The UFC fans now can finally experience a match they wanted to see for quite a long time now. The long awaited bout between John Howard and Anthony Johnson is expected to take place at UFC Fight Night 21. MMA Spark has come to know from the sources close to the organization that the match might well take place on the main card of the March 21 event; the bout agreements, however, has not been signed...
Though it took him seven long years to master the craft, former UFC fighter and the semifinalist of “The Ultimate Fighter 6” Matt Arroyo has finally achieved his most coveted goal; he is now an official black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. In a recent interview, Arroyo has confirmed to the media that he received the belt in a recent ceremony. This 27 year old fighter received the honor from...
Only a few days before his matchup against Thiago Silva, Rashad Evans looks all focused. This young man has grown some considerable amount of popularity along with his huge existing fan base since he played the role of a coach in the 10th season of “The Ultimate Fighter”. Earlier, UFC had plans to put Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in a fight after TUF which was instrumental in creating...
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson must recently have developed a habit of surprising people. He left most of his critics as well as the fans spellbound as he defeated Houston Alexander via unanimous decision. The fight was assumed to be a brawl as Kimbo is arguably considered the best street fighter in the world today. Instead it turned out to be a boring and almost disastrous UFC debut that...
Darrill Schoonover must have been grateful to “The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights” show that brings a lease of air in his career. The former Shark Fights Champion was eliminated in the quarterfinals of “TUF 10” but later was re-invited to participate in the live finale at The Pearl in Las Vegas on Saturday. But “TUF” is not the only place where he received a return invitation from;...
Joe Brammer stole the spotlight when the 175 pound guy managed to cut off his weight drastically in 48 hours to participate in a 155 pound category fight and performed superbly that brought him closer to his dream, the UFC. The 26 year old is of the opinion that his upcoming match at Las Vegas against Mark Bocek at “The Ultimate Fighter 10” Finale on December 5th is going to be a great opportunity...
“The Ultimate Fighter 10” will not show up this week for Thanksgiving. This show, however, will return next week and there will be a two hour special season ending episode. The show will be broadcasted on Spike TV in its normal timeslot of Wednesday 10 p.m. ET/PT. This December 2nd episode of “TUF” will feature four fights in total; there will be two quarter finals and the two semi-final...
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...
Don’t cross the boss! If you fail to keep this simple rule in mind; things can turn the wrong way. Don’t believe it? Well, ask Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The “retirement’ of this UFC superstar is still quite clouded though he tried to make it very clear in most of his interviews that he is “done with fighting” and has entered retirement. The feud between UFC president Dana White...
Matt Serra and Matt Hughes have had a very significant match that was remembered by both experts as well as UFC fans and undoubtedly it has been one of the most memorable and one of the best UFC bouts. This match has also been touted as the longest hyped match of grudge for a while. There were a couple of cancellations of their matches and currently welterweights Matt Serra and Matt Hughes are both...
