Tag: Won’t

Anderson Silva Says He Won’t Leave the Middleweight Division

Anderson Silva has no intentions on leaving the middleweight division. The constant demand for the Brazilian to change weight classes has been ongoing for a few years. But despite having previous success at 205 pounds, Silva doesn’t plan on going…

Anderson Silva has no intentions on leaving the middleweight division. The constant demand for the Brazilian to change weight classes has been ongoing for a few years. But despite having previous success at 205 pounds, Silva doesn’t plan on going anywhere and vacating the UFC middleweight title. Silva said some of his teammates compete in […]

MMA in New York Won’t Happen for at Least Another Year

MMA fans that reside in New York had their hopes of seeing live professional MMA in the Empire State dashed on Monday when it was announced that the bill to legalize the sport in the state would not make it to a vote. According to the New York Daily Ne…

MMA fans that reside in New York had their hopes of seeing live professional MMA in the Empire State dashed on Monday when it was announced that the bill to legalize the sport in the state would not make it to a vote. According to the New York Daily News, Speaker Sheldon Silver said, “It […]

Jon Jones Likely Won’t Return to Fight Dan Henderson Until August or September

Jon Jones has been one of the busiest fighters in the UFC over the past 14 months or so. He’s easily the most active champion, having made three title defenses since the last time Anderson Silva defended his belt. Jones said after UFC 145 that he…

Jon Jones has been one of the busiest fighters in the UFC over the past 14 months or so. He’s easily the most active champion, having made three title defenses since the last time Anderson Silva defended his belt. Jones said after UFC 145 that he wanted to fight three times in 2012. He has […]

Why Dana White Won’t Upgrade the UFC’s Drug Testing Program

According to Michael Schiavello, 99 percent of fighters are using steroids.  With Rampage Jackson and Nate Marquardt admitting to having abnormally high levels of testosterone during training via TRT, it’s difficult not to concede that the t…

According to Michael Schiavello, 99 percent of fighters are using steroids.  With Rampage Jackson and Nate Marquardt admitting to having abnormally high levels of testosterone during training via TRT, it’s difficult not to concede that the treatment is an obvious loophole. Fighters are sometimes having difficulty hiding their bad habits and I can name one […]

MMA: Judging by Their Website, Strikeforce Won’t Be Alive Much Longer

The (overly)simplified Strikeforce website is bad on an epic scale. So bad, in fact, that you must seriously wonder what Zuffa has in store for them. The website is now what seems to be a word document that was copied and pasted onto the site—a s…

The (overly)simplified Strikeforce website is bad on an epic scale. So bad, in fact, that you must seriously wonder what Zuffa has in store for them. The website is now what seems to be a word document that was copied and pasted onto the site—a superlative example of somebody not giving an F. This does […]

UFC 145: Why Jones vs. Evans Won’t Live Up to the Hype

Prepare to be…disappointed.  UFC fans have been anxiously awaiting the main event at UFC 145 for months, and for good reason. The fighters hate each other (allegedly..we’ll get to that later).   They’re sensational athletes….

Prepare to be…disappointed.  UFC fans have been anxiously awaiting the main event at UFC 145 for months, and for good reason. The fighters hate each other (allegedly..we’ll get to that later).   They’re sensational athletes. They’re former training partners. They’ve been talking trash for months. But all of this, I’m afraid, won’t save the bout […]