Published: July 31, 2011
Zuffa officials have reportedly released Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem from the promotion after disagreement on some business matters. It can be recalled that Overeem pulled out of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, citing that he did not have enough time to train after recovering from various injuries.
The Dutch [...]
Published: July 30, 2011
The co-main event at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson on Saturday at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois brings back women’s mixed martial arts. Potential poster girl Miesha Tate attempts to take the Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight Championship from current titleholder Marloes Coenen.
Then Strikeforce and women’s mixed martial arts poster girl Gina Carano has not [...]
Published: July 28, 2011
Two mixed martial arts legends collide at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson on July 30 at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Fedor Emelianenko faces Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson hoping to remain relevant in the sport and maintain his marketability as his contract with the promotion is expiring.
The main event may yet be [...]
Published: July 27, 2011
Two UFC heavyweights are looking to bounce back from bad first-round losses and get back on track to being relevant in their division. UFC announced on Tuesday that the promotion’s tallest fighter, Stefan Struve (21-5), is set to face 5-foot-11 Pat Barry at UFC on Versus 6 on October 1 in Washington, D.C.
Struve is coming [...]
Published: July 27, 2011
The featured main event bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans is happening after all.
For a moment there were concerns whether Ortiz would be able to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 133. Ortiz reportedly figured in a three-vehicle accident over the weekend and ruined his Rolls-Royce Phantom. Fortunately, Ortiz survived [...]
Published: July 26, 2011
Current Strikeforce Light Heavweight Champion Dan Henderson recently posted in a blog on Yahoo! Sports his chances against mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko when they face off in a Strikeforce heavyweight bout on Saturday at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
The former Olympic wrestler feels that he has what it takes to deal [...]
Published: July 21, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to England for UFC 138.
Headlining the event are Chris ‘The Crippler’ Leben and Mark ‘The Filipino Wrecking Machine’ Munoz in five-round bout, a first for a non-title bout. UFC Dana White believes that a five-round bouts may reduce controversies when fights go the distance instead of the old three-round [...]
Published: July 19, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship may be putting together too many events that they are running out of options when fighters pull out of scheduled bouts due to injuries.
For instance, when Phil Davis had to pull out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight eliminator at UFC 133, UFC [...]
Published: July 17, 2011
The highly anticipated third UFC featherweight fight between rivals Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard was put on hold for a while following injuries to both fighters. UFC Lightweight Champion Edgar has been waiting to settle the score with rival Maynard who was responsible for the champion’s lone career loss.
Edgar is set to defend his [...]
Published: July 14, 2011
This can probably happen only in mixed martial arts. Three weeks before the Ultimate Fighting Championship brings UFC 133 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, light heavyweight prospect Phil Davis pulled out of his scheduled main event against top contender Rashad Evans due to an injury.
UFC president Dana White was caught in a [...]