October 2008

Countdown to UFC 91 preview

Published on: 31st October, 2008

With UFC 91 hyped as the biggest fight in the promotion’s history there are only 2 weeks now until Randy Couture officially makes his return against former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Here is a preview of what should be footage from Countdown to UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar on Spike.

Alvarez to fight in January

Published on: 31st October, 2008

Eddie Alvarez who was already a good fighter at Lightweight made a name for himself in the 155 pound weight class after his impressive performances at the Dream Lightweight Grand Prix earlier this year and defeating top quality Lightweight fighters in Joachim “Hellboy” Hansen and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Since coming back to the U.S. Alvarez was [...]

KJ Noons wants to face Nick Diaz once more

Published on: 31st October, 2008

After all the hype and drama to go along with the verbal blows being thrown by KJ Noons and Nick Diaz all that appeared to be over with when KJ Noons was stripped of the EliteXC Lightweight Championship, but now a month later, EliteXC goes out of business.

Why Dana White should consider a women’s division and signing Gina Carano

Published on: 31st October, 2008

While Dana White has said several times in the past that he does not feel there are enough women to form a division in the UFC, White may want to take a second look at how a fighter like Gina Carano can actually help the UFC or WEC’s ratings now.

Bustamante says Silva will not retire because he loves to fight

Published on: 31st October, 2008

Many people have speculated as to whether current Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will call it quits and retire at 35 like he has said in previous interviews. Now former UFC Middleweight champion and Pride veteran Murilo Bustamante says Silva will not retire when he is 35.

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin stuns MMA fighter, breaks his nose

Published on: 31st October, 2008

Always wondered how your favorite wrestler from when you were a kid would do in MMA, if Brock Lesnar and now “Stone Cold” Steve Austin are any indication. It appears they would do just fine. “Stone Cold” broke MMA fighter Paul Lazenby’s nose with a left hook last week, a punch which took almost 20 [...]

Dana White lukewarm to the idea of a Liddell vs Silva fight

Published on: 31st October, 2008

With Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva looking for a new challenge while Patrick Cote heals from his knee injury for 6 to 8 months, Silva’s best challenge may come in the 205 pound weight class. Rumor has it Silva will face off against former Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in the near future, but as it [...]

Urijah Faber and the WEC on their way to PPV in 2009

Published on: 31st October, 2008

With it’s recent success since being acquired by the UFC’s parent company Zuffa in 2006, the WEC will indeed be testing unchartered territory in 2009….Pay per view. With the organization now under the Zuffa brand it has gone from a small regional show in California to the number 2 MMA promotion in the world which [...]

Vinny says he is waiting for his apology from Nogueira

Published on: 31st October, 2008

If you missed the last episode of The Ultimate Fighter on Wednesday night, you missed a heated argument between 205 pound contestant Vinny Magalhaes and UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio “Big Nog” Nogueira. The argument began when Vinny was asked by Frank Mir about Nogueira’s Jiu-Jitsu credentials after rolling with him during the shows tryouts. Vinny [...]

Knee injury keeps Matt Riddle off UFC 91 card

Published on: 31st October, 2008

With UFC 91 just 2 weeks away and the card already set for the “Couture vs Lesnar” card there has been a setback on the undercard as former Ultimate Fighter season 7 contestant Matt Riddle has been pulled out the November event due to a knee injury and will be done for the rest of [...]

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