The UFC 158 fight card is quickly filling up. Chris Camozzi will square off against Nick Ring at UFC 158 in Montreal on March 16, according to UFC officials on Saturday. Camozzi has won three straight fights, including a unanimous decision win over Luiz Cane at UFC 153. Ring has won three of his last [...]
Two more potentially exciting fights were recently added to UFC 158. Canadian Strikeforce import Jordan Mein will meet Dan Miller in welterweight action, while dynamic strikers John Makdessi and Daron Cruickshank will do battle in a lightweight tilt. UFC officials announced both match-ups Friday night. The 23-year-old Mein (26-8) has won eight of his last [...]
Last month, UFC president Dana White gave his take on 2012′s string of high-profile injury fight fallouts. White said big-time mixed martial arts gyms would be best served following a model similar to boxing’s major-fight approach, in which camps are built around one fighter. To a degree, UFC welterweight Jon Fitch disagrees with his boss’s [...]
LAS VEGAS — The UFC will soon hold a press conference to help kick off ticket sales for the big Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz welterweight title fight at UFC 158 in March. But while the mercurial Diaz has been known to flake on these sort of events, Dana White says he’d be astounded if [...]
Paul Daley was one of Bellator’s first splashy signings, but his entry into the organization’s welterweight tournament field will have to wait after being forced to the sidelines due to problems related to his travel visa. His manager confirmed his withdrawal to MMA Fighting. It was initially reported by ESPN. That story reported that Daley’s [...]
Patrick Cote (18-8) has his first welterweight challenger. The Canadian is slated to meet Strikeforce import Bobby Voelker (24-8) on the fight card of UFC 158, promotion officials announced on Friday. UFC 158 takes place March 16 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre defends his title against Nick Diaz [...]
With the new year fast approaching, this week’s MMA Roundtable looks into the future at a host of relevant topics. For instance, Roy Nelson is on a two-fight win streak, but at age 36, can “Big Country” still make a run for a title? Staying on the heavyweights, in the upcoming Junior dos Santos vs. [...]
Revitalized welterweight veteran Mike Pyle led the disclosed payroll for Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale, pocketing $78,000 for his TKO victory over James Head, according to figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Fighting on the final undercard bout of the night, Pyle rebounded from early trouble to crush Head ($12,000) with a [...]
With both the Australian and American versions of Ultimate Fighter finishing up, leading to televised finals on Friday and Saturday night, the weekend theme turned out to be a lot of lesser known fighters producing matches that far exceeded almost any expectations. Colton Smith, a U.S Army Ranger out of Fort Hood, Tex., won the [...]
LAS VEGAS — UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre knows that his decision to fight Nick Diaz in his next title defense was a controversial one. There was, after all, talk of a potential superfight against middleweight champion Anderson Silva, and many feel that Johny Hendricks is the rightful No. 1 contender. But in a media [...]