UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt also continued to revive his career, winning his third consecutive fight by knocking out Stefan Struve in the third round. The event featured a lot of fighters that were jockeying for position in their respective weight divisions. Let's see where each fighter goes next after the dust settles. Read More »
Tag Archives: Yushin Okami
Feed SubscriptionYushin Okami wants Michael Bisping next after victory over Lombard
Yushin Okami called out Michael Bisping after his split decision win over Hector Lombard at the UFC on FUEL TV 8 event in Japan on Saturday. Read More »
UFC ON FUEL TV 8 POSTFIGHT SHOW Quotes – 3/2/12
The following quotes are from tonight’s UFC ON FUEL TV POSTFIGHT SHOW ON FUEL TV for FUEL TV 8: SILVA VS. STANN. The show was hosted by Jay Glazer, with UFC light heavyweight contender Chael Sonnen and #3 ranked middleweight Michael Bisping offering analysis. Gareth A. Davies conducted fighter interviews on-site. Read More »
UFC on Fuel TV 8 LIVE results and play-by-play
UFC on FUEL TV 8 takes place this evening at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva reached iconic status during his days fighting in Pride FC in Japan and will look to reclaims some of that glory tonight as he faces war veteran and former WEC light heavyweight champ Brian Stann in the main event. Read More »
UFC on Fuel TV 8 results: Yushin Okami grinds out decision victory over Hector Lombard
"Thunder" trumped "Lightning" in a battle of top contenders in the UFC's middleweight division as Yushin Okami survived a late onslaught by Hector Lombard to earn a split decision victory. Read More »
UFC on Fuel TV 8 LIVE weigh-in results and photos
UFC on FUEL TV 8 fighter weigh-ins are being held this evening at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, the same location that will host Saturday's fight card featuring Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann in a light heavyweight main event. Read More »
UFC Live Stream: UFC on Fuel TV 8 weigh-ins
UFC on FUEL TV 8 fighter weigh-ins take place today at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, the same location hosting Saturday's fight card headlined with a light heavyweight match-up between Wanderelei "The Axe Murderer" Silva and Brian "All American" Stann. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com UFC on Fuel TV 8 staff picks
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its return to Japan this weekend with a stacked card on "free" television. "UFC on Fuel TV 8" takes place Saturday, March 2, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. There's a long history of amazing MMA and combat sporting events in Saitama, and there's something special about seeing the UFC holding events there and helping to revive the mixed martial arts scene in Japan. Read More »
Top five questions heading into UFC on FUEL TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
The UFC train keeps on rolling with UFC on FUEL TV 8: Silva vs. Stann taking place on Saturday in Japan. The main card will air on FUEL TV with preliminary action streaming on Facebook. The main event will consist of a light heavyweight bout between MMA legend Wandelei Silva and Brian Stann. It's an intriguing FREE event, so let's take a look at the top five questions heading into the event. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com’s Official World MMA Middleweight Rankings
ProMMAnow.com's Official World MMA Middleweight Rankings. Anderson Silva is still the king, but Belfort moved up with his KO win over Bisping. Also, there are other changes in the division. Be sure to check them out and drop your opinions in the comments section! Read More »
Three reasons why Vitor Belfort versus Hector Lombard is a great idea
So...... here's what I was thinking the other night after the UFC fight..... Vitor vs. Hector.... And here's why. Reason #1 Vitor Belfort is the current gatekeeper for a title shot Following Vitor Belfort's amazing 2nd round finish of Michael Bisping in the last UFC on FX, it is evident that Vitor is the gatekeeper for the 185 lb division. Why do I say gatekeeper? Read More »
Yushin Okami vs. Hector Lombard announced for UFC on FUEL TV 8 in Japan
UFC officials have announced a middleweight bout between two top ten fighters in Yushin Okami and Hector Lombard which will take place on the UFC on FUEL TV 8 card on March 3rd. Read More »
UFC 155 salaries: Junior dos Santos tops the list with $400,000
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released fighter salaries for the UFC 155 event that took place on Saturday night. Read More »
UFC 155 fallout: Let’s play UFC matchmaker
We put on our UFC matchmaker hats for some of the winners and losers from the UFC 155 event. Read More »
Live stream: UFC 155 post-fight press conference
Cain Velasquez reclaims the heavyweight title from Junior Dos Santos, Jim Miller outshines Joe Lauzon, and Costa Philippou takes out Tim Boetsch. Watch the UFC 155 post-fight conference live stream. Read More »
UFC 155 weigh-in results
The fighters are weighing in and we have the results live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UFC 155 goes down Saturday night live on pay per view and features Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez in the headliner. Read More »
Live stream: UFC 155 pre-fight press conference 4 p.m. ET
Today's UFC 155 pre-fight press conference is being held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the same location hosting Saturday's fight card headlined with a heavyweight title bout between Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez. Read More »
Yushin Okami has near-death experience in Oregon *VIDEO*
It seems UFC middleweight contender Yushin Okami nearly met his maker recently while visiting Chael Sonnen's mother's house unannounced in the middle of the night. Read More »
Alan Belcher: ‘I’m coming for Yushin Okami, Michael Bisping, Chris Weidman’
ProMMAnow.com recently caught up with UFC middleweight Alan Belcher to talk about his upcoming bout with Yushin Okami scheduled for UFC 155 on December 29 in Las Vegas. Read More »
UFC 150 fallout: Let’s play UFC matchmaker
So we experienced UFC 150 on Saturday night and the results of those fights should leave us with some interesting matchups moving forward. Let's make an attempt to take Joe Silva's spot and play UFC matchmaker. Read More »
UFC 150 recap: Yushin Okami finishes Buddy Roberts
Buddy Roberts got the better of Yushin Okami on the feet to start their bout at UFC 150, but the dominating top control of Okami proved too much, as Okami put Roberts away with a flurry of strikes in the second round. Read More »
UFC 150 LIVE results and play-by-play
UFC 150 takes place this evening at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., and is headlined by a lightweight title fight between champion Benson Henderson and challenger Frankie Edgar. ProMMAnow.com will provide LIVE results and play-by-play commentary from start to finish. Read More »