Tag: Wanted

Rory MacDonald Wanted Carlos Condit but Settled for B.J. Penn

Rory MacDonald never really wanted a fight with B.J. Penn. He got one, of course, but the fighter he actually wanted to face was Carlos Condit. MacDonald made the confession on MMAjunkie Radio today when asked about who he actually wanted to fight: &#8…

Rory MacDonald never really wanted a fight with B.J. Penn. He got one, of course, but the fighter he actually wanted to face was Carlos Condit. MacDonald made the confession on MMAjunkie Radio today when asked about who he actually wanted to fight: “Carlos Condit,” MacDonald told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “But he’s busy right now. He’s […]

Mike Pierce: “I Wanted an Easy Fight, so I Called out All Brazilians”

Team Quest vs. Brazil? It’s certainly beginning to look that way. In an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report’s Garrett Derr, UFC welterweight Mike Pierce sat down to discuss his upcoming bout with Carlos Eduardo Rocha at UFC on FX 3. &#…

Team Quest vs. Brazil? It’s certainly beginning to look that way. In an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report’s Garrett Derr, UFC welterweight Mike Pierce sat down to discuss his upcoming bout with Carlos Eduardo Rocha at UFC on FX 3. “I sent out on Twitter that I wanted an easy fight, so I called out […]

Diaz Camp: Condit Never Wanted Rematch, Accepted Bout After Hearing Test Results

Carlos Condit might have accepted a rematch, but Nick Diaz’s camp doesn’t believe the UFC interim champ ever intended on actually fighting. After a controversial decision at UFC 143, there was talk of an immediate rematch between Condit and…

Carlos Condit might have accepted a rematch, but Nick Diaz’s camp doesn’t believe the UFC interim champ ever intended on actually fighting. After a controversial decision at UFC 143, there was talk of an immediate rematch between Condit and Diaz, but Condit’s camp turned down the offer and admitted they weren’t interested in a rematch. […]

UFC News: Jon Jones Wanted a Heavyweight Fight After Wins over Evans and Hendo

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour on Monday and he certainly had an interesting piece of news for anyone who was watching.  “Bones” told UFC president Dana White, as well as UFC co-owner…

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour on Monday and he certainly had an interesting piece of news for anyone who was watching.  “Bones” told UFC president Dana White, as well as UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta that he would like to fight a Top 10 heavyweight if he were […]

UFC: Demian Maia Wanted to Fight on This Card, Chris Weidman Says Weight Is Good

If you would have asked Demian Maia a week ago who he was facing at UFC on FOX 2, you would have gotten Michael Bisping. As the nature goes in the fight business, you have to be ready at all times to face another fighter because injuries do happen. Mar…

If you would have asked Demian Maia a week ago who he was facing at UFC on FOX 2, you would have gotten Michael Bisping. As the nature goes in the fight business, you have to be ready at all times to face another fighter because injuries do happen. Mark Munoz suffered an elbow injury, […]

Ronda Rousey on “Cyborg” Santos: I Wanted to Make an Example of Her

After former Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos tested positive for steroids in her last fight, bantamweight contender “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey let everyone know just what she though…

After former Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos tested positive for steroids in her last fight, bantamweight contender “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey let everyone know just what she thought of the situation in an interview with Mauro Ranallo on The MMA Show. “I feel like anyone with half a brain isn’t surprised,” said Rousey, who will be […]