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Earlier this week Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White said Australia will become an annual host site for the promotion. And following’s Saturday’s successful UFC 110 event and Australian debut, which drew a promotional non-U.S. record crowd of 17,831 attendees to Sydney’s Acer Arena, White said the roots are now in place for continental dominance. With fans [...] After recently confirming the possibility of the first-ever international edition of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s reality series “The Ultimate Fighter,” UFC president Dana White said he now has a likely location in mind: the Middle East. Back in November White said the UFC hopes to use “TUF,” which first launched on Spike TV in 2005, as [...] You may think he’s a boisterous loudmouth and too pushy, but it’s that aggression that’s helped Dana White break down barriers for the UFC and mixed martial arts. But even he admits that some cultures just don’t jive with his up front style. That’s why the addition of owner Lorenzo Fertitta, as a full-timer with [...] For the very first time ever, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tour bus stopped in northern Virginia, staging a Spike TV-produced show from the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax. UFC Fight Night 20: “Maynard vs. Diaz” from the Patriot Center featured a rematch from The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 between surging lightweight contender, Gray [...] A pair of lightweight bouts featuring alumni from Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series are likely to be featured during the cable station’s upcoming “UFC Prelim” broadcast for UFC 109. Sources close to the the Feb. 6 event told MMAjunkie.com the one-hour broadcast will include Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz and Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys [...] Props: MMA Manifesto Quoteworthy: “I believe I’d very competitive with the top heavyweights right now. I think that’s the reason why the UFC did their marketing with me and Kimbo. We’re the most watched show on Spike. I was in three of the top 10 (most) watched cards in MMA history. So it’s one of those things [...] For a fighter who’s competed on some of the sport’s biggest stages, Roy Nelson knew The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale was his best chance to impress viewers of the UFC’s reality series. Nelson, a former IFL heavyweight champion who was the favorite to win “TUF 10,” did just on Saturday with a first-round knockout of fellow [...] LAS VEGAS – His pleas for the job apparently worked; Tito Ortiz will serve as a coach on the upcoming 11th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” UFC officials confirmed the assignment during Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort. The other part of the surprise? Ortiz will coach against Chuck [...] Spike TV today confirmed that cast member Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson is scheduled to compete at the Dec. 5 live finale for “The Ultimate Fighter 10.” MMAjunkie.com previously reported that Ferguson (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Houston Alexander (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in a catch-weight bout, but Spike TV officials won’t announce his opponent until after [...] LAS VEGAS – With the 11th season of the UFC’s reality series set to begin taping in just two months, one hopeful has already pleaded his case for a coaching slot. And he has an additional fighter in mind for the rival team. Soon after a close split-decision loss to Forrest Griffin in the main event [...] The Mercurial MMA Champ Gets Swinging Mad About His Ultimate Fighter Protégés, Rude Fans, and Conversations about His Arrest Last Year “I actually hated coaching. The job f**king sucked. And they better not ask me to do it again. It’s just f**king too much,” says Quinton “Rampage” Jackson inPlayboy’s December20Qwhen asked about his role on the [...] |
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