UFC 133 will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The main event on the card will feature a light heavyweight battle between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis.Tickets for the event went on sale to…
UFC 133 will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The main event on the card will feature a light heavyweight battle between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis.
Tickets for the event went on sale to UFC Fight Club members at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 8. On Thursday tickets will become available to UFC newsletter subscribers. Tickets will be available to the general public on Friday, June 10, at 10 a.m. ET.
Ticket prices are set at $50, $100, $150, $225, $350, and $500.
Evans had the following to say about his fight with Davis, “My road back to the title continues in Philadelphia against Phil Davis and I expect this to be one of the best fights of the year. Phil is on the rise in this sport and it’s my job to put an end to that.
“He’s a former national champion wrestler and he’s been impressive thus far in the UFC, but my experience in big fights gives me the edge. I want another shot at the belt and I’ve got to beat Phil to earn it.”
Davis, who hails from Harrisburg, Pa., offered the following, “I’m definitely glad to be back in Pennsylvania for the biggest fight of my life. It’s going to be good to be able to fight in front of all my family and friends. I feel like I can take this fight wherever I want. I can wrestle with Rashad, I can strike with him, and I feel confident wherever this fight goes.
“Rashad Evans is the most dangerous opponent I’ve ever faced, but I don’t think for a minute that I’m outmatched. I’m going to take care of this fight and do whatever I have to do to beat Rashad.”
Other fights on the UFC 133 main card:
Rich Franklin vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexander Gustafsson
While Rashad Evans rolls the dice with his title ambitions at UFC 133, the Grispi Effect lurks in the shadows looking to make him pay. What is the Grispi Effect? The Grispi Effect is a phenomenon based off UFC featherweight Josh Grispi, who lost his ti…
While Rashad Evans rolls the dice with his title ambitions at UFC 133, the Grispi Effect lurks in the shadows looking to make him pay.
What is the Grispi Effect?
The Grispi Effect is a phenomenon based off UFC featherweight Josh Grispi, who lost his title shot on January 1.
Grispi was scheduled to challenge featherweight champion Jose Aldo on the UFC 125 card, but Aldo had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury.
Instead of waiting around for his hard-earned title shot, Grispi decided to still compete on the card against Dustin Poirier. Despite his attempts to keep warm, Grispi’s performance was cold as Poirier picked up the upset in a lopsided decision.
The woes of the 22-year-old Grispi continued at the Ultimate Fighter Season 13 Finale, where he was stopped in the third round by George Roop.
In a little over five months time, Grispi went from contender to being on the UFC chopping block.
Who else has this affected?
Former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis came to the UFC as the top contender for Frankie Edgar’s lightweight title, but the original plans were scrapped when Edgar’s title bout against Gray Maynard ended in a draw at UFC 125.
With no clear timeline for a future title shot, Pettis and the UFC agreed upon a bout against Clay Guida to keep the Taekwondo black belt busy.
UFC President Dana White assured fans that Pettis was the top contender for the UFC title despite a multitude of other candidates. All Pettis had to do was beat Guida at the TUF Season 13 Finale.
It was by no means an easy task, but Guida seemed to always come up short in big moments. Unfortunately for Pettis, that version of Clay Guida is dead and gone. There was nothing flashy about his performance, but Guida was consistent with his takedowns and picked up a workmanlike unanimous decision.
Being slapped with a double dose of reality, Pettis was forced to come to the realization that he needs to work on his takedown defense, and he was no longer the top contender for the lightweight title.
Now, Evans is on deck to face rising star Phil Davis in a bout to decide the next light heavyweight title contender.
A bout between Evans and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was set for UFC 133, but Jones pulled out of the fight with a hand injury. It was initially thought that Jones would need to undergo surgery to repair the injury, and Evans took a fight with Davis to avoid extending his already long hiatus.
Not long after the Evans and Davis bout was announced, Jones found out that he wouldn’t need surgery to repair his hand, and he would be ready to fight again by October. With Evans already locked into a bout with Davis, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was promoted as the next title contender.
Davis is a really dangerous opponent for Evans. It’s incredibly hard to gage where Davis is at in his young career. He continues to improve with every fight, and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to decipher his everlasting potential.
After it became known that Jones wouldn’t need surgery, would it have been smarter for the UFC to continue with its original plans of Evans versus Jones and match Davis with Jackson instead?
A bout between Evans and Jones could be deemed a superfight. The amount of drama surrounding this newfound rivalry of former teammates could serve as a perennial slot on daytime television.
Why not strike while the iron is hot? What if Jackson or Davis picks up an upset?
There is never a sure thing in MMA, and if either Jones or Evans incur losses, it would take a lot of steam out of the anticipated grudge match.
For now, fans are forced to wait and see how the altered scenario unfolds.
The Grispi Effect claimed Anthony Pettis. Is Rashad Evans next?
It’s looking more and more as the days go by as though the next fight for the light heavyweight title will be between healing champion Jon “Bones” Jones and top contender Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Jones himself announced this in an interview…
It’s looking more and more as the days go by as though the next fight for the light heavyweight title will be between healing champion Jon “Bones” Jones and top contender Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Jones himself announced this in an interview with MMAJunkie.com on Thursday. While no contract has been signed and no date has been set, it seems to me that when it comes directly from the champion’s mouth, it should be a pretty reliable source.
We all know the history of Jones’ first title defense. First it was going to be Rashad Evans, but then Jones’ injury came along, forcing Evans to instead fight Phil Davis this August. That left a vacancy in the challenger spot, and speculation has been non-stop as to who would get the first shot at Bones’ title.
All the recent buzz was surrounding two men: Rampage or Lyoto Machida? With the announcement this week that Rampage and Jones are set to go, where does that leave Machida? Who will “The Dragon” fight next?
Some quick deductive logic in terms of timing and fan excitement sees a scenario where four or possibly five top light heavyweights could be the next to face a crane kick to the teeth.
In early August, Evans will fight “Mr. Wonderful” Phil Davis in UFC 133, and I can see the winner of that match being next for Machida. I’m sure “Suga” would welcome a rematch if he wins, as the knockout loss to Machida put an end to his own brief title run. But if Davis wins, he will simply be looking up toward the next rung on the the ladder, and Machida is it.
At the end of August in Brazil, for UFC 134, the man who lost the belt to Jones—Mauricio “Shogun” Rua—will fight popular contender Forrest Griffin, who is coming off a long layoff outside the cage. I see the winner of this fight also being in line for a fight with Machida. Machida and Rua have fought twice, with each winning once. Even though some people feel that Rua has two wins over Machida, a rubber match would surely draw interest.
Griffin has never faced Machida, but the two are currently in the same neighborhood in several world rankings, and this match-up would be very intriguing.
Aside from the winners of these two bouts there is one more man in the mix to fight Machida and, in my opinion, that is Ryan Bader. If Bader absolutely dominates Tito Ortiz in July as he should, I believe the timing would be perfect for a Machida-vs.-Bader match-up. The Dragon has some nice momentum and buzz right now from his KO of Couture at the end of April, and UFC may not want to wait for the August winners to recover, maybe instead pushing for Bader.
So there are the possibilities. And what does my crystal ball say? It says that Rashad beats Davis in early August, and has a rematch against Machida on the same card as Jones vs. Rampage late this year.
Dwight Wakabayashi is a correspondent for Bleacher Report MMA (also for MMACanada.net).
Kevin James Gets the OK to Use the UFC brand in His Upcoming FilmBleacher Report’s Roland Riso has the story:Hailing from the hit TV show, “King of Queens”, actor Kevin James’ latest venture is a film revolving around music and mixed martial arts.&n…
Kevin James Gets the OK to Use the UFC brand in His Upcoming Film
Bleacher Report’s Roland Riso has the story:
Hailing from the hit TV show, “King of Queens”, actor Kevin James’ latest venture is a film revolving around music and mixed martial arts. To add support and credibility to the upcoming project, Ultimate Fighting Championship president, Dana White, gave his consent to use the UFC brand in the movie, slated for release in 2012.
According to MMAWeekly’s Damon Martin, “Here Comes The Boom” is about James’ character, Scott Voss, a high school science teacher, who moonlights as an MMA fighter, in order to save the school’s financially struggling music program.
Along with the comedian, the movie also stars Salma Hayek and Henry Winkler. Also casted for this comedy, as denoted on IMDB.com, are UFC notables: commentator Joe Rogan, ring announcer Bruce Buffer, ring girl Arianny Celeste and former champion Bas Rutten.
Until now, Zuffa LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion, has never given anyone the rights to use their trademarked name, since obtaining the UFC in 2001. Kevin James, a longtime mixed martial arts fan, called White directly for permission when production began.
Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz: Reactions from TwitterBleacher Report’s Sal DeRose reports:If you haven’t heard by now about Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz at UFC 137, well you must live under a rock.The second UFC president, Dana White, announced t…
Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz: Reactions from Twitter
Bleacher Report’s Sal DeRose reports:
If you haven’t heard by now about Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz at UFC 137, well you must live under a rock.
The second UFC president, Dana White, announced that the fight would be on for UFC 137, everybody took to their Twitter accounts to post what they thought about the fight.
Here is a look at what some fighters posted on their Twitter accounts, some funny, some very bland.
We’ll kick this off with a fighter who will be fighting on the UFC 131 card next week, heavyweight Joey Beltran. @mexicutioner760:
” @danawhite: U wanted it! U GOT IT!!! GSP vs DIAZ Oct 29th UFC 137 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.”Im so excited im gonna sh!t myself!”
This one was my personal favorite from DaMarques Johnson who fought on The Ultimate Fighter 9 and lost in the finals to James Wilks. @DaMarques_UFC:
BJ Penn Looks Forward to the day the UFC Heads to his Home State of HawaiiBleacher Report’s Mike Hodges has the story:The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s international expansion into foreign territory has generated a lot of success for the promotion …
BJ Penn Looks Forward to the day the UFC Heads to his Home State of Hawaii
Bleacher Report’s Mike Hodges has the story:
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s international expansion into foreign territory has generated a lot of success for the promotion over the past couple of years.
And if UFC lightweight BJ Penn has his way, the company could be making its way into his homeland in the near future.
Penn was recently featured in a news report conducted by Hawaiian News Now, and the Hilo native said his dream of fighting in Hawaii couldn’t happen sooner rather than later.
“Our Governor, Neil Abercrombie, wants to bring the UFC down. He’s willing to do whatever it takes, and I think now, maybe, they’re just looking for a venue,” Penn told Hawaiian News Now.
However, Penn’s active pursuit of bringing mixed martial arts to Hawaii would happen without some problems along the way.
He said one the problems is there is no venue to host the event, and with Hilo being of the few places to law a stadium, it makes it difficult to host an event.
UFC 133 will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The main event on the card will feature a light heavyweight battle between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis.
If you haven’t heard by now about Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz at