Is It Already Time For Gray Maynard To Hang Up The Gloves?
When the dust settled on last night’s TUF 18 Finale Nate Diaz had utilized his trademark boxing to earn a trilogy-clinching win over rival Gray Maynard….
When the dust settled on last night’s TUF 18 Finale Nate Diaz had utilized his trademark boxing to earn a trilogy-clinching win over rival Gray Maynard….
Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz:
Mike Drahota: This is a trilogy bout that, to be honest, couldn’t be receiving much…
Josh Thompson has made quite an impact since returning to the UFC. The former Strikeforce Lightweight champion knocked out Nate Diaz at UFC on FX: Henderson…
Last Weekend, Benson Henderson proved he’s currently one of the top fighters on the planet, with a convincing performance against Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX…
If Nate Diaz is lightweight champion, don’t expect Gilbert Melendez to be a UFC lightweight fighter.
Many MMA fans were salivating when they heard that Takanori Gomi was coming to the octagon. Six fights into his tenure, and most of those same fans are looking less optimistic than they were before. At three wins and three losses apiece, many have written off Gomi as just another promising fighter playing gatekeeper at 155 pounds. All of his losses (Kenny Florian, Clay Guida, Nate Diaz) have been by submission, and these losses were, for the most part, very one-sided. See
In a series of UFC 150 post-fight interviews, UFC President Dana White speaks to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com and avoids addressing who he thought won the Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar rematch. He thought Henderson won both decisions, so there was no reason to keep discussing it. White hoped to have Henderson fight Nate Diaz before the year was up, and also stated Donald Cerrone would fight Anthony Pettis next. White also dispelled a ton of Heavyweight hype by stating Cain Velasquez will no doubt be
The attendance, gate, and post-fight bonuses have been announced for tonight’s UFC on Fox 3 from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The event produced an exciting night of fights, and 10,788 fans witnessed the event in person for a live gate of $1.1 million. With two fights containing clear title-shot implications for the future, UFC on Fox 3 was a great success as a non pay-per-view event. The $65,000 bonuses were issued as following:
Submission of the Night:
Nate Diaz earned this award by
Tonight’s UFC on Fox 3 from East Rutherford, New Jersey delivered an action-packed main card. Overall it was an exciting night of fights and an excellent event to continue the UFC’s run on Fox. First off, the main event did not fail to live up to the hype.
With a Lightweight title shot at stake for Nate Diaz this evening, many had considered his opponent Jim Miller the favorite. Diaz brought his trademark boxing to the cage to keep the talented grappler Miller at bay, who could never seem to find his
?Yesterday Dana White came out with solid confirmations about the title implications that Saturday’s UFC on Fox 3 will hold. He first addressed the issue of the Lightweight championship belt, saying that Nate Diaz would indeed be next in line for a shot should he win versus Jim Miller in New Jersey. Many had speculated that the winner of this bout would face the winner of the next Frankie Edgar/Ben Henderson title fight this summer. However, White confirmed that Miller may be a victory or two away, even