UFC President Dana White expects mixed martial arts to one day become the world’s largest and most popular sport. Unfortunately that vision of global domination won’t start in Ontario, Canada, as Premier Dalton McGuinty has indicated that MMA regulation was “not a priority.”
Last year White expected to secure a show in Ontario at some point [...]
UFC “veteran” Harold Howard (2-3), who is perhaps best known as the first man to stop Royce Gracie back in the 1990’s (only to get creamed by Elfen ninja cop Steve Jennum on the same night) is now facing a new kind of cage after truck-bombing the lobby of the Fallsview Casino in Canada.
According to [...]
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (43-7) may have finally locked in an opponent for his 2010 return as he will likely welcome jiu-jitsu legend Renzo Gracie (13-6-1) to the Octagon at the upcoming UFC 112 event in Abu Dhabi.
“Country Breakfast” on his return:
“I didn’t know if I could say anything about my next fight, [...]
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (43-7) may have finally found an opponent for his 2010 return as he will reportedly welcome jiu-jitsu legend Renzo Gracie (13-6-1) to the Octagon at UFC 109 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 6, according toHeavy.com.
Hughes was adamant about making one last run in the UFC 170-pound division — [...]
“I don’t have any problems with Koscheck or Swick. They’re just guys who want to beat someone who has been in the sport for awhile, to beat someone who has held the belt. There are plenty of older guys out there with big names who can fight, too. I like to take fights where I’ve [...]
Looks like former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (43-7) — much like fellow elder statesmen Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture — has just signed a multi-fight UFC contract that will likely insure he finishes his career inside the Octagon before hanging up the gloves once and for all.
Following his unanimous decision win over Matt Serra [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“Brock Lesnar? Been there, done that. Bring him on. St-Pierre? I’m a prize fighter. Put me in any card and I’ll sell it out. I can do it, man. You tell me what’s impossible and I’ll prove you wrong. Our entire country’s name was built on that fighting style. If I had doubts, [...]
Roger Huerta is reportedly in talks with Zuffa about a possible return to the UFC against Gray Maynard at Fight Night 19, which will serve as the lead-in for the upcoming tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Sept. 16, according toSherdog.com.
After an impressive [...]
Billed as a “fight fan’s dream event,” the UFC’s first-ever Fan Expo, scheduled for July 10 and 11 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, will feature an astounding amount of current and former UFC, PRIDE and WEC fighters.
The organization today announced a list of more than 30 confirmed attendees ranging from Royce [...]