Tag: Believes

Tim Sylvia Believes He Can Compete Against the Top Heavyweights in the UFC

Not too long ago, Tim Sylvia was focused on one thing: getting back into the UFC, the promotion where he once reigned as heavyweight champion. Sylvia’s pleas fell on deaf ears.  For his next fight, he is set to face Randy Smith on the June 1…

Not too long ago, Tim Sylvia was focused on one thing: getting back into the UFC, the promotion where he once reigned as heavyweight champion. Sylvia’s pleas fell on deaf ears.  For his next fight, he is set to face Randy Smith on the June 16 NEF Fight Night 3 card, a fight card which […]

Frank Mir Believes He Poses a Big Threat to Junior Dos Santos

Frank Mir has been with the UFC for over 10 years. That’s an amazing statistic, especially when you consider that Mir is a heavyweight. As a general rule, heavyweights don’t really have that kind of staying power. Very few heavyweights have…

Frank Mir has been with the UFC for over 10 years. That’s an amazing statistic, especially when you consider that Mir is a heavyweight. As a general rule, heavyweights don’t really have that kind of staying power. Very few heavyweights have put together the kind of career Mir has over the past decade. He’s a […]

UFC News: Rich Franklin Believes He Could Beat Anderson Silva in a Third Fight

Rich Franklin was the UFC middleweight champion, boasting an incredible record of 22-1-1 after a March 2006 win over David Loiseau. “Ace” seemed like he would dominate the UFC’s 185-pound division for many years to come—that is,…

Rich Franklin was the UFC middleweight champion, boasting an incredible record of 22-1-1 after a March 2006 win over David Loiseau. “Ace” seemed like he would dominate the UFC’s 185-pound division for many years to come—that is, until Anderson Silva came to town.  Silva defeated Franklin in devastating fashion at UFC 64, and again had his hand […]

Rich Franklin Believes He Could Beat Anderson Silva in a Third Fight

Rich Franklin believes a third time could be the charm if given another crack at UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. Donovan Fernandes of MMACanda.net attended the grand opening of MMA World Academy in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, where Franklin wa…

Rich Franklin believes a third time could be the charm if given another crack at UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. Donovan Fernandes of MMACanda.net attended the grand opening of MMA World Academy in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, where Franklin was hosting a seminar. After being out of action for over a year with a shoulder injury, […]

UFC News: Hendo Believes He Should Have Fought Jon Jones before Rashad Evans

UFC light heavyweight contender and former champion Rashad Evans has missed a second opportunity at wearing 12 pounds of gold for over a year due to circumstances out of his control.  However, don’t expect fellow 205-pound contender Dan Hend…

UFC light heavyweight contender and former champion Rashad Evans has missed a second opportunity at wearing 12 pounds of gold for over a year due to circumstances out of his control.  However, don’t expect fellow 205-pound contender Dan Henderson to have any sympathy for “Suga.” “I guess (UFC President) Dana (White) promised Rashad he was […]

Alan Belcher Somehow Believes He’s Going to Submit Rousimar Palhares

Your unintentional comedy of the day comes from UFC middleweight Alan Belcher, who told CouchFighter that he may have a unique game plan heading into his UFC on FOX 3 fight with Rousimar Palhares: I feel honored the UFC family wanted me to be on [the F…

Your unintentional comedy of the day comes from UFC middleweight Alan Belcher, who told CouchFighter that he may have a unique game plan heading into his UFC on FOX 3 fight with Rousimar Palhares: I feel honored the UFC family wanted me to be on [the FOX] card and believed in my abilities and show […]