Fabricio Werdum‘s nickname is Vai Cavalo, but perhaps it should be “The Legend Killer.” On Saturday night at UFC 188, the 37-year-old knocked off another seemingly indestructible opponent and became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion. Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez in the third round in Mexico City in what will go down as one of the […]
Fabricio Werdum‘s nickname is Vai Cavalo, but perhaps it should be “The Legend Killer.” On Saturday night at UFC 188, the 37-year-old knocked off another seemingly indestructible opponent and became the UFC’s undisputed heavyweight champion. Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez in the third round in Mexico City in what will go down as one of the […]
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Anderson Silva failed his post-UFC 183 drug screening for drostanolone metabolites in addition to two benzodiazepine class drugs: Oxazepam and Temazepam. The results were included in an official complaint filed against Silva by the Nevada Athletic Commission. Bleacher Report obtained a copy of the full complaint prior to Tuesday’s athletic […]
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Anderson Silva failed his post-UFC 183 drug screening for drostanolone metabolites in addition to two benzodiazepine class drugs: Oxazepam and Temazepam. The results were included in an official complaint filed against Silva by the Nevada Athletic Commission. Bleacher Report obtained a copy of the full complaint prior to Tuesday’s athletic […]
The hits just keep on coming when it comes to MMA and performance-enhancing drugs, as Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that UFC welterweight contender (and former Bellator middleweight champion) Hector Lombard has failed a drug test administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. According to the NSAC, Lombard failed a post-fight drug test at […]
The hits just keep on coming when it comes to MMA and performance-enhancing drugs, as Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that UFC welterweight contender (and former Bellator middleweight champion) Hector Lombard has failed a drug test administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. According to the NSAC, Lombard failed a post-fight drug test at […]
At UFC 183, Anderson Silva and Joe Lauzon, two of the most prolific bonus winners in UFC history, appeared inside the Octagon. While The Spider did win in the main event, neither he nor Lauzon was able to take home a bonus on Saturday. Silva has now gone four straight appearances without taking home a […]
At UFC 183, Anderson Silva and Joe Lauzon, two of the most prolific bonus winners in UFC history, appeared inside the Octagon. While The Spider did win in the main event, neither he nor Lauzon was able to take home a bonus on Saturday. Silva has now gone four straight appearances without taking home a […]
LAS VEGAS — I arrived fashionably late for UFC 183, just in time for the first preliminary-card bout. But I was also just in time for Bruce Buffer’s special announcement over the MGM Grand Garden Arena’s loudspeakers: The bout between Jimy Hettes and Diego Brandao had been canceled at the last minute due to medical […]
LAS VEGAS — I arrived fashionably late for UFC 183, just in time for the first preliminary-card bout. But I was also just in time for Bruce Buffer’s special announcement over the MGM Grand Garden Arena’s loudspeakers: The bout between Jimy Hettes and Diego Brandao had been canceled at the last minute due to medical […]
UFC women’s bantamweight Leslie Smith suffered one of the most disturbing injuries in MMA history at UFC 180 Saturday night, when an ill-fated punch to her cauliflower-stricken left ear caused it to explode. While the injury looked absolutely awful in real time, per Fox Sports (warning: graphic content), the post-fight photo is arguably even worse, as […]
UFC women’s bantamweight Leslie Smith suffered one of the most disturbing injuries in MMA history at UFC 180 Saturday night, when an ill-fated punch to her cauliflower-stricken left ear caused it to explode. While the injury looked absolutely awful in real time, per Fox Sports (warning: graphic content), the post-fight photo is arguably even worse, as […]