Author: By Dan Downes

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Brazilian edition of the Downes Side! As I sit in the San Diego airport waiting for my expense account to clear, some of the world’s best fighters are getting ready to compete in Brasilia, Brazil for UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski.The main event of the evening features a clash of ranked heavyweights as Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva takes on Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski. Silva tries to get back into the title picture while Arlovski can continue to prove his doubters wrong. In the co-main event of the … Read the Full Article Here

The episode opens with a short explanation from UFC President Dana White. Even if you’ve watched the previous 19 seasons, things are different this time around. Not only is this the full all-female edition of TUF, it will also crown the first ever UFC strawweight champion. Eight of the fighters are recent signees from Invicta FC, and the other eight were chosen form open tryouts in Las Vegas. After some background info on a few of the fighters, Dana White shows up at the TUF Training Center with this season’s coaches in tow — lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” P … Read the Full Article Here

We open in the TUF house. Team Mexico has won two fights in a row and the Team Latin America is looking for some momentum. Fredy, a former Olympic wrestler in Colombia, hopes to provide that spark. Being a leader is something that comes natural to him. After a life punctuated by drug addictions and rolling with the wrong crowd, Fredy turned his life around through sports. Now he teaches other at-risk children in Bogota. As for his strategy for the fight, Fredy wants to lull his opponent into false sense of security and then hit the takedown late in the round.
Despite being considered the un … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another New England edition of the Downes Side! Fun fact: even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why did they change it? I can’t say.Nearly 5000 miles west of Istanbul (not Constantinople), the UFC rolls into The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. Prepping for the big Lewis Black comedy show the next night, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Gegard Mousasi battle for position in the middleweight division. In the co-main event, heavyweights Ben Rotherwell and Alista … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, we’re heading to Sacramento for another edition of the Downes Side! Unfortunately, I’m stuck in Sacramento, Kentucky instead of California. The Civil War reenactment was a lot of fun, but I probably won’t make it to the event.While I enjoy the sights and sounds of McLean County, the world’s best MMA fighters roll into the Sleep Train Arena for UFC 177. In the main event of the night, T.J. Dillashaw will defend his bantamweight title for the first time against the man he took it from just over three months ago. In the co-main event of t … Read the Full Article Here

Before the sixteen fighters have enough time to take in the Ultimate Fighting training center, Dana White comes in with the coaches Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum. Dana is especially excited for this season because TUF serves as a way to spread knowledge of MMA throughout the world. This time, he’ll be spreading that gospel with bantamweight and featherweight fighters from Mexico and Latin America. We move right to the coin toss and Team Mexico wins. That gives Cain Velasquez control of the first pick which he will make after a couple days to assess the team. 
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