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Former Ultimate Fighters Stephan Bonnar (11-7) and Krzysztof Soszynski (19-9-1) will likely get a chance to settle some unfinished business when the two light heavyweights collide in a rematch at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 11 Finale, which is scheduled for June 19 in Las Vegas. Nothing is official at this time; however, MMAmania.com has learned from [...] Jake Shields may be the Strikeforce middleweight champion, but that won’t stop him from crossing the promotional border to help out former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell as an assistant coach on the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). The grappling phenom is currently under consideration for an April 16 title defense against Octagon exile [...] The UFC has announced the return of “Primetime,” a three-part series featuring an in-depth look at the upcoming UFC 111 welterweight title fight between current champion Georges St. Pierre (19-2) and number one contender Dan Hardy (23-6). The debut episode will air on Wednesday, March 10, at 10:00 pm ET on Spike TV and episodes two [...] UFC Quick Quote: A ‘horrified’ Shane Carwin feels bad for the 500 people stiffed by Lesnar’s illness“I was just kind of horrified that (Brock Lesnar) would even get in the face of the opponent he had just beaten (at UFC 100). It was totally disrespectful to Frank, and that’s the part that just started it all off. You know, one of the first things you learn when you walk into any [...] Despite recent reports to the contrary, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) isn’t “going away” anytime soon. UFC President Dana White reiterated the statement yesterday at the pre-fight press conference for UFC 102: “Couture vs. Nogueira,” saying that plans werenotin place to merge the Zuffa-owned property and its roster of fighters into the UFC fold. In addition, there [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Talk to Todd Duffee and you wouldn’t describe him as one of those ‘glass half empty’ types of people. But if he sounds like he was skeptical about his UFC 102 fight with Tim Hague coming to fruition this weekend, he’s got good reason. Just look at his history.UFC News Credit: [...] The UFC is on the verge of some major announcements. During a guest spot today on the ESPN 1100 Radiothon, a 24-hour fundraiser for The Caring Place cancer charity, UFC president Dana White said the organization will soon hold a major press conference, tentatively planned for July 31. He referenced the media event when asked about reports [...] Ask and you shall receive … Michael Bisping demanded to face a “top fighter” after his devastating knockout loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100 on July 11. UFC matchmaker Joe Silva was apparently listening and willing to satisfy that request. Big time. Wanderlei Silva is currently the front-runner on a short list of potential candidates to face [...] Props:FightHype.com Quoteworthy: “We felt that the way to beat ‘Rush’ was through counter-punching and boxing…. I wanted him to bait St-Pierre, to strike and then counter-punch. Many times you go there with a plan, but your opponent doesn’t allow you to bring it to fruition, and that’s what happened … Thiago did not show his capability of [...] “[Bobby Lashley is] looking for a train wreck. I’m the train that’s going to wreck him. He’s expecting me to go three rounds … no. I’m going to knock him out. He’s looking for me? He’ll see me after I knock him out and he’s laying there looking up at me. Everybody’s going to see [...] |
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