Tag: Bout

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson out of UFC 154 Bout with Besam Yousef

The injury bug strikes again! Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was set to make his return to the cage at UFC 154 against Besam Yousef on November 17th. Unfortunately, Thompson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury.  The…

The injury bug strikes again! Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was set to make his return to the cage at UFC 154 against Besam Yousef on November 17th. Unfortunately, Thompson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury.  The news was broken by Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com early Friday morning. According to Helwani‘s report, […]

Strikeforce: Luke Rockhold Forced from November 3 Bout Against Lorenz Larkin

Strikeforce, already in the market for a heavyweight fighter to face Daniel Cormier in the main event of the promotion’s November 3 fight card, can now add a middleweight to their search. The organization’s middleweight champion, Luke Rockh…

Strikeforce, already in the market for a heavyweight fighter to face Daniel Cormier in the main event of the promotion’s November 3 fight card, can now add a middleweight to their search. The organization’s middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, has been forced from the co-main event of that same card due to injury. According to TheMMACorner.com […]

UFC News: Rory MacDonald Wants Penn at UFC 154, BJ Prefers Bout at UFC 153

To the chagrin of MMA fans worldwide, UFC president Dana White announced at the UFC on FOX 4 post-fight conference that Rory MacDonald would be forced to withdraw from his UFC 152 bout with BJ Penn due to a deep cut he sustained during training.&#…

To the chagrin of MMA fans worldwide, UFC president Dana White announced at the UFC on FOX 4 post-fight conference that Rory MacDonald would be forced to withdraw from his UFC 152 bout with BJ Penn due to a deep cut he sustained during training.  Shortly afterwards, “Ares” tweeted a long message to his fans: “2day […]

UFC News: Vitor Belfort Accepts Alan Belcher’s Challenge, UFC 153 Bout Likely

Alan “The Talent” Belcher asked fellow middleweight contender Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort for “the biggest fight of his career” and the Brazilian has accepted.  Both fighters have also agreed to fight at UFC 153 …

Alan “The Talent” Belcher asked fellow middleweight contender Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort for “the biggest fight of his career” and the Brazilian has accepted.  Both fighters have also agreed to fight at UFC 153 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, so the fight simply awaits confirmation from the world’s premiere fight organization.  “He is the best […]

Jose Aldo: Why His Return Bout Should Not Be Against Erik Koch

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—we…

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—were booked to fight each other. That meant the only top featherweight left with even […]

Jose Aldo: Why His Return Bout Should Not Be Against Erick Koch

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—we…

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—were booked to fight each other. That meant the only top featherweight left with even […]