On the heels of a Renan Barao win over Urijah Faber, the UFC has bolstered its bantamweight roster by adding promising Japanese prospect Michinori Tanaka. The 23-year-old announced his signing via Twitter: もう１つは、アマチュアの頃からの僕の目標である、世界一の総合格闘技団体 @ufc との契約を結びました。 当然ベルトを狙います。もちろん今の自分じゃ力不足だということもわかっています。ただ、自分が弱いことをわかっているからこそ、これからまだまだ強くなれる自信もあるんです。 — Michinori Tanaka (@Pnori_Pnori) February 3, 2014 As translated by BloodyElbow.com, Tanaka’s statement read: I have signed a contract […]
On the heels of a Renan Barao win over Urijah Faber, the UFC has bolstered its bantamweight roster by adding promising Japanese prospect Michinori Tanaka. The 23-year-old announced his signing via Twitter: もう１つは、アマチュアの頃からの僕の目標である、世界一の総合格闘技団体 @ufc との契約を結びました。 当然ベルトを狙います。もちろん今の自分じゃ力不足だということもわかっています。ただ、自分が弱いことをわかっているからこそ、これからまだまだ強くなれる自信もあるんです。 — Michinori Tanaka (@Pnori_Pnori) February 3, 2014 As translated by BloodyElbow.com, Tanaka’s statement read: I have signed a contract […]
The UFC added depth to its welterweight division Sunday when it signed Mike “Biggie” Rhodes, the hard-hitting champion from Resurrection Fighting Alliance. Rhodes will reportedly debut for the promotion later this month at UFC on Fox 10. The 24-year-old Rhodes (6-1) announced the news on his Twitter account Sunday, as did trainer Duke Roufus, head […]
The UFC added depth to its welterweight division Sunday when it signed Mike “Biggie” Rhodes, the hard-hitting champion from Resurrection Fighting Alliance. Rhodes will reportedly debut for the promotion later this month at UFC on Fox 10. The 24-year-old Rhodes (6-1) announced the news on his Twitter account Sunday, as did trainer Duke Roufus, head […]
Diego Sanchez is coming off of one of his most memorable performances to date, and it looks like the UFC plans on keeping him around for quite a while. “The Dream” is fresh off of his epic battle with former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166 back in October. The two Mexican-American fighters […]
Diego Sanchez is coming off of one of his most memorable performances to date, and it looks like the UFC plans on keeping him around for quite a while. “The Dream” is fresh off of his epic battle with former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166 back in October. The two Mexican-American fighters […]
LAS VEGAS—The UFC’s addition of the women’s strawweight division is happening a whole lot sooner than anyone believed. UFC president Dana White announced on a Wednesday conference call that the contracts of 11 Invicta 115-pound fighters have been assigned to the UFC, and they will move into The Ultimate Fighter house on May 18 to begin […]
LAS VEGAS—The UFC’s addition of the women’s strawweight division is happening a whole lot sooner than anyone believed. UFC president Dana White announced on a Wednesday conference call that the contracts of 11 Invicta 115-pound fighters have been assigned to the UFC, and they will move into The Ultimate Fighter house on May 18 to begin […]
Rousimar Palhares, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert who was permanently banned from the UFC for holding dangerous submissions after referee stoppages, has signed with the fledgling World Series of Fighting promotion. According to a report Monday evening from John Morgan and Dann Stupp of MMA Junkie, the controversial welterweight joins the WSOF fold despite previous assertions from […]
Rousimar Palhares, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert who was permanently banned from the UFC for holding dangerous submissions after referee stoppages, has signed with the fledgling World Series of Fighting promotion. According to a report Monday evening from John Morgan and Dann Stupp of MMA Junkie, the controversial welterweight joins the WSOF fold despite previous assertions from […]
Demian Maia is coming off the first loss of his welterweight run in the UFC, and he’s already on the road back to competing. The one-time middleweight title challenger saw his three-fight winning streak come to an end when former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields edged him out via split decision at UFC Fight Night 29 […]
Demian Maia is coming off the first loss of his welterweight run in the UFC, and he’s already on the road back to competing. The one-time middleweight title challenger saw his three-fight winning streak come to an end when former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields edged him out via split decision at UFC Fight Night 29 […]