A middleweight bout between Tim Boetsch and Josh Samman took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night main card in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Round one begins and Samman quickly clinches with Tim and presses Boetsch against the cage. “The Barbarian” is able to switch the position and then earn a takedown. He lands some good...
Many fight fans may remember Josh Samman from his stint on season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter, however many don’t know Samman’s incredible journey. After watching this 6 minute video, it’s safe to say Samman’s journey has been an emotional one that is a true story of overcoming numerous setbacks, but still showing tremendous perseverance.
After Tamdan McCrory’s submission win over Josh Samman at UFC on Fox 17, McCrory spoke with the media on his tough fight. McCrory alluded that Samman felt “oily,” but was still able to pull off a triangle choke in the third round (Transcribed by Bloody Elbow): “I wish I could have landed some cleaner shots,”...
A middleweight bout between Josh Samman (12-3 MMA) and Tamdan McCrory (14-3 MMA) took place on the UFC on FOX 17 prelims. Samman throws a leg kick to get things started but Tamdan grabs the leg and tries to shoot in for a takedown. Both fighters are working hard against the fence in the clinch position....
During the NSAC’s meeting on Thursday UFC fighter Caio Magalhaes appeared in front of the commission for spitting blood on Josh Samman after Samman scored a 1st round submission victory. Referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy recounted the incident to the commission: “Josh Samman told me, still inside the locker room, that he was concerned because Caio...
UFC middleweight Josh Samman (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will be carrying a heavy heart to the octagon this Saturday night when he meets TUF 19 winner Eddie Gordon in Las Vegas. Samman, who hasn’t fought since winning his UFC debut in Arpil of 2013, lost his girlfriend Hailey Bevis to a tragic car accident in...
UFC officials recently announced that a middleweight bout featuring Josh Samman (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Caio Magalhaes (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is the latest addition to April’s UFC on FOX 11 card in Orlando, Florida. A cast member on “TUF 17,” Josh Samman made his official octagon debut at the shows Finale in 2013,...
The Ultimate Fighter semi-finals are set. The reality series returned to FX on Tuesday night, with the 11th episode of the season – Vicious – narrowing the field of middleweight competitors down to four. Josh Samman of Tallahassee, Florida and New Yorker Uriah Hall won their quarterfinal bouts, successfully securing spots in the final four...
Caio Magalhaes showed poor sportsmanship after spitting blood on Josh Samman after getting submitted in the first round of the fight. What do you think should happen to Magalhaes? Kings Of Volume — Punches In Bunches With Nate Diaz And Richard Perez
Caio Magalhaes showed terrible sportsmanship after getting submitted in the opening round by Josh Samman. Samman was able to bust Magalhaes open along the bridge of the nose with a shot that caused blood to flow free and fast. Magalhaes tried to remain active by changing levels with strikes, but he threw a body kick...
The UFC announced the post-fight bonuses from UFC 181 at the post-fight press conference. Fight of the night went to: Sergio Pettis vs. Matt Hobar Performance of the night: Josh Samman Performance of the night: Anthony Pettis Everyone mentioned above earned $50,000 for their performances.
On the preliminary card of UFC 181, Josh Samman made an impressive comeback against Eddie Gordon. Check out the bout highlights below.
Josh Samman told his coaches he was going to knock Eddie Gordan out with a head kick, and he was right! Eddie Gordan was on his way to racking up a decision victory by wrestling his way to the end of the fight, but his refusal to advance positioning forced the referee to stand them...
By JAKE CHASTAIN | Word just broke that Nick Ring has once again been forced to withdraw from an upcoming UFC fight. This time Ring (13-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will be pulled from the UFC on FS1: 1 card slated for August 17th in Boston. Ring was supposed to take on TUF 17 runner-up Uriah Hall (7-3 MMA, 0-1...
Wednesday evening in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the UFC held ‘UFC Fight Night: 91’. The event was an action packed one, headlined by a pivotal bantamweight bout between Michael McDonald and John Lineker. Lineker picked up an early and impressive KO victory over McDonald, moving him up to #5 on the UFC’s official bantamweight ladder....
A new chapter in the book of sports started on Monday when the UFC released an official statement regarding the sale of the most prominent mixed martial arts promotion in the world. Zuffa also emailed the fighters on their roster a statement regarding the sale and the MMA community reacted in different ways. Here is...
Late Wednesday, the UFC announced that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event fight against champion Daniel Cormier for a “potential anti-doping policy violation.” With the UFC light heavyweight title fight just days away, everyone in the MMA community was shocked at the news. Here is how...
Today many fighters celebrated Christmas, and as can be expected many of them took to social media to show how they will be spending the day. Check it out: Holiday cheers from The Nogs! 🎁🎄 #UFCXmas pic.twitter.com/0OG2CkfsWj — UFC (@ufc) December 24, 2015 Have you been Notorious or Nice? 🎅🏽👊🏽 @TheNotoriousMMA #UFCXmas pic.twitter.com/KxQvnxnsIX — UFC (@ufc) December...
It looks as if the heavier fighters took home the heaviest money bags after UFC on Fox 17. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation released the UFC on FOX 17 salaries and MMA Fighting reported the paydays for the fighters as follows: “As always, these figures do not represent a fighter’s total earnings,...
Following the UFC on Fox 17 event that went down at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, two fighters received indefinite medical suspensions. On Monday, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation released the full medical suspension list to MMA Fighting as follows: C.B. Dollaway: Suspended indefinitely pending CT scan and doctor’s...
Unable to tune in to UFC on FOX 17 today? BJPenn.com has you covered! Tune in to this page to catch all of the live results as they happen, and stay tuned to BJPENN.com to catch all of the live recaps. Main card (Fox) (c) Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone – Rafael Dos Anjos...
Earlier today the UFC on FOX 17 fighters hit the scales ahead of their scheduled matchups tomorrow night. Some staredowns were certainly more heated than others, specifically the Nate Diaz vs. Michael Johnson one after their brief scuffle earlier today. Catch the staredowns from Diaz vs. Johnson, Dos Santos vs. Overeem, and Dos Anjos vs....
Today at 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. ET) tune in to see the stars of UFC on FOX 17 hitting the scales before their fights tomorrow night! The full fight card is as follows: Main card (Fox) (c) Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem Michael Johnson vs. Nate Diaz...
In case you needed any further evidence that the frequency of drug tests has been significantly increased, we now have word that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has drug tested 23 fighters. MMAJunkie has obtained the list of fighters, as well as how many times they have now been tested: Vitor Belfort 2 – now 4...
In the latest and most extensive batch of drug testing by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, 45 athletes were tested. Notable fighters tested include UFC Fight Night 77 headliner Dan Henderson, who was tested four times, and his opponent, Vitor Belfort, was tested twice. UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and her UFC 193 opponent, Holly Holm as well as UFC...
The UFC lightweight title will be on the line on Dec. 19 at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., when champ Rafael dos Anjos looks to defend his belt for the first time against the dangerous Donald Cerrone at UFC on FOX 17. This event is set up to be quite the night of fights. Even...
The support for UFC fighter Nick Diaz is still coming in and now a major player in the UFC’s new anti-doping program has stepped up and said that the Nevada State Athletic Commission was wrong in handing down a five-year suspension. UFC’s drug czar, Jeff Novitzky, recently spoke with fighter/journalist Josh Samman, via BloodyElbow, and talked...
Diehard fans of mixed martial arts who have been dreaming of watching Fedor Emelianenko throw down in the octagon let out a collective groan when it was announced he would be fighting in a new Japan-based promotion on New Years Eve. On the bright side, “The Last Emperor” will be returning to the “Land of...
