The UFC announced today that a light heavyweight bout between former PRIDE standout Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and fast-rising Swedish star Alexander Gustafsson has been inked for the main event of UFC Sweden on April 14. The event, also dubbed “UFC on FUEL 2,” will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm and will be broadcast live on FUEL TV.
“Sweden has been on our radar for a long time and on April 14, we’re excited to finally bring the UFC to Stockholm,” UFC President Dana White said today. “We’re putting together a great card for the Swedish fans. I can’t wait to get there in April!”
(“Does my breath smell like surströmming?”)
The UFC announced today that a light heavyweight bout between former PRIDE standout Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and fast-rising Swedish star Alexander Gustafsson has been inked for the main event of UFC Sweden on April 14. The event, also dubbed “UFC on FUEL 2,” will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm and will be broadcast live on FUEL TV.
“Sweden has been on our radar for a long time and on April 14, we’re excited to finally bring the UFC to Stockholm,” UFC President Dana White said today. “We’re putting together a great card for the Swedish fans. I can’t wait to get there in April!”
The card also features bouts between Siyar Bahadurzada and Paulo Thiago, DaMarques Johnson and John Maguire, Jörgen Kruth and Cyrille Diabate, Magnus Cedenblad and Francis Carmont, Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara, Brad Pickett and Damacio Page and James Head and Papy Abedi.
Tickets go on sale for the event to UFC Fight Club members on Wednesday and to the general public on Friday.
*Props to Around the Octagon. Chael Sonnen‘s fight career is on hold indefinitely in the states of California and Nevada due to his felony conviction from that infamous money laundering scheme but of course, that.
Chael Sonnen‘s fight career is on hold indefinitely in the states of California and Nevada due to his felony conviction from that infamous money laundering scheme but of course, that hasn’t stopped him from being a douchebag dedicated instigator who probably realizes at this point, his best bet to make any money off Zuffa is to make a go for those Twitter incentives.
Usually, fighters wait until after their next fight to call out an opponent. But since, his next opponent who was supposed to be Yoshihiro Akiyama was given to Vitor Belfort at UFC 133 and Sonnen has no Octagon or UFC Press Conference to use as his platform, he decided to tweet out a few days ago, his desires to fight Lyoto Machida, Anderson Silva and even Lil’ Nog, all in one epic night:
“Machida is a gentleman. MMA is very cutthroat, and it’s sweet that Lyoto promised to never fight his girlfriend Anderson. That’s devotion…
I’d beat up Machida on the way to the ring to beat up Anderson, and I’ll kick Nogeria’s ass in the parking lot on the way to my after party…”
Sonnen, who is in Brazil according to his Twitter updates, continues to bash the Black House team:
“I would never bash karate.Karate produced many MMA champions, most notably..um..Then of course, there’s..Wow, I thought this would be easier”
“Machida is not a bad guy; he’s a victim of the Brazilian education system. There are better ways to get electrolytes than drinking piss.”
“Brazil likes to boast that it’s the power seat of MMA, yet it’s so-called champions bow to the man behind “Under Siege 2.”…….. Classy.”
“I still admire Steven Seagal. Anyone that can be that self-possessed without doing a damn thing to earn it, knows something that I don’t.”
“Yushin and I are in Brazil to follow in Andy’s ways. Got ballet shoes, a team of has-beens, even brought a fat talentless celeb for trainer.”
“I could write a dissertation on this experience:”The Tragic Interplay of Delusion, Insecurity, and Incompetence: the Nog Brothers’ Story”.”
Stay tuned for the sequel, “Help, an Asian Judako is Beating My Ass: The Anderson Silva Story”.
Sounds great to call everyone out, buddy but it’s really sad when it’s from the sidelines and you have no forseeable chance of fighting any of these guys anytime soon. Guess that’s why now he’s taken to calling out his haters in Sao Paulo to come meet him.
Sonnen is expected to reapply for a fight license before CSAC after his current license expires this June 29th, 2011.
Urijah Faber made an impressive move back to Bantamweight last night at WEC 52 by choking out Takeya Mizugaki with 10 seconds to spare in the first round. You can get the main card recap: here.
Tito Ortiz is given a third chance (since he signed back with the UFC) to prove he’s a viable […]
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Urijah Faber made an impressive move back to Bantamweight last night at WEC 52 by choking out Takeya Mizugaki with 10 seconds to spare in the first round. You can get the main card recap: here.
Tito Ortiz is given a third chance (since he signed back with the UFC) to prove he’s a viable fighter with a scheduled March UFC 128 bout against Lil’ Nog. You can get the full story: here.
UFC 122: Marquardt Vs. Okami weigh-ins took place earlier today in Oberhausen, Germany. You can find the results: here.
(Because “Dana is the Architect of my Untimely Demise” wouldn’t really fit on the shirt. PicProps: Combat Lifestyle)
Maybe the UFC thought firing Tito Ortiz would have just been too easy. Or maybe it wants to be extra, extra sure that…
(Because “Dana is the Architect of my Untimely Demise” wouldn’t really fit on the shirt. PicProps: Combat Lifestyle)
Maybe the UFC thought firing Tito Ortiz would have just been too easy. Or maybe it wants to be extra, extra sure that when THBBB finally does leave the organization, he’ll do so without a scrap of personal dignity or promotional capital left. Whatever the reason – and really, who knows what’s going on in Dana White’s head from moment to moment – the loveable/erratic UFC president confirmed on Friday that the recent rumors of Ortiz’s dismissal were greatly exaggerated. Instead, he’ll fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira next March, possibly at UFC 128 in the Middle East where my reactionary conservative friends assure me they love a good public execution.
(Go ahead, write untruths about this man. See what happens …)
Almost by definition, the media conference calls that fight companies stage before major events are pretty tedious affairs. On rare occasions, the stars align and they can turn into total …
(Go ahead, write untruths about this man. See what happens …)
Almost by definition, the media conference calls that fight companies stage before major events are pretty tedious affairs. On rare occasions, the stars align and they can turn into total shitshows where something interesting actually happens, but usually you just end up sitting on the phone for 45 minutes while different writers ask the same questions over and over and the athletes repeatedly mumble the same prepared responses.
Unfortunately, last week’s reporter cattle call for Sunday’s UFC Live on Versus event was no different. In fact, it was perhaps even more monotonous after first being interrupted by a fire alarm at the conference center (seriously) and then when Jon Jones and Vladimir Matyushenko spent the whole time trying to out nice-guy each other. The only halfway illuminating or unexpected exchange occurred nearly 35 minutes in, when a reporter from Fox Twin Cities-Minneapolis asked Jones about reports a couple months back that he had balked at the chance to fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 114.
(Where’s your stand-up now, playboy?)
According to Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira’s boxing coach, Luis Carlos Dórea in an interview with TATAME today, his charge will likely be back in action in September against Quinton…
“It’s set that he’ll be back in September, and rumors point that his opponent might be Quinton Jackson. It’d be a great fight for Rogério, he’s a former UFC champion and a victory over him will move us pretty close to the title. The UFC only has top athletes and Quinton Jackson is really dangerous. It’d be a great fight, but the UFC didn’t confirmed anything yet”, Dórea said.
