Tag: Weekend

UFC 167: Predicting Top Bouts from Main Card This Weekend

UFC 167 is live on Saturday from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The headline act is Georges “Rush” St-Pierre (24-2) vs. Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks (15-1), but the bout is far from the only quality matchup on a stacked card. Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen are also set to dance on the main card, […]

UFC 167 is live on Saturday from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The headline act is Georges “Rush” St-Pierre (24-2) vs. Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks (15-1), but the bout is far from the only quality matchup on a stacked card. Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen are also set to dance on the main card, […]

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UFC 169: A Super Bowl Weekend Event Unlike Any Other, but Is That a Good Thing?

Tuesday’s news that the UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—held not in Las Vegas this time around, but in Newark—would feature a pair of lower-weight title fights was met with rave reviews from hardcore fans of mixed martial arts. And why not? Dominick Cruz has been out of action for nearly two years, and we’re […]

Tuesday’s news that the UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—held not in Las Vegas this time around, but in Newark—would feature a pair of lower-weight title fights was met with rave reviews from hardcore fans of mixed martial arts. And why not? Dominick Cruz has been out of action for nearly two years, and we’re […]

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UFC 169: Super Bowl Weekend Show Adds Cruz vs. Barao, Aldo vs. Lamas

The UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—typically held in Las Vegas but headed to New Jersey this year to coincide with broadcast partner Fox’s coverage of the big game—has a main event. And a co-main event.  Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his belt against top contender Ricardo Lamas in the main event, while bantamweight […]

The UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—typically held in Las Vegas but headed to New Jersey this year to coincide with broadcast partner Fox’s coverage of the big game—has a main event. And a co-main event.  Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his belt against top contender Ricardo Lamas in the main event, while bantamweight […]

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UFC 169 Fight Card: Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira Official on Super Bowl Weekend

Despite being hospitalized following a hard-fought title defense against Alexander Gustafsson, Jon Jones is set to return to the Octagon in less than four months. UFC president Dana White recently told ESPN.com that Jones could meet Glover Teixeira on …

Despite being hospitalized following a hard-fought title defense against Alexander Gustafsson, Jon Jones is set to return to the Octagon in less than four months. UFC president Dana White recently told ESPN.com that Jones could meet Glover Teixeira on Feb. 1. On Thursday evening, Newsday.com confirmed with UFC officials that Jones and Teixeira would compete […]

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Floyd Mayweather Wishes Jon Jones ‘Good Luck This Weekend,’ Dana White Retweets

You can add one more high-profile sports personality to the list of people that will be keeping a close eye on tomorrow’s UFC 165 main event…pound for pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather! Over Twitter, Mayweather had this to say: @JonnyBones good luck this weekend. I’m supporting you. #TheMoneyTeam — Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) September 20, 2013 […]

You can add one more high-profile sports personality to the list of people that will be keeping a close eye on tomorrow’s UFC 165 main event…pound for pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather! Over Twitter, Mayweather had this to say: @JonnyBones good luck this weekend. I’m supporting you. #TheMoneyTeam — Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) September 20, 2013 […]

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Report: Weidman vs Silva II Possible for Cowboys Stadium, Not Super Bowl Weekend

The UFC is in the early stages of putting together the rematch between new middleweight champion Chris Weidman and former title holder Anderson Silva, but at least one date has now been ruled out. According to a report from The New York Post on Wednesd…

The UFC is in the early stages of putting together the rematch between new middleweight champion Chris Weidman and former title holder Anderson Silva, but at least one date has now been ruled out. According to a report from The New York Post on Wednesday quoting UFC president Dana White, the bout between Weidman and […]

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