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  • Bloody Elbow

    Check out the official trailer for this weekend's UFC on Fox 4 which features a light heavyweight bout between former champion, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua, and Brandon Vera which apparently, will be determining the next contender for the belt.

    For the 45 minute in-depth preview of the card, watch 'UFC on FOX: Road to the Octagon' which provides an inside look at the training camps of the main card...

  • MMA Mania

    Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns with another television special preview show, "Road to the Octagon," for UFC on Fox 4 "Shogun vs. Vera," featuring a behind-the-scenes look at Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Sat., Aug. 4, 2012.

    Tune in TODAY (Sun., July 29) at 2 p.m. ET on FOX and talk, complain, whine, boast -- whatever it is yo...

  • MMA Mania

    Giving the Staples Center a refreshing reprieve from hosting another crushing Clippers disappointment, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be heading to Los Angeles, California, for its fourth trip to the FOX network.

    Leading the way are Mauricio Rua and Lyoto Machida, both looking to erase the memories of their defeats to Jon Jones as they take on Brandon Vera and Ryan Bader, respecti...

  • Bloody Elbow

    UFC on Fox is scheduled for August 4th in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and has suffered the same fate as many of the UFC's other summer cards. The main event was originally scheduled to see former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard take on Brian Stann, but a Stann injury forced some major changes. To beef up the starpower, former UFC light heavyweight cham...

  • MMA Mania

    The official weigh in event for UFC on FOX 4: "Shogun vs. Vera" is set to take place a week from Friday (August 3, 2012) LIVE from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

    The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 4 p.m. local time (7 p.m. ET).

    As usual, MMAmania.com will provide a live video feed and up-to-the-second coverage of the UFC on FOX 4 weigh-ins, as well as provide a d...

  • MMA Mania

    Event: UFC on FOX 4Date: Sat., Aug. 4, 2012, at 8 p.m. ET on FOXLocation: Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA

    Main Event:

    205 lbs.: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera

    Main Card (FOX):

    205 lbs.: Ryan Bader vs. Lyoto Machida265 lbs.: Travis Browne vs. Ben Rothwell155 lbs.: Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner

    Preliminary Card (FUEL TV):

    145 lbs.: Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan205 lbs.: Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado1...

  • Bloody Elbow

    UFC on Fox is scheduled for August 4th in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and has suffered the same fate as many of the UFC's other summer cards. The main event was originally scheduled to see former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard take on Brian Stann, but a Stann injury forced some major changes. To beef up the starpower, former UFC light heavyweight champion M...

  • Bloody Elbow

    UFC on Fox is scheduled for August 4th in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and has suffered the same fate as many of the UFC's other summer cards. The main event was originally scheduled to see former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard take on Brian Stann, but a Stann injury forced some major changes. To beef up the starpower, former UFC light heavyweight champion M...

  • Bloody Elbow

    UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao features action in the Heavyweight division as veteran Cheick Kongo (17-7-2; 10-5-1 UFC) faces Shawn Jordan (13-3; 1-0 UFC). This is the 3rd of 5 fights on the PPV main card. Kongo is currently ranked as the #16 Heavyweight in the world in the USA TODAY / MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings, with Jordan unranked. The UFC 149 PPV card airs live Saturday night July 21 at 10 p...

  • MMA Junkie

    CALGARY - Shawn Jordan knows the pieces are in place. He now just needs to capitalize.

    Jordan, a former Strikeforce fighter who made a successful UFC debut with a TKO victory over Oli Thompson in March, now gets the biggest fight of his young career.

    Against Cheick Kongo tonight at UFC 149, he has an opportunity to get noticed in a quickly crowding heavyweight division.

  • UFC.com

    That’s right boys and girls, Danny Boy Downes here to lift your spirits with another edition of the Downes Side. Unfortunately, I’ll probably miss the fights since I’ll be at my bachelor party. I have told all the attendees to eschew the exotic dancers and beer and instead we will have some Chianti, discuss Coltrane albums and play Pictionary. I’m sure they’ll respect my wishes and a rousing -- b...

  • MMA Mania

    Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to kick off its UFC 149: "Faber vs Barao" pay-per-view (PPV) event from the Scotiabank Saddledome this Saturday night (July 21, 2012) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in an effort to plug a couple of holes atop the bantamweight and middleweight divisions.

    With reigning 135-pound champion Dominick Cruz on the injured reserves, Urijah Faber and Renan ...

  • Bloody Elbow

    Heavyweights anchor the main card of this Saturday's UFC 149 pay-per-view card from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Canada as recent Strikeforce acquisition Shawn Jordan meets French kickboxer Cheick Kongo. The show's headliner will crown the interim champion of the bantamweight division in the Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao match and heavy-handed Judoka Hector Lombard clashes with Tim Boetsch in the ...

  • Bloody Elbow

    Heavyweights anchor the main card of this Saturday's UFC 149 pay-per-view card from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Canada as recent Strikeforce acquisition Shawn Jordan meets French kickboxer Cheick Kongo. The show's headliner will crown the interim champion of the bantamweight division in the Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao match and heavy-handed Judoka Hector Lombard clashes with Tim Boetsch in the ...

  • Bloody Elbow

    UFC flyweight contender Ian McCall gets his wish to fight at Staples Center, which is not too far from where he lives. He'll be facing promotional newcomer John Moraga on the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 4 on August 4th. The UFC confirmed the fight today:

    Ian McCall looks to stay in the flyweight title hunt by taking on a tough opponent in John Moraga on August 4th at UFC on FOX in Los Angel...

  • MMA Mania

    Two very powerful and dangerous heavyweights will collide this Saturday night (July 21, 2012) as longtime veteran Cheick Kongo expects to test Shawn Jordan on the UFC 149 main card in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

    Cheick Kongo has always been a fringe top 10 heavyweight, beating the men he's supposed to beat and losing to the upper echelon of the division. He was on a nice roll before getting fin...

  • Cage Potato

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    The UFC's summer schedule marches on this Saturday with UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao, the promotion's injury-ravaged Calgary debut. Here's the full-length video trailer for the event, which is especially worth watching if you're not too familiar with Renan Barao, the Brazilian bantamweight on the 28-fight win streak who's battling Urijah Faber in the main ev...

  • Bloody Elbow

    Jamie Varner started off 2012 fighting on a HDNet-televised regional card, and now he finds himself as the opening act for the 4th installment of UFC on FOX this August. He was tabbed as an injury replacement for Terry Etim against Joe Lauzon, and today it was confirmed that his fight would be placed on the main card. FightLine reported the news:

    A lightweight affair between Joe Lauzon and Jamie...

  • MMA Mania

    It's almost time.

    Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently put the finishing touches on its upcoming UFC on Fox 4 fight card scheduled for the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012.

    UFC on Fox 4 will feature the light heavyweight showdown no one ever expected to see (though it may not be the one you want) when Mauricio Rua returns to the cage to take on "The ...

  • UFC.com

    Welterweight striker Siyar Bahadurzada is the latest casualty of the UFC 149 injury bug, as he's been forced from his July 21st bout with Chris Clements. Stepping in this month to face "The Menace" in Calgary will be Matthew Riddle.Another Featherweight Change, Bantam Addition to UFC 149 updated June 26An injury in training camp for George Roop is another opportunity for Daniel Pineda, who steps ...

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