Exciting news coming out of the UFC on Tuesday, as the next coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil were announced. The two men are legendary heavyweights and toward the top of the division currently: Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.Though…
Exciting news coming out of the UFC on Tuesday, as the next coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil were announced. The two men are legendary heavyweights and toward the top of the division currently: Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Though the contracts have not been signed, as reported by MMAJunkie.com, the two have verbally agreed to it:
Following “TUF: Brazil 2,” Nogueira (34-7-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Werdum (16-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) will fight in the tradition season-ending coach-vs.-coach fight. It actually marks a rematch between the two fighters; Nogueira handed Werdum a decision loss at a 2006 PRIDE event in the opening round of an open-weight grand prix.
Nogueira was the coach of the eighth season of TUFagainst Frank Mir. He was a great coach, though he would lose his coaches’ fight to Mir via knockout.
Though Werdum has not been a head coach of the long-running reality show yet, he was an assistant coach under Wanderlei Silva on the first season of the Brazilian version of the show.
For Werdum, this is an opportunity to erase his loss to Nogueira in Pride.
However, a win for either man would elevate him into title talks. Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem are the top two contenders right now, but either Nogueira or Werdum could put his name in the hat with a win.
There are few closer bonds in life than that of brotherhood. If you have a brother, he is the ultimate companion and best friend you will ever have.In MMA, there are a number of brothers who fight in the cage. Though MMA fighters have a tough exterior,…
There are few closer bonds in life than that of brotherhood. If you have a brother, he is the ultimate companion and best friend you will ever have.
In MMA, there are a number of brothers who fight in the cage. Though MMA fighters have a tough exterior, they will always have the bond of brotherhood that will ground them.
Here are 25 sets of brothers and which one has had the better career.
Bleacher Report’s “Best Moments” series continues with a look at some of the biggest moments in UFC history.UFC 80 through 90 was a time of big-name debuts, amazing finishes and fun fights. Most MMA fighters were developing their complete game, which i…
Bleacher Report’s “Best Moments” series continues with a look at some of the biggest moments in UFC history.
UFC 80 through 90 was a time of big-name debuts, amazing finishes and fun fights. Most MMA fighters were developing their complete game, which in turn gave us a closer look into what MMA would evolve into.
Here are the best moments from that time period.
Below are the previous installments of the series.
The UFC was off again this weekend, but the MMA world did not rest. The competition was fierce and there were plenty of finishes to go around.For starters, Bellator continued its seventh season, showcasing the welterweight semifinals. Lyman Good and An…
The UFC was off again this weekend, but the MMA world did not rest. The competition was fierce and there were plenty of finishes to go around.
For starters, Bellator continued its seventh season, showcasing the welterweight semifinals. Lyman Good and Andrey Koreshkov advanced to the finals, with knockouts of Michail Tsarev and Marius Zaromskis, respectively.
Also on the main card, top featherweight contender Daniel Straus remained busy while waiting for his title fight, as he applied a rear-naked choke on Alvin Robinson for another win. Brian Rogers won his main-card bout over Dominique Steele via unanimous decision.
Notably on the undercard, women’s champion ZoilaGurgel made her long-awaited return from injury with a unanimous nod over Casey Noland. It was a tough battle, but she also had to shake off the rust in her return.
Maximum Fighting Championship returned in Canada with a solid card over the weekend.
The headliner saw Elvis Mutapcic take on Ultimate Fighter alum Joseph Henle in the middleweight division. Mutapcic would win a stoppage victory due to leg kicks that Henle could no longer answer.
Also on that card, TUFalum Shane Nelson made his featherweight debut on the card against Graham Spencer. It was not the debut he was hoping for, as Nelson dropped a unanimous decision to the underrated Spencer.
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship held an event in Wales over the weekend and boasted some top foreign prospects.
The headliner saw Brazilian prospect Bruno Carvalho drop a unanimous decision to CathalPendred, who is criminally underrated. Pendred is just one of the numerous Irish fighters bursting on the scene.
Regular Cage Warrior fighter FaycalHucin won another fight in the promotion, this time over John Michael Sheil. It was a close split decision, but a big win for the Frenchman.
Prospects Kris Edwards and Neil Seery were also on the card. Edwards faced a setback, as he was choked out by opponent Alan Philpott, while Seery won a unanimous decision over Karl Harrison.
Quick Hits
UFC veteran Daniel Roberts defeated NuriShakir via armbar at Freedom Fight in Canada. It was his first fight since being released by the UFC.
Top flyweight prospect RambaaSomdet earned another victory at Grabaka Live in Japan. He took a unanimous decision over his opponent TakuyaEizumi.
UFC veteran Xavier Foupa-Pokam lost in the headliner of Super Fight League 6 against Claudio Henrique. It was by unanimous decision in India.
Jon Jones is a certified star. Nobody can dispute that, and I don’t think anybody will ever try and dispute that.However, like most guys who have jumped into the limelight, Jon Jones has made some mistakes in his career that have hurt his image. Sure, …
Jon Jones is a certified star. Nobody can dispute that, and I don’t think anybody will ever try and dispute that.
However, like most guys who have jumped into the limelight, Jon Jones has made some mistakes in his career that have hurt his image. Sure, he’s not a bad guy, but the negatives seem to outweigh the positives in most cases.
Here are the biggest career miscues of Jon Jones’ young career.
In the past couple months, Strikeforce has been forced to cancel two different cards.The first was a result of Gilbert Melendez, who was in the main event, getting injured.The second cancellation came as a result of Frank Mir getting injured, which lef…
In the past couple months, Strikeforce has been forced to cancel two different cards.The first was a result of Gilbert Melendez, who was in the main event, getting injured.
The second cancellation came as a result of Frank Mir getting injured, which left Daniel Cormier without an opponent. Further than that, Luke Rockhold and Sara McMann also got injured, killing the depth the card already didn’t have.
Strikeforce’s next event is in January, and all of their remaining stars must come out for the event. For the company to be saved (for the time being), a deep card must be put on.
Here is a hypothetical card that should be made in efforts of drawing attention and viewers.
Exciting news coming out of the UFC on Tuesday, as the next coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil were announced. The two men are legendary heavyweights and toward the top of the division currently: Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.