Author: By Jonathan Bradley

Six fighters joined UFC president Dana White at the Fight Night Broomfield post-fight press conference: Zach Makovsky, Ray Borg, Neil Magny, Max Holloway, and main event fighters Brandon Thatch and Benson Henderson.Performance of the Night went to surging prospects Ray Borg and Neil Magny. Borg, coming off a submission against Shane Howell at Fight Night San Antonio, opened up the Fight Night Broomfield main card with a third-round submission of Chris Kelades. Magny collected his $50,000 bonus after defeating Kiichi Kunimoto. The Ultimate Fighter season 16 fighter created a 76-10 striking adva … Read the Full Article Here

UFC Fight Night, which is headlined by the featherweight bout between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver and the lightweight bout between Benson Henderson and Donald Cerrone, airs live on FOX Sports 1 from the TD Garden in Boston beginning at 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT. Six prelim bouts will air live on FOX Sports 1 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT, and the first two prelims of the night will be available exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS beginning at 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT.MAIN EVENTDennis Siver (146) VS Conor McGregor (145)FOX SPORTS 1 MAIN CARDDonald Cerrone (155) VS Benson Henderson (156)Uriah Hall (185) VS Ron Sta … Read the Full Article Here

Seven fighters joined UFC Vice President of PR Dave Sholler at the UFC 181 post-fight press conference: Urijah Faber, Travis Browne, Gilbert Melendez, Todd Duffee, Tony Ferguson, Anthony Pettis, Johny Hendricks and new welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.Performance of the Night was awarded to lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and returning middleweight Josh Samman. Pettis, who was making his first career UFC title defense, was outstruck 49-22 in the opening round, but rebounded in the second en route to becoming the first person to finish Melendez. Samman made a splash in his return to the … Read the Full Article Here

Frankie Edgar
Fight Night Austin headliner Frankie Edgar started his UFC career in true phenom fashion, ripping off three straight wins while outstriking opponents 128-50 and maintaining a 16-3 takedown advantage during that streak. That is until he ran into Gray Maynard at Fight Night Broomfield in 2008. Maynard would go on to use his size and wrestling to take Edgar to the canvass nine times en route to a decision win. Edgar rebounded nicely, however, destroying his next three opponents on his way to a lightweight title fight with UFC legend BJ Penn at UFC 112. The New Jersey native, Ed … Read the Full Article Here

 
So start off by letting us know what it felt like when Anthony Pettis asked you to be an assistant coach?
It was awesome. When it was brought to my attention that I was going to be an assistant coach, I thought it was an awesome opportunity and great learning experience. I’ve never done anything like this. I remember watching the show and now I’m coaching it. I love giving the knowledge I have, to other people, especially if I’m helping them further their career. One of these girls is going to be champion after this, so the opportunity to help with that is awesome. W … Read the Full Article Here

Eight fighters joined UFC president Dana White at the UFC 180 post-fight press conference: Alejandro Perez, Augusto Montano, Kelvin Gastelum, Fabricio Werdum, Mark Hunt, Ricardo Lamas, Hector Urbina, and Jessica Eye.Interim heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum won Performance of the Night for his incredible knockout of Mark Hunt in the main event. Werdum took damage early but recovered in the second round to secure the win. The other Performance of the Night bouns was awarded to streaking welterweight Kelvin Gastelum, who finished Jake Ellenberger in the UFC 180 co-main event. Gastelum improve … Read the Full Article Here