On December 16th, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting held its final event
in Glendale, Arizona, where local Benson Henderson faced Anthony Pettis for the lightweight title in the main event (watch the fight). On Saturday, August 31, 2013 at UFC 164, Henderson and Pettis will meet again in the main event with the lightweight title on the line, this time in Pettis’ Milwaukee backyard. Pettis stole “Smooth’s” belt away once after a five-round thriller — will he do it again?From bonuses to belts, WEC 53’s stacked card has since
flooded the UFC’s ranks with talent that has taken over the lighter … Read the Full Article Here
On December 16th, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting held its final event
in Glendale, Arizona, where local Benson Henderson faced Anthony Pettis for the lightweight title in the main event (watch the fight). On Saturday, August 31, 2013 at UFC 164, Henderson and Pettis will meet again in the main event with the lightweight title on the line, this time in Pettis’ Milwaukee backyard. Pettis stole “Smooth’s” belt away once after a five-round thriller — will he do it again?From bonuses to belts, WEC 53’s stacked card has since
flooded the UFC’s ranks with talent that has taken over the lighter … Read the Full Article Here
The winningest heavyweight in UFC history has found the fountain of youth… in Albuquerque. After 12 years successful years inside the Octagon, earning the UFC heavyweight championship and interim UFC heavyweight championship belt, Frank Mir decided it was about time to move his fight camp from the city he was born and raised in to the MMA Mecca in New Mexico. Following his title bout loss to then champ Junior dos Santos at UFC 146, Mir joined arguably the most highly-regarded fight team in the world, Jackson-Winkeljohn. The results of the Las Vegas native’s f … Read the Full Article Here
The winningest heavyweight in UFC history has found the fountain of youth… in Albuquerque. After 12 years successful years inside the Octagon, earning the UFC heavyweight championship and interim UFC heavyweight championship belt, Frank Mir decided it was about time to move his fight camp from the city he was born and raised in to the MMA Mecca in New Mexico. Following his title bout loss to then champ Junior dos Santos at UFC 146, Mir joined arguably the most highly-regarded fight team in the world, Jackson-Winkeljohn. The results of the Las Vegas native’s f … Read the Full Article Here
Winning isn’t everything, but winning bonuses is. In a locker room at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the moments prior to UFC on FOX on Cinco de Mayo 2012, one flyweight making his Octagon debut on short notice had his entire perspective on his fight changed by none other than UFC President Dana White. Unbeknownst to White, the then 8-2-1 Tim Elliott, who was waiting to square off with The Ultimate Fighter 14 winner John Dodson, had prepared to use his wrestling to take Dodson down. But after White’s fiery speech, Elliott became a bonus hunting madman with desire in his hear … Read the Full Article Here
Winning isn’t everything, but winning bonuses is. In a locker room at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the moments prior to UFC on FOX on Cinco de Mayo 2012, one flyweight making his Octagon debut on short notice had his entire perspective on his fight changed by none other than UFC President Dana White. Unbeknownst to White, the then 8-2-1 Tim Elliott, who was waiting to square off with The Ultimate Fighter 14 winner John Dodson, had prepared to use his wrestling to take Dodson down. But after White’s fiery speech, Elliott became a bonus hunting madman with desire in his hear … Read the Full Article Here
The simile “it’s like riding a bike” is said of a skill that, once learned, is never forgotten. For UFC welterweight Brian Melancon the skill that’s like riding a bike is putting people to sleep with a vicious left hook. Prior to UFC 162, it had been a while – a long while – since the hard-hitting Houston native had been in the cage. The last time Melancon fought and / or won was September 2011 for Strikeforce, which means Occupy Wall Street was headlining news, “tiger blood” just turned stale, and Lebron James had a total of zero NBA championship rings. After nearly two years on the shelf, Me … Read the Full Article Here
The simile “it’s like riding a bike” is said of a skill that, once learned, is never forgotten. For UFC welterweight Brian Melancon the skill that’s like riding a bike is putting people to sleep with a vicious left hook. Prior to UFC 162, it had been a while – a long while – since the hard-hitting Houston native had been in the cage. The last time Melancon fought and / or won was September 2011 for Strikeforce, which means Occupy Wall Street was headlining news, “tiger blood” just turned stale, and Lebron James had a total of zero NBA championship rings. After nearly two years on the shelf, Me … Read the Full Article Here
Last to first, final pick to finale winner, Kelvin Gastelum has had an outstanding year, and it’s far from over. The newly minted The Ultimate Fighter season 17 tournament champion is singing a Frank Sinatra classic “The Best Is Yet To Come” as he prepares to join the UFC’s welterweight ranks against Brian Melancon on August 28th at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann. Yet before Gastelum drops 15 pounds, let’s take a victory lap and reminisce about arguably the most impressive run in the reality TV show’s existence.“It was way beyond my expectations,” tells Gastelum. “I didn’t really focus o … Read the Full Article Here
Last to first, final pick to finale winner, Kelvin Gastelum has had an outstanding year, and it’s far from over. The newly minted The Ultimate Fighter season 17 tournament champion is singing a Frank Sinatra classic “The Best Is Yet To Come” as he prepares to join the UFC’s welterweight ranks against Brian Melancon on August 28th at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann. Yet before Gastelum drops 15 pounds, let’s take a victory lap and reminisce about arguably the most impressive run in the reality TV show’s existence.“It was way beyond my expectations,” tells Gastelum. “I didn’t really focus o … Read the Full Article Here
Just because we can’t fight there, doesn’t mean we can’t promote there. The latest stop of the UFC World Tour touched down in New York City Wednesday, with champions and challengers sharing the stage yet again to talk of their current opponent, hypothesize about future ones, and to hear more priceless vitriol between upcoming Ultimate Fighter season 18 coaches Miesha Tate and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. In the sequel to Tuesday’s press conference, the elite eight plus UFC President Dana White packed Manhattan’s illustrious Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side to continue t … Read the Full Article Here
Just because we can’t fight there, doesn’t mean we can’t promote there. The latest stop of the UFC World Tour touched down in New York City Wednesday, with champions and challengers sharing the stage yet again to talk of their current opponent, hypothesize about future ones, and to hear more priceless vitriol between upcoming Ultimate Fighter season 18 coaches Miesha Tate and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. In the sequel to Tuesday’s press conference, the elite eight plus UFC President Dana White packed Manhattan’s illustrious Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side to continue t … Read the Full Article Here