MMA news thread - Page 45

On July 12 2013 23:46 PuertoRican wrote: Show nested quote + On July 12 2013 22:45 f1shcake wrote: tj grant injured and pettis stepping in to fight bendo. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1702658-tj-grant-injured-anthony-pettis-steps-in-versus-benson-henderson-at-ufc-164 Sweet. Hopefully Pettis wins.

Haha, there was a thread on Sherdog predicting the exact same scenario, lol.

Dana White announces the Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva rematch will be held on Dec. 28 in Las Vegas, MGM Grand.


Niiiiiiceeee.

- MMA in Pakistan.
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- UFC middleweight Brian Stann retires from MMA to focus on broadcasting and family.

- Tony Ferguson vs. Mike Rio added to UFC 166.

- Rafael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Booked For UFC on FOX Sports 1-3.

- Johnny Bedford vs. Hugo Viana set for UFC on FOX Sports 1-3 in Brazil.

- Rafael Natal vs. Tor Troeng added to UFC on FOX Sports 1-3 in Brazil.

- Matt Mitrione vs. Brendan Schaub rescheduled for UFC 165 in Toronto.

- Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse was recently added to the Mayweather/Canelo card as the co-main event.

- Chael Sonnen Runs Down a List of Demands for His Next UFC Contract.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/16...-of-demands-for-his-next-ufc-contract

the chael sonnen contract demand is fake right?

also GUSTAFSON>JONES!!

On July 20 2013 20:56 jvilla777 wrote: the chael sonnen contract demand is fake right? also GUSTAFSON>JONES!!

d-d-d-d-double fail

dat chimp took his beats like a man

chimp > falcao

- All Angles: Tecia Torres vs. Rose Namajunas.
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- Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson set for UFC 166 co-main event

- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Pat Healy at UFC 165.

- UFC signs Lightweight prospect Piotr Hallman (13-1), faces Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 28.

- K.J. Noons vs. George Sotiropoulos at UFC 166.

- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shawn Jordan at UFC 166 in Houston.

- Francis Carmont vs. Constantinos Philippou at UFC 165 in Toronto.

- Adlan Amagov vs. T.J. Waldburger added to UFC 166.

- George Roop vs. Francisco Rivera at UFC 166.

- Roland Delorme vs. Alex Caceres at UFC 165.

- Aaron Riley retires following UFC on FOX 8 loss.

- Former Invicta FC atomweight champion Jessica Penne wows in bikini photoshoot.
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/7/24/455...champion-jessica-penne-wows-in-bikini

- 5th degree black belt test.
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- Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler co-headline Bellator's first PPV card on November 2nd.

- Melvin Guillard vs. Ross Pearson booked for UFC Fight Night 29 in Manchester.

- Charles Oliveira vs. Estevan Payan added to UFC 166.

- Rony Jason vs. Jeremy Stephens targeted for unannounced UFC Fight Night 29 event.

- Ryan Jimmo vs. Jimi Manuwa added to UFC Fight Night 30.

- Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields at UFC Fight Night on October 9th.

- Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado at UFC Fight Night 29.

- Brian Bowles suspended for 9 months & fined $5700 for testing positive for a 20:1 T/E ratio. (This is the highest in MMA history, even higher than Overeem's 14:1 T/E ratio.)

- UFC's Reza Madadi sentenced to 18 months for role in handbag heist.
http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/08...o-18-months-for-role-in-handbag-heist

- Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson set for 205 pounds, official for UFC Fight Night 32.

- Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald at UFC 167.

- Ryan Jimmo vs. Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester.

- Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields official for October 9th in Brazil.

- Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares at UFC Fight Night 29 on October 9th in Brazil.

- Josh Koscheck Meets Tyron Woodley in Welterweight Duel at UFC 167.

- UFC 166 adds Jessica Eye vs. Sarah Kaufman.

- Dennis Bermudez vs. Nik Lentz at UFC's 'Fight for the Troops 3'.

- Chiesa vs. Smith at UFC's 'Fight for the Troops 3'.

- Wilson Reis replaces Johnny Bedford, meets Hugo Viana at UFC Fight Night 28.

- Alessio Sakara vs. Tom Watson at UFC Fight Night 30.

- Seth Baczynski vs. Neil Magny set for 'Fight for the Troops 3' at Fort Campbell.

- Boston City Council passes ordinance to ban minors from MMA events.
http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/08...dinance-to-ban-minors-from-mma-events

- B.J. Penn & Frankie Edgar will coach the 19th season of The Ultimate Fighter, and then fight each other in a FEATHERWEIGHT bout in April, 2014.

- Frank Mir vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC 167.

- Mark Hunt vs. Bigfoot Silva headlines UFC Fight Night on December 21st in Australia.

- Bellator signs Cheick Kongo, who will compete in the season 9 heavyweight tournament.

- Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk announces retirement (even though he hasn't fought in 3 years due to injuries).

- Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante vs. Igor Pokrajac at UFC Fight Night 32.

- Donald Cerrone vs. Evan Dunham at UFC 167.

- Bobby Green vs. James Krause for Fight for the Troops 3.

- Cole Miller vs. Andy Ogle at UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester.

- Brian Ebersole meets Rick Story at UFC 167 in Las Vegas.

- Thiago Tavares vs. Quinn Mulhern at UFC Fight Night 32.

- Shogun Rua vs. James Te Huna slated for UFC Fight Night 33 in Australia.

- Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson booked for UFC on FOX 9 headliner (TJ Grant is still not cleared to fight due to his ongoing injury.

- Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson at TUF 18 Finale.

- Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne at UFC 168.

- Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown added to UFC on FOX 9 in Sacramento.

- Urijah Faber vs. Michael McDonald official for UFC on Fox 9 co-main event.

- Chad Mendes vs. Nik Lentz at UFC on FOX 9.

- Scott Jorgensen drops to flyweight, meets Ian McCall at UFC on FOX 9.

- Joe Lauzon vs. Mac Danzig joins UFC on FOX 9 lineup.

- Michael Johnson vs. Gleison Tibau lightweight bout set for UFC 168 in Las Vegas.

- Danny Castillo vs. Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 9 in Sacramento.

- Erik Perez vs. Edwin Figueroa at UFC 167.

- Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Braga Neto joins UFC Fight Night 31.

- Brandon Thatch vs. Paulo Thiago at UFC Fight Night 32.

- Dennis Bermudez vs. Steven Siler at UFC Fight Night 31.

- Ed Herman vs. Rafael Natal at UFC 167.

- Ali Bagautinov vs. Tim Elliott set for November's UFC 167 in Las Vegas.

- Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva booked as 'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 coaches.

- Diego Brandao vs. Dustin Poirier at UFC 168.

- Chris Leben vs. Uriah Hall at UFC 168.

- Anthony Perosh vs. Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 33.

- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Court McGee added to UFC on FOX 9 in December.

- Rony Jason vs. Jeremy Stephens rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 32 in November.

- Dennis Siver vs. Manny Gamburyan added to UFC 168.

- Roger Bowling and Abel Trujillo book rematch for December's UFC on FOX 9 event.

- Tim Kennedy vs. Rafael Natal at UFC's 'Fight for the Troops 3.'

- Vaughan Lee vs. Sergio Pettis at UFC 167.

- Siyar Bahadurzada vs. John Howard added to December's UFC 168 event.

- Shane Del Rosario vs. Guto Inocente at UFC 168.

- Cody McKenzie vs. Sam Stout added to UFC on Fox 9.

- Cody Donovan vs. Robert Drysdale at UFC 167.

- Jose Aldo vs. Ricardo Lamas set for UFC 169.

- Dominick Cruz vs. Renan Barao set for UFC 169.

- Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi booked for the UFC's February 8th show in Brazil.

- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira injured, out of his fight versus Alexander Gustafsson.

- John Dodson vs. Scott Jorgensen joins UFC on FOX 9 lineup.

- Melvin Guillard vs. Ross Pearson rematch added to UFC's March 8 event in London.

- Tatsuya Kawajiri and Katsunori Kikuno sign with the UFC.

- Gian Villante replaces Robert Drysdale, meets Cody Donovan at UFC 167.

- Rampage Jackson vs. Joey Beltran booked for Bellator 108.

- Rick Glenn vs. Georgi Karakhanyan title fight set for World Series of Fighting 7.

- Gunnar Nelson car crash: 'Gunni' suffers minor injuries after truck plunges into Iceland river.
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/10/29/50...inor-injuries-truck-river-iceland-mma

Machida vs Mousasi .... damn that's awesome.

- Lorenzo Fertitta: UFC will have 40+ live events in 2014.

- Josh Thomson vs. Benson Henderson headlines UFC on FOX 9.

- Jimi Manuwa meets Alexander Gustafsson when UFC returns to London in March.

- Jacare Souza vs. Francis Carmont on February 15th.

- Luke Rockhold vs. Constantinos Philippou as the main event for UFC Fight Night 35 in Georgia.

- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Stipe Miocic added to UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago.

- Hacran Dias vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri set for January's UFC Fight Night in Singapore.

- Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine official for UFC in Singapore.

- Bobby Green replaces Jamie Varner, meets Pat Healy at UFC on FOX 9.

- UFC signs Korean prospect Doo Ho Choi (11-1 | 8 KO/TKO wins, 1 submission win, 2 decision wins, 1 split-decision loss).

- Darren Elkins vs. Jeremy Stephens set for UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago.

- Kyoji Horiguchi drops to flyweight, meets Chris Cariaso at UFC 169.

- Thiago Silva vs. Ovince St. Preux added to UFC Fight Night 35 in Georgia.

Is that Georgia the state or Georgia the country ? Probably the state tho I m surprised they hold events in Singapore too so...

On November 22 2013 10:05 Spitfiree wrote: Is that Georgia the state or Georgia the country ? Probably the state tho I m surprised they hold events in Singapore too so...

Georgia, the state, obviously.

The UFC executives most likely can't even tell you where the country of Georgia is, let alone point it out on a map.

- Hyun Gyu Lim replaces injured Jake Ellenberger, meets Tarec Saffiedine at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4th.

- Lorenz Larkin vs. Brad Tavares added to UFC Fight Night 35 in Georgia.

- Yoel Romero vs. Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 35.

- Yves Jabouin vs. Eddie Wineland booked for January’s UFC on FOX 10 prelims.

- John Moraga vs. Dustin Ortiz added to UFC Fight Night 35 in Georgia.

- Pascal Krauss vs. Adam Khaliev at UFC on FOX 10.

- Jesse Ronson vs. Francisco Trinaldo booked for UFC Fight Night 36 in Brazil.

- Cyrille Diabate vs. Ilir Latifi when UFC returns to London in March.

- Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 36 in Brazil.

- Thiago Tavares drops to featherweight, meets Zubair Tuhugov at UFC Fight Night 36.

- Walter Harris vs. Nikita Krylov heavyweight tilt booked for UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago.

- Nick Catone vs. Tom Watson booked for UFC 169 on Super Bowl weekend.

- UFC heavyweight Shane del Rosario dead at age 30 following cardiac arrest. (He died officially on December 8th, 2013, after being taken off life support on November 29th, 2013. His body was able to keep going for an incredible 10 days.)

- UFC acquires 11 fighters from Invicta FC, launches women’s strawweight division with The Ultimate Fighter 20.

- Hector Lombard vs. Jake Shields at UFC 171 in Dallas.

- Matt Brown injured, elects to withdraw from UFC on Fox 9 fight.

- UFC Tonight's Ariel Helwani reports Cain Velasquez has just completed surgery on his torn labrum, and will return to fighting at the end of 2014.

- Brad Pickett heads to flyweight, meets Ian McCall on March 8th.

- Julie Kedzie announces her retirement.

- Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia scheduled for UFC 170.

- T.J. Waldburger vs. Mike Pyle joins UFC 170 lineup.

- Jared Rosholt vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk at UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago on January 25th.

- Nate Loughran vs. Erick Silva added to February’s UFC Fight Night 36 event in Brazil.

- Rodrigo Damm vs. Ivan Jorge added to UFC Fight Night 36 in Brazil.

- Walter Harris meets Nikita Krylov at UFC on Fox 10.

- Frankie Edgar earned a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt from Ricardo Almeida on December 7th.
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