[By: Kris Karkoski | Sep 27, 2008]
Thiago Silva and Lyoto Machida (13-0), who were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 89 in October, will instead fight at UFC 93 on January 31st in Las Vegas.
Silva was forced to withdraw from the October matchup earlier this month after suffering a back injury while training for the fight. After a search for a new opponent turned up empty Machida was removed from the card and the pair will now clash at UFC 93 in a marquee heavyweight bout.
UFC 93 will be headlined by UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre against UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn.
[By: | Sep 19, 2008]
The UFC proved once again to be the king of young men on cable television on Wednesday, September 17 with a live “UFC Fight Night†(8:00-10pm) and the premiere of season 8 of “The Ultimate Fighter†(10:00-11:00pm).
Spike TV’s “UFC Fight Night,†headlined by Nate Diaz and Josh “The Dentist†Neer’s, placed #1 with Men 18-34, [...]
[By: | Sep 2, 2008]
RANDY “THE NATURAL” COUTURE vs. BROCK LESNAR
UFC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2008
LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – On November 15th, the champ is back.
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White today announced that after a year away from the game, UFC heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture will make his long-awaited [...]
[By: | Aug 27, 2008]
A potentially torn ACL and meniscus will prevent Strikeforce Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion Bobby Southworth from being able to defend his crown against Renato “Babalu†Sobral (30-7) at the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday, September 20th. Replacing the ailing Southworth in the fight with Sobral will be Anthony [...]
[By: Kris Karkoski | Aug 21, 2008]
The UFC on Wednesday officially announced that lightweight contenders Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin will meet at UFC 90 on October 25th in Chicago.
Sherk (32-3-1), a former UFC lightweight champion, was stripped of his title following a July 2007 victory over Hermes Franca after testing positive for steroids. The positive test, which was appealed, was [...]
[By: | Aug 12, 2008]
Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST – www.experienceBEST.com) today announced the signing of top ranked Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko within their Fight Sports/MMA division. The world’s undisputed top heavyweight fighter, Fedor will look to BEST for his various marketing and television deals. In addition, BEST is the US representative of M-1 Global and will assist [...]
[By: | Aug 11, 2008]
Former Pride Fighting Championship Grand Prix winner, Kazuo “Grabaka Hitman†Misaki (22-8-1) will take on fellow middleweight wonder Joe “Diesel†Riggs (28-10) at Strikeforce mixed martial arts’(MMA) highly-anticipated return to the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, September 20th.
“I am looking forward to making my debut for Strikeforce at The Playboy Mansion, [...]
[By: | Aug 8, 2008]
Same network, same venue, same fighters. It’s only fitting.
In a rematch of a fight that demanded one, promising, once-beaten light heavyweights Po’ai Suganuma (9-1) of Hilo, Hawaii, and Jared Hamman (10-1) of San Bernardino, Calif., will clash in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series Friday, Aug. 15, live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, [...]
[By: | Aug 7, 2008]
“Albuquerque is and has always been a great fight town. For sure, it is an accomplishment and especially an honor for me to fight before all my friends, family and fans. I am very excited about Sept. 20. This is going to be a great night for EliteXC, mixed martial arts and for this city.”
The [...]
[By: | Aug 3, 2008]
Fans seeking to participate in the highly anticipated South Florida homecoming of incredibly popular and exciting mixed martial arts superstar Kimbo Slice of Perrine, Fla., near Miami, have the opportunity to reserve their seats now.
Tickets for what will be a sensational, memorable event Saturday, Oct. 4, at the BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., [...]