As Dana White announced a while back, the UFC will be making its return to Brazil this year. The UFC currently has 34 Brazillians under contract, and you can assume that they will want to put as many of them as possible, plus some extras, on the card. …
As Dana White announced a while back, the UFC will be making its return to Brazil this year. The UFC currently has 34 Brazillians under contract, and you can assume that they will want to put as many of them as possible, plus some extras, on the card. Everyone has their favorite fighters, so everyone […]
If MMA can be said to have a birthplace, a singular point of origin on a map of the world, that place must undoubtedly be Brazil. Long before the bright lights and big stars of the modern era, brutal, unregulated Vale Tudo fights—contested bare-k…
If MMA can be said to have a birthplace, a singular point of origin on a map of the world, that place must undoubtedly be Brazil. Long before the bright lights and big stars of the modern era, brutal, unregulated Vale Tudo fights—contested bare-knuckle in carnival tents throughout the Brazillian countryside—were the breeding ground of […]
Ever sine the UFC has announced its 2011 event in Brazil, the internet has been buzzing with rumors that Royce Gracie will be included in the card. The MMA media has struggled to find a realistic match-up for Royce that would be worth the company’…
Ever sine the UFC has announced its 2011 event in Brazil, the internet has been buzzing with rumors that Royce Gracie will be included in the card. The MMA media has struggled to find a realistic match-up for Royce that would be worth the company’s time. Many have pointed out what a terrible idea having […]
On Wednesday December 15, the Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced that the organization would be returning to Brazil for the first time since October of 1988. The event will take place on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Jane…
On Wednesday December 15, the Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced that the organization would be returning to Brazil for the first time since October of 1988. The event will take place on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. In making the announcement UFC president Dana White told Gracie Mag, “Today […]
On Wednesday December 15, the Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced that the organization would be returning to Brazil for the first time since October of 1988. The event will take place on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Jane…
On Wednesday December 15, the Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced that the organization would be returning to Brazil for the first time since October of 1988. The event will take place on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. In making the announcement UFC president Dana White told Gracie Mag, “Today […]
(Nipmoua’s old poster design has become eerily prescient. Except for the ‘200’ thing, obviously. I mean, do the math bro.)
In what’s expected to be an official announcement of the UFC’s return to Brazil in 2011, UFC president Dana White and Chairman/…
(Nipmoua’s old poster design has become eerily prescient. Except for the ‘200’ thing, obviously. I mean, do the math bro.)
In what’s expected to be an official announcement of the UFC’s return to Brazil in 2011, UFC president Dana White and Chairman/CEO Lorenzo Fertitta will be making a special announcement at Rio De Janeiro’s City Hall today at 11 a.m. ET, 2 p.m. local time. White and Fertitta will be joined by UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, middleweight champion Anderson Silva, light-heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, featherweight champion Jose Aldo, #1 middleweight contender Vitor Belfort, and Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Rio. You can watch the announcement live in the video player after the jump.