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While former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz is no stranger to making headlines with his often controversial brand of A quick snapshot taken of Ortiz during a media day for “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ showed the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” sporting a [...] “That is a horrible fight for me. I have trained with his brother a little bit, so he already has the ‘inside scoop’ on me, he’s a southpaw, has got a good chin, and has good power. Plus he is pretty solid on the ground. The only place I would have an advantage would be [...] Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (17-6) will try to derail the title aspirations of PRIDE import Antonio Rogerio Nogueria (18-3) when the two reportedly meet at the upcoming UFC 113 event from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, according to Tatame.com. From Lil’ Nog: “It’s almost set, we’re negotiating, but it’s [...] Will there be another round of the putative boxing vs. MMA showdown? According to multiple sources, UFC is reconsidering the May 1 date for UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The rumor of a boxing superfight between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley on the same day has come on the radar of UFC president, Dana White, who [...] Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell now has two fights to worry about in 2010. In addition to his trilogy with longtime nemesis and Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 11 coach Tito Ortiz, “The Iceman” will try and avenge his loss to Cuesta Title Co. and California real estate developer Kelly Gearhart after they sold him parcels [...] Besides launching an acting career, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been busy extricating himself from legal complications during his time away from the Octagon. Last week, the former UFC light heavyweight champion was sentenced to three years of probation for a July 2008 traffic incident in which he was arrested following a high-speed car chase with the [...] Chris Leben has plenty of experience and he’s shown a pretty well-rounded game at times but he’s known for his penchant to slug away standing. Leben clearly had a gameplan it involved not playing into Silva’s only strength, his stand-up game. Leben scored takedowns in all three rounds and rolled to a unanimous decision win, [...] Props: Fight Hype Quoteworthy: “This fight was most important to me and I see everybody like, “Oh, he got caught in the 3rd round and there is a big question mark. He won, but he got caught.” It’s a fight man and you never know what’s going to happen inside of those 15 minutes when you get [...] UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (25-4, 10-0 UFC) is back in the gym and feeling good, said manager Ed Soares. In a conversation with MMAjunkie.com on Monday, Soares said that if “The Spider” faces Vitor Belfort (19-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) – a former training partner at Black House Brazil who’s likely to get the next title [...] |
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