A Bit Premature? Cain Velasquez Opens As Hefty -275 Favorite Over Jon Jones
UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been in the news as of late, but it’s been for for all the wrong reasons. From the controversy of his…
UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been in the news as of late, but it’s been for for all the wrong reasons. From the controversy of his…
Trying to pick a winner between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez is not an easy task, mainly due to the fact that both fighters have very similar styles…
(High-fEYEve! Photo courtesy of Getty Images.) In the weeks leading up to his battle with Alan Belcher at UFC 159, we noticed…
Dana White admits that Chris Leben shouldn’t have been on the main card.
(Oh, jeez. Has Michael seen this poster yet? He is gonna be piiiisssed.) By Dan “Get Off Me” George…
The UFC injury bug has struck, yet again.The UFC on FOX 4 bout between Heavyweights Ben Rothwell and Travis Browne has been shelved due to an injury to Rothwell’s ankle just a week and a half out from the nationally televised event August 4, 2012. It is heavily rumored that former Strikeforce and IFL Heavyweight Devin Cole may be stepping up to take Rothwell’s place next Saturday.With the injury to Rothwell, this is the third bout from the original UFC on FOX 4 event which has had to be either dropped or
Lowkick.com just obtained the list of disclosed salaries from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 148. UFC 148 took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card, including UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s second-round TKO of Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz’s farewell fight, aired on pay-per-view following preliminary fights on FX and Facebook. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,438,000.
For the headlining event Anderson Silva made a flat
UFC on FX 4 took place at Revel Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC reports a sell-out crowd with 4,652 spectators. No totals for gate receipts have been reported as of this writing. The Main Event turned out to be a disappointment for most fans, including UFC President Dana White who tweeted a string of complaints about the fight as it was unfolding:
I thought it was impossible for this fight to suck. I WAS WRONG!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) June 23, 2012
First time I have ever seen Guida get boo’d
The weigh-in results are official for tomorrow nights UFC on FX 4 card, and all but one fighter came in on-point. Gray Maynard will look to regain a high spot in the stacked Lightweight division against Clay Guida in the main event. Here are the full results:
Main Card (FX, 9:00 PM ET)-Gray Maynard (155.0) vs. Clay Guida (155.5)-Sam Stout (155.5) vs. Spencer Fisher (156.0)-Brian Ebersole (170.0) vs. T.J. Waldburger (170.5)-Ross Pearson (146.0) vs. Cub Swanson (145.5)
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV, 6:00 PM
News broke today that Brock Lesnar indeed may return to the UFC after showing his face ringside at UFC 146. The much-discussed former UFC champion recently made another foray into the world of WWE after suffering a TKO loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. Many thought that Lesnar was indeed finished with MMA, as diverticulitis and two vicious knockouts in a row began to take their toll. However, today it appears that is not the case.
Soon after UFC 146, rumors swirled about Dana White meeting with Lesnar.