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
EPISODE 11 ‘LIKE A SPARTAN’ FLASH QUOTES AND PHOTOS Pichel and Iaquinta round out quarterfinal winners The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 11 – ‘Like a Spartan’ – aired Friday evening and saw favorites Vinc Pichel and Al Iaquinta win their quarterfinal bouts and move into the semifinals alongside James Vick and Michael Chiesa. Sherman Oaks, … 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® ANNOUNCES THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER AUSTRALIA VS UK – ‘THE SMASHES’™ TV SERIES AUSTRALIA TO TAKE ON THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL EDITION OF THE UFC’s REALITY TV PROGRAM REGISTRATION NOW OPEN TO PROSPECTIVE FIGHTERS The Ultimate Fighting Championship® has confirmed it will film an Australian edition of its hit reality television series, … Read more
Rogue Warrior Military Cage Fighting Championship at Cannery Casino June 16 The Cannery Casino is proud to host the Rogue Warrior Cage Fighting Championships, a competition that honors wounded military service members on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 7 p.m. The Mixed Martial Arts competition is a patriotic event that will benefit the Stars and … Read more
Click Logo For a Video Report from UFC Commentator Jon Anik TICKETS FOR UFC® 148: SILVA vs. SONNEN 2 ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, MAY 4! A heated middleweight title fight and a pair of long-awaited rubber matches highlight a loaded UFC® card slated for Saturday, July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in … Read more
EPISODE 7 ‘WEATHER THE STORM’ FLASH QUOTES AND PHOTOS SERIES TIED ONCE AGAIN AS VINC PICHEL SUBMITS JOHN COFER The Ultimate Fighter® Live episode 7 – ‘Weather the Storm’ – aired Friday evening and saw Team Cruz snap a three fight losing streak to clinch their third win and even the score at three-all, as … 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
UFC® AND MULTI SCREEN MEDIA (MSM) ANNOUNCE A FOUR-YEAR DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Las Vegas, NV (USA) and Mumbai, India – Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) and Multi Screen Media (MSM) – a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television, announced their partnership to broadcast UFC programming in India and the rest of the sub-continent. MSM’s new sports channel … Read more
UFC® RIDES INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR HARLEY- DAVIDSON ‘HOMETOWN THROWDOWN’ EVENT ON JUNE 8 FLYWEIGHT MAIN EVENT DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON vs. IAN MCCALL Plus, Fans Will Vote to Decide One Main Card Bout to Air Live on FX! UFC’s Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown on FX Friday, June 8 BankAtlantic Center – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. TICKETS ON SALE … 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
