Tag: 2014

Cain Velasquez Has Shoulder Surgery, Will Be out Until Late 2014

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez could be out of action until late 2014 following surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. MMA reporter Ariel Helwani reported the news Wednesday on UFC Tonight; the UFC Tonight Twitter account sent a confirmation soon after. Ariel is reporting that @cainmma had surgery this week on his torn labrum. […]

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez could be out of action until late 2014 following surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. MMA reporter Ariel Helwani reported the news Wednesday on UFC Tonight; the UFC Tonight Twitter account sent a confirmation soon after. Ariel is reporting that @cainmma had surgery this week on his torn labrum. […]

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Jon Jones: What 2014 Could Have in Store for the Light Heavyweight Champion

Jon Jones is not only the UFC’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, he is also the organization’s long-reigning light heavyweight champion. Leading up to UFC 165, Jones had destroyed every foe in his path. He consistently made many seasoned fighters appear unworthy in their attempts to defeat the current champion. Some of Jones’ victims included former world […]

Jon Jones is not only the UFC’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, he is also the organization’s long-reigning light heavyweight champion. Leading up to UFC 165, Jones had destroyed every foe in his path. He consistently made many seasoned fighters appear unworthy in their attempts to defeat the current champion. Some of Jones’ victims included former world […]

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6 UFC Fighters Who Should Follow Rich Franklin into Retirement in 2014

Legendary UFC multiweight Rich Franklin made news last week, announcing that his next showing in the Octagon would be his last. He’s been a middleweight champion, a solid contender at 205 and has always been willing to fight anyone at any weight between the two. And now he knows it’s time to hang ‘em up. […]

Legendary UFC multiweight Rich Franklin made news last week, announcing that his next showing in the Octagon would be his last. He’s been a middleweight champion, a solid contender at 205 and has always been willing to fight anyone at any weight between the two. And now he knows it’s time to hang ‘em up. […]

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As UFC Adds More Events for 2014, How Much Is Too Much?

Depending on your point of view, your heart either leapt or stopped cold last week, as Lorenzo Fertitta stood at a podium in New York and announced that the UFC planned to do 54 events during 2014. Fifty-four. It was a breathtaking number. A staggering increase from the 33 the UFC will have done by […]

Depending on your point of view, your heart either leapt or stopped cold last week, as Lorenzo Fertitta stood at a podium in New York and announced that the UFC planned to do 54 events during 2014. Fifty-four. It was a breathtaking number. A staggering increase from the 33 the UFC will have done by […]

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Cub Swanson Excited About the Road Ahead, Looking to Return in Early 2014

The past two years have been crazy for Cub Swanson. Where the 30-year-old was once seemingly fixed on the roller-coaster ride of unfulfilled potential, those days have long since been in the rearview mirror. Once the Palm Springs, Calif., native found the confidence to go with his diverse, explosive skill set, the results came quickly—and […]

The past two years have been crazy for Cub Swanson. Where the 30-year-old was once seemingly fixed on the roller-coaster ride of unfulfilled potential, those days have long since been in the rearview mirror. Once the Palm Springs, Calif., native found the confidence to go with his diverse, explosive skill set, the results came quickly—and […]

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Lorenzo Fertitta: UFC Events Will Number “In the 40s” in 2014

The UFC plans to hold more than 40 MMA events in 2014, fewer than the staggering 54 originally identified by UFC leaders but still enough to comfortably set a new UFC record for events held in a single year. UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta made t…

The UFC plans to hold more than 40 MMA events in 2014, fewer than the staggering 54 originally identified by UFC leaders but still enough to comfortably set a new UFC record for events held in a single year. UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta made the announcement Thursday. The 54 events number was originally […]

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