ProMMAnow.com caught up with Mir at the UFC 146 open workouts on Wednesday and asked him about certain statements Dos Santos had made about Mir not being a man, that he lacked heart and had a tendency to give up during fights. Read More »
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Today's UFC 146 pre-fight press conference takes place at the MGM lobby in Las Vegas and will stream LIVE on ProMMAnow.com at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). Heavyweight headliners Junior Dos Santos and Frank Mir, co-headliners Cain Velasquez and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, and other main card participants are expected to attend. Read More »
UFC 146 preview: Cain Velasquez welcomes Antonio Silva to the UFC
The UFC 146 co-main event will feature a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and former EliteXC Heavyweight Champion Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. This is an important bout not only because it's the co-main event, but because a win here for either fighter would be huge for their careers. Read More »
Video: Junior Dos Santos UFC 146 open workout and scrum
Fans and media members came out to see UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos at Wednesday's open workout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Dos Santos did a light workout hitting mitts and working heavy combinations, then took some time to answer questions from reporters. Read More »
UFC 146: Dos Santos predicts second round KO, Mir predicts first round sub (Video)
UFC Champion Junior dos Santos and challenger Frank Mir were face to face when they sat down with Mark Kriegel for a FoxSports.com interview. The UFC 146 headliners talked about their strengths going into their May 26th matchup that will take place inside the MGM Grand Arena. Read More »
UFC 146 preview: Shane del Rosario and Stipe Miocic battle to stay undefeated
The all heavyweight main card at UFC 146 will feature a bout between two quickly rising heavyweight prospects in Shane del Rosario and Stipe Miocic. Both fighters are undefeated and have decorated backgrounds with Rosario being a former kickboxing champion, and Miocic a former Golden Gloves winner and national wrestling champion at Cleveland State University. The winner of this fight is looking to shed the "prospect" tag and announce themselves as legit threats to be on the lookout for. Read More »
Video: Kyle Kingsbury talks UFC 146 match-up with Glover Teixeira
ProMMAnow.com reporter Dan "The Wolfman" Theodore stopped by American Kickboxing Academy this past week to do some training and caught up with UFC light heavyweight fighter Kyle Kingsbury, who will be fighting newcomer Glover Teixeira this Saturday at UFC 146 in Las Vegas. Read More »
Interview: Dave Herman talks short-notice fight with ‘Big Country’ and Struve loss
Returning to the UFC Octagon for his third time this weekend will be heavyweight Dave Herman. Herman will face TUF 10 winner Roy "Big Country" Nelson as part of the UFC 146 Pay-Per-View main card taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ProMMAnow.com talks with Herman about getting the call to fight on short notice and if he did anything special to prepare for Nelson's ground game. Herman also discusses his loss to Stefan Struve in his last fight, and much more. Read More »
UFC 146 preview: Junior dos Santos fight camp video footage and interview
In this video we get to have a look at UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos preparing for his upcoming title defense against challenger Frank Mir at UFC 146 on Saturday night. The video features footage of Junior preparing during his training camp and shows him discussing the upcoming fight with his coach, he also has an interview with reporter Paula Sack. Dos Santos talks about the changes that he had to make to his training camp upon finding out that he would no longer be fighting Alistair Overeem and more. Read More »
UFC 146 preview: Stefan Struve and Lavar Johnson do battle in a heavyweight clash
The UFC 146 event will feature all heavyweights on the main card and in this preview we will be previewing the Stefan Struve vs. Lavar Johnson match that's set to take place on Saturday night in Las Vegas. It's an interesting matchup between a relatively young guy in Struve against an older fighter in Johnson that's really hitting his stride late in his career. A win here will be big for either fighter in the pecking order of the fluid heavyweight division. Let's see how this one breaks down. Read More »
Five huge questions going into ‘UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir’
The "UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir" event will be upon us this Saturday night with an all heavyweight lineup on the main card for the first time in UFC history. It hasn't been easy to keep that piece of history in place due to the many injuries that plagued fighters on this card. Let's get to the interesting parts of the card. 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 »
UFC Primetime: Dos Santos vs. Mir episode 1
UFC Primetime goes into the personal lives of both fighters as they prepare for their Heavyweight Championship clash at UFC 146. If you missed the first episode of the three part Primetime series before the May 26th fight, we have you covered! Read More »
Mark Hunt out of UFC 146, Lavar Johnson steps in to face Struve
A knee injury has forced Mark Hunt to withdraw from his UFC 146 bout with Stefan Struve. "Big" Lavar Johnson will step in and face Struve as a replacement for Hunt on less than two weeks notice. It's a great replacement as both fighters like to 'bring it' to their opponent. Read More »
UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir extended video preview
The UFC 146 maint event will feature UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos defending his title against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir on May 26th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The co-main event will feature former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez taking on former Strikeforce standout Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Read More »
UFC 146: Gabriel Gonzaga injured, Roy Nelson meets Dave Herman and Jamie Varner returns
Gabriel Gonzaga is forced off the UFC 146 card by injury and is replaced by Dave Herman. Jamie Varner replaces Evan Dunham to face Edson Barboza. Read More »
Stipe Miocic vs. Shane del Rosario set for UFC 146
The UFC has announced that Stipe Miocic will now face Shane del Rosario in a heavyweight matchup on the main card of UFC 146 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More »
Roy Nelson vs. Gabriel Gonzaga set for UFC 146
UFC President Dana White announced that Roy Nelson will now face Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 146 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More »
UFC 146 update: Cain Velasquez to face Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva
UFC president Dana White announced today that Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva will replace Frank Mir against Cain Velasquez at UFC 146 on May 26 in Las Vegas. Read More »
Overeem out, Mir in against Dos Santos on May 26 for UFC heavyweight title
UFC President Dana White announced Friday Frank Mir will replace Alistair Overeem against UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos for the title in the UFC 146 headliner on May 26. Read More »
Dana White puts an end to the ‘Rally for Mark Hunt’
In the wake of the Alstair Overeem's failed drug test that put the UFC 146 main event in jeopardy, the Twitter world had exploded in calls for Mark Hunt to be the replacement to face Junior Dos Santos for the heavyweight title. 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 »