The official weigh-in event for UFC on Versus 1: “Vera vs. Jones” is set to take place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado on Friday, March 20, 2010.
It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as on several other online destinations, via streaming video. The first fighter is expected [...]
A potential slugfest between Alessio Sakara and James Irvin has been promoted to main-card status at UFC on Versus 1 and brings to four the number of televised bouts for the event, MMAjunkie.com has confirmed with event officials.
UFC on Versus 1 takes place Sunday March 21 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.
It’s the first [...]
It’s a battle of UFC castaways as Houston Alexander (9-6) is reportedly considering a return to action againt Seth Petruzelli (11-4) at the upcoming Moosin MMA event on April 23 from the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The Boston Herald first reported the pending match-up earlier today whichPetruzelli recently confirmed via his Twitter account.
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James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) will return to the UFC as a
middleweight when he takes on Alessio Sakara (14-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) at
“UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones.” The bout was first reported by MMAWeekly.com, and MMAjunkie.com confirmed the addition late Thursday evening with
sources close to the situation.
“UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones” [...]
LAS VEGAS – While Houston Alexander quickly became a UFC fan-favorite after impressive TKOs of Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara, three-straight losses in the organization served to reveal the single-faceted nature of his striking attack.
But as “The Assassin” prepares to face Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson at Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale at The Pearl [...]
“My jiu-jitsu has gotten a lot better. My grappling has gotten a lot better. I want to be a complete MMA fighter. When your kids come to wake you up and you start choking out your kids, that’s when you know you have it right.”
Aging super-slugger Houston Alexander talks to “Inside The Ultimate Fighter” about [...]
It’s finally official: Ratings monster Kimbo Slice is set to make his much-anticipated Octagon debut against hard-hitting Houston Alexander at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale, which is slated for “The Pearl” at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 5.
Slice was bounced out of the 16-man tournament-style competition, losing to pre-season favorite, former [...]
The Maximum Fighting Championship wasted no time in finding a top-notch opponent for the recently signed Thales Leites as another big-name middleweight has joined the fray.
Former Abu Dhabi world champion Dean Lister signed a multi-fight deal last night and immediately agreed to meet Leites at MFC 23: “Unstoppable” on Friday, December 4 at the River [...]
UFC newcomer Lucio Linhares (13-4) will replace the injured Alessio Sakara and make his Octagon debut against Rousimar Palhares (9-2) at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 5, according to our friends at BrasilCombate.com.br.
Linhares has torn up the M-1 Global circuit for the past 18 months, amassing a solid [...]
A middleweight contest originally slated for UFC 101 will instead take place at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, as Rousimar Palhares (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will meet Alessio Sakara (14-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) at the event.
Tatame.com was the first to report the contest, and MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed the matchup from sources close to the [...]