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Looks like the fantasy matchmakers who pegged Kimbo Slice as the UFC’s first opponent for recently-signed pugilist James Toney will be heading back to the drawing boards. Spike TV/CBS ratings monster Kevin Ferguson (4-1) is going to put his drawing power to the test when he makes his pay-per-view debut opposite fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 [...] UFC 113, which is scheduled for the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 8, 2010, will indeed feature the pay-per-view (PPV) debut of Spike TV/CBS ratings monster, Kimbo Slice. Company president Dana White today confirmed that former backyard brawler will take on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 castmate, Matt Mitrione, in a potentially hard-hitting [...] Imagine where mixed martial arts will be in 10 years. That’s when kids 10-to-16 years old will be making their way into the professional ranks after actually training in MMA from an early age. The current fighters are all playing catch up in an effort to become well-rounded fighters. It’s not like the “old” days [...] The UFC spread some holiday cheer last week by cutting four of its under-performing fighters following their losses at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale on Dec. 5 and UFC 107: “Penn vs. Sanchez” on Dec. 12 as reported by Watch Kalib Run. Welterweights Kevin Burns and Edgar Garcia along with lightweight Shane Nelson and heavyweight [...] Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end turned mixed martial artist, Marcus Jones, has retired from the sport, according to AroundTheOctagon, citing a source withing the Gracie Tampa camp. Jones was among 16 heavyweights featured in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 series on Spike TV. The 6′6,” 245-pound “Big Baby” was considered a dark horse to make [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – This wasn’t quite the reaction Marcus Jones was looking for. Retired from the NFL, where he played six seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jones was ready for a new challenge in his life, and he knew that he had found it in the sport of mixed martial arts.UFC News Credit [...] After months of speculation and weekly teases, the UFC has finalized the line up and fight card for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale, set to take place at “The Pearl” from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, December 5, 2009. Former IFL champion Roy Nelson and undefeated Greg Jackson disciple Brendan [...] Former IFL champion Roy Nelson has fought his way into the Dec. 5 Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale and will face fellow contestant and undefeated Greg Jackson disciple Brendan Schaub this Saturday, live from “The Pearl” at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Spike TV. “Big Country” quickly put an end to [...] A heavyweight bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ cast members and NFL veterans Marcus Jones (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Matt Mitrione (0-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) takes place on the undercard of Saturday’s live show finale. Following their elimination from the tournament, which aired as part of today’s “TUF 10″ two-hour season finale, the bout officially [...] |
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