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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
Remember former welterweight title challenger Thiago “Pitbull” Alves? Of course you do. The 30-year-old American Top Team product has been out of action since his submission loss to Martin Kampmann in March 2012, but will be making his return to the Octagon on April 19 when he faces Seth Baczynski at UFC on FOX 11 in Orlando, Fla.
Not only did UFC welterweight Brian Melancon pull the plug on his scheduled bout that was was to take place December 6th in Brisbane but he is retiring from the sport.
UFC officials have announced two more fights for the UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman that’s set to take place on July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
A new bout has been formed for the UFC on FX 6 card as replacement Mike Pierce (15-5) now faces Seth Baczynski (17-6) after Kyle Noke (20-6-1) withdraws due to an injury.
Each month at ProMMAnow.com we acknowledge the most impressive performances of professional mixed martial arts fighters. Here are our awards for best submission, best KO and best fight for September 2012.
Last week we were MIA from your speakers, but this week we are back and ready to do the “Barber Shop” the way that only we can do it. So I hope you’re ready and sitting down cause it all starts now! Join us as we welcome Epic Fighting’s Jason Stewart, Bellator’s Daniel Straus, and UFC’s Seth Baczynski.
The UFC has added another fight to the UFC 152 card as Simeon Thoresen (17-2) takes on Seth Baczynski (17-8) at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 22. The bout was announced by officials today via UFC.com.
“UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson” takes place this evening at the HP Pavilion in San Jose and is headlined by six former world champions, including Dan Henderson vs. “Shogun” Rua in the main event.
Due to injury, England has lost two of their own on the upcoming UFC 138 card scheduled for Nov. 5 at LG Arena in Birmingham.