Popular UFC fighter Rich “Ace” Franklin will face Chuck Liddell this Saturday in the main event of UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada. Franklin is not satisfied just fighting in the UFC, he’s still in the hunt for another title shot. He also talks about getting the call to coach the remaining season of […]
Popular UFC fighter Rich “Ace” Franklin will face Chuck Liddell this Saturday in the main event of UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada. Franklin is not satisfied just fighting in the UFC, he’s still in the hunt for another title shot. He also talks about getting the call to coach the remaining season of “TUF 11″.
With the tremendous growth of MMA over the last few years and the seemingly, ever increasing popularity of the UFC, the promotion’s chief Dana White has consistently stated that the company’s vision is to take the Octagon worldwide. Obviously the UFC has had huge success in nations like Canada, the U.K., Australia, and places like […]
With the tremendous growth of MMA over the last few years and the seemingly, ever increasing popularity of the UFC, the promotion’s chief Dana White has consistently stated that the company’s vision is to take the Octagon worldwide. Obviously the UFC has had huge success in nations like Canada, the U.K., Australia, and places like Abu Dhabi, among others, but still, how far can the promotion go? Is White serious when he states the UFC is heading into places like China or India? Or are those comments more, you know, of the spouting off variety, like when half-tanked buddy at your favorite ‘watering hole’ tells you he’s an expert in JKP and would fight in the UFC, if not for his torn DCL.
Well in a recent interview with Fighters Only Magazine, White continued to insist that the UFC is indeed working hard at bringing the promotion to those tiny, billion plus person markets of China and India.
“No we’re working hardcore to go to those places right now. Those are right here, right now places. Just like when I said we were going to the Middle East”….”We already have several meetings and done deals in China and now we are working on India. Probably what’s going to happen first is we’re going to get on television there and also the internet, the internet is very popular in China. Then we are talking about doing The Ultimate Fighter China, which would feature Chinese fighters.”
Better start adding more to your UFC PPV fund now….
The fact that Chuck Liddell had zero sympathy for Tito Ortiz when news surfaced that the former champ was undergoing neck / back surgery again, was less surprising than hearing Dana White using the f-bomb in an interview. In fact, not only was Liddell really pissed about their third fight being cancelled, “The Iceman” has […]
The fact that Chuck Liddell had zero sympathy for Tito Ortiz when news surfaced that the former champ was undergoing neck / back surgery again, was less surprising than hearing Dana White using the f-bomb in an interview. In fact, not only was Liddell really pissed about their third fight being cancelled, “The Iceman” has made it clear that in his not-so-unbiased-opinion, Ortiz never intended to fight.
Well, now Ortiz is in full rebuttal mode, defending his decision to undergo his second major back surgery in 18 months. In fact, in the most recent episode of Spike’s Inside the Ultimate Fighter podcast, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” had this to say about Liddell insisting Ortiz is just ducking him (thanks to MMA Fighting for the quote).
“I think we should still fight, just because of the s— he’s been saying. Saying that I’m afraid of him and I’m a p—-, this and that. Go f— yourself man. Are you kidding me? Has he ever defended his world title longer than me? No. Has any light-heavyweight ever defended the world title longer than me? No. I’m only 35 years old. I’ll be back in the cage again, and I’ll be dominating.”
Ortiz reportedly went on to say that he’s even cheering for Liddell against Rich Franklin this weekend, just so the door remains open to a third fight. Wow. Hoping your foe doesn’t get hurt in a fight just so you can personally hurt him later…now that’s some hatred. To bet on UFC 115 head here.
With the conclusion of last night’s final episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” season 11 between Team Ortiz and Team Liddell, the fight card is now set for the upcoming “TUF 11″ Finale next week.
Making it into the Finale and fighting for the six figure contract will see one fighter from each of the teams, despite […]
With the conclusion of last night’s final episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” season 11 between Team Ortiz and Team Liddell, the fight card is now set for the upcoming “TUF 11″ Finale next week.
Making it into the Finale and fighting for the six figure contract will see one fighter from each of the teams, despite Team Liddell’s domination throughout the season. Meeting in the octagon will be Team Ortiz fighter Kris McCray (5-0) and Team Liddell fighter Court McGee (8-1).
The “TUF 11″ Finale is set for a week Saturday on June 19 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. The live telecast portion of the card will be carried live by Spike TV.
The full “TUF 11″ Finale card is as follows:
Main Card
– Light-heavyweight: Matt Hamil vs. Keith Jardine
– Middleweight: Kris McCray vs. Court McGee
– Middleweight: Chris Leben vs. Aaron Simpson
– Lightweight: Spencer Fisher vs. Dennis Siver
Preliminary Card
– Heavyweight: James McSweeney vs. Travis Browne
– Middleweight: Josh Bryant vs. Kyle Noke
– Lightweight: John Gunderson vs. Paul Taylor
– Middleweight: Jamie Yager vs. Rich Attonito
– Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs. Seth Baczynski
– Middleweight: Chris Camozzi vs. James Hammortree
UFC heavyweights Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Pat Barry will meet in the co-main event of UFC 115 this Saturday in Vancouver, Canada. These two heavy hitting kickboxers will undoubtedly bring some powerful knockout power into the octagon. Fans can expect a war, but don’t be surprised if it’s a short one.
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UFC heavyweights Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Pat Barry will meet in the co-main event of UFC 115 this Saturday in Vancouver, Canada. These two heavy hitting kickboxers will undoubtedly bring some powerful knockout power into the octagon. Fans can expect a war, but don’t be surprised if it’s a short one.
It wasn’t too long ago that MMA nerds around the world tirelessly debated ‘whose fighters are better? UFC or Pride?’ Well, Zuffa ended up purchasing Pride, and yadda, yadda, yadda, vets from the now deceased Japanese promotion like “Rampage” Jackson, “Shogun” Rua, “Minotauro” Nogueira and Anderson Silva have all gone on to win UFC gold […]
It wasn’t too long ago that MMA nerds around the world tirelessly debated ‘whose fighters are better? UFC or Pride?’ Well, Zuffa ended up purchasing Pride, and yadda, yadda, yadda, vets from the now deceased Japanese promotion like “Rampage” Jackson, “Shogun” Rua, “Minotauro” Nogueira and Anderson Silva have all gone on to win UFC gold (in other words, they’ve hung in there just fine…)
Of course, one of Pride’s biggest stars, who has yet to truly deliver in the UFC is Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic; a dude that because of his ability to violently disturb vital body functions with his kicks, arrived in the Octagon with a ton of hype. The Croatian has gone just 3-3 in the UFC, however, and hasn’t really looked like his old brutalizing self. Well, in a recent interview with UFC.com, Cro Cop stated that part of the reason for this, was a serious knee injury he had that required three surgeries.
“I had a very bad injury two years ago and of course it reflected on my kicking,” he said. “I was afraid to kick, especially because the wound was still fresh. It was suicide according to the doctor, but I decided to take a fight (at UFC 99 against Mostapha Al Turk) and I decided to take another fight with (Junior) Dos Santos (At UFC 103), which wasn’t a smart idea in that condition, but I’m a fighter. I like the sport, I like fighting, I like competition, but obviously you need to make decisions with your head and not with your heart. Now, the leg is finally completely recovered.”
Well, here’s hoping Cro Cop is healthy so his bout this weekend with fellow bomber Pat Barry, is as good as everyone hopes. To bet on UFC 115head here.