Tag: Interviews

Tito Ortiz Signing His Fight Contract For UFC 121 Bout Against Matt Hamill

UFC light heavyweight fighter Tito Ortiz may be the biggest master of hype in the UFC, but it seems that he’s going to tone things down, at least a little, for his upcoming bout against Matt Hamill. Here’s what Ortiz says in the video:
UFC made the decision, I was bummed, I love Matt, I […]

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UFC light heavyweight fighter Tito Ortiz may be the biggest master of hype in the UFC, but it seems that he’s going to tone things down, at least a little, for his upcoming bout against Matt Hamill. Here’s what Ortiz says in the video:

UFC made the decision, I was bummed, I love Matt, I think he’s an awesome athlete and he’s an awesome person. You won’t see any shit talking from me about Matt Hamill because I think he’s an awesome guy, but it’ll make it even a better fight when it comes October 23 when I cave his face in.

UFC 117 Pre-Fight Interview With Junior Dos Santos.

Junior dos Santos may be the best pure striker in the UFC heavyweight division and his six fight winning streak will be on the line when he takes on TUF winner Roy Nelson at UFC 117. Santos has won all five of his UFC bouts, four by KO or TKO in the first round, […]

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Junior dos Santos may be the best pure striker in the UFC heavyweight division and his six fight winning streak will be on the line when he takes on TUF winner Roy Nelson at UFC 117. Santos has won all five of his UFC bouts, four by KO or TKO in the first round, and is known for some unbelievable punching power. With a win over Nelson Santos would become the number one contender and face the winner of Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez. If Santos keeps on his feet, this could be a quick fight.

UFC 117 Pre-Fighter Interview With Roy Nelson.

Roy “Big Country” Nelson has shown that he can hang with the best MMA fighters in the world, and he’ll have to be on top of his game to derail the striking train that is Junior Dos Santos. The two heavyweight fighters are set to hook up on on August 7, 2010 at the […]

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Roy “Big Country” Nelson has shown that he can hang with the best MMA fighters in the world, and he’ll have to be on top of his game to derail the striking train that is Junior Dos Santos. The two heavyweight fighters are set to hook up on on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States as part of UFC 117: Silva Vs. Sonnen. The winner of this bout will be the next contender for the heavyweight belt currently held by Brock Lesnar, who will contest Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 for the championship.

Here’s the card, and it’s a good one:

Main card

Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael Dos Anjos
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior Dos Santos

Preliminary card

Light Heavyweight bout: Thiago Silva vs. Tim Boetsch
Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft
Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman

Chael Sonnen Says He Would Not Consider Anderson Silva A “Nice Guy.”

Number one contender Chael Sonnen continues to both hype his upcoming title bout, and insult current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. If Sonnen loses to Silva at UFC 117 it’ll be worse than when Penn lost to GSP after all the trash talk. If he wins, however, expect the talk to hit the […]

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Number one contender Chael Sonnen continues to both hype his upcoming title bout, and insult current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. If Sonnen loses to Silva at UFC 117 it’ll be worse than when Penn lost to GSP after all the trash talk. If he wins, however, expect the talk to hit the highest levels ever.