"UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold" takes place today at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The event is headlined with a 185-pound match-up between former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold. Read More »
The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff weighs in with their thoughts and predictions for UFC on FX 8, headlined with a middleweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold in his UFC debut. Read More »
Following their shoving match at Friday's UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins, Luke Rockhold responded to comments from Vitor Belfort that he is scared. "I'm scared? Yeah. I got no words for that," Rockhold stated. "You know what, I became champion, I stayed champion and Belfort's going to find that out tomorrow night." Read More »
Now there's no need to get into a Theological debate. Can't we just enjoy the fact a 36-year-old former UFC light heavyweight champion believes God is on his side in this fight? Why the Big Man forsook him in the Jon Jones and Anderson Silva fights we don't know. Nor do we need to know.... mysterious ways and all that. Read More »
Thanks to UFC officials intervening Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold did NOT fight at Friday's UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins in Brazil. However, that will not be the case tomorrow when these two middleweights face off in the main event LIVE on FX. Read More »
Fighter weigh-ins for UFC on FX 8 took place today at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, the same venue playing host to Saturday's fight card headlined with a 185-pound match-up between former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold and former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort. Read More »
In his first video blog leading up to Saturday's fight card, UFC President Dana White takes us behind the scenes of UFC on FOX 7 where UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez in the main event. Read More »
It has been a while since we've had a major MMA event, three weeks to be exact, and while this one isn't stacked with huge names it is FREE. How can we argue with FREE right? The card does have some intrigue as two former Strikeforce fighters will be making their UFC debut in the main and co-main event respectively. There's also a lightweight fight that could steal the night if both fighters bring their "A" game. You can find a quick synopsis and prediction for each main card fight Read More »
Today's "UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold" weigh-ins will stream LIVE from Brazil at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT). UFC fans can watch the live broadcast on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) or view the on-demand replay shortly afterward. Read More »
UFC on FX 8 headliners Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold, along with co-headliners Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Chris Camozzi participated in a pre-fight press conference Thursday in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Read More »
It seems as though it has been forever since we've had a major MMA event, but the drought is about to be over when the UFC heads to Brazil on Saturday for the UFC on FX 8 event. The main event will feature a middleweight fight between two top fighters in Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. The co-main event will also be a middleweight bout, featuring former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza taking on Chris Camozzi. It's a card that doesn't have a lot of huge names, but there should be some interesting story lines coming out of the event. Let's take a look at the top three questions going into the event. Read More »
On this week’s UFC TONIGHT SPECIAL EDITION: TITO ORTIZ FIGHTER’S CUT, the UFC Hall of Famerrelivestwo of his biggest fights. First, The People’s Champ talks through his fight at UFC 51 where he faced Vitor Belfort. “This was one of the most memorable fights for me. Everything was on the line. I knew I had to push the pressure as much as possible and wait for him to make a small mistake.” Read More »
The UFC on FX 8 event that's set for May 18 in Santa Catarina, Brazil, has a new co-main event due to the injury bug. UFC middleweight Constantinos Philippou (12-2, 1NC) has suffered a cut during his training camp that will prevent him from fighting Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. However, Chris Camozzi has agreed to face the Brazilian on his home turf on short notice. Read More »
The UFC 159 card has come and past and it'll be three weeks before the next UFC event is upon us. The UFC on FX 8 event will take place on May 18 in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Read More »
UFC officials have finalized the UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold card that’s slated to take place in Brazil on May 18th. The event will take place at the Arena Jaragua in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, and will be broadcast live on FX. Read More »
UFC officials have recently announced several bouts for the UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold card that's slated to take place in Brazil on May 18th. The event will take place at the Arena Jaragua in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, and will be broadcast live on FX. Read More »
It looks as though Vitor Belfort will be welcoming former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold to the UFC at an event that will take place in Brazil later this year. UFC officials made the announcement yesterday, and the event could take place in April or May. Read More »
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Michael Bisping suffered a second round TKO loss to Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 7 last month. It was revealed after the fight that Belfort had received a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) before the fight. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com's Official World MMA Middleweight Rankings. Anderson Silva is still the king, but Belfort moved up with his KO win over Bisping. Also, there are other changes in the division. Be sure to check them out and drop your opinions in the comments section! Read More »
The decision to move The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) on FX from Friday nights to Tuesday nights so far proves to be the right choice for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Fox Sports Media Group. Season 17 of the reality TV series made its special two-hour premiere Tuesday night on FX from 8 - 10 p.m. ET/PT. Read More »
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans gives his thoughts on making the move down to the UFC middleweight division and the challenge of fighting Anderson Silva. Read More »
