May’s UFC 113 event will get a late addition with a middleweight fight pitting Nick Catone (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. John Salter (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com bout agreements have been distributed and signed by at least one fighter.
UFC 113 takes place on May 8 at the Bell Centre [...]
Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (25-5) will not face Chuck Liddell (21-7) at UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver despite numerous reports that surfaced earlier today.
On the contrary, “Ace” will headline the show opposite former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, in a 205-pound showdown, according to UFC President Dana White.
In addition, [...]
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“The UFC treats me better than Pride. I don’t know what their [PRIDE] problem was but they wouldn’t promote me at all, they cheated me out of money from dolls and t-shirts, not paying me… when my contract was up and we were negotiating and I wanted more money and they were telling me [...]
Gegard Mousasi is keeping with a personal credo to mind his own business. The 24-year-old Strikeforce light heavyweight champion recently parted ways with M-1 Global, the promotional and management company that
assisted his rise to prominence in the mixed martial arts world. The departure was first reported Friday by Sherdog.com. Mousasi’s longtime manager, Apy Echteld, on Friday told [...]
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“We’ve got some good guys like usual, but this season there are some that I just know are going to bereallygood. The thing that reminds me of that first season is we’ve got so many guys who you can see that they’ve got what it takes. What’s so much different is that the [...]
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“These six weeks should motivate me. I did one interview with [Ortiz] today and I’m already getting pumped about punching him in the mouth. I knocked him out twice already, but I have no problem getting up to fight him. I’d want another fight (after Tito). Hopefully, Dana will be happy [...]
“I see myself [in Mousasi]. But two weight classes above. He’s a great fighter. He’s very open-minded. He’s amazing. He taught me two great techniques. Those two things I learned today are worth my whole trip. I’m very happy, and I’m going to be working on it a lot…. If I could have a choice [...]
While former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz is no stranger to making headlines with his often controversial brand of
trash-talking, it was something far different that had MMA fans buzzing earlier this week.
A quick snapshot taken of Ortiz during a media day for “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ showed the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” sporting a [...]
“That is a horrible fight for me. I have trained with his brother a little bit, so he already has the ‘inside scoop’ on me, he’s a southpaw, has got a good chin, and has good power. Plus he is pretty solid on the ground. The only place I would have an advantage would be [...]
LOS ANGELES – Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi has no plans to fight until his body fails him. When the 24-year-old hits the big 3-0, he’s out.
With that in mind, he has set strict goals for his career’s path, including a jump to heavyweight in 18 months. Before he bulks up, though, he wants [...]