Fertitta: We Couldn’t Take the Chance Belfort Wasn’t Getting Licensed to Fight

UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta says that the company removed UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort from a title bout with Chris Weidman on May 24.  According to an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Fertitta elaborated on the subject, stating the UFC could not take the risk of promoting the fight if “The Phenom” may not get licensed.  […]

UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta says that the company removed UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort from a title bout with Chris Weidman on May 24.  According to an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Fertitta elaborated on the subject, stating the UFC could not take the risk of promoting the fight if “The Phenom” may not get licensed.  […]

Dong Hyun Kim: 5 Fights for ‘Stun Gun’ to Take Next

Dong Hyun Kim has quietly crept up the UFC’s welterweight ranks, leaving a trail of unconscious victims along the way. OK, so “trail” might be a bit of an exaggeration, but “Stun Gun” is riding a four-fight winning streak, with the last two coming in violent fashion. First, the South Korean blasted highly touted Brazilian […]

Dong Hyun Kim has quietly crept up the UFC’s welterweight ranks, leaving a trail of unconscious victims along the way. OK, so “trail” might be a bit of an exaggeration, but “Stun Gun” is riding a four-fight winning streak, with the last two coming in violent fashion. First, the South Korean blasted highly touted Brazilian […]

Matt Hughes: GSP Doesn’t Want to ‘Take Another Beating’ from Johny Hendricks

Former dominant welterweight champion Matt Hughes doesn’t believe his old rival Georges St-Pierre will ever return to the Octagon, and he believes Johny Hendricks plays a big role in that.  Speaking to Sportsnet, transcription via MMA Fighting, the UFC’s Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations explained that GSP has nothing more to prove and […]

Former dominant welterweight champion Matt Hughes doesn’t believe his old rival Georges St-Pierre will ever return to the Octagon, and he believes Johny Hendricks plays a big role in that.  Speaking to Sportsnet, transcription via MMA Fighting, the UFC’s Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations explained that GSP has nothing more to prove and […]

UFC 170 Results: 3 Fights for Rory MacDonald to Take Next

Rory MacDonald got back in the win column at UFC 170 with a unanimous decision victory over Demian Maia. It reversed a loss in his previous outing to current title challenger Robbie Lawler. It was a solid, retro performance from MacDonald. He survived an early onslaught from Maia on the ground to outstrike and sprawl […]

Rory MacDonald got back in the win column at UFC 170 with a unanimous decision victory over Demian Maia. It reversed a loss in his previous outing to current title challenger Robbie Lawler. It was a solid, retro performance from MacDonald. He survived an early onslaught from Maia on the ground to outstrike and sprawl […]

5 Fights for Daniel Cormier to Take Next

After originally scheduled opponent Rashad Evans went down due to injury, Daniel Cormier had a nice warm-up to start his light heavyweight career on Saturday. The former heavyweight met replacement adversary Patrick Cummins, who did his best to rile up “DC” before suffering an inevitable loss. In a rather weak co-main event for a pay-per-view […]

After originally scheduled opponent Rashad Evans went down due to injury, Daniel Cormier had a nice warm-up to start his light heavyweight career on Saturday. The former heavyweight met replacement adversary Patrick Cummins, who did his best to rile up “DC” before suffering an inevitable loss. In a rather weak co-main event for a pay-per-view […]

UFC Fight Night 36 Results: 3 Fights for Lyoto Machida to Take Next

UFC Fight Night 36 saw Lyoto Machida utilize his speed and unorthodox striking to defeat Gegard Mousasi by unanimous decision. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has a middleweight title shot in mind, but in the UFC, nothing is certain. There is a lot of time before we get to that potential title shot against […]

UFC Fight Night 36 saw Lyoto Machida utilize his speed and unorthodox striking to defeat Gegard Mousasi by unanimous decision. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has a middleweight title shot in mind, but in the UFC, nothing is certain. There is a lot of time before we get to that potential title shot against […]