UFC officials officially announced that middleweights Chris Weidman and Tim Boetsch have verbally agreed to fight one another at UFC 155 on December 29th in Las Vegas. Read More »
Tag Archives: Junior Dos Santos
Feed SubscriptionStrikeforce: Frank Mir vs. Daniel Cormier set for November 3rd
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will make his Strikeforce debut against Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier on November 3rd in Oklahoma City. The news was annouced via press release by Strikeforce officials. Read More »
Chael Sonnen will move to light heavyweight division and face Forrest Griffin in December
Former UFC middleweight number one contender Chael Sonnen announced on "UFC Tonight" that he will face former UFC light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin on December 29th in a light heavyweight bout. Read More »
Updated ProMMAnow.com World MMA Rankings
A lot can change in a few weeks in the world of MMA. We just saw Ben Henderson retain his UFC lightweight title against Frankie Edgar at UFC 150. Also, Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua were victorious the prior weekend and it seemed like a great time to update the ProMMANow.com World Rankings. Find out where everyone stands and let the controversy begin. Read More »
The weekly best of Pro MMA Now
Kelvin Hunt highlights some of the best posts and top articles from the Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) staff this week. We know people are busy, so here are a few things you may have overlooked. Read More »
Junior dos Santos wants to fight Alistair Overeem, not Cain Velasquez next
UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos has gone on record and stated that he wants to fight former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, not Cain Velasquez in his next fight. Read More »
Junior Dos Santos: ‘Soon Alistair Overeem will feel the power of my hand’
Alistair Overeem recently said he felt that UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos is afraid of him and is happy the former Strikeforce heavyweight champ is not able to fight right now. This sort of talk sounds familiar to Dos Santos and he compared it to a similar strategy that was just used by another fellow to make headlines and get a title shot. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com World MMA Rankings Updated
The ProMMAnow.com World Mixed Martial Arts Rankings have been updated for your debating pleasure. Come on in and see where we have ranked your favorite fighters, and then sound off in the comments section. Read More »
Alistair Overeem breaks silence on failed drug test *VIDEO*
Alistair Overeem was a guest Tuesday evening on UFC Tonight to discuss for the first time the elevated testosterone to epitestosterone levels that appeared during a random drug test that was sprung on him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission earlier this year. Overeem explained what he is doing to prove he is a clean fighter and hopes to return to the UFC by year's end. Read More »
UFC Fan Expo expects tons of MMA stars to attend in July
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced more than 50 UFC and STRIKEFORCE stars scheduled to appear at the UFC Fan Expo on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Read More »
Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II and Penn vs. MacDonald announced for UFC 152
At the UFC on FX 3 post-fight press conference UFC president Dana White indicated that we are likely to see Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II at UFC 152. He also said that Joe Silva would be giving BJ Penn a call to confirm if he really wanted to take on Rory MacDonald. Read More »
Randy Couture not a fan of TRT; talks Junior Dos Santos, The Expendables 2
UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture fought well past the age most fighters ever will. But he is not a fan of Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) and feels there are natural ways you can jump start your body into creating more testosterone as opposed to bringing in an external source, which he says can compound the problems one is already having. Read More »
UFC 146 medical suspensions: Cain Velasquez could be out for six months
The UFC 146 medical suspensions have been handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and a couple of fighters could be out for a while if not officially cleared by a doctor beforehand. ProMMAnow (www.prommanow.com) was informed that Cain Velasquez, Antonio Silva, Jason Miller, C.B. Dollaway, Jamie Varner, and Jacob Volkmann could all be out of action for up to six months. Read More »
UFC 146 salaries: Dos Santos, Mir, and Velasquez take home $200,000
The top earners from UFC 146 were either the current or former UFC heavyweight champions with Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir, and Cain Velasquez all taking home $200,000. ProMMAnow (www.prommanow.com) obtained the salary information from the Nevada State Athletic Commission Read More »
UFC 146 fallout: Let’s play UFC matchmaker edition
We take a look back at some of the winners and losers from UFC 146, and put on our UFC matchmaker hat to see what’s next for each fighter. Read More »
Watch the UFC 146 post-fight press conference LIVE on ProMMAnow.com
Tonight's UFC 146 post-fight press conference takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will stream LIVE on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com). UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, former champion Cain Velasquez, as well as other UFC 146 main card winners will take part in the press conference and answer questions from the media. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com video: UFC 146 pre-fight interview with Frank Mir
ProMMAnow.com's Joe Gugelman caught up with UFC 146 headliner Frank Mir after the weigh-ins on Friday to talk about his upcoming heavyweight title bout with champion Junior Dos Santos. Mir seemed to pretty much be in fight mode at this point as all the talk and build-up had come to an end. Read More »
UFC 146 LIVE results and play-by-play
“UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir” takes place this evening at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and is headlined by UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos making his first title defense against former two-time heavyweight champ Frank Mir. ProMMAnow.com will provide LIVE results and play-by-play commentary of all the UFC 146 action. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com UFC 146 staff picks
The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff has joined forces once again to share our thoughts and predictions on each of the UFC 146 main card bouts. And for our bonus preliminary card pick we have included predictions for the Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. C.B. Dollaway middleweight bout. Read More »
UFC 146 LIVE weigh-in results and photo gallery
ProMMAnow.com reporter Joe Gugelman is on the scene at MGM Grand Garden Arena for today's "UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir" fighter weigh-ins and will provide live results as each fighter steps on the scale. UFC 146 is headlined by UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos making his first title defense against former two-time heavyweight champ Frank Mir. Read More »
Watch today’s UFC 146 weigh-ins LIVE on ProMMAnow.com at 7 p.m. ET
Today's UFC 146 weigh-ins start at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. ET local time) and will take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., the same location that will host Saturday's fight card featuring UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos putting his title on the line for the very first time against former two-time champion Frank Mir. Read More »
UFC 146 preview: Junior dos Santos eyes first title defense against Frank Mir
The UFC 146 main event will feature Junior dos Santos aiming to defend his UFC Heavyweight Title for the first time against former UFC champion Frank Mir. It's a bout that was put together when Mir agreed to replace Alistair Overeem when Overeem was pulled from the bout due to an abnormal drug test. Read More »