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I'm Tim, 27 yr. old MMA fan from the Midwest.
UFC Fight Night 24 Preview and Predictions
Fresh off Jon Jones’ impressive performance to win the UFC light heavyweight championship at last weekend’s UFC 128, the organization makes its’ debut in Seattle for UFC Fight Night 24. The main event features Phil Davis, who some say has the skills to eventually challenge Jones, as he takes on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Leonard Garcia vs. [...]
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones Preview and Predictions
It isn’t very often that a main event loses one of its’ participants and the replacement actually makes the fight more intriguing. UFC 128 is one such example however. Originally slated to feature a light heavyweight title fight between the champion “Shogun” Rua against Rashad Evans, UFC 128’s main event turned into Rua vs. Jon Jones [...]
Zuffa Buys Strikeforce
Generally, Saturday is not a huge news day in the MMA community. Yesterday was definitely the exception, as we learned that Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC, purchased the number two MMA promotion, Strikeforce.
UFC president Dana White announced the news in a video interview with MMAfighting.com’s Ariel Helwani. Although it appears many of [...]
UFC on Versus 3 Preview and Predictions
There really aren’t many things better than free MMA on TV, especially when the free event has PPV quality fights. Such is the case with Thursday’s UFC on Versus event, headlined by Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann.
Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page: This will be the second matchup between these two, with Bowles winning the first via 1st [...]
UFC 127 Preview and Predictions
Sandwiched between an impressive looking UFC 126 card as well as the must-see events of UFC 128 and UFC 129, UFC 127 hasn’t gotten much fanfare. Though the card lacks sizzle, the main event is a relevant fight in the UFC’s welterweight division, and there are some interesting matchups on the undercard as well.
Kyle Noke [...]
UFC Does Big Business in February
The month of February has proven to be a box office bonanza for the UFC. February 5th’s UFC 126 drew a gate of $3,605,725 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. This was up sharply from the gate for UFC 125, which was $2.17 million.
Also last [...]
UFC 126 Preview and Predictions
Simply put, UFC 126 features one of the most stacked fight cards that the organization has produced in the past year. Featuring an exciting main event matchup for the middleweight title between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort, as well a co-main event between Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin, not to mention a light heavyweight fight [...]
