Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC on FX 2 fight card will be headlined by Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann and takes place March 3 (March 2 in the U.S.) at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.
The semifinals of the UFC’s flyweight tournament will als…
The UFC on FX 2 fight card will be headlined by Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann and takes place March 3 (March 2 in the U.S.) at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.
UFC on FX airs live in the U.S. on Friday, March 2 at 10 p.m. ET. FUEL will carry the undercard.
The current lineup is below.
Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann
Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson
Joseph Benavidez vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani Court McGee vs. Constantinos Philippou
James Te Huna vs. Aaron Rosa
Jake Hecht vs. T.J. Waldburger
Cole Miller vs. Steven Siler
Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Noke
Oli Thompson vs. Shawn Jordan
Filed under: News, ONE FCOne-time UFC competitor Rolles Gracie will aim to extend his win streak to three when he faces former Japanese MMA superstar Bob Sapp at One FC on Feb. 11 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
One-time UFC competitor Rolles Gracie will aim to extend his win streak to three when he faces former Japanese MMA superstar Bob Sapp at One FC on Feb. 11 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Gracie announced the matchup late Sunday and Sherdog.com was first to report of the matchup.
All five of Gracie (5-1)’s MMA wins have come by either an arm-triangle choke or a rear-naked choke. In February 2010, Gracie made his UFC debut at UFC 109 and was released shortly after the disappointing loss to Joey Beltran. In 2011, he scored first-round wins by arm-triangle choke against Braden Bice and Lee Mein.
More than ever, Sapp (11-9) in recent years has been fighting strictly for the paycheck. He lost all of his fights in 2011 (three in MMA and three in kickboxing) and has dropped seven of his last nine MMA fights. Outside of his epic fight against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in 2002, all of Sapp’s MMA fights have ended in the first round.
Igor Gracie, Ole Laursen, Kevin Belingon, Yodsanan Sityodtong, Yuya Shirai and Youne Victorio Senduk are also slated to compete on the Feb. 11 card.
ONE FC held its inaugural event last September in Singapore and in November announced a partnership with DREAM to co-promote and exchange fighters.
In the Fight of the Night, Diaz outboxed Cerrone through three rounds for a convincing decision win (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). The fight was strictly a standup affair, with Diaz sticking to his rapid-fire boxing and Cerrone mixing in his Muay Thai kickboxing background.
While Diaz was the clear winner with his accurate punches, Cerrone drew excitement from the Vegas crowd every time he chopped Diaz to the floor with leg kicks.
Hendricks won Knockout of the Night bonus with his 12-second finish over former title contender Jon Fitch. Hendricks landed a big left hand to flatten Fitch and then followed with one more before referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in.
There were no submission finishes on the card. In the 10 fights, seven went to decisions while three ended in (T)KOs.
In the Fight of the Night, Diaz outboxed Cerrone through three rounds for a convincing decision win (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). The fight was strictly a standup affair, with Diaz sticking to his rapid-fire boxing and Cerrone mixing in his Muay Thai kickboxing background.
While Diaz was the clear winner with his accurate punches, Cerrone drew excitement from the Vegas crowd every time he chopped Diaz to the floor with leg kicks.
Hendricks won Knockout of the Night bonus with his 12-second finish over former title contender Jon Fitch. Hendricks landed a big left hand to flatten Fitch and then followed with one more before referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in.
There were no submission finishes on the card. In the 10 fights, seven went to decisions while three ended in (T)KOs.
Filed under: UFC, News, UFC on FOXPaul Sass and Eddie Wineland recently suffered injuries and have been removed from the undercard of the Jan. 28 UFC on FOX 2 event in Chicago, the UFC announced Monday evening.
Paul Sass and Eddie Wineland recently suffered injuries and have been removed from the undercard of the Jan. 28 UFC on FOX 2 event in Chicago, the UFC announced Monday evening.
In for Sass against Evan Dunham will be Nik Lentz (pictured). Meanwhile, a new opponent for Johnny Bedford is to be announced.
With Wineland out, Mike Russow is left as the only true Chicago-area fighter currently scheduled on the card. Rashad Evans lives in downtown Chicago, but trains out of Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Fla.
Lentz (21-4-2) fought earlier this month, suffering his first UFC loss in a decision against Mark Bocek at UFC 140. Prior to the Dec. 10 fight, Lentz compiled a 5-0-1 (and one no contest) since starting with the UFC in September 2009.
Dunham (12-2) snapped a two-fight losing streak in September with a unanimous decision nod against Shamar Bailey at UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger.
Bedford (18-9-1) is a TUF 15 contestant who recently won his UFC debut in a dominant performance against the outsized Louis Gaudinot. Bedford found himself on this card as a substitute for Demetrious Johnson against Wineland. Johnson was removed from the card to face Ian McCall in the semifinals of the UFC’s flyweight tournament.
The introduction of the Twister to the UFC hangs on as our choice for the top Submission of the Year.
In March, “The Korean Zombie” Chan-Sung Yung utilized a Twister to submit Leonard Garcia, demonstrating that there are still new submissions to mast…
The introduction of the Twister to the UFC hangs on as our choice for the top Submission of the Year.
In March, “The Korean Zombie” Chan-Sung Yung utilized a Twister to submit Leonard Garcia, demonstrating that there are still new submissions to master in this ever-evolving game of MMA 17-plus years after the inaugural UFC.
Since the Twister has already been covered in our Half-Year awards, let’s take a closer look at a recent submission that’s just as worthy as being called the Submission of the Year. No. 2: Frank Mir breaks Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s arm (UFC 140 on Dec. 10)
Long considered as one of the best heavyweight Brazilian jiu-jitsu artists, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira went over 12 years and 42 fights before he finally fell prey to a submission maneuver.
It all went down in a rematch earlier this month against Frank Mir at UFC 140. Nogueira had Mir rocked and was seemingly close to finishing Mir on the ground with punches. However, Nogueira took the risk to attempt a guillotine choke (giving up position in the process) rather than maintain control on top with punches.
Mir escaped, and that was all he needed to turn the fight around. Nogueira tried to hit the switch to take Mir’s back but Mir held on to stay on top. Mir then applied a kimura and hopped over to side mount. Nogueira tried rolling as an escape but Mir followed him, holding onto the move, breaking the Brazilian great’s right arm and forcing him to tap.
It wasn’t inconceivable that Nogueira would lose by submission. All the best grapplers are likely to submit at some point when fighting top flight competition. And Mir is no slouch on the ground. He’s been tapping out BJJ black belts since his UFC debut 10 years ago at UFC 34.
The distinguishing characteristic of this finish comes from Nogueira’s unwillingness to tap until his arm had already been broken. In a sport with no shortage of punishing sights, the image of Nogueira’s bent arm went above disturbing, and into cringe-worthy.
No. 3: Richard Hale repeats Toby Imada’s inverted triangle choke (Bellator 58 on March 26)
In March, Richard Hale made his Bellator debut with a submission as if he were a fighter 50 pounds lighter. The Bellator light heavyweight performed the 2009 Submission of the Year popularized by Toby Imada. While hanging upside down, resting on top of opponent Nik Fekete’s shoulders, Hale locked in a triangle choke to render Fekete unconscious. Hale put himself on the map by making the best out of an atypical, undesirable position.
In line with Mir’s finish against Nogueira, Jon Jones’ modified guillotine came after trailing against his opponent and produced an impressive win with a brutal finish. After knocking down Lyoto Machida in the second round and with Machida trying for the takedown to reset, Jones grabbed a front headlock and drove Machida standing against the fence. Jones then applied a modified guillotine (a guillotine with a different grip), the same finish he used to defeat Ryan Bader earlier this year but in this instance pressed Machida against the cage for additional pressure. Machida, refusing to tap, went limp and the bout was called off by referee “Big” John McCarthy. Rather than guide Machida gently to the floor, Jones released the hold sending a bloodied and unconscious Machida crashing to the mat. A definitive conclusion to perhaps the best year of an individual in the history of MMA.
No. 5: Diego Brandao’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it armbar over Dennis Bermudez (TUF 14 Finale on Dec. 3)
In one of the best fights of the year, Diego Brandao submitted Dennis Bermudez with an armbar to clinch his first UFC win and the TUF 14 featherweight title. Known for his aggressive striking style, Brandao was on his way to winning the first round before walking into a right hand. In pursuit of a TKO or at least stealing the round, Bermudez stayed on top of Brandao, actively throwing down punches. But all of a sudden, Brandao threw up his legs for an armbar and in seconds rolled Burmudez over for the win. The submission came out of nowhere in what had already been an explosive round of fighting.
Filed under: UFC, NewsA pair of welterweight bouts in Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope and Justin Edwards vs. Mike Stumpf has been lined up for UFC 143, the UFC announced Friday.
The two verbally agreed-upon bouts happens on the Feb. 4 SuperBowl weekend card…
The two verbally agreed-upon bouts happens on the Feb. 4 SuperBowl weekend card in Las Vegas, headlined by Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit for the interim UFC welterweight title.
Brown (12-11) out of The Ultimate Fighter season seven has struggled the last two years, dropping four of his last five fights. In his most recent fight, Brown tapped out to a Seth Baczynski guillotine choke at UFC 139 in November. Despite the losses, Brown remains on the UFC roster for his always-game fighting style and willingness to take fights as a replacement.
Cope (5-2), who competed on TUF 13 earlier this year, won his UFC debut against Chuck O’Neil in June, but lost by TKO to Che Mills at UFC 138 in November.
Edwards (7-2), also out of TUF 13, went one for three in UFC fights in 2011. His big win came against Wanderlei Silva’s prospect Jorge Lopez at UFC Fight Night 25 in September. His last fight was a decision loss to John Maguire at UFC 138.
Stumpf (11-3) made his UFC debut in September, losing by triangle choke to T.J. Waldburger at UFC Fight Night 25. The 28-year-old fights out of Team Curran in Crystal Lake, Ill.
The UFC on FX 2 fight card will be headlined by Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann and takes place March 3 (March 2 in the U.S.) at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.
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