Heavyweight Boxing legend and avid UFC fan, Mike Tyson, dropped by UFC Tonight to go through an intense round of Octo-Questions with Ariel Helwani. Tyson talked candidly about Dana White, UFC vs Boxing and even the notorious ear-biting incident with Evander Holyfield.
Heavyweight Boxing legend and avid UFC fan, Mike Tyson, dropped by UFC Tonight to go through an intense round of Octo-Questions with Ariel Helwani. Tyson talked candidly about Dana White, UFC vs Boxing and even the notorious ear-biting incident with Evander Holyfield.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship had a busy Tuesday night announcing several matchups for upcoming events including the addition of two matches to the recently announced UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen event. Squaring off in Boston will be English striker Brad ‘One Punch’ Pickett (23-7) who meets former bantamweight contender Michael ‘Mayday’ McDonald […]
Bradd Pickett
The Ultimate Fighting Championship had a busy Tuesday night announcing several matchups for upcoming events including the addition of two matches to the recently announced UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen event.
Squaring off in Boston will be English striker Brad ‘One Punch’ Pickett (23-7) who meets former bantamweight contender Michael ‘Mayday’ McDonald (15-2), while former Strikeforce fighter Ovince ‘OSP’ St. Preux (13-5) meets Cody Donovan (8-2) in a light heavyweight match.
The promotion confirmed those bouts as well as a match between Urijah Faber vs. Yuri Alcantara, on Twitter (@UFC).
– Also set for @FOXSports1 Boston: @UrijahFaber v @IuriMarajo Alcantara, @One_Punch Pickett v @MayDayMcDonald & @003_OSP v @donnybrookcody
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen is expected to take place on August 17, 2013 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The headliner for the event, a light heavyweight bout between Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Chael Sonnen, was announced Tuesday night as well.
Pickett looks to make it two wins in a row after defeating Mike Easton by split decision in Sweden last April in the UFC on FUEL TV 9 “Fight of the Night” winning match. Prior to the victory ‘One Punch’ lost a split decision to current No. 1 bantamweight contender Eddie Wineland at UFC 155.
McDonald saw an eight fight win streak end at the hands of interim UFC bantamweight champ Renan Barão last February at UFC on FUEL TV 7. Four of those wins had come inside the Octagon with victories against Miguel Torres, Alex Soto, Chirs Cariaso and Edwin Figueroa.
OSP debuted with the UFC last April, winning a technical majority decision against Gian Villiante after the match was stopped in the third round after an accidental eye poke by St. Preux. The win was OSP’s second in a row with a knockout of TJ Cook in August of last year at a Strikeforce event.
Donovan also debuted with the UFC in his last match, making it four wins in a row by stopping Canadian fighter Nick Penner via first round TKO at UFC on FX 6 in Australia. The bout also earned Donovan the “Fight of the Night” bonus.
UFC Tonight’s Chael Sonnen gives his predictions for the upcoming UFC On FUEL TV 10: Nogueira vs Werdum. Headlined by UFC legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum and anchored by great fights like Thiago Silva vs Rafael Feijao and Erick Silva vs Jason High, UFC On FUEL TV 10 should be a phenomenal card. It all goes down this Saturday, 7/4P ET/PT on FUEL TV.
UFC Tonight’s Chael Sonnen gives his predictions for the upcoming UFC On FUEL TV 10: Nogueira vs Werdum. Headlined by UFC legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum and anchored by great fights like Thiago Silva vs Rafael Feijao and Erick Silva vs Jason High, UFC On FUEL TV 10 should be a phenomenal card. It all goes down this Saturday, 7/4P ET/PT on FUEL TV.
On Tuesday evening the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the headliner for this August’s upcoming UFC 164 pay-per-view event pitting UFC lightweight champ Benson ‘Smooth’ Henderson (19-2) against No. 1 contender TJ Grant (21-5). The matchup was announced on Tuesday’s edition of UFC Tonight on Fuel TV and Tweeted (@UFC) by the promotion as well. – […]
Ben Henderson
On Tuesday evening the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the headliner for this August’s upcoming UFC 164 pay-per-view event pitting UFC lightweight champ Benson ‘Smooth’ Henderson (19-2) against No. 1 contender TJ Grant (21-5).
The matchup was announced on Tuesday’s edition of UFC Tonight on Fuel TV and Tweeted (@UFC) by the promotion as well.
– UFC 164 main event: lightweight title fight between @BensonHenderson and @TJ_Grant #HD110
UFC 164: Henderson vs. Grant is expected to take place on August 31, 2013 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This match will mark Henderson’s fourth defense of the UFC lightweight title since he won a unanimous decision over Frankie Edgar back at UFC 144 to win the championship. ‘Smooth’s’ most recent title defense came in April with a split decision victory over the final Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez at UFC on FOX 7.
Grant was named the top contender after finishing former No. 1 Gray Maynard last month at UFC 160. The Canadian finished Maynard with a first round KO to extend his current win streak to five matches in the UFC’s 155-lbs division. That makes it 5-0 for Grant since dropping down from 170-lbs.
The main event for UFC On FOX Sports 1 was finally announced on UFC Tonight after months of speculation. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Chael Sonnen will headline the stacked Boston card on August 17th. Sonnen made sure to throw some verbal jabs at rival Wanderlei Silva along with the main event announcement.
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen is expected to take place on Aug. 17 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The promotion was looking to book the two for June 15 in Winnipeg after Rua’s original opponent, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, withdrew due to a back injury. The UFC was unable to book the bout so the two light heavyweights will now meet in Boston on the soon to be launched Fox Sports 1 television channel.
The main event for UFC On FOX Sports 1 was finally announced on UFC Tonight after months of speculation. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Chael Sonnen will headline the stacked Boston card on August 17th. Sonnen made sure to throw some verbal jabs at rival Wanderlei Silva along with the main event announcement.
UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen is expected to take place on Aug. 17 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The promotion was looking to book the two for June 15 in Winnipeg after Rua’s original opponent, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, withdrew due to a back injury. The UFC was unable to book the bout so the two light heavyweights will now meet in Boston on the soon to be launched Fox Sports 1 television channel.