UFC 118 “fight-night” bonuses : Diaz and Davis, Lauzon, each get $60K
BOSTON – Nate Diaz, Marcus Davis, and Joe Lauzon, each earned $60,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC 118 event.
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UFC 118 recap : Edgar dominates Penn in rematch, Couture makes short work of Toney
BOSTON – If anybody thought that Frankie Edgar’s victory over B.J. Penn the first time around was a fluke, tonight’s UFC 118 main event proved to the world why Edgar is the reigning UFC lightweight champion.
Aug 28, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 118 exclusive – John Salter talks last minute opponent change from Baroni to Dan Miller
There is a lot on the line for both John Salter and Dan Miller coming into their UFC 118 bout this Saturday in Boston. Miller is reeling from 3 straight losses and may be fighting to keep his job.
Aug 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
“Strikeforce: Houston” live results and play-by-play
“Strikeforce: Houston“ takes place tonight, Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Toyota Center in Texas, and the night’s main card airs on Showtime beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET. ProMMAnow.com will provide live results and play-by-play commentary during the broadcast.
Aug 21, 2010 | 7 comments | View Post
WEC 50 recap: Cruz retains title by split decision over Benavidez, Pettis impresses with submission victory over Roller
LAS VEGAS – As expected, the pace was fast, and the action was non-stop between WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and challenger Joseph Benavidez.
Aug 18, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Strikeforce Challengers 10 recap: Riggs stops Taylor, Tate crowned Strikeforce women’s welterweight tourney champ
In his pre-fight interview, Joe “Diesel” Riggs said he believed that Louis Taylor would be aggressive and that “he’ll walk into something.”
It took longer than the seasoned veteran likely expected, but in the third round, after starting to drop his hands and wade into trouble with his head straight up, Taylor walked into a crushing [...]
Aug 13, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Strikeforce Challengers 10 results, play-by-play
Strikeforce Challengers 10 takes place tonight at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., and airs live on Showtime starting at 11:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT. In the main event, MMA veteran Joe Riggs takes on Louis Taylor.
Aug 13, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
UFC 117 fight-night bonuses: $60k to Struve, Silva, Sonnen, and Hughes
OAKLAND, Calif. – Stefan Struve, Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen and Matt Hughes each earned $60,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at tonight’s UFC 117 event.
Struve earned the “Knockout of the Night” award, Silva and Hughes picked up “Submission of the Night” bonuses, and Silva and Sonnen earned “Fight of the Night” honors.
Silva doubled-up, winning [...]
Aug 07, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
UFC 117 recap: Silva comes back from the brink of defeat and triangles Sonnen
OAKLAND, Calif. – Chael Sonnen backed up his trash talk with a dominating performance through four-and-a-half rounds against the seemingly unbeatable Anderson Silva. Unfortunately for Sonnen, a championship fight is 5 rounds, and it only takes mere seconds to change the face of a fight in mixed martial arts.
After a one-sided [...]
Aug 07, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Ovince St. Preux adds to knockout streak with 8 second KO of UFC veteran Jason Day
This past weekend, Ovince St. Preux (7-4 MMA, 1-0 SF) faced off against the very tough UFC veteran Jason “Dooms” Day (18-10 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada, and needed a mere 8 seconds to walk away with yet another impressive victory.
The bout headlined the Evolution Fighting Championships 5 “Summer Rumble” show on Saturday [...]
Jul 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
After two years at Jackson’s MMA, UFC’s Brian Stann ready to show off a well rounded game in debut at 185
Brian Stann (8-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) built his reputation as a big puncher with KO power early in his career by winning his first 6 fights by knockout, all coming in the first round, en route to becoming the WEC’s Light Heavyweight champion.
After the WEC’s Light Heavyweight division was rolled into the UFC, Stann has [...]
Jul 25, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
“Strikeforce Challengers 9″ recap: Del Rosario blasts thru Mahe, Kaufman KO’s Modafferi by power slam
EVERETT, Wash. — Shane Del Rosario (10-0 MMA, 5-0 SF) wasted little time in showing why he is an undefeated Heavyweight prospect, dominating Lolohea Mahe with a barrage of powerful kicks, straight punches, and knees from the clinch.
With Mahe pressed against the cage midway through the first round, Del Rosario landed a crunching knee to [...]
Fight Journal: Part 2 – Sarah Kaufman vs. Roxanne Modafferi
The women will be taking center stage tonight at “Strikeforce Challengers 9“, with the only title fight of the card, as Sarah Kaufman and Roxanne Modafferi battle for 135 lb. supremacy.
MMA fighting shot the footage and followed the ladies around as they prepared to weigh in, attend photo shoots and various meetings.
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Jul 23, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Schaub vs. Gonzaga set for UFC 121
Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub will be looking to continue his climb up the ranks of the UFC’s Heavyweight division, facing off against former contender Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez.
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 120 official for London on Oct. 16, headlined by Bisping vs. Akiyama
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to England on Oct. 16, for UFC 120 at the O2 Arena, headlined by a middleweight clash between Michael Bisping (19-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC).
Jul 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Wanderlei Silva seminar at Nashville MMA – video highlights
Wanderlei Silva hit “Music City” this past week, and on July 10, “The Axe Murderer” crossed through the doors at Nashville MMA for a seminar. Fans and fighters alike were on hand awaiting his arrival, and once he arrived, he took plenty of time to shake everyone’s hand and answer any questions that were [...]
Jul 13, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva talks about UFC 116, Chris Leben, and more *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com sat down with Wanderlei Silva on Saturday to talk about UFC 116 and Chris Leben calling him out. Silva had a message for Leben, “Hands up!” Otherwise, Silva says he will finish Leben in the first round.
