Tag: Year

Thiago Silva Hasn’t Had the Easiest Year, but He’s Ready to Fight

We haven’t seen Thiago Silva in a UFC cage since UFC 125, way back on May of 2011.  You probably remember the night. Silva abused Brandon Vera for a full 15 minutes, thrashing him around the cage with ease. He even played the bongos on Vera&…

We haven’t seen Thiago Silva in a UFC cage since UFC 125, way back on May of 2011.  You probably remember the night. Silva abused Brandon Vera for a full 15 minutes, thrashing him around the cage with ease. He even played the bongos on Vera’s back, which really only served to humiliate Vera. The […]

10 Fighters with the Most to Lose This Year

Fighters risk a lot every time they step inside the octagon, and that is what makes the sport as intense and intriguing as it is. Athletes in the UFC have worked their whole lives to get to the bright lights of the big show. Once there, they put it on …

Fighters risk a lot every time they step inside the octagon, and that is what makes the sport as intense and intriguing as it is. Athletes in the UFC have worked their whole lives to get to the bright lights of the big show. Once there, they put it on the line each and every […]

Video: Interim Champ Carlos Condit Says He’ll Wait All Year for GSP

UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit appeared on HDNet’s Inside MMA Monday night to reiterate that he has no interest in fighting anyone besides UFC welterweight title holder Georges St-Pierre in 2012.  “The bottom line is, …

UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit appeared on HDNet’s Inside MMA Monday night to reiterate that he has no interest in fighting anyone besides UFC welterweight title holder Georges St-Pierre in 2012.  “The bottom line is, I have my heart set on fighting Georges St-Pierre,” Condit told hosts Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice. “If George […]

Business as Usual?: 10 Major Events in the Year Since Zuffa Bought Strikeforce

One year ago to the day, Zuffa shocked the MMA world by buying Strikeforce, their top competitor and a promotion on the rise. Strikeforce and Showtime had set records on the network with their Heavyweight Grand Prix and the sky seemed the limit for the…

One year ago to the day, Zuffa shocked the MMA world by buying Strikeforce, their top competitor and a promotion on the rise. Strikeforce and Showtime had set records on the network with their Heavyweight Grand Prix and the sky seemed the limit for the San Jose, Calif.-based promotion. Suddenly they were the UFC’s little […]

UFC 145: 7 Reasons Why It Will Be the Most Highly Anticipated Card of the Year

In less than eight weeks time, all roads lead to Atlanta, GA, for the most eagerly awaited and highly anticipated fight card of the year—UFC 145. The event is set to be stacked to the rafters with some of the most combative superlatives residing …

In less than eight weeks time, all roads lead to Atlanta, GA, for the most eagerly awaited and highly anticipated fight card of the year—UFC 145. The event is set to be stacked to the rafters with some of the most combative superlatives residing in Zuffa-based hierarchy. And with that in mind, the Philips Arena […]

6 Reasons Why 2012 Won’t Be a Disappointing Year for the UFC

It would seem 2012 is set to be the biggest and most lucrative year yet for the Zuffa-based promotion that is the UFC. Since its inaugural event—UFC 1: The Beginning—back in November of 1993, the company has gone from strength to strength. …

It would seem 2012 is set to be the biggest and most lucrative year yet for the Zuffa-based promotion that is the UFC. Since its inaugural event—UFC 1: The Beginning—back in November of 1993, the company has gone from strength to strength. What was first thought by some as a bunch of barbarians contesting in […]