After a long back-and-forth to find a suitable replacement for Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 when Alistair Overeem was forced to withdraw with an injury,…
The long-rumored, oft-discussed Middleweight title fight between champion Anderson Silva and number one contender Chris Weidman has finally been made official…
In most discussions concerning Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) it is common to find the mention of the name Dana White….
Cain Velasquez has a new opponent for May’s UFC 146 in Las Vegas. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will step in to face Velasquez in his UFC debut. Dana White made it official today:
Don’t believe any of the BS you read on the internet. Cain is fighting Bigfoot Silva May 26th in Vegas
— Dana White (@danawhite) April 22, 2012
Velasquez was originally slated to face Frank Mir in a perceived number-one contender’s match, but these plans fell apart when original title challenger Alistair Overeem had a
The soap opera of UFC 146’s main event continued yesterday with an interview involving Alistair Overeem’s manager Glenn Robinson. Robinson seemed confident that Overeem would indeed be involved in the Heavyweight championship bout on May 26 in Las Vegas. His words sought to clarify exactly how Overeem’s failed drug test would be clarified, in the sense he allegedly did not test for elevated levels of Testosterone, but rather only an irregularity in Testosterone to Epitestosterone levels. Overeem’s levels
A Middleweight showdown between top contenders Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch is reportedly in the works for UFC 148 in Las Vegas.ESPN.co.uk reports that verbal agreements are in place for the bout.Boetsch (15-4) made the move to 185-pounds after posting a 1-1 mark at Light Heavyweight. In the time since, he has racked up three consecutive victories, defeating Kendall Grove and Nick Ring via unanimous decision before staging a dramatic comeback against former division title challenger Yushin Okami in
Testosterone replacement therapy is one of the hottest topics in MMA today. Many fighters, as they get older, rely on TRT to bring their testosterone levels to normal range for men their age. It’s a controversial topic, but with a doctor’s prescription it will remain legal even while some doubt the legitimacy of its use and possible abuse.
One fighter that recently underwent TRT was Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Jackson recently spoke about the injury he suffered in the
On Tuesday night it looked like we would see a rematch between the UFC 143 main event competitors Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit as UFC President Dana White tweeted that evening that Condit had agreed to face Diaz in a rematch, defending the interim UFC welterweight title he captured when he took the unanimous decision victory from Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Today any chance of an immediate rematch went up in smoke when the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the news that Diaz had
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the final salary figures for the fighters competing on Saturday’s UFC 143: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit fight card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
The top earner was Nick Diaz who took home $200,000 in a five round losing effort to Carlos Condit ($110,000). Condit’s win earned him the interim UFC Welterweight Championship, while Diaz implied he was going to walk away from mixed martial arts following the loss.
The second
Dana White’s Tweet: “Munoz is injured and out of the FOX fight! Now it’s Chael Sonnen vs Mike Bisping Jan. 28th and the winner will fight Anderson for the title.”
