UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt (9-7) (4-1 UFC) is one huge win away from fighting for the UFC heavyweight title. UFC President Dana White told a group of reporters following the UFC 158 press conference that took place earlier today in Canada, that Hunt would "likely" earn a title shot if he knocked out former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 160. Read More »
Well I certainly have been surrounded by some enthusiastic chatter during my travels in MMA since my last entry. I had the pleasure of working in Miami last week covering the CFA show. It was a fantastic experience and I look forward to future events with them. Read More »
UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem is back with another episode of his current season of "The Reem" and takes a look at his UFC 156 knockout loss against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. The footage shows Overeem before the bout as well as right after the knockout loss. Read More »
Mark Hunt will officially replace the injured Alistair Overeem at UFC 160 this May, when he faces off against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos. Talk of Hunt stepping in to take the fight began to swirl on Twitter earlier in the week; however, UFC President Dana White initially dismissed the rumor, claiming that Hunt had been offered the fight but turned it down. Read More »
Alistair Overeem has suffered an injury that will keep him out of action for weeks which means he will not be able to fight Junior dos Santos at UFC 160. Read More »
The UFC 160 event that's set for May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is quickly taking shape although we are months away from the event. The UFC heavyweight title fight between champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva will be the main event. Read More »
The UFC 160 event is quickly taking shape as UFC officials have confirmed another fight for the May 25 event set for the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A lightweight bout between hungry up and comer's Khabib Nurmagomedov and Abel Trujillo will take place. Read More »
The UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva II card keeps adding more quality fights. UFC officials have announced that a big lightweight fight between TJ Grant and Gray Maynard has been verbally agreed to take place at UFC 160. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com has learned that all of the 22 fighters that were tested for performance-enhancing drugs and recreational drugs/drugs of abuse at UFC 156 have come back clean. Read More »
The UFC has announced a ton of fights over the past couple of days. UFC officials have announced that Cain Velasquez will look to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Also, former champion Junior dos Santos will return to action and take on Alistair Overeem. Read More »
FUEL TV Show Quotes – 2/12/13 UFC TONIGHT Airs Tuesdays at 10:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES, CA – On this week’s UFC TONIGHT, we break down UFC ON FUEL TV 7 headlined by the championship fight between Renan Barao and ... Read More »
The UFC is headed to London, England this weekend for UFC on FUEL TV 7, but before that happens UFC President Dana White gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at UFC 156. Watch as Alistair Overeem is upset by Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, Tyron Woodley makes a grand UFC debut over Jay Hieron, Joseph Benavidez defeats Ian McCall, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Rashad Evans and Jose Aldo keeps his featherweight title against Frankie Edgar. Read More »
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was surprised that Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva knocked out Alistair Overeem the way he did at UFC 156. He spoke with FUEL TV reporter Ariel Helwani after the fight went down on Saturday night. Read More »
Check out the ProMMAnow.com Official MMA Heavyweight Rankings. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva shook up the rankings with his epic third round KO over Alistair Overeem. Read More »
ProMMAnow was notified of the suspensions from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which regulated the UFC 156 event. The card saw 13 fighters receive medical suspensions for the efforts on Saturday night. There are several fighters that could be out for quite a while unless cleared by a doctor beforehand. Read More »
Mirko Cro Cop might still be angry about the two knees he took to the groin from Alistair Overeem back at DREAM 6 in September 2008 in Japan that halted the bout early via No Contest. Or he might just be giving his unbiased opinion on what happens to a fighter who gets popped for elevated testosterone levels high enough to power a thoroughbred race horse, who then is forced to sit on the sidelines and return to the Octagon eight months later without pharmaceutical crutches. Read More »
Although he lost a unanimous decision, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans brought home the top payday from Saturday's UFC 156 card with $300,000. His opponent Antonio Rogerio Nogueira earned $174,000. Read More »
Well, UFC 156 has come and past and it certainly delivered on all levels for the most part. The upsets that took place certainly shook things up regarding potential matchup moving forward, and we're going to take our best stab at who some of the winners and losers should fight next. Read More »
UFC President Dana White spoke with media after the UFC 156 post-fight press conference. He touched on a variety of subjects from referee Kim Winslow's action during the Bobby Green/Jacob Volkmann fight to the terrible night the "Blackzilians" had on Saturday night. Read More »
UFC heavyweight Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva shocked the MMA world at UFC 156 when he knocked out Alistair Overeem in the third round. There was a lot of bad blood between the two leading up to the fight with Overeem seemingly not respecting the skills of Silva. Silva told Overeem that "he was going to make him respect him" at the weigh-in's. Overeem responded, "I'm going to [expletive] destroy you." I guess you could say Overeem will have to respect Silva at this point. Read More »
The UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event took place on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It was a night of upsets and overall an excellent event except for the co-main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Let's take a look at the top five moments of the event. Read More »
Did any of you correctly pick all of the winners at UFC 156? I didn't think so. What a night of fights and a night were the mighty fell and upsets were on tap. We will break down the real winners and losers of the event. We will also look ahead to what is on the horizon on the MMA landscape in the upcoming weeks. Read More »
