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The UFC has officially requested approval for a June 19 event at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. As MMAjunkie.com first reported in January, the card is expected to serve as the live finale of “The Ultimate Fighter Props: TheTandD.com Quoteworthy: “I love [Hamman's approach]. I love people that go for knockouts in the first round. That’s my favorite type of person to fight, somebody that is confident to come in with their hands. I don’t ever lose confidence when I’m fighting somebody. That is just me. You can beat me five times in a [...] Five-time UFC veteran Dennis “Superman” Hallman (41-13-2 MMA, 1-4 UFC) will return to the lightweight division for the first time in nine years and plans to fight in late spring or early summer. The 13-year mixed martial arts veteran said he made the decision after John Howard pulled off a come-from-behind victory in a welterweight contest [...] Rhett Butler, UFC – At The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale last June, where Chris Lytle the fireman extinguished Kevin “The Fire” Burns via unanimous decision, the world saw “Lights Out” get back on the winning track following a hard fought split decision loss to Marcus Davis at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland earlier in [...] “I’m not expecting to go into this fight and win this fight in the first or second round. Most likely this is going to be a brutal fight, a lot of blood everywhere on both sides. I know he’s going to come out very aggressive. I mean his job could be on the line with [...] “The Ultimate Fighter 3″ alumnus Matt Hamill hopes to begin training again on Feb. 1 but still suffers from shoulder pain as a result of his bout with Jon Jones this past December. Hamill was declared the victor in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale when Jones threw several illegal elbows and was [...] The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially has released light heavyweight Houston Alexander, his manager, Monte Cox, today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com. Alexander, 37, suffered his fourth UFC loss in six appearances when Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson out-pointed him at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in December. The fight drew heavy criticism, and UFC president Dana White announced soon [...] With production set to commence later this month and a debut set for March 31 on Spike TV, the live finale for “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ also has a date: Saturday, June 19. Although not officially announced by the promotion, “TUF 11″ is expected to conclude with a live finale at a Las Vegas venue on [...] Filling in for injured middleweight Steve Steinbess (4-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Jesse Forbes (12-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has agreed to a new deal with the UFC and is expected to meet Nick Catone (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) next month at UFC Fight Night 20. Multiple sources close to the event today informed MMAjunkie.com of the likely [...] The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Monday denied a formal request from UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones to overturn his disqualification loss to Matt Hamill at the Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale in Las Vegas back on Dec. 5, according to Sherdog.com. “The Hammer” was completely obliterated on the ground, perhaps mere seconds away from [...] |
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