Fighters confirmed for UFC Fan Expo in Boston
With the city of Boston buzzing about the arrival of the UFC® Fan Expo™ at the John B. Hynes Convention Center on August 27 and 28, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® turned up the heat today by announcing the list of fighters that will participate in the weekend of festivities.
Rob Kimmons: The Hunger Strike
Rhett Butler, UFC – Rob Kimmons has just divulged a secret he never thought he would casually unearth during an interview. The secret is more of an admission into his mental state at what he at one time considered the apex of his career and this secret has also haunted
UFC Serves Subpoenas on Streaming Sites
Zuffa, LLC, (“Zuffa”), the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), announced today that it has served subpoenas on two streaming video websites, commanding them to reveal the identities of users who have uploaded video of live Pay-Per-View UFC events.
On DVD -Fight of the Decade, 10 Other WEC Fights
Frank Curreri, WEC – “Right place, right time” has been a recurring theme in the distinguished career of Leonard Garcia. The 31-year-old Texas native snatched a slice of history a few years ago when he and Roger Huerta graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. Three months ago fate shined
SPIKE TV TO FEATURE MITRIONE AND DOLLAWAY IN UFC 119 PRELIMS ON SEPT. 25
New York, NY, July 20, 2010 – Spike TV will showcase two of “The Ultimate Fighter’s” most prominent recent alumni, Matt Mitrione (season 10) and CB Dollaway (season 7), in live undercard bouts from “UFC 119: Mir vs. Nogueira 2″ on Saturday, September 25 at 9:00 PM ET / 6:00
James Toney: The Natural
Elliot Worsell, UFC – Think fighter, think James ‘Lights Out’ Toney. Although the specifics pigeonhole Toney as a professional boxer, Toney’s always been more of a fighter than anything or anyone else. While fighting peers train or learn tough, Toney just is. Some fake it, Toney does it. Fighting comes
UFC Partners with Heavyweight Getty Images
Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), the world’s fastest-growing sports organization, today announced that Getty Images, a leading creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media, will be the authorized worldwide commercial distribution partner of imagery captured by UFC’s photographers and licensor of the entire UFC image archive. This is
Five the Hard Way Lesnar Rises from Brink to Submit Carwin
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – For a few minutes in the first round of the UFC 116 main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, it looked like the heavy hands of Shane Carwin were going to forcibly remove the UFC heavyweight title from the grasp of Brock Lesnar.
TUF Enough Season Ones Leben and Bonnar Win Instant UFC 116 Classics
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – It was the conclusion to one of the most amazing stretches in UFC history, and middleweight Chris Leben pulled it off Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, winning his second fight in two weeks by taking an action-packed war against Japanese contender Yoshihiro Akiyama
Schaub Makes it Quick, Romero Walks through Fire to beat Petruzelli
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – All that training with Shane Carwin must be rubbing off on heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub, as the former Ultimate Fighter competitor made it two quick knockouts in a row on the UFC 116 undercard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, halting Chris Tuchscherer in
2.4 million viewers watch TUF Finale
2.4 million viewers tuned in to witness Court McGee complete an unlikely and hard-fought journey from the abyss of drug abuse only a few years ago to being named “The Ultimate Fighter” on Saturday night. The 3-hour Spike TV telecast of the live “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team
McGee Crushes McCray, Wins TUF 11 Crown
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The journey of Court McGee from drug addict to The Ultimate Fighter reality show was well-documented. Saturday night at The Pearl at The Palms, his inspiring tale had a fitting finish, as he submitted Kris McCray in the second round to win the season 11 title
Hammer Time Hamill Edges Jardine on TUF11 Finale Card
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Following disappointing performances in their previous fights, both Keith Jardine and Matt Hamill needed to pull off something big in their light heavyweight bout at The Pearl at The Palms Saturday night, and they did, engaging in a memorable three rounder won by Hamill via majority
Noke, Tavares, Camozzi All Winners in TUF11 Finale Prelims
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Kyle Noke may not have won season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter, but on the finale card at The Pearl at The Palms, he showed why he was seen as an early favorite on the show as he scored an impressive second round TKO of semifinalist
The Ultimate Fighter Finale Weigh-In Results
Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighter Finale event. The TUF11 Finale, which is headlined by the season 11 final between Kris McCray and Court McGee, and the light heavyweight bout between Keith Jardine and Matt Hamill, airs on Spike TV from The Pearl at The
Jamie Varner on The Road Back
Thomas Gerbasi, WEC – The messages on Jamie Varner’s Twitter and Facebook accounts come frequently enough that they’re pretty noticeable:
Prince Of Persia Brings His Fury To Edmonton
Frank Curreri, WEC – Kamal Shalorus’ dogged pursuit of “The American Dream” runs through Canada and former WEC champion Jamie Varner. And the Iranian-born globetrotter, who now resides in Austin, Tex., is playing mind tricks on himself right before Sunday night’s main event in Edmonton, Alberta.
Court McGee -Alive
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – The signing of an autograph is usually just an afterthought for a professional athlete. Sign your name, smile, take a picture or shake a hand, and on to the next one. But it was a bit more than that recently for Court McGee when approached by
Kris McCray TUFs Toughest Ever
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – In the first year of Kris McCray’s professional mixed martial arts career, he fought five times, winning all of them, with each bout ending in the first round. Three were finished in less than a minute.
Canadas Two Top Featherweights Set to Collide
Frank Curreri, WEC – Punching Yves Jabouin in the face has been on Mark Hominick’s mind for an exceptionally long time. And vice-versa.
“This fight was supposed to be booked for about eight years now,” Jabouin said.
“It was a fight that was always talked about,” Hominick said, “but never
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