All Entries Tagged With: "UFC"
UFC Heavyweight Shane Carwin Linked to Convicted Pharmacist in Steroid Case
According to a report on Alabama Live, former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin was a recipient of steroids from supervising pharmacist J. Michael Bennett, who was sentenced Friday to a four-year prison term after being convicted of “participating in a nationwide conspiracy to illegally sell anabolic steroids.”
From the report:
Prosecutors referred to Bennett, 44, and the others [...]
Strikeforce Champ Shields Near Deal With UFC
Current Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields is close to finalizing a deal with the UFC according to various reports. Shields has been in negotiations with the UFC since his last title defense in April against Dan Henderson.
UFC president Dana White has not hidden his desire to get Shields into his promotion, mouthing “He’s mine” while [...]
Anthony Johnson’s Days as a Welterweight Need To End
According to Steve Cofield at cagewriter, some reports indicate that UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson collapsed just prior to the weigh ins for UFC 106. This comes after a horrendous and dangerous attempt at cutting weight for his contest with Yoshihiro Yoshida at UFC 104. Reports prior to that weigh-in said that Johnson was being carried [...]
Matt Hughes signs contract extension with the UFC
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes announced today that he has signed a contract extension with the company. The deal should take him to the end of his MMA career, ensuring that he will finish his career in the UFC.
Here’s what Hughes had to say on his blog:
Last week I went out to Vegas and [...]
Tito Ortiz to return at UFC 106
According to various published reports, Tito Ortiz will be making his return to the Octagon at UFC 106 in Las Vegas, Nevada. As has been speculated, his opponent will be former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman. No official announcement has come from the UFC, but I would expect it to come out in the coming [...]
Saturday night ratings good for UFC and Strikeforce
The viewership numbers are in from this past Saturday, and both the UFC and Strikeforce should be quite pleased with the results. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg averaged 576,000 viewers for the night on Showtime, and peaked with 856,000 viewers during the Carano/Cyborg main event. Meanwhile, the UFC counter-programmed Strikeforce by showing fights from the historic [...]
Leites & McCrory cut, brought back, then cut again
It’s been a tough 24 hours for UFC veterans Thales Leites and Tamdan McCrory. Yesterday I reported that both fighters were among those cut by matchmaker Joe Silva and the UFC after UFC 101. However, for awhile today, it appeared that they would be brought back to the UFC, only to be told late this [...]
