While preparing for his UFC on FOX 7 bout against Francis Carmont, Strikeforce import, Lorenz Larkin, talks to our good friend Rick Lee about his UFC debut. Find Rick Lee on youtube HERE.
Our good friend Rick Lee caught up with UFC on FOX 7 fighter Myles Jury for this great pre-fight interview. Check Rick out on Youtube HERE.
Take an exclusive look into the lives of the stars of UFC on FOX 7 as they prepare for their highly anticipated battles.
“[He has] nothing to lose. He goes out and fights somebody else that’s lower ranked, and he comes out and loses, he loses a lot of stock. He goes out against me, changes levels, takes a shot. I guillotine him and choke him out in, let’s say, 40 seconds. Does it really take anything away...
Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez, recently put out this photo via his Facebook.com account. Set to face Benson Henderson on the UFC on FOX 7 card, is this the best shape we have ever seen him in?
For the third time a UFC 158 winner will step up and replace an injured fighter on UFC on Fox 7. The latest fighter to make the move is T.J. Dillashaw (7-1), he will fight Hugo Viana (7-0) in a Bantamweight battle. Dillashaw replaces Francisco Rivera (9-2) who had to pull out due to an...
An injury has forced Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy (25-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC) to pull out of his scheduled bout with Matt Brown (16-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC on FOX 7 next month. Stepping in to fill the void will be Canadian welterweight Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (27-8 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who makes a quick return to action, fresh off his...
Darren Elkins (16-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) improved to 5-0 as a UFC featherweight this past weekend at UFC 158, as he defeated Antonio Carvalho via first round TKO. Coming away victorious and unscathed in Montreal allowed Elkins to step in for the injured Clay Guida to now meet Chad Mendes (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at...
April 20th marks the date that the UFC is coming to San Jose, California to showcase some of the promotion’s best talent and what better way to please the California fans than to continuing adding California-grown fighters to the card? News just broke that the UFC has added two bouts to the UFC on FOX...
UFC officials have released the official UFC on FOX 7 poster.
With the recent news that Manny Gamburyan was not going to compete at UFC 157 against fellow featherweight, and former title challenger, Chad “Money” Mendes (13-1) due to injury, the UFC was unable to find a replacement to step up against Mendes with under 2 weeks’ notice. Now the promotion has moved Mendes to the...
Four additions have been added to April’s UFC on FOX 7 event and they are all lightweight bouts. Myles Jury will face Ramsey Nijem, Norman Parke is set to battle with Jon Tuck, Jorge Masvidal is booked against Time Means and Roger Bowling will square off with Anthony Njokuani. UFC officials announced the bookings late...
By Evan Stoumbelis Nate Diaz is set to face off with former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson at UFC on Fox 7 on April 20th in San Jose. Thomson, a former Strikeforce champion, is making his return to the UFC after an 8 year absence. His last UFC appearance was at UFC 49 in 2004...
Currently riding a nine-fight win streak, Luke Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 9-0 SF) is eager to prove his worth inside the UFC’s prestigious octagon and he already has some particular opponents in mind. The final Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, has requested a bout with Constantinos Philippou at UFC on FOX 7 in San Jose, California, on April...
UFC officials announced Tuesday that a welterweight clash between Dan Hardy (25-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Matt Brown (16-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has been added to the UFC on FOX 7 card set for April 20th in San Jose. Hardy has won back-to-back fights, his latest being a decision win over Amir Sadollah at UFC...
After the final Strikeforce card, questions arose on who the last champions of Strikeforce would face in their Octagon debut. Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez and Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier, now have their first official fights in the UFC finalized. For Melendez, an immediate title shot with Benson Henderson is slated for the...
A champion vs. champion bout appears to be in the future for the ZUFFA owned lightweight kings. Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez is UFC bound and the top dog in the Octagon, Benson Henderson, is ready to defend his title and unify the belts. Fresh off of his new deal with the UFC, Benson Henderson...
Although the UFC hasn’t announced any officials bouts for the UFC on FOX 7 card, a location has already been selected. To house the 7th installment of the UFC on FOX broadcast, the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, according to MMAWeekly.com. This is the third UFC fight card in San Jose in the...
Check out the highlights from the UFC on FOX 18 featured fighters. UFC on FOX 18 takes place in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, Jan. 30. The main event features Anthony Johnson taking on Ryan Bader with the winner getting that much closer to a title shot in the light heavyweight division. Also, on the...
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...
The lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos lit up Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone last night headlining at FOX 17. The Kings MMA fighter applied his usual pressure but a left hook and knee to the body followed by a flurry of unanswered punches forced Herb Dean to end the contest giving dos Anjos his first successful...
Last night fight fans saw an action packed card from Orlando Florida topped off by Rafael Dos Anjos’ quick 1st round TKO win over Donald Cerrone to retain the UFC lightweight championship. Following the bout UFC exec Dave Sholler hosted the post-fight press conference, where the post-fight bonuses were announced. They are as follows: Fight...
UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (24-7 MMA) put his belt on the line in the main event of UFC on FOX 17 against Donald Cerrone (28-6 MMA). Round 1 starts and Cerrone looks a bit more loose than he normally does in the 1st round. Dos Anjos lands a brutal knee followed by a body kick...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (17-4 MMA) squared off with former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem (40-14 MMA) in the co-main event of ‘UFC on FOX 17’ in Orlando, Florida. Round one begins and the big men touch gloves. Both fighters start slow and try to find their range. Leg kick misses for dos Santos. Overeem...
Former UFC title challenger Nate Diaz (18-10 MMA) squared off with Michael Johnson (16-10 MMA) on the main card of ‘UFC on FOX 17’ in Orlando, Florida. Diaz starts out by popping the jab. Johnson starts off with some leg kicks. Johnson throws a combination by Nate avoids all the punches. Good leg kicks from both...
A women’s strawweight tilt between Randa Markos (5-3 MMA) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz (8-0 MMA) kicked off the UFC on FOX 17 main card in Orlando, Florida. Markos gets things started by throwing a huge right that just misses. Big shot lands for Karolina. Markos is trying to get inside but Karolina is showing some excellent...
A key featherweight bout between Charles Oliveira (21-5 MMA) and Myles Jury (15-2 MMA) served as the main attraction for the UFC on FOX 17 preliminary fights in Orlando, Florida. Both men began trading leather right from the opening bell. Jury landed a decent combination but Oliveira was able to score a takedown and move immediately to half...
