Showing posts with label UFC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UFC. Show all posts

Monday, November 19, 2012

In case you missed : St.Pierre wins comeback fight vs. Condit

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Source : UFC.com

MONTREAL, November 17 – As Carlos Condit entered the Octagon at the Bell Centre Saturday night for the biggest fight of his career, he was accompanied by Rage Against The Machine’s version of “The Ghost of Tom Joad.” Unfortunately for the interim welterweight champion, he wasn’t facing the ghost of Georges St-Pierre in the UFC 154 main event.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Mark Muñoz loses to Weidman


Source : Yahoo Sports

Not even a week after Anderson Silva retained the UFC middleweight title against Chael Sonnen, the division was again in the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship event. This time, it was Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman taking center stage. Munoz came into the fight with a four-fight winning streak and was hoping to earn a shot at Silva with a win, while Weidman had won all eight fights in his professional career and was hoping to keep Munoz's name out of the title talk.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

UFC : Mark Muñoz eyes July return to the octagon



Source : Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—FILIPINO-AMERICAN mixed martial arts star Mark Muñoz has set his eyes on returning to action in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in July.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Overeem sends Lesnar to retirement



Source : Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports

LAS VEGAS – Alistair Overeem promised his fight with Brock Lesnar wouldn’t last too long.

He was right, but he shouldn’t have been so conservative. Overeem finished the former UFC heavyweight champion in just two minutes, 26 seconds, battering Lesnar with knees, kicks and punches to win by first-round knockout.

Friday, December 16, 2011

GSP knee surgery successful



Source : ABS-CBN Sports

MANILA, Philippines – Reigning UFC welterweight champion Georges St.-Pierre underwent a knee operation in Los Angeles for his torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

Sunday, December 11, 2011

UFC 140 : Jones beats Machida via submission



Source : Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports

TORONTO – Jon Jones completed arguably the most spectacular year by a fighter in UFC history with a typically fantastic finish.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

UFC : GSP pulls out of a PPV again due to injury



Source : Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports

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What was expected to be UFC’s biggest pay-per-view fight in more than a year has been postponed a second time.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

UFC to stage card in the Philippines?




Source : Joey Villar Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – With the emergence of Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz, the ambitious bid of holding an Ultimate Fighting Championship card here in the Philippines is being revived by the UFC and television giant ABS-CBN following failed attempts in the past.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Brandon Vera returns to Philippines for PXC 28



Source : AKTV

Filipino-American Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Brandon Vera will return to the country for the second time this year to show his support for PXC28. The mixed martial arts event will be headlined by rising Filipino MMA star Tristan “Titay” Arenal going up against Abu Dhabi grappling champ Jon Tuck.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Muñoz beats Leben in UFC 138



Source : Yahoo Sports

Before UFC 138 ever started, Mark Munoz said that he believed he was finally hitting his stride and was ready to make a statement in the middleweight division.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

UFC hands out bonuses to fighters for Tweeting



Source Maggie Hendricks Yahoo Sports:

At the Fighters' Summit in June, the UFC promised to hand out bonuses to fighters based on their Twitter activity. UFC president Dana White is a huge fan of the social networking site because it allows fans and fighters to interact easily. When the UFC announced the bonuses, they were open to both Strikeforce and UFC fighters.

Monday, October 31, 2011

UFC 137 : Diaz beats Penn; 2 retirements



Source : UFC.com

LAS VEGAS, October 29 – 15 compelling minutes with BJ Penn made it clear - it’s been too long since we’ve seen Nick Diaz in the Octagon. But in defeating “The Prodigy” via unanimous decision in the UFC 137 main event Saturday night, Diaz’ first UFC bout since 2006 sent shockwaves through not only the Mandalay Bay Events Center, but through the MMA world, as he apparently retired Penn and put himself squarely in line for a shot at Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight title.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Mark Muñoz will face Chris “The Crippler” Leben in UFC 138



Source : abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz continues his quest for the UFC middleweight title when he faces Chris “The Crippler” Leben in November.

Friday, September 30, 2011

UFC latest pound for pound rankings



Source : Dave Doyle, Yahoo! Sports

Jon Jones has long been considered the biggest threat to break up Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre’s duopoly over the top two spots in the Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound poll.
At this point, you don’t need me to go into all the reasons why, as the UFC light heavyweight champion’s status as “The Chosen One” has received more hype than anything this side of “Moneyball.”

Sunday, September 25, 2011

UFC 135 : Jones dominates Jackson



Source : Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports

DENVER – Not even his best training camp in years could help Quinton “Rampage” Jackson lift the UFC light heavyweight title from Jon “Bones” Jones.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

UFC President Dana White : Lesnar vs. Overeem on Dec 30



Source : Maggie Hendricks Yahoo Sports
Dana White's Twitter confirmed a fight that MMA fans have clamored for. Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem, who reportedly signed a UFC contract Tuesday, will take on former UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar on Dec. 30.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Anderson Silva fighting for legacy in UFC 134



Source : abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – UFC's undisputed middleweight champion will not just be defending his title on UFC 134 – he will be defending his legacy inside the octagon.

Monday, August 15, 2011

63 year old man beats a robber via submission using REAR NAKED CHOKE



Source : Maggie Hendricks Yahoo Sports
Rear Naked Choke
A robber messed with the wrong man in Florida on Thursday night. 63-year-old, 5-foot-7 Fred Kemp used a foot sweep and a rear naked choke to disarm a robber who pointed a gun at Kemp and his wife.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

UFC President Dana White rewards Dennis Hallman



Source : Steve Cofield Yahoo Sports
Dennis Hallman
If fighters deliver on fight night for the UFC, the promotion has no problem throwing lots of cash their way. Bonuses for Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night have turned out to be brilliant moves and really motivate the fighters.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Mark Muñoz ranked top 5 in UFC Middleweight



Source : Mikkel Bolante Interaksyon Sports
Mark Muñoz
The USA Today/SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings for July 2011 were posted recently, and there’s good news for Pinoy fight fans. UFC middleweight Mark Muñoz found himself inside the Top 5 of his weight class just behind UFC champion Anderson Silva, top contenders Yushin Okami and Chael Sonnen and Strikeforce champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.