With StrikeForce’s Heavyweight tournament just around the corner, I thought I could shed some light on the current state of the Heavyweight’s in all of MMA, and ask the lingering question: Who has the best Heavyweight division within the ranks of StrikeForce and the UFC.
#10: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Leben, UFC Fight Night 5 (6/28/06) If you didn’t follow his pre-UFC career, you probably figured that Anderson…
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A breakdown of six UFC fighters on the verge of superstardom
alright guys I am going to take you through some of MMA’s top prospects that are currently undefeated. The fighters mentioned are mainly form the UFC and Strikeforce rosters, but I will also have some hidden gems that are tipped for greatness but haven’t made it mainstream yet.
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.
Unless your name is Phillip Miller, you can’t expect to go through a career in cage-fighting without losing at…
Yup… In short, his KO victory over Big Nog will get him that shot in the future. 😀
Spike TV again will offer a “UFC Prelims” special when UFC 115 lightweight bouts of Tyson Griffin (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) vs. Evan Dunham (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Mac Danzig (19-7-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Matt Wiman (11-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) air as part of a one-hour special. Although Spike TV officials could not confirm the plans, a source close to the event told MMAjunkie (www.mmajunkie.com) the “UFC Prelims” special recently was approved. UFC 115 takes place June 12 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia,
You didn’t think we were going to let another calendar year run out without paying homage to this…
