There was a lot of expectation and hype surrounding former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (31-3-1, 1 NC) as he made his UFC debut against Tim Boetsch at UFC 149 last month. The Cuban judo black belt came into the fight riding a remarkable 24-fight win streak, having not lost a bout since 2006. Read More »
Dr. Rhadi Ferguson responds to a statement released from American Top Team General Manager Richie Guerrero after he called the coaching Hector Lombard received in his UFC debut "almost delusional". Read More »
Fight week, blog week, the Bald Father returns with his video blog for "UFC on FOX 4: Shogun vs. Vera" which takes place Saturday in Los Angeles. White answers the uproar from fans regarding the next light heavyweight title shot by adding Saturday's co-main event into the mix. White returns to Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory to celebrate his birthday and Ryan Sheckler busts out. And White takes viewers behind the scenes at UFC 149. Read More »
UFC 149 has come and gone with the event being heavily criticized by UFC President Dana White and fans alike. The event was a bit underwhelming and the displeasure of the crowd echoing throughout the broadcast didn't help things much either. However, the show must go on and there will be future matchups based on the outcomes of the fights that took place on Saturday night. Read More »
UFC President Dana White fielded questions on a variety of topics during the UFC 149 post-fight media scrum on Saturday night. He touched on topics such as MMA judging and referees hurting the sport of MMA because of incompetence . He talked about the UFC middleweight division and what's potentially next for UFC champ Anderson Silva. He talks about the future of UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, and much much more. Read More »
Ryan Jimmo took home the "Knockout of the Night" award, Matt Riddle took home the "Submission of the Night award, and Bryan Caraway and Mitch Gagnon took home "Fight of the Night" honors. 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 »
UFC 149 is in the books and there's a new UFC interim bantamweight champion. Tune into the post-fight press conference LIVE stream starting at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 p.m. PT) emanating from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Read More »
“UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao” takes place this evening at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is headlined by former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber taking on Team Nova Uniao’s Renan Barao in a fight for the UFC interim bantamweight title. ProMMAnow.com will provide LIVE results and play-by-play commentary of all the fights starting with the preliminary card which kicks off at 7 p..m. ET (4 p.m. PT) and streams LIVE on Facebook. Read More »
UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz talks about recovering from his knee injury and the UFC 149 interim bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao. Read More »
Urijah Faber faces Renan Barao for the UFC interim bantamweight title. Hector Lombard makes his long-awaited UFC debut against Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch. The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff weighs in with their thoughts and predictions on these fights and the rest of the UFC 149 Pay-Per-View card. Read More »
The fighter weigh-ins for "UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao" takes place this afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the same location hosting Saturday's fight card headlined by former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber taking on Team Nova Uniao's Renan Barao in a fight for the UFC interim bantamweight title. Read More »
UFC 149 bantamweight headliners Urijah Faber and Renan Barao, along with middleweight co-headliners Hector Lombard and Tim Boetsch, as well as the rest of the fighters competing on Saturday's UFC 149 fight card, will step on the scales today starting at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) for the official fighter weigh-ins and you can watch it all LIVE right here on ProMMAnow.com! Read More »
UFC President Dana White spoke with Heavy.com's Maggie Cole on a variety of topics including UFC 149 in Calgary on Saturday and future plans for Canada. Also, White spoke on the UFC having an event in China and why that event will be on FUEL TV and more. Read More »
The UFC 149 main event will feature a UFC interim bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao. This fight was created because UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz was injured in training and will be out for quite a while with rehab. Faber has had his share of title fight opportunities in his career, but lately he has come up short in all of them. Let's break this one down to see if "The California Kid" has what it takes to break through once again. Read More »
The UFC 149 co-main event will feature a middleweight bout between former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard and UFC veteran Tim Boetsch. This will mark the UFC debut of Lombard and he's a fighter than many hardcore fans have wanted to see in the UFC for a long time. Read More »
UFC President Dana White is busy making the rounds with media this week in preparation for UFC 149 on Saturday night in Calgary, Canada. In the video below White talks about the upcoming UFC 149 card, the success of UFC 148, Strikeforce, upcoming fights, and tons more. Read More »
Pro MMA Now Radio returns this evening with three very special guests. Kicking off the show at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) we've got UFC bantamweight champion Dominck Cruz coming on to talk about this weekend's upcoming interim bantamweight title bout between his old rival Urijah Faber and Renan Barao at UFC 149. Then we've got Joe Elmore and Keith Richardson coming on to talk about their upcoming fights at XFC 19 next month. We will also preview Bellator 72 and UFC 149. Read More »
UFC President Dana White is back on the scene with his video blog as we gear up for UFC 149 that will take place in Canada on Saturday night. He's coming to us from Australia where they just wrapped up the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK. The video blog takes us behinds the scenes of the much anticipated UFC 148 event that was headlined by the mega rematch between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and longtime nemesis Chael Sonnen. Read More »
Today's UFC 149 pre-fight press conference is being held at Flames Central in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and will stream LIVE on ProMMAnow.com at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). UFC 149 headliners Urijah Faber and Renan Barao, along with co-headliners Tim Boetsch and Hector Lombard, will be fielding questions from the media. Read More »
The UFC 149 main card will feature a heavyweight bout between UFC veteran Cheick Kongo as he welcomes Shawn Jordan to play with the big boys. Kongo is a solid veteran that's being used as a type of 'gatekeeper' for young up and comers like Jordan. Read More »
Born in Cuba, Hector Lombard poured himself into Judo as a way to eventually escape an oppressive regime. He became an Olympian, moved to Australia, turned to MMA, eventually wound up at American Top Team in Florida and over time became one of the baddest dudes on the planet at 185 pounds. This weekend Lombard will make his long-awaited UFC debut as he takes on Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch. Meet Hector Lombard in this UFC Ultimate Insider video profile. Read More »
