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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
In a recent interview with MMANews, Kimbo Slice sets the record strait on exactly what happened during a recent sparring session with Forrest Griffin.
Dana White’s rumor,
“Kimbo’s not there yet. He would get destroyed. I heard he just got knocked out by Forrest Griffin last week in a sparring match after a kick to the head.
Kimbo [...]
UFC 83 Results LIVE
Saturday, April 19th, 2008
UFC 83 “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ takes place April 19 from the Bell Centre in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Headlining the card it the much anticipated rematch between the current UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra (9-4) and hometown boy Georges St. Pierre (15-2-0).
Saturday night, St. Pierre will look to take back his prized UFC title, [...]
TUF Rumor: Frank Mir, Nogueira Pined At Coaches of Season 8
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
According to CagePotato:
An unofficial source tells Cage Potato that the coaches have been signed for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, and they are none other than UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former champ Frank Mir.
Of course, this means that Mir will be getting the next shot at the heavyweight strap, and [...]
Dana White: Chuck Liddell vs. Kimbo Slice, Not Yet
Monday, April 14th, 2008
UFC President Dana White hinted that if Kimbo Slice gets some more experience, a fight with Chuck Liddell could be a possibility.
“If he [Kimbo] fought anybody that mattered, I would book that tomorrow…The fact is, Kimbo’s not there yet. He would get destroyed. I heard he just got knocked out by Forrest Griffin last week [...]
Bodog Getting Out Of The Fight Game?
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
According to a report in the print addition of the Wrestling Observer newsletter, BodogFight might be exiting MMA as fast as they came in.
After losing a reputed $38 million last year, Bodog appears to be on its last legs according to a report in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Most of the company’s employees have been [...]
UFC 86: Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle?
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
MMAMania has learned that The Ultimate Fighter 1 veteran Josh Koscheck could possibly be taking on fellow TUF veteran Chris Lytle at UFC 86 on July 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The report goes on to say that the fight is in the early stages of discussion and nothing has been signed.
Koscheck still has [...]
Rumor: Fedor Emelianenko Offered Four Fight Deal with EliteXC
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
The website Nokaut is reporting that ProElite Inc. has offered Fedor Emelianenko a four fight deal that could have him fighting on two “Saturday Night Fights” events on CBS.
A reliable source has confirmed ProElite, Inc. has offered Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (27-1) a four-fight, 18-month contract.
A request for confirmation or comment from Jeremy Lappen, ProElite [...]
Evan Tanner To Return This Summer
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Team Tanner website:
Just talked with Joe Silva, the UFC matchmaker. He gave me a date and an opponent. Looks like I’ll be back in the Octagon this summer.
It’s good to have a fight scheduled. The last two weeks have been really rough. I’ll tell the story on that in the next few days.
Evan Tanner [...]
UFC 85: Mike Swick vs. Marcus Davis
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
According to MMAMania, Mike “Quick” Swick will take on the “Irish Hand Grenade” Marcus Davis at UFC 85 on June 7 from the O2 Arena in London, England.
Davis has been one of the most entertaining fighters on the UFC venture into the European market. On a eleven fight win streak, Davis’s last win came when [...]
Cro Cop: On To Japan, Fight Fedor, Then Back To The UFC?
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Mirko Cro Cop unveils his future plans in a recent interview with a Croatian news site. Cro Cop plans to fight three fights with the Japanese upstart promotion DREAMS, then possibly fight Fedor Emelianenko in December. If all else fails with Fedor, its back to the UFC, with a renegotiated contract of course.
Here is the [...]
UFC 85: Brandon Vera vs. Febricio Werdum?
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
According to the FightNetwork, Brandon Vera has been presented an offer to fight Febricio Werdum at UFC 85 on June 7 from O2 arena in London, England. Both fighter have not yet signed the contract.
Vera will make his return to the cage after a disappointing loss to Tim Sylvia at UFC 77.
Febricio Werdum made [...]
Wanderlei Silva Could Possibly Drop To Middleweight?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Here is a loosely translated text from Wanderlei Silva’s official blog:
Wanderlei speaks about a possible fight with Keith Jardine:
Everybody is talking about the Jardine fight but has nothing official, I think it would be a good match-up because his style with with mine and it certainly would be great choice for my next opponent.
Wanderlei on [...]
UFC Fight Night 13 Extended To Three Hours
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008According to MMAJunkie, a source close to the event [UFN 13] exclusively told them that the SpikeTV broadcast of UFN 13 will be extended from two hours to three on April 2. This rumor comes as good news for fight fans who want to see the undercard filled with fighters worthy of carrying a main [...]
UFC Fight Night 13: Nate Diaz Added To The Undercard (UPDATED)
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The Ultimate Fighter 5 winner Nate Diaz has been added to UFN 13 on April 2 from the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield Colorado, according to GracieFighter. UFN 13 is looking to be one of the best stacked fight cards so far this year. To bad most the fights won’t be seen on TV.
Nathan Diaz [...]
Cro Cop Leaving The UFC, Heading To K-1?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
According to the Wrestling Observer, rumors around Japan are that Mirko Cro Cop will announce tomorrow at a press conference in Japan, that he has signed with K-1 to fight in their new MMA organization set to replace the current K-1\Heros.
This might support rumors that the UFC was looking to release Cro Cop from his [...]