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Saturday 05.25.2013 11:00am ET | View Full Article
Heavyweight huzzah!
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again air an entire fight card TONIGHT (May 25, 2013), its "biggest" pay-per-view (PPV) event of the year to date in terms of sheer size, when Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez looks to defend his world title for the first time ever against Antonio Silva, who is eager to prove that his lopsided technical knockout loss to "Brown...
Saturday 05.25.2013 12:00am ET | View Full Article
MMA Fighting has UFC 160 results for the Bigfoot vs. Velasquez 2 fight card May 25, plus live UFC coverage from Las Vegas, live blogs of all the fights and live UFC 160 twitter updates.In the main event, UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will defend his title against Antonio Silva. In the co-main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will square off against Mark Hunt in a...
Friday 05.24.2013 7:35pm ET | View Full Article
LAS VEGAS -- It was just a year ago when Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva fought for the first time. On Saturday, they will do it again, and we'll find out whether Silva took a lesson from the beating or if Velasquez is still a league ahead of him.
The betting public firmly believes the latter. The opening lines favored Velasquez as a 6-to-1 favorite, and the odds have only moved further in the ...
Friday 05.24.2013 6:15pm ET | View Full Article
The official weigh in event for UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" will take place today (Fri., May 24, 2013) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As usual, MMAmania.com will stream the festivities in the embedded player below. We will also provide a detailed recap of the event as soon as it concludes.
"Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" will feature the second showdown between UFC Heavywe...
Friday 05.24.2013 4:00pm ET | View Full Article
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva
Tim Burke: Do I think it goes the same as the first one? No. Do I think Silva has a short here the second time? Hell no. Silva’s good, but not great. He uses his size well and hits hard, but he’s pretty plodding. Cain’s hands are fast, he’s technical, and that would win him the fight just on the feet. Throw in the gigantic wrestling advantage and it’s ...
Friday 05.24.2013 8:00am ET | View Full Article
The official weigh in event for UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" will take place today (Fri., May 24, 2013) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As usual, MMAmania.com will stream the festivities in the embedded player below. We will also provide a detailed recap of the event as soon as it concludes.
"Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" will feature the second showdown between UFC Heavy...
Friday 05.24.2013 6:49am ET | View Full Article
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Date: May 25, 2013
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view, FX, Facebook
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva - for heavyweight title
Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira
T.J. Grant vs. Gray Maynard
Donald Cerrone vs. KJ Noons
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)
Mike Pyle vs. Rick Sto...
Thursday 05.23.2013 9:01pm ET | View Full Article
All of Bloody Elbow's UFC 160 pre-fight coverage including video of the weigh-ins, pre-fight press conference, Dana White's media scrum, the odds, the staredowns, predictions and analysis.
UFC 160 is just around the corner, and the betting lines for the fights are out. I've made a little bit of money back in the last two events, but still have a looong way to go to get back to level. It's going ...
Thursday 05.23.2013 7:00pm ET | View Full Article
UFC 160 is just around the corner, and the betting lines for the fights are out. I've made a little bit of money back in the last two events, but still have a looong way to go to get back to level. It's going to happen though. I can feel it. The second half of 2013 is going to be akin to someone backing a truck up to my front door and dumping money onto my welcome mat. I'm thinking positive! Anyw...
Thursday 05.23.2013 6:39pm ET | View Full Article
It's all UFC 160 talk on today's MMA's Great Debate Radio show with picks and predictions for the upcoming card as well as guests including K.J. Noons and Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson.
Thursday 05.23.2013 12:00pm ET | View Full Article
It's the heavyweight title defense that no one really asked for, but it's nevertheless still important and the headlining fight on a card that is rather excellent. Complaints about the main event are warranted, but that's about it.
This card is filled with important fights for the heavyweight, lightweight, light heavyweight and other divisions as top contenders in position for a title shot (or n...
Thursday 05.23.2013 11:05am ET | View Full Article
Spotlighting a rematch -- this time for UFC heavyweight gold -- between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva, UFC 160 goes live on pay-per-view this Saturday night (May 25, 2013) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Velasquez-Bigfoot rematch is among 5 blockbuster bouts slated for the featured card and, as usual, the FX Channel (8:00 p.m. ET) and Facebook (est. 6:30 p.m. ET) will...
Wednesday 05.22.2013 10:00pm ET | View Full Article
Paradoxically, it seems someone will go "night-night" in the western version of the "City That Never Sleeps" this weekend (Sat., May 25, 2013)
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez will attempt to make his first successful title defense when he takes on Brazilian behemoth Antonio Silva in the main event of UFC 160, which takes place this Saturday evening from M...
Wednesday 05.22.2013 9:00pm ET | View Full Article
"Wonderboy" Stephen Thompson now says he stays away from public encounters where he could be called to use his feet and fists. They're legal liabilities as much as assets. But when he was growing up, he relied on a different weapon to avoid trouble: his sister.
Wednesday 05.22.2013 4:35pm ET | View Full Article
UFC 160 takes place this Saturday night (May 25, 2013) with a rematch -- this time for the UFC heavyweight championship -- between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva atop the card. Bloody Elbow will gradually roll out previews, analysis and predictions for the main pay-per-view card as well as the FX Channel and Facebook preliminaries. The full UFC 160 lineup follows: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Sil...
Wednesday 05.22.2013 3:00pm ET | View Full Article
Another week, another event. After doing these for a few months now, it's becoming easier for me to see how the UFC balances their cards. It should be a shock to approximately no one that PPV's and Fox shows feature the most talent, but I'm surprised at how much it translates to recent records. For instance, I had no one in the "likely to be cut" category for UFC on Fox 7, because almost everyone...
Wednesday 05.22.2013 1:00pm ET | View Full Article
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 at the MGM Grand Arena will end with the Heavyweight bang, but the pugilistic festivities will begin, as they usually do, with the lighter weights.
Stephen Thompson (6-1) vs. Nah-Shon Burrell (9-2) Welterweight
Not necessarily a lighter weight bout, but we're still a full wine-saturated Peter Dinklage away from the acromegalous heavyweights on the main card on ...
Wednesday 05.22.2013 11:15am ET | View Full Article
MMAjunkie.com Radio kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with guests Dennis Bermudez, Max Holloway, Stephen Thompson, Colton Smith, Bibiano Fernandes, Adam Hunter and Jeremy Fullerton.
Tuesday 05.21.2013 8:00am ET | View Full Article
Just as one fight week ends, another begins. Yes folks, the blistering summer schedule has finally kicked off, and as such, we have another loaded docket of mixed martial arts goodness on tap today. So without further ado, let's get to some headlines.
6 MUST-READ STORIES
Jones wants back in. According to manager Malki Kawa, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is actively eyeing two additio...
Monday 05.20.2013 11:02pm ET | View Full Article
Bloody Elbow collects all of the UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 fight card primers right here. Read up to know exactly what to expect from every fight live on PPV from Las Vegas Saturday May 25.
On Saturday May 25, UFC presents UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2, live from Las Vegas. With a Heavyweight title fight in the main event and a very strong main card, this is definitely one of the better...