Filed under: UFC, NewsThe UFC this weekend will make its live network television debut and it’s on a channel you wouldn’t have expected. The UFC announced Monday that the UFC 125 Prelims this Saturday will be televised on ION television at 8:55 p.m. ET…
The UFC this weekend will make its live network television debut and it’s on a channel you wouldn’t have expected. The UFC announced Monday that the UFC 125 Prelims this Saturday will be televised on ION television at 8:55 p.m. ET.
“I am excited for our fans because I’ve been looking for ways to broadcast UFC prelims free and to as many homes as possible,” UFC President Dana White stated. “ION is the largest broadcast television station group in the U.S. and this deal will put the UFC prelims in almost 100 million homes.”
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After getting put to sleep by Nate Diaz at UFC 118 — his third loss in four attempts — Marcus Davis announced his intention to drop to lightweight. According to MMA Junkie, the Irish Hand Gre…
Another likely matchup for UFC 125: Resolution will be former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown making his promotional return against Diego Nunes. Brown made a single UFC appearance as a lightweight back at UFC 47 in 2004, losing by first-round submission to Genki Sudo. He most recently scored a quick TKO over Cole Province at WEC 51 in September. Representing Nova Uniao, Nunes has put together a 4-1 record in the WEC, and is coming off of consecutive decision wins against Raphael Assuncao and Tyler Toner.
The tentative lineup for UFC 125 is after the jump…
Filed under: UFC, NewsMelvin Guillard beat Jeremy Stephens Saturday at UFC 119 in a split decision that didn’t have a whole lot of action, and that left the fans in Indianapolis booing.
UFC President Dana White, who had hyped the Guillard-Stephens bou…
Melvin Guillard beat Jeremy Stephens Saturday at UFC 119 in a split decision that didn’t have a whole lot of action, and that left the fans in Indianapolis booing.
Filed under: UFC, NewsINDIANAPOLIS – Frank Mir walked into the UFC 119 post-fight press conference and sat down, leaning back in his chair. His body language told the story of dejection, an emotion at odds with the truth of what had just happened.
INDIANAPOLIS – Frank Mir walked into the UFC 119 post-fight press conference and sat down, leaning back in his chair. His body language told the story of dejection, an emotion at odds with the truth of what had just happened.
Rebounding into the win column six months after his interim title fight loss to Shane Carwin, Mir knocked out PRIDE legend Mirko Cro Cop late in the third round of their main event fight before 15,811 fans at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Despite the win, Mir voiced disappointment at his performance.
“No disrespect, it was a pretty s—– performance as far as I wanted to push the pace more,” Mir said. “While he’s swinging punches at you, it’s not as easy. He caught my attention with his velocity. He did some different things. Exiting out to my left threw me. As far as striking, I could have gotten more busy. And pushing him against the cage, I drilled so much but I made mistakes that I wasn’t making like lifting my arm up and exposing my ribcage. I think I had too much time to think and I had to clear my mind. But then again, without a single takedown, I was able to stand up with Mirko for two and a half rounds and win by KO.”
Filed under: UFCINDIANAPOLIS — This is the UFC 119 live blog for Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens, a lightweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the Conseco Field House.
Stephens has won his last two UFC fights against Justin Buchholz and …
INDIANAPOLIS — This is the UFC 119 live blog for Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens, a lightweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the Conseco Field House.
Stephens has won his last two UFC fights against Justin Buchholz and Sam Stout. Guillard has also won his last two in the Octagon, holding wins over Ronnys Torres and Waylon Lowe.
Filed under: UFCOkay, so there’s no title on the line at UFC 119 in Indianapolis this weekend. There’s probably not even anyone who will emerge as a No. 1 contender in their division as a result of a win on Saturday night, at least not unless another m…
Okay, so there’s no title on the line at UFC 119 in Indianapolis this weekend. There’s probably not even anyone who will emerge as a No. 1 contender in their division as a result of a win on Saturday night, at least not unless another major injury bug clears the path.
So where does that leave us? As far as the main event, we’re in ‘just for fun’ territory. Two former heavyweight greats with uncertain futures square off in a fight that is not terribly meaningful for the state of the division, but is still pretty interesting.
Is that worth your pay-per-view dollar? Depends on your perspective and your amount of disposable income. But if you’re on the fence about it, let me just remind you that Matt Serra and Chris Lytle are also on the card, and Serra didn’t bring a pair of big sunglasses to Indy with him for nothing.
Now let’s take a look at the betting odds for Saturday’s fights and make some hasty, financially ruinous decisions, shall we?
The UFC this weekend will make its live network television debut and it’s on a channel you wouldn’t have expected. The UFC announced Monday that the UFC 125 Prelims this Saturday will be televised on ION television at 8:55 p.m. ET.
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