We take a look at some of the winners and losers from UFC 159 and put on our UFC matchmaker hats to determine who they should face in their next outing in the octagon. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionUFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen full fight video highlights
The UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen event took place on Saturday night from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Jon Jones dismantled Chael Sonnen via TKO in the first round to defend his UFC light heavyweight title while suffering a compound fracture of one of his toes in the process. Read More »
UFC 159 bonuses: Healy, Miller and Nelson take home $65K
The UFC 159 event took place from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday night. Jon Jones successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight title against Chael Sonnen with a first round TKO finish. However, there were three fighters that took home some extra cash for their efforts in the octagon. Read More »
UFC 159 LIVE results and play-by-play
UFC 159: JONES vs SONNEN takes place this evening at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and is headlined with a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen. Join us for LIVE results and play-by-play commentary of all the action. Read More »
UFC 159 results: Roy Nelson demolishes Cheick Kongo with patented overhand right
The overhand right. Everybody knows that Roy Nelson possesses one of the best right hands in MMA and it usually only takes one to end a fight in his favor. Cheick Kongo found that out firsthand as he became the latest victim of "Big Country's" right hand, as Nelson put the fight away with his favorite weapon at 2:03 of the opening round. Read More »
UFC 159 LIVE weigh-in results and photos
Today's UFC 159 fighter weigh-ins are being held at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., the same location hosting Saturday's fight card headlined with a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com UFC 159 staff picks
The ProMMAnow.com's staff share their thoughts and predictions on Saturday's UFC 159 card in New Jersey headlined with a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen. Read More »
UFC 159 preview: Roy Nelson and Cheick Kongo clash in heavyweight battle
The UFC 159 event is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will consist of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. However, the main card will feature a heavyweight fight between top 1o heavyweight Roy Nelson and UFC veteran Cheick Kongo. Read More »
Is the UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen card worth watching?
We take a look at the UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen main card and discuss if the event is a good card on paper. There are a lot of fans and pundits that are not excited for this event so we want to see if it's worth a watch. Read More »
Top five questions going into UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
We take a look at the top five questions going into the UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen event that's set for April 27th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Read More »
The UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen full card
The UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen fight card has been finalized with some recent changes due to injuries to a few fighters. The event will be headlined by the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. Read More »
The UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen fight card
The UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen fight card has quickly taken shape over the past couple of weeks. The event will be headlined by the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. The event will take place on April 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Read More »
Nelson vs. Kongo and Davis vs. Magalhaes added to UFC 159
The UFC 159 event that's set for April has added two new fights according to the UFC Tonight show that airs on FUEL TV. UFC heavyweights Roy Nelson and Cheick Kongo will battle it out, and UFC light heavyweights Vinny Magalhaes and Phil Davis have agreed to face one another. Read More »
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve set for UFC on FUEL TV 8
A heavyweight battle between Mark Hunt and Stefan Struve will take place in Japan at the UFC on FUEL TV 8 event. Read More »
Post UFC 149: Let’s play matchmaker edition
UFC 149 has come and gone with the event being heavily criticized by UFC President Dana White and fans alike. The event was a bit underwhelming and the displeasure of the crowd echoing throughout the broadcast didn't help things much either. However, the show must go on and there will be future matchups based on the outcomes of the fights that took place on Saturday night. Read More »
Watch tonight’s UFC 149 post-fight press conference LIVE on ProMMAnow.com
UFC 149 is in the books and there's a new UFC interim bantamweight champion. Tune into the post-fight press conference LIVE stream starting at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 p.m. PT) emanating from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Read More »
UFC 149 LIVE results and play-by-play
“UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao” takes place this evening at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is headlined by former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber taking on Team Nova Uniao’s Renan Barao in a fight for the UFC interim bantamweight title. ProMMAnow.com will provide LIVE results and play-by-play commentary of all the fights starting with the preliminary card which kicks off at 7 p..m. ET (4 p.m. PT) and streams LIVE on Facebook. Read More »
UFC 149 staff picks
Urijah Faber faces Renan Barao for the UFC interim bantamweight title. Hector Lombard makes his long-awaited UFC debut against Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch. The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff weighs in with their thoughts and predictions on these fights and the rest of the UFC 149 Pay-Per-View card. Read More »
UFC 149 LIVE weigh-in results and photo gallery
The fighter weigh-ins for "UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao" takes place this afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the same location hosting Saturday's fight card headlined by former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber taking on Team Nova Uniao's Renan Barao in a fight for the UFC interim bantamweight title. Read More »
Watch today’s UFC 149 weigh-ins LIVE on ProMMAnow.com at 6 p.m. ET
UFC 149 bantamweight headliners Urijah Faber and Renan Barao, along with middleweight co-headliners Hector Lombard and Tim Boetsch, as well as the rest of the fighters competing on Saturday's UFC 149 fight card, will step on the scales today starting at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) for the official fighter weigh-ins and you can watch it all LIVE right here on ProMMAnow.com! Read More »
UFC 149 preview: Shawn Jordan looks to climb heavyweight ladder against Cheick Kongo
The UFC 149 main card will feature a heavyweight bout between UFC veteran Cheick Kongo as he welcomes Shawn Jordan to play with the big boys. Kongo is a solid veteran that's being used as a type of 'gatekeeper' for young up and comers like Jordan. Read More »
Kongo vs. Jordan: Countdown to UFC 149 *VIDEO*
Heavyweights Cheick Kongo (17-7-2) and Shawn Jordan (13-3) will clash Saturday at UFC 149. Kongo had put together three straight quality wins (and a draw) prior to running into Mark Hunt at UFC 144 in February. He will be looking to get back on track against Jordan, a Strikeforce transplant, who won his UFC debut against Oli Thompson via second round TKO in March. This is the "Countdown to UFC 149: Kongo vs. Jordan". Read More »