MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC fighter and “The Ultimate Fighter 12″ winner Jonathan Brookins, who discusses next month’s UFC on FUEL TV 1 bout with Rani Yahya. We also unveil this week’s expanded radio schedule ahead of Saturday’s UFC 143 event. MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. [...]
A heavyweight bout between Bellator fighter Rogent Lloret and American competitor Bobby Brents will headline next month’s Cage Warriors 45 event. Officials today announced the main-event booking. Cage Warriors 45 takes place Feb. 18 at HMV Forum in London. The main card streams live and free on MMAjunkie.com.
Tickets for UFC 145 – an April event that’s expected to feature UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. recent UFC on FOX 2 winner Rashad Evans – go on sale in a few weeks. The event takes place April 21 at Atlanta’s Philips Arena. Ticket prices haven’t been announced for the show, which includes a [...]
Top UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem has been charged with one count of misdemeanor battery following an incident in a Las Vegas casino soon after his UFC 141 bout this past month. According to the “Las Vegas Review-Journal,” Overeem is slated to appear in court on Feb. 21, and if convicted, he faces a maximum [...]
A lightweight bout between veteran Dennis Hallman and “The Ultimate Fighter 13″ winner Tony Ferguson has been added to UFC on FOX 3. UFC officials announced the fight late Monday. UFC on FOX 3 takes place May 5 at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The main card airs on FOX, and the prelims are [...]
Filed under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive The numbers are something out of a video game or a movie or someone’s imagination. In amateur kickboxing, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was 37-0. As a pro kickboxer, 57-0. As a professional mixed martial artist, he’s 5-0 so far. That’s 99 straight fights without a loss. But it’s no facade, [...]
Filed under: News, ONE FC Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral will meet K-1 veteran Melvin Manhoef in the main event of One FC 3 on March 31 in Singapore, promoters announced Tuesday in a press conference. Sobral inked an exclusive deal a month ago with One FC after missing the entire 2011 [...]
Filed under: UFC UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has been charged with one count of misdemeanor battery for an alleged incident inside the Wynn in Las Vegas just days after his TKO victory over former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar on Dec. 30. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Overeem is accused of pushing a woman in [...]
Filed under: UFC The UFC may not have gotten what they wanted in terms of action on Saturday night, with all three FOX-broadcast fights going to decision, but there is a silver lining. A view of the bigger picture makes it easy to see they got exactly what they wanted as a result of the [...]
Filed under: UFC UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is openly talking about a move up to heavyweight, but before he can do that he’s going to have to convince his bosses, who aren’t enthusiastic about the idea. Jones revealed on The MMA Hour that he has already told UFC President Dana White and UFC [...]