With the UFC putting on an ambitious number of shows there were fears that their product would become diluted. Yes, there have been some instances like UFC 108 and 109 when fans have been upset about the quality of a card. However, when MMA’s biggest promotion wants to put on a huge card they pull [...]
On Sat., Aug. 15, the most anticipated fight in female MMA history took place live on Showtime between Gina Carano and Cris “Cyborg” Santos for the Strikeforce women’s 145 lbs. title. The card also boasted two other high profile title fights with Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida and Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral.
Never one to [...]
Frank Mir hates Brock Lesnar. That is fairly evident. He believes Brock broke some unspoken ethical “code” that martial artists are supposed to live by after his win at UFC 100.
For some reason this “code” excuses Mir from repeatedly degrading Lesnar in interview after interview since their bout. Surely, Mir would chalk all of it [...]
Georges St. Pierre once again showed everyone why he is the UFC Welterweight Champion by dominating Thiago “Pitbull” Alves with a unanimous decision victory at UFC 100. Many believed Alves, with his size, strength, and striking ability, would be the fighter to stop GSP in his tracks.
Alves recently talked to the Brazilian magazine Tatame about why [...]
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – When you consider the love affair Mexico has with combat sports, as well as the storied warriors who have hailed from that nation, it is no surprise the debut airing of the UFC in Mexico last Saturday night was a huge success. And it was a hit, as UFC 100’s [...]
MMA Live looks back at UFC 100 and the controversy surrounding Brock Lesnar’s post-fight antics. Also Shane Carwin joins the show to share his thoughts on a possible Title shot and his upcoming fight against Cain Valasquez. Plus, a DREAM.10 preview with Jake Rossen.
Ok, we already posted a video taken by Joe Lauzon of Bruce Buffer pulling off a 360° and for some reason the UFC had it removed from Youtube. So then we posted a video of it that a fan shot. However, because it was such a momentous occasion that supposedly will never take place again, [...]
At UFC 100 Yoshihiro Akiyama made his UFC debut by defeating Alan Belcher. The dude has talent outside the cage too. He’ll beat you up and steal your girl. Let’s just say they don’t call him “Sexyama” for nothing…
Here’s Dana on ESPN’s First Take talking more about Brock’s comments and actions after the fight and also about the number of pay-per-views sold. Dana says he was “horrified” by Lesnar’s comments. I wonder what he thought he was getting when he signed the big guy?
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter salaries for UFC 100 as promoters are required by law to submit the salary information to the athletic commission.
Also included are bonuses of a record $100,000 for Fight of the Night to Yoshihiro Akiyama and Alan Belcher, Knockout of the Night to Dan Henderson and Submission [...]
Here is Dana’s final video blog for UFC 100 in two parts. The video shows right up to the point where Buffer is going to pull off his 360. Someone needs to look into why the UFC is suppressing the Buffer 360!! This is not right! However, we do get to see the pushing match [...]
Brock Lesnar smashed Frank Mir with a second round knockout victory at UFC 100 this past weekend. Following the referee’s stoppage of the bout Brock made some derogatory comments to Mir, flipped off the booing crowd, and then gave a post-fight interview with Joe Rogan that had the UFC President in an uproar. If you [...]
If Michael Bisping had a chance to win his fight with Dan Henderson at UFC 100, most people would probably agree it would have been on the feet.
Once the fight started Bisping appeared tentative and unwilling to stand in the pocket. He stayed on his bicycle for the entire first round. He appeared a bit hesitant. [...]
ESPN’s MMA LIVE recaps everything that went down at UFC 100 and poses questions about the future of heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar. Jon Anik, Kenny Florian, and Miguel Torres share their thoughts and commentary followinig the biggest night in UFC history.
Quite a few interesting moments took place not only during the fights but also at the UFC 100 post-fight presser. Brock Lesnar seems to have got a good talking to from Dana White after the event due to his post-fight comments. For one thing, he dissed Bud Light which is one of the primary sponsors [...]
According to UFC President Dana White at the post-fight press conference UFC 100 did a $5.1 million live gate with approximately 11,000 fans in attendance at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Sat., July 11, 2009.
In an unprecedented move, the UFC gave away a whopping $400,000 in bonus money to their UFC 100 standout fighters. [...]
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