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UFC Prague features a main event bout between light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos. The bout is incredibly important to both of them because there are some legitimate title shot implications. Jan is on a 4-0 run and a fifth win might, and we stress might, put him next in line for Jon Jones … Read more
Jimi Manuwa was once considered a real contender. He was 14-0 until he met Alexander Gustafsson in 2014 and from there he has gone 3-4. Jimi is now on a three fight skid and heading to Prague to finish a trilogy with streaking Jan Blachowicz. Jan and Jimi have one decision win a piece going … Read more
UFC Fight Night 136 aka #UFCMoscow took place Saturday at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Russia. The main event saw Ukrankian heavyweight submission ace Oleksiy Oliynyk withstand the legendary heavy hands of Mark Hunt to stop him with a rear-naked choke near the end of round 1. The event also saw Shamil Abdurakhimov win a unanimous decision … Read more
Jimi Manuwa was added to UFC Fight Night London which will occur at The O2 on March 17th. It will be home turf for the 37 year old light heavyweight as he squares off with Jan Blachowicz who have tussled before. Manuwa won the first bout in Poland on April of 2015. “He won’t make … Read more
Andrei Arlovski meets fellow former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett this weekend in the UFC Fight Night 93 headliner from Hamburg, Germany. Light heavyweights Alexander Gustafsson and Jan Blachowicz face-off in the co-headliner. For all you gamblers out there who aren’t busy playing the Vegas Casino or your local Slot machine, you may be looking to lay some … Read more
Reigning flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson puts his title on the line once again in a rematch with top contender John Dodson in the UFC 191 main event Saturday night, Sept. 5, from Las Vegas. The event kicks off with preliminary card action at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT), moving to the main card 10 p.m. … Read more
The fight that made me a fan of Gabriel Gonzaga was when he attempted to decapitate Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 70 in April 2007. A head kick from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt caught Cro Cop off guard and he folded into a lump of soft flesh inside the Octagon. Today, the former Pride … Read more
Joanne Calderwood, Jan Blachowicz and Nick Hein announced upcoming 2015 UFC events for Scotland, Poland and Germany at the UFC on Fox 14 pre-fight press conference Friday in Stockholm. They also fielded questions from the fans in attendance. Dates: April 11 – Krakow, Poland (Krakow Arena) June 20 – Berlin, Germany (02 World Arena) July … Read more
That’s the word via the UFC UK Twitter account: We’re coming to Poland on April 11th and here’s your main and co-main!! Boom! pic.twitter.com/PvosNfDiud — UFC United Kingdom (@UFC_UK) January 23, 2015 The UFC announced that Mirko Cro Cop had been re-signed to the promotion after a three year hiatus earlier this week. The move … Read more
Mixed Martial Arts in Poland continues to grow and KSW continues to lead the charge. Watch as five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski unleashes a barrage of brutality upon Christos Piliafas in the KSW 20 main event.