“I’ve beaten everyone the UFC has put in front of me; I’ve never turned down a fight and I am not about to now. I would have been happy having a couple more fights before getting my shot, but I was offered a spot as a late replacement against Mike Swick in a final eliminator [...]
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UFC 109: “Relentless” from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts. To the tune of $60,000 each. The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary [...] Mike Swick is a good friend to Josh Koscheck. So much so that he’s stepping in at UFC 109 for his fellow welterweight and American Kickboxing Academy training partner, and will attempt to avenge Koscheck’s only defeat of 2009. If Swick beats Paulo Thiago this weekend it leaves him, Koscheck and Jon Fitch all waiting in [...] UFC welterweight contender Mike Swick (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has been here before. After suffering a disappointing loss in his most recent appearance, the Houston native knows what it takes to dust himself off, put the past And as Swick recently told [...] Here we go! British brawler Paul Daley will get his shot at the big time when he collides with perennial welterweight contender, Josh Koscheck, at the upcoming UFC 113 event from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, 2010. “Kos” today confirmed the good news via Twitter.com, saying the electric 170-pound showdown will serve [...] The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next installment of its pre-event preview show debuts Jan. 30 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT with “Countdown to UFC 109.” The Spike TV special spotlights “UFC 109: Relentless,” which takes place Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Randy Couture meets fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman in [...] The UFC today officially announced a recently reported contest between welterweights Mike Swick (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Paulo Thiago (12-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) for February’s “UFC 109: Relentless” event. Swick stepped in as a replacement for Josh Koscheck when his teammate was forced off the card with an injury. While Koscheck and Thiago were originally scheduled [...] The UFC’s next installment of its pre-event preview show debuts Feb. 4 at 11 p.m. ET/PT with “Countdown UFC 109.” The Spike TV special spotlights “UFC 109: Relentless,” which takes place Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Randy Couture meets fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman in the main event, [...] Cagewriter readers, it’s your turn to decide the best of 2009. Today, we ask you to choose the biggest upset of the year. What fight made you say, “NO WAY!?!’ Brian Bowles stops Miguel Torres’ winning streak: Before WEC 42, Torres had one loss on his record. Bowles used Torres’ aggressiveness against him, and took him [...] There are good buddies and gym mates all over mixed martial arts. At UFC 109, veteran Randy Couture finds himself fighting Mark Coleman, a guy he’s allowed to train at his Las Vegas gym. Couture has stated on many occasions fighting comes ahead of friendship. If it comes down to it, he’d recommend that Xtreme [...] |
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