Archive for December, 2009
UFC 107 Preview and Predictions
I apologize in advance for the shorter than normal preview. My internet is down so I’m typing the preview from my blackberry instead. On to the fights!
Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve: Buentello is making his return to the UFC, but he’ll have a tough test in Struve. Struve is a ground specialist who is working [...]
Carlos Condit Pulls Out of UFC 108 Bout With Paul Daley
Carlos Condit has pulled out of his scheduled UFC 108 contest with Paul Daley due to an injury, according to various reports. The fight was scheduled to appear on the main card of the pay-per-view, which is headlined by a light heavyweight fight between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva.
Daley has asked for a new opponent, [...]
Dan Henderson Signs With Strikeforce
According to Sherdog, former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight Dan Henderson has signed with Strikeforce. The deal is for four fights and/or 16 months. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Henderson, the middleweight and light heavyweight champion of Pride when the organization was purchased by the UFC, had a chance to unify the Pride and UFC titles [...]
The Ultimate Finale 10 Recap
Another winner of The Ultimate Fighter was crowned, one of MMA’s best young fighters showed what all the hype was about, and Kimbo Slice won his UFC debut. However, that sentence made the event sound much better than it actually was.
All eyes were on Kimbo Slice as he made his UFC debut against Houston Alexander. [...]
Ultimate Finale 10 Preview and Predictions-Main Card
Marcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione: The televised portion of the card begins with a matchup of two former NFL players, Marcus Jones and Matt Mitrione. Jones came into the show with a 4-1 record, with all five fights ending in the first round. He trained with Gracie Tampa early in his career before switching to [...]
Ultimate Finale 10 Preview and Predictions-Preliminary Card
The finale for the highest rated season of The Ultimate Fighter promises to deliver huge ratings itself. The reason for the ratings success of this season was due to the presence of street-fighter turned MMA fighter (sort of) Kimbo Slice. Slice will be making his official UFC debut on the finale, squaring off against Houston [...]
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Will Return to the UFC
Two and a half months after saying that he “was done fighting,” and that he would instead concentrate on his acting career, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has apparently had a change of heart.
Jackson posted a new blog minutes ago on his website. Here is a portion of what he had to say:
Now, [...]
