Former UFC champion, and current UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture is set to co-star in the upcoming sequel “Expendables 2″ this coming summer. A first-person shooter-esque poster of Couture was recently released for the film. The former UFC champ is joined by stars Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jean-CLaude Van Damme, […]
Former UFC champion, and current UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture is set to co-star in the upcoming sequel “Expendables 2″ this coming summer. A first-person shooter-esque poster of Couture was recently released for the film.
The former UFC champ is joined by stars Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jean-CLaude Van Damme, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris among others for this sequel due to hit theaters this August.
Former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans Tweeted (@SugaRashadEvans) this photo on Monday following his loss to Jon Jones this past Saturday night in the main event of UFC 145. – “I went 2 UFC 145 in Atlanta and I had the best seat in the house & all I came back with was this […]
Rashad Evans after UFC 145
Former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans Tweeted (@SugaRashadEvans) this photo on Monday following his loss to Jon Jones this past Saturday night in the main event of UFC 145.
– “I went 2 UFC 145 in Atlanta and I had the best seat in the house & all I came back with was this fat eye! Wth! I hope those of u that went came back with better souvenirs than I did! =) #ufc”
Jones got the better of Evans throughout most of the five rounds earning a unanimous decision to retain his title.
Images from Saturday nights (April 21, 2012) UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans event from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Be sure to check out the full gallery at UFC.com by clicking the link.
Jon Jones retains UFC LHW title at UFC 145 – Photo via UFC.com
Images from Saturday nights (April 21, 2012) UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans event from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Be sure to check out the full gallery at UFC.com by clicking the link.
A defeated Rashad Evans hangs his head after loss to Jon Jones – Photo via UFC.com
Jon Jones pins Rashad Evans to the fence at UFC 145 – Photo via UFC.com
Rory MacDonald celebrates after second round TKO win versus Che Mills – photo via UFC.com
Ben Rothwell finishes Brendan Schaub at UFC 145 – photo via UFC.com
Bloody Mark Hominick and Eddie Yagin battle at UFC 145 – Photo via UFC.com
John Alessio takes a punch from Mark Bocek at UFC 145 – Photo via UFC.com
Travis Browne lands a double knee to Chad Griggs chin – Photo via UFC.com
Stephen Thompson tended too after his first pro-loss to Matt Brown at UFC 145 – Photo via UFC.com
Keith Wisniewski and Chris Clements grapple at UFC 145 – Photo via UFC.com
Marcus Brimage (L) and Maximo Blanco open UFC 145 – Photo via UFC.com
The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia hosted today’s official weigh-ins for this Saturday’s (April 21, 2012) UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans event. Twenty-four fighters stepped onto the scales with all but one making weight for their match. Headliners, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones (205) and opponent Rashad Evans (204) were on weight for their […]
Photo via Facebook.com/UFC
The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia hosted today’s official weigh-ins for this Saturday’s (April 21, 2012) UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans event.
Twenty-four fighters stepped onto the scales with all but one making weight for their match.
Headliners, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones (205) and opponent Rashad Evans (204) were on weight for their title bout, along with co-main event welterweights Rory MacDonald (169.5) and Che Mills (170).
The only fighter not to make weight was UFC lightweight John Makdessi who weighed in at 158-lbs for his match with Anthony Njokuani. Instead of taking the extra time to cut weight, Makdessi opted to lose 20% of his purse to Njokuani.
UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans will take place tomorrow from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia with portions of the event appearing on Facebook, FX television, and pay-per-view.
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Jon Jones (205) vs. Rashad Evans (204)
Welterweight bout: Rory MacDonald (169.5) vs. Che Mills (170)
Heavyweight bout: Ben Rothwell (263) vs. Brendan Schaub (237)
Bantamweight bout: Michael McDonald (135) vs. Miguel Torres (135.5)
Featherweight bout: Mark Hominick (145.5) vs. Eddie Yagin (144.5)
Lightweight bout: John Alessio (155.5) vs. Mark Bocek (155)
Preliminary Card (FX)
Heavyweight bout: Travis Browne (250) vs. Chad Griggs (228)
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown (171) vs. Stephen Thompson (171)
Catchweight (158-lbs) bout: John Makdessi (158)* vs. Anthony Njokuani (156)
Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig (155) vs. Efrain Escudero (156)
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Welterweight bout: Chris Clements (169) vs. Keith Wisniewski (170.5)
Featherweight bout: Maximo Blanco (146) vs. Marcus Brimage (145)
* Makdessi surrenders 20% of his purse for coming in 3-lbs overweight
Normally I don’t post the photo galleries for upcoming Bellator events but I’m really excited for this Friday’s (April 20, 2012) rematch between lightweights Eddie Alvarez (154.5) and Shinya Aoki (154.5). The two headline Bellator 66 which is set for the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio with the main card airing live on MTV2 starting […]
Eddie Alvarez (154.5) vs. Shinya Aoki (154.5)
Normally I don’t post the photo galleries for upcoming Bellator events but I’m really excited for this Friday’s (April 20, 2012) rematch between lightweights Eddie Alvarez (154.5) and Shinya Aoki (154.5). The two headline Bellator 66 which is set for the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio with the main card airing live on MTV2 starting at 8pm EST (5pm PST).
Check out their staredown photo and several more from Thursday night’s official weigh-ins after the jump, including both sets of middleweight and lightweight semifinalists.
Afghan born middleweight Siyar Bahadurzada (21-4-1) earned his seventh straight victory as well as his Octagon debut Saturday night in Stockholm, Sweden. Bahadurzada needed just 42-seconds to stop Brazilian opponent Thiago Silva with one punch to the chin. The knockout also earned the Afghan an extra $50,000 for the “Knockout of the Night” bonus. Gif […]
Siyar Bahadurzada def Paulo Thiago at UFC Sweden – Photo via UFC.com
Afghan born middleweight Siyar Bahadurzada (21-4-1) earned his seventh straight victory as well as his Octagon debut Saturday night in Stockholm, Sweden. Bahadurzada needed just 42-seconds to stop Brazilian opponent Thiago Silva with one punch to the chin. The knockout also earned the Afghan an extra $50,000 for the “Knockout of the Night” bonus.
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