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)def. Seth

Junior Dos Santos promises a surprise against Gabriel Gonzaga

Junior Dos Santos is set to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Live: Vera vs Jones on March 21. Dos Santos’s record stands 10-1, with all ten wins coming via stoppage. Currently he is undefeated in the UFC and will try to go 5-0 against Gonzaga. When asked what he thought about his past opponent he had this to say:
“When Werdum stated that he’d fight me and Brock Lesnar in same night, he was underestimating me. He didn’t greet me when we were in same hotel and when I tried to shake his hand at weigh-ins he