Author: UFC News

Edmonton, Canada – UFC® announced today that it will stage its first-ever event in Edmonton at Rogers Place on Saturday, September 9. Edmonton now becomes the 10th Canadian city to host a UFC card. UFC® 216 marks the UFC’s second Canadian event this year, following a successful return to Halifax in February. A special UFC® 216 microsite – UFC.com/edmonton – launches today, providing registering fans with pre-sale access to tickets and event related information. “We are thrilled to hold our first pay-per-view event in Edmonton,” Joe Ca … Read the Full Article Here

TAIPEI, TAIWAN
On April 10 UFC GYM® announced an exclusive partnership with Life Wellness International Development to open 10 locations throughout Taiwan. The countries first signature UFC GYM will be in Taipei and is scheduled for its grand opening in June. Located at B1, No. 27, An-Ho Road, Section 1, this 35,000-square foot signature gym will mark the commencement of a partnership that joins recent of UFC GYM expansion announcements pan-regionally across Asia. “We’re thrilled to launch this landmark partnership with Life Wellness to expand UFC GYM’s global footprint … Read the Full Article Here

The second episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption ended with yet another massive upset, as Team Dillashaw’s Tom Gallicchio pulled off a first-round rear naked choke to finish Team Garbrandt’s Eddie Gordon in the latest matchup of the welterweight tournament. It was a huge blow to bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, who has now seen two of his top selections get eliminated in the first two weeks, following another upset when his No. 1 overall pick Seth Baczynski fell in the opening bout of the season. Now with Gordon eliminated, Garbrandt is down 0-2, with TJ Dillashaw having all the bra … Read the Full Article Here

Stipe Miocic wasn’t a mixed martial artist when he first walked into the Strong Style Gym in Independence, Ohio. But as soon as he got on the mat to wrestle with UFC and PRIDE veteran Dan Bobish, coach Marcus Marinelli saw something in him.“A mutual friend of ours brought Stipe in,” Marinelli recalls. “Bobish was a D-3 national champion and was big and strong, and it was a very good and competitive wrestling session. I was like, ‘Hey, why don’t you throw a couple punches here and try it out.’ I saw something there immediately.” Twelve years after … Read the Full Article Here

Number two ranked UFC Bantamweight and No. 13 UFC Pound-For-Pound contender TJ Dillashaw calls in to talk about coaching on TUF 25, the bad blood with Team Alpha Male, Cody Garbrandt’s KO video claims, the Cody vs. Cruz title fight, and more. Later, Eddie “Truck” Gordon joins the show to talk to Jim and Matt about being inside The Ultimate Fighter house for a second time, battling his weight earlier in his career, and getting into MMA after running into Chris Weidman. Plus, the guys talk about UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov, Edson Barboza wanting a rematch with Tony Ferguson, Frank Mir’s t … Read the Full Article Here

London, UK – UFC® today announced three exciting match ups set to take place when the organisation returns to Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday, July 16 at The SSE Hydro. Tickets set to go on general sale on Friday, June 2. Scotland’s own Paul Craig (9-1; fighting out of Coatbridge, Scotland) is the first name to be confirmed for the event. He will collide with finalist of UFC’s long-standing reality TV series, The Ultimate Fighter®, Khalil Rountree (6-2; fighting out Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) in a light heavyweight bout that is sure to excite fight fans all over Scotlan … Read the Full Article Here