Alistair Overeem Turned Down Title Shot in 2012 To Fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 141

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto is reporting, among other details, that Alistair Overeem turned down a UFC heavyweight title fight in 2012 in favor of fighting Brock Lesnar before the end of the year. The reigning king of the 265-pound division, Cain Velasq…

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto is reporting, among other details, that Alistair Overeem turned down a UFC heavyweight title fight in 2012 in favor of fighting Brock Lesnar before the end of the year. The reigning king of the 265-pound division, Cain Velasquez, will come back from rotator cuff surgery to defend his heavyweight title against Junior […]

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Alistair Overeem Turned Down Title Shot in 2012 To Fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 141

Rashad Evans Awaits Title Shot, Doesn’t Intend to Wait Any Longer

There have been a series of unfortunate mishaps en route to a title shot for Rashad Evans, but after his dominant victory over Tito Ortiz at UFC 133, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone else more well-deserving than him.  While Evans finds hi…

There have been a series of unfortunate mishaps en route to a title shot for Rashad Evans, but after his dominant victory over Tito Ortiz at UFC 133, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone else more well-deserving than him.  While Evans finds himself in title contention, he doesn’t want to waste another opportunity to […]

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Rashad Evans Awaits Title Shot, Doesn’t Intend to Wait Any Longer

UFC Title Fights: The 10 Worst Ever

The UFC has the best MMA fighters and the best matches in the world. Nobody else even comes close, and those who have, like Pride and Strikeforce, the UFC has just bought out. That doesn’t mean that they’re perfect. Nobody is, especially wh…

The UFC has the best MMA fighters and the best matches in the world. Nobody else even comes close, and those who have, like Pride and Strikeforce, the UFC has just bought out. That doesn’t mean that they’re perfect. Nobody is, especially when there are some dozen-and-a-half events each year, with almost 200 fights going […]

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UFC Title Fights: The 10 Worst Ever

UFC News: Ben Henderson Wants a Title Shot

Make no mistake about it, former WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson is looking to get his hands on some UFC gold. Less than a month ago, Henderson fought top lightweight contender Jim Miller and, using his more technical striking and superior grapp…

Make no mistake about it, former WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson is looking to get his hands on some UFC gold. Less than a month ago, Henderson fought top lightweight contender Jim Miller and, using his more technical striking and superior grappling abilities, was able to take the decision victory. Even after beating him decisively, […]

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UFC News: Ben Henderson Wants a Title Shot

Brock Lesnar’s UFC Return: Can He Regain the Heavyweight Title in 2012?

Although the biggest news on the UFC on FOX conference call was the announcement of the heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, the news that may have been the most encouraging was that the promotion’s biggest star B…

Although the biggest news on the UFC on FOX conference call was the announcement of the heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, the news that may have been the most encouraging was that the promotion’s biggest star Brock Lesnar is not retiring. There were rumors earlier this week that Lesnar may […]

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Brock Lesnar’s UFC Return: Can He Regain the Heavyweight Title in 2012?

UFC 134 Results: Is Shogun Rua on a Path of Redemption That Leads to the Title?

Last Saturday at UFC 134 in Brazil, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was able to do what many expected he would do and defeated Forrest Griffin in devastating Shogun-fashion—via first round knockout—thus redeeming his upset loss to Griffin…

Last Saturday at UFC 134 in Brazil, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was able to do what many expected he would do and defeated Forrest Griffin in devastating Shogun-fashion—via first round knockout—thus redeeming his upset loss to Griffin back in 2007 at UFC 76. This marks the third time Shogun has been able to avenge a loss […]

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UFC 134 Results: Is Shogun Rua on a Path of Redemption That Leads to the Title?