Top Featherweight prospect, Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier, who will look to solidify his place in the title mix with a victory over “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC on Fuel TV 3, discusses his opponent, as well as his role in the documentary film, “Fightville.”
(It’s always the ones you least suspect. / Photo via MMAFighting) By Elias Cepeda As we reported nearly one…
Former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, who will challenge current title holder Jon Jones at UFC 145, sits cageside in Denver, Colorado to offer his analysis on “Bones'” first title defense against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Wired with a microphone, Evans discusses Jones’ strengths and weaknesses, as well as where Jackson went wrong in his approach to the fight.
For those anxiously awaiting news of a replacement opponent for Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 146, you may be waiting a little longer than expected…
“It’s cheating. I think it’s cheating. I think anything that’s synthetic that you put in your body is cheating. Get it from food, get it from training. That stuff jacks you up when you’re done. For me, I’m a family man, I have kids, I have a wife and I want to be there for them at the end. I think when you take PEDs or anything like that, it cuts your life short. When it becomes like that, it’s almost hedonistic. It’s not a sport anymore. It becomes more than a sport and it shouldn’t be like that. There’s
Dan Henderson has come forward with his preference for his promised UFC title fight, and he is pulling no punches concerning the reasons why. Henderson said that he would rather fight Jon Jones than Rashad Evans due to how their respective styles match up. He had the following to say on the subject:
“I think Jon Jones is a better fight for me. His style matches up better. Jones will stand-up with me more. Rashad is real well-rounded, he’ll stand and bang with me a little, but he’ll be
(Look at it this way, it’s not like it could end any worse than the first time around.) …
With a replacement opponent for UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos yet to be announced, it now appears the consensus leading candidate, Frank Mir, has been excluded as a possibility.UFC President Dana White confirmed as much via Twitter, announcing that the UFC 146 co-main event, a number-one contender bout between Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez, will go ahead as planned on May 26th. “Mir vs. Cain will happen,” he tweeted.Originally set to challenge for the title was former Strikeforce and Dream
Blog entry for the fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter.
Bellator 64 went live tonight from Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Reigning Welterweight Champion Ben Askren successfully retained his title in the headlining bout, outworking Douglas Lima en-route to a unanimous decision victory, while Marlon Sandro solidified his place in the Featherweight Tournament final, defeating Alexandre Bezerra in the co-main event. Also featured was a pair of Season 6 Bantamweight quarterfinal match-ups, which saw Travis Marx and Hiroshi Nakamura pick up unanimous
