Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo appeared together on “UFC Tonight” Wednesday to discuss their upcoming fight and coaching assignments on The Ultimate Fighter 24.
The two meet in December and will coach 16 flyweights that are after a shot at UFC ch…
Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo appeared together on “UFC Tonight” Wednesday to discuss their upcoming fight and coaching assignments on The Ultimate Fighter 24.
The two meet in December and will coach 16 flyweights that are after a shot at UFC champion Demetrious Johnson.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir fought his positive drug test to the limits of the law.
Now, Mir awaits his punishment.
Mir admitted during his “Phone Booth Fighting” podcast that his “B” test sample also came back positive for oral turinabol metabolites. The failed tests came after his March loss to Mark Hunt.
“I went through the process just to see if maybe something happened with testing procedure,” Mir said (thanks to MMAFighting.com for the quotes). “But they re-tested the ‘B’ sample and it came back with the same results, as far as having trace metabolites.”
Mir (18-11) is facing a two-year suspension from the USADA and has admitted that retirement will likely be in order when that goes through.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir fought his positive drug test to the limits of the law.
Now, Mir awaits his punishment.
Mir admitted during his “Phone Booth Fighting” podcast that his “B” test sample also came back positive for oral turinabol metabolites. The failed tests came after his March loss to Mark Hunt.
“I went through the process just to see if maybe something happened with testing procedure,” Mir said (thanks to MMAFighting.com for the quotes). “But they re-tested the ‘B’ sample and it came back with the same results, as far as having trace metabolites.”
Mir (18-11) is facing a two-year suspension from the USADA and has admitted that retirement will likely be in order when that goes through.
UFC executive Reed Harris provided us with a nice panoramic video of the current progress going into making the Brazilian soccer stadium UFC-ready for Saturday night.
UFC 198 is expected to host 45,000 fans, as Fabricio Werdum defends his heavyweigh…
UFC executive Reed Harris provided us with a nice panoramic video of the current progress going into making the Brazilian soccer stadium UFC-ready for Saturday night.
UFC 198 is expected to host 45,000 fans, as Fabricio Werdum defends his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic.
Despite plenty being on the line this Saturday night at UFC 198 between Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, the former UFC champion isn’t looking to add any fuel to the fire.
Instead, Belfort was only complimentary of Souza during an interview with MMAjunkie following open workouts in Brazil recently.
“I’ve always had a good relationship with him,” Belfort said. “Our rivalry is healthy, we were never disrespectful towards each other. He’s a great fighter – a compatriot of mine that I think is the toughest in the division.”
Belfort (25-11) has won four of his last five, but was finished inside of the first round vs. then-UFC champion Chris Weidman last May. He rebounded in November, delivering a head-kick KO of Dan Henderson.
While another spectacular victory would go a long way in getting “The Phenom” back into the mix, he is only looking at “Jacare” for the time being.
“I’m focused on my next opponent,” he said. “To me, that’s the title fight.”
Despite plenty being on the line this Saturday night at UFC 198 between Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, the former UFC champion isn’t looking to add any fuel to the fire.
Instead, Belfort was only complimentary of Souza during an interview with MMAjunkie following open workouts in Brazil recently.
“I’ve always had a good relationship with him,” Belfort said. “Our rivalry is healthy, we were never disrespectful towards each other. He’s a great fighter – a compatriot of mine that I think is the toughest in the division.”
Belfort (25-11) has won four of his last five, but was finished inside of the first round vs. then-UFC champion Chris Weidman last May. He rebounded in November, delivering a head-kick KO of Dan Henderson.
While another spectacular victory would go a long way in getting “The Phenom” back into the mix, he is only looking at “Jacare” for the time being.
“I’m focused on my next opponent,” he said. “To me, that’s the title fight.”
