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Yves Jabouin Thinks He Would Be Higher Ranked Had He Dropped to 135 Sooner

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to Yves Jabouin after UFC 134 to discuss his split decision win over Ian Loveland, his improvements in the wrestling department, why he made the drop to bantamweight and more.

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to Yves Jabouin after UFC 134 to discuss his split decision win over Ian Loveland, his improvements in the wrestling department, why he made the drop to bantamweight and more.

 

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UFC 134 Preview Video

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RIO DE JANEIRO — There’s no shortage of storylines to discuss heading Saturday night’s UFC 134 event in Brazil, so we’ve summoned ol’ faithful, Ben Fowlkes, to break down the UFC’s return to the country for the first time since 1998, the middleweight title fight, Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio Rua II and what kind of shape Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will be come Saturday night.

Check out our UFC 134 Preview video below.

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO — There’s no shortage of storylines to discuss heading Saturday night’s UFC 134 event in Brazil, so we’ve summoned ol’ faithful, Ben Fowlkes, to break down the UFC’s return to the country for the first time since 1998, the middleweight title fight, Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio Rua II and what kind of shape Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will be come Saturday night.

Check out our UFC 134 Preview video below.

 

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UFC 134 Video: Royce Gracie, Junior dos Santos Visit Christ the Redeemer Statue

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA legend Royce Gracie and heavyweight contender Junior dos Santos visited the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio on Thursday, and MMA Fighting tagged along with the popular Brazilian fighters. Dos Santos, who was visiting the statue for the first time, and Gracie were mobbed by tourists and locals atop the mountain and talked about what it’s like to have the UFC in town for UFC 134.

A video of the journey is below.

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA legend Royce Gracie and heavyweight contender Junior dos Santos visited the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio on Thursday, and MMA Fighting tagged along with the popular Brazilian fighters. Dos Santos, who was visiting the statue for the first time, and Gracie were mobbed by tourists and locals atop the mountain and talked about what it’s like to have the UFC in town for UFC 134.

A video of the journey is below.

 

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Dana White Talks UFC 134 Storylines, First FOX Event

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to UFC president Dana White on Thursday about putting on his first event in Brazil, Anderson Silva‘s growing popularity in his home country, the main event for the UFC’s first FOX telecast, Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera’s health going into Saturday night and much more.

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to UFC president Dana White on Thursday about putting on his first event in Brazil, Anderson Silva‘s growing popularity in his home country, the main event for the UFC’s first FOX telecast, Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera’s health going into Saturday night and much more.

 

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Shogun Rua Says He Is 100 Percent This Time Around for Griffin

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on Thursday about his UFC 134, fighting in Brazil, his loss to Jon Jones, how long it took him to get over it and getting a second crack at Forrest Griffin.

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on Thursday about his UFC 134, fighting in Brazil, his loss to Jon Jones, how long it took him to get over it and getting a second crack at Forrest Griffin.

 

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Rodrigo Nogueira Admits He Rushed Rehab in Order to Fight at UFC 134

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on Thursday about his UFC 134 fight against Brendan Schaub, fighting in his home country for the first time, overcoming three surgeries, Chael Sonnen‘s comments about him and much more.

 

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RIO DE JANEIRO — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on Thursday about his UFC 134 fight against Brendan Schaub, fighting in his home country for the first time, overcoming three surgeries, Chael Sonnen‘s comments about him and much more.

 

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