With just six weeks remaining until UFC 156 Fight Night, the promotion continues to add to the card with a matchup of a UFC lightweight vs. a Strikeforce transfer. Jacob Volkmann will look to make it seven of his last eight when he takes on Bobby Green at the event, which will emanate from the [...]
MMA Fighting brings you UFC on FX 6: Sotiropoulous vs. Pearson results. UFC on FX 6 takes place at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Queensland, Australia. The event is headlined by a lightweight fight between George Sotiropoulos and Ross Pearson. Also on the card, Hector Lombard will square off against Rousimar Palhares. Let’s face [...]
The UFC women’s division has its debut date. It will come on Feb. 23, 2013, when Ronda Rousey fights Liz Carmouche in the main event of UFC 157. The history-making show will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., ending years of long-held belief that the organization would never promote women’s fights in [...]
Being a professional athlete is in many ways a gamble on the future. You have to hope you’re good enough long before you find out the limits of your abilities. If you are talented enough to make it to your sport’s major leagues, you spend plenty of time wondering about what’s next. Whether it’s your [...]
UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator veteran Aaron Rosa is scheduled to make his professional boxing debut on Nov. 30. Rosa is slated to meet Dominique Smith, who also makes his professional debut in the four-round heavyweight (more than 200 pounds) matchup. The bout takes place on the undercard of Standing 8 Promotions’ “Mid-Cities Mayhem” event, which [...]
Responding to a fan’s tweet, heavyweights Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve today agreed to a fight at UFC 156. “It would be very exciting 4 the fans & a great challenge for both of us,” Kongo wrote on his Twitter account. The proposed matchup comes three days after the French heavyweight was criticized by UFC [...]
A welterweight matchup between perennial contender Jon Fitch and Brazilian submission ace Demian Maia is the latest addition to February’s UFC 156 event. UFC officials today announced the new contest. Featuring a featherweight title fight between current champ Jose Aldo and former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar, UFC 156 takes place Feb. 2 at Mandalay [...]
At the end of the second round of his UFC on FUEL 6 matchup, Thiago Silva appeared to be in big trouble. He was knocked down by an overhand right and endured a series of heavy strikes as opponent Stanislav Nedkov looked to finish him. But Silva was saved by the bell, and in the [...]
A featherweight matchup between fan-favorite slugger Leonard Garcia and “The Ultimate Fighter 12″ cast member Cody McKenzie will take place in December. UFC officials today announced the contest has been booked for UFC 155. UFC 155 takes place Dec. 29 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main event is a heavyweight title [...]
The card hasn’t yet been announced by the UFC, but its return to Brazil continues to fill up. The latest fight to be headed for the January show is a heavyweight tussle between Gabriel Gonzaga and Ben Rothwell. Sources close to the fight on Friday confirmed the matchup to MMAjunkie.com. Tatame first reported the news. [...]