By Steven Kelliher on March 2, 2010
In its newly-released official video preview for UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy the UFC has, for the first time, bestowed the unofficial title of “world’s best fighter” on Georges St-Pierre in the lead-up to the Welterweight Champion’s fourth consecutive title defense. Though the UFC does not maintain or release official public rankings, the preview [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged anderson silva, Exclusives, georges st-pierre
By Gregory Saks on February 20, 2010
No championship titles are on the line at UFC 110, but a lineup of competitive and compelling bouts looks poised to deliver marginally better pay per view performance than the prior two UFC events. While UFC 108 and UFC 109 had main events that many fans questioned the relevance of, UFC 110’s main and [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged antonio rodrigo nogueira, cain velasquez, michael bisping, wanderlei silva
By Gregory Saks on February 16, 2010
Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira takes on Cain Velasquez in a major heavyweight clash in the main event of UFC 110 this Saturday in Sydney, Australia. The event, which will actually take place on Sunday local time in Sydney and air live in the United States on Saturday, will also feature a compelling middleweight bout [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged antonio rodrigo nogueira, cain velasquez, michael bisping, ufc, wanderlei silva
By Gregory Saks on February 6, 2010
Randy Couture has long been one of the UFC’s most popular fighters and has been the headliner for the last six UFC events he has been a part of. While it is uncertain if he will contend for another title at this point in his incredible career, the UFC is still comfortable in his [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged chael sonnen, mark coleman, Nate Marquardt, randy couture
By Gregory Saks on February 2, 2010
Randy “The Natural” Couture takes on Mark “The Hammer” Coleman in the main event of UFC 109, live this Saturday night from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. While both fighters are in their mid-forties and in all likelihood in the twilight of their respective careers, they are also both coming off [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged chael sonnen, mark coleman, Nate Marquardt, randy couture
By Gregory Saks on January 8, 2010
UFC Fight Night 20 is live on Spike TV this coming Monday night from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, pitting lightweight contenders Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard against each other in the main event. The bout, a rematch of an Ultimate Fighter season 5 contest won by Diaz, could help set up one [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged efrain escudero, evan dunham, gray maynard, nate diaz
By Gregory Saks on January 7, 2010
WEC 46 is live this Sunday night on Versus from the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, featuring a main event between lightweight champion Jamie Varner and interim champion Benson Henderson. The bout marks the long-awaited return of Varner from injuries sustained in his title defense victory over Donald Cerrone, and will unify the WEC [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged benson henderson, jamie varner, raphael assuncao, urijah faber
By Gregory Saks on January 2, 2010
Rashad Evans became a household name among MMA fans with his coaching role on The Ultimate Fighter Season 10, and now is consistently near the top ten fighters for drawing fan interest and buzz. His participation in the main event of UFC 108 has saved the day for a card that has had to [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged dustin hazelett, paul daley, rashad evans, thiago silva
By Gregory Saks on December 29, 2009
The series of injuries and canceled bouts that have plagued this weekend’s UFC 108 card have been well-documented within the MMA press. What once may have been a blockbuster event to draw in giant pay per view numbers is now filled with replacement matchups that do not have the same gravity or buzz. [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged dustin hazelett, paul daley, rashad evans, thiago silva, ufc
By Gregory Saks on December 17, 2009
Donald “The Cowboy” Cerrone takes on WEC veteran Ed Ratcliff Saturday night from the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas. With just three weight classes the WEC has a limited number of high-profile title fights that it can schedule, and this card was left without one. The fan buzz surrounding the event [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged anthony njokuani, chris horodecki, donald cerrone, ed ratcliff, lightweights, wec
