With yesterday's news that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 161 light heavyweight bout with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua due to injury, the gangster from West Linn, Ore. made it known he was more than willing to fill the vacancy for the June 15 match-up in Winnipeg. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionNogueira injured, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua to receive new opponent at UFC 161
Multiple outlets are reporting that UFC light heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 161 fight with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. UFC officials are actively looking for an opponent to replace Nogueira on the card. Read More »
The UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson full card
We reported that the original UFC 161 main event had been scratched when UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao was forced to withdraw from his bout against Eddie Wineland last week. The new main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson. Read More »
The UFC 161: Barao vs. Wineland full card
UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao will look to defend his title for the second time when he takes on former WEC champion Eddie Wineland in the main event of UFC 161 on June 15 in Canada. Read More »
UFC returns to Indianapolis on August 28
The UFC has announced that they will be returning to Indianapolis on Wednesday, August 28. The event will take place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and will be the first time the UFC has returned to Indianapolis since UFC 119 in 2010. Read More »
UFC 161: Barao vs. Wineland tickets on sale April 12
UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao will look to defend his title for the second time when he takes on former WEC champion Eddie Wineland in the main event of UFC 161. Read More »
The UFC 161: Barao vs. Wineland card
UFC officials have announced several bout for the upcoming UFC 161: Barao vs. Wineland event that's set for June 15 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Read More »
Freddie Roach says ‘Shogun’ Rua ‘used to hit like a girl’ before he got hold of him
As we told you in last night's Evening News Report, Freddie Roach is currently working with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (21-7), helping prepare him for his upcoming fight against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 161 in June. Read More »
UFC 161 set for Winnipeg on June 15; Rua vs. Nogueira announced
The UFC will be returning to Canada on June 15 and will be visiting Winnipeg in the Manitoba province for the first time according to a report from USA Today. The UFC 161 event will take place at the MTS Centre and will feature a light heavyweight rematch between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Antonio "Rogerio" Nogueira. Read More »
Rashad Evans top earner at UFC 156 with $300,000; full salaries
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 »
UFC 156 fallout: Let’s play UFC matchmaker
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 »
Top five moments at UFC 156
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 »
UFC 156 main card recap: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira outboxes Rashad Evans to earn unanimous decision victory
Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira engaged in a fairly uneventful three round affair that saw the boxing of Nogueira edge out a unanimous decision victory with scores of 29-28 across the board. Read More »
UFC 156 LIVE results and play-by-play
UFC 156 takes place this evening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a Featherweight Championship main event between reigning title-holder Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in his 145 pound debut. In the co-main event Rashad Evans faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a light heavyweight match-up. Read More »
UFC 156 weigh-in results and photo gallery
Today's UFC 156 fighter weigh-ins are being held at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the same location that will host Saturday's pay-per-view event headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Read More »
Top five questions going into UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar
The UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event will take place on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It's a stacked card with tons of ranked fighters fighting in very important fights. Aldo will look to defend his featherweight title against the former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will return to action after an eight month layoff, and former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will return from a year long suspension. There are big questions heading into this event, so let's check out the top five Read More »
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar extended video preview
The UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event will take place on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will look to defend his title against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will take on MMA veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Also, former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will return to action against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Read More »
The UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar full fight card
The UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event is set for February 2 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. It should be a great event with former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar dropping down to his more natural weight class to challenge Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title. Read More »
Rashad Evans: Drop to middleweight would take a lifestyle change
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans gives his thoughts on making the move down to the UFC middleweight division and the challenge of fighting Anderson Silva. Read More »
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar tickets on sale November 30th
UFC officials have announced that tickets for the upcoming UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event on Super Bowl weekend will go on sale Friday, November 30th. Read More »
Rashad Evans: ‘I still have a lot of fights left in me’ *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com talks with former UFC light heavyweight champ "Suga" Rashad Evans about his fighting future, life after fighting and how he feels about Chael Sonnen getting a shot at Jon Jones. Read More »
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira asks to fight Forrest Griffin at UFC 155
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has asked Dana White to fight Forrest Griffin at UFC 155 via his Twitter account. Read More »