MMA Combat News
Marquardt to Strikeforce, Teixeira Signs with UFC
22-Feb-2012Tuesday, February 21, Zuffa announced on Fuel TV programming UFC Tonight the signing of former UFC middleweight title challenger Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) to a Strikeforce contract. Rumors persist that Marquardt's first assignment will be none other than welterweight division front-runner Tyron Woodley as the promotion looks to sort out the title picture at 170lbs. A Grudge Training Center product, Marquardt was bounced from the UFC ranks prior to making his welterweight debut against Rick Story in June of 2011; failing to pass his pre-fight medicals as a result of abnormally high lev ...
Invicta Fighting Championships Features Coenen vs. Ruyssen
21-Feb-2012Saturday, April 28, 2012, Invicta Fighting Championships will put on its inaugural show at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, and the all-women fight promotion will look to launch with a bang featuring former Strikeforce 135lb champion Marloes Coenen (19-5-0) as she battles Romy Ruyssen (5-1-0) for a second time in the card's main-event. “I am honored to headline Invicta’s first fight card, and I am looking forward to earning another win over Romy,” said Coenen about her latest opportunity. The Dutch veteran most recently appeared July 30, 2011, when she was defeated by curren ...
Alvarez vs. Aoki Expected for Bellator 66
20-Feb-2012Bellator Fighting Championships is expected to add a blockbuster main-event to its Bellator 66 line-up as top lightweight talents Eddie Alvarez (22-3-0) and Shinya Aoki (30-5-0) have reportedly come to a verbal agreement to meet on the April 20 card. The bout would bring to fruition a highly anticipated rematch as the two competitors first met in December of 2008, when the Japanese grappling ace latched onto a fight-ending heel hook, halting the contest just a minute and a half into the first round. After the defeat, Alvarez would go on to capture seven straight wins while becoming t ...
Simpson and Sanchez Consider a Greater Weight Cut
17-Feb-2012Tough losses often bring about tough decisions, and few fighters in the UFC today will not attempt to dabble outside of the weight class they were originally signed into. Whether the decision is brought about as a result of an energy-sucking weight cut, or the feeling of being overpowered by a larger opponent, it's a reality eventually faced by many, avoided by few in a sport with a fraction of the divisions offered in other combat arts such as boxing. UFC veterans Aaron Simpson and Diego Sanchez are the latest to consider a move; down in each case, but this isn't new territory for the ...
UFC on Fuel 1, Results and Bonuses
16-Feb-2012Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship went live from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, for UFC on Fuel 1, which featured a welterweight main-event pitting Team Jackson representative Diego Sanchez, and hometown favorite Jake Ellenberger against one another as each man attempted to make a push toward a title opportunity in the stacked 170lb division. The larger Ellenberger got off to strong start as he stalked Albuquerque's Sanchez with heavy shots throughout the first round, finding a clean knockdown as the opening frame came to a close. Smel ...
UFC on FOX 2 - Evans vs. Davis, Results
28-Jan-2012Saturday, January 28, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship went live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois for UFC on FOX 2 - Evans vs. Davis, which featured a light-heavyweight bout between #1 contender and former 205lb champion, "Suga" Rashad Evans (17-1-1), and Penn State wrestling standout, "Mr. Wonderful" Phil Davis (9-1-0). Maia vs. Weidman Despite taking the fight on eleven days notice, rising middleweight star, Chris Weidman, managed to pick up a narrow split decision victory on the back of slightly stronger striking and a handful of take-downs throughout the c ...
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 . Prior to that, Miller saw a seven-fight winning streak snapped by current #1 contender Benson Henders ...
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 Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Masvidal where he out-pointed rising star Ovince St. ...
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 MMA Fighting 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?" Representing Serra-Longo Figh ...
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