Cage Rage veteran Xavier Foupa-Pokam, a.k.a. “Professor X,” made his UFC debut against Denis Kang at UFC 97. Unfortunately for Xavier, the first-time UFC jitters got the better of him and he lost the decision.
Not one to rest on his laurels, and ready to jump right back in there a month later to fill in [...]
After two disappointing losses in only two fights inside the Octagon, Xavier Foupa-Pokam has officially been released by the UFC.
PRO MMA (promma.info) has confirmed with Foupa-Pokam’s agent, Ken Pavia, that his client has indeed been cut from the UFC roster. “That is confirmed and accurate. We can rebuild him,” Pavia stated after being asked for [...]
PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned from XMMA matchmaker, Joey Benoit, that the Canadian MMA promotion, XMMA, has had to cancel their upcoming May 16th event, “XMMA 8: Challenge Series” due to “technical difficulties” with the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, also known as the Quebec Athletic Commission.
The president of XMMA, Burton Rice, also [...]
After a disappointing performance and unanimous decision loss against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, Thales Leites will be stepping back into the Octagon at UFC 101.
Leites confirmed today he will be stepping in for the injured Rousimar Palhares to fight Alessio Sakara at UFC 101 on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [...]
It is probably safe to say that 34-year-old UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva is nearing the end of his career. Some have even suggested once he fulfills the four remaining fights on his UFC contract, he may walk away from professional competition.
Now more than ever it is important Anderson fight those opponents which [...]
If Anderson “The Spider” Silva has been playing poker with the UFC, then Dana White just pulled out an ace. According to a new report from Kevin Iole, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will move up to the 205 lbs. limit of light heavyweight to fight former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and original “Ultimate Fighter” [...]
The controversy over UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva’s last two fights continue.
Anderson Silva’s first appearance inside the UFC Octagon was on June 28, 2006 at “Ultimate Fight Night 5″ where he fought Chris “The Crippler” Leben. Silva dispatched the iron-chinned Leben with a knockout just 49 seconds into the fight.
Silva continued his reign of terror [...]
Mr. Steve Cofield continues his conversation with UFC President Dana White following UFC 97. The issue of media credentials is discussed as well as Anderson Silva and a recent interview White did with ESPN that will air May 12. It sounds as though the ESPN interview will most likely not be too flattering.
UFC 97, which took place this past weekend, has provided plenty of topics for the blogger who is wishing to run up the number of comments on his site. Specifically, Anderson Silva’s performance against Thales Leites has come under heavy fire. Despite completely stifling his opponent’s offense and breaking the UFC record for [...]
Chuck Liddell brought in legendary boxing trainer Howard Davis Jr. to help him work on his hands for his UFC 97 fight against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Davis Jr. talks about the disappointing loss and Chuck’s training for the fight. Basically, Davis concludes it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks. This is a very [...]
There are two parts to Dana White’s UFC 97 video blog for April 18th. In this first part Dana meets Cung Le and the lead actor from the new “Fighter” movie. Dana says he loves Cung Le and thanks him for beating up Frank Shamrock. In part two, we the viewers, get to see all [...]
According to UFC President Dana White at Saturday night’s post-fight press conference, 21,451 people brought in a live gate of $4.9 million to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, to watch “UFC 97: Redemption.”
The UFC gave out their largest bonuses ever with $70,000 per fighter.
Sam Stout defeated Matt Wiman by unanimous decision in a fight [...]
Dana White takes on GSP in “UFC 2009: Undisputed”. Dana was undefeated going into the match up; how do you think it turned out? Cameos are made my Mike Brown, Cheick Kongo, and Chuck Liddell. Liddell’s wrestling coach gets some new clothes.
PRO MMA (promma.info) will be providing live round by round action of “UFC 97: Redemption” tonight starting at 9:00 PM CST/6:00 PM PST.
UFC 97: Redemption
Main Card:
Anderson Silva def. Thales Leites by unanimous decision
Mauricio Rua def. Chuck Liddell by KO
Cheick Kongo def. Antoni Hardonk by TKO
Luis Arthur Cane def. Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision
Krzysztof Soszynski def. [...]
After a short running partnership with FullTilt Poker, the UFC has officially banned FullTilt as a sponsor. The ban will include any and all mention of FullTilt, on signage as well as fighter apparel.
Many thought this was due to the long debated illegality of online poker and/or the competition online gambling sites pose to traditional [...]
Here is Dana’s second video blog so far for “UFC 97: Redemption.” Appearances are made by Chuck Liddell and his crew, Anderson Silva, and a war hero. Dana makes a rather large wager over a game of bowling.
PRO MMA (promma.info) has the official weigh-in results for “UFC 97: Redemption” which took place Friday, April 17 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
The UFC Middleweight Champion came in three pounds under the 185 pound title-fight limit which is most likely an indication that the Champ is in phenomenal condition and will be fighting [...]
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