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Gray Maynard is tired of fighting tough guys who do little for his career. He’s looking for a name that pushes him toward a title shot with UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn. “That’s just where I’m at,” Maynard today told MMAjunkie.com. “The last three or four (fights) I’ve had tough ones, but they’re just not that [...] “It’s great to be recognized by the UFC as the No. 1 contender. I put a lot of work into this. It’s midnight right now and I left my house at 5:30 in the morning and I won’t be home until after midnight. I work hard and I think I deserve it… By the time [...] After splitting a pair of bouts with UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, former title holder Frank Mir has made little effort to hide his current motivation. As such, some have labeled Mir a “stalker” because of his singular focus on a rubber match with the champ. Nevertheless, Mir carries on in search of facing Lesnar once again. [...] UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy won’t bring too many surprises to the cage when he faces champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC The British slugger’s striking attack has earned him a perfect mark in the UFC, so why change things now? In fact, Hardy said the only surprise will be finding out what round [...] WEC 47: “Bowles vs. Cruz” from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, has come to a close. And once again a WEC champion has fallen as Brian Bowles was unable to answer the bell for the third round during his first-ever title defense in tonight’s main event against Dominick Cruz. Bowles suffered a broken hand early in [...] While UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy continues to remain in the headlines due to ongoing verbal conflicts with some of his past opponents, the British slugger’s date with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111 later this month is fast approaching. St-Pierre, the popular French-Canadian champion, hasn’t yet found himself as much of a target for Hardy’s [...] Beginning next month, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Spike TV roll out three-part “UFC Primetime: GSP vs. Hardy” series that previews UFC 111 and its March 27 headliner between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy. As we reported earlier this month, new 30-minute episodes air each Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT beginning on [...] UFC lightweight contender Frankie Edgar doesn’t think he’s better than any of the fighters who’ve gone up against champion B.J. Penn; he’s just different. And with the opportunity of a lifetime awaiting the title challenger at UFC 112, Edgar understandably is tight-lipped about his strategy for defeating a seemingly un-beatable opponent. But Edgar recently spoke to MMAjunkie.com’s [...] For at least one day, one of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighters was just like every MMA fan in the world: He was wondering who the UFC would pick for him to fight next. UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva found out on LAS VEGAS – Home to two of the first five Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) events, Charlotte, North Carolina will once again host the premier organization in mixed martial arts on Wednesday, March 31st, as the UFC returns to Charlotte for the first time in nearly 15 years with a spectacular card at the Bojangles Coliseum [...] |
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