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UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami Preview and Predictions
UFC 134 marks the UFC’s first trip to Brazil since 1998. Anderson Silva, “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, three of the country’s top MMA stars, will fight on the pay-per-view portion of the card, which is one of the better cards of the year on paper. In the main event, Silva defends his middleweight [...]
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 [...]
Forrest Griffin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Likely for UFC 113
Earlier reports indicated that a matchup of light heavyweights Forrest Griffin and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira would likely take place sometime this spring. Reports from today indicate that the fight will likely happen at UFC 113 in Montreal. Both fighters have agreed to the fight and are waiting to finalize the contracts.
Griffin and Nogueira both fought in [...]
UFC 106 Recap and Thoughts
UFC 106 was a card that was plagued by injuries and cancellations, but it turned out to be one of the more entertaining events of the year.
The pay-per-view began with a fight between Amir Sadollah and Phil Baroni. Baroni had his moments in the first round, but characteristically gassed in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. He [...]
UFC 106 Preview and Predictions-Main Card
Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah: Baroni will be making his return to the UFC after a four and a half year absence. He left the UFC after losing four consecutive fights to Matt Lindland, Evan Tanner (twice) and Pete Sell. Since leaving the UFC, Baroni has gone 8-6 in organizations such as PRIDE, Elite XC [...]
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz Set For UFC 106
After an injury foced Mark Coleman out of his UFC 106 fight with Tito Ortiz, the UFC searched for a suitable replacement. They finally found one in Forrest Griffin.
According to Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole, UFC president Dana White confirmed that Griffin agreed to the contest. Tito Ortiz wasted no time in posting the news to [...]
UFC 101 recap
UFC 101 featured two of the most dominant fighters in the UFC in Anderson Silva and B.J. Penn, and they both delivered dominating performances.
In the main event, Penn completely shut down every aspect of Kenny Florian’s game. He was able to dodge Florian’s strikes, prevent takedowns, and eventually ended the fight with a rear naked [...]
