UFC 144 Aftermath Part I: Playing to the Crowd
It would be an understatement to call the UFC’s return to Japan triumphant. We could point to the bevy…
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It would be an understatement to call the UFC’s return to Japan triumphant. We could point to the bevy…
We are not that far removed from a time when a speech by UFC lightweight champion was used to motivate the New York Jets. The team had fallen to 2-3 and coach Rex Ryan gave Edgar a call to speak to his team.
The talk must have worked because the Jets went on to defeat the Miami Dolphins after Edgar paid them a visit.
The tables have turned a bit for Edgar, as this time it was Edgar receiving the call. The champion, in Japan to defend his Lightweight title against Benson Henderson at UFC 144 received
The UFC will take the first step toward naming its first Flyweight Champion when the promotion travels to Australia for UFC on FX, a fight card that will take place on March 3.
Four fighters will compete in the first round of the mini-tournament to decide who will wear the Flyweight crown. In one bout Joseph Benavidez will face Yasuhiro Urushitani, while the second bout will feature Demetrious Johnson versus Ian McCall.
Both fights are scheduled for three rounds. Concerns of a tie have lead the UFC
Miesha Tate will defend her Strikeforce title against Ronda Rousey on Saturday, March 3. Recently Tate offered her take on her opponent, saying that she felt that she had the advantage over her opponent due to the fact that Rousey, “has yet to taste her own blood in a grueling MMA bout. She’s yet to prove she can battle back from any adversity at all.” MMATorch via Strikeforce
Rousey seems to have taken exception to the comments of Tate and answered her in a blog of her own where she detailed
For a card that was already struggling to book big fights in the wake of a heavyweight-targeting staph-outbreak, this is the…
This Saturday, February 25, the UFC will head to Japan to present UFC 144. In the evening’s main event Frankie Edgar will defend his UFC Lightweight title against former WEC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson.
While the UFC’s Lightweight division may not be one of the “glamour” weightclasses, it is without a doubt one of, if not the, deepest weightclasses in the UFC and when the two top fighters in the division face off on Saturday it should be something to see.
Here’s a
Recently a video emerged where Quinton “Rampage” Jackson took great exception to UFC commentator Joe Rogan’s analysis of his fighting style. He spent a good amount of time of the interview with Fighters Only tearing into Rogan with one of the highlights being, “He’s so one-dimensional, he’s so one-dimensional’ – he’s going on about jiu-jitsu the whole time. That’s why I’m like, ‘Oh here comes Joe Rogan’ and he’s all fake in his face like he’s not just picked apart your whole game
Over the course of a few months Anthony Pettis went from being next in line for a UFC Lightweight title shot to having to fight his way back into title shot consideration.
Pettis took the WEC Lightweight crown from Benson Henderson at WEC 53 and was then lined up to face the winner of the January 1, 2011 Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard bout. The problem with that was, there was no winner. The fight finished in a draw and a rematch was booked, a rematch that was delayed by injury.
Pettis decided that
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Japan this Saturday, February 25. The main event on the card, UFC 144, will feature a main event bout that will see Frankie Edgar defend his UFC Lightweight title against former WEC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson. The co-main event will feature a Light Heavyweight scrap between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Ryan Bader.
Also appearing on the card will be Yoshihiro Akiyama, who makes his Welterweight debut in a bout with former Strikeforce
If Quinton “Rampage” Jackson defeats Ryan Bader at UFC 144 the post-fight interview with Joe Rogan may prove to be a bit uncomfortable as Jackson does not to be too big of a fan of the UFC commentator.
Jackson recently spoke to Fighters Only about his upcoming fight against Ryan Bader on Saturday, February 25. Other topics Jackson discussed were his return to Japan and what would happen in a perfect world if he defeated Bader, which quickly led to Jackson offering his opinion on Joe