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Rory Markham has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming UFC 108 fight against Martin Kampmann from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, according to MMAWeekly. Markham injured his achilles tendon during training and has been advised by his doctor to stay off it in hope of preventing a possible [...] Mixed martial arts megastar Georges St. Pierre (19-2) will indeed defend his 170-pound title against last-welterweight-standing, Dan Hardy (23-6), at UFC 111, which is slated for the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on March 27, 2010. The promotion has yet to officially announce the event; however, commentator Bill Goldberg today shared the good news with fans [...] Props:The Chronicle Herald Quoteworthy: “This is a big fight for me. I really want to impress the UFC, but obviously the main thing is to get a win. I don’t want to fight like I did (at UFC 100). I don’t take anything away from [Dong Hyun Kim]. He beat me. I didn’t really have enough time [...] Mixed martial arts megastar Georges St. Pierre (19-2) could finally make his return to the “Garden State” to defend his 170-pound title against last-welterweight-standing Dan Hardy (23-6) at UFC 111, as MMA Fanhouse is tagging the Prudential Center as the probable destination for their inevitable clash in March 2010. The promotion has yet to announce the [...] “I love Dustin, but I don’t feel threatened by him at all. I want to show people that I’m just as dangerous as he is on the ground. People keep telling me how good and how tricky he is, but I’ve been known to do some pretty tricky things before that are ten-times better than [...] Props:FightHype Quoteworthy: “I think it’s a great style for me. It’s a great matchup. I eat Jiu Jitsu guys for breakfast a lot of times. He’s tough and he’s got really good Jiu Jitsu and good standup. He’s a well-rounded fighter, but I have fought 2 and 3-time Jiu Jitsu world champion guys man. And I’m a [...] Former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, Randy Couture (16-10), could return to the 205-pound division to take on Brandon Vera (11-3) in the main event at UFC 105 from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England, on Nov. 14, according toThe Sun. The report indicates that UFC sources have confirmed the showdown, which was [...] Welterweights Dan Hardy and Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim are penciled in to collide at UFC 105 from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England, on Nov. 14, according to a South Korean news report. Hardy is coming off perhaps the biggest win of his career — a razor thin split decision over Marcus [...] You would think that between DirecTV, cable, Inner Mongolia Television, Mexico’s TDN and of course Sky TV, most of the UFC fan base would be covered for the July 11 broadcast of UFC 100. If you aren’t, you can still catch all the caged combat by ordering the event via live stream from UFC.com on [...] |
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