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Octagon pioneers and longtime rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz should finally see the conclusion of their fight trilogy at UFC 115 in Vancouver, as “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” maintains their fight is still set for June 12 following their duties as coaches on the upcoming eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Ortiz confirmed [...] The six weeks of taping is complete. We get to see the drama begin to unfold at the end of the month. You don’t want to see Chuck Liddell face Tito Ortiz for a third time? Before you make a decision, wait until you see season 11 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” I haven’t seen or [...] Props: Fight Hype Quoteworthy: “He’s in the UK right now training. He’s doing a Forrest camp, so that’s how fat he is. Rampage gotta get in shape just to get in shape. He’s in rough shape right now. He’s been sitting on the set for a while, in the trailer, waiting to do scenes and getting served food [...] Our partners in crime over atBloodyElbow.comhave once again published their divisional rankings for mixed martial arts in the nation’s largest daily newspaper, USA Today, for the month of February 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here’s how it works: “The rankings, which will offer a definitive perspective of top MMA fighters across all weight-classes, [...] Krzysztof Soszynski escaped a tough one with a shaky blow that ripped open a huge gash on Stephan Bonnar’s head. The Canadian was awarded a TKO victory at 1:04 of the third round in the final undercard fight at UFC 110. Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole reported that it did not appear to be the result [...] Despite his big fan following and the role he played in a vital 2005 fight with Forrest Griffin that brought mixed martial arts – and particularly the Ultimate Fighting Championship – into the mainstream, Stephan Bonnar would appear on thin ice. As he enters tonight’s UFC 110 preliminary-card fight with Krzysztof Soszynski, Bonnar is stuck in [...] Coming to the UFC by way of the Ultimate Fighter (TUF) house can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand, should a fighter succeed on the show, the time spent on national television propels that fighter to the forefront of the casual UFC fan’s [...] The speculation is over. Demian Maia has been tapped as Vitor Belfort’s replacement for the UFC middleweight title fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 112 from the Concert Arena from Ferrari World, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, on Saturday, April 10. MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) confirmed the news with a source close to the situation earlier today. Belfort’s shoulder injury that [...] |
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Frank Mir out, Stephan Bonnar in for WEC 47 color commentary
With less than a month to go before his colossal showdown with fellow heavyweight contender Shane Carwin at UFC 111 in Newark, former division champion Frank Mir will temporarily step down from his role as WEC color commentator to concentrate on one of the biggest fights of his life.
Replacing him for the WEC 47: “Bowles [...]