Volkmann drops to lightweight to face Torres at UFN 21
Jacob Volkmann who normally fights at welterweight is dropping to lightweight to face Ronys Torres at UFN 21 next month.
Jacob Volkmann who normally fights at welterweight is dropping to lightweight to face Ronys Torres at UFN 21 next month.
Wanderlei Silva, who made a successful debut in the 185-pound divison by beating Michael “The Count” Bisping in UFC 110, believes that the key to his success was his preperation for this fight. Wanderlei changed everything from his trainer to his diet and nutrition. Silva believes that this victory is one of the most important wins in his career.
“This victory is very, very important for me at this point in my career,” Silva said. “The UFC is the best event in the world, every fight here is tought. Bisping
Michael Bisping thinks he won the match,wants a rematch claiming that he is annoyed by the judge’s decision.
Michael Bisping, who is set to fight Wanderlei Silva on Feburary 20th in UFC 110, trains with the former Lightheavy Weight Champion, Rampage Jackson, who has fought Wanderlei three times and could provide valuable information to Bisping in order to win his fight.
Rampage has fought Wanderlei in two different occasions in Pride, losing both of those fights, however, Rampage was able to avenge those loses by knocking out Wanderlei Silva in UFC 92. Currently Rampage is training his friend/training parter
Bellator’s Josh Neer has said he is looking to facing Eddie Alvarez.
Stephen Neal,who once beat Brock Lesnar in the NCAA wants to join the MMA world.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson discussed the bad blood between him and “The Axe Murderer”, and what might be the key for Bisping’s victory against him at the co-main event of UFC 110. Rampage and Wanderlei fought each other twice in Pride (Silva ko’d Rampage in both occasions), before Jackson knocked out cold Silva at UFC 92 last year.
Bisping has been in Australia recently and he has been speaking out about his ‘Haters’.
Damian Maia was recently announced as the replacement to the injured Vitor Belfort, to fight Anderson Silva for the Middleweight Championship on April 10 on UFC 112. This announcement took the mma world by suprise as Maia recently lost to Nate, his first ever career loss. When asked Dana White what factors resulted in Damian Maia getting the title shot, he had this to say;
“These guys are fighting now and Demian Maia’s one of the best in the world,” said White. “Obviously the guy who should get that shot
During the Pre-event press conference in Sydney, Australia, Wanderlei and Bisping got into a war of words.
Wanderlei, who will be making his middleweight debut on feb 20th said that hes “going to kick his (Bisping) ass”. Bisping felt he had said nothing to disrespect Wanderlei and did not know where the hate was coming from.
“I think it’s funny,” Bisping said. “I haven’t said two words to the guy, but a lot of animosity has seemed to have built up. Right from the start, I saw blogs on the internet, him