MMA Combat News
UFC on FOX 2 - Evans vs. Davis, Preview
26-Jan-2012Saturday, January 28, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will go live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois for UFC on FOX 2 - Evans vs. Davis, featuring a light-heavyweight bout between #1 contender and former 205lb champion, "Suga" Rashad Evans (16-1-1), and undefeated wrestling standout, "Mr. Wonderful" Phil Davis (9-0-0). Chael Sonnen (26-11-1, 5-4 UFC) vs. Michael Bisping (22-3, 12-3 UFC) The evening's co-main event will see two 'villains' of the sport come to blows in an effort to achieve #1 contender status in the middleweight division. Michael "The Count" ...
Diaz vs. Miller Set For UFC on FOX 3
25-Jan-2012UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday via twitter that lightweight contenders Jim Miller (21-3-0) and Nate Diaz (15-7-0) will collide in a pivotal match-up at 155lbs as each man looks to stake his claim as the division's next #1 contender. The bout is the first confirmed for UFC on FOX 3, which is scheduled for May 5, 2012, at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ. Representing AMA Fight Club, local favorite Jim Miller is fresh off a first round stoppage of Melvin Guillard at [URL="http://www.mmacombat.com/content/626-ufc-fx-1-guillard-vs-miller-results-bonuses.html"]UFC on ...
Mousasi vs. Kyle Confirmed for Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey
24-Jan-2012Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi will meet American Kickboxing Academy product, Mike Kyle, in the co-main event at Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey, March 3, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio; Kyle 'tweeted' news of the bout Monday and will look to stifle the Armenian's momentum as Mousasi has gone undefeated in his previous five outings since losing his title via unanimous decision to Muhammed "King" Lawal in April of 2010. Mousasi (32-3-2) most recently appeared December 17, 2011, at[URL="http://www.mmacombat.com/content/600-strikeforce-melendez-vs-masvidal-results.h ...
UFC on FX 1 - Guillard vs. Miller, Results and Bonuses
20-Jan-2012Friday, January 20, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship went live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, for UFC on FX 1, which featured a lightweight showdown between top contenders Melvin Guillard (29-10-2) and Jim Miller (21-3-0). Despite absorbing a number of heavy blows early in the opening frame, New Jersey's Jim Miller showed tremendous resilience in his pursuit of the take-down, one he would finally land after an ill-advised flying knee from "The Young Assassin" Melvin Guillard. Once in top position, Miller worked to pass the guard of Guillard who looked an ...
UFC on FX 1 - Guillard vs. Miller, Preview
19-Jan-2012Friday, January 20, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will go live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, for UFC on FX 1, featuring a lightweight showdown between top contenders Melvin Guillard (29-9-2) and Jim Miller (20-3-0). Melvin Guillard (29-9-2, 10-5 UFC) vs. Jim Miller (20-3, 9-2 UFC) Both competitors in the evening's main-event are coming off tough losses in match-ups that were always going to be hard on them stylistically. Prior to those outings, they had won five and seven consecutive bouts respectively and can still make a considerable impressi ...
Risk vs. Reward: Chris "The All-American" Weidman
20-Jan-2012When Chris "The All-American" Weidman (7-0-0) got the call to fill in for Michael Bisping and fight former title contender Demian Maia on short notice at UFC on Fox 2, it was an offer and opportunity the NCAA D1 All-American wrestler could not refuse. "I didn't want to lose the opportunity," Weidman told [URL="www.mmafighting.com"]MMA Fighting[/URL] on Wednesday. "You only live once. I have an opportunity to gain a lot of recognition and get myself up to where I want to be. So it was like, I'll do it tomorrow if I had to. Some people never get that opportunity, so who am I to waste it?" ...
Warren vs. Curran, March 9 at Bellator 61
18-Jan-2012Friday, March 9, 2012, two-time Bellator tournament winner Pat Curran (16-4-0) will get his shot at featherweight champion Joe Warren (7-2-0) as per promotion CEO Bjorn Rebney who confirmed the news with the Chicago Tribune this week. The bout will likely headline Bellator 61 which will emanate from The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Team Nogueira standout Patricio Freire (17-1-0) was next in line for Warren after capturing the Season 4 Featherweight Tournament, but a broken hand suffered during training saw his shot given to Summer Series Tournament winner Pat Curran ...
Munoz Injured; Sonnen vs. Bisping, Maia vs. Weidman, January 28
18-Jan-2012UFC president Dana White announced via twitter on Tuesday that top middleweight talent Mark Munoz has been forced to withdraw from his bout with former title-contender Chael Sonnen at UFC on FOX II, scheduled to take place January 28, 2012, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. An elbow injury has been cited as the reason for Munoz's withdrawal, and with that, the face of the event has undergone a considerable shuffle; one that has seen opportunities lost on one hand, but significantly gained in two others. Stepping into the vacant co-main event slot will be the streaking Michae ...
"King" Lawal Tests Positive for Drostanolone
17-Jan-2012Tuesday, January 17, 2012, the Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed that former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed "King" Lawal (9-1-0) has tested positive for banned substance, drostanolone, from a drug-test administered at the promotion's recent event, Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine which took place January 7, 2012. Lawal ran through the formerly undefeated (and still may be, pending the commission's decision to overturn the result to a 'no contest') Lorenz Larkin (12-1-0) at the event; utilizing his superior size, strength, and wrestling en route to a second rou ...
Aldo to Lightweight? Coach: Not unless it's a title shot
17-Jan-2012Not unlike Georges St. Pierre, B.J. Penn, and Anderson Silva before him, many followers of mixed martial arts have been calling for UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo to further challenge himself with a move into the lightweight ranks. Andre Pederneiras, the champion's trainer and head of acclaimed mixed martial arts academy, Nova Uniao, is hesitant to have that conversation at present with so much invested into the fighter's routine and physical shape at featherweight. “If it depends on me, it won’t happen; unless he leaves the team to train somewhere else and someone agrees with ...
UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes, Results and Bonuses
15-Jan-2012Saturday, January 14, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship went live from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes, which featured a featherweight title showdown between reigning champion Jose "Scarface" Aldo and #1 contender, Chad "Money" Mendes. In the co-main event, Brazilian and UFC legend Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort went toe-to-toe with Anthony "Rumble" Johnson who failed to make weight in what would have been his 185lbs debut. Aldo vs. Mendes The evening's main-event - not unlike the feature fight at UFC 141 before it - came down to a c ...
XFC 16 - High Stakes, Preview
18-Jan-2012Friday, February 10, 2012, Xtreme Fighting Championships will go live from the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee, for XFC 16 - High Stakes, featuring a lightweight main-event pitting former WEC champion Jamie Varner (18-6-1) against veteran grappling specialist Drew Fickett (41-16-0). Twenty-seven year old AMA Fight Club representative Jamie Varner will look to build on his most recent performance, a first round knockout of Nate Jolly at XFC 14 - Resurrection. Not two years ago, Varner was considered to be among the sport's very best at 155lbs, but after suffering an eye ...
Upcoming Events
- UFC on Fox II - Evans vs. Davis28/Jan/2012
- UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit04/Feb/2012
- XFC 16 - High Stakes10/Feb/2012