Fighter weigh-ins for UFC 160 are being held today at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the same location that will host Saturday's fight card headlined with a heavyweight championship bout between current title-holder Cain Velasquez and number one contender Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionCountdown to UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II (Video)
The PPV portion of the card will start at the usual 10 p.m. ET time slot, with preliminary fights airing on Facebook at 3:35 p.m. ET and FX at 5 p.m. ET. The main event and co-main event will feature heavyweight bouts. UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will rematch Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in the main event. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will take on Mark Hunt in the co-main event. The Countdown to UFC 160 show highlighted these four fighters as they prepare to do battle on Saturday night. Read More »
FUEL TV UFC Tonight Show Quotes – 5/21/13
FLORIAN ON UFC 160: “VELASQUEZ IS JUST TOO AGGRESSIVE AND FAST. HIS WRESTLING SKILL WILL BE THE BIG DIFFERENCE.” Florian and Sonnen Break Down UFC 160, Plus Dana White Interview LOS ANGELES, CA – On this week’s UFC TONIGHT, Kenny ... Read More »
Top five questions going into UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II
The UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II event is set to take place on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The PPV portion of the card will start at the usual 10 p.m. ET time slot, with preliminary fights airing on Facebook at 3:35 p.m. ET and FUEL TV at 5 p.m. ET. Read More »
Reminder: Countdown to UFC 160 airs Tuesday May 21 on FUEL TV
The UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 event is slated for Saturday, May 25, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The traditional pre-event "UFC Countdown" show for UFC 160 will air on Tuesday, May 21, on FUEL TV at 9 p.m. ET. Read More »
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 extended video preview
"A lot of people think they're going to ride out the storm with Cain Velasquez, but his storm never ends. ... Cain is the perfect package." Those are the words of UFC color commentator Joe Rogan talking about the UFC heavyweight champion as he prepares to defend his title in a rematch with Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva on May 25 in the UFC 160 main event in Las Vegas. Read More »
The UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 full card
The UFC 160 event that’s set for May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is ready to rock and roll just three weeks out from the event. Read More »
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 tickets on sale March 22
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez meets Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva on Saturday, May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in a rematch between two of the sports best heavyweights with tickets going on sale March 22. Read More »
Mark Hunt to ‘likely’ earn title shot if he knocks out Junior dos Santos at UFC 160
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 »
Mark Hunt to face Junior dos Santos at UFC 160
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 »
Overeem injured, Mark Hunt willing to fight Junior dos Santos at UFC 160
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: Velasquez vs. Silva II card
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 »
UFC 160: Nurmagomedov vs. Trujillo set for May 25
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 »
UFC 160: TJ Grant to face Gray Maynard on May 25
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 »
UFC 156 drug tests come back clean
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 »
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2, Dos Santos vs. Overeem added to May event
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 »
Sonnen Predicts McDonald Upset at UFC ON FUEL TV 7, Heavyweight Fights Confirmed and More on UFC TONIGHT
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 »
Cain Velasquez plans summer return, rules out Cormier fight
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 »
ProMMAnow.com’s Official World MMA Heavyweight Rankings
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 »
Junior dos Santos: ‘I’ll get this belt back’
The UFC recently released some footage prior to UFC 155 where then UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was preparing to take on Cain Velasquez as well the thoughts of JDS after losing the fight. Read More »
Independent MMA Link Club double dose: Best of 2012 and top links to kick off 2013
Welcome to 2013 mixed martial arts fans! We have our usual collection of top stories from the previous week, as well as a collection of some of our favorite posts from the past year. Read More »
UFC 155 suspensions: 14 fighters receive medical suspensions
The UFC 155 event saw 14 fighters receive medical suspensions according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and four of the fighters could be on the sidelines for up to six months. Read More »