Bleacher Report’s Mike Hodges:According to MMAConvert.com, UFC welterweight Jon Fitch had successful surgery after he suffered a shoulder injury during his bout against BJ Penn, at UFC 127. Fitch posted via Twitter earlier today following his surg…
Bleacher Report’s Mike Hodges:
According to MMAConvert.com, UFC welterweight Jon Fitch had successful surgery after he suffered a shoulder injury during his bout against BJ Penn, at UFC 127.
Fitch posted via Twitter earlier today following his surgery and he seems to be in great spirits.
“Awake and feeling like a million bucks,” Fitch said.
While the American Kickboxing Academy fighter has not confirmed a return to the Octagon, he is expected to be out of action for six months.
However the injury has not affected Fitch completely. MMAConvert.com also reports he attended a UFC 129 after party last weekend in Toronto, where he and AKA teammate Cain Velasquez ran into BJ Penn.
Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Thursday, May 5:UFC 129: Cesar Gracie surprised by Jake Shields’ boxing skills.UFC 131: Rani Yahya out, Jason Young to fight Dustin Poirier.UFC 130: Gray Maynard talks Frankie Edgar, Anthony Pettis and Rashad Evans….
Bleacher Report’s MMA news recap for Thursday, May 5:
UFC 129: Cesar Gracie surprised by Jake Shields’ boxing skills.
UFC 131: Rani Yahya out, Jason Young to fight Dustin Poirier.
UFC 130: Gray Maynard talks Frankie Edgar, Anthony Pettis and Rashad Evans.
UFC 129 Results: Could Mark Hominick get another title shot with a couple of wins?
UFC 130: Roy Nelson talks UFC Fan Expo, mullets and Frank Mir.
UFC Rio: Ben Rothwell’s return and rumored opponent.
Bleacher Report’s Sal DeRose:At UFC 129, Mark Hominick gave Jose Aldo a run for his money even with a hematoma on his head. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to grasp the UFC featherweight title from Aldo.Hominick though, may get another crack at t…
Bleacher Report’s Sal DeRose:
At UFC 129, Mark Hominick gave Jose Aldo a run for his money even with a hematoma on his head. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to grasp the UFC featherweight title from Aldo.
Hominick though, may get another crack at the featherweight title with a couple more wins under his belt after he impressed the UFC with his UFC 129 performance.
“Oh, they were thrilled. They were like, ‘Heal up and we want you back as soon as you can. In another two fights you will get another crack at the title,’” Hominick told The Fan 590 Radio on Monday. “I know some of the things I have to work on to take him out. I don’t think he would be lining up to fight me to tell you the honest truth.”
Hominick took the fight to Aldo and in the fifth round made an impressive comeback to try and sway the judges in his favor. Hominick though lost to Aldo by unanimous decision and is now out for a little bit while he heals.
Hominick’s performance took place at home in Canada in front of 50,000 at Roger Centre in Toronto.
BloodyElbow.com was kind enough to report on an interview Fighters Only did with UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans. The main topic of discussion was one of Evans former opponents, “The Count” Michael Bisping. Evans said that Bisping is not…
BloodyElbow.com was kind enough to report on an interview Fighters Only did with UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans.
The main topic of discussion was one of Evans former opponents, “The Count” Michael Bisping.
Evans said that Bisping is not a guy who seems that skilled, until you enter the cage against him.
“That’s one thing I learned by fighting him. And his takedowns have gotten a lot better, I have been impressed by that—and by his transitions to those takedowns,” Evans complimented.
The former light heavyweight champion then had no problem elaborating on these comments.
“See its one thing to be able to hit a takedown—anybody at this level in MMA, we all know how to take someone down. But its the little things that make your takedown effective and one of the things is your transition from your punches to your takedown.”
For those unfamiliar, Evans won a split decision over Bisping at UFC 78 in what was widely considered a boring fight.
The most noteworthy event here is that the fight took place at light heavyweight, and after the loss, Bisping decided to drop down to middleweight.
Regardless of how entertaining the fight was, Evans maintains his stance that Bisping could give middleweight champion Anderson Silva a run for his money.
Evans defended the notorious British trash talker by saying that: “Bisping has gotten really effective at that transition and that happens to be Anderson Silva’s Achilles Heel, the takedown, so it could be a competitive fight.”
The former Michigan State Spartan also talked about how he liked how Bisping isn’t afraid to throw caution to the wind in his fights.
“And another thing that Bisping does is, sometimes he just doesn’t care, you know? He just doesn’t care, he just goes for it. So for people to say it wouldn’t be a fight or it wouldn’t be close? I wouldn’t say that about someone like Michael Bisping.”
Rashad also wanted to clarify that it’s not like he has a Union Jack and a life size poster of Bisping in his bedroom.
“And I am not like some huge Bisping fan, I just think he can scrap and he is very competitive. Put him in with anyone and he will give it a competitive fight. But then Anderson is something else… put it this way, put Bisping in with Anderson and it would be interesting.”
Bisping does not have a fight on the horizon after his controversial defeat of Jorge Rivera at UFC 127.
He has been called out by fellow middleweight contenders Alan Belcher, Nate Marquardt, and Chael Sonnen, but no official fight has been booked yet for The Count.
With Marquardt making the drop to welterweight rather suddenly, talk has intensified that Bisping will be Sonnen’s first opponent after coming back from suspension and regaining a fighter’s license in the state of Nevada.
Meanwhile, Rashad Evans was slated to face former Jackson Submission Fighting teammate, and current light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, at UFC 133.
However, Jones was forced to withdraw due to a hand injury. Evans is now slated to face fellow light heavyweight contender Phil Davis at UFC 133 instead.
According to MMAConvert.com, UFC welterweight Jon Fitch had successful surgery after he suffered a shoulder injury during his bout against BJ Penn, at UFC 127. Fitch posted via Twitter earlier today following his surgery and he seems to be in grea…
According to MMAConvert.com, UFC welterweight Jon Fitch had successful surgery after he suffered a shoulder injury during his bout against BJ Penn, at UFC 127.
Fitch posted via Twitter earlier today following his surgery and he seems to be in great spirits.
“Awake and feeling like a million bucks,” Fitch said.
While the American Kickboxing Academy fighter has not confirmed a return to the Octagon, he is expected to be out of action for six months.
However the injury has not affected Fitch completely. MMAConvert.com also reports he attended a UFC 129 after party last weekend in Toronto, where he and AKA teammate Cain Velasquez ran into BJ Penn.
“I saw him in Toronto and we were at the bar. I walked over to say hello…and the next thing I know somebody was shooting a single-leg [takedown] on me. I look down and it’s B.J., laughing his a– off,” Fitch said. “We’re on good terms, but I still want to kick the crap out of him.”
One can only assume what Fitch’s intentions are once he is medically cleared to return to the Octagon.
For those who are unfamiliar with the sport of mixed martial arts or the UFC, fans will no longer feel left out, as UFC.com has recently launched an in-depth, interactive page where anyone can browse and become educated in MMA. It is called “UFC D…
For those who are unfamiliar with the sport of mixed martial arts or the UFC, fans will no longer feel left out, as UFC.com has recently launched an in-depth, interactive page where anyone can browse and become educated in MMA. It is called “UFC Discover.”
The page is categorized into four sections: Discover the Fighter, Discover the Sport, Discover The UFC and Discover the Fan. Each section features artifacts, information and content all in detail regarding your favourite events, fighters and signature moves.
Obviously, this a great opportunity for fans to learn more about the sport and participate in such an interactive way. More so, it is an even greater opportunity for the UFC to allow itself to become more involved and open to the mainstream media.
While browsing through countless pages and sections, the interactive page allows fans to become more aware and knowledgeable about the UFC and it’s regulations, thus creating a more healthier perspective on the sport entirely.
Now fans will have the chance to browse onto UFC.com in a new, interactive way and allow them to truly discover the UFC as a sport, a brand and a culture.
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