Junior dos Santos Suffered Facial Laceration, Received Stitches Ahead of UFC 166

Junior dos Santos nearly lost his opportunity to break a tie with heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at UFC 166 on Saturday. During the UFC 166 open workouts on Wednesday, Dos Santos revealed to MMAJunkie.com and assembled media that he’d required three stitches for a facial laceration only three weeks ago. “It was in the training (camp), […]

Junior dos Santos nearly lost his opportunity to break a tie with heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at UFC 166 on Saturday. During the UFC 166 open workouts on Wednesday, Dos Santos revealed to MMAJunkie.com and assembled media that he’d required three stitches for a facial laceration only three weeks ago. “It was in the training (camp), […]

Simeon Thoresen: “I Received an Early Christmas Present”

Sometimes Christmas presents come a little early. For UFC newcomer Simeon Thoresen (16-2-1), that present didn’t come in wrapping or even in a gift bag. Instead, it came by a simple phone call. “It was just before Christmas when my manager …

Sometimes Christmas presents come a little early. For UFC newcomer Simeon Thoresen (16-2-1), that present didn’t come in wrapping or even in a gift bag. Instead, it came by a simple phone call. “It was just before Christmas when my manager broke the news to me,” Thoresen told Bleacher Report. “I had found out that […]