When Chael Sonnen challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC® middleweight title on August 7, 2010 at UFC 117, he started the fight as a 4-1 underdog. He is the underdog once again for Saturday’s eagerly-awaited UFC 148 rematch, but the odds this time are significantly closer due to Sonnen’s incredible success in the first fight. Read More »
On Saturday night at UFC 148 Team Alpha Male fighter Chad Mendes will take on former TUF contestant Cody McKenzie in a featherweight showdown. Read More »
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The UFC 148 event that's set for Saturday, July 7th, will be a huge event PPV wise and features some very interesting storylines that we want to look at. This event will be carried by the main event that features Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen. However, we have questions about Forrest Griffin, Demian Maia, and Melvin Guillard to look forward to as well. Read More »
Go behind-the-scenes into the training camps and relive the background stories leading up to the rematch between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and number one 185 pound contender Chael Sonnen in this episode of UFC Primetime. Silva and Sonnen will clash in the UFC 148 main event live on Pay-Per-View this Saturday, July 7. Read More »
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 »
It has been quite some time since Anderson Silva pulled off the miraculous comeback win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 117. You may have forgotten how the fight went. You may think it was actually closer than you thought it was, or it may be that you forgot just how dominate Chael Sonnen was against Anderson Silva that night. Read More »
UFC 148 will take place on July 7th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will be one of it not the most anticipated rematch in UFC history. UFC Primetime will chronicle the journey to the fight on FUEL TV. Read More »
Watch as one of the greatest fight scenes in martial arts history from the 1973 film "Enter the Dragon" is recreated for the modern day using Anderson Silva in the place of Bruce Lee and Chael Sonnen in the place of the character "Oharra", played by Bob Wall. Read More »
Former UFC Welterweight Champ Matt Serra visits former UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Forrest Griffin during his fight camp as he prepares to face Tito Ortiz for the third time at UFC 148. Read More »
In the summer spectacular that is UFC 148 the Ultimate Fighting Championship is offering all of the preliminary bouts for viewing. FX will feature four fights leading up to the six bout pay per view. Facebook will be offering one fight, Rafaello Oliveria vs.Yoislandy Izquierdo. Read More »
"UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II" is set to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year featuring a highly anticipated re-match between UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and challenger Chael Sonnen. As part of the countdown and lead up to the spectacle the UFC has created an exclusive Facebook comic book strip featuring the two bitter rivals. Read More »
The UFC 148 card is set for July 7th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will feature one of the most anticipated rematches in UFC history. Anderson Silva will be defending his UFC Middleweight Championship belt for the second time against long time nemesis Chael Sonnen. Sonnen is the only guy to truely test the champion during his UFC reign which began in 2006. The two met at UFC 117 with Sonnen dominating the champion for 23 minutes before succumbing to a triangle/armbar submission. Read More »
Chael Sonnen has been called the greatest trash talker of all time (that's a compliment) from UFC President Dana White. He even feels Sonnen surpasses what was Muhammed Ali's ability to sell a fight. UFC fans and the MMA media have come to expect this from Sonnen and that is what was expected when we dialed into the UFC 148 media call on Monday. Chael was there. Dana was there. And then there was another guy on the call that strongly resembled the UFC middleweight champion. Read More »
Those expecting "The Chael Sonnen Show" on today's UFC 148 media call were given quite the surprise as it was the champion Anderson Silva who was stealing the show. Whether Anderson is genuinely fired up and angry or whether he has decided to turn up his promotional personality matters little. What matters is "The Spider" will be making headlines and that's good business. Read More »
Former UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra, without Coach Ray Longo in tow, travels to Oregon to spend time with the UFC's number one middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen. Serra pays a visit to Sonnen's crib and pizzeria, then it's off to Team Quest training center where Chael is getting ready for his rematch with Anderson Silva at UFC 148. Read More »
Today the Ultimate Fighting Championship, along with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, announced the first annual International Fight Week taking place July 3 through July 7. In addition to various scheduled parties, concerts and events, UFC 148 will take place during that week, along with a two-day UFC Fan Expo. Read More »
UFC President Dana White recently spoke with ProMMAnow.com and other media about the upcoming rematch between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen headlining UFC 148. White predicted it could be a war or Silva could finish it quickly. He also explained what separates Sonnen from everyone else Silva fights. Read More »
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 »
When Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show released their song "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" back in 1973 they probably had not the faintest idea that nearly 40 years later the world's greatest mixed martial artist would be gracing the cover of the rock n' roll magazine. Read More »
UFC veteran Tito Ortiz will be the ninth person added to the UFC Hall of Fame. The “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” will fight in the octagon for one last time against Forrest Griffin before retiring at UFC 148 and is expected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame during the UFC Fan Expo prior to the fight. Read More »
In this video Chael Sonnen talks about his upcoming re-match against Anderson Silva at UFC 148, the two men will meet again to fight for the middleweight title on July 7th. Sonnen explains that his intention is to pick a fight, he explains that he will take what he wants and does not care who it offends. He goes on to explain that he feels he can overcome any aspect of Silva's game. Read More »
