Author: UFC Press Releases

Michael DiSanto, UFC – Young lions who appear to be a division’s heir apparent, or even its present tense, attempt to overthrow an established incumbent who many think might be growing a bit long in the tooth. It is a scenario that has played itself out in combat sports time and time again, with widely divergent results.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Who are you?
“I’m Brian Foster from Oklahoma.”
With those five words, Brian Foster from Oklahoma turned his life around and began on a road that would not only put him in the UFC Octagon, but in Sydney, Australia for his third straight bout in mixed martial arts’ premier organization this weekend against Chris Lytle.

Martins Denis, UFC – Prior to his MMA (then called NHB) debut in his homeland of Australia in 1997, Elvis Sinosic was simply known as ‘The King’. Seven right hands later – enough to force his opponent Matt Rocca to quit, the commentator of the 8-man ‘Caged Combat 1’ tournament started saying that Elvis wasn’t not only the King, but that our majesty had more, as he was now ‘The King Of Rock and Rumble’.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Keith Jardine doesn’t have much to say about Ryan Bader. It’s not that he dislikes the former Arizona State wrestling standout or hasn’t seen how he’s progressed in a mixed martial arts career that has seen him put together a stellar 11-0 pro record. It’s just that as his UFC 110 bout against Bader approaches this weekend, ‘The Dean of Mean’ has other things on his mind.
Like himself.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Sacrifice. If you’re not willing to do it, you won’t make it too long in the sport of mixed martial arts. Lightweight contender Joe Stevenson knows all about the idea and practice of sacrifice.

Martins Denis, UFC – If you have a good memory, you will recall the statement Zadar, Croatia’s Goran Reljic made in his only fight inside the Octagon as he impressively stopped Wilson Gouveia at 3:15 of the second round at UFC 84.

But do you remember when it happened?