Invicta FC will hold their second show in the same location as their first, Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.The 14-bout card will be streamed live and free on InvictaFC.com at 7 p.m. ET.In the main event of the evening top prospect and Olympic sil…
Invicta FC will hold their second show in the same location as their first, Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.
The 14-bout card will be streamed live and free on InvictaFC.com at 7 p.m. ET.
In the main event of the evening top prospect and Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann takes on her toughest foe to date, Shayna Baszler.
In the co-main, Strikeforce bantamweight Alexis Davis returns to action following her defeat to Sarah Kaufman in March to battle Hitomi Akano.
Main Card Shayna Baszler (133.6) vs. Sara McMann (135.4) Hitomi Akano (135.8) vs. Alexis Davis (134) Kaitlin Young (135) vs. Liz Carmouche (135) Lacey Schuckman (115.4) vs. Ayaka Hamasaki (114.6) Raquel Pa’aluhi (134.4) vs. Amanda Nunes (135.4) Vanessa Porto (133.6) vs. Sarah D’Alelio (136.2)* Bethany Marshall (124) vs. Barb Honchak (124.2) Elina Nilsson (144.6) vs. Julia Budd (145.2)
Preliminary Card Carla Esparza (115.2) vs. Sarah Schneider (116) Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (105.2) vs. Angelica Chavez (105.4) Sarah Moras (134.8) vs. Raquel Pennington (134.4) Jessamyn Duke (135) vs. Suzie Montero (136) Cheryl Chan (124.2) vs. Jocelyn Lybarger (124.8) Jessica Philippus (107.2) vs. Liz McCarthy (104.2)*
*Sarah D’Alelio was able to weigh-in under 136-pounds on her second weigh-in. Jessica Philippus was unable to cut more weight. The fight will still proceed and she will be penalized 25% of her fight purse.
Those of us who have followed the sport of MMA for well over a decade in one form or another are starting to feel like old men. So much has changed since the UFC brought MMA to a mass audience back in November of 1993. We have watched the evolution of …
Those of us who have followed the sport of MMA for well over a decade in one form or another are starting to feel like old men. So much has changed since the UFC brought MMA to a mass audience back in November of 1993.
We have watched the evolution of the sport from the ground up. It has been a sight to behold.
Now, in 2012, the UFC is a global brand with a legion of fans; putting on events for national network television and PPV, bringing in over a million buys. Children have action figures, fighter t-shirts are sold in local stores and you hear discussion about fights in the strangest of places.
John Dodson made a name for himself by winning The Ultimate Fighter 14, but he was a fighter to watch a long time before that. The 27-year-old Jackson’s MMA phenom has been fighting professionally since November of 2004. Since that time he has amassed …
John Dodson made a name for himself by winning The Ultimate Fighter 14, but he was a fighter to watch a long time before that.
The 27-year-old Jackson’s MMA phenom has been fighting professionally since November of 2004. Since that time he has amassed a 13-5 professional record in various weight classes. Now that the UFC has instituted the Flyweight division he no longer has to fight out of his weight class again.
In his UFC Flyweight debut he defeated Tim Elliot at UFC on FOX 3 by unanimous decision. With a few contenders in the division, “The Magician” is on the shortlist of names who can contend for the UFC Flyweight Championship in the near future.
What gives him his competitive edge inside the Octagon? Start the slideshow to find out.
UFC 149 has been injury plagued from the outset, but it is now just around the corner with 11 fights scheduled. The main event of the evening will determine who is the UFC’s Interim Bantamweight Champion. Former WEC Featherweight champion Urijah Faber …
UFC 149 has been injury plagued from the outset, but it is now just around the corner with 11 fights scheduled.
The main event of the evening will determine who is the UFC’s Interim Bantamweight Champion. Former WEC Featherweight champion Urijah Faber will square off against Nova União’s Renan Barao.
The co-main event could feature the next exciting opponent for Anderson Silva. Hector Lombard will make his UFC debut against the always tough Tim Boetsch in middleweight action. An impressive performance by Lombard could send him to the front of the line for the next shot at the title.
The other main card fights should offer plenty of action. In the heavyweight division Cheick Kongo will face-off with Shawn Jordan. In welterweight action, Brian Ebersole will battle James Head, and Matt Riddle will thrown down with the lone Canadian on the main card, Chris Clements.
Here are the previews, odds and predictions for the UFC 149 main card.
Strikeforce emanates from Portland, Oregon with two championship fights live on Showtime. The main event of the evening is the long-awaited championship scrap between Tim Kennedy and Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold. The co-main event wi…
Strikeforce emanates from Portland, Oregon with two championship fights live on Showtime.
The main event of the evening is the long-awaited championship scrap between Tim Kennedy and Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold.
The co-main event will be for the vacant welterweight title. Top contender Tyron Woodley welcomes Nate Marquardt back to the cage after a lengthy layoff as the two try to claim the gold.
While there are only seven other bouts scheduled they are not light on talent. The preliminary card can be seen on Showtime Extreme at 8 p.m. ET (delayed on the West Coast), and the main card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET live on Showtime.
Main Card Middleweight Championship: Luke Rockhold (185) vs. Tim Kennedy (184.5) Welterweight Championship: Tyron Woodley (169.5) vs. Nate Marquardt (169.5) Keith Jardine (185.5) vs. Roger Gracie (186) Robbie Lawler (186) vs. Lorenz Larkin (186)
Preliminary Card Jorge Masvidal (156) vs. Justin Wilcox (155.5) Pat Healy (156) vs. Mizuto Hirota (156) Ryan Couture (155.5) vs. Joe Duarte (155.5) Jordan Mein (170) vs. Tyler Stinson (170.5) Jason High (170.5) vs. Nate Moore (171)
I’ll be fighting again in December and mark my words, I’ll be back.. to get the belt, sooner rather later.— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) June 18, 2012
Alistair Overeem says he is returning in December, but the NSAC will keep …
I’ll be fighting again in December and mark my words, I’ll be back.. to get the belt, sooner rather later.
Alistair Overeem says he is returning in December, but the NSAC will keep him out of action until at least December 27. And at that point he will need to get another license from the state before the UFC holds its annual New Year’s event. With the way the dates line up, it seems unlikely he would be on that card.
But let’s play along and put Overeem on the New Year’s bill. Who should he fight?
Yuri Carlton, Dos Santos’ coach, told www.fightersonlymag.com that the rematch between Dos Santos and Velasquez will not happen until November or December. Removing a UFC championship fight against Dos Santos, or Velasquez, from the pool of candidates.
And yesterday’s announcement of Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin being selected as the next pair of Ultimate Fighter coaches removes them as well. Limiting the choices even further.
The best choice for his return, and a No. 1 contender’s bout, is Fabricio Werdum.
I know what you are thinking—their last encounter was boring and you do not want a repeat of that fight. Noted. But with Cormier still tied up in Strikeforce, who else is ready for a shot at the championship?
One fight in PRIDE and one fight in Strikeforce, so why not have the third installment in the UFC?
There is an understandable fear that the fight could be boring, but there is no indication that a repeat would happen. Since the second fight with Overeem, Werdum has put on two dominant and exciting performances. He has been one of the more exciting heavyweights since his return to the Octagon.
Most importantly, it makes sense in the division. Should Overeem simply be fed a lesser fighter in his return to give him the best shot at staying atop the rankings? No. If he feels he is the top contender he should fight another contender to solidify that spot.
The UFC, and its fans, should not be scared to make a fight because it may be boring. At least, not if it is to determine the true No. 1 contender.
What other options do they have? Frank Mir is just coming off his loss to Dos Santos, Bigfoot Silva to Velasquez, and Minotauro Nogueira has yet to set a firm date for when he will be able to return from his broken arm.
The rubber match between Werdum and Overeem makes the most sense for the UFC.
Under the bright lights of the UFC these two top-five heavyweights will feel the pressure to perform. With so much on the line both men will look for the finish to lay claim to the top spot in the division.
It may not be the sexiest fight in the world, but the result could set one up against whomever the champ may be. It is time to settle the score and finish this rivalry. The winner gets the title shot.
