UFC 109 is set to lose some of its glitz and glamour as the scheduled match between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort is being cancelled. The match was set to take place on February 6th, and it is Silva’s slow recovery that forced the UFC authorities to postpone the match. Silva had bone chips removed from his right elbow last October; but the joint is recovering very slowly and as a result,...
It takes a lot of sweat and blood to be a fan-favorite; ask Forrest Griffin. This former heavyweight champion had defeated Stephen Bonnar in 2005 in the grand finale of the first ever “The Ultimate Fighter”. Since then, there was no looking back for this fantastic fighter; Griffin has grown up as one of the most popular fighters in UFC. But his reputation had been under some jeopardy recently...
Fans loved their wrestling at UFC 104 and were excited to hear about the re match between Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. But, the UFC officials confirmed that the match will be postponed due to Machida’s hand injury. Machida had to undergo a surgery for complete cure of this left hand injury. A few weeks ago at UFC 104, the match where Rua injured his hand, ended...
Shooto has reached its 20th anniversary and has had an amazingly marked past. Over the last ten years Shooto Japan has finally carved out a particular niche in all the lighter weight classes. Many fantastic fighters like Anderson Silva, Jutaro Nakao, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai and Tetsuji Kato have spawned from the Shooto however the rise of UFC spelled doom for this prestigious UFC category...
Anderson Silva has certainly proven his worth time after time and his attitude as well as his personality reflects that he knows his entire job totally inside- out. The UFC’s Fight Night that took place on the 10th June in the year 2007 and this match turned out to be one of the best matches of recent times. Having a fighter like Anderson Silva and of his caliber on the fight-roster has a strange...
The world of the mixed martial arts is one where supremacy is consistently being contended for and an arena where only the best survive. Among the many names in this world today by far the most colorful is that of Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva was born in 1975 and today he is better known today as Spider Silva, a celebrated Jiu Jitsu black belt. The Brazilian mixed martial artist is considered the...
