Headlining American Steel Cagefighting’s inaugural show in Salem, New Hampshire Friday night, July 31, was a welterweight match-up between Doug “Flash” Gordon and Nate “The Future” Lamotte. Lamotte started off strong with a takedown and some ground and pound, but as ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Forrest Griffin will make you buy his book
The next time you are in your local bookstore and some guy comes up to you and tries to make you buy a book, it very well could be former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Grffin. This new video shows ... Read More »
Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort returns at UFC 103
LIVE FROM THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 Las Vegas, NV (USA) – It’s a staple on the list of most longtime UFC fans’ favorite images – Vitor Belfort, just 20 years old, blasting through his opponents ... Read More »
Listen to the July 31 UFC conference call with Dana White and Tito Ortiz
Mike Straka takes us through much of Friday’s conference call with Dana White as he announces Vitor Belfort’s return to the UFC, the ESPN U.K. deal, Tito Ortiz’s return, and the unfortunate news that it seems Fedor Emelianenko just does ... Read More »
M-1 Global issues new statement regarding UFC negotiations
On Friday morning, PRO MMA (promma.info) received the following statement from M-1 Global’s Co-Owner and President Vadim Finkelchtein: “There have been recent reports stating that talks between M-1 Global and the UFC regarding Fedor fighting in the UFC have ended. ... Read More »
ESPN UK inks deal with UFC
After an abrupt ending to their 17 month partnership with Setanta Sports in June, the UFC has officially paired up with ESPN UK to air live events in the United Kingdom. Launching on both Sky and Virgin platforms, ESPN UK ... Read More »
Tito Ortiz is Back in the UFC
After the never ending war of words between Dana White and Tito Ortiz kicked into high gear last May it appeared as if the former UFC lightweight champion would never return to the promotion. For months the two traded barbs, ... Read More »
Rich Franklin will Headline UFC 103 Against Vitor Belfort
Although the UFC originally announced that the main event of UFC 103 would pit Rich Franklin against Dan Henderson for the second time, now the UFC has announced that Franklin will take on Vitor Belfort instead. The former UFC light ... Read More »
Dana White says the UFC will not co-promote
UFC president Dana White confirmed today during his teleconference that the promotion has worked diligently to try and sign Fedor Emelianenko. Emelianenko’s Manager, Vadim Finkelstein, has been all over the news recently claiming that the former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion will ... Read More »
Remembering Ivanov vs. Fedor in Combat Sambo
“The man who beat Fedor” will make his MMA debut against Kazuyuki Fujita on the Sengoku Ninth Battle card. Although Blagoi Ivanov claims to be a veteran of many underground fights in his native Bulgaria, his claim to fame is ... Read More »
Steve Eldridge vs. Jeff Morris headline “Gladiator Challenge: Total Recall” on July 31 in Colusa
Colusa, Calif. — Gladiator Challenge (GC), one of the longest-running MMA promotions in existence, proudly presents “Total Recall” on Friday, July 31st, live from the Colusa Casino Resort in Colusa, California. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with fights beginning at ... Read More »
World Victory Road’s “Sengoku: Ninth Battle” takes place Aug. 2 in Saitama, Japan
On Sun., Aug. 2, 2009, World Victory Road’s “Sengoku: Ninth Battle” will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event will feature a lightweight title fight between Satoru Kitaoka (25-8-9) and Mizuto Hirota (11-3-1). Kitaoka is ... Read More »
MMA LIVE: 7-30-09
Rashad Evans breaks down the collapse of Affliction and the impact on their fighters. Will Tito Ortiz return to the UFC? The crew discusses that idea, as well as a preview of Sengoku 9 and an interview with Miguel Torres. ... Read More »