Written by: Colin Means
Ronda Rousey is making a name for women’s MMA, sparking up controversy multiple times recently with comments about the likes of Kim Kardashian and Michael Phelps.
Her fight against Sarah Kaufman on Saturday went in her favor, as she submitted her opponent by arm bar. Watch the fight below.
Written by: Colin Means
Brock Lesnar appeared out of nowhere at UFC 146 on Saturday, and news would emerge that he is “seriously considering” a return to the octagon.
Dana White provided the information as to Brock’s future in the UFC, which would no doubt make for a great storyline.
Of course fans have began to speculate that Lesnar-Mir III could be in talks, as the two split the first two bouts. Either way, I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing what Brock has left in the tank if he does return.
Written by: Colin Means
UFC 146 displayed all heavyweight matchups for the first time ever, and the event did not disappoint.
Stefan Struve mauled Lavar Johnson and, from the looks of it, broke his arm in the process. Check out the GIF below from the guys at The Big Lead. Painful.
Written by: Colin Means
The always great reporter Ariel Helwani interviewed Dana White recently for an 18 minute interval, where they discussed a plethora of things related to the UFC.
Written by: Colin Means
So Jon Jones decided it was a good idea to drive his Bentley while he was intoxicated, and yes, the Bentley was totaled.
But have no fear, Bones is still quite the family man; he was bailed out by his mother.
So via TMZ comes a video of Jones in police training earlier this year and, naturally, this was the same agency that arrested him. Cool video though.
Written by: Colin Means
The Vikings of Scandinavia were famous a thousand years ago for being amongst the most fearsome warriors in the world. Sailing in their long boats, they terrorised the English, Irish and Scottish, and not to mention the French and even the Moors in Spain. So it is no surprise that the new UFC in Scandinavia might be producing its first star warrior after less than a month of holding fights.
The first Scandinavian UFC fight was held in Stockholm’s 12,000-seat Ericsson Globe Arena on April 14, 2012 with two middleweight fights between the Italian Alessio “Legionarius” Sakara and American Brian Stann, and also Papy “Makambo” Abedi who took on Oklahoman James Head. Since then the Scandinavian UFC team haven’t been sitting on their hands or even using them to while away the hours playing Partypoker, instead they have been setting up new fights. One of the latest has been between the Swedish Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva from Brazil.
Gustafsson won, with a 30-27 30-27 29-28 decision. According to Brian Mallon of The Independent newspaper, Gustafsson managed to keep his head and use the vast number of Swedish fans supporting him to his advantage. In the fight, which lasted for 15 minutes, Gustafsson ‘peppered’ Silva with punches. So confident was the Gustafsson team after the fight, that they even proposed their young fighter should take on Jon ‘The Mauler’ Jones.
This would probably be a fight too far for the young Swede, as Jones is an opponent really only for fighters at the very top of their games. It is also important not to overstretch yourself too early on. UFC and MMA are littered with fighters who have got ahead of themselves too early and paid the price in their career for ever more. Still, it is good to see this fighter has ambition as well as very obvious skill. Perhaps all he needs is a suitably Viking nick name. How about Alexander “Blood Axe” Gustafsson?
Written by: Colin Means
Kimbo Slice has made a smooth transition into the realm of boxing, registering three knockouts in four fights so far.
His most recent knockout victory came against Brian Green, but the story here lies with the weigh in, which took place at a Wal-Mart. I’m sure Kimbo felt right at home.
Written by: Colin Means
You may remember Brittney Palmer from her appearance on The Sporting Rave Podcast, and the UFC ring girl hasn’t let up since then.
She rejoined the UFC after her hiatus for art school, but hasn’t missed a beat. Fresh off her appearance at UFC on Fox 2 in Chicago, Brittney posted a picture on twitter of her latest piece of art, a painted guitar in the image of Jimi Hendrix.
Take a look below, this is just incredible. After seeing this genuine tribute, I look forward to what her art might hold in the future.
Brittney Palmer's guitar painting of Jimi Hendrix
Written by: Darnell Myrick
By Darnell Myrick
Yesterday night, we all were treated to the debut of the UFC on FOX. The debut of the UFC kicked off with a bang. The one hour live telecast featured a heavyweight title fight between UFC Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez, and number 1 contender, Junior “Cigano” dos Santos. It only took 64 seconds for a victor to be decided. Dos Santos landed a right hand to the temple of Velasquez that dropped him and dos Santos was able to finish the fight with ground and pound which marked the end of Cain Velasquez’s reign as UFC Heavyweight Champion. Dos Santos also one Knockout of the Night, which was a 65K bonus. (more…)
Written by: James Maldonado
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made a historic deal with FOX networks earlier this year. One of the biggest stories to come out of that deal is the new Ultimate Fighter format. Each year will feature two seasons of TUF, which each weekly fight airing live on FX. The Friday night show will feature a wrap up of the previous week, leading into the live fight, followed by what has been deemed the aftermath portion. This means that for 26 Fridays next year, there will be a live fight on FX. The finales will also air live on FX.
Today the UFC announced that TUF 15 will feature lightweight (155 lb) and welterweight (170 lb) fighters. The coaches have yet to be named. Interested in trying out? Take a look at the application after the jump.