Next month, Michael Bisping makes his first title defense at UFC 204 against Dan Henderson.
Bisping became the first-ever British UFC champion when he knocked out Luke Rockhold. Now, on…
Next month, Michael Bisping makes his first title defense at UFC 204 against Dan Henderson.
Bisping became the first-ever British UFC champion when he knocked out Luke Rockhold. Now, on October 8 from England, he gets the chance to avenge his UFC 100 loss to Henderson.
Tickets for the event are now on-sale.
The card also features Vitor Belfort vs. Gegard Mousasi in a key middleweight contest.
The usual names have generated the most interest leading up to UFC 203 Saturday night, including a fighter who has yet to compete in an actual MMA match.
But slightly buried on the pay-…
The usual names have generated the most interest leading up to UFC 203 Saturday night, including a fighter who has yet to compete in an actual MMA match.
But slightly buried on the pay-per-view main card is a 27-year-old nicknamed “El Terror” that could have his defining moment.
Jimmie Rivera gets to face multi-time UFC title contender and former WEC champion Urijah Faber in a bantamweight bout that will be second on the PPV lineup right before CM Punk takes on Mickey Gall and the two heavyweight battles close out the show.
If you don’t know who Rivera is yet, search UFC Fight Pass for any of his three previous wins. That includes a finish of Marcus Brimage in just over a minute and a pair of decision victories vs. Pedro Munhoz and Iuri Alcantara.
The former Cage Fury Fighting Championships bantamweight champion and former King of the Cage flyweight titleholder has competed previously for Bellator and was cast on the 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter. His run on TUF ended at the hands of Dennis Bermudez, but he won all four of his fights with Bellator.
In fact, Rivera hasn’t tasted defeat since a 2008 split decision loss in his second MMA fight. He’s reeled off wins in his last 18, with six being finishes.
If you’ve already grown tired of CM Punk, you might want to turn away from the fourth episode of UFC 203: Embedded.
Punk gets in a workout with UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in hi…
If you’ve already grown tired of CM Punk, you might want to turn away from the fourth episode of UFC 203: Embedded.
Punk gets in a workout with UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in his gym along with head coach Duke Roufus. Later, Miocic returns to the gym for another late-night session ahead of Saturday’s title defense vs. Alistair Overeem.
Overeem embraces open workouts despite a heckler, while Fabricio Werdum goes for a trim to his hair ahead of his fight with Travis Browne.
Urijah Faber also tries to help prepare Punk for his MMA debut opposite Mickey Gall.
Former World Series of Fighting champion Rick Glenn will make his Octagon debut next Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 94 opposite Evan Dunham.
Glenn is replacing Abel Trujillo, who suffe…
Former World Series of Fighting champion Rick Glenn will make his Octagon debut next Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 94 opposite Evan Dunham.
Glenn is replacing Abel Trujillo, who suffered an injury.
Glenn (18-3-1) won the WSOF featherweight title in 2014 over Georgi Karakhanyan before losing it to Lance Palmer. He is on a three-fight win streak overall and is 15-1-1 in his last 17 fights.
Dunham (17-6) has reeled off three consecutive UFC wins to improve his record to 10-6 with the promotion.
UFC Fight Night 94 goes down September 17 from the State Farm Arena in Hidalog, Texas. The majority of the card airs live on FOX Sports 1. The event is headlined by Michael Johnson vs. Dustin Poirier.
Fabricio Werdum experienced the ultimate high when he finished Cain Velasquez and became UFC heavyweight champion.
But Werdum also went through the ultimate low, dropping the belt to Stipe Miocic in his first title defense earlier this year in Brazil.
Now, he looks to get back on track and pointed towards another crack at the champion when he meets Travis Browne for a second time Saturday night at UFC 203.
“I want to fight for the title again,” Werdum said. “I told UFC I wanted to fight soon. Stipe got a nice punch (to win the championship at UFC 198). I don’t have excuses.”
Originally, Werdum was to meet Ben Rothwell, but a training injury sidelined Rothwell and opened the door for Browne. Back in 2014, the Brazilian scored a decision victory over “Hapa” on his way to facing Velasquez.
“I’m very excited for this next fight,” he said. “I want to beat Travis Browne again; this time I want to finish him. After I beat Travis I will sit next to the Octagon and watch my next opponent.”
That match Werdum referenced is the headline bout, as Miocic makes his first title defense in his hometown against Alistair Overeem. Werdum and Overeem have faced off twice before, splitting their encounters.
“Whether it’s Stipe or Alistair, I don’t know. I asked UFC to fight on the same card as Stipe. This is my plan,” he said. “Our fights are on the same date. I can then get a rematch with him or Alistair Overeem. I finished Alistair in 2006 with a very nice kimura.
“I’ve fought with Overeem two times. We’re 1-1. My big goal is the belt. It doesn’t matter who I fight. I just want my belt again.”
Fabricio Werdum experienced the ultimate high when he finished Cain Velasquez and became UFC heavyweight champion.
But Werdum also went through the ultimate low, dropping the belt to Stipe Miocic in his first title defense earlier this year in Brazil.
Now, he looks to get back on track and pointed towards another crack at the champion when he meets Travis Browne for a second time Saturday night at UFC 203.
“I want to fight for the title again,” Werdum said. “I told UFC I wanted to fight soon. Stipe got a nice punch (to win the championship at UFC 198). I don’t have excuses.”
Originally, Werdum was to meet Ben Rothwell, but a training injury sidelined Rothwell and opened the door for Browne. Back in 2014, the Brazilian scored a decision victory over “Hapa” on his way to facing Velasquez.
“I’m very excited for this next fight,” he said. “I want to beat Travis Browne again; this time I want to finish him. After I beat Travis I will sit next to the Octagon and watch my next opponent.”
That match Werdum referenced is the headline bout, as Miocic makes his first title defense in his hometown against Alistair Overeem. Werdum and Overeem have faced off twice before, splitting their encounters.
“Whether it’s Stipe or Alistair, I don’t know. I asked UFC to fight on the same card as Stipe. This is my plan,” he said. “Our fights are on the same date. I can then get a rematch with him or Alistair Overeem. I finished Alistair in 2006 with a very nice kimura.
“I’ve fought with Overeem two times. We’re 1-1. My big goal is the belt. It doesn’t matter who I fight. I just want my belt again.”