HOMETOWN HERO UFC 149 FIGHTER NICK RING AIDS TWO VICTIMS IN SWARM ATTACK Calgary’s hometown UFC fighter Nick Ring can now add Good Samaritan to his check list. At approximately 9:15 p.m. Wednesday night, Ring, who had just finished a yoga class, was leaving a local Starbucks when he witnessed a group of about 10 … Read more
UFC® HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP MAKES KID’S DREAM COME TRUE NINE-YEAR OLD FROM SALVADOR FLOWN IN TO SEE HERO DEFEND BELT AT UFC® 146: THE HEAVYWEIGHTS Reigning UFC®heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos may be wrapped in UFC gold now, but there was a time where he was just another poor kid from Brazil, dreaming of one day … Read more
Top contenders collide for UFC Interim Bantamweight Title at UFC 148 On Friday evening’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter® Live, UFC President Dana White officially announced Renan Barao, 26-1 with 1 no-contest, will face Urijah Faber for the UFC Interim Bantamweight Title at UFC 148. The fight card change comes on the heels of reigning … Read more
LAVAR JOHNSON STEPS UP FOR UFC 146 BATTLE *FAST-RISING HEAVY REPLACES HURT HUNT* Fast-rising heavyweight Lavar Johnson has accepted a UFC 146 showdown with Stefan Struve next Saturday, agreeing to replace an injured Mark Hunt on just nine days’ notice. The UFC 146 main card has completely morphed from when it was originally announced, but … Read more
BELO HORIZONTE TO HOST UFC® 147 ON JUNE 23 Traditional indoor sporting arena “Mineirinho” to receive the third UFC event held on Brazilian soil in less than one year Agreement to be made official on May 15th, during a meeting between government officials, UFC and IMX representatives; UFC 147 star and TUF coach Vitor Belfort … Read more
UFC® AND DANA WHITE DEMAND RETRACTION FROM CAGEPOTATO WEBSITE Zuffa, LLC, dba the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), today announced that it served a demand for retraction upon the parent entities and executives of the website CagePotato regarding certain false and defamatory statements attributed to UFC® President, Dana White, in an April 14th website posting. As … Read more
EVERY FORMER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP PUMPED FOR ‘BONES’ vs. RASHAD FORMER CHAMPS WEIGH-IN ON BIGGEST 205lbs FIGHT IN YEARS Some of the greatest names in the sport’s pantheon have held and fought for the UFC’s 205lbs title since its inception in 1997, including Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell and iconic fighters … Read more
EPISODE 6 “DOG WITH NO BARK” FLASH QUOTES AND PHOTOS TEAM FABER TAKES THE LEAD AS JOE PROCTOR SUBMITS CHRIS TICKLE The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 6 – “Dog With No Bark” – aired Friday evening and saw Team Faber continue to roll – right into the leaders spot – as they recorded their … Read more
UFC® SUPPORTS CREATION OF INTERNATIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FEDERATION Global unified amateur rules, regulations & safety a positive step for fastest growingsport in the world The Ultimate Fighting Championship®, the world’s leader in mixed martial arts (MMA), applauds the announcement made earlier today of the creation of the new International Mixed Martial Arts Federation … Read more
EVANS MOBBED IN PUERTO RICO ISLAND TOUR HIGHLIGHTED BY VISIT WITH FORME R BOXING CHAMPION AND NATIONAL HERO FELIX “TITO” TRINIDAD *FLASH QUOTES, PHOTOS AND VIDEO* Former Ultimate Fighting Championship®light heavyweight champion and current No. 1 contender “Suga” Rashad Evans visited Puerto Rico last week to promote UFC® 145: JONES vs. EVANS and was greeted … Read more
EPISODE 4 “ALL THE PRESSURE” FLASH QUOTES AND PHOTOS AL IAQUINTA EARNS SPLIT DECISION WIN OVER MYLES JURY IN FIRST SUDDEN- VICTORY ROUND OF THE SEASON The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 4 – “All The Pressure” – aired Friday evening and saw Team Faber get on the board, now trailing Team Cruz 2-1, as … Read more
THE UFC® PREPARES TO HOST BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT IN UFC HISTORY AT JOAO HAVELANGE STADIUM IN RIO MAIN CARD FEATURES SHOWDOWNS BETWEEN LEGENDS OF THE SPORT: ANDERSON SILVA vs. CHAEL SONNEN VITOR BELFORT vs. WANDERLEI SILVA Tickets on Sale in May The Ultimate Fighting Championship® will return to Brazil for an epic sporting event as … Read more
BRAZILIAN EDITION OF REALITY SHOW THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® DEBUTS ON MARCH 25 For American and Canadian audiences: All 13 episodes of the first international edition of TUF will air on TUF.tv Sunday night at midnight ET / 9:00 p.m. PT Champions Anderson Silva, Junior Dos Santos and Jose Aldo and former champions Lyoto Machida and … Read more
UFC® & WTA COLLIDE AS EVANS MEETS AZARENKA Former Ultimate Fighting Championship® light heavyweight champion and current No. 1 contender, “Suga” Rashad Evans took time from training for UFC® 145: JONES vs. EVANS to meet Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) World No. 1 superstar Victoria Azarenka. The top athletes visited the MMA Masters facility in Miami … Read more
EIGHT-MAN TEAMS SELECTED FOR THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® LIVE ON FX Brave Chiesa decides to pursue TUF Live dream in wake of father’s passing Vick KO’s Cruickshank in night’s lone fight The Ultimate Fighter® Live coaches and bitter rivals Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber picked their teams this past week from the field of 16 … Read more
FX’s Premiere of The Ultimate Fighter® Live Gets Off to a Strong Start This Week the Series Moves to its Regularly Scheduled Time Period Fridays Live at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT (Tape Delay at 10 p.m. PT/11 p.m. MT) Coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber Pick Their Teams Friday With the First Live Fight … Read more
UFC® CHAMP DOMINICK CRUZ KICKING OFF THIS SEASON’S THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® LIVE IN HIGH GEAR AS HONORARY PACE CAR DRIVER AT THE SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500™ Race to air Sunday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX The Ultimate Fighting Championship®’s bantamweight champion, and one of this season’s The Ultimate Fighter® Live coaches, Dominick … Read more
UFC® HEADS TO NEW JERSEY ON MAY 5 WITH ACTION-PACKED CARD ON FOX NATE DIAZ vs. N.J.’s JIM MILLER PAT BARRY vs. LAVAR JOHNSON JOSH KOSCHECK vs. JOHNY HENDRICKS ROUSIMAR PALHARES vs. ALAN BELCHER TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 9 – 10 A.M. ET UFC® on FOX is coming to the Garden State. The Ultimate … Read more
