On this week’s UFC TONIGHT, Chael Sonnen returns after UFC 159 and talks about his fight, retirement and his next opponent. Plus, we’ve got news about Jon Jones’ injury, Roy Nelson next fight and much more. Read More »
The broken toe suffered by Jon Jones at UFC 159 should allow a true number one contender to emerge once he's fully healed and returns to action. Read More »
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 »
Fight week, blog week. UFC President Dana White gives us a peek behind-the-scenes at last weekend's historic UFC 157 card headlined by the first ever women's UFC bout with Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche. Here's what you didn't see take place at this groundbreaking event... Read More »
The UFC 157 payroll was headlined by co-main event fighters Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida. Henderson earned $250,000 for the split decision loss while Machida earned $200,000. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,173,050. Read More »
The early estimates for the number of UFC 157 PPV buys are in and it appears that the event was a huge success. I tell you why Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche deserve the majority of the credit for the success of the event. Read More »
The historic UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche event has come and gone which means it's time to get back to business. The rather lackluster main card on paper turned out to be fairly decent. We had a big upset with Robbie Lawler knocking out Josh Koscheck. Urijah Faber unexpectedly finished the always tough Ivan Menjivar. Read More »
he UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche events in the books and Ronda Rousey kept her undefeated first round submission win via armbar streak intact. Rousey had to overcome adversity first though as Carmouche was inches away from sinking in a fight ending rear naked choke before Rousey rallied for the armbar. Read More »
The UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche event was solely about the main event which featured two female fighters getting it on in the UFC for the first time. There was little emphasis on the rest of the card, and frankly there wasn’t much else to promote. Read More »
Rousey: “I felt fine with her on my back. I was more concerned with my sports bra staying on while she was choking me because I felt safe and in control.” Sonnen and Evans Break Down UFC 157 Fights, Plus ... Read More »
"UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche" takes place this evening at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and is headlined with the first ever UFC women's bout between Bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey and former U.S. Marine Liz Carmouche. Read More »
Lyoto Machida took one step closer to another shot at UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones, with a close decision victory over Dan Henderson. Read More »
Immediately following tonight’s UFC 157 Pay-Per-View headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche, UFC fans can watch a live stream of the UFC 157 post-fight press conference on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com). It’s a historic night for the UFC and Women’s MMA, ... Read More »
Will Ronda Rousey be able to pull off her tenth straight armbar in the first round against Liz Carmouche? Will Dan Henderson be able to land the H-Bomb to stop Lyoto Machida and earn his long-awaited UFC title shot? The ProMMAnow.com staff answers these questions and many more in our UFC 157 staff picks! Read More »
UFC 157 fighter weigh-ins are being held this afternoon at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., the same venue hosting Saturday's Pay-Per-View card featuring the first ever women's MMA bout inside the UFC Octagon. Crowned as the UFC women's bantamweight champion, "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey will try to prove herself deserving of the title when she faces former U.S. Marine, and the UFC's first openly gay fighter, Liz Carmouche in the UFC 157 main event. Read More »
A LIVE STREAM of today's UFC 157 fighter weigh-ins will begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT - local time). The weigh-ins for UFC 157 are being held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., the same venue playing host to Saturday's Pay-Per-View event headlined by the first-ever UFC women's MMA fight between Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche, and co-headlined with Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida. Read More »
The UFC 157 co-main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between two former champions in Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson. It's an important bout in the sense that a bad loss for either could really put the final nail in their coffins regarding being a top fighter. If Machida lost to Henderson who is 42 years old and coming off an 18 month layoff, it certainly would be hard to consider him a top light heavyweight. If Machida puts Henderson away via TKO or just batters him in a unanimous decision, it could be possible that this would be Henderson's last fight. Read More »
UFC 157's Brendan Schaub was the guest this week on 102.5 FM's "MMA Tonight" with hosts Darren McFarland and Chris Pappas. Schaub (8-3) will face fellow heavyweight Lavar Johnson (17-6) in the preliminary card headline bout Saturday on FX. In addition to talking with Schaub about his bout, the guys also discussed the UFC 157 main event which will be the first women's MMA bout in UFC history with Ronda Rousey facing Liz Carmouche. Darren and Chris also discussed the co-main event between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida and other notable bouts on the UFC 157 card. Read More »
Thursday's UFC 157 pre-fight press conference will stream LIVE on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) starting at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). The on-demand video replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the presser. Read More »
The UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche event that's set to take place on Saturday night LIVE from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, has been getting a ton of attention lately. It's a historic event in that it'll feature women fighting in the UFC for the first time when UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey attempts to defend her title against challenger Liz Carmouche. Read More »
The UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche event will make history for a couple of reasons. It'll be the first UFC event to feature women fighting, and will have the first openly gay fighter on a card in Liz Carmouche. It's a decent card on paper, but the success or lack thereof could have major implications for the UFC going forward. UFC President Dana White had made no bones about it, they are in the Ronda Rousey business and she needs to win on Saturday night. She needs to win impressively as she has done so in all of her fights as this entire event is basically about her. Read More »
The UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche event will take place on Feb. 23 and will feature the first women's fight in UFC history. The main event will feature UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey taking on challenger Liz Carmouche in the main event that will take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The co-main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida. Read More »
