Posted on 19 May 2013
It sounds as if we have a co-main event on our hands for UFC 160, as Mark Hunt has finally received his visa and will be able to make it to Las Vegas to take on the former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos. On Sunday Hunt made the announcement via Twitter. Thank u for my [...]
Tags: Junior dos Santos, mark hunt, ufc 160, visa
Posted on 19 May 2013
The Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil was home to UFC on FX 8 this past Saturday evening. The main card which aired on FX in the United States and Sportsnet One in Canada featured four fights. The main event and co-main event delivered in exciting fashion, but the main card opened with two bouts that left fans [...]
Tags: Chris Camozzi, Evan Dunham, grading the main card, joao zeferino, Luke Rockhold, rafael dos anjos, rafael natal, ronaldo jacare souza, ufc on fx 8, vitor belfort
Posted on 19 May 2013
Thanks to the folks at MMAFighting.com for supplying the fans with access to the UFC on FX 8 post-fight press conference.
The main event at UFC on FX 8 fans were treated to an outstanding finish by hometown boy Vitor Belfort, as he landed a perfectly timed spinning back-kick to the chin of Luke Rockhold.
Tags: post fight press conference, ufc on fx 8
Posted on 18 May 2013
Countryman Vitor Belfort had a homecoming for the ages in the main event versus Luke Rockhold. Belfort came out throwing some fancy kicks early in the fight against Rockhold, but it was the second go-round with his spinning back-kick that dropped the American. “The Phenom” is now on a two fight winning streak and will [...]
Tags: Chris Camozzi, Luke Rockhold, ronaldo jacare souza, ufc on fx 8, vitor belfort
Posted on 18 May 2013
The much anticipated featherweight bout between UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis is now official for the main event at UFC 163 in Brazil. MMAJunkie.com reported that UFC officials announced the match-up at the UFC on FX 8 post-event news conference. In addition to the featherweight fight, welterweight fighters Demian Maia and Josh [...]
Tags: anthony pettis, jose aldo, ufc 163
Posted on 18 May 2013
There were some awesome fights at UFC on FX 8 this evening. UFC on FX 8 took place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazi. In the main event Vitor Belfort brought down the roof in his home country by knocking out Luke Rockhold with a flashy spinning back-kick in the very [...]
Tags: bonuses, jeremy larsen, lucas martins, ronaldo jacare souza, ufc on fx 8, vitor belfort
Posted on 18 May 2013
The submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza made his presence felt in the co-main event at UFC on FX 8 against Chris Camozzi. The two tangled for a few minutes on the feet, but once it hit the mat it was all Jacare. It took the former Strikeforce middleweight champion just 3:37 to lock in an [...]
Tags: Chris Camozzi, ronaldo jacare souza, ufc on fx 8
Posted on 18 May 2013
Former UFC middleweight and TUF 7 competitor Matt Riddle has signed a deal with Bellator MMA. At UFC on FUEL TV 7 Riddle defeated the always dangerous Che Mills by unanimous decision. However following his post-fight drug test he was released from the organization due to testing positive for or marijuana metabolites. This was Riddle’s second [...]
Tags: Bellator MMA, legacy fc, Matt Riddle
Posted on 18 May 2013
Brazilian MMA portal Tatame is reporting that Barao, the UFC interim bantamweight champion, has injured his right foot, and is not expected to recover in time for UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is a big blow to a card that some were already decrying as “lackluster.” No replacement has been announced, but we here [...]
Tags: injury, Renan Barão, ufc
Posted on 18 May 2013
Mauricio Zingano (2-0-1), a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and the husband of The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 coach Cat Zingano, issued a statement today on his website regarding the incident between his wife and UFC bantamweight Bryan Caraway. The statement was released as a response to the recent article on Bloody Elbow in which [...]
Tags: Bryan Caraway, cat zingano, ufc