UFC on Versus 4 Fight Card: Marquardt vs. Johnson

Filed under: UFCThe UFC on Versus 4 fight card will be headlined by Nate Marquardt making his welterweight debut against Anthony Johnson on Sunday, June 26 at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

In the co-main event, heavyweight kickboxer Pat Barr…

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Nate Marquardt.The UFC on Versus 4 fight card will be headlined by Nate Marquardt making his welterweight debut against Anthony Johnson on Sunday, June 26 at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

In the co-main event, heavyweight kickboxer Pat Barry takes on another heavy hitter in Cheick Kongo.

The UFC announced the event Tuesday and that tickets will go on sale Saturday, April 23 at 10 a.m. ET. UFC on Versus 4 airs live on Versus at 9 p.m. ET.

Check out the current lineup below.

UFC Fight Night 24 Undercard Live Blog: Hathaway vs. McCray, More

Filed under: UFCSEATTLE, Wash. — This is the UFC Fight Night 24 live blog for all the preliminary bouts in support of tonight’s UFC on Spike TV event at the Key Arena.

The five bouts to be streamed on Facebook are Alex Caceres vs. Mackens Semerzier, …

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SEATTLE, Wash. — This is the UFC Fight Night 24 live blog for all the preliminary bouts in support of tonight’s UFC on Spike TV event at the Key Arena.

The five bouts to be streamed on Facebook are Alex Caceres vs. Mackens Semerzier, Jon Madsen vs. Mike Russow, John Hathaway vs. Kris McCray, Michael McDonald vs. Edwin Figueroa and Sean McCorkle vs. Christian Morecraft. The three unaired bouts are Aaron Simpson vs. Mario Miranda, TJ Waldburger vs. Johny Hendricks and Waylon Lowe vs. Nik Lentz.

The live blog is below.

Sean McCorkle: UFC Pays Me More Than They Have To

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsConsidering how much Sean McCorkle talked prior to his UFC 124 fight against Stefan Struve last year, it was a little surprising to see “Big Sexy” remain relatively quiet in the weeks leading up to his UFC Figh…

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Considering how much Sean McCorkle talked prior to his UFC 124 fight against Stefan Struve last year, it was a little surprising to see “Big Sexy” remain relatively quiet in the weeks leading up to his UFC Fight Night 24 fight against Christian Morecraft.

Sure, there were a few tweets and videos posted, but nothing close to the verbal assault he unleashed on Struve.

“I really just didn’t want to go into reruns,” McCorkle (10-1) said on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “I didn’t want to do the same thing I did last time. I think you and I talked about that, how it might wear thin.”

2011: Year of the Heavyweight

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceIf 2011 goes as planned, we’ll see more good, competitive, high-level mixed martial arts fights than we’ve ever seen in any year of the sport’s existence.

Strikeforce’s eight-man heavyweight tournament was getting all the …

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If 2011 goes as planned, we’ll see more good, competitive, high-level mixed martial arts fights than we’ve ever seen in any year of the sport’s existence.

Strikeforce’s eight-man heavyweight tournament was getting all the headlines last week, but the UFC did a nice job of bouncing back with the news that Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos will coach the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, that Shane Carwin expects to return in June, and that Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson and Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne are slated for May.

Assuming a best-case scenario for both promotions, we’ll have good heavyweight fights from Strikeforce, the UFC or both every month for the next 10 months or so, culminating with the return of Cain Velasquez and the Strikeforce tournament final toward the end of the year. Remember, I started this with an “If”: Looking ahead to fights that we hope to see in the future is always risky business. But below we’ll look at the fights that will make this the year of the heavyweight.

News and Notes From UFC 117 Post-Fight Press Conference

Filed under: UFCAs expected, Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva got the nod from the UFC for the Fight of the Night at UFC 117, netting them both an extra $60,000 for their trouble. Silva also pocketed another sixty grand for his triangle choke finish, wh…

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As expected, Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva got the nod from the UFC for the Fight of the Night at UFC 117, netting them both an extra $60,000 for their trouble. Silva also pocketed another sixty grand for his triangle choke finish, which was awarded dual Submission of the Night honors along with Matt Hughes, who took home the prize because, as Dana White put it, “I’ve never seen it before.”

Knockout of the Night went to Stefan Struve, who survived a disastrous first round against Christian Morecraft to score a come-from-behind TKO victory early in the second frame of his preliminary bout.

Below, check out more news and notes to come out of Saturday night’s post-fight UFC 117 press conference:

UFC 117 Undercard Blog: Hazelett vs. Story, Davis vs. Wallace, More

Filed under: UFCThis is the UFC 117 live blog for all five of the undercard bouts of UFC 117 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

A noteworthy bout on the undercard is submission wizard Dustin Hazelett facing prospect Rick Story at 170 pounds. Sin…

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Hazelett vs. Story is one of the undercard fights at UFC 117.This is the UFC 117 live blog for all five of the undercard bouts of UFC 117 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

A noteworthy bout on the undercard is submission wizard Dustin Hazelett facing prospect Rick Story at 170 pounds. Since losing to John Hathaway in his UFC debut, Story has reeled off three consecutive wins. Hazelett is coming off a loss to Paul Daley in January.

The live blog is below.