Famed heavyweight striker Mirko Filipovic (25-7-2) is reportedly considering a return to the Octagon to face fellow MMA transplant Ben Rothwell (30-7) at UFC 111, tentatively scheduled for the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 21 according toSherdog.com.
“Cro Cop” threw in the towel in his submission (verbal) loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC [...]
Former WEC welterweight champion, Carlos Condit (24-5), is in talks to take on former Cage Rage 170-pound kingpin, Paul “Semtex” Daley (22-8-2), at UFC 108 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, 2010, according toFighters Onlymagazine.
Condit recently redeemed himself after suffering his first loss in nearly three years, a [...]
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“I was very, very disturbed after the loss to Dos Santos. I was in such a state that I wished to hang myself in my hotel room so I would be gone. Three losses in my last seven fights is nothing but a disaster to me. That’s a terrible score and I’m not happy [...]
UFC 103: “Franklin vs. Belfort” went off tonight (Sat., Sept. 19) from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, featuring a main event betweenRich FranklinandVitor Belfortat a 195-pound catchweight.
It was the first fight for “The Phenom” under the UFC banner since 2005. And he made a statement tonight that he is indeed back and ready [...]
DALLAS – Efrain Escudero fought through his opponent’s reach advantage and flattened Cole Miller with a stunning first-round knockout, and Tomasz Drwal’s middleweight debut was a successful one as he stopped hard-hitting Drew McFedries via second-round submission.
The two fights were part of a first-ever Spike TV-televised preliminary card that served as a lead-in for the [...]
UFC 103: “Franklin vs. Belfort” is set to go down this Saturday, September 19, 2009 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, live on pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET.
Remember: MMAmania.com will provideLIVE updates with blow-by-blow, round-by-round commentary of the main card actionon fight night, which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET.
To [...]
DALLAS – MMAjunkie.com was on scene for today’s “UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” fighter weigh-ins at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in Texas.
Today’s weigh-ins featured headliners Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, co-headliners Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Junior Dos Santos, and the night’s other 22 competitors, who compete Saturday at the American Airlines Center in [...]
Credit: MSG.com UFC 103 Packs a Ton of Punch
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 5:50 PM
By Jason Reynolds
On Saturday, September 19th, mixed martial arts fans in Dallas, Texas will be treated to what could be the best fight card of the year, when UFC 103 heads to the American Airlines Arena. The card [...]
Heading into UFC 103 against Frank Trigg on Sept. 19 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, UFC welterweight contender Josh Koscheck will be making his fifteenth appearance inside the Octagon.
And on Saturday night versus “Twinkle Toes,” he’ll be doing it as a newly-minted jiu-jitsu brown belt.
“Kos” earned the honor last week after completing [...]
Michael DiSanto, UFC – After more than four years away, Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort is finally set to make his return to the UFC.
On Saturday night, Belfort will face former middleweight champion Rich Franklin in a 195-lb catchweight bout in the main event of UFC 103. This bout features two of the most well-rounded fighters [...]