Filed under: UFC, NewsAfter landing himself in the UFC through The Ultimate Fighter 10’s heavyweight challenge, James McSweeney will next move down in weight for a 205-pound scrap at UFC 120.
Sweeney will take on Tom Blackledge in a battle of Brits at…
After landing himself in the UFC through The Ultimate Fighter 10‘s heavyweight challenge, James McSweeney will next move down in weight for a 205-pound scrap at UFC 120.
Sweeney will take on Tom Blackledge in a battle of Brits at the Oct. 16 card at the O2 Arena in London.
(They don’t like smiling. Put that in your little notebook.)
Dana White confirmed with MMAFighting.com over the weekend that Brock Lesnar’s expected title defense against Cain Velasquez will come at UFC 121, slated for October 23rd at the Honda …
(They don’t like smiling. Put that in your little notebook.)
Dana White confirmed with MMAFighting.com over the weekend that Brock Lesnar‘s expected title defense against Cain Velasquez will come at UFC 121, slated for October 23rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The meeting will come nearly four months after Lesnar’s comeback submission win over Shane Carwin at UFC 116, and eight months after Velasquez stormed through Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110.
Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama will top the UFC 120 card, UFC President Dana White has confirmed to MMA Fighting, while the previously rumored Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit matchup will serve as the co-main event for the evening’s card, which will emanate from London’s 02 Arena on Oct. 16 and air on Spike in the U.S.
(We’re a little freaked-out too, Mike.)
UFC 120 (October 16th, London) is one of those international events that will be shown for free on Spike, so we didn’t really expect a massive headliner, but still, this is a bit of a slap in the nuts. Fighters…
(We’re a little freaked-out too, Mike.)
UFC 120 (October 16th, London) is one of those international events that will be shown for free on Spike, so we didn’t really expect a massive headliner, but still, this is a bit of a slap in the nuts. Fighters Only reports that the card’s main event will be a middleweight contest between soap-opera starMichael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama. Yes, that Yoshihiro Akiyama, the one who was submitted by Chris Leben last weekend. Akiyama deserves a headlining spot about as much as Mark Hunt deserves a UFC contract after going winless for four years.* Of course, the prospect of Bisping beating up a foreign fancy-boy will probably be enough to get the locals to come out. We’re just glad we don’t have to pay for this one. The rumored UFC 120 lineup currently looks like this…
Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Quieroz Alexander Gustafsson vs. Cyrille Diabaté James Te-Huna vs. Tom Blackledge
Filed under: UFC, News Phase one of Dan Hardy’s three-step plan to get back to a UFC welterweight title shot will begin in London at UFC 120, when he battles Carlos Condit.
Though the fight is not yet officially announced, it’s been confirmed by sever…
Phase one of Dan Hardy‘s three-step plan to get back to a UFC welterweight title shot will begin in London at UFC 120, when he battles Carlos Condit.
Though the fight is not yet officially announced, it’s been confirmed by several sources, and Hardy himself spoke about the possibility of facing Condit during a recent appearance at UFC 116 in Las Vegas.
“I can’t say the name on the contract, but the speculation is Condit,” Hardy said with a smile. “He’s a real exciting fighter. He comes to brawl and that’s what I’m all about.”
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosMMA Fighting caught up with Marshall Zelaznik, UFC UK President and Managing Director of International Developmen, over the weekend to discuss a whole host of topics:
MMA Fighting caught up with Marshall Zelaznik, UFC UK President and Managing Director of International Developmen, over the weekend to discuss a whole host of topics:
The status of UFC 120 in London and the UK Fan Expo, some of the big fights on the card, where the show will air in America, UFC’s future in Germany, whether the organization will hold events in Australia and Abu Dhabi in 2011 and which new market could host a UFC event next year.
All those topics and much more discussed in the video interview below.