Dana White fires back at Toronto newspaper, lists top five PPV draws

Surrounding UFC 152, the Canadian newspaper Toronto Sun released an article that portrayed the UFC as a declining product, featuring many criticisms to back up its assertion. One main tenet of the article believed that the UFC is losing ground in Canada, mainly Toronto, a place where it has been quite popular for some time. Another aspect of the article focused on the five main draws of UFC pay-per-views, citing retired former Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar as the top man. The article also insinuated

UFC 141 Medical Suspensions: Four fighters out up to six months

UFC 141 took place on Friday, December 30. Of the 20 fighters that participated in the ten fights that took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, twelve of them were handed medical suspensions.
Of those suspended Brock Lesnar, Nate Diaz, Vladimir Matyushenko and Manny Gamburyan could face the longest time away from the Octagon.
Brock Lesnar has been suspended until June 28 due to an abdominal injury can be cleared early by a doctor.
Alistair Overeem has been suspended until February 14, with no contact

Compustrike: UFC 131 by the numbers

UFC 131 went through huge changes with Brock Lesnar having to drop out of the main event against Junior dos Santos, but the Stanley Cup crazy city of Vancouver was very excited for the event which saw Shane Carwin take Brock’s place. Fans around the world never thought the two knockout artists would take the fight to the full three rounds. Prior to fighting each other Junior has only been through two decision fights and Shane in his whole career has never seen the third round. The headlining bout had a lot

UFC 131 Recap: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez is up next

With NHL Stanley Cup fever in Vancouver, the city was in a festive mood in anticipation for the UFC 131 main event between Shane Carwin and Junior dos Santos. The winner of the bout would get a UFC Heavyweight title shot against the current champion Cain Velasquez. Originally JDS was supposed face Brock Lesnar the opposing coach from season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter, but due to Lesnar’s diagosis of diverticulitis he had to pull out of the fight. Junior before knowing Carwin would be his opponent was busy

TUF 13 Diary: Episode 5 Recap and Analysis

It’s been nearly a month since I started this diary and followed season thirteen of The Ultimate Fighter. From the four episodes I’ve seen so far, I just haven’t been personally entertained or impressed. We already knew prior to the airing of this series that coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos have had little to no animosity towards each other. From conference calls to interviews, both men seem to have a mutual respect for each other.
Which is a refreshing change from previous TUF seasons, however