All Entries Tagged With: "Mirko Cro Cop"
UFC 137 Preview and Predictions
UFC 137 has had numerous changes to the top of the card. Originally, the card was slated to feature a welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz with a co-main event of Carlos Condit vs. B.J. Penn. After Diaz missed some media obligations to promote the fight, UFC president Dana White removed Diaz [...]
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 [...]
UFC 119 Preview and Predictions
UFC 119 is severely lacking in star power. An already shaky main event between Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was scrapped when Nogueira came down with an injury. Mirko Cro Cop took his place, but there is some question about Cro Cop’s health as well after reports came out that he was considering pulling [...]
UFC 110 Recap-Velasquez Stops Nogueira, Silva decisions Bisping
UFC 110 was the organization’s first event in Australia, and from the crowd reaction, it was definitely a success. It was a very entertaining night of fights, and the Australian crowd really got into the event, assuring a future venture into the region.
Cain Velasquez proved me and everyone else who doubted his power wrong by [...]
UFC 110 Preview and Predictions
UFC 110 is the first of many exciting UFC events that will take place between now and early summer. After injuries derailed the past two cards, UFC 110 has held up pretty well. The event marks the UFC’s first ever trip to Australia, and though there are no title fights, the main card is loaded [...]
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Preview and Predictions
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca: Both fighters are trying to climb back up the lightweight ladder. Franca has been there before, losing a title shot to Sean Sherk by unanimous decision back at UFC 73. He’s 6-4 in his UFC career, and last fought at UFC 90, defeating Marcus Aurelio by unanimous decision. He was [...]
UFC 103 undercard special will air on Spike TV
The UFC will announce later today that Spike TV will air a one-hour, commercial free special showing some of UFC 103’s undercard fights prior to the Pay-Per-View. This will be the first time in the company’s history that undercard fights will be shown on TV prior to a pay-per-view.
It was previously reported by the Orange [...]
