Exclusive: Jon Jones Has Some New Tricks to Show Off Against Brandon Vera
For the past six weeks Jon Jones has been at Greg Jackson’s gym in New Mexico, getting ready for a…
For the past six weeks Jon Jones has been at Greg Jackson’s gym in New Mexico, getting ready for a…
Rashad Evans is set to face the former UFC light heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson at UFC 114. This highly anticipated grudge match was supposed to take place at UFC 107 but Rampage had to pull out of the fight because of the A-Team movie. Both these fighters served as coaches at TUF 10, where the hatred towards eachother increased 10 folds and they have guaranteed a KO victroy. In a recent Interview Rashad Evan said
“I don’t like all the pre-fight talking, so I can’t wait until I finally get my chance
James Irvin claims to be the victim of an eye poke.
Nate “The Great” Marquadt holds an impressive record of 29-9 and is currently ranked in the top five in the middleweight division, however, Marquadt lost the number one contender fight to Sonnen at UFC 109 and then when he got the opportunity to rebound from that loss by fighting Bisping at UFC 114, he had to turn that fight down.
Former UFC lightweight fighter Roger ‘El Matador’ Huerta has drawn unbeaten Chad Hinton in the first round of the Bellator lightweight tournament.
Georges St. Pierre is set to defend his Welterweight title on march 27, at UFC 111. In order to prepare for this fight, GSP asked the Strikeforce Light heavyweight champion, Gegard Mousasi, to help him train for the dangerous striker Dan Hardy. GSP had this to say about his experience training with Mousasi:
“He’s amazing, he’s a great fighter, he’s an even greater human being than a fighter,” said St-Pierre. “He’s a great guy. We plan to train together.”
While, Gegard Mousasi is set to face King Mo at
Rich “The Ace” Franklin holds an impressive record of 26-5 record and is a former UFC middleweight champion. Franklin has beaten some of the best in the world including: Wanderlei Silva, Matt Hamill, Ken Shamrock and Evan Tanner. Currently, Franklin has lost two of his last three fights, with his latest loss coming in the form of a KO by the hands of Vitor Belfort. Franklin still believes that he has what it takes to make another run for the title but feels he has only two or three years left in mixed
Now just a year ago the Middleweight division seem to get at its peak with former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson that seem ready to take the spider out after his KO of the year against Bisping , and Former pancrase champion Nate Marquartd also making his way to the title to rematch Anderson Silva , and the return of the phenom Vitor Belfort
This list features the toughest and most durable chins in the world of MMA. Fighters who have granite bones in their jaw and a steel attitude.
Former UFC fighter Roger Huerta has been signed by Bellator fighting championships this week and will be hoping to bounce back after his loss to Gray Maynard in the UFC last september.