Vitor Belfort says that Forrest Griffin turned down fight with him at UFC 155
According to Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin turned down a fight with the Brazilian at UFC 155.
According to Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin turned down a fight with the Brazilian at UFC 155.
After his loss to Anderson Silva, Stephan Bonnar decides that it is time to walk away from the sport he helped save.
The UFC featherweight champion will face the former lightweight champion at UFC 156 in Las Vegas.
Today, exciting news comes for the fans of the UFC’s Light Heavyweight division as Brazilian media outlet SporTV has reported that former champion Rashad Evans has verbally agreed to face Antonio Rogerio “Lil Nog” Nogueira at a Super Bowl weekend card. Evans had recently been speculating on just whom his next bout would feature, and had stated that a rematch with Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida was something he was very interested in.
Evans was also rumored to be making the cut down to
Props: mmafanmade.tumblr.com By George Shunick If there’s a word that sums up UFC 153, it’s got to be “wow”. Anderson Silva…
As of right now, Alistair Overeem will face the winner of Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez in his first fight back with the company.
In a series of post-fight interviews courtesy of FuelTV.com, UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva describes his brutal performance in destroying Stephan Bonnar last night. Noting that his coaches wanted him to switch positons to avoid the wrestling of Bonnar, Silva told them to calm down, because he is a Jedi. With his UFC win streak at an unbelievable 16 fights, Silva touched on the topic of his oft-discussed superfight with Georges St. Pierre, who faces Carlos Condit next month in Montreal.
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Who is next for Anderson Silva? If you ask Dana White, it’s Jon Jones. But if you ask Silva, it’s Georges St-Pierre.
UFC 153 came at us live from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and delivered some great fights and finishes for the fans. Longtime reigning champion Anderson Silva did not fail to deliver as he finished Stephan Bonnar via TKO towards the end of the first round. Bonnar tried to push the smaller Silva up against the cage and attempt a takedown, but the champ’s defense was just too good. Although Bonnar landed some shots, they never seemed to faze the Spider, who landed a vicious knee to the body and rained down some
UFC newcomer Geronimo dos Santos’ pre-fight drug test has forced him off of the UFC 153 card and puts his career in jeopardy.