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Wake up! UFC Fight Night 43 is going down in Auckland, New Zeland and if you are snoozing don’t worry we have your results. This event is one of two scheduled for today and the main event featured middleweights Nate Marquardt and James Te Huna battling for , well, relevance I suppose. The co-main event … Read more
So, if you don’t know by now, “UFC Fight Night 43: Te Huna vs. Marquardt” is going to air live on UFC Fight Pass early Saturday morning at 5 a.m. ET (2 a.m. PT) from Auckland, New Zealand. Let’s be honest, you may not want to watch the whole thing, but there’s at least two … Read more
As you may or may not know by now, there are two UFC events this weekend on Saturday, June 28. UFC Fight Night 43 takes place early Saturday morning in New Zealand and will stream live on Fight Pass, while UFC Fight Night 44 takes place Saturday evening and will broadcast live on FOX Sports … Read more
UFC officials have announced a welterweight matchup for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 43 event slated to take place on June 28 in New Zealand. A welterweight bout between Neil Magny and Claudio Henrique da Silva has been verbally agreed upon.
UFC officials have announced that the promotion will make its debut in New Zealand for the first time in over 20 years of existence. The event will take place on June 28 at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The event will be headlined by hometown fighter James Te Huna (16-7) as he has agreed to take on former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nate Marquardt (32-13-2) in a five round middleweight bout.
The UFC Fight Night 33 event took place on Friday from Brisbane, Australia, and provided an instant heavyweight classic in the main event. Mark Hunt and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva fought to a majority draw in a fight that allowed both fighters to show tremendous heart and determination. Also, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua returned to the win column with a tremendous first round KO win over James Te Huna. Check out highlights from those two fights and more.
The following quotes are from tonight’s FOX SPORTS LIVE coverage of UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HUNT VS. BIGFOOT on FOX SPORTS 1. The show was hosted by Karyn Bryant, with Chael Sonnen and Rashad Evans.
The UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot event is set to air on Friday, December 6, and will take place in Brisbane, Australia. The card is strong name wise with fighters like former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, and TUF 8 winner Ryan Bader in the lineup.
“UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2” takes place this evening at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined with a heavyweight championship bout between current title-holder Cain Velasquez and number one contender Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
The legend of Glover Teixeira continues to grow. Teixeira notched yet another victory, extending his win streak to nineteen, finishing James Te Huna by guillotine choke at 2:28 of the first round.