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Koscheck vs Yoshida Headlines “UFC Fight for The Troops” on December 10th
Las Vegas, NV (USA) — Fighting with a truly meaningful purpose in front of some real American heroes, The Ultimate Fighter® alums Josh Koscheck, Mike Swick, Matt Wiman will be featured on Spike...
UFC AND SPIKE TV PRESENT UFC FIGHT FOR THE TROOPS
New York, NY, September 17, 2008 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® and Spike TV have joined forces to present “UFC Fight For The Troops™”, a special three-hour live televised event on Wed...
Special autograph session with UFC and WEC stars begins at 5:30PM on Friday
Boston, Mass. September 15, 2008 - World Championship Fighting is proud to announce a special autograph signing to ticket holders for the September 19th event. Participants in the special autograph si...
UFC Aannounces Anderson Silva vs. James “The Sandman” Irvin
Las Vegas, NV (USA) — UFC® middleweight champion Anderson Silva, arguably the best mixed martial arts fighter in the world, pound-for-pound, will move up in weight class for the first time when...
Liddell vs Evans Headlines UFC 88 in Atlanta on Sept. 6
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2008LIVE FROM PHILIPS ARENA Tickets On Sale Saturday, June 21 at 12pm ET Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Home to some of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts, the UFC® light hea...
UFC® AND WEC™ STARS VISIT US MILITARY IN AFGHANISTAN JUNE 14-23
Las Vegas, NV – In late June, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization and World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) will send UFC and WEC superstars BJ Penn, Michael Bisping, Urijah Fa...
White and Lesnar on CNBC Today
UFC President Dana White and heavyweight sensation Brock Lesnar will appear live on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” today to announce an exciting new UFC deal. The show airs at 12:40pm ET...
UFC 85 BEDLAM Fight Card
Jun-7-2008 noon PT / 3pm ET Matt Hughes Vs. Thiago Alves Michael Bisping Vs. Jason Day Marcus Davis Vs. Mike Swick Nate Marquardt Vs. Thales Leites Fabricio Werdum Vs. Brandon Vera Jorge Rivera Vs. Ma...
Martin Kampmann – The Hitman’s Return
Article by Thomas Gerbasi at UFC.com about Kampmann’s return from injury and his faceoff versus Jorge Rivera at UFC 85 who won his last fight in all of 80 seconds. Picture this. You’re 25 yea...
Fabricio Werdum – A Future on The Line
By Thomas Gerbasi 30. It’s the age when some athletes start to feel a few more aches and pains than they used to, when the reaction time isn’t what it used to be, and when they start to lose a l...
A Tribute to ‘The Iceman’ and Liddell-Silva cap off UFC Day on Spike Today
Beginning at 11am ET / PT today, the UFC takes over Spike TV with a day and night’s worth of hard-hitting action capped off by a special two-hour tribute to mixed martial arts legend Chuck ̵...
Matt Wiman- Are You A Believer?
Rhett Butler, UFC - For men of faith like Matt Wiman, the quarter inch surgical tape and gauze that constitute the wrap beneath hands donning 5 ounce fingerless gloves are symbols of a path that he me...
Kenneth Alexander – To Hell and Back
Thomas Gerbasi, WEC - When breaking down his Sunday rematch with the first man to ever beat him as a pro, former WEC lightweight champion Rob McCullough says “I’m a different warrior now.&...
Lesnar vs Herring Signed for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - On Saturday, August 9th, heavyweight sensation Brock Lesnar returns to his home state of Minnesota to show his fans the explosive MMA game that has the entire fight world buzzing...
From Hoops to Hits, Chuck Grigsby’s Long Road to Glory
Thomas Gerbasi, WEC - As Chuck Grigsby describes it, he was “driving around in strugglesville and kept hitting dead ends as far as trying to get out of it.” A former pro basketball player...
The Veteran’s Veteran - Jorge Rivera
Rhett Butler, UFC - Ever heard the phrase, ‘a man’s man?’ The term is indicative of a man’s likeability in relation to all men. The recipient of the phrase is cut from the qu...
Dan Cramer’s TUF7 Blog – Week Seven
Dan Cramer, Team Rampage - By this time, we had narrowed down the original 32 to just 8. We had been in the house for over four weeks at this point. The quarterfinals were exciting and I wanted to ge...
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest - Episode Nine Recap
CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED - This week on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest, the quarterfinals begin with two matchups that will whittle the field down from eight to six. The stakes h...
Burns vs Carneiro Signed for UFC 85
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - In MMA, one man’s misfortune is another’s big chance, and with an injured rib forcing Ryo Chonan out of June 5th’s UFC 85 card at the O2 Arena in London, Englan...
Sanchez steps in to face Hardonk at UFC 85
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - With a broken nose postponing Neil Wain’s UFC debut, rising heavyweight star Eddie Sanchez has stepped up to the plate to face hard-hitting Antoni Hardonk on the UFC 85 car...
McCullough’s Post-84 Fast Blasts
Wayne McCullough, UFC - Let’s get to some of the biggest issues coming out of UFC 84: ILL WILL. BJ Penn has dominated Jens Pulver, Joe Stevenson and now Sean Sherk to underline his status as the...
UFC® ANNOUNCES WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
Las Vegas, NV (USA) — The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s initial trip to Minnesota on August 9th just got bigger with today’s signing of the UFC® Welterweight Title bout betwe...
Post-UFC 84 Musings
Michael DiSanto, UFC - BJ Penn’s spectacular technical knockout win over Sean Sherk last Saturday night elevated his career into rarified air, making him only the second fighter in UFC history t...
Faber Hungry to Pad Legacy
Frank Curreri, WEC - MMA legend. Hall of Famer. The greatest featherweight in MMA history. These are the distinguished labels Urijah Faber hopes to wear 20, 30 and 40 years from now. More: continued...
Newcomers Steal UFC 84 Prelim Show
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was the night of the newcomers in UFC 84 prelim action at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Octagon debutants Rousimar Palhares, Shane Carwin, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, and Dong Hyun K...
Viva Brazil – Two Silvas and a Dragon Win Big at UFC 84
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - He’s Baaaaaack! With his trademark ferocity on full display, former PRIDE legend Wanderlei Silva broke a three fight losing streak and won his first UFC fight since 1999, ...
No Doubt – Penn Halts Sherk, retains UFC Lightweight Crown
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Undisputed. UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn likes the sound of that, and after turning back the challenge of former champ Sean Sherk via third round TKO tonight in the UFC 84 m...
Pocket Rocket?’s Fast UFC 84 Blasts
Wayne McCullough, UFC - Some fans believe Wayne was wrong to suggest that, even with full MMA training, David Haye could be a factor as a UFC heavyweight. What made Wayne think that Haye, moreso than ...
Ill Will is On
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Ill Will indeed. The tension in the air was thick Friday at the MGM Grand Conference Center’s Marquee Ballroom as the 22 fighters on Saturday’s sold out UFC 84 card ...
The Prodigy’s Keys to Victory
Michael DiSanto, UFC - “All I want is to be known as the best ever; is that too much to ask?” When B.J. Penn offered up that rhetorical question in a pre-fight interview just days before h...