A short notice heavyweight bout pitting Roy Nelson (19-7) against Stipe Miocic (9-1) has been added to the main card of UFC 161. MMA Junkie first reported the booking, which was later confirmed by UFC officials. UFC 161′s main card was left one bout short after UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao withdrew from a [...]
On ‘Countdown to UFC 160,’ Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva discuss their first fight. Velasquez also breaks down his fight with Junior dos Santos and how he reclaimed the UFC heavyweight championship, while “Bigfoot” talks about his emotional fight against Alistair Overeem. Also on the show, Mark Hunt and dos Santos discuss their co-main event [...]
More than a decade after winning the company’s heavyweight title, Josh Barnett is set for his UFC return. The 35-year-old heavyweight has agreed on contract terms for his return. USA Today originally reported the news on Tuesday night. Barnett stormed onto the UFC scene in 2000 and won the title from Randy Couture at the [...]
More than a decade after winning the company’s heavyweight title, Josh Barnett is set for his UFC return. The 35-year-old heavyweight has agreed on contract terms for his return. USA Today originally reported the news on Tuesday night. Barnett stormed onto the UFC scene in 2000, winning the title from Randy Couture at the age [...]
Interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao was confirmed as being officially off UFC 161 on Tuesday, where he was to headline in a title defense against Eddie Wineland. The previous co-main event, pitting light heavyweights Dan Henderson (29-9) against Rashad Evans (22-3-1) has been moved into the main event slot according to an announcement by UFC. [...]
At the Xbox One reveal, EA Sports introduced its first glimpse of the upcoming UFC game Tuesday. According to Polygon, the video game will be released within the next year and it also explained more about the new Ignite Engine technology used in the game. The video above features all four of EA Sports’ upcoming [...]
Gegard Mousasi is currently rehabbing his injured knee, but when he returns, the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion may very well be fighting in a brand new division. “There’s a big chance that I will go to middleweight,” Mousasi revealed to MMAFighting.com “It all depends on the fights that I’m going to get. If I’m [...]